Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 61
Angels step in when donation to Aspinwall food drive doesn’t come through
When a sizable donation to a Thanksgiving food drive organized by Aspinwall resident Nancy Heil failed to materialize, angels stepped in. Many angels. Sheri Rice, owner of Luke & Mike’s Frontporch Grille, in Aspinwall was one of them. She posted a request on Facebook for donations of canned vegetables, boxed...
Through the years: Aspinwall claimed 1943 Class B championship
Each week during the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch took a look back at the players, teams and events that are part of local scholastic history. We hope our readers have enjoyed this feature. With the high school football season coming to an end, it’s time to...
Slice it up: Italian Village Pizza near Aspinwall serves pieces of the pie
It all started in 1980 with one slice of homemade dough with fresh tomato sauce and melted cheese cut into a triangle. Now, 43 years later, the 16 Italian Village Pizza shops in Western Pennsylvania have hit the 100 million mark — a 100 million slices of pizza sold. “That’s...
New Kensington man gets court date in fentanyl-related Route 28 crash case
A New Kensington man accused of being under the influence of fentanyl this summer, blacking out on Route 28 and crashing his car with his 5-year-old son in the back seat is headed to Allegheny County Court. Ryan Joseph Walsh, 29, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado southbound on Route 28...
Fox Chapel graduate Katie Livingstone makes college conference’s all-decade team
Gail Murphy watched Katie Livingston battle through a back injury during her senior season to play for the Denison women’s soccer program. When Livingston, a Fox Chapel graduate, was named to the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Decade team, it was a fact that made Murphy proud. “Those coaches for her...
Deep, balanced lineup gives Fox Chapel confidence heading into season
There will be plenty of decisions for Michael Frank and the Fox Chapel wrestling program to make this season. Frank has a wrestling room with plenty of available bodies to help the Foxes’ program continue to show improvement. Fox Chapel has 45 boys out for the team this year from...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 26, 2023
Etna Alisa Helgerman sold property at 118 Grant Ave. to Rosemary Fisher and Jason Rozembersky for $191,000. Fox Chapel William Barlett Gabler sold property at 438 Dorseyville Road to Diego Jules Gonzalez and Isobel Handler for $850,000. Harmar Cathy Opsitnick sold property at 211 Herron Ave. to Rachel Bertram for...
Holiday Happenings in the Fox Chapel area
North Optimist toy drive The Pittsburgh North Optimist Foundation’s toy/gift drive is being held Dec. 9 from noon until 3 p.m. at the Lauri Ann West Community Center’s parking lot, 1220 Powers Run Road. Santa will be there to hand out candy canes! Unwrapped toys and gifts will be donatied...
School news in the Fox Chapel area
The Dorseyville Middle School LIGHT Center is hosting its second exhibit, titled, “Who was Guyasuta”. Several DMS eighth-graders and eighth-grade reading and language arts teacher and LIGHT Coordinator Scott Vensel curated the exhibit, which is a collaboration among Dorseyville Middle School, the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center in...
Students at CDTCA in Aspinwall conduct food drive
Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy conducted its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive from Nov. 6-Nov. 14. Representatives from the 8th grade class used money earned by the student council to purchase turkeys, which were delivered, along with donations of food, to the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry in Sharpsburg....
Fox Chapel Garden Club’s Glitter & Glow hits 25 years of supporting green space
The Fox Chapel Garden Club is marking its 25th annual Glitter & Glow event by illuminating the need for public gardens and recreation throughout the Pittsburgh region. Participants can enjoy a sip and a nibble in the opulent setting of the Fox Chapel Golf Club, all while perusing fresh arrangements...
Dorseyville Middle School students present ‘Frozen Jr.’
The magical land of Arendelle came to life on the stage of Dorseyville Middle School Nov. 16-18 with its production of ‘Frozen Jr.’ The show featured songs from the Disney film, “Frozen”and followed the adventures of Princess Anna and her sister Elsa on their journey through danger that reinforced the...
