FREE! OCTOBER 2019 Vol. 16, Issue 5
Read us online at BVA Student Organizes Relief Drive for Dorian Disaster Page 19
messengerpaper.com South Park Friends Dedicates Bench in Honor of Longtime Librarian Page 28
Craft and Vendor Show in Peters Township on November 9 A Craft and Vendor Show will be held on Saturday, November 9 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at St. Benedict the Abbot Church in Peters Township. The event will take place in the Pope Benedict Activity Center where there will be 35 vendors. The funds raised by the event will benefit the Family Promise group to help pay for gas for their van that transports the families, purchase items for their breakfast food pantry, and diapers for the children. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend. Bring your family and friends to shop and have lunch. There will also be hot food available for purchase including pierogi’s! You can also pre-order pierogi’s to take home with you at just $8 a dozen. Pre-orders will be taken until October 18. St. Benedict the Abbot Church is located at 120 Abington Drive, McMurray, PA 15317. For additional information call 724-941-9406.
South Hills Chamber of Commerce Announces New Assistant Director Page 33
Cal U Rededicates Coover Hall
Cutting the ribbon at the rededication ceremony for Coover Hall are (from L to R): Dr. Kristen Majocha, dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Geraldine M. Jones, president of California University of Pennsylvania; ‘Blaze’, the university’s mascot; Dr. Bruce Barnhart, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Brenda Fredette, dean of the Eberly College of Science and Technology.
California University of Pennsylvania rededicated Coover Hall on Sept. 17, 2019. The building, constructed in 1938, reopened for the start of the Fall 2019 semester. New construction added more than 4,200 square feet. The building provides space for programs in the Department of Applied Engineering and Technology — mechatronics engineering technology, industrial technology, and technology education programs. It also is the home of programs in art and graphic design. The two year, $11 million project was funded through the state Department of General Services, with an additional $1.1 million allocated for built-in furnishings