Pine Creek Journal category, Page 52
1970, ’71 Richland High School graduates enjoy reunion weekend
Members of the 1970 and 1971 Richland High School graduating classes gathered for a combined reunion the weekend of Aug. 12. Festivities included a tour of Richland Elementary that Friday afternoon. The elementary school, which today houses students in kindergarten through third grade, was Richland High School until 1993, when...
Richland man accused of ditching woman’s body after overdose
A Richland man was charged with abusing a corpse after police said he left a woman in her vehicle in front of her house after she died of a drug overdose while they were together. Patrick William McCurry, 43, faces a Sept. 28 preliminary hearing on the misdemeanor charge before...
McCandless museum features West View history
Before North Allegheny and North Hills senior high schools, there was West View High School. And long-gone West View Park rivaled the Kennywood back in the day. Artifacts from the former high school and old amusement park are part of a special display at the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center until...
Cindystock backyard music fest benefitting cancer screenings returns to Wexford
An annual event for a good cause that folks in the area look forward to each summer is returning to the Wexford home of founders Cindy and Ted Yates. The 19th annual outdoor music festival known as Cindystock is set for Aug. 20 beginning at 4 p.m. Tickets are $50...
St. Barnabas Charities 5K features winners from Pittsburgh, Gibsonia
St. Barnabas Charities hosted its 31st Annual Free Care 5K on Aug. 6 at its Meridian Road Campus. Top honors go to first place finisher Lance Nicholls of Pittsburgh, crossing the finish line with a time of 15:41. Overall female winner was Michelle Murray, of Greenlawn, N.Y. with a time...
Experts to discuss spotted lanternfly invasion at North Park
Penn State Extension is hosting a meeting about the invasive and destructive spotted lanternfly in the region at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at the lodge in North Park. Populations of the spotted lanternfly, the invasive plant hopper from Asia, have skyrocketed in Allegheny County: From Jan. 1 to July 11,...
‘No longer invisible’: Voter information shared at Chinese association’s picnic in North Park
Along with English and Spanish, voter services in Pennsylvania now are available in Chinese. “Many of our community members don’t know yet,” Stephanie Sun, executive director of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, said. “So that’s why we’re here, to share more resources and information.” She and...
In brief: Traveling glass recycling bin, farmers market and more in Pine, Richland
Traveling recycling bin Pennsylvania Resource Council’s traveling glass recycling bin will be in Deer Lakes Park Aug. 27-Sept. 1. It will be in the Veterans 2 lot on Mahaffey Road near the round-a-bout. Individuals can drop off glass bottles, jars and jugs of all colors (no color sorting required). Containers...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2022
Bellevue Estate of Charles Sanfilippo sold property at 151 Kendall Ave. to Bellevue 3 LLC for $185,000. Roy Jones IV sold property at 146 Riverview Ave. to Seth and Audrey Stayer for $175,601. Etna Timothy Ludwig sold property at 18 Greismere St. to Kayleigh Cooper for $125,000. Franklin Park Andrew...
Pittsburgh Aces qualify for USTA National Championships
A team of eight local youth tennis players came together in May to compete this summer on the USTA junior circuit and they needed a name. The group decided on calling themselves the Pittsburgh Aces and that turned out to be a perfect choice. The Aces blitzed through local competition...
New Pine-Richland coach wants to play ‘Western Pa. football’
As the Jon LeDonne era begins at Pine-Richland, one element that he wants to add into the program is more physicality. With an experienced offensive line and running back, the Rams will be looking to win the battle in the trenches this fall. “They’ve had success the last eight to...
Student news in Pine, Richland for the week of Aug. 12, 2022
Tyler Anderson, a Slippery Rock University senior dual dance and modern languages and cultures major from Allison Park, is among a select few college students working this summer through DIAL, the Diversity in Arts Leadership internship program, administered by the Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances the...
