March 2008 - Allegheny West Magazine

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March 2008
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household in Robinson, Kennedy, Pennsbury, Ingram, and Thornburg
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Beaver Valley Foot Clinic, p. 11
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Billy the Clown, p. 33
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Bronze Hood, p. 29
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Carnegie Performing Ar ts Center, p. 39
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Celebrations & More Restaurant, p. 29
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Center for Organ Recov. & Educ.(CORE), p. 2, 33
1.800.DONORS-7, www.core.org
Choices Pregnancy Centers, p. 16
1-877-RU4-SURE, www.aapcc-pa.org
Clear view Federal Credit Union, p, 8
1.800.926.0003, www.clear viewfcu.org
Contours Express, p. 11
412.922.7755
DDS Web Design, p. 16
412.965.0688, www.ddswebdesign.com
DiPiazza, Dr. Jacqueline, p. 10
412.331.2533
Erie Insurance - Polesky Agency, p. 11
412.264.2308
Family Chiropractic, p. 6
412.787.3320
First Steps Pediatrics, inside back cover
412.788.1999, www.fspkids.com
Fitness for Life, p. 28
724.695.2239, www.mkfitness4life.com
Greater Pittsburgh Travel Company, p. 37
412.331.2244
Heritage Valley, inside front cover
412.787.5769
Hess Physical Therapy, p. 7
412.685.4808
Hyatt at the Airpor t, p. 15
724.899.6050
Iron & Glass Bank, p. 3
412.859.3797, www.ironandglassbank.com
Joyce’s Groom n’Go, p. 11, 32
412.225.6404, www.jjgroomngo.com
Lazarowicz, Ken - CPA, p. 33
412.299.7390
Little Footsteps Childcare, p. 6
412.859.3581
Mor tgage Advisory Group, p. 31
412.446.0400, www.loanadvisory.net
MTO Clean, p. 12
412.809.9300, www.allegheny.mtoclean.com
My Way Mobile Storage, p. 11
1.888.33myway, www.mywaystorage.com
Naughton’s Tree Ser vice, p. 29
412.331.5952, www.naughtonstreeser vice.com
Off the Rail Farm, p. 12
724.544.5207, www.offtherailfarm.net
Ohio Valley General Hospital, p. 1, 27
412.722.0055 or 412.777.6400
Once Upon a Child, p. 6
412.788.8000
Paragon Homes-Fayette Farms, back cover
412.787.8807, www.FayetteFarms.com
Pgh. Airpor t Area Chmbr. of Commerce, p. 33
412.264.6270, www.paacc.com
Picciano, Dr., p. 29
412.787.3366
Pittsburgh Points West, p. 25
412.494.9203, www.pghpointswest.com
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, inside back cover
412.809.5100, www.pti.edu
Primadonna Restaurant, p. 21
412.331.1001,
www.theprimadonnarestaurant.com
Qdoba, p. 32
412.494.9933, www.qdoba.com
Rahner Construction, p. 3
724.695.7786
Results! Travel by Carlton, p. 37
412.264.8010
Round About Travel, p. 37
724.693.2930
The Pine Restaurant, p. 29
412.331.9282
Tonidale Six Flames Restaurant, p. 29
412.787.8160
Travel Systems, p. 37
412.787.7080
Union Church Childcare, p. 14
412.787.7553
Valley Church, p. 39
724.695.0300, www.valleychurchweb.com
Vinarsky, Dr. Irina, p. 17
412.490.2500
West Allegheny Healthcare, p. 14
724.695.2411
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Palm Sunday Communion Service, 10:30 a.m.; Maundy Thursday
CORAOPOLIS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Palm Sunday Contemporary Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Traditional Worship, 11 a.m. w/
continental breakfast after both services; Maundy THursday worship &
Communion, 7:30 p.m., Good Friday Choir Tenebrae Program, 7 p.m.; Easter Egg
Hunt on Easter Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon; Easter Sunday Celebration, contemporary worship at 8:30 a.m. and traditional worship at 11 a.m.
CORAOPOLIS UM CHURCH
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Lenten Concert Recitals at Noon, March 5 and 12 followed by a light lunch; Palm
Sunday, Easter Cantata “Song of Shadows” at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Maunday
Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Holy Communion; Good Friday, 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae Service;
Easter Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Sunday, March 30, 8:30 and 11 a.m.,
Sermon in Song: “Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of Charles Wesley”
Lenten Supper and Worship, March 12, Supper at 6:15 p.m., Worship,
7 p.m.; Good Friday Worship, 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday Worship and Holy
Communion, 9 a.m.
CORAOPOLIS UP CHURCH
RIVERDALE UP CHURCH
Palm Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Children’s Program & Dinner after the service;
Reflections at the Cross, a youth-led drama and music presentation, 7 pm;
Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday services: Sunrise service, 7:30 a.m.;
Contemporary service, 10:30 a.m.
Palm Sunday, 11 a.m., with special children’s program;
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion/Tennebrae Service, 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday
Annual Cross Walk; Noon-1 p.m. area churches will participate, community is
SHARON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
encouraged to attend; Easter Worship Saturday; March 22nd, 30-minute worship at Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion;
6 p.m.; Easter Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.
Good Friday, 7:30 PM Tenebrae - Service of Darkness; Easter Sunday Worship,
FIRST UP CHURCH OF CRAFTON HEIGHTS
8:30 a.m.; 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Easter Breakfast in Fellowship Hall with Easter
Maundy Thursday, Service of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday Sunrise
Egg Hunt for Children through 3rd Grade; 11 a.m. Worship
Service, 7:30 a.m., Easter Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.,
ST. MALACHY PARISH
Traditional Worship, 11 a.m.
Holy Thursday Service, 7 p.m. Mass, followed by adoration; Seven Church
FOREST GROVE CHURCH
Walk will follow. Bus will leave the church parking lot at 8:15 p.m.; Good
Maundy Thursday Tenebrae - A Service of Candles and Darkness with Lord’s
Friday Noon Rosary, Stations of the Cross, 1 p.m., Service, 2 p.m. Beginning
Supper, 7:30 p.m.; Easter Vigil with Communion, March 22, 8 p.m.; Easter Morning of Divine Mercy Novena, 4 p.m., Living Stations, 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday,
Brunch, 9:30 a.m. followed by Traditional Worship, 11 a.m.
Blessing of Food Baskets at Noon, Vigil Mass, 8:30 p.m.; Easter Sunday
HILLSIDE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
Mass, 8 am, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Good Friday Service, 7 p.m. ; Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m.; Easter Sunday
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
Worship & The Word, 10 a.m.
ROBINSON
HOLY TRINITY PARISH
Maundy Thursday with Communion, 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday Choir Program, 7
Holy Thursday Service, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m., with personal
p.m.; Children’s Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.;
devotions until 11 p.m.; Good Friday Service, 1:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross, 7 Easter Sunday Services, Contemporary at 8:30 a.m., Traditional at 11 a.m.
p.m.; Holy Saturday, Blessing of Food at Noon, Easter Vigil Mass, 6:30 p.m.;
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF INGRAM
Easter Sunday Mass, 8 a.m, 10 a.m., Noon
Maundy Thursday Service with Communion, 7 p.m. Crafton/Ingram Community
KENMAWR UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Good Friday Service, 12-1 p.m.; Easter Sunday Service, 11 a.m. (No Sunday
Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Good Friday Worship with Communion by Intinction, school)
12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., Easter Sunday: Sunrise Service 7 a.m., Worship
WEST HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
8:30 and 11 a.m.
Easter Sunday Service, 10:15 a.m.
MOON RUN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
WEST HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Easter Sunday Service, 11 a.m.
Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Sunday School, All Ages,
10:15 a.m
As provided by the churches in the community at the time of printing.
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Table of Contents
Features
Columns
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OVGH’s “Dr. Skip” Observes Life
Through Many Lenses
Dr. Everett “Skip” Oesterling, chairman of pathology and
medical director of nuclear medicine at Ohio Valley General
Hospital, retires after 45 years in the profession.
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Reel Memories Made Sweeter
Take a box of old photos, some 8 mm films, a few CDs
and perhaps a handful of videotapes and you have sweet
memories, as evidenced by these families that recently
preserved their past on the latest in digital production. Nyna
Bryant, owner of A Door to Memories, weaves her magic to
bring it all together.
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Their Faith and Scouting
Connect and Remember
Publisher’s Note
On the Horizon
Neighborhood Coupons
Library News
Around Your Town
Fire Beat
Ask the Vet
Chamber Business Link
Dining Around the Western Suburbs
Your House & Senate
Backstage
Community Connections
Dominic Carlini saw a way to accomplish his Eagle Scout
project while connecting others to faith and religion. His
project has far-reaching effects that will touch many around
the world. Roy Hungerman chose to create an Eagle Scout
project that serves the community while remembering
someone quite special from his church.
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Eating Well, Buying Local
Two area farms are changing the way we eat and nourish
ourselves. Learn how Shared Acres in Clinton and Cherry
Valley Organics in Burgettstown have initiated the concept
called Community Shared Agriculture, where shareholders
can sign up to buy their produce fresh and support local
farmers at the same time.
Learning Curves
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Travel Article:
Those in the Know Always
Choose a Professional!
by Your Local Travel Agents
About the Cover
Dominic Carlini and Roy Hungerman saw a way to complete their Eagle Scout projects while remembering and serving others.
PHOTOS SUBMITTED
THIS PAGE: A wintry scene in Imperial.
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Results! Travel by Carlton, Greater Pittsburgh Travel,
Round About Travel, Travel Systems
& Carnival Cruises
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Pgh. Airport Area Chamber of Commerce
Robinson Township Library
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Countdown Time
As I sat at my desk on this cold, winter
day to write this column, I took stock of
the wintry white landscape that
extended just beyond my window.
And I began to count the days until
Spring.
As you read this, Spring is just a few
short weeks away.
It’s a time to clean house, get things in
order for the warm weather months
ahead, and get ready to welcome back
those sunny days and warm evenings.
If you’re like me, it’s been nice to stay
warm inside and cozy in those
sweatshirts and jogging pants. But my heart aches for sunshine.
So, as I counted down those days, I realized that it was time to up
the ante again on fitness and well-being for shorts and swimsuit attire.
And, speaking of fitness and well-being, you’ll find inside this issue a
feature story that is sure to keep us all on our toes when it comes to
health and nutrition. Read the first in our installment about our local
farmers. This installment features the concept of community
supported agriculture, or CSAs, so you can understand how it works,
how you can benefit from it, and how it makes the local economy
stronger.
We have an inspiring story about two young men in the community
who creatively combined their faith and and their Eagle Scout project
to connect others and remember one special person.
We’ve thrown some fun in, too. Read about two families that
recently used a local videographer’s services and creativity to produce a
moving family video that will be worth enjoying for years to come.
There are a lot of upcoming events listed in this issue, too, including
Easter services for our area churches.
Enjoy this issue, and be patient ... it’s less than three weeks and
counting until the official day of Spring!
Pat Jennette, APR - Publisher & Editor
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On the Horizon
PROM GOWN RESALE EVENT IS MARCH 1st
The Montour High School PTA is holding a Prom Gown Resale event on Saturday,
March 1 from noon to 4 p.m. at Montour High School on Clever Road.
Formal gowns and dresses will be for sale, all $100 and under. Jewelry, beauty
products, and related accessories will also be available. Call (412) 859-3255.
LEARN ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS AT PARKWAY WEST’S OPEN HOUSE
High school students from area schools are invited, along with their families, to
Open House at Parkway West Career & Technology Center, 7101 Steubenville Pike, in
North Fayette, on Thursday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tour the school, watch
demonstrations in action, talk to the teachers, and learn about the many career
opportunities for high school students available after graduation. There will be
refreshments and drawings for many prizes. For more information about Parkway or
the open house, call (412) 923-1772 or visit the website at www.parkwaywest.org.
WEST HILLS BAND PRESENTS SPRING CONCERTS
The West Hills Symphonic Band will present its Spring Concert program in two
different venues for their 2008 season. The band will perform a 3 p.m. concert on
Sunday, March 30 at West Allegheny High School’s Stewart Morgan Auditorium and
another one at Robert Morris University’s Massey Auditorium on April 20.
These concerts will once again include members of the West Allegheny Wind
Ensemble as well as the Robert Morris University Band.
Under the direction of Principal Conductor Anthony DiIanni and RMU Director of
Bands Clem Rolin, the band will perform a repertoire of light classics, Broadway hits,
marches, and traditional band works.
In the spirit of providing a positive arts experience to the West Hills community,
admission to both concerts is free. Donations will be accepted.
“BEHOLD THE LAMB” PRESENTED THIS MONTH
West Hills Christian Church, 965 Thorn Run Road in Moon Township, presents its
9th Annual "Behold The Lamb" on March 8, 15, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m., and March
9 and 16 at 4 p.m. Admission is free; however, tickets are required. The performance is not suitable for children under age six.
To order tickets, visit the website at www.westhillscc.org, or call (412) 264-9392.
PARTNERS FOR QUALITY ANNOUNCE EVENTS
The Partners for Quality Foundation announces the following events coming up
this year: April 26 - Night at the Races; June 23 -17th Annual Bob Pompeani
Charity Golf Classic; September 26 - 5th Annual Pittsburgh Fashion Story; and
November 7 - the 100 Club Strolling Supper.
Partners For Quality, Inc. (PFQ), has provided support to people with intellectual
and social challenges for over three decades. Its four subsidiaries are: Allegheny
Children’s Initiative, Inc.; Citizen Care, Inc.; Lifeways Inc. d/b/a Exceptional Adventures;
and Partners for Quality Foundation, Inc.
Each subsidiary supports people by providing services that promote choice,
personal satisfaction, and the realization of each individual’s hopes and dreams.
For details, visit the website at www.pfq.org or call (412) 778-2579.
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JOB FAIR THIS SPRING
Pittsburgh employers and job seekers are invited to participate in the West
Hills Job Fair on April 25 from 11 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Located at CCAC West in
North Fayette Township, the fair will
provide a venue with free, on-site parking and on-site interview space for attendees to make crucial connections.
Job seekers are admitted free of
charge when they bring a copy of their
resume. Employer registration is $250
for members of the Pittsburgh Airport
Area Chamber of Commerce, and $350
for non-members. Registration includes
a table and two chairs, access to the
employer hospitality room, and firstcome, first-served access to onsite interview space. For an additional $25,
attending employers will receive a digital or hard copy of every job seeker’s
resume.
For more information, visit
www.paacc.com or call (412) 2646270.
WINTER EVENT AT RMU
Skate with the Colonials after the
men’s game on Saturday, March 8, (45minute sessions are free if you bring your
own skates. Skate rental is $2.50). Game
time is 7:35 p.m. Tickets are for sale at the
ISC front desk, on the web site,
www.rmucolonials.com, or from the athletic
ticket office at (412) 262-8449.
MONTOURS CHURCH
HOSTS SOUP n’ SALAD
The Montours Presbyterian Church
Soup n’ Salad Supper with Bake Sale and
Chinese Auction is Saturday, March 8 from
4 to 6 p.m. featuring seven homemade
soups, salad, Mancini bread, and dessert
plus choice of beverage.
Cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for
children five to 12. Children under four
are free. Takeouts are available.
The church is located at 3151 Montour
Church Road, off the Tonidale exit of
Route 22-30 West. Call (412) 787-1050
or (412) 788-4770.
KENNEDY & FOREST GROVE HOLD GUN BASH
6300 Steubenville Pike,
Robinson Township
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March 2008
The Kennedy Township Independent Volunteer Fire Company and the Forest Grove
Volunteer Fire Department will host a gun bash fundraiser on Saturday, April 19 at
the Kennedy Fire Hall on Pine Hollow Road in Kennedy Township.
The event begins at 3 p.m., and will feature drawings every 15 minutes, including
two cash prizes of $500, based on the Pennsylvania lottery. There will also be other
drawings and games of chance throughout the day.
Pittsburgh Brewing Company is assisting in sponsoring the event.
Tickets are $20 each, and include food and refreshments all day. To purchase
tickets, or to support this fundraiser, call (412) 787-5422. Or reserve tickets
through any Kennedy or Forest Grove firefighter.
On the Horizon
PRE STARTS CHAPTER
MOON VFD EVENTS
FREE SELF-DEFENSE CLASS FOR WOMEN
The Professional Referral Exchange has launched a new chapter,
meeting Friday mornings at King’s Restaurant on Route 60 off the
Crafton exit of I-79.
PRE offers businesses an opportunity to meet over breakfast and
exchange information and referrals for business.
For information, call 1-800-929-LEAD.
