NEW AND IMPROVED
Bethel Park tree-lighting event receives positive reviews
By Eleanor Bailey
ebailey@thealmanac.net
Change can be a positive
thing. Just ask the crowd that attended the annual Tree Lighting Celebration in Bethel Park.
The free community event expanded duration and activities. From 3 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 visitors to the recreation center could visit with Santa Claus and mingle with the Grinch and Elf while participating in activities from writing letters to Santa, sipping hot chocolate, playing reindeer games to viewing displays of gingerbread houses.
“Things went really well, and I think our staff did a wonderful job,” said Bethel Park Council
President John Oakes. “The expanded hours and expanded activities meant for a very busy day. There was a little bit of everything for everyone. So, I think it was a big hit.”
In addition to the regular gingerbread displays, area businesses supported that with cardboard houses, and the final marketplace of the year was held in the community room for shoppers searching for last-minute gifts and food items. There was a Lego display as well as a Mad Science exhibit.
Sheila Carr attends the event annually. As she watched her children Ruthie and Nora Carr along with Owen Ayimbota visit with Santa Claus, Carr endorsed the changes.
“It’s wonderful. New and improved,” she said.
“Everything is spread out
and it’s not crowded. There’s lots of variety and options for all ages.”
Anthony Rowsick was sure to help his son, James, compose a letter and mail it to Santa. It was the first year that he attended the event.
“It’s very nice,” he said. “We liked the Legos display and the hot chocolate.”
At approximately 6:30 p.m. Mayor Jack Allen with the assistance of Santa and the children turned on the switch that lit up the tree, decorated with garland and enormous ornaments. The tree will be on
display in the community room throughout the holiday season.
Sabrina and Evan Arnold wouldn’t miss the experience with their children, Maverick, Gemma and Blaze. They coordinated their visit around the ceremony.
“We love this,” she said.
The Arnolds embraced the changes.
“It was so easy to get to see Santa compared to past years. Kids loved that,” Sabrina said. “We love the extra activities and ability to spread out. It was very nicely set up and thought through.”
Magic moments
Peters Township shares spirit of the season
By Eleanor Bailey ebailey@thealmanac.net
Peters Township present-
ed an enchanted evening for believers in Santa and all the sparkle of the season when it held its annual Holiday Kickoff Celebration on Dec. 5 at the community and recreation center located in Peterswood Park.
“Lots of Christmas magic here,” said Peters Township recreation supervisor Kristen Martin.
Activities were positioned throughout the recreation center and gymnasium.
The library set up crafts for the children, members of the police and fire department supervised games while volunteers distributed gift bags containing coloring books, crayons, gifts and prizes.
Letters to Santa were composed and mailed, and if accompanied by a return address, would be personally answered.
There were numerous inflatables with which to interact and play. Plenty of hot
chocolate and cookies were consumed.
The main attraction, however, was Santa Claus.
“When the kids are with Santa their eyes light up and they’re all excited,” Martin said. “That’s the best thing about this.”
Mary Judy Stewart agreed. A Peters Township resident since 1995, she has volunteered at the event for at least six years, serving right next to Santa.
“I love seeing the kids and how excited they are,” said Stewart. “They all have different reactions to Santa. Some run right up to him. Others are like ‘forget it’ and they want nothing to do with him and they scream. Some sit down and tell him what they want in a very, very, very serious manner.”
Before retiring, Stewart led a life similar to the parents in attendance. An educator, she taught at Pathfinder School. With her special education background, she continues to serve as a consultant and substitutes on occasion in Upper
St. Clair. A Bethel Park native, Stewart has two grown children, Lisa and John.
Zouka Abraham appreciated the experience. She has attended the event for three years with her daughters, Carmen and Myriam, and now her infant son, Giovanni.
“It’s all good, organized and beautiful,” she said. “I like the center and all the activities they do for us.”
For Jamie Lynn, the Holiday Kick-off is a tradition. She, too, has attended for three
years, the first time when her son, Landon, was 3 months old.
“This is awesome and he loves it,” she said. “We just want to keep this going. We’re here to start making family traditions.”
While Santa patiently listened to all the desires of the children, from Barbie houses and American girl dolls, to bicycles, ice skates and even frogs, he didn’t fret about the abundant requests, nor the
Peters Township votes to negotiate with EMS providers
By Jon Andreassi jandreassi@observer-reporter.com
Peters Township council voted Dec. 8 to negotiate potential contracts with two outside EMS providers, signaling the end of the longstanding local ambulance service.
An initial motion to only negotiate with Allegheny Health Network, which operates Canonsburg EMS, failed after a 3-3 tie. Tom Pirosko, Gary Stiegel Jr. and Frank Kosir Jr. voted against the motion. Council member Matt Rost was absent from Monday’s meeting.
Council then voted unanimously to enter into negotiations with both AHN and UPMC, which operates Ambulance & Chair.
Ambulance services in the township have been offered by Peters Township EMS, which is owned and operated by Memorial Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764, since 1963. Peters Township EMS also provides service to Finleyville and Nottingham Township.
The VFW has previously stated that it can no longer
financially support the ambulance service.
Both AHN and UPMC have indicated to township officials they would purchase Peters Township EMS’ vehicles and equipment. Prior to casting his vote against solely negotiating with AHN, Pirosko expressed that UPMC may be a better fit for Peters.
“I do think there is a significant advantage with Ambulance & Chair with those resources – staffing, financially and education. It’s the largest health system in Pittsburgh,” Pirosko said.
Pirosko is the chief of emergency medicine services at UPMC Washington and UPMC Greene. Pirosko said he asked the township solicitor if his voting on the matter represented a conflict of interest.
“I gave him the opinion, in the past and this evening, based on facts he provided that he can cast a vote. In fact, (Allison Shanafelt) is in the same boat,” said John Smith at the Dec. 10 meeting. “Looking that they’re not a
PHOTOS BY ELEANOR BAILEY
ABOVE: Owen Ayimbota, Nora Carr and Ruthie Carr pose for a photo with Santa during the tree-lighting celebration in Bethel Park. BELOW: Carson Fritz handles an ornament while his mother, Jackie, admires the Christmas tree at the Bethel Park community recreation center during the municipality’s annual light-up event held Dec. 6.
Sabrina Arnold helps her son Maverick make slime at the Mad Science exhibit while her other children, Gemma (left) and Blaze, look on during festivities at the annual Bethel Park Light-up Night event held Nov. 6 at the community recreation center.
