Pine Creek Journal category, Page 28
Pine-Richland competitive spirit team continues tradition of WPIAL success
It was another successful trip to the WPIAL meet for the Pine-Richland competitive spirit team. The Rams fell a little short of winning the Class 3A small squad division title Jan. 6 at Chartiers Valley, but they scored well enough to secure yet another bid to states. Pine-Richland has qualified...
Pine-Richland sends 4 to PIHL All-Star game
Zach Howard often picks up Cullen Campbell and drives him to Pine-Richland hockey practices and games. Now they can take a trip together to the PIHL All-Star game. Howard and Cullen, along with teammates Douglas Van Meter and Logan Kozak, were named to the PIHL Class 3A All-Star game, which...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 18, 2024
Bellevue Michael Morris sold property at 44 Lincoln Ave. to 4 Scalise RE LLC et al. for $715,000. Maureen Ann Bishop sold property at 71 Union Ave. to Teresa Sunseri for $65,000. Bradford Woods Cheryl Morris sold property at 500 Delmar Road to Alan and Tasha Levy trustee for $628,572....
McDonald’s employee celebrates retirement after 45 years
Dorothy “Dot” Sharp took her last order Friday — an Egg McMuffin meal — after 45 years of working at McDonald’s. The final customer? Her granddaughter. “It’s very sad for me to do this, but I figured it was time,” said Sharp, 84, of Hampton. Sharp’s tenure at the chain...
North suburban students excel at universities
Pennsylvania Western Congratulations to students at Pennsylvania Western University who have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester. Students must earn a minimum semester GPA of 3.40 in 12 or more graded credits during the semester, not including credits by proficiency examinations, incomplete grades, temporary grades or...
Pine-Richland board to vote on programs of studies for high school, middle school
Pine-Richland School Board is scheduled to vote Jan. 22 on programs of studies for the high school and middle school for 2024-25. During the board’s Jan. 8 planning meeting, administrators presented information on updates to the programs, which have been subjected to continuous review and modifications since their introduction in...
Be the Match for Jax: Pine-Richland psychologist seeks marrow donor on behalf of son
With the start of a new year, Jax Ramirez started guitar lessons. “He made his first G chord,” his mother, Missy, reported, and if all goes well with the online instruction, he soon will be jamming to the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and AC/DC. Befitting a boy about to turn...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 7, 2024
Bellevue Emily Moll sold property at 74 Longmore Ave. 4018 to ABCEZ Moving Co. Inc. et al. for $68,500. Peanut Capital LLC sold property at 451 Orchard Ave. to Claude and Alison Broussard for $460,000. Jacob Singerling sold property at 122 N Jackson Ave. to Jonathan and Katie Libertore for...
Pine-Richland notebook: Ryan Cory officially joins long list of Rams linemen in D-I football
Ryan Cory officially signed his letter of intent with Wisconsin on Dec. 20, becoming the latest NCAA Division I offensive line prospect to come out of Pine-Richland. Cory joins Jalen Klemm (Kansas State/Washington), Mike Katic (Indiana), Andrew Kristofic (Notre Dame) and Harrison Hayes (Liberty) as former Rams linemen who have...
Former Pine-Richland girls soccer coach breaks new ground with Pa. hall of fame induction
In 1998, Jodi Chmielewski was one of only a few women in Western Pennsylvania coaching high school soccer and over two decades later, she’s still making history. Chmielewski amassed over 300 wins, two WPIAL championships and a state title coaching Pine-Richland girls soccer. Now she’ll be the first female coach...
Northern Tier Regional Library programs scheduled in Richland, Pine
Programs at Northern Tier Regional Library, 4015 Dickey Road, Richland, include: • Take-home Crafts, Tuesdays through Feb. 6. Kids of all ages are invited to enjoy a simple take-home craft each week. Call 724-449-2665 or register online at northerntierlibrary.org to reserve a supply kit that can be picked up on...
Blasting began Thursday in West Deer
Some residents in West Deer heard a siren and a blast Thursday around 1 p.m. They’ll have to get used to the commotion — at least until Weaver Homes finishes excavating part of the Ridgewood Heights housing plan. For an estimated three weeks, contractors will set off a charge every...