The Moon Township Volunteer
Fire Company will hold its annual
fish fries every Friday through the
Lenten season. Lunch and dinner
will be available between 11 a.m.
and 8 p.m. at the Public Safety
Building, 1000 Beaver Grade Road.
The Moon Township Volunteer
Fire Company will hold a
Sportsman’s Bash on March 29 at
the Public Safety Building. Doors
open at 11 a.m. The drawings will
take place every 15 minutes
beginning at noon and ending at
7 p.m. Tickets for the bash are
$20 and include food and
beverage. For more information,
call (412) 262-5004.
A free self-defense class will be held on Saturday, March
29 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Findlay Township municipal
building on Route 30 in Clinton.
The first two thirds of the class, preparation and
awareness, will be taught in various areas/situations
ranging from safety in the home to being safe when "out on
the town."
The training will include carjacking, safety in the
workplace, safety while traveling, and other self-defense
strategies which apply to everyday activities. The physical
skills in this course will be limited to less than ten actual
techniques. They will be based upon gross motor skills
such as: release form wrist grabs, front kicks, knee strikes,
hand strikes, eye gouges, and so on.
Instructor Jack Leonard is a retired State Police parole
agent with over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He
is a Staff Instructor Emeritus with PPCT, the largest subject
control agency in the world. PPCT currently provides training
for the Federal Air Marshals. He has been teaching selfdefense classes for women since 1983.
Please bring a pillow to class. Participants must also call
(724) 695-0500 and register to reserve a spot in this
class, as the number of participants is limited.
There is no charge.
MONTOUR TRAIL’S MONTHLY PARTIES
The Airport Area Friends of the Trail meet on the Wednesday
before the second Saturday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Forest
Grove Fire Department. A cleanup and work party is held every
second Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. Call (412) 262-3748 for
more information about these activities.
CLIMB STAIRS FOR THE LUNG ASSOCIATION
Climb Pittsburgh II will be held on Saturday, March 29, coordinated
by The American Lung Association.
Participate in this athletic challenge while raising much needed
funds for those battling lung disease.
Climb Pittsburgh II will challenge elite athletes in a race to the top
of the Gulf Tower in Downtown Pittsburgh, a total of 760 steps. For
those who would like to participate but not actually climb, the Lung
Association will also be doing a virtual climb online where participants can pledge to support a climber or make a donation in memory
or in honor of a loved one with lung disease.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Go to the
organization’s website at www.climbpittsburgh.lunginfo.org for
more information or contact Lara Daly at (724) 933-6180
x224 or by e-mail at: [email protected].
PRAYER SERVICE MARCH 7
A World Day of Prayer service will
be held on Friday, March 7 at
Union Presbyterian Church of
Robinson, Steubenville Pike, at
7 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
For questions or directions, call
(412) 787-1818.
In 2006, Lisa Edmonds of Robinson Township met Guiding Light actor Frank
Dicopoulos during a 75-year anniversary event for Guiding Light when the show’s cast
was visiting communities around the country where they were involved in community
service projects.
For the past eight years, Lisa has been friends with Jennifer Kehm, and stood by her
when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Lisa wanted to do something for Jennifer, and for other women who had received early
diagnoses, that would make a difference.
She asked Jennifer to pick an organization focusing on raising funds for breast cancer.
Putting their heads together, Jennifer and Lisa subsequently formed the Young Women’s
Breast Cancer Foundation. They’ve since combined Jennifer’s breast cancer support group
and their fundraising/awareness efforts, and Lisa has undertaken the creation of a Breast
Cancer Luncheon Fashion Show Gala.
That’s where Frank Dicopoulos comes in.
Lisa invited Frank to be part of this year’s Breast Cancer Luncheon Fashion Show Gala
because he is a national spokesperson for the American Cancer Society (ACS).
He readily agreed. He said that his passion for bringing awareness to others about the
disease was spawned when he was found to have several basal cells on his face.
“My face is my livelihood, and while I was fortunate that it was not cancerous, there
were several others in my family, including my mother, my father, and my grandmother, who
faced cancer,” Frank said.
His mother wasn’t so lucky. She didn’t survive the illness.
Last month, Frank spent two days in Pittsburgh with Lisa and Jennifer shooting a
breast cancer documentary. He interviewed more than a dozen women under the age of 40
who survived breast cancer. Ironically, he said, most of them found it themselves.
Lisa, who works for Comcast Spotlight, coordinated the interviews, which were taped and
will be developed by Patrick Duff Creative Media, to be made into a half-hour television
show that she hopes to have aired in local stations. A portion of the video will be
shown at the upcoming Breast Cancer Luncheon Fashion Show Gala on April 6 from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Moon Township.
The event is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased for $50 per person, which
includes lunch and entertainment, by calling (412) 490-9808.
Frank will bring three of his fellow cast members to the event, where participants will
have the opportunity to get their photos taken for a donation to the foundation.
While he wouldn’t say who they were, he indicated they were “high profile.”
Also at the affair will be vendors, Chinese and silent auctions, and a fashion show.
The funds raised will be donated to the ACS Reach to Recovery Program.
For more details, visit the website at www.breastcancerbenefit.org.
ABOVE: Lisa Edmonds, Frank Dicopoulos, and Jennifer Kehm.
EVENT TO BENEFIT EARLY
BREAST CANCER DETECTION
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ACOUSTI CAFE LIVE AT RMU
AcoustiCafe, a volunteer promotional organization for the regional music
community, has partnered with Robert Morris University to present “AcoustiCafe LIVE
at the RoMo Cafe.”
The weekly show, hosted by singer-songwriter J. Shields, is on Fridays from 5 to 7
p.m. in the RoMo Cafe, located in RMU’s Nicholson Building. The show features
behind-the-music interviews and performances by select AcoustiCafe artists.
The schedule for upcoming weeks is as follows: March 7 - Mike Strasser & John
Michael Robinson; March 28 - Mark Dignam & Bill Toms; April 4 - Sean Atkins &
Cherylann Hawk; April 11 - Things Worth Knowing & Joy Ike; April 18 - Joel Lindsey
& Shay; and April 25 - Jason Kendall & Jeremy Cowgill.
The show also will be broadcast live on RMU’s new Internet radio station, which can
be streamed from www.RMUradio.com.
Local singer-songwriters interested in being considered for a future AcoustiCafe
LIVE are encouraged to sign up to perform at the AcoustiCafe Open Stage held every
Monday at Club Cafe on the South Side.
AcoustiCafe LIVE at RoMo Cafe is for all ages, admission is free, and the public is
welcome. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/acousticafeorg.
HOSPICE CAREGIVERS WORKSHOPS THIS SPRING
Learn from the end-of-life-care experts of Heartland Hospice during four, threehour sessions to explore topics that include: Coping with Grief; Living Wills &
Advance Planning Management Issues; and Medication & Pain Management
Myths.
Session dates are March 18, 20; April 3, 5, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the
Heartland Hospice office at 3209 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa. Complimentary
dinner will be provided. To register, contact Jessica Ruggles at (412) 928-2126.
ENJOY BREAKFAST WITH EASTER BUNNY
The Kennedy Township Board of Commissioners and the Parks & Recreation
Board will hold its annual Easter Bunny event on Saturday, March 8 in the Kennedy
Township Fire Hall. In conjunction with the Kennedy Township Volunteer Fire
Department, a breakfast of pancakes, French toast, sausage, and more will be
served from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The breakfast will be a fundraiser for the firefighters.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny will visit. All children will receive treats and goodies, as well as a
photo with Easter Bunny. Tours of the fire station will be available, too, along with a
Chinese auction.
TIckets are $6 each, or $3 for children under age ten. For more information, call
Anita Kulik at (412) 787-5422 or Scott Gregory at (412) 596-8457.
BIGGEST ANNUAL BEDTIME STORY COMING APRIL 5
READ! 365 invites the community to the 4th Annual Biggest Bedtime Story Ever to
share in the magic of reading. The evening celebrates storytime and the wonderful
things that happen when we read to children every day. Admission is free to children,
ages 2 to 8, their siblings and families. Wear your pajamas!
This year’s Biggest Bedtime Story event is slated for Saturday, April 5, from 5:30 to
7 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center. Guest readers WTAETV Action News anchor Michelle Wright and Kiya Tomlin (mother of three and wife of
our Pittsburgh Steelers coach) will read stories on this year’s theme: ‘how to get here
from there.’ Mr. McFeeley is coming straight from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood to
read his own Speedy Delivery. The stories will be shown on the Jumbotron.
Magic Bill will wow the kids with his tricks, and Sonji, a local artist, will lead a singalong of travel songs by Woody Guthrie and Burl Ives. There will be other special
guests and surprises, including a gift book packet for each child. Books are generously
provided by Borders through book drives at their five local stores. The stage design by
Citiparks Community Enrichment is amazing. And of course, milk and cookies will be
provided for all from our friends at Giant Eagle and Eat’n Park.
Last year 3,500 attended the Bedtime Story event. Since its launch, the READ!
365 campaign has distributed more than 25,000 new or gently-used books to lowincome daycare centers and pediatricians’ offices; placed 500 volunteers in early
literacy programs; enlisted carpenters to build 22 bookcases for local sites, and
recruited 1,800 Girl Scouts to get involved in their troop’s efforts and earn READ!
365 patches.
To find out more about local clubs and organizations in the community, visit the Community
Connections section on page 40 of this issue.
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“BEAUTY & THE BEAST” COMING TO CARNEGIE
“Beauty and the Beast,” a charming, original ballet with characters Beast and
Belle, will be danced by the Carnegie Performing Arts Center this spring.
This timeless adventure set to dance and music will be presented on Friday,
March 28 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m, and Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m.
All performances will be held in the newly renovated Andrew Carnegie Music Hall,
300 Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for
students and seniors, and are available at the door. Call (412) 279-8887 for
more information, or visit the website at www.carnegieperformingartscenter.com.
The character of Belle is danced by Courtney Killmeyer, a native of Pittsburgh.
Frederick Rak, also of Pittsburgh, portrays the Beast. Featured performers include
Lauren Blackwell of Crafton portraying the Diamond Fairy and Mary Pusateri of
Carnegie dancing the role of the Gypsy Queen.
The ballet travels through the mysterious castle of the Beast as pictures come to
life in splendid rooms. Storybook creatures jump from their picture frames, and the
ballet dances of Le Corsaire, Petroushka, and the Diamond Fairy Variation come
alive on stage. A cast of mysterious gypsies led by the Gypsy Queen surrounds the
castle of the Beast, keeping away all outsiders.
ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION TO BENEFIT RHEMA
The Rhema Christian School 19th Annual Dinner/Auction will be held on
Saturday, April 5 at the Greentree Radisson Hotel. There will be a silent and live
auction. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The evening will include Christian comedian and auctioneer Robert E. Lee.
Tickets are $30. Call 412-269-9555.
RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER EVENTS COMING UP
Ice Hockey for Women
Learn to Play Ice Hockey for Women with the Island Storm, high school ages and up.
Classes are held Sunday evenings, 8:15 p.m., beginning April 6.
Call (412) 397-4456 or (412) 397-4475 for details.
Learn to Skate
Free Learn to Skate and Play InLine Hockey Clinic, Monday, April 7, 6:45-7:30 p.m.,
ages 6-13 years old. Classes begin Monday, April 14 from 6:45-7:30 p.m. Call
(412) 397-4448 or (412) 397-4456 for details.
BOTANIC GARDEN
ANNOUNCES SPRING EVENTS
The Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania is gearing up
for its spring programs. The efforts are part of the
organization’s initiatives to open a Botanic Garden in North
Fayette Township in the future.
The Annual Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 17
at the Greentree Fire Hall and Community Center on Poplar
Street in Greentree. Interested gardeners can order handselected flowers and more from the Botanic Garden’s
annual plant list. To receive an order list, call
(412) 444-4464.
The annual Party in the Garden will be held on Thursday,
May 29 at the homes of Richard and Nancy
Zappala and Ed and Karen DiPasquale of
Fox Chapel.
Open Gardens Day will be on Sunday, July
13. This year’s garden tour will feature
gardens in Greensburg, Ligonier, and Fox
Chapel.
More information about the Botanic Garden can
be found at www.botanicgardenwpa.org.
Founded in 1988 and incorporated as a 501(c)3
organization in 1992, The Horticultural Society of
Western Pennsylvania’s (HSWP) purpose is to develop
the region’s first comprehensive botanical garden,
The Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania.
The Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania will
be unique in its scope and focus on displays of
regional flora, horticultural and environmental education,
and research into botanical issues of regional importance.
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HELP THIS SENIOR WALK TO BENEFIT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Moon High School senior Matthew Connolly is taking the
concept of an everyday activity and making it purposeful -- just
the trick to enjoy one of those last high school requirements -the senior project.
Matthew is organizing a team for the Allegheny County
Multiple Sclerosis Walk, which will be held April 20 in Pittsburgh.
For Matthew, his team also remembers someone very dear to
him – his grandmother.
The team, “Patty’s Paratroopers,” is Matthew’s way of
remembering his grandmother’s struggle with this debilitating
disease. For more than 30 years, his grandmother lived with
many of the effects the disease has on a person. For all of
Matthew’s life, his grandmother was in a wheelchair but still
smiled everyday, although the disease took its toll.
Fellow Moon students, friends and family members have
pledged to walk or run the five-mile course in an effort to
raise monies to help research for Multiple Sclerosis.
Matthew has attended local support group meetings to
learn more about the disease, learning that it can affect
persons even as young as nine.
To help “Patty’s Paratroopers” in their efforts to raise
awareness and funds, log on to Nationalmssociety.org and
go to “Donate” then “Pledge,” and click on to Patty’s
Paratroopers.
Help this high school senior help those who are unable
to walk for themselves.
For further information, call (412) 264-1569.
AREA FLEA MARKETS SCHEDULED
CELEBRATE “PITTSBURGH 250” WITH THESE EVENTS
The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 618 Russellwood Avenue, McKees
Rocks, will hold a Flea Market, sponsored by Thrivent, on Saturday, April 26
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Sunday, April 27 from noon to 2 p.m. The
event will be held in the church social hall. Entrance is on Dale Street across
from the Sto-Rox High School football field.
The event will include refreshments and home-baked goods.
For more information, call (412) 771-1993.
Noblestown United Methodist Church in Oakdale will hold an indoor Spring
Flea Market and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
church, located at 7313 Noblestown Road. Questions, call (724) 693-2755.
A year-long celebration showcasing the
250th anniversary of Pittsburgh kicked off
with the installation of “Pittsburgh 250”
banners in the rotunda of the landside
terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport
last month.
Pittsburgh will show the world why it was
named “America’s Most Livable City” by the
Places Rated Almanac and named a top
worldwide destination by Frommer’s Travel
Guide during Pittsburgh 250. Three
signature events highlight a 2008 calendar
filled with commemorative activities that will
showcase southwestern Pennsylvania as a
global leader in arts, science, and quality of
life and one of the best places in the world
to live, work, visit, and invest.
Winding from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh,
the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of
Pennsylvania, presented by Highmark
Healthy High 5®, is a cycling race featuring
20 teams of six riders each (ages 18 to
24) from around the world. The route
roughly follows the Forbes Road – a historic
road that British and American troops cut
across the Pennsylvania wilderness in 1758.
The ride will cover 450
miles over six days from
June 24 to 29, and will
feature future stars of
the Olympics and Tour
de France. The stage
race offers $150,000
in prize money and
will be televised on
the Versus cable
network.
A new book
entitled
Pennsylvania’s
Forbes Trail:
Gateways and
Getaways along
the Legendary
Route from
RTCS PRESENTS “ANNE OF GREEN GABLES”
Robinson Township Christian School presents “ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: The
Musical.” Show times are April 10 at 7:30 p.m., April 11 at 7:30 p.m., and April
12 at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for students for the
matinees, or $8 for adults and $5 for students for the evenings. The shows will
be held at Providence Presbyterian Church, 77 Phillips Lane, Robinson
Township. For more information, call (412) 787-5919.
WINTER PROGRAMS AT RACCOON CREEK PARK
Maple Sugaring and Flour Making - March 8 and 9
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Find out what real maple syrup tastes like during this workshop covering
the collection of maple sap, boiling process, grades of syrup, and processing
whole grains into flour. Sample grain pancakes, breads, and muffins. Learn
about wild teas, home grain milling using acorn flour, and the health and
nutritional benefits of whole foods.
Must pre-register. For details or to register, contact the Parks
Environmental Educator, Patrick Adams, at
(724) 899-3611.
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh will be available
for sale in May. The book provides
unprecedented access for families, tourists,
and others to the American history, diverse
culture, and outdoor activity along the trail.
The soft-cover, 200-page book is fully color
illustrated and contains, among other things,
42 themed one-day tours, original
illustrations, photographs, maps, lodging,
and dining recommendations.