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Lina Berndt, 2, squeezes Rudoph’s red nose at a display at the Peters Township community recreation center. Berndt was one of the many children who attended the annual holiday kick-off event that featured a visit from Santa.
Washington native creates ‘People Mover’ ornament
By Brad Hundt bhundt@observer-reporter.com
“For the next three weeks, I’m not going to do anything but be at my workbench.”
An observation from Santa Claus, sweating to make a Dec. 24 deadline, or one of his overworked elves? No, it actually comes from Toby Fraley, a Washington native, Bridgeville resident and artist who has brought a dose of yuletide cheer to the region over the last six years or so with Pittsburgh-centric Christmas ornaments that depict oddball events or well-known sites in quirky ways.
His first ornament, which showed a Pittsburgh city bus swallowed by a sinkhole, arrived just weeks after that notorious mishap occurred in October 2019. According to Fraley, “It took off as such a meme in Pittsburgh. I thought we could make this even more bizarre.”
Fraley was inundated with orders, and in the years since he has produced a new ornament for almost every season. His latest, the decommissioned people mover train at Pittsburgh International Airport, was recently unveiled.
The response so far? “It’s so big,” Fraley said. “It’s overwhelming.”
The people mover first went down the tracks in 1992, connecting the airside and landside terminals at the airport. The train took its final journey last month when the airport’s new terminal opened. Now, a pedestrian tunnel has replaced it. Though the people mover is outmoded – its design is unmistakably from the 1980s or 1990s – it holds sentimental value for people in the region. “I’m sentimental about airports in general,” said Fraley, a Bridgeville resident and native of Washington. “Airports
have a soft spot in my heart.”
Fraley’s ornaments are not cranked off an assembly line. He uses molds to create them in his basement and each one is finely detailed. They are hand-painted and hand-numbered. The whole process is “very laborious,” Fraley explained.
Before settling on the people mover, Fraley had considered using the WDVE sign that once graced an office building in Green Tree, and was familiar to drivers who frequently traveled on the Parkway West. However, he could not get the rights to the logo. Aside from the bus-inthe-sinkhole ornament, Fraley’s other ornaments have shown a lanternfly, a meteor and a bulldozer tearing down Century III Mall.
More information about Fraley’s latest ornament and his other art is available at tobyfraley.com.
parameters involved in the delivery.
“There’s a little bit of magic,” he said. “We've been doing this for hundreds and hundreds of years. We've worked out all the bugs.
“It’s a lot of work but it’s a lot of fun and it’s a wonderful feeling seeing their eyes light up. Now all they have to do is just be as good as they can be.”
Midtown Market opens in Canonsburg
By Rick Shrum rshrum@observer-reporter.com
Andrew Andronas was awake until 4 a.m. Friday. It wasn’t his mind working overtime. He was.
Andronas was applying the proverbial final touches to Midtown Market ahead of its ribbon-cutting a little more than eight hours later at 48 W. Pike St. in downtown Canonsburg. He was the driving force, and almost everything else, behind the development of this project featuring a mix of dining, retail shopping, an events center and the inclusion of duckpin bowling.
“It’s been a long 14 months,” Andronas said, with a broad smile, of the building of this dream. “It has taken an absolute volume of work. I was the developer, general contractor, leasing agent, you name it. But I feel great about this.”
He was buoyant as well, despite a lack of shuteye. “I’m running off adrenaline now.”
The Midtown Market is the latest addition to a revitalized downtown that continues to evolve. “This is not the first new development on this street,” said Andronas, a Canonsburg native who now resides in North Strabane Township. “We’re cranking on all cylinders.”
About 80 people appeared for the event, despite the frigid temperature, and got to stroll through the first floor of a revamped building that was once a locally iconic location. This was where McCrory’s, a fiveand 10-cent shop, operated for decades.
A hot dog shop and a soda shop, the latter also featuring ice cream, are on that floor. So is the train station for the Canons-
burg Old Fashioned Christmas celebration, Dec. 5 and 6. Gary Phillips of McDonald runs the massive, colorful display, using a fraction of his trains.
He said the station, as of noon Friday, had attracted $450 in donations that will go to City Mission.
The events center, which isn’t quite complete, will operate on the floor above.
Andronas’ AJA Co. was the developer of this project, which was serviced by Cuccaro Plumbing of Pittsburgh.
The ribbon-cutting was mercifully conducted indoors, during which five spoke glowingly of Midtown Market: Canonsburg mayor Dave Rhome; county Commissioner Larry Maggi; the borough’s director of development, Lisa Scarmazzi; Jeff Kotula, president of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce; and Andronas, who was accompanied by
Dolly, daughter Christiana and son Frankie. Kotula lauded Andronas and the Midtown Market endeavor, saying “they will be economic drivers in this region.”
Following the gathering, Kotula said by telephone that he has known Andronas for a while and is impressed with him. “He does have a style to make it happen,” the chamber leader said.
“A lot of times when a project or an idea proves to be successful, it came from the mind of one individual. In this instance, Andrew had a vision to build not only in his hometown, but to invest in his hometown.”
After working into early Friday, Andronas did scurry home to take a nap. Literally, a nap. He was up by 8. “I didn’t know whether I’d fall down or be OK.” He will try to catch up on his sleep this weekend.
No tax increase in Upper St. Clair
board member, they wouldn’t be involved in the bidding or preparation of any contracts, that they would have no pecuniary interest for themselves or their family directly, and that there is case law on point under contracts that this is part of a public process that you can both vote.” Shanafelt is the director of sales and support for Provider PPI, a group purchasing organization affiliated with AHN. Brian DeLong, the commander of the VFW, said in a statement that the organization is “saddened to see this chapter come to a close” but respects the council’s decision.
the township support the continued existence of its ambulance service in some capacity.
The VFW had hoped to see
“The decision to end this chapter is difficult, but the legacy of what was built will always remain. The VFW Post 764 is profoundly grateful for the trust this community places in us since 1963. Serving Peters Township has been one of the greatest honors we could ask for,” DeLong said.
Upper St. Clair Township approved a balanced 2026 budget with no tax increase. On Dec. 1, the board of commissioners unanimously approved the budget, which will keep the tax rates level for the 17th consecutive year. The real estate tax rate will remain at 3.83 mills. The Earned Income Tax rate will remain at 0.80% and has not changed since 2007. The sewage rate multiplier for 2026 is 1.59.