Leadership stays steady for Richland supervisors
Richland supervisors reappointed Ray Kendrick as chair and George “Skip” Allen as vice chair at the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting. Supervisor Donna Snyder made a motion, which was approved unanimously, to reappoint the following administrative entities and professional staff: • Northern Regional Police Department of Allegheny County — Kendrick, Snyder...
3rd-year supervisor elected to chair Pine board
During her third year in office, Audrey Mackie will chair the Pine Board of Supervisors. She was elected to the position at the board’s Jan. 2 reorganization meeting. A lifelong resident of the Wexford area, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University, now PennWest Edinboro, and works in operations...
‘Life is not promised’: Family and friends mourn loss of Richland teen in car crash
In June, Ellie Tourney had to bury her husband. Now, she has to bury her son. “We were proven twice that life is not promised. We’ve learned that twice in seven months,” Tourney said Wednesday. “If God wants you, he’s going to wrap you in his arms. It’s hard to...
Hampton Eat’n Park celebrates reopening
On a sunny, unseasonably mild Friday morning, Eat’n Park lived up to its longstanding name. Empty spaces for vehicles were few and far between in the lot, and the folks inside seemed to enjoy partaking of the menu items. For patrons of the Eat’n Park on Route 8 in Hampton,...
Pine-Richland basketball game supports boy in need of bone marrow transplant
Students and basketball players from Pine-Richland and Seneca Valley are coming together to support a boy who needs a live-saving bone marrow transplant. Jax Ramirex is the 8-year-old son of Pine-Richland’s school psychologist, Dr. Missy Ramirez. He is battling a rare genetic disorder called immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome,...
Pine-Richland students fill 6 Toys for Tots buses
The Pine-Richland High School Student Government Association helped a local radio station beat its target goal for its annual Stuff-A-Bus program. Pine-Richland students stuffed six buses full of toys for the annual fundraiser helping 96.1 KISS FM fill a record 68 buses this year. Toy donations were collected at all...
Eligible Richland firefighters, EMS volunteers to receive $300 tax credit
Active volunteer firefighters and emergency responders in Richland once again will be able to receive a tax credit under Act 172, Pennsylvania’s volunteer service credit program. Richland board authorized approval of Act 172 at their Dec. 20 meeting. The program provides a financial incentive to active volunteers in fire companies...
Quartet of WPIAL players selected to all-state field hockey teams
The Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey Coaches Association recently released its 2023 all-state teams, and while a majority of the players recognized are from the eastern side of the state, four from the WPIAL were honored with spots on the lists for both Class 2A and Class 3A. Penn-Trafford senior...
In brief: Christmas light recycling, AARP and more in Pine, Richland
Recycle Christmas lights Richland Township is teaming up with WTAE-TV and Michael Brothers for a Christmas light recycling drive through Jan. 31. Old lights can be dropped off at the township office at 4019 Dickey Road, and will help provide winter outwear for local children and seniors. AARP AARP 595...
Enthusiasm sky high for Pine-Richland girls wrestling team
For Tommy Campanella and Ellisyn Mularski, watching the Pine-Richland girls wrestling team make their debut at the Butler tournament Dec. 9 invoked some emotion and pride. The duo has teamed up to coach the Rams in their inaugural season and have seen an impressive turnout. So much so, they have...
Defending WPIAL champ leads way for Pine-Richland swim teams
Pine-Richland swimming coach Pete Barry can see the fire inside Sarah Anne Shaffer. Shaffer won the WPIAL Class 3A gold in 100 breaststroke last year but isn’t resting on her laurels. She also made the A final at states and finished seventh. A title defense at WPIALs and an improved...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 21, 2023
Bellevue King Streit LLC sold property at 411 Lincoln Ave. to Dayo Enterprise LLC for $350,000. Emily Moll sold property at 74 Longmore Ave. to ABCEZ Moving Co. Inc. et al. for $68,500. Peanut Capital LLC sold property at 451 Orchard Ave. to Claude and Alison Broussard for $460,000. Etna...
Santa, cookies kick off Christmas Eve 5K in North Park
Work off those inevitable Christmas cookie calories by racing in the Christmas Eve 5K Run/Walk in North Park. The event, sponsored by Wolf Creek Race Management, starts at 10 a.m. Dec. 24 near the lake at the North Park Swimming Pool on South Ridge Drive in Allison Park. Volunteers from...
