Bethel Park Journal category, Page 17
Bethel Park area happenings, week of July 24, 2023
Annual Joey Fabus race set The Joey Fabus Superhero “Run Over DIPG” 5K Race/Walk will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 17, with the course starting at Bethel Park High School and traversing local neighborhoods. Joey Fabus was an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in May 2014....
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of July 23, 2023
Bethel Park Mark Kieler sold property at Bethel Church Road to Paul and Mari Ulicny for $12,000. Estate of John Moore sold property at 1301 Buckskin Trl to Deborah and Kaitlin Vavrek for $189,900. Estate of John Zaharsky sold property at 601 Clifton Road to Jeffrey Pawlosky and Kerrie King...
Bethel Park girls volleyball building foundation for upcoming season
Excuse the members of the Bethel Park girls volleyball team if they occasionally sneak a peek at HGTV. “We have an inexperienced varsity roster, but we have been dedicated to improving and building a solid foundation for the team in the gym this summer,” coach Brooke Muraco said. “The plan...
Senior class leaves unprecedented mark on Bethel Park baseball program
It was a tremendous three-year run for the Bethel Park baseball program, particularly for the seniors on the 2023 club. There were 14 upperclassmen — count ‘em, 14 — on the 2023 team, including seven or eight who usually were penciled into the starting lineup. Over the past three seasons,...
Acts sought for Bethel Park Battle of the Bands
Musicians, get those demos ready. As part of its Park and Play series, Bethel Park Recreation will host a Battle of the Bands on Sept. 2, with five acts to be selected for a set on the stage. “We’re looking for bands that are going to be family-friendly and appeal...
Bethel Park hires municipal manager
At the July 10 Bethel Park Council meeting, Kristen Denne was approved as the new municipal manager. Her start date is Aug. 28. “Kristen is very well qualified, with substantial local government managerial experience,” Tim Moury, council president, said. “We’re excited to have her on board and look forward to...
Everyone learns at Bethel Park’s Camp Invention
Teachers still are learners. “I never knew who invented the Bose speaker,” Melinda Romito said. “I never thought about it.” She discovered the answer while serving as an instructor for, appropriately enough, Camp Invention. An educational program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the camp took place in Bethel...
Police seek help finding Bethel Park teen
Bethel Park police are seeking the public’s help to find a 15-year-old girl last seen Saturday. Armor Wilson is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 150 pounds. She has short faded red hair. When she left home Saturday morning, Wilson was wearing pajama pants and a black hoodie...
Upper St. Clair Scout joins ranks of female Eagles
Girls can be Eagles, too. Molly Walsh, 16, joined the growing number of females earning the highest rank attainable in Scouts BSA, previously known as Boy Scouts. “She knows what she likes. She pursues it,” her father, Bethel Park School District Superintendent James Walsh, said. “And we just sort of...
Morning roundup: Bethel Park man, 71, dies in motorcycle crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, July 14: Motorcyclist from Bethel Park dies in Washington County crash A Bethel Park man died Thursday afternoon after a crash on Interstate 70 in in South Strabane, Washington County, according to state police. State police said Fred...
Playground equipment returns to Lions Park in Bethel Park
Playgrounds have come a long way since the days of bolting together iron bars and sheet metal atop a sea of asphalt. “There are federal and state guidelines on what you have to do with playground equipment. It’s pretty extensive,” Bethel Park council member John Oakes said. “There’s even a...
In brief: Bethel Park area happenings, week of June 26, 2023
Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club The Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club met at St. Clair Country Club in May for their annual spring luncheon to honor Joanne Koller, club president. She took the opportunity to present the club’s donation of $2,105 to Bethel-St.Clair Meals on Wheels manger Dorothy Vandruff. Officers for 2023-24...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of June 25, 2023
Bethel Park Betta Lee Heilman sold property at 592 Galway Drive to James and Terry Dixon for $175,000. Curtis Dunn sold property at 5212 Lark St. to Luis Angel Alcaraz Tapia for $125,000. Rohlyn Invests LLC sold property at 5393 Main St. to Delia Echo Ramseyer for $145,000. Calvin Hodder...