“Our staff has worked hard to prepare a budget that holds tax rates steady for the 17th consecutive year while maintaining a high quality of service for our residents,” said township Manager Matthew R. Serakowski. “Despite inflationary pressures and rising operational costs, we remain committed to fiscally responsible operations and achieving our long-term strategic goals.” The township again re -
ceived two recognitions from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. & Canada (GFOA) during the year. The GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was received for the 37th time. The township also received its 17th consecutive GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. Upper St. Clair is one of only seven municipalities in the state to receive both awards.
BRAD HUNDT
Toby Fraley at an exhibit of work by Bridgeville artists at Bridgeville Public Library in 2024
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Santa interacts with a youngster during Peters Township’s Holiday Kick-off event.
Carmen, Myriam and baby Giovanni Abraham pose for a photo with Santa.
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Andrew Andronas, owner of Midtown Market
How the Grinch gave back C-M teen turns into ‘Golfing Grinch’
By Karen Mansfield kmansfield@observer-reporter.com
He’s a mean one, Mr. Grinch.
But a Canon-McMillan High School varsity golfer, clad in a Grinch costume, has turned the tables on Whoville's lime-green antagonist whose heart was two sizes too small, and is raising funds for a children’s charity during the Christmas season.
Henry Manciu, 15, a sophomore, has become “The Golfing Grinch” for the holiday season.
Manciu, donning green fur, a Santa suit and hat, and carrying plastic golf clubs, has been booking house calls with local families where, upon arrival, he plays golf games and reads Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.”
The money he raises is being donated to the Jack and Barbara Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation.
kids, can make an impact and that got me thinking about how I could help others,”said Manciu. “That’s what really matters, being able to help others.”
Since then, Manciu has given backyard chipping and putting lessons and living-room golf simulator sessions in exchange for donations, and hosted a garage sale of donated golf gear to benefit the foundation.
He has raised more than $8,000 so far this year.
The Golfing Grinch visits are his latest activity.
23, with a suggested $50 donation.
In addition to his charity venture, Manciu has served as a volunteer junior coach for the PGA Junior League and First Tee, has served as president of student government and founded his school’s chapter of the Young Investors Society.
Manciu’s slots are filling up quickly: he still has visits available on Dec. 13, 20, 21, 22 and
“It’s been so fun. The best part is to hear the laughs from the kids and to see their smiles, and to know they’re happy makes me happy,” said Manciu. “I’m just really thankful for all the people who are supporting me, and knowing it’s going to a good cause.”
The Golfing Grinch is the latest swing in Manciu’s year-long “Golf for Good with Henry” campaign.
It all started last May when he earned the Impact Award –and a $1,000 grant – at the TEN Memorial Junior Tournament at Laurel Valley Golf Club for his community service and leadership.
Manciu directed the grant to the Nicklaus Foundation.
“I’m a big admirer of Jack Nicklaus and I’ve always looked up to him, not only because I believe he’s the greatest player ever to play the game, but because he and his family give so much back to the world,” said Manciu.
Manciu also has been impacted by the Nettles family, who started the TEN Memorial Invitational in 2020 in honor of Timothy E. Nettles, who served on the executive committee of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association from 2011 to 2017.
“The tournament was awesome and I had a ton of fun, but the main message was not just about golf. The organizers were focused on how we, as young
Manciu’s Grinch visits have been welcome. He is accompanied by his 6-year-old sister, Charlotte, who helps him set up his golf games and turns the pages of the Grinch books since Manciu’s Grinch gloves make it hard to flip pages.
“Henry was wonderful,” said Brandy Sauter, a Peters Township resident who booked a recent Grinch visit for her 7-year-old daughter, Mackenzie. “Kenzie had a blast playing golf and listening to the story. She didn’t want him – or his sisterto leave.”
For Manciu, the opportunity to help children and to share his love for golf has been rewarding.
“I love golf. Golf brings me joy, and I love being around kids,” said Manciu. “Combining the two for a great cause feels like the perfect way to give back.”
The Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, founded in 2004, has donated more than $195 million to pediatric health care.
To schedule a Golfing Grinch visit, make a donation, or learn more, visit: https://www.leadershiplinks.org/henry.
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Henry Manciu, aka The Golfing Grinch, shares a high-five at one of his Golfing Grinch house calls. Manciu, a Canon-McMillan High School sophomore and golfer, is raising money for the Jack and Barbara Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation.
Henry Manciu, second from right, is shown with the Nettles family, who sponsors the annual TEN Memorial Invitational. Manciu received an Impact Award grant from the tournament, which spurred a campaign to raise money for a children’s charity.
Henry Manciu, assisted by his sister, Charlotte, reads “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” at a Grinch house call. Manciu, as The Golfing Grinch, is raising funds for a children’s charity.
Game on!
Students from area schools participate in Wash High’s Minute to Win It Challenge
By Karen Mansfield kmansfield@observer-reporter.com
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the annual Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge at Washington High School.
On Dec. 4, the gymnasium was filled with nearly 200 students from 13 area high schools who took part in a festive twist on classic Minute to Win It games.
It was the 10th anniversary of the holiday event, organized by Wash High’s Life Skills Support Program for S.T.A.R.S. (Schools Together With Athletes Reaching Success), a partnership of area high schools that aims to unite students with and without physical and intellectual disabilities through athletic and social events that foster inclusion, leadership, and
friendship.
“Today was absolutely fantastic. Someone said no matter which way you looked, there were smiles and there was laughter, and that captured today,” said Kellie Ryburn, a Wash High life skills teacher. “This day is all about them. It’s a beautiful day where they’re not on the sidelines, they’re the ones being cheered. They’re fully included, and they are the stars.”
And they did have fun. In all, the students rotated through 22 games – throwing snowballs through a Grinch target, playing a relay game where they used giant candy canes to pass along a large inflatable Christmas ornament, stacking cups, racing inflatable reindeers around cones, and more – while
Christmas tunes played and Mr. and Mrs. Claus made an appearance.
Students were grouped with peers from other schools, and teachers and about 35 student volunteers led the games and provided entertainment, wearing inflatable Christmas costumes.
Participating schools included Canon-McMillan, Thomas-Jefferson, Upper St. Clair, South Fayette, McGuffey, Keystone Oaks, Peters Township, Trinity, Baldwin and Elizabeth Forward.
Kyndra Wynn, a Wash High senior, has volunteered for the Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge for four years. As participants threw snowballs into her oversized elf suit, she shared encouragement: “You’re doing great; keep going!” she said. “I love being a part of this. “I think the kids have a lot of fun, and it really brings the holiday spirit,” said Wynn. Freshman Piper Roberts said other students who volunteered in the past “said it’s a lot of fun,” and was happy to serve as a volunteer.