To celebrate the completion of the Great
Allegheny Passage, Pittsburgh 250 will host
the PNC Legacy Trail Ride Celebrating the
Great Allegheny Passage and the Grand
Reopening of Point State Park on October
4. When completed, the Great Allegheny
Passage will be the longest hiking and
biking trail in the eastern United States. The
150-mile trail connects with the 185-mile
C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland,
Maryland to create a 335-mile traffic and
motorized vehicle-free route between
Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C. with an
average grade of less than two percent.
The event will include an inaugural trail
ride during which teams of trail groups and
bike clubs will relay a proclamation by the
U.S. Congress from Washington, D.C. to
Pittsburgh, with a large-scale community
bike ride from the town of McKeesport to
Point State Park in Pittsburgh and the PNC
legacy relay.
Pittsburgh’s past meets the present at
revitalized Point State Park on October 4,
when the completion of the first phase of
the $35 million in transformation under way
at Point State Park that includes expanded
riverfront access and public art is unveiled.
The celebration will also kick off the
Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights, where the
city’s buildings will be transformed into works
of art with lighting, sound, and motion.
For more information, visit
www.imaginepittsburgh.com.
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GRIMM PLAY COMING
COMMUNITY TIRE COLLECTION PROGRAM APRIL 5
The Independent Marsh Foundation, in conjunction with Findlay Township, will hold its third
annual tire collection on April 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. Last year’s effort collected over 400 tires
from residents and non-residents. This non-profit foundation has been restoring and protecting
local land and water since 1999. All of the tires are sheared, and rims are hauled away for
recycling.
Nominal donations are collected for tire disposal, ranging from $2 per passenger car or light
truck tire to $20 per tractor trailer or farm tractor tires.
Collection is being taken at the Findlay Township Public Works building, located at 1058 Clinton Road (off of SR 30 at the
traffic light in Clinton).
GOLF OUTINGS GETTING INTO SWING AS SPRING NEARS
To list your golf outing
this season, send an
e-mail with the
information to:
[email protected]
or fax to: 724.695.2089.
There is no charge for listings
by non-profit groups.
South Side Area Golf Tournament Two-Person Scramble, Saturday, May 31,
8:30 a.m., $75 a person. Contact Don Heinlein, (412) 264-7984.
17th Annual Friends of AVS Golf Open, August 11, Sewickley Heights Golf Club,
benefiting Allegheny Valley School. Contact Amy Harvilla, (412) 299-2229 or e-mail,
[email protected].
Ohio Valley Hospital’s 23rd Annual Golf Fundrive, June 9, Allegheny Country Club.
Includes brunch, cocktails, auction, dinner, and awards.
Sewickley Valley YMCA Golf Tournament is May 14 at the Beaver Valley Golf Club to
benefit the Faith in Action program. For information, call Ann Berger, (412) 741-9622,
ext. 135 or e-mail, [email protected].
The Montour Performing Arts Foundation Presents its Spring Musical:
“The World Goes ‘Round”
Ticket Prices: $8 Adults & $6 Students and Senior Citizens.
Reserved seating; Tickets should go on sale mid-March
Ticket Hotline Number is 412-722-2432. Visit our website: www.montourmusical.org for updates
Location: Montour’s David E. Williams Middle School Auditorium (Because of High School renovation)
Wednesday, April 23 @ 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 24 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25 @ 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 26 @ 2:30 & 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 27 @ 2:30 p.m.
“Sometimes you’re happy and sometimes you’re sad – but the world goes ‘round.”
Life – with its glories, indignities, hopes and quiet dreams – is the subject of this stunning revue of the beloved songs
of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
The vast range of human experience is explored in song after impeccable song by one of Broadway’s most daring and successful teams
and masters of the heart-grabbing Broadway showstopper. This glittering revue features unforgettable gems from their incredible career
in theatre, film and television, spotlighting songs from “Cabaret;” “Chicago;” “New York, New York;” “Funny Lady;” “Kiss Of The
Spiderwoman” and more. Filled with humor, romance, drama, nonstop melody and brassy, insightful lyrics, “The World Goes ‘Round” is a
thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going.
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March 2008
Penn State Beaver Theatre will present
its annual spring children’s play in the Student Union Building auditorium. This year’s
production of a famous Grimm Brothers
fairy tale, The Bremen Town Musicians, is
open to pre-schools, grade schools, youth
organizations, and the public. Students in
the theatre acting and production class are
the cast and crew members.
Performances for schools will be April 1,
3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, and 24 at 10 a.m.
and April 15 and 10 at 11:30 a.m. One
performance for the public will be held at
2 p.m., Sunday, April 13. Tickets for all
performances are $3 per child and adult.
To make reservations or for more information, contact Linda Garlitz at
[email protected] or (724) 773-3574.
FOOD EVENTS ON TAP
St. James Catholic Church in Sewickley
has a Lenten Fish Fry Friday afternoons,
4-8:30 p.m., school cafeteria, 200 Walnut
Street through Good Friday, March 21. Dinners run from $7 to $8 for adults; $4 to
$5 for children, and takeout is available.
Call (412) 741-6650, ext. 6.
The Oakdale United Presbyterian Church
holds its annual Pork Chop Dinner on Saturday, March 8, from 4 to 7 p.m. Call
(724) 693-8950 for tickets, $8.50 for
adults and $5 for children ages 5-10.
Kids under five are free. Eat in or take out.
St. Patrick Parish in North Fayette holds
its Lenten Fish Fry every Friday during
Lent (including Good Friday, March 21)
from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
SLEEPING BEAUTY SOON
Pittsburgh Musical Theatre’s Richard E.
Rauh Conservatory Theater Company
presents Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” April
24 through 27 at the New Hazlett
Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, in Pittsburgh.
The show features airport area students.
For tickets, call (412) 539-0900,
x 232.
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SCRAP YOUR HEART OUT
Scrapbooking by Inches, Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, announces upcoming
scrapbooking events:
Friday , March 7 - Kids Scrapbooking Class, 2-4 p.m. . Fee is $10. If we do not have
enough we will have the class on Saturday March 8 from 1 – 3 p.m.
Friday March 7 - Friday night crop. 6 p.m. til whenever!
Monday, March 10 - Two-page layout class with some special embellishment
Thursday, March 13 - Beginning scrap class, 10 a.m. – noon and/or 6 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 - St. Patrick’s Day Crop. Come dressed in green and receive a
special gift. There will be door prizes through out the day. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18 - Jewelry & Purse Party with Mary Toney. No charge. Come
prepared to spend. Specials in the scrapbooking area also. Open until 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 20 - Card Making Class for adults 6 – 8 p.m. $10 fee
Friday March 21 - Good Friday Crop. If you are off work and need a place to relax, stop
in and crop, make cards, or do a make and take. Open all day from 10 a.m.
FIREARMS 101 FOR WRITERS
A workshop to teach writers who want the facts about weapons and verisimilitude
added to a story will be presented by the Pennwriters organization on Sunday, April
6 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heritage Public Library in McDonald.
The workshop is sponsored by the McDonald’s Sportsmen’s Club.
Learn the difference between pistols and revolvers, shotguns and rifles, even
bows and crossbows. Cost is $35 for non-members, $30 for members, and
includes a boxed lunch and refreshments.
Register by March 25 by contacting Annette Dashofy, (724) 947-4618.
PTI ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Pittsburgh Technical Institute offers several upcoming activities:
Female Futures In Technology (FFIT): July 10, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Young woman going into grades 9 – 12 can participate absolutely free. One-hour
workshops are offered in computer aided drafting, computers, electronics, graphic
design, medical/surgical technology, and multimedia, and lunch is provided.
Design Academy: July 28 – 30
Current high school juniors and seniors spend three days developing creativity and
skills in computer aided drafting, multimedia, and graphic design plus create a unique
final project for their personal portfolio. This two-night resident camp costs $250 –
meals and transportation are provided.
Technology Academy: July 28 – 30
Current high school juniors and seniors spend three days learning techniques in
electronics, computers and systems integration – putting them a step ahead in any
tech career they pursue. This two-night resident camp costs $250 – meals and
transportation are provided.
Register for any of the above by clicking on the Events section at www.pti.edu.
Citizen’s Police Academy: Tuesdays, March 4–May 20, 7–9:30 p.m.
Allegheny County citizens learn the role of a police officer in this 12-week program.
Field trips, speakers, and communication between citizens and officers improve the
relationship between both groups. Limited to 25 community participants on a first
come, first serve basis (must be 18 with no criminal history). There is no cost to
participate. Applications can be obtained from PTI or the state police department.
WEST HILLS WOMEN’S CLUB MEETS MONTHLY
The next meeting of the West Hills Area Women’s Club will take place at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, March 6 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 987 Beaver Grade Road in
Moon Township. Head hostess for the evening will be Jeanette Liskay, assisted by Erin
Wallace, Danelle Shrawder, Becky Diday, Donna Pezzo, Floy Pease, and Patty Zusinas.
The Club invites any woman in the West Hills area to come to this meeting
for the opportunity to establish camaraderie, form life-long friendships, and help the
local communities within a spirit of fun.
Club meetings are always held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each
month, September through May (excluding January) at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
community room. For more information, call Jennifer Korona, president, (412) 2624009 or Donna Pezzo, (724) 775-0097.
NEW CORAOPOLIS SENIOR CITIZENS GROUP MEETS
The new Coraopolis senior citizens group is now meeting regularly at the Coraopolis
Vets. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 20 at 10 a.m.
Any interested senior adult is welcome to visit and enjoy the meeting, games, and
refreshments.
For more information, call (412) 264-4981.
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MONTOUR SPRING STUDENT RECITAL IS IN APRIL
Students from the Lisa
Rae Music Studios
performed holiday music
for a packed house during
the annual Montour Band
"Piano Pre-concert" show
in December.
The annual Montour
Area Music Student Recital
featuring many of these
same private piano lesson
students and others on
flute, voice, saxophone,
oboe, and violin is
scheduled for April. For
more information about
upcoming performance
opportunities available to
Montour students, contact
the Lisa Rae Music Studios
at (412) 638-7598 or e-mail to: [email protected].
ABOVE, back row: Alexis Wildman, Kelsey Benini, Colton Barth, Clara
Weibel, Olivia Barth; front row: Tori Shaffer, Ian Stewart, Anna Marie
Hertrich, Alex Weibel, Monica Hinda. Missing from the photo is Sydney
Celich.
VISIONS AND VOICES ART SHOW HAPPENING AT PTI
Sixty-four high schools are represented in the 2008 Visions & Voices art show which
opened last month in The Gallery at Pittsburgh Technical Institute in North Fayette.
Artwork includes creations by Steph Wirtz of Moon Area School District, and by five
students from West Allegheny School District: Erica Allman, Meagan Bailey, Cheyenne
Hindman, Andrea Vergnaud, and Monique Chamberlain.
This year’s opening showcases the artistic talents of 319 area high school students;
710 pieces ranging from illustration, computer graphics and photography to digital art,
ceramics, and jewelry making are on display. The 64 high schools represented are from
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, and Michigan.
Art Careers Exploration Day, which runs concurrently, brings experts representing the
spectrum of art-related careers onto campus during the opening peception. Students
have the opportunity to talk to these professionals to learn about their experiences,
receive advice and professional feedback, or simply chat with someone in the field they
hope to pursue.
Visit www.pti.edu for more details.
PUBLIC INPUT FOR SETTLERS’ PARK INVITED
Allegheny County’s County Executive office is holding a series of town hall
meetings in and around each of the nine county parks to explain County Executive
Dan Onorato’s County Parks Action Plan and to get public suggestions on future
improvements in each of the parks.
A town hall meeting is scheduled for Settler’s Cabin Park on Saturday, March 8 at
10 a.m. at Bayer Corporation, Freddie’s Cafeteria, 100 Bayer Road, Bldg. 6,
Pittsburgh, PA 15205. Questions, call (412)350-3711.
View the plan on the county web site, located at www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/
actionplan/acap.aspx.
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DAVID E. WILLIAMS PRESENTS:
“WILLIE WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY”
David E. Williams Middle School Theater Company presents, “Willie Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory” on Friday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m. in the David E. Williams Middle
School Auditorium.
Tickets can be purchased in the school lobby March 19, 20, 26 and 27 from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (412) 818-3927.
MONTOUR TRAIL COUNCIL SETS UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark the calendar for these events coming up by the Montour Trail Council:
Burgh’s Pizza & Wing Pub 10K Run & 2-Mile Run Walk - Sunday, April 20
Airport Area Friends Penny Day - Saturday, May 10
National Trails Day - Saturday, June 7, with information booth at the gazebo
The Montour Trail/IKEA 1/2 Marathon & 5K Run & Walk - Saturday, September 6
The Montour Trail Tour the Montour - Saturday, September 20
For more information, visit the website at www.montourtrail.org.
CLASS OF 1963 REUNION COMING UP
West Allegheny High School Class of 1963 will hold its 45th reunion on August 9
at Peter's Place. For information, contact Carol Pattison at [email protected].
TRY A MASSAGE BY PTI STUDENTS
Even on the brink of a recession, the massage industry is booming – perhaps a way
to forget about economic woes for 50 minutes at a time. According to Associated
Bodywork & Massage Professionals, massage therapy is a more than $11 billion
industry with consumers receiving approximately 230 million massages annually.
But getting a massage isn’t just a luxury; more and more people are experiencing
the therapeutic benefits as well. Massage therapy is recognized as a complementary
form of healthcare. Many chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists, and
orthopedic surgeons are combining their treatments with the soft tissue work of a
massage therapist.
On top of the trend, Pittsburgh Technical Institute has been training massage
therapists for the past three years.
PTI’s Therapeutic Massage Practitioner program includes a scientifically based
curriculum featuring 360 hours of anatomy and physiology along with the study of
more than ten massage and bodywork techniques and a three-month industry-based
internship. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national certification
exam.
To enhance the 15-month certificate program, an on-campus massage lab was
opened last summer.
Approximately 45 students currently are enrolled in PTI’s program in both day and
evening sessions. Next sessions begin in April and again in July. For more information,
visit www.pti.edu.
Additional hands-on training is offered through massage clinics open to the public
on Saturdays at PTI’s North Fayette campus. Student massage therapists offer 45minute full-body massages for $25 as well as chair massages at $1/minute.
Students work under the direct supervision of a certified massage therapist.
Appointments can be scheduled for March 1, 15, and 29 and May 3, 17, and 31
from 9 a.m. to noon. For an appointment, contact Deanna Markesteyn at PTI at
(412) 809-5399, extension 4864.
Metabolism Plays Important Role in Weight Loss
Starting last month, Irina Vinarski, M.D. began teaching patients about metabolic weight loss. She
will continue to see metabolic weight loss patients from 1 to 3 p.m., the second Thursday of every
month at Ohio Valley General Hospital.
Metabolism is the process in which food is converted to energy and burned. Dr. Vinarski’s patients
breathe into a tube-like device that calculates their resting metabolic rates, or energy expenditures.
“The results tell me how many calories you need to burn to lose weight,” said Dr. Vinarski. “This
number is different for everyone.”
After taking into account her patients’ medical histories, Dr. Vinarski develops customized weight
loss plans that include an exercise and wellness component. The plans include a Target Zone
Tracking Guide, which allows patients to easily monitor their calorie intakes. When trying to lose
weight, many people make the mistake of reducing their calorie intakes below their resting metabolic
rates. When under this kind of stress, one’s metabolism actually increases and people actually gain
weight.
“It is like a balancing act to take into account one’s metabolism, lifestyle, and exercise to develop a
weight loss plan,” said Dr. Vinarski.
Unlike crash diets, the metabolic weight loss plan isn’t a quick fix; the program controls patients’
metabolisms for lasting results.
Additionally, as part of this safe program, Dr. Vinarski monitors her patients’ related conditions like
diabetes, depression, and hypertension. She will prescribe medication, as necessary, to aid in weight
loss and treat other medical ailments.
Dr. Vinarski is an internal medicine physician specializing in metabolic weight loss. She attended
the Leningrad School of Medicine and Pediatrics in Russia prior to completing an internal medicine
residency at UPMC Shadyside. Dr. Vinarski currently works for Preferred Primary Care Physicians
on Steubenville Pike in McKees Rocks.
Most insurance plans cover the metabolic weight loss program. To schedule your appointment,
please call (412) 777-6369.
OVGH ANNOUNCES ANNUAL
5K COMMUNITY WALK/RUN
Ohio Valley General Hospital will conduct its
27th Annual 5K Community Run/Walk on
Saturday, May 17. The race course is 3.1 miles
long and begins at 8 a.m. It passes through
the heart of Kennedy Township with the start
and finish at OVGH.
