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Willi’s Ski & Snowboard Shops founder was successful athlete, teacher and businessman
His name is well-known, appearing on signs for the winter sports shops he owned around the region and for the earworm of a yodel that popped up on local radio for years with a sing-songy “WI-EEE-LIs.” Wilhelm “Willi” Klein was an athlete, teacher and businessman who founded Willi’s Ski &...
Summer concerts, movies coming to Hartwood Acres, South Park
One sure sign of warmer days ahead is the annual release of Allegheny County’s lineup of summer concerts and movies. On Thursday, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced this summer’s slate, which includes concerts, movies and cars cruises — all for free. The summer concert series kicks off June 2...
Greenock Log House reenactors host family events
Family fun and history will come alive when 18th century reenactors host games and open the doors at Greenock Log House in Elizabeth Township the second Saturday of each month this summer. Children will have opportunities to experience activities similar to those in the late 1700s and 1800s that youngsters...
Court: Robinson Township did not use eminent domain appropriately
A lawyer representing Robinson Township maintained Wednesday that local officials had safety in mind when they seized part of a developer’s property by eminent domain to make improvements at a Steubenville Pike intersection. “It was a bad signalization from the beginning,” attorney John F. Cambest said of the intersection’s traffic...
Baldwin-Whitehall superintendent Randal Lutz honored by University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh School of Education honored Dr. Randal A. Lutz with its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards, which recognize transformative work in the field of education. The awards ceremony took place on March 29 at the University Club in Oakland. Lutz’s more than 30 years of service include 11...
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...
In brief: Kindergarten registration, blood drive and more in the South Hills
Kindergarten registration The official 2023-24 registration process is underway for all soon-to-be kindergarten students in the West Jefferson Hills School District. Kindergarten students in the district attend either Gill Hall Elementary or McClellan Elementary schools. Families who have an existing Skyward account can log in to their parent/guardian account and...
3 shot, 1 killed in fight between neighbors in Jefferson Hills
A man was shot to death and two other people were critically injured by gunfire during an altercation between neighbors on Sunday afternoon in Jefferson Hills, according to authorities. Jefferson Hills police and medics were dispatched to the 3000 block of Siler Drive at 4:10 p.m. for a 911 call...
Thomas Jefferson baseball looking to smooth rough edges, peak at playoff time
Thomas Jefferson’s baseball team rebounded nicely from a slow start to the 2023 season. TJ went into its Easter break riding a five-game winning streak and with a 5-2 record. “I think we are doing well, but there’s a lot of season left to play,” coach Tim Vickers said earlier...
Brentwood grad, longtime assistant excited to take reins of football program
Nick Caponi has worn an assortment of hats in his coaching career. He actually started out as a high school baseball coach. “My first coaching job was as an assistant baseball coach at Brentwood,” he said. “I then became the assistant varsity coach at Baldwin; my uncle Dan was head...
Thomas Jefferson football’s Ryan Lawry makes impact with hard work, dedication
He may be a bit small in stature, but he was a big-time player for the Thomas Jefferson football team. Senior WR/DB Ryan Lawry had 32 receptions for 371 yards and three touchdowns in 2022 to rank as the second-leading receiver on the team. Defensively, he was credited with 21...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 23, 2023
Baldwin Borough Thomas Wojtowicz sold property at 714 Baldwin Drive to Alex Nutter and Rachel Alexander for $220,000. Keilan Walls Jr. sold property at 38 Somerset St. to Keilan Walls Jr. and Chyna Walker for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $51,889). Jesse Wyland sold property at...
1 transported by ambulance after bus crashes into West Mifflin house
One person was transported by ambulance after a school bus crashed Thursday afternoon into a West Mifflin house, according to Allegheny County emergency officials. Emergency responders were called to the 1500 block of Homestead-Duquesne Road around 3:25 p.m. for a bus that had went off the road and crashed into...
3 Pittsburgh public schools will hold classes remotely Thursday due to air conditioning outage
Students at Pittsburgh Brashear, Pittsburgh Brashear Early Head Start, and Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 will attend classes remotely on Thursday because of an air conditioning outage, according to an announcement from Pittsburgh Public Schools Wednesday night. Because the school on Crane Avenue is designed for air conditioning, it doesn’t have...
Peters man gets probation for death of infant son left in hot van for hours
A Peters man who left his infant in a hot van for hours in June pleaded guilty on Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter. Khang Nguyen, 33, was ordered to serve two years probation by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. He also pleaded to one count of reckless endangerment....
South Hills student news for the week of April 25
Nicholas Altavilla made the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Accounting and business administration/personal financial planning major Nabin Pokhrel is among four PennWest Edinboro students who volunteered this spring to prepare and file taxes for low-to-moderate income workers in Erie County, Pa. Pokhrel trained...
5 Democratic candidates running for 3 party nods in Baldwin council race
Editor’s note: South Hills Record is publishing candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board primary races only. The Republican ticket for the Baldwin Borough council race has Rebecca Conley running uncontested — she is the only Republican on the ballot for three open spots on the November ballot according...
10 candidates seeking 6 ballot spots in Whitehall council race
There are three open spots for four-year terms on Whitehall Borough Council, and five Democrats and five Republicans are on the primary ballot. Voters can vote for three of five Democrats: Beth Lynn Eicher, Philip J. Lahr, Tristian Lucchetti, Glenn Nagy and Lacey Thomas. On the Republican ticket, voters will...
Baldwin-Whitehall school board candidates sound off
Seven candidates are vying for five party nominations on the November ballot in the race for Baldwin-Whitehall School Board. All terms are four years. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, all candidates are cross-filed on the ballot. Robert Achtzehn Municipality: Whitehall Borough Why...
Jefferson Hills council has 2 contested primary races
Editor’s note: South Hills Record is publishing candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board primary races only. In the race for Jefferson Hills council, four Republicans are vying for three spots on the November ballot, according to the Allegheny County of Elections unofficial candidate list. On the Democratic ticket...
Some South Hills races uncontested in primary
Two primary races in the South Hills are uncontested. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, in Baldwin Township, Republicans Tyrus Scott Fluharty and Nick Pellegrino are running for three open commissioner seats. There are no Democrats on the ballot. In the Pleasant Hills council race,...
No. 9 hitter sparks 7th inning rally, leads Chartiers Valley past Thomas Jefferson
The last shall be first. Senior Tyler Zallenick, the designated hitter batting in the No. 9 spot in the order, delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie and spark a big inning in a big win for Chartiers Valley over...
Baldwin police seek information on suspicious series of brush fires
Baldwin Borough Police suspect that a half-dozen brush fires reported in rapid succession on Tuesday may have been intentionally set. “We responded to a total of six scenes within minutes of each other,” police said in a post to the department’s Facebook page. Police are asking residents with outdoor-facing cameras...
Students return to school at Elizabeth Forward
After two months of remote learning following a fire, students returned to Elizabeth Forward High School on Tuesday. The fire damaged the inside of the school in February. According to the school, rooms and areas adjacent to the auditorium space where the fire occurred are walled off and will not...
Carson Shuglie’s grand slam powers Hempfield past Baldwin
Hempfield did not have classes Monday as Easter break wound to a close, so some baseball players arrived early for their home game against Baldwin. Carson Shuglie was among that group. The junior put the extra swings to use as the Spartans opened a three-game series against the Highlanders. Shuglie...