“I really like meeting all the new people today and bringing joy to them, and to see them having fun,” said Roberts. “I want them to know that even if we’re all different, we’re all equal. I really want to have a positive impact on the kids and for them to have fun.”
Kara Pappas, South Fayette High School life skills and autistic support teacher, said participants look forward to the event every year.
“We’ve been coming to this for a long time, and the kids love it,” said Pappas. “They
love playing the games and they love coming and meeting their friends from other schools. A lot of them know each other already from Special Olympics sports, so it’s fun for them to see each other out at other events.”
The event also has gotten community support, with local businesses and restaurants donating to provide lunch and snacks – a delicious spread including everything from hoagies and chicken wings to popcorn and Christmas cookies – and to help cover expenses for the challenge.
Said Ryburn, “We could not have provided the excellent lunch without community support and the businesses and organizations that stepped up. It takes a village, and we couldn’t be more thankful for the support we have gotten from the local community.”
Wash High freshman Amelia Walters was happy to be a part of what has become a Wash High Christmas tradition.
“I’m having so much fun right now. I love helping kids,” said Walters. “I think everybody gets the experience of meeting new people, and it’s a chance for everyone to expand their horizons. I’m so glad I got to do this.”
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LEFT: The 10th annual Washington High School Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge featured 22 activities, including a game where contestants tossed rings onto an inflatable Christmas tree. RIGHT: Washington High School freshman Piper Roberts, left, cheers on a competitor at the 10th annual Washington High School Holiday Minute to Win it Challenge Dec. 4.
A Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge participant throws a snowball toward a Grinch target during the 10th annual event, held at Washington High School.
Washington High School senior Kyndra Wynn cheers on participants at the Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge. Wynn has volunteered for the event for the past four years.
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Peters Township student council collects gifts for military
Peters Township Middle School’s student council partnered with Beinhauer Family Funeral Homes to help bring holiday cheer to military members who are currently deployed. The student council helped collect donations for the funeral home’s “Stock-
ings for Soldier” project. Each day for two weeks, student council members collected donated items from each homeroom. Items donated included snacks, vitamins, toiletries, medical supplies, socks, T-shirts, games, tuna packets, beef jerky and oat-
meal. The student council was able to assemble 50 stockings filled with items. Included in the stockings were letters written by students to service members. A group of student council members delivered the stockings to Beinhauer the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
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ABOVE: Members of the Peters Township Middle School student council with boxes of stockings for deployed military. BELOW: Items donated by students included plenty of food.
ABOVE: Students delivered the stockings to Beinhauer Family Funeral Homes the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. BELOW: The student council assembled 50 stockings filled with donations for deployed members of the military.
sports
NEW MILESTONES
Donovan scores 1,000th career point
By Eleanor Bailey ebailey@thealmanac.net
Dylan Donovan achieved a milestone during his basketball career at Peters Township High School.
On Dec. 8, the 6-1 senior guard surpassed the 1,000-point plateau during a 62-46 loss against Seneca Valley at the AHN Arena.
“Scoring 1,000 points in high school is an incredible accomplishment,” said PT head coach Joe Urmann.
After firing in 10 tallies in the first frame, Donovan scored on a short jumper at the midway point in the second stanza to reach the 1,000-point mark. He had 16 of his team’s first half points as the Indians were tied with the Raiders, 2828, and he picked up three more to start the third quarter. Donovan finished with 21 markers.
Scoring 1,000 career points has been a goal of Donovan’s since he started playing basketball. He said he remembered telling his parents about his dream.
“So now to see it come true is awesome,” said the 19-year-old son of Dan and Katie Donovan.
“Obviously I would like to thank my coaches and teammates. Although this is an individual achievement, basketball is
Dylan Donovan Who is he: Peters Township High School senior that recently scored his 1,000th career point in basketball.
Age: 19
Parents: Dan and Katie. Both are Bethel Park High School graduates. Katie (Voelker) was a swimmer and golfer for the Lady Hawks. Dan played football and basketball. He also was a player/coach with the IUP men’s basketball program. Siblings: Cooper and Finn. Both are on the varsity roster. “It’s awesome playing with them,” Donovan said. “I drive them to practice and we talk a lot about basketball and the whole family.”
Extended family: Lucas Rost is Dylan’s cousin and a member of the basketball team. He played on Peters Township’s WPIAL championship football team this fall.
GPA: 4.6 College plans: Undecided but he has a number of offers for both his athleticism as well as his academics.
Career: Finance and business
Basketball highlight: Beating Mars in overtime of the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 5A tournament last season. Dylan scored 22 points in the victory.
a team sport and you can’t do it on your own.”
Passion propelled Donovan to basketball acclaim.
“Dylan deserves a ton of credit for developing his talent with hard work over the years,” Urmann said. “He absolutely loves the game, and he has contributed immensely to all of our success as a program ever since his freshmen year.”
Donovan, who began playing basketball at age 4, devoted himself to the game after suffering a health scare. In eighth grade, he incurred a knee injury in football.
“So I stopped playing football,” he said. “I didn’t want it to ruin my basketball career.
“Basketball is my first love. The competitiveness and the feeling it gives me when everything goes well is something you cannot get from anything else.”
Donovan has earned everything that he has gotten, including an opportunity to break the program’s all-time scoring record set of 1,292 points set by Eric Lang. Donovan is the ninth basketball player to reach 1,000 points in boys’ basketball history at Peters Township.
He puts the work in at practice and
By Eleanor Bailey ebailey@thealmanac.net
In three seasons at the helm, Stephen Norman has accomplished much with the Bethel Park girls basketball program.
Under his supervision, the team won its first WPIAL playoff game and qualified for the state playoffs. The Lady Hawks beat Franklin Regional, 46-45, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A tournament but eventually lost to York Suburban, 47-34, in the state tournament.
“Last year was a big year of firsts for most of our team,” Norman said. “We're looking to build consistency and expectations for that level of success in terms of qualifying for playoffs and states. We also want to be competing better night in and night out.”
Therein lies the challenge for the Lady Hawks.
For all their post-season success last winter, they posted a 12-15 overall record. They weathered a mid-season slump, losing six in a row, but recovered to finish 6-6 in Section 4, which produced the WPIAL champion in Peters Township.
