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Carnegie Elementary repairs cost in excess of $22K
A tough winter season has resulted in more than $22,000 to replace or repair gas and water lines at Carnegie Elementary School building. A more than 60-year old gas line deteriorated beyond repair in February which resulted in students missing two days of classes. District officials still are awaiting word...
Carlynton hires IT supervisor
Technology in schools continues to evolve, and Carlynton officials are ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges today. School board members approved the hiring of the district’s first supervisor of information technology at their meeting March 19. Joshua Jones was unanimously approved by the board to start the 12-month position on or...
South Fayette musical takes audience back to ’80s with ‘Wedding Singer’
South Fayette High School students are inviting audiences to rock and roll through the ‘80s with them as they perform “The Wedding Singer” from March 29 to 31. The cast of about 50 students, donning fishnet gloves, mesh T-shirts and zebra-striped pants, hope to have audience members laughing in their...
Curtain to rise for ‘Mamma Mia’ at Carlynton
Excitement is building as Carlynton students get ready to showcase their talents in the high school’s musical production of “Mamma Mia!” The curtain rises from Thursday through Sunday, March 28-31. Performances on the first three nights begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s show starts at 2 p.m. Carlynton director Nathan Hart...
STARS are out in Carlynton
Music filled the Carlynton High School gymnasium, as students decked out in their best green attire crowded the “dance floor.” It was time to party. Even state Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera showed up for the celebration. “It was awesome,” said Michael Long, 15, a freshman at Carlynton, as he...
Examining the genius of da Vinci
Last month’s selection for our book club was Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was certainly a remarkable human being, possessing a wide variety of characteristics that combined to produce a bona fide genius. Indeed, it is easy to agree with observers who consider him to be the...
Montour Trail Council enters 30th year of championing outdoors
Most of what once was a railroad line now serves as a recreational trail linking many communities in the South Hills and West Hills. Members of the Montour Trail Council, which maintains its headquarters at 304 Hickman St., Bridgeville, have worked to extend the trail throughout the South Hills into...
South Fayette couple welcomes birth of third daughter
Congratulations to Holly and Tony Talotta of South Fayette on the birth of a daughter. Penelope Paige was born on March 2, 2019, weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Awaiting the arrival at home are big sisters Mackenzie and Charlotte. Grandparents include Sherry Palmer of South Fayette and Jani and Jim...
Couple celebrates 64th anniversary
Kathleen and Mike Zimbicki of Rennerdale will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary March 18. Kathleen and Mike are the parents of four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and have lived in Rennerdale for 62 years. Aaron Fisher will celebrate his 14th birthday March 17. Aaron is the son of...
Reconciliation: Healing wounds of the past
As is frequently the case, a couple of recent incidents have combined to get me interested in the concept of reconciliation. The first incident was the February edition of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s fine “Second Saturday Civil War Lecture Series.” This presentation, entitled “The Meaning and...
New stores, community changes for Bridgeville, South Fayette, Carnegie
Bethany Presbyterian Church, 740 Washington Ave., Bridgeville, has opened a supplemental Diaper/Wipes Bank on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. A WIC card, name and address must be provided. Call 412-221-5132 for more details. • Thai Massage & Spa has opened at 423 Chartiers St.,...
Gov. Tom Wolf visits Carnegie to discuss Restore Pennsylvania initiative
Gov. Tom Wolf stopped by the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall on March 6 to share plans for his Restore Pennsylvania initiative, an effort that would supply funds for victims of natural disasters and to prevent flooding, something Carnegie residents are all too familiar with. “I think we...
Carnegie Boys & Girls Club presented strong message about drugs
District Judge Jack Kobistek had the roomful of youngsters at the Carnegie Boys & Girls Club riled up. Drugs ruin people’s lives, and he had the proof. “How many of you would steal $8,000 from your grandma?” he asked the kids, who displayed shocked and horrified faces. “Do you want...