Pine-Richland School District looks forward to a new school year
Students in the Pine-Richland School District will be returning to classrooms next week. The first day of school for students is Thursday, Aug. 25. The district’s enrollment is expected to be about 4,550 students. Safety will be an area of focus across all six district schools, district spokeswoman Erin Hasinger...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bradford Woods Marilyn Miller sold property at 421 Bellaire Road to Wilman Olmedo Calderon and Jeannine Marie Brevik for $578,000. Eileen Ravis sold property at 71 Marblehead Hbr to LW Invests LLC for $237,500. Franklin Park Linda Fryz sold property at 1622 Blackburn Heights Drive to Corey and Samantha Hirkala...
Pine firm Vertilocity enters into merger with Odyssey Software
Managed services provider Vertilocity, an HBK company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Odyssey Software. Based in Pine, Odyssey sells, implements and supports cloud-based financial, human capital, and budget and planning management business systems. Odyssey’s core software products include cloud-based Acumatica, UKG and Questica Budgeting. The firm’s primary...
Gibsonia girl attends American Legion Auxiliary conference, other student news
Delaney Allen of Gibsonia was one of 100 young women selected to attend the 75th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation session July 23-30 in Washington, D.C. As part of the premier ALA program, two outstanding high school seniors are selected to represent their respective state as “senators” at ALA Girls...
Pine-Richland graduate earns Passavant scholarship
Passavant Memorial Homes Foundation announces the recipient of its 2022 Community Service Scholarship. Norah Carter of Pine-Richland High School was presented with a check for $10,000 to be applied to her college tuition. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Jamie Ellenberger, an individual served by Passavant Memorial...
In brief: Star parties, networking events and more in Pine, Richland area
Star parties Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh’s Star Parties start Aug. 5-6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park. The hilltop will also be open the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower on Aug. 12, weather permitting. This is an opportunity for amateur...
St. John’s checks all boxes for Pine-Richland soccer standout Stephanie Cornelius
A couple of years ago, the coaching staff at Beadling SC told Stephanie Cornelius and her parents that she had the potential to be a future NCAA Division I soccer player. “At the time, we were blown away and really didn’t believe it,” said Cornelius, an incoming senior at Pine-Richland....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Bellevue Jody Zawada sold property at 704 Clinton Place to Emmiley GF Stern for $210,000. Uptown Girls Properties LLC sold property at 167 Lincoln Ave. to Zachary Owens and Valerie Phelps for $307,000. Christopher Rune sold property at 57 N Balph Ave. to Melissa Turkal for $300,777. Mary Lou Galati...
2 Butler County men accused of stealing wire from Lowe’s in Richland
Two men from Butler County face felony theft charges after Northern Regional Police accused them of conspiring to steal rolls of electrical wire from the Lowe’s store in Richland Township that they sold to buy heroin. Michael Andrew Fisher, 35, of Old Plank Road in Butler Township, was charged with...
Jane Seymour among attendees of Celebrity Care Fest in Pine
The Celebrity Care Fest, which hasn’t been held since 2019, returned to Pine as a two-day event the weekend of July 22-23. The theme for the weekend promoted by the HM3 Partners Independence Fund with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins and Pirates was “Unity & Equality for All.” A “Unity Dinner”...
Pine, Franklin Park businesses among those receiving $10K Comcast ‘RISE’ grants
Dr. Megan Stock was inspired at a young age to become a dentist by her own childhood dentist, the mother of a friend. While dentistry was once a male-dominated field, Stock said her dental school graduating class at the University of Pittsburgh was nearly half female, a ratio she believes...
Police accuse West Deer man of threatening to kill Richland resident with box cutter
A West Deer man was arrested by Northern Regional Police in Richland Township after a resident reported the man threatened to kill him with a box cutter when he approached his truck to ask if he needed help. Brett Kreider, 34, of 200 block of McClure Road, was charged with...
Pine-Richland dance team qualifies for UDA nationals
All 14 members of the 2022-2023 Pine-Richland High School Dance Team participated in the Universal Dance Association Home Technique Summer Camp from July 12-14 at PRHS, where they received several awards and qualified for the UDA National Competition in February. The team received a Blue Ribbon and Superior rating, the...