Bethel Park graduated two seniors from last year’s starting roster: Ella Sabatos and Sadie Orie. Sabatos is playing basketball at Frostburg State while Orie committed to Worcester Poly Institute.
The Lady Hawks return Kat Boff (6 ppg), AJ Elphinstone (2 ppg) and Fiona O'Neill (6 ppg). Bella Coleman (5 ppg) played significant minutes last year and
started on occasion.
“My first year with Bethel we had five girls that were capable and each led us in scoring on different nights,” said Norman. “I think we're going to look a little more similar to that team in that a lot of players will be capable of leading us on any given night.” In a 44-29 loss to Canon-McMillan on Dec. 8, Boff led the Lady Hawks with 11 tallies. Bethel Park opened the season with a win against Mars, 51-28.
Norman was excited about the tipoff of section play. The Lady Hawks visited Trinity on Dec. 11. They host Albert Gallatin on Dec. 16. He cited the strides the team made during the off-season for optimism. During open gyms, which started in May, a dozen or more girls participated on a regular basis. Through the summer and fall, they grew in regard to basketball IQ.
“We’re excited to see that time pay off,” Norman said.
“We’re going to be a high IQ team and make good decisions on offense. Decision making with young players and new starters is always an area for focus early in the season.”
The Lady Hawks have a solid junior class that is “stepping into meaningful roles” this winter. Avery Bonacci and Gabby Labate saw some varsity time last year and contributed on both sides of the ball.
Freshmen Addy Owen and Naiya Turner also have the chance to contribute significantly this year.
The Chartiers-Houston Wrestling Tournament has grown to include 31 teams as well as strength, making it challenging to contend for a champion let alone a spot on the podium.
For example, only one area grappler advanced to the finals and a half dozen or so walked away with medals.
Nicholas McGarrity of Peters Township placed highest. He was looking for his third straight title but the junior was pinned in the 121-pound championship bout by Preston Bubash from Elizabeth-Forward. McGarrity, who was felled in 1:50, had captured crowns at 114 and 107 previously.
Peters Township head coach Derrick Evanovich predicted a quick recovery for McGarrity.
"I think he'll be fine, coming back from this," he said. "He never has a problem coming back from bad losses. He keeps his head cool and keeps working."
With five wrestlers working their way to the top of the podium, Moon won the team title with 231 points. The Tigers added three other place winners.
North Allegheny finished second with a 226 score and two champions. North Hills took third overall with 181 points.
Peters Township was the highest placing local
club. The Indians placed 11th overall. Landen Pusateri was the only other place winner for Peters Township. He finished fourth at 189.
Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair each had two medalists.
Evan Sala took the bronze medal at 133 when he decisioned NA’s Myles Hoover in the consolation bout.
Cole Gibbons scored a major decision over Bethel Park’s Colton Fisher, 10-2, for fifth place at 160. In addition to Fisher’s sixth place showing, the Black Hawks had a fourth-place finisher in Ian Bucheli at 152.
USC put two grapplers on the podium when Bryce Catanzaro finished fourth at 172 and Spencer Hills placed fifth at 114. History was made in the tournament by Santino Sloboda. The Butler senior became only the second grappler to win four titles with a 17-1 technical fall over Brady Rohaly of North Hills at 133 pounds.
The first wrestler to capture four titles was Makenzie
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from 2008 to 2011.
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NOTE: Joe Tuscano contributed to this report.
PHOTO BY ELEANOR BAILEY
Taylor McCullough (center) of Peters Township splits two North Allegheny defenders on her way to the basket during girls basketball action. McCullough pumped in 18 points and Bri Morreale fired in 23 tallies as the Indians defeated the Tigers, 72-47, in non-section action.
PHOTO BY ELEANOR BAILEY
Taylor McCullough (center) of Peters Township splits
two North Allegheny defenders on her way to the basket during girls basketball action. McCullough pumped in 18 points and Bri Morreale fired in 23 tallies as the Indians defeated the Tigers, 72-47, in non-section action.
Natalie DiSora Sierra Dupre
Wetzel, Cote, Webber excelling at next level
Several former area athletic standouts are experiencing success at the collegiate level this winter.
Natalie Wetzel is off to a good start in her freshman season at Miami (Fla.).
Last season’s Almanac and Observer-Reporter Girls Basketball Player of the Year at Peters Township, Wetzel has played in all nine games for the Hurricanes and has started five. She is averaging 5.6 points and 16 minutes per game.
Wetzel is shooting 56.3 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from three-point range and is averaging 3.4 rebounds per game. Maddie Webber is the fourth-leading scorer for Illinois.
Webber, who was the Almanac and O-R Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2023 while at South Fayette, is averaging 10.9 points per game in her first season with the Illini after transferring from Villanova.
Webber is shooting 52 percent from the field and 44 percent from three-point range. She has scored a season-high 16 points three times, against Southeast Missouri State, Western Kentucky and Saturday in the Illinois’ Big Ten opener against Indiana.
Gavin Cote, a redshirt junior guard from Venetia and a Peters Township graduate, is the leading scorer for Clarion.
Cote is averaging 17.1 points per game for the Golden Eagles (4-4). He has topped 20
points in a game three times already with a game-high of 29 against Frostburg State. He opened the season with a 28-point game against West Liberty and scored 21 against Roberts Wesleyan. Cote made five three-point field goals in the games against West Liberty and Frostburg State. For the season, Cote is shooting 45 percent from the field, 41 percent (24-for-58) from three-point range and 78 percent from the three-point line.
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Norman added. “We’ve had them guard some of the better players we saw in fall league and shootouts and they've done a nice job rising to the occasion.”
Currently, the Lady Hawks are looking to offset their lack of height and channel their other talents into bigger assets to compensate.
“We're not particularly tall so working on how we'll guard larger teams and take care of rebounding is definitely something we'll focus on,” Norman said.
While the Lady Hawks are focused on one game at a time, Jan. 6 and 9 are critical dates early in the new year.
Bethel Park hosts Thomas Jefferson first then travels to Baldwin, where Norman once served as an assistant coach.
“The toughest section opponent will always be Bald-
win given my relationship with their coach and the time I spent there and knowing their senior class well,” Norman said. “TJ's certainly a tough matchup as well.”
Because Bethel Park has developed a sense of camaraderie, it has been able to overcome the challenges posed by the opposition.
“My staff and I are fortunate to have a fantastic group of players and families at Bethel Park,” Norman said.
“It really is a lot of fun to be around them. As we've improved in the past two years I think a lot has to do with the fact that they enjoy being around each other and celebrate each other's success.”
