Bethel Park Journal category, Page 18
Rotary farmer’s market held Thursdays in Upper St. Clair
The Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary Breakfast Club Farmer’s Market is open for the season. Visit every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. through Sept. 28 for local treats, dinner options, fresh produce and flowers, handmade bread, hot kettle corn, sweet treats and musical entertainment. The market is located in...
Nevin Shelter restored, 180 trees planted in South Park
South Park is getting spruced up just in time for summer. A recent green upgrade came courtesy of a significant tree-planting effort by the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and communications infrastructure company Crown Castle. Through the Connected by Good partnership, 180 trees were put in the ground at the county-owned...
Talent abounds at Bethel Park Arts Fest
Amid the dazzling array of artwork on display at Bethel Park High School was a graphite drawing that was on its way to a new home in Washington, D.C. Beginning in June, senior Tatum Brown’s “Canaries in the Coal Mine” will be exhibited at the U.S. Capitol for a year...
Bethel Park students meet auditor general, learn financial literacy at JA BizTown
Say you encounter an offer for a credit card that boasts a 0% introductory annual percentage rate for the first 12 months after opening an account. Oh, and the rate increases to between 18% and 29%, based on your creditworthiness, at the end of that year. Do you take the...
Bethel Park School District appoints new administrator
Bethel Park School District appointed Mark Korcinsky as superintendent of facilities and operations. In his new role, Korcinsky will oversee the district’s transportation, maintenance and facilities departments. He also will be responsible for guiding the renovation of Independence Middle School and the construction of a new elementary school, scheduled for...
Bethel Park students help complete tree planting at Miners Memorial Park
Students in Bethel Park High School’s first-year environmental club helped complete a municipal Shade Tree Commission project at Miners Memorial Park. They also learned some relevant lessons, including best practices for mulching, their main activity for April 21, the day before Earth Day. “If you can just keep this in...
Hard-throwing Bethel Park alum debuts with Oakland A’s
When he accepted an internship with AHN as a college sophomore, Mason Miller had to be thinking he was taking the first significant step to defining a career that would help shape a lifelong occupation. Miller, a Bethel Park alumnus, was right — but not remotely in the way anyone...
Bethel Park Lions to hold annual spring fish fry
The Bethel Park Lions Club’s annual spring fish fry will take place on May 19in the pavilion at Lions Park on Irishtown Road. Lunch hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., while dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu will include a choice of fried...
Plenty of talent on display at Galleria of Mt. Lebanon art show
As a little girl, Judy Founds had the opportunity to meet a gentleman who made quite the impression on her. In tribute, she drew “Chief Big Tree, Pittsburgh 1950,” a pastel and pencil portrait that drew a lot of attention while on display at the Galleria of Mt. Lebanon. The...
Farmers’ market opening, other Bethel Park happenings, week of April 24, 2023
Farmers’ market opens The Bethel Park Farmers’ Market will open its 17th season from 3-7 p.m. May 2 at the South Park VIP Parking Lot near the ice-skating rink located off Corrigan Drive. The market will run every Tuesday through Sept. 26, rain or shine. A variety of vendors will...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of April 23, 2023
Bethel Park Estate of John Reibold sold property at 5817 Glen Brook Drive to Todd Andrew Pistorius for $275,000. Estate of Michael Krisfalusi sold property at 129 Grand Ridge Road to Brian David and Christina Kathryn Murtaugh for $419,000. Thomas Marecic sold property at 2007 Grandview Farms Ct to Brandon...
Bethel Park sprinter shattering school records in breakout season
Bethel Park coach Mark Jacobs had high hopes for junior Artemis Conaboy in the outdoor track and field season. “I have to say my expectations for this season have been blown out of the water because Artemis sprinted right past them,” Jacobs said. “I knew she had the ability to...
With roster loaded with underclassmen, Bethel Park girls lacrosse looks to learn, grow
It’s been tough sledding for the Bethel Park girls lacrosse team. “We graduated about 75% of our varsity team last year, so this is a major rebuilding year for us,” coach Becky Luzier said. “The good news is we return some great now-upperclassmen and we have an abundance of freshmen...
