Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 89
All aboard! Bull Creek Model Railroad Association has holiday train display up and running
Bull Creek Model Railroad Association President Billy Atkinson and Vice President Rick Holsing look over a layout at the group’s display the Bull Creek United Presbyterian Church on Friday, Dec 9, 2022. The display has three layouts with different size trains. It’s capable of running 21 trains. The Holiday Train...
Pittsburgh area homeschoolers win at regional robotic competition in ColoradoVideo
A group of Christian home-schooled students from Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties recently placed in a regional robotics competition held in Colorado. The students are members of FINS — Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs (of Pittsburgh) — a home-school group. The students, in grades 6-11, demonstrated their STEM skills...
Fox Chapel Area school board reelects president, vice president
The Fox Chapel Area School Board re-elected Marybeth Dadd as president during the board’s annual reorganzation meeting, which was conducted Dec. 5. Ronald P. Frank was re-elected vice president, and Vanessa K. Lynch was re-elected assistant secretary. Dadd is starting her fourth year on the board, her third year as...
O’Hara adds social worker to provide residents another service
A new social worker in O’Hara is helping residents access to mental health and other services. Jalen Byrd began working in the township about a month ago. So far, he has helped homeless people with temporary housing, assisted with several referrals from the police department and township administration and been...
Blawnox cookie tour, Night of Lights celebration draws families to the borough
A stroll through Blawnox turned very delicious for many families as the nonprofit Best of Blawnox hosted its second annual cookie tour. More than 20 businesses up and down Freeport Road participated in the holiday event Dec. 3. Bella Iarrapino, 12, of Blawnox was dressed as one of Santa’s little...
Bare bones Sharpsburg budget still requires 30% tax hike
A bare-bones Sharpsburg budget will still require a 30% property tax hike for residents next year. Several council members said it was a challenge to balance needs and costs. Council approved the $4.6 million budget in November, with member Jon Jaso voting against the plan. The 6-1 budget vote increases...
Foster, Highlands boys race past Shady Side Academy
While most of us were chomping down turkey dinners on Thanksgiving Day, Bradyn Foster was sneaking into the gym working on his shooting. The extra work paid off as the Highlands junior scored a career-high 31 points Tuesday night as the Golden Rams rolled past Shady Side Academy, 92-53. Junior...
Students from Aspinwall’s CDTCA deliver holiday cheer to UPMC St. Margaret
Students from the third and fourth grade classes of Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy helped decorate the courtyard of UPMC St. Margaret hospital with their handmade ornaments on Dec. 6. “Many of our patients aren’t sure if they will be home for the holidays,” said St. Margaret Foundation President...
Fox Chapel Are students host telethon on Dec. 23 for Fox Families Care
Save the date! Students in the Fox Chapel Area School District will present their 33rd annual telethon 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 to raise money for Fox Families Care. Fox Families Care helps bridge the gap between needs of children and families in the school district and resources. Students from...
Veteran football coach Tom Loughran resigns after 8 seasons at Fox Chapel
After 40 seasons as one of the WPIAL’s winningest football coaches, Tom Loughran has stepped down at Fox Chapel. Loughran won 210 games in his career, one of just 34 coaches in the league’s 117-year history to reach that plateau. In 1997 and in 2005, his South Park teams won...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 4, 2022
Aspinwall Donna Lee Jamison trustee sold property at 325 First St. to Bruce and Ann Gabler for $260,000. Fox Chapel Bhupinder Singh Datta sold property at 529 Fairview Road to Blaise and Julie Abramovitz for $1,025,000. Jason Rose sold property at 212 Highland Road to Michael Jacobson for $895,000. Anthony...
In brief: News from Fox Chapel Area High School, the Williams Memorial Scholarship
Fox Chapel Area High School sophomore Swati Mylarappa took home fifth place in the Student Congress portion of the Moon/Our Lady of Sacred Heart Speech and Debate tournament at Moon Area High School on Nov. 19. Approximately 340 students representing 26 public and private high schools from Western Pennsylvania and...