SF WINS
South Fayette ran its record to 4-0 overall after whipping Mt. Lebanon, 7036, in non-section girls basketball action. It was the third time this season, the defending PIAA champions topped the 70-point mark. Previously they bested Greensburg Central Catholic, 75-48,
and Pine-Richland, 74-29. The other victory, 67-37, occurred at North Allegheny.
Against the Blue Devils, Juliette Leroux exploded for 22 points. Haylie Lamonde (16) and Lailah Wright (12) also finished in double digits.
Emily Smith pumped in 16 points for Lebo, which fell to 1-3 overall.
In other action, Upper St. Clair edged North Hills, 4037.
Carolina Barnard buried six, 3-point field goals to finish with a game-high 18 points.
The win evened USC’s record at 2-2.
The Lady Panthers opened the season with a 50-35 win against Seneca Valley. Ryan Prunzik fired in a game-high 21 points while Kat Polstyanko and Kenzie Pope chipped in 12 and 10 tallies respectively.
In between victories were losses to Peters Township, 59-51, and Baldwin, 51-45.
Against the Indians, Polstyanko pumped in 25 markers.
then he works some more. After a two-hour practice with the team, Donovan will train for another hour. If there is no practice, he will create his own drills.
“It’s a long process. A day-today routine that I started doing when I was around 7,” he said. “I do it to keep myself ahead of what everybody else is doing.”
Donovan’s labors have paid dividends for Peters Township. With him in the lineup, the Indians have become a perennial playoff power. He has played on two WPIAL runner-up clubs, including last year’s 19-9 team that played in two rounds of the state playoffs. The Indians have been 60-20 in the past three years and were off to a 3-1 start heading into section action this season.
In addition to being PT’s leading scorer, Donovan is a playmaker. He led the Indians in assists last year while averaging 18.9 points per game.
“Dylan's a smart player,” Urmann said. “An excellent shooter and a threat to score both inside and out, but like all special players, at the end of the day, he just wants to win and get us back to The Pete.”
The Pete is the Petersen Events Center, which hosts the WPIAL championships. This year’s finals are scheduled for Feb. 26-28.
ship and advance to the PIAA semifinals, and Wetzel are returning starters while Greco missed much of last year with an injury after having secured a starting spot.
A 6-8 junior forward, Wetzel provides the inside punch for the Indians. Last season, he averaged 7.4 points as well as 2.1 blocked shots a game. Wetzel scored 15 points in the loss to Seneca Valley.
in place that will evoke more positive results.
“We are working every day to get better,” Urmann said. “My expectations are that we become a team that plays hard, smart and together.”
Donovan is convinced the Indians have learned and recovered from the setback.
“Winning is the main goal,” Donovan said. “With the weight of (1,000 points) off my shoulders, we all can focus on the season and on reaching our goal of winning a WPIAL championship.”
With three full-time returning starters, including Donovan, the Indians are “working” their way back to the district finals.
They kicked off Section 3 action with back-to-back contests hosting Thomas Jefferson (Dec. 12) and visiting Baldwin (Dec. 16). The Jaguars and Highlanders are expected to be playoff contenders.
“Baldwin and TJ will be tough opponents in our section,” Urmann said.”
In addition to Donovan, the Indians look to Lucas Rost and Jake Wetzel for leadership along with Jayden Greco.
Rost, who helped the football team win a WPIAL champion-
Donovan, Rost and Greco are the lone seniors on the roster and are being relied upon for their leadership.
“We have some seniors who understand what it takes to win consistently at this level,” Urmann said. “That is a team strength but we need to improve our rebounding and free throw percentages.”
Newcomers such as Cooper Donovan, Lucas Saxe, Chase Chokel, Cam Kirch, Bear Glud, and Dan Dudek are all eager to assist.
“They want to make their mark on the varsity stage,” Urmann said.
The Indians started the season with victories against Canon-McMillan, 54-43, Avonworth, 68-41, and Northgate, 64-41, before falling to Seneca Valley. While the loss exposed areas the Indians need to improve, corrections have been put
“Obviously it is hard losing, particularly when you get something like your 1,000th point, but the celebration (after) was cool,” he said. “We accepted the loss and have moved on from it. There’s a lot of responsibility and pressure now leading the team as a senior but I love it and enjoy it. We are a good team. I think things will fall in the right direction.”
During the pre-season, the Indians were ranked among the Top 5 teams in Class 5 of the WPIAL, with defending champion, Chartiers Valley receiving the nod for No. 1. Lincoln Park, Moon, Penn Hills and Gateway were also ranked.
“Class 5A is very strong,” said Urmann. He added that his group of players are “very coachable” and work hard” thus resulting in cautious optimism.
“We need to continue to grow to be more cohesive and learn fast because section play has arrived.
“We’ll see where that takes us,” he added.
members of the Pittsburgh Riveters Soccer Club, which just completed its inaugural USL-W season. DiSora, who has committed to Wake Forest University, was selected to the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team Training Camp – a crucial step in the player pool for the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Additionally, she was one of three finalists for the prestigious Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year award.
Dupre, who has earned All-Region honors, has committed to continue her soccer career at Clemson University. She has represented the United States on multiple youth national teams – including the U14, U15, U16 and U17 squads. She traveled with the U16 U.S. Women’s National Team to Turkey in 2024, and in 2023 competed internationally in Germany and the Netherlands with the U15 team.
Thompson, who will continue her career at Miami University, captained South Fayette to its first state title in program history this autumn. She anchored the defense in goal, posting five clean slates and allowing just 13 goals in 25 games this season. A fouryear starter, she has registered 36 career shutouts.
Thompson is also a member of the Pittsburgh Riveters of the USL-W League.
“To watch her grow into the player she has become and the leadership she has provided on the field has helped guide our team the past three years to the success that we’ve had,” said South Fayette head coach Nick Rosser.
Natalie Wetzel Gavin Cote
PHOTO BY ELEANOR BAILEY
Lucas Saxe rises up to the basket for a hoop during Peters Township’s non-section game against Seneca Valley. The sophomore is one of the newcomers expected to help the Indians reach their goals this season.
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SUGARY COMPETITION Christmas Cookie Exchange a sweet success
By Karen Mansfield kmansfield@observer-reporter.com
The Wedding Cookie Table Community’s attempt to set a record for the World’s Largest Christmas Cookie Exchange was a sweet success.