All 5K participants will be scored using the
Miles of Smiles Timing System. On race day,
runners will be issued a rental computer chip,
which is attached to the ankle and worn
throughout the race. Special mats at the finish
will record a finishing time for each chip.
The first 400 registered participants are
guaranteed a tee-shirt, compliments of Ohio
Valley General Hospital. Race packets can be
picked up at the registration table on race day.
Event fee is $20 before May 1 and $25 the
day of the event. Registration on event day is
from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. at the hospital’s
main entrance.
Additional applications are available at the
hospital’s information desk and at the Kennedy
Township municipal building.
Top prizes will be awarded as follows in both
male and female divisions in each age group:
first place, $150; second place, $75; third
place, $50; and masters, $100.
Businesses wishing to support the event,
through financial or product donations, are
welcome to call Erica Marie Lynn at
(412) 777-6313.
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Everett “Skip” Oesterling, Jr., M.D., FCAP, FASCP believes that he
sees and remembers things as images.
“I’m terrible with names, but I’m good with remembering faces and
pictures,” said Oesterling, who works as Ohio Valley General Hospital
(OVGH)’s chairman of pathology and medical director of nuclear
medicine. “I’ve always seen the human as a collection of images.”
In fact, Oesterling thinks his affinity for images has lead him to his
passions—nuclear medicine, pathology and photography. While
Oesterling will retire this week from OVGH after 33 years of service,
he will continue to study cases of occupational lung disease as a
consultant.
Oesterling started his medical career more than 45 years ago. After
graduating from Indiana High School, the physician studied
chemistry at Juniata College before changing his major to biology and
pre-med. During return visits to Indiana, Oesterling worked as an
orderly and then as a technician at the Indiana Regional Medical
Center’s laboratory. One of the hospital’s pathologists took Oesterling
“under his wing” and sent him a set of slides illustrating interesting
medical cases. The knowledge he gained while working at the lab
proved helpful years later when he took slide examinations as a
Thomas Jefferson Medical College student.
“I only ever missed one slide out of all the slide tests,” Oesterling
said.
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Following medical school, the physician completed a rotating
internship at Philadelphia’s Methodist-Episcopal Hospital and
returned to Thomas Jefferson for a pathology residency and nuclear
medicine preceptorship. Noted pathologist Peter Herbut, M.D.
mentored Oesterling at Thomas Jefferson. Even today, Herbut’s text
books line the shelves in Oesterling’s office. Shortly after completing
his residency, Oesterling gained his board certifications in anatomical
and clinical pathology, as well as nuclear medicine.
Simply stated, pathology involves examining tissues, slides, and
surgical specimens to diagnose disease. Meanwhile, pathologists are
responsible for diagnosing malignancies, classifying tumors for
surgeons, and completing autopsies. Oesterling sums up pathology as
“recognizing a pattern of cellularity in images to make a diagnosis.”
Similarly, the physician describes nuclear medicine as “imaging
with isotopes.” As part of nuclear medicine studies, many patients
receive injections of radioactive substances. The biggest difference
between nuclear medicine and radiology is the former’s lack of precise
anatomical images and “its ability to image and quantitate function,”
according to Oesterling.
Oesterling’s extensive career started at Altoona General Hospital,
where the physician served as an associate pathologist and director of
nuclear medicine. The job gave him an opportunity to start the
hospital’s Nuclear Medicine Department and utilize the first of four
scintillation cameras in Pennsylvania. Using new technology,
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BY MARY THEOBALD
Oesterling was able to save his first patient from having his kidney removed. Oesterling
determined that a man with a diagnosed kidney tumor actually had an abscess that an
urologist simply had to drain.
“We shocked the community with new instrumentation, which increased awareness
about the nuclear medicine field,” said Oesterling.
Thereafter, the pathologist held director positions at the Indiana Regional Medical
Center, Torrence State Hospital, and St. John’s General Hospital. Furthermore, he acted
as a pathology consultant for Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, North Hills
Passavant Hospital, The Clinical Pathology Facility, Inc., and the Ellwood City
Hospital. Oesterling also worked as coroners’ pathologists in Blair and Indiana
Counties; from 1970 to 1974 he was Indiana County’s coroner.
Somehow Oesterling also found time to teach biology and radiation safety courses at
the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). During his downtime, Oesterling, who
once played accordion in a jazz band, took voice lessons from another IUP professor.
The voice instructor, named Joyce, and Oesterling got married 33 years ago and
currently reside in Shadyside.
Joining OVGH in 1974, Oesterling designed the Nuclear Medicine Department
down to the lighting, phone-line and equipment placement.
“He has guided the laboratory through a period of tremendous growth and new
technology,” said Administrative Laboratory Director Joseph A. Habaly, M.S., MT
(ASCP) DLM.
OVGH Radiology Director Theodore Molnar, M.D. agrees. “Dr. Everett ‘Skip’
Oesterling is Ohio Valley General Hospital. A pillar in which the institution was built,
with admiration and unqualified appreciation for all his years of dedicated service, his
legacy shall live on.”
Since 1980 he has served as the Pathology Department chairman and a member of
the Medical Staff Executive Committee. Throughout his many years at OVGH,
Oesterling has held positions as the Medical Staff secretary/treasurer, president elect,
and president.
“He is a wonderful human being,” said OVGH President William F. Provenzano,
FACHE. “He is an excellent physician and has been a pleasure to work with over the
20 plus years that I have known him.”
Some of Oesterling’s fondest memories from working at the hospital involve teaching
visiting Chinese professors how to use OVGH’s nuclear medicine equipment. In the
evenings, he and his wife would take the visitors sightseeing and out to dinner. In his
office along with his own photographs, Oesterling proudly displays a gift from one of
the professors—an intricate needlepoint of the Great Wall of China.
“We have been truly fortunate to have someone of Dr. Oesterling’s skills, experience,
and knowledge serve in the position of Medical Director for our Laboratory,” said
Habaly, who has worked with Oesterling for more than 30 years. “The entire laboratory family will miss Dr. Oesterling’s leadership and dedication.”
As he approaches retirement, Oesterling laments how he will miss the OVGH staff
and Board of Directors. In honor of his dedication, the OVGH Foundation will host
an exhibition of Oesterling’s photography in April at Eclectic Art and Objects Gallery
in Emsworth.
“[To be a good photographer,] you have to learn to be an observer,” said the doctor.
“Throughout my career and life, my greatest skill has been observing life’s images.”
Library News
from Robinson Township
Renee and Her Roving Puppets will
come to Robinson Township Library
on Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. to
honor Mister Rogers’ birthday during
“Won’t You be My Neighbor Days.” All
children ages 3 through second grade
are invited – parents too!
A mother/daughter book discussion
group began on Thursday, February
21, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
Robinson Township Library. The
group is open to girls in the second
through fifth grades – second-graders
must be able to read and comprehend longer chapter books. The group
will continue to meet once a month on
March 20 and again on April 17. The
books are selected and ordered for
pickup at the library. Please call for
more information or come by and pick
up a book to read and share.
Two storytimes are currently being
offered on Wednesdays - one for
toddlers up to age 3 and one for
children ages three to six.
Computer classes for adults
continue on Monday mornings at
10 a.m.
Any of these programs are open to
new registrants by calling the library
at (412) 787-3906.
Voter registration forms, absentee
ballot forms, and both federal and
state tax forms are available at the
library.
Book donations are accepted. If the
library cannot use the books, other
libraries are contacted to see if they
can use them or the books are sold at
Robinson Township Library as a
fundraiser.
For any additional information
please contact the library at (412)
787-3906 or by e-mail to:
[email protected].
robinson township library
Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tues. & Thurs.
2-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1000 Church Hill Road, Pittsburgh PA 15205
(412) 787-3906
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H
aving a video created for her husband’s 40th birthday was
something that Diane Siebert wanted to do for a long time.
With the help of Nyna Bryant, owner of A Door to Memories,
Diane was able to accomplish the project and give her husband a
beloved video of their memories. The project was easier too, she said,
because Nyna brought her scanner to Diane’s home and was able to scan
several framed photos that Diane was hesitant to take down and remove
from her home.
Mary Miller worked with Nyna to create a special video for her
daughter’s high school graduation.
Mary’s project encompassed a potpourri of audio cassettes, videotapes,
and photos. What’s more, Mary enjoyed the opportunity to personally
narrate portions of the video. It’s a project that will be cherished forever
by her daughter.
“When I put people’s old pictures, films, or videos onto DVD’s, I’m
creating a legacy that their families can enjoy for generations to come,”
she says. “People tell me all the time how thrilled they are that I can give
their old, worn out photos a new life, that the DVD’s are so easy and fun
to watch, and fun to share with new generations at family gatherings.
These things are heirlooms.” Nyna said.
She hopes to do more of the same for families like Diane Siebert and
Mary Miller, now that she’s back in the Robinson Township area.
A Door to Memories is back, located at 6300 Steubenville Pike in
Robinson Township, in the lower level of the former Instant Replay
Video store.
Nyna’s company not only helps people create digital memories, but
also offers transfer services from film and video to digital media.
For the past several years, the company has had drop-centers within
area Instant Replay Video stores, where people could leave their
photographs, films, and videos to be put onto DVD’s, with the transfers
completed at the Aliquippa production facility. “The arrangement with
Instant Replay Video made an ideal partner for my business,” said Nyna.
Although the arrangement had been working out quite well, Instant
Replay stores have been going out of business, one by one, over the past
several years. Last year, the closings of two of their three remaining
locations, in Moon and Imperial, left A Door to Memories with only one
drop-off point, in Mt. Lebanon, and Nyna with a new challenge. “I
knew that it was not a question of if, but when, it would come,” she said.
When she remembered that the owner of the We Sell Now e-Bay seller
in Robinson had once mentioned that he might have some room to
share in his office, Nyna called him and found out that the space was,
indeed, available.
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“The more I thought about it, the more I realized what a great
opportunity it was,” says Nyna. “With video rentals on the
decline, and e-Bay becoming more popular every day, it was a
natural match for my business. I figured that there would be a lot
of good synergy, because, when people go digging for items to sell
on e-Bay , they inevitably stumble across old photos and home
movies that they haven’t seen in years. It sparks nostalgia, and
that’s what my business is all about – preserving those precious
memories. It just made sense.”
Nyna, who has always had a passion for preserving the past,
started in the video transfer business with Instant Replay Video
Productions, the sister company to Instant Replay Video Rental
stores. With ten locations, it was the largest independent video
rental company in Allegheny County at the time. In 2001, it was
purchased by Warhola Video Productions; and, when it eventually
split into two entities, Nyna took over half of the business, and
created A Door to Memories.
“Back then, I had this vision to acquire the consumer transfer side
of Warhola Video Productions,” Nyna says. “When I looked back
and realized that my career path had groomed me well for this
undertaking, I knew that this was what I was supposed to be
doing. I decided to make it my life’s work to help folks tell their
stories. It’s my purpose and my passion.”
There’s no question that Nyna is ardent about her business.
Beyond simply putting images onto DVD’s, Bryant has a flair for
weaving them into touching presentations, complete with music
and captions, for special occasions and celebrations. “I’ve seen
family memories in the making, from birthing rooms, to graduations, weddings, anniversaries, and retirements,” she says. “I know
how much people cherish their photos and movies, and I treat
them as if they were my own. In fact, after getting to know these
people so well over the years, and marking all of these milestones
with them, I sometimes feel that I am a part of their families.”
Nyna’s belief that A Door to Memories was to end up in
Robinson once again was reinforced by the fact that her new
location just happens to be in the same building and office that
were once occupied by Instant Replay Video Productions, where
she honed her craft many years ago.
“There’s no doubt about it,” Nyna said. “It was just meant to
be.”
To contact A Door to Memories, call (724) 630-1212.
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Around Your Town
Clearview Merges with Hopewell,
Opens A New Branch in Sewickley
Rosedale Tech Announces
Industry Certification Programs
The merger between Hopewell Joint School Employees Federal
Credit Union and Clearview Federal Credit Union was finalized on
January 31. As a result of the merger, all of Hopewell’s nearly 3,300
members automatically became members of Clearview.
The Hopewell Township branch opened less than a mile from the
former Hopewell JSE FCU’s office on January 22.
“This was a great merger between two very strong credit unions,”
said Clearview President and CEO Mark Brennan. “I welcome all
of our new Hopewell members and look forward to serving them at
our new Hopewell Township branch.”
Clearview Federal Credit Union also announced the opening of
its newest branch office in Sewickley. This is the sixth branch the
credit union has opened since becoming a community credit union.
Plans call for opening four more branches this year.
The Sewickley branch is located at 510 Beaver Street, Sewickley.
The office is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Friday, 9 am. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The branch features ATM and night drop convenience outside.
Rosedale Technical Institute at 215 Beecham Drive in Kennedy
Township announces two new benefits for students presently
attending the school and those considering attending.
All qualifying Automotive and Diesel students at Rosedale will now
be able to take one free ASE exam while they are at the school.
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification is the premier
industry recognition in the Automotive and Truck repair field.
Rosedale is an ASE Certified Training Institution, as awarded by the
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).
Also, all Electrical program students will be offered free Aerial Work
Platform Safety Course certification designed to promote the safe use
of scissor and boom lifts in the electrical industry.
Rosedale’s current Electrical program students are completing their
free aerial safety training program. With the assistance of Skyworks, a
neighboring tool rental and leasing company, Rosedale’s Electrical
program students are receiving safety training for the use of scissor
lifts and boom lifts.
Allegheny West
Magazine
We all probably read, with great sadness, the stories related to
the tragic fire at Seven Springs Resort. Two young people lost their
lives in a fire. The young man, in particular, must be recognized for his
heroic attempts, as he did what firefighters are required to do every day.
He ran into the burning building, in an attempt to save his girlfriend’s
life.
A few days later, we had a fire in the Family Division at the old
Allegheny County Jail. I was still thinking about one aspect of the Seven
Springs fire, as numerous fire trucks responded to reports of smoke in
our building.
What particularly struck me was the discussion about the delays in
responding to the Seven Springs fire. Reports have said that it was over
20 minutes from the time that the alarm was sounded until crews arrived
on the scene. Many comments were made that such a period was far too
long. Again, I thought about that as I saw fire crews from the City of
Pittsburgh responding in a very short time to the fire at the Family Court
building.
It is important to remember that volunteer firefighters are not at the
station. We hear the tones, and must respond from home, or from a
friend’s house, or from the store, or from church. We may be in the
middle of eating at a restaurant, or getting a haircut. We then must
drive to the station, suit up, and ride on the truck, to get to the scene.
In the Sevens Springs case, the primary station was eight miles from
the scene of the fire. There were eight miles of narrow, slick, hilly roads.
As the crews were responding, they encountered an accident that
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blocked the roadway. Imagine yourself running
out of your house, driving a few miles to the
firehouse, and then having to drive eight miles
to the scene of a fire. How long would it take
you to do that? I live over two miles from the
Kennedy firehouse, and have to drive over a winding road to get there.
Unfortunately, many people ignore the blue light on my car, and simply
will not let a firefighter get past. I do not want to cause or be in an accident,
so I am not going to swing around them with the blind bends in the road.
When we get to the station, we need to put on our gear (yes, we practice
doing that so that we can do it as quickly as possible), and we may not be
able to immediately respond. We cannot leave with less than a full crew—
what could two people do, for example---and we must then drive over
other roads to get to the fire.
In my short few years in the fire department, I know that every
firefighter is committed to responding as quickly as possible. We know
that a minute could be the difference between life and death, or the
difference between a safe rescue and serious injury. Whether it is for an
accident, a fire, or any emergency, the reality is that a volunteer
company cannot respond as quickly as a paid force, waiting in the station.
Please remember that next time you see a firefighter trying to get to the
station to assist someone in need. We may actually be trying to get to
your home, or to save someone you know. Please pull over, let us pass,
and say a prayer for your firefighters and the people in need of our help.
STORY AND PHOTO BY HILLARY WILSON
MONTOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CORRESPONDENT
Learning From a TV Pro
For all twelfth graders at Montour High School, it is a wellknown fact that having a good job shadowing experience with
someone who practices your ideal profession is one of the main
components of a perfect senior project. As both Bethany
Vietmeier and Bill Worms now know, you have to get up with
the early birds if you want to job shadow a professional
newscaster. In this case, it was three o’clock in the morning, to
be exact.
Both Bethany and Bill chose to job shadow Montour graduate
and local celebrity Sonni Abatta for a day as part of their senior
projects.
“I found it interesting that she once went to Montour, and she
always seemed like such a friendly and professional person,” Bill
commented on his decision.