Bethel Park baseball faces adversity, comes through with solid season
It didn’t end with a state championship celebration like the previous two seasons did, but Bethel Park’s baseball team was able to boast of a strong 2023. The Black Hawks soared to first place in Section 2-5A with a 9-1 record, won 13 of 14 games prior to the WPIAL...
Bethel Park School District budget calls for tax increase
Bethel School Board is scheduled to vote June 27 on adopting the district’s final budget for 2023-24. Property owners can expect a new real estate tax rate of 24.5526 mills, or 4.8% over the current fiscal year, according to the proposed budget made available for public review. The amount represents...
Steelers sign LB Nick Kwiatkoski of WVU, Bethel Park; release WR Anthony Miller
It took a lengthy detour, but Nick Kwiatkoski is poised to pull off a local football trifecta. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of Kwiatkoski on Tuesday, five days after he completed a three-day tryout during minicamp. An eight-year veteran inside linebacker who previously played for the Chicago Bears, Las...
Bethel Park official named state’s Outstanding Council Member
Bethel Park Councilman Mark O’Brien has been named Outstanding Council Member of the Year by the Pennsylvania Borough Councils Association. “I am deeply appreciative and humbled by this award.” O’Brien said. “I see it as an honor not just for myself, but for all the individuals who have supported and...
Always B Smiling lives up to name: Nonprofit hosts programs in Peters for young people with disabilities
Most youngsters spend nine or so months waiting, patiently or otherwise, to hear the proclamation: “School’s out.” Heck, a song with that title remains popular even though it’s been around for more than 50 years now. But Destiny Otricelli of Bridgeville, a student at Pathfinder School in Bethel Park, is...
Service dog fundraiser in Peters exceeds goal
Numerous military veterans who are paired with service dogs can attest to their overwhelmingly positive effect on quality of life. Thanks to the success of what has become an annual event, three more vets will be joined by canine friends. A fundraiser held June 3 at Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Fitness studio with ‘after-50’ focus opens in Bethel Park
For folks in the stage of life where they start dreading the next birthday, Jason Zawodniak offers encouraging words. “We don’t believe that 50 is old, or 60, or even 70,” he said. “With the right programming, it doesn’t have to be.” In May, Zawodniak and his wife, Rachel, opened...
Municipality eyes taking over school properties in Bethel Park
With Bethel Park School District planning to close its elementary buildings by 2026, the municipality seeks ownership of two of the properties. The impetus is to preserve the land at Benjamin Franklin and George Washington schools for recreational purposes and green space, according to Tim Moury, municipal council president. “We...
Bethel Park graduates 352 students in Class of 2023
Bethel Park High School held its 114th annual commencement at Black Hawk Stadium June 8, on an unseasonably cool summer night that featured a brief shower beforehand and a poor-air-quality alert throughout the week, the result of wildfires in Canada. Those proved to be little more than minor distractions for...
Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski with Steelers on tryout
He went to high school about 10 miles down Route 19 from Pittsburgh and played in college another 80-minute drive or so to the south. But it took until just days after his 30th birthday for Nick Kwiatkoski to suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kwiatkoski, a veteran linebacker of...
Bethel Park student’s work ethic pays off with musical opportunities
Forgoing the typical student’s summer vacation is par for singer Clara McGough’s course. “She practices all the time,” her mother, Julie, attested. “She doesn’t have a lunch at school. Instead, she takes a study hall, which is her practice period.” With the conclusion of Bethel Park High School’s academic year,...
Venezuelan star leads Shaler to dominant win over Bethel Park in WPIAL Class 5A finals
Miguel Hugas sparked a championship celebration in Shaler Township, but the star senior was sure he’d hear from some happy baseball fans in Venezuela too. Hugas struck out eight in a dominant complete game, and top-seeded Shaler provided him more than enough run support to defeat No. 2 Bethel Park,...