Local Civic Club celebrates 40 years of service
Green Tree Woman’s Civic Club is celebrating its 40th year of service to the community by holding its annual Spring Fashion Show on March 23 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 500 Mansfield Ave., Green Tree. One of their recent good deeds was sponsoring a craft at December’s Light Up Night at...
Happy 92nd birthday to Collier resident
Happy 92nd birthday to Theresa (Baba) Zatezalo of Collier Township, who celebrates on March 9. She is mom to Connie, John and Bonnie. Happy 11th birthday to Bradin Whitaker, who celebrates on March 7. He is the son of Alberta and Richard Whitaker of Bridgeville. Camillo Antonio “Tony” Talmonti of...
Exploring the life of Sen. John McCain both informative, remarkable
On the final Sunday afternoon of February, the Bridgeville Area Historical Society welcomed back Dr. John Aupperle for his annual visit and was rewarded with another informative and entertaining presentation. Aupperle was profoundly impressed by the significance of Sen. John McCain’s remarkable life when it was celebrated by his funeral...
Char Valley students build 100-pound robot, gear up for competition
Eclipse leaped off its stand in the center of Chartiers Valley Middle School and got to work. Placing the hatch covers on the makeshift rocket ship? Check. Picking up “cargo” — or large rubber balls — and loading them onto the “rocket?” Check again. The 100.5-pound robot — moving remotely...
Couple celebrates birth of first child
Susan and Brian Wilkeson of Upper St. Clair are receiving congratulations on the birth of their first child. Brian Oliver was born on Feb. 8, 2019, weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Mary Ellen Wilkeson of Carnegie, the late Jim Wilkeson of Carnegie, and...
Bridgeville High School classes of 1958-59 explored
The February “Second Tuesday” workshop of the Bridgeville Area Historical Society focused on the penultimate graduating classes of the Bridgeville High School, 1958 and 1959. The audience included several members of each class; their participation was greatly appreciated. The BHS football team started the season with a 20-18 win over...
Heidelberg soccer still kicking after 103 years
The Heidelberg Soccer Club formed in 1916 when a group of Heidelberg boys organized a team. In 1927, Heidelberg was the first Western team to win the National Amateur Challenge Trophy by defeating the Eastern champions, the La Flamme Cobblers of New Bedford, Mass. Later, the U.S. Football Association honored...
Carnegie Elementary gas line repairs ‘won’t be cheap’
Carnegie Elementary School students will soon find out whether they have to make up two days of classes because of a gas leak. Carlynton School District Superintendent Joseph Dimperio has applied to the state Department of Education for an exception because of the emergency. The school was closed Feb. 14...
Fundraiser nets $8,900 for the Center for Victims
Seven years after her daughter’s murder, Colleen Bowers’ fight to raise awareness of domestic violence is going strong. The fourth annual fundraiser held in memory of Melissa A. Bowers, who in 2012 was slain in Carnegie by an ex-boyfriend, has raised $8,900 and counting for the Center for Victims in...
Carnegie Library to host show in celebration of borough’s 125th birthday
Carnegie Borough is celebrating its 125th birthday, and the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is very much a part of the borough’s rich history. The “Carnegie Carnegie” will celebrate with a performance chosen to entertain the whole family. Chris Laitta’s TV Tunes, presented by UPMC Health Plan, will...
Jewish Community Center celebrates 20 years in Scott
Last month, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) celebrated its 20th “birthday” in the South Hills with a free open house for the community offering cupcakes and snacks, an open fitness center, family and kid crafts and open gymnasium and swim sessions. The first JCC was opened in Squirrel Hill. Starting...
On ‘This Day in History’ 100 years ago
I’m a big fan of “This Day in History,” so I decided to try my hand at it and see what was going on in Bridgeville and the Pittsburgh area exactly one century ago. A quick look at available newspaper archives confirmed my suspicions that this would be an excellent...