The students both accompanied Sonni to work for a day,
arriving at the KDKA studios in downtown Pittsburgh around
4:15 a.m. Sonni then read over her scripts for the day with them
and showed them how she proofreads and revises them to make
sure they’re just right. The students were then able to sit
alongside Sonni just off camera as she delivered the news,
allowing them to get the most up close and
personal view possible. Sonni then happily
answered all of the students’ questions about
her profession, and let them in on all of the
tricks and little known tidbits about the
broadcasting trade.
“I learned that Sonni actually does her own
hair and make-up,” said Bethany. “And even
though most script is provided for broadcasters, they get to change it and make it their
own.”
“It was strange to see that no one actually
works the cameras,” added Bill. “They’re
automated, so they run themselves. I never
knew that before.”
Both Bill and Bethany are planning on
majoring in Broadcasting in college,
Bethany at either Point Park University or
Kent State University, and Bill at either
John Carroll University or Wake Forest
University with a minor in business.
“Ever since I was young, because of
my dad being the police chief of
Robinson Township, I’d hear about current events and
then report them to my whole family by telephone,” stated
Bethany. “I figured since I loved to do that at such a young age,
broadcasting would be a career I would really enjoy. I’m especially
interested in the sports interviewing process and getting to create
live reports on camera.”
“I enjoy being in front of the camera, and I think it would be
neat to be well-known throughout a certain viewing area,”
explained Bill.
When the job shadowing experience came to a close for both
students, Sonni ended with some valuable words of wisdom about
the broadcasting profession.
“She told us that it doesn’t matter what communications field
you decide to make your major. You just need to get a strong
education, be a good public speaker, and know how to communicate well with others,” remarked Bethany.
When asked what impressions they gathered about Sonni
Abatta, Bill and Bethany both described her as helpful, friendly,
hard working, and well-educated about her career. The two
students feel that they benefited greatly from their job shadowing
experiences and were honored to get the opportunity to spend the
day with someone of her caliber.
ABOVE: Bill Worms and Bethany Vietmeier spent a day on the
set of KDKA-TV on a job shadow experience with KDKA-TV
news anchor and Montour alumna, Sonni Abatta.
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Around Your Town
Medical Center, Hospital Foundation Announce Leadership
The Medical Center Foundation has announced its board
leadership for 2008. Donald Flick will continue to serve as chairman, I. David Atcheson, DMD, will serve as vice-chair, and Judy
Madder will serve as secretary/treasurer.
Donald has served as the chairman of The Medical Center
Foundation board for two years and in that capacity, is also a
member of the Heritage Valley Health System Board of Directors. A
senior account executive with METLIFE in Monaca, he is a graduate
of the American College. Donald’s board memberships include the
Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a
member of the Beaver Falls Rotary.
David has been a board member of The Medical Center Foundation for five years. He is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with
offices in Beaver and East Liverpool, Ohio. He is a graduate from the
University of Pittsburgh, where he also earned his DMD. David also
serves on the Advisory Board of Penn State Beaver.
Judy has also served on The Medical Center Foundation board for
five years. She is a former board secretary of Court Appointed
Special Advocates (CASA) Beaver County and is also a pastoral
council member of Christ the Divine Teacher Church in Chippewa.
The Sewickley Valley Hospital Foundation has announced its
board leadership for 2008. Donald Spalding will continue to serve
as chairman, and Scott Elste will serve as secretary/treasurer.
Donald has been a member of the Sewickley Valley Hospital
Foundation board for five years. As the chair of the foundation
board, he will also serve as a member of the Heritage Valley Health
System board of directors. Donald, the retired president of
Sewickley Valley Hospital, also serves as a tutor for Quaker Valley
School District’s “Generations Together” Program for fifth grade
math, and is a member of the Sewickley Borough Zoning Board.
Scott has been a board member of the Sewickley Valley Hospital
Foundation for two years. He is the General Manager and Treasurer
of Keystone Manufacturing, Inc. in Rochester, a metal conveyor belt
manufacturer, which was founded in 1894. Scott has previously
served on the Sewickley Academy Alumni Council and the
Sewickley Valley YMCA Board of Directors.
The Medical Center Foundation and Sewickley Valley Hospital are
part of the Heritage Valley Health System.
New Piano Teacher Introduced in Robinson Area
The Lisa Rae Music Studios announces that Lauren Garcia Slawianowski has signed on as the studio's latest
piano instructor. Lauren is a magna cum laude graduate of Westminster College with a Bachelor of Music in
Music Education and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She is an accomplished pianist and singer who also teaches
Spanish and beginning clarinet. A Western Pennsylvania native, she studied voice and piano with respected
vocal musician Natheleen Murphy Vaughan.
Lauren teaches youth and adult piano, voice, and clarinet students at the studio's Moon and Robinson
Township facilities. With the addition of Lauren’s instruction, the studio will be able to schedule weekly
lesson times with her, and offer music credits to cyber school students.
Lauren holds a PA Professional Education Certification in Music Education K-12 and completed her
undergraduate studies through student teaching at Bon Meade Elementary (Moon Area) and Beaver Area
Schools.
Established in 1994, the Lisa Rae Music Studios provides private music lessons to youth, adults, and special
needs students living in Moon and Robinson Townships, the Airport Corridor, Bridgeville, Gibsonia, and
other nearby communities. Teachers are available locally, including at Arena's Performing Arts Center in Moon
Township, Ascension Lutheran Church (Silver Lane), and Montour Schools, Rt. 60 @ Church Hill Road.
Ask the Vet: The News About Pet Vaccinations
Q: Dr. Doug, do we really need to get our adult dog vaccinated every year?
A: The short answer to your question is “No.” In June 2001 the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on
Biologic and Therapeutic Agents finished their two-year study and concluded, “The one-year revaccination frequency
recommendation is based on historic precedent and USDA regulation, not scientific data.”
In January of 2004 a study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association found that, “In most dogs
[>98%], vaccination induced a response that lasted up to and beyond 48 months for all five antigens [contained in the canine
distemper-parvo vaccine].” A second study in that same issue concluded, “In most cats [>97%], vaccination induced a
response that lasted up to and beyond 48 months for all 3 antigens [found in the feline distemper vaccine].”
The science is clear that vaccinating adult dogs and cats every year for distemper is unnecessary. In addition, there are
studies that link serious diseases to vaccinations. Dogs that are vaccinated are two times more likely to develop Immunemediated Hemolytic Anemia (an autoimmune disease where the dog’s immune system attacks his own red blood cells). Cat
vaccines have been linked to a serious form of malignant cancer.
Over-vaccinating pets is not only unnecessary, it can be harmful. At the same time, unvaccinated animals are vulnerable to
deadly diseases. The prudent thing to do is to vaccinate only when necessary and only for those diseases that the pet’s
lifestyle warrants.
Kittens and puppies need booster vaccines every three to four weeks until fourteen weeks of age and then at one year of
age. After that, a distemper vaccine every three years is adequate. Even at that point a simple blood test, called a titer, can be
performed yearly to see if the animal really needs the vaccine.
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March 2008
Dr. Doug Knueven is a
veterinarian who practices
both holistic and conventional
medicine at Beaver Animal
Clinic. Address your questions
to “Ask the Vet” at
[email protected]
or send them to 357 State
Street, Beaver, PA 15009.
Select questions will be
answered in this column.
BY JESSICA HARMON
Every Child, Inc. Comes to the West Hills
Pittsburgh-based Every Child, Inc., an organization aimed at
serving birth, foster, and adoptive families and special needs
children in Allegheny and surrounding counties, announces the
opening of its new West Hills area office located in the Lord’s
International building on Beaver Grade Road.
In conjunction with the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust, Irene
Trello, owner and CEO of Lord’s International and an Every
Child, Inc. board member, donated the West Hills office space
during a kick-off party held at the Montour Heights Country
Club on December 7. The new space will provide outreach for
Every Child’s Foster and Adoptive care program.
“It’s very important to reach out to this area, as I believe it will
prove to be a community interested in helping children and
families with special needs,” said Caitlin Lasky, Development
Associate at Every Child, Inc. “It’s been so easy to reach out and get
referrals in our own communities, and we’d like to achieve that
throughout Moon’s communities.”
Through a variety of individualized services and specialized
approaches, Every Child, Inc. assists approximately 750 birth,
foster, and adoptive families throughout the Pittsburgh region in
meeting their needs. The organization prides itself on its wraparound
services that follow families and children every step of the way during
their continual participation in the program and on its efforts to
preserve the birth family atmosphere when possible.
The addition of its West Hills office is just one example of the success
of Every Child, Inc. In addition to celebrating the establishment of its
latest office space, the organization, which grew out of its founder
Susan Davis’s living room to earn countless regional and national
awards, will celebrate its ten-year anniversary on May 29 with a special
celebration at the Rivers Club.
Every Child, Inc.’s developing corporate partnership campaign is also
underway. This campaign has been established to create a way for local
and national businesses to provide support to the organization while
Every Child, Inc. uses its resources, such as name recognition, on
newsletters and their business website for partnering businesses.
Anyone interested in attending Every Child, Inc.’s ten-year anniversary
celebration or participating in the corporate partnership campaign may contact
Every Child, Inc. at 412-665-0600 for more information.
Robinson Township VFD a Recipient of Community Grants
State Representative Mark Mustio has announced that seven local EMS providers and volunteer fire companies serving the 44th Legislative
District have been awarded approximately $119,279.15 from a grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency and Office of the State Fire Commissioner.
"Each of our local emergency responders are very deserving of these grants," said Rep. Mustio. "These volunteers are on the front lines in our
communities, responding to everything from automobile accidents, structure fires, and natural disasters. Every year, it seems that their day-to-day
responsibilities continue to increase while volunteers continue to remain in short supply. It is my hope that obtaining this funding will help level
the playing field by making sure these brave men and women have the equipment, training, and anything else necessary to answer the call when
tragedy strikes."
Among those receiving the grants was the Robinson Township Volunteer Fire Department. They received $28,969.29.
Montour Notifies Community of New Grading Policy for Students
Montour School District recently printed a letter on its website notifying the school community of the work completed over the past six months
by the superintendent’s cadre focused on the district’s grading policy, procedures, and practices.
After a conscientous review by the cadre, the group has recommended a grading scale to the school board to be approved.
Details are available on the district’s website at
www.montourschools.com.
Site Studio!
DeCarlo Reopens Wright’s Seafood
Joe DeCarlo has reopened the Wright’s Seafood Inn in Heidelberg,
after a hiatus of three years following the floods in 2004 that virtually
wiped out the historic landmark institution.
Joe, who has worked in the restaurant business for three decades,
was encouraged by Carl DeCarlo, his late uncle, to open his own
restaurant.
With the reopening of Wright’s in Heidelberg, the town now has a
restaurant to call its own. Previously, the Oasis was torn down to make
way for a Walgreen’s drug store, leaving Heidelberg with no restaurant.
Wright’s maintains its popular menu, and has added new amenities
such as a sushi bar and wireless Internet access.
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Chamber Business Link
New Area Map and Guide Are Out
Newly updated maps of the Pittsburgh West Hills are now
available at the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce.
Maps and an included community guide are available at the
chamber office at 850 Beaver Grade Road in Moon Township,
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The map and community guide are available for $1.50 for
chamber members and their employees, and $3.00 for
non-members. Maps can be shipped for an additional $1.00
upon request.
Help Youths Make Good Choices
The Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce and
Enterprise Foundation are seeking community leaders, business
owners, and key employees to serve as volunteers for the
CHOICES educational program. CHOICES is an interactive
decision-making workshop that empowers teens to achieve
academic success in pursuit of their career and life aspirations.
In two, hour-long sessions, business volunteers take students
through real-world exercises intended to improve academic selfdiscipline, time and money management, and goal setting - all
designed to increase their motivation and engagement in both
their education and future.
Since the program’s inception in the West Hills, it has reached
nearly 1,000 7th and 8th graders in area school districts.
Feedback from students and teachers has been overwhelmingly positive. Among the comments received:
“They made me wake up and think about what I am going to
do in my life.” -8th grade student, Cornell Middle School.
“I used to think about dropping out of school, but this
changed my mind.” - 8th grade student, Carlynton JuniorSenior High School.
For more information, contact Jill Kipper at (412) 264-6270
or by e-mail at: [email protected].
ABOVE: Chamber ambassadors gathered to conduct a ribbon cutting and
welcome the opening of the new Heritage Valley Health System’s Sewickley
School of Nursing building in Moon Township. Located in the Airport Office Park
off Rouser Road, the school moved from its previous location adjacent to
Sewickley Valley Hospital. The school provides registered nurse accreditation
programs for 22 and 33-month studies. Among the unique elements that are
incorporated into the new school are improved technology, movable walls, and
Legacy Hall, which features memories of the school’s history.
COMING UP
MARCH 7
Breakfast Briefing: State of the Airline Industry with Allegheny
County Airport Authority Executive Director Brad Penrod,
Radisson Greentree, 7:30 a.m.
MARCH 14
Women’s Interest Network, James Centre Banquet & Meeting
Facility, Pittsburgh, “Unlock Your Hidden Potential!” 8:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m., featuring speakers Bernadette Puzzuole of Rothman
Gordon P.C.; Michelle Dresbold, author of “The Handwriting
Doctor;” and Dr. Ellen Roth of Getting to the Point, Inc.
APRIL 17
Rockin’ Business After Hours, Hard Rock Cafe, Station Square,
5 to 7 p.m. Rock and mingle with chamber members and test
your knowledge of rock greats past and present.
Welcome New Members
TO
REACH
US
Seven Oaks Country Club
Wright Contract Interiors
Triumph Interiors, LLC
David C. Lalomia, Consultant
The Vernon Group
Popcorn-N-That
Yugar Productions
Advertising Apparel.com
Area businesses will have the unique opportunity of
displaying their wares and services at the Mall at
Robinson. Through the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber
of Commerce, businesses can set up displays and tables
on Saturday, April 26 during mall hours.
For costs and details,
call the chamber office at (412) 264-6270.
850 Beaver Grade Road Moon Township PA 15108 Phone: (412) 264-6270 Fax: (412) 264-1575
Satellite Office: One Veteran’s Way, Carnegie PA 15106 Phone: (412) 276-1414 x1326
www.paacc.com E-Mail: [email protected]
2008 CHAMBER OFFICERS
NEAL FANELLI, Chairman
SEAN HENDERSON, 1st Vice-Chair
BECKY COURSON, 2nd Vice-Chair
DAN MURPHY, Vice-Chair
BERNADETTE PUZZOULE, Vice-Chair
BOB TERWILLIGER, Immediate Past
Chairman
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Anderson Interiors
Greater Pgh. Council,
Boy Scouts of America
Liberty Distributors, Inc.
Village Profile
Maniet Financial Services Network
Clough Harbour & Associates
March 2008
CHAMBER STAFF
SALLY HAAS, President
MICHELLE KREUTZER, VP, Bus. Devel/Mktg.
CONNIE RUHL, Spec. Proj. Coord.
JACQUE SHAFFER, Sec. Events & Mbr. Svcs. Coord.
JILL HAAS, Special Projects Representative
AMY SUPER, Communications Coordinator
Serving the Communities of Aliquippa, Ambridge, Carnegie, Clinton,
Collier, Coraopolis, Crafton, Crescent, Edgeworth, Findlay, Glenfield,
Greentree, Haysville, Heidelberg, Hopewell, Ingram, Kennedy,
Leetsdale, McDonald, McKees Rocks, Moon Township, Neville Island,
North Fayette, Oakdale, Osborne, Pennsbury Village, Robinson,
Rosslyn Farms, Sewickley, Stowe, and Thornburg
Around Your Town
Kennedy Reminds Residents of Ordinances
The Kennedy Township Police Department reminds residents of
some township ordinances that improve the quality of life for fellow
neighbors and other residents:
Ordinance No. 65: Prohibits the storage of vehicles without current
license and/or inspection sticker.
Ordinance No. 169: Regulates unnecessary noises within the
township. Prohibits the making of loud, unnecessary, unnatural, or
unusual noises which are prolonged, unusual, and unnatural in their
time, place, and use and are a detriment to public health, comfort,
convenience, safety, welfare, and prosperity of the residents of the
township.
Ordinance No. 228: Prohibits grass or weeds to grow no higher than
six inches.
Ordinance No. 263: Requires all burglar/fire alarm holders to obtain a
permit from the police department.
Ordinance No. 372: Prohibits animals to defecate on public and
private property. The animal owner must immediately remove the feces
deposited and dispose of same in a sanitary manner.
Ordinance No. 375: Requires rental property owners to notify
Kennedy Township Police Department and Tax Office when new
tenants take possession of the property. Information is to include
tenant’s name, telephone number, and all household members.