Despite roster turnover, Bethel Park boys lacrosse remains in contention
Luke Lewis moved from defensive coordinator into the leadership position of head coach this year in the Bethel Park boys lacrosse program. He said the team’s expectations remain the same. “Bethel Park lacrosse has always been a highly competitive top-tier WPIAL team,” Lewis said, “and despite graduating several starters from...
Bethel Park ready to defend back-to-back PIAA baseball championships
The players on the Bethel Park baseball team have had big shoes to fill this season. The Black Hawks are two-time defending state champions and are coming off back-to-back 20-win campaigns. “Our goals are the same as every year,” coach Pat Zehnder said, “to win section, WPIAL and state championships....
Bethel Park High School freshman continues to bring smiles to children
This Easter Bunny delivered more than baskets filled with toys, books and stuffed animals. He brought smiles. Inside each of the 75 containers, wrapped in plastic and tied with pink bows, were bright yellow plastic balls with a smiley face and Loopy Laura handmade smiley faces. They represent Smiles From...
Bethel Park splash pad in progress
Ground was broken April 10 for a new splash pad and playground at Park Avenue, next to the Bethel Park Community Center. The playground will feature a “Serenity Spot,” playground equipment for children with autism or other sensory processing differences. “This project has been in the making for about four...
Bethel Park kids pick favorite books in public-school library collaboration
Today’s Bethel Park first-graders won’t be eligible to vote for another dozen years or so. But thanks to a guest hosted by Washington Elementary School librarian Becky Minella, a class full of youngsters knows what the word “ballot” means. “You’re going to circle your favorite one, and then you’re going...
9 in the running for 5 spots on Bethel Park School Board
Editor’s note: The Bethel Park Journal is publishing primary election previews with candidate interviews for contested races only. Bethel Park Council has no contested races in the primary, according to Allegheny County Election Bureau information. In the race for Bethel Park School Board, nine candidates are running for spots on...
Designer Bag Bingo: Sold-out fundraiser benefits revived Friends of Bethel Park Library
The big names were on the table at Bethel Park Community Center: Vera Bradley, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Patricia Nash. And of course, Coach. The game was Designer Bag Bingo, and a sold-out house of players tried their luck on April 16 in the first fundraising event for the rejuvenated...
Moon senior Anthony Lounder, Winchester Thurston freshman Austin He take WPIAL tennis titles
A senior playing his third WPIAL tournament and a freshman making his WPIAL debut took home boys tennis singles championships Wednesday afternoon at Bethel Park High School. Moon senior Anthony Lounder, the No. 2 seed in the Class 3A bracket, claimed WPIAL gold with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over No....
Bethel Park speaker sends care packages to native Ukraine
Millions have fled war-torn Ukraine, but when Russia invaded the country last year, Lesya Jurgovsky’s first instinct was to pack her bags to go there and help. She didn’t. Jurgovsky, a Ukraine native who has lived in the United States since 2004, made a life in Pittsburgh complete with a...
Two-plus tons of recyclable metal benefits Bethel Park school
A new generation is learning all about the importance of environmental stewardship. And according to Bethel Park fourth-grader Abby Burke, plenty of people her age are planning to continue to do all they can on behalf of the earth. She is a member of George Washington Elementary School’s Green Team,...
Bethel Park sweeps Upper St. Clair on walk-off wild pitch
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. After having a baserunner thrown out at the plate trying to score from third base on a wild pitch in the first inning, Bethel Park scored the game winner in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases-loaded wild pitch...
Bicyclist shot and killed in Bloomfield identified as former Pittsburgh city intern
Pittsburgh officials on Tuesday mourned the loss of a former city intern who was shot and killed while riding his bike through Bloomfield. Alexander Yerkey, 26, whose home address was listed as Bethel Park, died shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday after being shot in the head, the Allegheny County Medical...