Laura Magone, who started the Wedding Cookie Table Community – which now includes more than 391,000 Facebook members – and thought it would be fun to organize an event highlighting the tradition of Christmas baking, said the cookie exchange, held Nov. 30 at the Washington County Fairgrounds, “turned out to be far more than setting a record.”
Magone said the 10-member teams who participated – 33 teams set up shop inside Kringle Kitchen at the Washington County Fairgrounds while another 38 teams took part remotely across the United States and in New Zealand – baked 83,427 cookies and exchanged 73,835.
In all, an estimated 670 professional and amateur bakers participated.
“When you look at a cookie, you’re looking at something that represents our heritage, our culture, our family histories, and it represents our connections to others,” said Magone, of Monongahela. “Every person has a story, every team has a story, and there is a history behind many of the cookies that the bakers made.”
One of the teams that joined in the festivities remotely was Altadena Cookie Exchange, a California group led by Kelsey Cushing, whose family lost their home in the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County in January that destroyed more than 9,000 buildings and left 19 people dead.
Cushing lost everything, including Christmas ornaments, family heirlooms, homemade vanilla extracts, and bakeware used during holidays.
For her and other team members – who either lost homes or were impacted by the fire – being a part of the cookie exchange was healing.
“Going through an experience like that, you cherish traditions, you mourn the loss of things. But we're really resilient and strong, and we wanted to be a part of something joyful,” said Cushing. “We had such a fun time. Our community is going to make new traditions as we start over, and I bet we will do it again next year, even if it’s on our own.”
Cushing said team members “matched my level of cookie crazy” baking cookies. She made a gingerbread cookie from a recipe her grandmother used to make.
“As a child, I remember every Christmas visiting her with my family, and she would give us the gingerbread cookies in a bag with a $5 bill inside.
When I was a child, it was magical,” said Cushing. “She never gave us the recipe, but multiple family members would watch her while she was making them and write it down, and I think we got it as close as we could. Every Christmas, I make those gingerbreads with my kids.”
Meanwhile, more than 8,000 miles away from the fairgrounds, the New Zealand Liveaboards, a team from New Zealand led by Lena Fluharty, a New York native who has been living aboard a 45-foot sailboat with her husband for three years, held their cookie exchange at 5:30 a.m. Monday.
“I love to bake so I was very excited for a cookie exchange,” said Fluharty, a member of the cookie table community Facebook page who has lived on the West Coast for several years and has only been able to take part in two exchanges in the past two decades. “It’s not so common on the West Coast.”
Fluharty ran into plenty of obstacles planning the New Zealand cookie exchange with other “liveaboards” who are docked at their marina, including a lack of baking equipment and ovens.
“I thought this would be easy peasy, but another problem is cookies aren’t a thing here. They have biscuits, but if you go into a bakery, they have maybe one or two kinds of cookies,” said Fluharty. “And people had no idea what a cookie exchange was. I’d explain that you come with one kind of cookie and leave with 10 types of cookies and they said that sounds fun, but then I told them it’s at 5 in the morning and they said, ‘no, thanks.’”
In the end, Fluharty did put together a team for a pre-dawn exchange. Fluharty baked orange drop cookies, while others brought along peanut butter cookies, lemon drops, and chocolate chip cookies.
“I don’t think they even know what a lady lock or a pizzelle is,” said Fluharty. “One of the women had a hard time finding chocolate chips for the chocolate chip cookies, and another woman ran out of butter for the peanut butter cookies so she didn’t make as many. There is no bus from where some of the boats are docked to the marina, so one woman walked 25 minutes to the marina to be a part of it. We had a lot of fun.”
That sense of camaraderie and holiday joy is what Magone was hoping for when she bounced the cookie exchange idea off of some baking buddies.
“So many people said they felt uplifted by the cookie exchange, and that’s what we wanted. The holidays can be hard for people. There’s a lot of sadness in the world, but this was a joyful event. You couldn’t be sad at
that event,” said Magone. Magone, who coordinated the Wedding Cookie Table Community’s record-setting event, the World’s Largest Wedding Cookie Table, in 2019, where bakers made 85,425 cookies, said the Christmas cookie exchange raised awareness about the region’s cookie table tradition and also provided an opportunity to do something good for the community.
The funds raised from the $5 entrance fee will be donated to the Monongahela Area Historical Society for restoration of the historic Longwell House, which sits on the city’s main street. Participants also brought food donations and monetary donations that will be given to food pantries served by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
In addition, visitors had a chance to vote for the best table, with The 12 Days of Blingmas earning the most votes. The Weirton, W.Va., team’s table theme was the Christmas carol, “The 12 Days of Christmas," and featured a Christmas tree adorned with feathers, golden pears, birds, and other decorations.
The remote team winner was the Sugar Plum Sweets from Sylvania, Ohio.
Every member of the top teams won a set of bakeware from USA Pan. Magone said she was “stunned” by the efforts the teams put into their cookies and table decorations.
“Every table, to me, was just magnificent. Those cookie tables represent who we are in this area,” said Magone. “There was this whole new concept of displaying Christmas cookie tables and it gives people a chance to walk around and see art and culture in motion, and I think that is why we have to keep doing this.”
But, Magone admitted, she has not yet decided to host the event again next year – even though it’s a question she’s already received.
“It makes me proud that we did this in Washington County,” said Magone. “I’m proud to promote this area, and I’m glad so many people got to come and visit our county.”
what’s happening
PT TOUR
The Holiday Lights Driving Tour map for Peters Township will be published online at www.peterstownship.com. Residents who decorated their homes and had registered online will be included on the official tour map. The map provides a drive route for those to enjoy the displays and vote for their favorites.
PT REC
Registration for Peters Township recreation classes offered in January and February begins Dec. 15. One-day class registration has begun. Visit www.peterstownship. com to view a list of classes and to register. For more information, call 724-942-5000.
DREIDELS
A Chanukah soiree featuring drinks and dreidels will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Chabad of the South Hills located at 1700 Bower
Hill Road. In addition to a strolling magician there will be doughnuts and latkes, hors d’oeuvres and signature drinks. Tickets are $25. Visit chabadsh.com/dreidel for tickets or more details.
TABLE HOCKEY
The Saloon of Mt. Lebanon will be hosting a table hockey league at 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 13 and continuing through Feb. 27.
The league is free to enter. Some ranked players will supervise play and share tips and tricks throughout the season.
Interested players, ages 21 and older, should text 412-298-4152.