Ordinance No. 438: Prohibits residents from placing garbage,
rubbish, and other refuse material at curbside until noon on the day
preceding the pickup date.
While these are brief descriptions of ordinances, residents are
welcome to contact the Kennedy Township Police Department for
more detailed information by calling the non-emergency number,
(412) 331-2408.
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Bishop Canevin Students Place in PJAS
Bishop Canevin High School sophomore students Ted Sankey,
Stephen Jochem, and Kaitlyn Danley placed first, second and third,
respectively, in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS)
regional competition at Upper St. Clair High School on February 2.
This is Bishop Canevin’s second year competing in PJAS and the first
time a student placed first in the regional competition.
Ted Sankey’s first-place project focused on the ability to produce
energy with ethanol. “I will be driving soon and will have to pay for
gas,” Ted explained when asked why he chose the topic. “This is a
country-wide issue and ethanol is coming into play as a cheap and
more effective fuel.”
In his first PJAS competition, Stephen Jochem received second place
honors for his research to show that specific enzymes in potatoes can
be deactivated. PJAS not only presented Stephen with the opportunity to hone his research and experimental skills, but also helped him
gain experience in another important area. “PJAS pushed me to
engage in public speaking,” he said. “I know that’s an important skill
that I want to practice and acquire.”
Third-place awardee Kaitlyn Danley tested the PH levels of
cleaning products to see what is the best type of cleaning material.
“These students are very strong, bright and articulate. They
conducted their research all on their own time, practiced every day
after school and then had to defend their data in front of their peers
and three or four judges,” said Nancy Silvia, Bishop Canevin High
School teacher and PJAS moderator.
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Around Your Town
OVGH Doctors Present Abstract
Philip Georgevich, M.D., Gaye Jarzabek, R.N., B.S.N., and David
Provenzano, M.D., presented an abstract to the American Society of
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine’s (ASRA) annual meeting in
Boca Raton, Florida this winter, which focused on the usage of spinal
cord stimulation to treat inoperable peripheral vascular disease.
Dr. Provenzano serves as the medical director at Ohio Valley
General Hospital’s Pain Treatment Center, while Ms. Jarzabek works
as the center’s director. Dr. Georgevich is a board-certified general and
vascular surgeon on the OVGH staff. His practice, Philip Georgevich
and Associates, is located at 1800 Pine Hollow Road in McKees
Rocks.
The Pain Treatment Center is located in Kennedy Plaza at 500 Pine
Hollow Road in Kennedy Township.
Sewickley Valley Medical Group
Announces New Doctor
Sarah B. Shinn, M.D., and Associates, part of the Sewickley Valley
Medical Group, is pleased to welcome Amita Mulherkar, M.D., to
the practice. Dr. Mulherkar started practicing medicine 15 years ago
and has been published four times on various topics within the
medical community. Dr. Mulherkar completed her residency in
Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital and earned her medical degree
from Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in India.
Dr. Shinn has consistently ranked as one of the top physicians in
Pittsburgh, and she was recognized by her patients and peers as a top
primary care physician in Pittsburgh Magazine’s annual Top Doctors
Issue in 2005 and 2006.
UPMC, Heritage Valley
Join Forces for Diabetes Initiatives
UPMC Health Plan and Heritage Valley Health System are
combining resources to introduce an initiative designed to help
prevent diabetes in the communities served by Heritage Valley
Health System.
The initiative, known as “UPMC Health Plan Presents: Heritage
Valley LifeSmart,” is designed to identify persons at risk for diabetes,
link them to a primary care physician, and provide them with the
kind of support they need to keep from getting the disease in the
future. Heritage Valley physicians will help screen UPMC Health
Plan members and then direct them to specially designed support
programs.
“The rise of diabetes in Western Pennsylvania and throughout the
United States makes this kind of program timely as well as necessary,”
said Diane P. Holder, president of UPMC Health Plan. “It is the
kind of community health initiative that we continue to support
throughout the region.”
UPMC Health Plan will contribute $100,000 to Heritage Valley
Health System for the program. That amount is matched by two
$50,000 donations from the foundations that support Heritage
Valley’s hospitals in Sewickley and Beaver -- the Sewickley Valley
Hospital Foundation and The Medical Center Foundation.
At-risk members will be asked to join one of several healthy
lifestyle interventions geared toward making healthy food choices,
increasing physical activity, and developing problem-solving skills.
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March 2008
Veterinarian Publishes Holistic Book
Dr. Doug Knueven, owner of Beaver Animal Clinic in Beaver, has
recently published a book, “The Holistic Health Guide,” through
Terra-Nova Publishing.
“Dr. Doug,” as he is known, writes chapters that offer information
and treatments about some of the more common topics in holistic
treatment as it affects
pets. Among the topics are acupuncture, chiropractic care, massage
therapy, herbal medicine, and
homeopathy.
Dr. Doug also includes some simple
instructions for pet owners to use
some of these applications.
He also discusses natural diets for
dogs, how to strengthen one’s
spiritual connection with dogs, and
how to integrate holistic medicine
into traditional therapies.
Dr. Doug received his veterinary
degree from Ohio State University
in 1987 and is a pioneer in holistic
veterinary medicine. He has also
earned certification in veterinary
acupuncture, veterinary Chinese herbal medicine, and animal
chiropractic.
He also has advanced training in veterinary clinical nutrition, massage
therapy, and homeopathy.
Dr. Doug is a regular contributor to Allegheny West Magazine, where
he writes a column on pet care in the Moon edition each issue.
BOCKTOWN BEER & GRILL North Fayette’s
Pool City Plaza (across from Target), 412-7882333. Over 400 craft beers served in a casual
atmosphere, featuring sandwich stacks, fresh cut
fries, and unique appetizers. Live Music Tuesdays.
Beer Samplings Wednesdays. Serving food: 11am—
Midnight Sunday—Thursday, 11am—1am
Weekends. www.bocktown.com
MONTE CELLO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
AND PIZZA, 616 Beaver Street, Sewickley, 412741-7868. Conveniently located in downtown
Sewickley, this restaurant was established in 1980.
Featuring a Monday Night Buffet from 6-8 pm for
$7.49. Children eat free on Tuesdays off the
children’s menu. Eight locations throughout the
Pittsburgh area, www.montecellos.com.
BRONZE HOOD 5994 E Steubenville Pike,
Chiodo Plaza, Robinson Twp., 412-787-7230.
Largest bar in Robinson Township, newly expanded
w/gameroom, 11 TVs including one 100” bigscreen, full menu w/freshest top quality ingredients,
Happy Hour M-F from 5-7 pm, Sat & Sun from 3-5
pm: 1/2 off appetizers and reduced drink prices.
SAPPORO HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE 4260
Steubenville Pike, Robinson Township, just off the
Crafton Exit of I-79, 412-920-2988. Steak,
chicken, shrimp cooked hibachi style, 12 years of
service to the area. Serving lunch and dinner. Menu
online at www.sapporopittsburgh.com. Hours: 11:30
am-2 pm & 4:30-10 pm Mon.-Thur.; 11:30 am-2
pm & 4:30-10:30 pm Fri., 4:30-10:30 pm Sat., 29 pm Sun.
CELEBRATIONS & MORE 8110 Steubenville
Pike, Imperial, 724-695-4333. Bar, Restaurant,
Banquet Room, outside covered deck, serving lunch
& dinner, home cooked food, sandwiches, salads.
Daily food and drink specials. Open Tues. thru Sun.
Book your wedding, graduation, party, or event now
in our banquet room, www.celebrationspittsburgh.com.
THE PINE RESTAURANT 318 Forest Grove
Rd., Kennedy Twp, 412-331-9282,
www.thepine.info. Newly renovated, daily specials,
homestyle cooking (everything from scratch).
Offering specialty coffees, craft-micro brewed beers,
“tap of the month,” nightly drink specials. Catering
menu available. Delivery service Mon-Fri, 11 am-8
pm. Happy hour Mon-Fri, 5-7 pm. Gift certificates
available.
TONIDALE SIX FLAMES FIRE GRILL 7001
Steubenville Pike, Oakdale (North Fayette) just off
the Tonidale exit at Route 60, the Parkway West,
and Rt. 22-30 W. Lunch Tue-Fri open at 11:30 am,
dinner M-Sun open at 4 pm, lounge, M-Sun open
at 3 pm. Happy Hour M-F 5-7 pm, karaoke and
drink specials Wednesdays, Heritage Banquet Hall
available, (412) 787-8160.
To be listed in this dining guide, mailed and/or distributed every other month to 15,000 community households and
businesses in Moon, Crescent, and surrounding areas. Call (724) 695-3968. Just one payment of $150 to be listed
in this edition all year (six issues)! Dining Guides also available in our West Allegheny and Montour editions, each
also a one-time payment of $150 for six listings a year.
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Their Faith & Scouting
Connect and Remember
Two Boy Scouts from the Montour area are engaged in two totally different Eagle Scout projects. Yet, the
topic of interest connects them. Boy Roy Hungerman of Robinson Township and Dominic Carlini of
Kennedy Township are motivated to incorporate their faith into the Eagle Scout experience. Here are
their stories.
Local Scout Dedicates “Father Bill’s Trail” BY HELEN STAMATAKIS
Roy Hungerman, an 18-year-old from Robinson Township, recently attained the rank of Eagle
Scout. Roy is a member of Boy Scout Troop 301 of Robinson Township, and a senior at Canevin
High School.
For his Eagle service project, Roy headed an effort to clear and mark with signs an overgrown 1.4mile trail at Settlers Cabin Park. “I decided to do this project because I use the Settler's Cabin Park
trails often when my mother and I take our dogs for a walk. We had to walk around trees and avoid all of
the mud that overtook the trail,” Roy explained.
“Altogether it took about 178 hours by 26 scouts and adults to complete,” Roy explained. “When scouts and adults arrived, I had a map
ready to show them what part of the trail needed to be worked on. The adults used chainsaws, the older scouts used weedwackers and heavy
equipment, and the younger scouts helped fill the mud holes and remove the overgrown brush. Now, the trail is clean, easy to hike on, fairly
level, and easily accessible with plenty of parking.”
Many people do not realize that walking trails are available at Settlers Cabin Park. There are three loop trails noted on the Settlers Cabin
website (www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/maps.aspx.) The trails are referred to as “Blue Loop,” “Green Loop,” and “Purple Loop.”
Two years ago another scout in Troop 301, Nick Stamatakis, cleared and put up signs marking what is mostly the Blue Trail and called it
“Tepee Loop.” It is accessible from most of the shelters and the tennis courts.
Roy renovated the Purple Loop trail and named it “Father Bill’s Trail” after Father William Scholtz, pastor of Holy Trinity Church, who died in
September of last year. The most direct way to reach this trail is to park at the park office.
Roy noted, “He (Father Scholtz) loved to walk outdoors and hiked all 2,175 miles of the Appalachian Trail.”
Roy wanted to recognize him because Holy Trinity Church sponsors Troop 301 and because Father Bill loved the outdoors.
Since the clearing of Tepee Loop two years ago, Boy Scout Troop 301 has gone back each spring to clear or cut back the Tepee Loop trail for
maintenance. Now they will be trying to maintain another trail. Tim Vitori, park manager at Settlers Cabin Park, worked with the scouts as
they did their Eagle Service projects. He noted that park workers “do not maintain trails.” With budget cuts, park workers have their hands full
maintaining the 1,600 acres of ground at the park.
“We are hoping volunteers come in and make these trails usable and maintain them,” said Vitori. “Just let us know if you want to come in and
do anything to the trails. This park is the best kept secret in the area.”
Scout Collects Religious Items to Spread the Word Around the World
Montour High School junior Dominic Carlini credits his scoutmaster, Tim Jackson, for the idea to collect old and unused bibles, religious
tracts, audio and video materials on religions, and other similar materials, as the basis for his Eagle Scout project. He’s a member of the
Venture Crew No. 306 that meets at St. Malachy Church.
“I wanted to do a project that would have a far-reaching effect, something different than building a project in the community, so when I was
searching for something, Mr. Jackson gave me this idea,” Dominic said. “It’s a good way to combine scouts with community.”
As a member of Union Presbyterian Church on Steubenville Pike, he suggested the idea to some
members of his church and was met with enthusiasm.
He contacted nearly two dozen churches and made arrangements to install boxes in some of them for the
collection of the materials. Each Sunday he goes around to the various churches to pick up any materials
that have been donated. He will continue his collections until Sunday, March 9.
With all of the materials in hand, Dominic will sort them by category and package them up for either
shipment or delivery to an organization called Love Packages out of Illinois.
“Depending on how much we collect, either my dad will drive the materials out there or we will ship
them by Fedex,” Dominic said.
When not busy collecting the materials for his project, Dominic keeps involved at Montour as a
member of the Interact Club for community service, the Students Against Destructive Decisions
(SADD), student council, chorus, and the school musical. He also holds down three part-time jobs.
While Dominic’s Eagle Scout project will be done this spring, his project will continue to spread the
Word around the world hopefully for many, many years to come.
ABOVE: Roy Hungerman, 18, of Boy Scout Troop 301 in Robinson Township,
stands near a sign marking a newly renovated trail at Settlers Cabin Park in honor of
Father Scholtz, who passed away last year.
RIGHT: Dominic Carlini is collecting religious items to send to locations around the
world. See the details on his announcement, located on page 27.
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New in Town
Art of Nails
On the far right in the Chiodo’s Plaza on Steubenville Pike is Art of Nails, a new
full luxury nail salon, where you will be greeted and offered a refreshment. Newly
remodeled, the salon’s purely delightful ambiance features deep eggplant walls and
the wonderful white tiled pedicure stations, a look that exudes an aura of comfort
and relaxation. Wood floors and glass block walls highlight the soothing spa
pedicure bar. In this unique pedicure bar, one of the area’s best pedicurists offers the
customer a vast choice of herbs, spices, and essential oils to be added to the
pedicure mask and scrub. The benefits of the ingredients range from stress
reduction to arthritic release. Another outstanding feature is the hot stone
pedicure…stones between each toe soothing your body, mind and spirit. What a
treat. How about a champagne and rose petal pedicure? Indulge yourself
completely, because the artisans at the Art of Nails know you are worth it.
A great pink and white artist is hard to find in the Robinson area, but don’t fret. Art
of Nails has one of the best. The hospitality and pampering that you will receive
will only complement the exquisite artwork created on your nails. Don’t forget to
upgrade to a hot oil or hot wax treatment on your extremities.
Owner Don Foltz recently relocated to the Pittsburgh area from Boardman, Ohio.
Don is a specialist in the hospitality business through his management expertise
with Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Boston Market. His experience in this industry
provides him with unique qualifications of understanding and delivering the highest
level of customer satisfaction. Don takes pride in his perception of what his
customers desire. Through this awareness and to best serve his clientele, Don has
retained the finest nail technicians available to sooth your appetite for relaxing
conversations and pampering in a luxurious setting.
When you have that hour and need to escape to a luxurious oasis of pampering,
stop at the Art of Nails at 5992-A Steubenville Pike in the Chiodo’s Plaza. Call for
an appointment at (412) 788-0106. Hours of operation are Tuesday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Evenings are by appointment.
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32 March 2008
New in Town
Manpasand Spice Corner
Do you want to try some Indian food but are not sure about the spices? Then come to the Manpasand Spice
Corner located at 7051 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, and owners Prasad Potluri, Ramesh, and Bobby will be
happy to explain the variety of spices and foods they sell. Their Indian grocery has snacks, ready-to-eat foods,
and an ever-changing lunch menu. Lunch is Tuesday to Friday from 11:30 am to 1:30 p.m. and includes two
curries, rice, and bread.
Manpasand Spice Corner opened in October 2007, after a successful five years in operation of the best Indian
restaurant in town, Tamarind Savoring India, in Greentree, and a second location that was started about a year
ago in Oakland.
A ten-year resident of Moon Township and 12-year employee of Bayer, owner Prasad Potluri is confident you
will make Manpasand Spice Corner your favorite lunch time spot.
He is offering $5 lunches from Tuesday to Friday.
Visit their website at http://www.manpasands.com. Contact Manpasand at (412) 787-0713 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
DEADLINE FOR THE
MAY 2008 ISSUE IS
APRIL 15. TIME TO
PROMOTE SPRING!
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BY PAT JENNETTE
Pennsylvania counts itself among a handful of states with the largest percentage of CSAs across the nation.
Here in our own backyard, that’s no exception.
As the growing season gets underway in the coming months, we decided to
explore what’s available right in our area.
It was a journey, to say the least. As we educated ourselves in the concept of
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs, we learned more about our local
farmers that work diligently to put good and viable fresh products on our tables
in a variety of ways. We learned about the growth in organic foods and their
impact on both the environment and our health. We learned about the farms
that have been here for a long time and offer the tried and true traditional way
of harvesting, and those who are new and carving their niche in the CSA and
organic arenas.