Dorseyville Road in Indiana Township reopens
Dorseyville Road between Rawlins Run Road and Fox Chapel Road in Indiana Township has reopened traffic, the county Department of Public Works announced Friday, Nov. 17. The closure, which began on Aug. 21, needed to replace Little Pine Creek Bridge No. 15, including new pavement, scour protection, pavement markings, and...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Blawnox Mohamed Aladsani sold property at 218 Walnut St. to Kayla Godlewski for $201,500. Fox Chapel Frits Pil sold property at 311 Hallsborough Drive to James McMillen and Kathryn Roecklein for $700,000. Robert Wickerham sold property at 15 Hunt Club Ln to Dennis Cestra Jr. trustee and Olivia Cestra trustee...
Christian homeschooled FINS Robotics team qualify again for regional competition in Colorado
A group of Christian home-schooled students from the North Hills is headed to Denver next month to participate in a robotics competition against top teams from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota and Pennsylvania. Students of FINS—Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs (of Pittsburgh) Robotics Team have qualified for the...
Holiday Happenings in the Fox Chapel area
Blawnox Cookie Tour and Night of Lights The annual Best of Blawnox Cookie Tour is set for 1-4 p.m. on Dec. 2. Maps can be picked up at the Veteran’s Monument at the intersection of Freeport Road and North Avenue that will list businesses involved in the tour. More than...
First responders honored for saving Fox Chapel man’s life
A Fox Chapel man is alive thanks to the quick work of some first responders and bystanders in Aspinwall. Tony Suleksi, 81, suffered a cardiac arrest in front of the Aspinwall Borough Building in the early evening of Oct. 4. His wife, Magdeline Jensen, said they were about to head...
Sharpsburg officials hold the line on property taxes in 2024, maintain sewage rates
Sharpsburg officials held the line on real estate taxes for next year. Council unanimously voted Nov. 16 to pass its 2024 budget and maintain the millage rate at 9.75 mills. Borough sewer rates also remain the same. Council approved its preliminary budget last month. Borough Manager Christine DeRunk said after...
First responders honored for saving Fox Chapel man’s life
A Fox Chapel man is alive thanks to the quick work of some first responders and bystanders in Aspinwall. Tony Suleski, 81, suffered a cardiac arrest in front of the Aspinwall Borough Building in the early evening of Oct. 4. His wife, Magdeline Jensen, said they were about to head...
Dorseyville Road in Indiana Township reopened
Dorseyville Road between Rawlins Run Road and Fox Chapel Road in Indiana Township has reopened to traffic, Allegheny County Public Works officials announced Friday. The road had been closed since Aug. 21 for the replacement of a bridge over Little Pine Creek. County officials said the project was done by...
Fox Chapel girls look to leave injuries behind, compete in tough section
The solitude of shooting basketballs with a machine in her family’s garage was a welcome environment for Fox Chapel senior guard Skylar Byrnes. Finding a way to push herself through workouts isn’t something Byrnes has struggled to find motivation to do. It’s the culture with which she is familiar. Her...
With 3 starters back from playoff team, Fox Chapel boys aiming high
Fox Chapel’s Will Siegel believes the Foxes should have lofty goals for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Last season’s postseason run proved Fox Chapel is capable of accomplishing good things when it is playing good basketball. The Foxes made the PIAA playoffs as the fifth seed out of the WPIAL....
Christmas in Guyasuta at Sharpsburg campground offers winter wonderland to kick off holiday season
The 175-acre Boy Scout-owned campground tucked behind Sharpsburg’s business district was busy transforming into a winter wonderland, even though temperatures were climbing into the high 60s. That didn’t stop Camp Guyasuta Ranger Mike Daniher from prepping the fire pits and readying the horse-drawn carriage for a Nov. 25 seasonal extravaganza....
Blawnox food pantry hours noted
Blawnox’s food pantry will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 24, Dec. 18 and Dec. 29. No proof of residency or income required to receive items at the borough office, 376 Freeport Road. People can donate nonperishable foods and personal hygiene products for the food pantry from...
Wild turkey population ‘unbelievable’ this year, with wooded areas of Allegheny County popular spots for birds
No doubt about it. It’s tough to be a turkey this Thanksgiving. The farm-bred birds end up in the supermarket. And in parts of Allegheny County and Southwest Pennsylvania, there’s a Thanksgiving wild turkey hunting season from Nov. 22 to 24, said Travis Lau, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Game Commission....