BP NEWS
Orders can still be made for the School Memories Christmas Ornaments created to commemorate the elementary and middle schools set to consolidate into the new elementary center in Bethel Park. There are six different replicas
and each ornament costs $25. Proceeds benefit the BP Fantastic Four Charities and the new Bethel Park Elementary School PTO. Visit pci.jotform.com/ form/252964242560155 to place an order. Ornaments are also on sale at Evey Hardware, located at 5779 Library Road.
EMS
The subscription drive to the Tri-Community South (TCS) 2026 Ambulance Subscription Service, located at 5490 Progress Blvd. in Bethel Park, has begun. Subscribers receive a 50% discount off out-of-pocket expenses related to emergency ambulance service provided by TCS excluding Lift Assists (always $250) and treatment without transport (always $300). Service runs from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2026. Subscriptions are $70 per individual and $90 per household. TCS has served Bethel
Park, South Park and Upper St. Clair since 1977. Visit tcsems.org to subscribe. Call 412-831-3710 for further details.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Registered Nurses Club and The Mary Agnes Powers Memorial Scholarship Fund provide scholarships for nursing students entering their final year of studies in the following programs: RN diploma, ASN or ADN, BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD or comparable program. Students are eligible if their official home of residence is in one of the following 10 counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland. Apply for The Mary Agnes Powers Scholarship through the Pittsburgh Foundation at www.pittsburghfoundation.org or by U.S. mail: The Pittsburgh Foundation, Five PPG place, Suite 250, Pittsburgh
PA 15222-5414 ATT: Scholarship Department.
The Pittsburgh Foundation also sends scholarship information to nursing schools and colleges in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. The deadline for completed application is the end of March of the year prior to the final year or term. Scholarships are awarded in the spring and applied to the final year or final term of school expenses.
SUNSHINE CLUB
Children, teens and adults are needed to bring joy to seniors in the community through meaningful visits, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. They will comprise the Sunshine Club, a project of Chabad of the South Hills that connects generations and brightening lives. Visit Chabadsh.com/sunshineclub to volunteer or contact Batya Rosenblum at Batya@chabadsh. com with questions.
COURTESY OF DAVE SAVARINO
Members of The 12 Days of Blingmas, the winning team for table decorating, are, first row, from left, TJ Burchfield and Brian Nick; second row, Catherine Gruda, Tom Gruda, Roberta Taylor, Tom Taylor, Luca Taylor, Suzanne Nichols, and Amy Burchfield. The team is from Weirton, W.Va.
COURTESY OF THE WEDDING COOKIE TABLE COMMUNITY
Members of Sugar Plum Sweets from Sylvania, Ohio, the remote winning team for table decorating. From left, first row, are Brandi Barnes, Cynthia Ramirez, and Sydney Ricker. Second row, from left, are Shelly Ricker, Jamie Jackson, Amy Levine, Katie Lyons, Bonnie Joly, Sue Jur
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BUDD BAER GMC 83 Murtland Ave. Washington Pa 724-249-6047 www.buddbaergm.com
HARLEY DAVIDSON
STEEL CITY HARLEY DAVIDSON 1375 Washington Road, Washington, PA 724-225-7020 www.steelcitymotorcycles.com
OLIVERIO AUTO 1110 Laurel Hill Road McDonald, PA 15057 724-926-2155 www.oliverioauto.com
HONDA C. HARPER HONDA 106 Harper Drive Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-929-8000 Ext. 227 Chuck Calcek www.charperhonda.com
WASHINGTON HONDA Rt. 19, Strabane Square Washington, PA 15301 724-222-2213 www.washhonda.com
HYUNDAI
WASHINGTON HYUNDAI
305 WashingtonRd. Rt. 19 at Strabane Square Washington, PA 724-222-2216 www.washhyundai.com
JEEP
ROTOLO’S JEEP 58 Route 88, North Charleroi, PA 15022 888-269-6183 www.rotolomotors.com
SOLOMON JEEP
2605 E Roy Furman Hwy, Carmichaels, PA724-966-2600 www.solomonauto.com
SOLOMON JEEP Rt. 40 & 43, Brownsville, PA 724-785-8000 www.solomonauto.com
SOUTH HILLS JEEP 3344 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317 724-941-4300 www.southhillsauto.com
KIA
SOUTH HILLS KIA 3644 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317 724-942-3000 www.southhillsauto.com
LINCOLN
SOUTH HILLS LINCOLN Route 19, McMurray, PA 724-941-1600 www.southhillslincoln.net
MAZDA
BUDD BAER MAZDA 83 Murtland Avenue, Washington, PA 724-993-4430 www.buddbaermazda.com
MERCEDES-BENZ
JOHN SISSON MERCEDES-BENZ 470 Washington Road Adjacent to Gabriel’s, 724-206-6000 www.johnsissonmercedes.com
NISSAN
JOHN SISSON NISSAN 470 Washington Road Adjacent to Gabriel’s, Washington, PA 724-223-8600 www.johnssissonnissan.com
RAM
ROTOLO’S RAM 58 Route 88, North Charleroi, PA 15022 888-269-6183 www.rotolomotors.com
SOLOMON RAM 2605 E Roy Furman Hwy, Carmichaels, PA 724-966-2600 www.solomonauto.com
SOLOMON RAM Routes 40 & 43 Brownsville, PA 724-785-8000 www.solomonauto.com
SOUTH HILLS RAM 3344 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317 724-941-4300 www.southhillsauto.com
SUBARU
BUDD BAER SUBARU 71 Murtland Avenue, Washington, PA 724-222-0700 www.buddbaersubaru.com
TOYOTA
SOUTH HILLS TOYOTA 2403 Washington Road Canonsburg, PA 15317 724-743-1144 www.southhillstoyota.com
VOLKSWAGEN
THREE RIVERS VOLKSWAGEN 3694 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 724-941-6100 www.3riversvw.com
Pre-owned dealers
THREE RIVERS AUTO SALES 30 South Central Avenue Canonsburg, PA 15317 724-338-2923 www.3riversvw.com
PREMIERE AUTO SALES 667 E. Maiden St., Washington, PA 724-223-0600 www.premiereautosales.com
RT. 18 HOMES AUTO SALES 940 Henderson Ave., Washington, PA 724-225-5308 www.18autosales.com
TREGEMBO MOTORS I-70 Exit 32B, Bentleyville, PA 724-239-2200 www.tregembomotors.com
WARNE MOTORS INC. 107 East Pike Street Canonsburg, PA 724-746-5956 www.johnwarnemotors.com