There is so much to be learned from all that’s good and wholesome about
something we do daily -- eat and nourish ourselves -- that we decided it would
make a wonderful series to share as we move into the warmer weather months.
We take you on this journey over a three-part series, a length we believe is
necessary because of the breadth of the information and resources available, how
it relates to the farms in our own community, and because of the nutritional
value and how it affects our health as one of the most important things we do for
ourselves every day we live.
As the percentage of food dollars
staying in localities has declined over
the last few generations, so has the
share of each food dollar going to
farmers. Distributors, wholesalers, and
retailers have been claiming more,
leaving a smaller and smaller portion
for the growers.
These statistics lead to an inescapable
conclusion: Our communities are not
supporting our farmers, so our farmers
are unable to support our communities. Most of our food travels many
hundreds of miles to reach us.
Enormous energy is expended to
transport it, yet it loses much of its
freshness and nutritional value.
Today’s food distribution system,
dependent on heavy usage of
agricultural chemicals, preservatives,
and fossil fuels, disrupts the ecological
balance of the planet.
A growing alternative agricultural
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March 2008
movement is responding by seeking to
bring markets back home.
It’s called Community Supported
Agriculture. In only ten years, the CSA
movement has spread to 600 farms in the
United States.
Shared Acres
During a recent visit on a cold, snowy
Saturday afternoon with Dwayne and
Renee Bauknight of Cork Bocktown
Road in Clinton, they spoke about their
newest venture -- nearly 40 acres of
newly purchased land they have named
Shared Acres.
As we looked out a large picture
window, it was evident the they have
toiled to create a vision that holds great
promise for an innovative, local fresh
food supply.
Dwayne said that the business concept
of Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) is relatively simple, “We grow for
the shareholders.”
For 26 weeks of the active growing
season, Dwayne will cultivate, harvest, and
prepare a basket of fresh produce for each
of the shareholders.
Each week the shareholders will come by
the farm and pick up a basket of vegetables that will eventually incorporate
fruits, herbs, and flowers into the harvest
as the CSA grows. Early in the spring,
such crops as radishes, peas, spinach, and
baby carrots are on the planting schedule.
Later in the summer, shareholders will
receive zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, celery,
and beans. By October, the fall harvest will
include cabbage and possibly pumpkin.
“Pumpkins are hard to grow, especially
without pesticides. They are fickle and
take up a lot of room, but I’m getting good
at it,” Dwayne said.
Additionally, each basket will include a
regular mix of salad greens.
He’ll have 12 different varieties of salad
greens among the selections.
Depending on the time of the season,
the harvest will change, of course.
But one thing will remain constant -- a
respect for the land and for growing what
one eats in its more natural environment.
“We will focus on growing
biodynamically, with no industrial
pesticides or chemicals; we let nature do its
thing,” Dwayne noted. “Shared Acres is
being built from the commons for the
commons. Even the seed are subject to
scrutiny. This means no patented genetically modified seeds,” Dwayne said.
The seeds will even come from the local
market as well, obtained from a familyowned specialty heirloom seed company
that is within a 100-mile radius.
All this can be had for a little more than
$300 a year, which, as Renee pointed out,
can be paid monthly. As many as 200
shareholders can participate in the first
year’s harvest.
Dwayne holds a bachelor’s in Finance
and a master’s in Engineering Management from Robert Morris University. His
master’s thesis was an ecological engineer-
ABOVE: Dwayne Bauknight, left, talks to students at Robert Morris University. Several of the
students are partnering with Shared Acres this spring to work on a class project related to the
environment and sustainable agriculture.
ing invention factory that could help
institute sustainable development with a
local commons. He said he has learned
more about the concept over the past
several years while he grew produce for his
own family at their former home in Moon
Township, literally turning his yard into a
biodynamic experimental playground. His
exposure to home gardening while he was
growing up also didn’t hurt.
“My parents had a garden and my Mom
canned a lot of what they grew. This was
natural for me to expand upon something I
was raised with,” Dwayne explains.
The concept piqued his interest further,
and he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in
natural resource management at West
Virginia University. Shared Acres will be
the implementation of his master’s thesis as
his dissertation.
Their Moon Township home wasn’t quite
the place to take their dreams to a larger
scale, and they started looking at property
in the western suburbs.
They were fortunate to find this place,
Renee said, because of its wide open space,
a massive barbeque pit and two ponds, and
it’s still close to a lot of venues.
Renee said that once they get things on
track with the harvest, they’ll be offering
shareholders and the public opportunities
to use Shared Acres for private outings.
Dwayne said that he believes his harvest
will be the first intercropping model of
vegetables grown together in a one-acre
plot.
He referred to “Gardening by the Square
Foot,” a book written by Mel
Bartholomew.
“Mel shows that for every 48-square-feet
that is planted, you are able to gain a
greater yield than if you were to plant each
seed in a plot of its own,” Dwayne
explained.
That being said, Dwayne’s cropping
model has expanded the Bartholomew
technique and shows that even more than
enough vegetables can be grown
on one acre for every 200 shareholders.
He further explained the concept of a
CSA.
Community Supported Agriculture is a
cooperative of growers and eaters who have
chosen to work together for their mutual
benefit. In exchange for receiving a share
of produce each week for an agreed upon
time period, shareholders pay the growers
an agreed upon yearly fee. At the minimum, CSA assures the growers of meaningful employment with fair wage before
they stick a single seed in soil and provides
the consumers with the true knowledge
that their weekly supply of vegetables is
fresh, healthy food.
This concept brings a new meaning to
the local farmer, and hopefully will
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reinstitute the sustainability concept of harvesting from the commons
for the commons.
First, CSA food is fresh food, as fresh as it gets. It comes right off
the farm into shareholders’ bags. In many cases, shareholders even
help pick it.
And, almost all CSA food is grown without herbicides, pesticides,
or chemical fertilizers.
Dwayne is creating raised beds for his crops, primarily for his ease of
access. He said he is designing some of the raised beds especially for
handicap and elderly access, “in case they would like to share in the
experience and come to pick their own produce.”
Along that line, he said that shareholders are asked to be an active
participant in the CSA in one of many ways that are available.
Some of those ways include filling out surveys, bringing their junk
mail and/or newspapers to the farm for use as bedding for the worms,
or simply coming by to dig in the beds and get dirty.
“I hope our shareholders will do just that, share in the experience
by participating in some small active way,” Dwayne said.
This spring, Dwayne is partnering with Robert Morris University’s
Environmental Science class, where some of the students have chosen
to take part in some of Shared Acre’s creation for their term project.
That partnership is one of many ways the Bauknight’s hope to
connect the community. They hope to make Shared Acres an
educational place where field trips can be taken, garden clubs can get
involved, and residents can learn about agriculture.
Dwayne even wants to share what he learns with other small
farmers across the nation with the publication of his dissertation.
And, once he has a need for extra hands, he plans to hire local.
“This is a local enterprise, and we want to engage as much of the
community in its growth as possible as we grow,” he said.
“We have some wonderful ideas for this place and we want to share
it with others,” Renee added.
For more information, call 1-866-512-1452.
Cherry Valley Organics
In 2002, Evan and Jodi Verbanic started a garden on a small plot
of land at their home in Crafton. They grew vegetables, herbs, and
flowers, and shortly thereafter launched a small-scale organic
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project that
they christened Urban Roots.
With a background working in the fields of environmental
management and community development, Evan saw a lot of
potential for the concept. In the years leading up to and following
the launch of Urban Roots, he assisted with the start-up of a
number of Pittsburgh-based organizations and projects such as
Sustainable Pittsburgh and the Farmers’ Market Alliance, as well as
an experimental nonprofit vegetable farm in collaboration with the
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Jodi worked in environmental management and also taught
environmental science at the primary, secondary, and undergraduate
levels. To hone her budding horticultural skills, Jodi worked for
several years as a professional gardener.
Quickly recognizing that the traditional CSA model was not for
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everyone, by their second season the Verbanics retrofitted their
share offering to be entirely “a la carte” to better serve customers.
By the 2004 growing season, the Verbanics had purchased 35
acres in Cherry Valley (near Burgettstown), obtained organic
certification for the property from the USDA, and Cherry Valley
Organics was born. Having germinated and nurtured the business
for five years on the side, they quit their day jobs in 2006 to devote
their full attention to their farm business.
Today, they grow and harvest more than 100 varieties of
vegetables, more than 150 varieties of herbs, and more than 300
varieties of cut flowers, along with black and red raspberries and
blueberries, all in accordance with the USDA organic standard.
“Product quality and selection has always been our primary
concern,” explains Evan, “but ecological considerations are a close
second, and we have embraced the federal organic standard as a
means to ensure the integrity of the organic name,” he said. He
noted that widespread use of popular marketing terms such as
“local” and “sustainable” are not readily defined.
In addition to these products, the Verbanics introduced several
all-organic and hand-made product lines in 2007, including herbal
bath and body products, herbal teas, baked goods, and dried herbs
and vegetables.
To keep pace with the steadily increasing demand for certified
organic, locally produced goods, Cherry Valley Organics has
expanded its operation this year. They have added two full-time
growers and one part-time assistant grower to their staff, along with
a second greenhouse and a small processing building. They also
plan to hire several seasonal interns from local colleges and universities.
In 2008, they will once again offer a 35-week-long “a la carte”
produce subscription service for individuals and households in the
Pittsburgh area.
Due to strong interest from the corporate sector to incorporate the
CSA model into wellness programming in recent years, Cherry
Valley Organics launched a corporate farm share program for
corporate and institutional accounts last year.
Of particular note, a farm share program was piloted in 2007
with Parkhurst Dining Services (a division of the Eat n’ Park
Hospitality Group) to deliver weekly farm shares to Bayer Corporation and Dick’s Sporting Goods for their employees.
Cherry Valley has impacted the retail and food service scene as
well. They sell products to restaurants, florists, and specialty food
stores, and are frequently found at area farmer’s markets.
Lastly, CVO plans to sell its products at three weekly farmers’
markets – in Bethel Park, Sewickley, and Washington – beginning
in April and running through November in 2008.
Evan’s business and managerial skills, coupled with Jodi’s handson experience and vision, complement each other.
Evan said, “We’re pleased to provide what the public wants, and
what they want more of is what’s organic, fresh, nutritious, and
high-quality.”
Additional information is available at their website,
www.cherryvalleyorganics.com, or call (724) 777-0790.
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your house & senate
Local homeowners who are taking steps to make their homes more energy efficient may qualify for the
Keystone HELP program, according to State Rep. Mark Mustio.
Keystone HELP, which is primarily supported by the Pennsylvania Treasury Department, provides
homeowners with unsecured lines of credit ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 or more at competitive interest rates.
There are no fees, closing costs or penalties for early payment. Also, liens will not be filed on property if funds
are accepted.
Improvements must be completed by an approved contractor or dealer. Eligible improvements include:
- Energy Star rated electric, gas and oil (83 percent AFUE or Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Rating) heating and air conditioning systems and related work
- Energy Star rated windows, doors, siding, roofing and insulation
- Geothermal, solar energy and hot water treatment, small wind power systems
- Other qualifying Energy Star and similar improvements
Homeowners must have satisfactory credit and must be able to repay the loan within the maximum ten-year
term. For more information or to apply, visit www.RepMustio.com or call toll-free at 1-888-232-3477.
State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana is urging college-bound students to complete and file the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible.
“The cost of college can be very daunting,” Fontana said. “I urge students and their families to explore all
prospective grant and loan programs.”
While the deadline for submitting the FAFSA to determine eligibility for a Pennsylvania State Grant is May 1,
Fontana urged students to file their FAFSA application as soon as possible to ensure meeting all other financial
aid deadlines.
The FAFSA is used to determine if students qualify for need-based financial aid, including the Pennsylvania
State Grant, federal Pell Grant, and many other scholarships, institutional awards, and low-cost student loans.
Fontana said students can visit www.pheea.org/fafsa for more information on how to complete and submit the
FAFSA. Forms can also be obtained and submitted online at www.fafsa.ed.gov and
www.educationplanner.org.
State Rep. Thomas Petrone has announced that he will
retire from the General Assembly at the end of this year.
“It is with great respect for this institution that I announce my
retirement,” Petrone said, “and with great fondness I will look back on
the time I spent as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. During my years of service, I’ve played a role in the
passage of many important bills and resolutions, and I’ve formed
strong bonds with both my colleagues and constituents. My hope is
that the House continues its forward trajectory in passing the
legislation that is essential to the Commonwealth in priority areas such
as education, health care, energy independence, and property tax
reform.”
Petrone was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1980
and is currently serving his 14th consecutive term in office. For his
past seven terms, Petrone has served as the chairman of the Urban
Affairs Committee.
In the past, he spent 14 years as a member of the Game and
Fisheries Committee and has been committed to working with
environmental organizations to preserve state land and waters.
Highlights include the cleanup of Presque Isle Bay and his work to
help save more than 5,000 acres off Lake Erie. Continuing his
environmental work, Petrone also serves as a member of the Task
Force of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and
Conservation Committee and the Sewage Task Force.
“Some of my most important work is my environmental conservation efforts throughout the state,” Petrone said.
While in the House, Petrone has used his nearly perfect attendance
and voting record to influence the introduction and passage of many
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STATE REP.
NICK KOTIK
1004 Fifth Ave.
Coraopolis PA 15108
(412) 264-4260
STATE REP.
THOMAS PETRONE
179 Steuben Street
Pittsburgh PA 15205
(412) 928-9514
STATE REP.
MARK MUSTIO
937 Beaver Grade Road
Moon Township, PA 15108
(412) 262-3780
www.repmustio.com
STATE REP.
MATTHEW SMITH
319 Castle Shannon Blvd.
PIttsburgh PA 15234
(412) 571-2169
STATE SEN.
WAYNE FONTANA
524 Pine Hollow Rd.
Kennedy Twp., PA 15136
(412) 331-1208
STATE SEN.
JOHN PIPPY
937 Beaver Grade Road
Moon Township, PA 15108
(412) 262-2260
[email protected]
laws vital to the Pittsburgh area and the state as a whole. A strong supporter
of senior citizens, he drafted the first version of the PACE prescription-drug
assistance program for seniors, which was later signed into law. Petrone
also drafted Act 151 of 1990, which gave local municipalities first right of
refusal to purchase abandoned land used for a former railroad right-of-way.
Passage of this law inspired the Rails-to-Trails program in Pennsylvania
and also made possible the building of the busway to the Pittsburgh
International Airport.
He also drafted the paramedics bill, or Act 82 of 1994, which allows for the
recertification of EMS personnel. He was involved in the establishment of the
Allegheny Regional Asset District and Pennsylvania’s Keystone Opportunity
Zone program, and both the Main Street and Elm Street programs. He was
involved in “Strategy 21,” which included such improvements for the
Pittsburgh region as the new Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal, the
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and the Carnegie Science Center.
This legislative session, Petrone has drafted numerous pieces of
groundbreaking legislation. One bill that passed the House would provide
loan forgiveness to mental health workers and drug counselors. Another bill
would offer volunteer firefighters the same health insurance coverage that is
currently only provided to state workers. He also introduced a bill that would
allow volunteer firefighters to solicit on roadways to benefit charitable causes.
Petrone noted that he hopes his successor will continue his efforts to
improve the Pittsburgh area.
“I’ve worked for 27 years to make life a little easier for Pittsburgh
residents ... While I’ve been committed to improving the lives of all Pennsylvanians, I am a Pittsburgher, born and raised, and I hope whoever
succeeds me will have the same mentality,” Petrone said.
CCAC Receives HVAC Grant
Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) has been
awarded $10,000 by Grainger, a local distributor of facilities maintenance products, to benefit the college’s Heating and Air Conditioning
program and the students enrolled in it.
The grant will enable the college to equip its HVAC lab at the West
Hills Center in North Fayette with wireless computer technology and
to offer several $1,000 scholarships to students currently pursuing an
associate’s degree or certificate in the Heating and Air Conditioning
program.
“We are grateful to Grainger for its support of this program,
especially because the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has designated
it as one for which there is a high demand for graduates,” said CCAC
Interim President Michael T. Murphy.
Off the Rail Farm
Welcomes Champion Trainer
Off the Rail Farm in Clinton welcomes Rabo Nijenhuis as its newest
instructor. Rabo has an impressive resume which includes chief driver
and manager of the Heinz Hitch, riding and training at Spruce
Meadows in Canada, training under German riding master Albert
Kley, and training the Queen of England’s horse while at Spruce
Meadows.
Raba was the Canadian Junior Champion Showjumping and the
Western Canadian Champion in a three-day event preliminary level.