Shady Side Academy has six National Merit semifinalists in the Class of 2023
Six members of the Shady Side Academy Class of 2023 were named semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These seniors will compete for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million offered next spring. The SSA semifinalists are: Ella Gardner, Shaler; Emma Gardner, Shaler; Elaine Gombos,...
After turnaround season, Shady Side Academy girls look to take another step forward
As one of the WPIAL’s most accomplished girls basketball coaches, Jonna Burke would rather talk about her players. Burke, entering her second season at Shady Side Academy, is just eight victories away from the coveted 500 mark. “It means I’ve been coaching a long time,” Burke said with a laugh....
Shady Side Academy boys look to reload for repeat run
It was a memorable season for the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team. The Bulldogs, in their first year with that moniker, brought home the WPIAL Class 3A title with a 66-54 win over Avonworth at Petersen Events Center. It was part of a 20-7 season that ended with a...
In brief: news from Fox Chapel Police, The Positive Painting Project, Lauri Ann West Community Center and more
Fox Chapel Police Department’s Stuff-a-Store toy drive ends Dec. 8. The department is collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in need for the Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League’s Stuff-a-Store program. Donation boxes are located at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel Gold Club, Pittsburgh Field Club, BZ Deli...
Cooper-Siegel, Sharpsburg libraries conduct needs survey of Fox Chapel Area communities
Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel and the Sharpsburg Community Library in Sharpsburg are conducting a survey of residents in and around the Fox Chapel Area School District to better understand the changing needs of the community and ensure that the libraries are investing their resources to maximize the benefits...
Proposed ordinance to allow backyard chickens in O’Hara scheduled for council consideration in January
A proposal to allow O’Hara Township residents to keep backyard chickens is now before O’Hara Council and is scheduled for consideration at its Jan. 3 meeting. Chickens have never been permitted on township residences under 5 acres. Allowing them on smaller properties has been on the radar for several years....
Sharpsburg residents can have say in garbage collection cost increase
Sharpsburg residents will pay more for garbage collection in the new year, but they’ll have a say in how much bills will increase. Property owners are asked to complete an online survey to help council choose from several options in the Waste Management contract. The survey is available at...
Kiski Area, A-K Valley Class 3A teams look to add to wrestling trophy cases
The road will be a bit different, but the goal remains the same for Kiski Area wrestling. It wants to be competitive, have a solid bond within the team and win another section title. It’ll be a smaller roster than normal because of graduation and a few non-wrestling-related injuries, but...
News from: Fox Chapel, West Deer and O’Hara
Fox Chapel Garden Club is hosting Glitter and Glow from 7-9 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Fox Chapel Golf Club, 436 Fox Chapel Road. The club will be selling festive fresh arrangements made by its members. Other activities include an auction and cash bar. Tickets are $35. More information is...
News from Fox Chapel Area schools
Hartwood Elementary School fourth-grader Charlene “Cici” Xu was recently won the Allegheny County Sumdog contest, which is an online math quiz students take on their own time. Cici took the online test in November and answered 991 out of 1,000 questions correctly, more than any other participating student in the...
New business brewing in Blawnox
A new java spot is coming to Blawnox. Black Canary Coffeehouse, located in Springdale, is expanding with a second location at 276 Freeport Road. The flagship coffee and ice cream shop opened in 2021 in Springdale and is located at 636 Pittsburgh St. Co-owners Julie Kahlbaugh and Rodney Burrell said...
Fox Chapel Area students help stock trout
The Fox Chapel Area High School Fishing Club recently partnered with the Allison Park Sportsmen’s Club and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to stock trout in the Pine Creek Watershed. Students placed trout in the delayed harvest stretch of the creek located between Bryant Road and Mt. Royal Boulevard...
Major Fox Chapel Garden Club fundraiser planned
An annual Fox Chapel Garden Club fundraiser will soon make its return to a familiar location. After a year outside in the cold due to covid-19 pandemic protocols, Glitter & Glow comes back to the Fox Chapel Golf Club on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The fundraiser was canceled in 2020 due...