He specializes in hunter/jumpers and dressage. In addition, Rabo
has horses for purchase at varying training levels.
Lessons can be scheduled through Off the Rail Farm or Rabo
directly.
The farm also announced the addition of an indoor riding arena.
The arena and facility are available for lease for clinics or outside riders.
For information, call Kelly at Off the Rail at (724) 544-5207 or
Rabo at (724) 554-1937. Their website is www.offtherailfarm.net.
Backstage
High Schools Prepare for Spring Musical Presentations
From Shakespeare to Stoppard, theater has primarily meant one
thing – live entertainment that can’t be faked, redone or, on most
nights, captured for posterity.
Whether it’s Kevin Kline buckling swashes in “Cyrano de
Bergerac” or Agnes Terwilliger who ALWAYS gets the role of
Blanche in the Imperial Theatre Club’s annual production of “A
Streetcar Named Desire,” the stage actor puts it all on the line
every time the curtain (real or imagined) goes up.
Writing a theater column is like that, except that the writer has
a spell check and several editors to keep him from humiliating
himself in print. In the coming months this space will be filled
with information about the theater scene west of Downtown
Pittsburgh. I’ll have fun; I hope you do, too.
This issue focuses on a Western Pennsylvania rite of spring, the
high school musical.
BY A.J. CALIENDO
Moon Area has selected Cole Porter’s tried and true, “Anything
Goes.” The shipboard romantic comedy musical will be presented
March 13, 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16 at 3 p.m.
This year’s entry at West Allegheny is the Stephen Schwartz “hippie”
classic, “Godspell.” Producer Tom Snyder said the show presents the
perfect showcase for a talented group of returning seniors. The show
runs March 7, 8,9,14 and 15 at the high school auditorium.
At Montour, Director Tammy Townsend will present the Kander
and Ebb Revue, “And the World Goes ‘Round”at David E. Williams
Middle School while the high school auditorium is being refurbished,
The show features songs from the writing team’s blockbusters
“Chicago” and “Cabaret,” as well as lesser-known works like “The
Rink” and “The Act.” The dates of the run are April 23 through
April 27.
For more on high school musicals, visit www.springhsmusicals.com.
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Community Connections
AREA
TAXES
County Real Estate Payments:
March 31 with discount; Face Amt.: After March
School Real Estate Tax Payments: See township or borough
information
Questions concerning county taxes: 412/350-4100
SCHOOLS
Montour School District, 223 Clever Road, McKees Rocks PA
15136, 412/490-6500, www.montourschools.com
Parkway West Career & Technology Center,
7101 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, PA 15071 412/923-1772
www.parkwaywest.org
Holy Trinity, 5720 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136,
412/787-2656, www.holy-trinity-school.org
Robinson Township Christian School, 77 Phillips Lane,
McKees Rocks, PA 412/787-5919, www.rtcsonline.org
St. Malachy, 343 Forest Grove Rd., Coraopolis, PA 15108
412/771-4545, www.stmalachyschool.home.comcast.net
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Dept. of Elections
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Dog Licenses
Duquesne Light Co.
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette-West
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YOUTH & CHILDREN
Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts/Venturing, 412-788-4316
Boys & Girls Club, 412-771-0428
Crafton Children s Corner, 412-561-5502
Cheryl s Daycare, 412-788-4930
Girl Scouts, Recruiting, 724-796-1447
Little Footsteps Daycare, 412-859-3581
Montour Marching Band Boosters, 412-771-7831
Montour Baseball Boosters, 412-922-9424
Montour Bowling Boosters, 412-787-1452
Montour Boys Basketball Boosters, 412-331-8620
Montour Cheerleading Boosters, 412-788-9246
Montour Football Boosters, 412-771-0790
Montour Foundation of Theatre Arts, 412-850-0512
Montour Girls Basketball Boosters, 412-733-1554
Montour Golf Boosters, 412-787-3092
Montour Gymnastics Sponsors, 412-341-2328
Montour Boys Soccer Boosters, 412-787-7266
Montour Girls Soccer Boosters, 412-788-2533
Montour Softball Boosters, 412-771-6831
Montour Swimming Boosters, 412-859-3579
Montour Tennis Sponsors, 412-331-1340
Montour Track Sponsors, 412-331-2599
Montour Boys Volleyball Boosters, 412-788-2576
Montour Girls Volleyball Boosters, 412-331-6322
Montour Wrestling Boosters, 412-299-0359
Montour Youth Soccer, 412-859-0705, www.montoursoccer.com
Robinson Twp. Girls Softball, 412-788-6990
Tender Care Learning Center, 412-444-4600
The Early Learning institute, 412-331-3560
Union Church Childcare, 412-787-7553
Youthtowne, 724-695-2306
PENNSBURY
1043 Pennsbury Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15205, 412-279-7876,
www.pennsburyvillageboro.com. Council: Steve Stecko,Daryl Albert,
Trish Notaro, Barbara Sigler, Carolyn Waldner, Bob Wable, Marita
Haubrick; Mayor: Lucy Harper; Manager: Irv Foreman
Meetings
Council: Regular - 2nd Tues., 6:30 p.m., Community Room
Trash: Call borough office; Water Info: 412/276-5100
Parks & Recreation: Pennsbury Park on Countryview
Ct.
Personal & Earned Income Tax: Jordan Tax Service,
412-835-5243; R.E. Tax: Janice Friedrich, 412/276-6181
Emergencies
Carnegie: Police: 9-1-1, Non-Emergency: 412/279-6911; Fire Emergency: 9-1-1, Para-Medical Emergency: 9-1-1
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CHURCHES
Allegheny West Christian Church, Rev. Faron Franklin
7600 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, PA 15071, 412/788-8818
Sun. 11 am, Eve. Svc. 6 pm, Wed. Bible study 7 pm, children s programs during
both worship and Bible study, www.awcchurch.com
Ascension Lutheran Church, Rev. Leonard Larsen
1290 Silver Lane, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, 412-859-3711,
www.ascensionlutheranchurchofpa.org, Svcs.: Sun. Sch./Adult Bible Study 9:30 am,
Sun. Worship, 10:30 am w/children s church during worship
Ascension Parish, Fr. Dennis Bradley
114 Berry St., Pgh. PA 15205, 412/921-1230
Church of the Nativity, Rev. Scott T. Quinn
33 Alice Avenue, Crafton, PA 15205, 412/921-4103, Sun. Svcs.: 8 & 10 am
Crafton United Methodist Church, Rev. L.J. Turnbull
43 Belvidere St., Crafton, PA 15205, 412/921-3381, Sun. School
9:45 am, Svcs.: Sun. 11 am, e-mail: [email protected]
Crafton United Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. C. Edward Bowen
80 Bradford Ave., Pgh PA 15205, 412-921-2293,
www.craftonunited.presbychurch.org, Sun.: 9:45 am Sun. Sch., 11 am svc., Bible
study, Weds. 11 am, Youth Club Weds. 3:15-6 pm
The Church of Jesus Christ, Richard Lawson
227 Herbst Rd., Coraopolis, PA 15108, 412/771-1335
Sun. School 9:45 am, Svcs.: Sun. 10:45 am, Wed., 7 pm
First Baptist Church
1 Oregon Ave., Crafton, PA 15205, 412/922-5382
Svcs.: Sun. 11 am, Sun. School 10 am, 7 pm Bible study, Wed. noon prayer lunch
Forest Grove Comm. Presby. Church, Rev. M.L. Callahan
20 William Dr., Robn. Twp., PA 15108, 412/788-1081
Sun.: 11 am, Preschool Learning Center, 412/788-1082,
www.forestgrovecommunitychurch.org
Hillside Christian Comm. Church, Rev. David R. Morgan
POB 689, 1050 Campbells Run Rd., Carnegie, PA 15106,
412/279-2996, Sun. Growth Hr. 9 am, Sun. Worship, 10 am, Family Night Weds. 7
pm, nursery & children s classes
His disciples Christian Outreach Ministry
1 Crafton Square/Noble Ave., Crafton, PA 15205, 724/498-6326
Sunday School 10 am, Worship 11 am, Bible Study Weds. 7:30 pm, Prayer Mtg.,
Fridays 6 pm
Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church, Fr. Michael Selep
200 Grace Street, McKees Rocks, PA 15126, 412-221-6459
Sun. Svcs. 10 am, Bible Study 1st & 3rd Weds. 6 pm
Holy Trinity RC Church, Rev. Gary W. Oehmler
5718 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, 412/787-2140
Sun. Svcs.: 8 am, 10 am, noon w/Sat. eve. vigil, 5 pm, CCD Sun. 9-11 am
Ingram UP Church, Rev. John C. Free
30 West Prospect Avenue, Pgh., PA 15205, 412/921-2323, Svcs.: Sun.
11 am, Sun. School: 9:45 am, Bible Study Mons. 7 pm
Ken Mawr UP Church, Rev. Karl McDonald
1760 Pine Hollow Rd., McKees Rocks, PA 15136, 412/331-2863
Sun.: 8:30 am & 11 am, Sunday School 9:45 am, nursery at both services,
children s church through grade 5, 11 am svc
Kennedy First Alliance Church, Rev. John Kistler
941 McCoy Rd., McKees Rocks, PA 15136, 412/331-6145 or 412/331-8787;
Svcs.: Sun 9 am Adult Sunday School, 10 am Worship, Wed 7 pm Bible Study &
Prayer
Lighthouse Baptist Church, Pastor Richard Gelfand
412/216-8321, 1301 Coraopolis Hts Rd, Moon Twp, PA, Sun School 10 am, Sun.:
11 am & 6 pm, nursery all svcs, www.lighthousebaptistpgh.com
Living Water Fellowship, Pastor Doug Dragan
P.O. Box 522, Moon Twp., PA 15108, 724-513-8805, www.lwf-church.org, Svcs.
held at Embassy Suites Hotel, Moon, 10 am
Providence Presbyterian Church
77 Phillips Lane, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, 412/788-6100
Sunday School 9:15 am Worship service, 10:30 am
St. Malachy Catholic Church, Fr. Michael Maranowski
343 Forest Grove Rd., Coraopolis, PA 15108, 412/771-5483
Svcs.: Sat. Vigil, 4 pm, Sundays, 8 am, 11 am, M-F, 7:15 am
St. Phillip Roman Catholic Church
50 West Crafton Avenue, 412/922-6300
Union Presbyterian Church, Pastor Mark. A. Whitsel
6165 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, 412/787-1818; Sun. School
9:45 am, Svcs.: Sun. 8:30 & 11 am, www.unionpresbychurch.org
Windhaven Christian Church, Will Santmyer, Minister
1040 East Windhaven Rd., Pgh., PA 15205, 412/921-3641
Sun. Svcs.: 11 am worship (incl. toddlers, children, nursery); 10 am Sun School,
all ages, 11 am worship, Wed. Family Bible Hour, 7 pm, for all
(NOTE: schedules may change for the summer and holidays. Vacation Bible School and
holiday services are announced elsewhere in the magazine during the appropriate month.)
CIVIC/SOCIAL/PROFESSIONAL
Al-A-Non, 724/926-3396
American Legion Crafton Post 145, 412/921-9307
American Legion Stowe-Rox Post 618, 412/331-9083
American Legion Robinson Post 862, 412/787-1113
Business Network Intl. (BNI) Airport Chapter, 724-934-0981
Char-West Council of Governments, 412/279-3333
Coraopolis Gun Club, 412/264-9920
Elks BPO, 412/331-9387
Forest Grove Sportsmens, 412/269-0942
Grtr. Pgh. Busin. Connection, Wed. 7:30 am, Eat n Park
Hollow Oak Land Trust, 412/264-5354
Ingram Women s Civic Club, 412/490-0835
Kennedy Twp. Firemen s Club, 412/331-5031
Kennedy Twp. Garden Club, 412/249-8021
Kiwanis Club, 412/264-6419
Masons, Crafton Lodge #653 & Masons, Guyasuta Lodge, #513
Montour Run Watershed Assn., 888-205-5778, www.mrwa.info
Montour Trail Council, 412/257-3011, www.montourtrail.org
Pgh. Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, 412/264-6270
Robinson Lions, 412/787-2695, www.robinsonlions.org
Robinson Twp. Historical Society, 412/788-6795
Rotary, Crafton/Ingram, 412/736-9891
Rotary, McKees Rocks, 412/771-0900
Rotary, Parkway West, 412/292-4140
SNPJ Lodge 106, 724/695-1411 or 695/1100
Sweet Adelines Sounds of Pittsburgh, 724/283-4294
The Small Business Network (TSBN), 412/367-5979
VFW-Vesle Post #418, 412/771-7034
Western Area YMCA, 412/787-9622, www.ymcaofpittsburgh.org
INGRAM
ROBINSON
40 West Prospect Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15205, 412-921-3625,
www.ingramborough.org, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Council Members: Richard Sam Nucci,
president; Karen Dixon, vice-president; Greg Butler, Russell Dettling, Scott
Trevenen, Joe Chesno, Frank Petrell, Mayor: Charles Mitsch, Jr.
Meetings: Council: Second Mon., 7 p.m.; Trash: Waste Management,
1-800-866-4460; Parks & Recreation: Call for reservation dates and
guidelines; Taxes: School Tax, Central Tax Bureau - 800-519-7347
Tax Collector - Janet Sulima, 412-922-5877; Emergencies
Police - 9-1-1, 412-921-6969; Fire - 9-1-1; Ambulance - 9-1-1
1000 Church Hill Rd., Pittsburgh PA 15205, 412-788-8120,
www.townshipofrobinson.com; 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Commissioners: Daniel
Tallon, chairperson; Sam Abatta, vice-chairperson; Jerome Brouker, ,
Stephanie Triko-Selelyo, Ronald Shiwarski, Administrator: Richard
Charnovich
KENNEDY
340 Forest Grove Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108, 412-771-2321, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Commissioners: Mark Panizzi, Tony Mollica, Vince DePascale, Anita Kulik, Myron
Staroschuck, Manager: Gary Vituccio
Meetings
Commissioners - Caucus: 2nd Mon. 7 p.m.; Reg: 2nd Mon. immediately following
caucus; Planning Commission: Every 4th Wed.; Zoning Hearing & Civil Service
Comm.: As needed
Trash: Valley Waste, Inc., 724/843-9373; Recycling: Valley Refuse Inc.,
724/843-9373, collected same days at trash, Mon-Fri, recycling bins $5., available
from the office
Parks & Recreation: Fairhaven Park, recreation, picnic, baseball,
(3) pavilions, deck hockey, tennis
Taxes: E.I.T. Tax: Jordan Tax Svcs., 412-835-5243; Melvin Weinstein, 412-771-3616
Meetings
Commissioners - Caucus: 1st Mon. , 7 p.m.; Regular: 2nd Mon. , 7 p.m.;
Planning Commission: 1st & 3rd Wed. , 7 p.m.; Zoning Hearing Board:
4th Wed. , 7 p.m. Other: Civil Service Board - As needed; Parks &
Recreation - 4th Thurs. at 7 p.m.
Trash: Waste Management of Pa., 800-866-4460; Recycling:
Bi-wkly. Special containers available. Contact office for schedule and guidelines
Water: Municipal Auth. of Twp. of Robinson, 412-923-2411
Parks & Recreation: Call for reservation dates, fees, and guidelines,
412/788-8120; Pavilion Rentals, 10 am-11 pm, open May 1-Sept. 30
No deposit is required, however, damages occurring will incur a charge. Proof of
residency is required for resident rentals.
Taxes
Personal EIT Collector: Central Tax Bureau, 800-519-7347; Occupational Privilege
and Real Estate Tax Collector, Ed Ritter, 412-788-8119
Emergencies
Police, 9-1-1 or 412-788-8111; Fire, 9-1-1 or 412-788-8111; Ambulance, 9-1-1
Emergency or 412/787-5044 Business Office
Emergencies
Police: 9-1-1 or 412-331-2408; Fire: 9-1-1, Ambulance 9-1-1
THORNBURG
1133 Dartmouth Rd., Pittsburgh PA 15205, 412-921-3713, Fax: 412-921-3713, Parks & Recreation: Call for reservation dates & guidelines:
Council: Judy Thompson, Barbara Larimer, Jerry Clarke, Vince Coppola, Patti Dodge, 412-921-3713
Tax Collector: Berkheimer & Associates, 412-881-6630
Jim Grefenstette; Mayor: Thomas Mackin
Meetings
Council: Second Mondays monthly at 7:30 p.m.
Trash & Recycling: Waste Management, Inc. 1-800-395-7422
Emergencies
Police: 9-1-1 or 412-921-2014; Fire: 9-1-1; Ambulance 9-1-1
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