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Mr. McFeely’s Parade of Trolleys Planned at The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Page 28
CCAC’s South Campus Expands Film and Theater Program Page 51
Gill Hall Elementary Student is Finalist in PBS Writing Contest Page 70
Bentleyville Celebrates Bicentennial June 30-July 3 The Bentleyville Bicentennial is scheduled to take place June 30 through July 3, 2016, and this celebration of our town will be filled with fun and memorable events. The Bentleyville Bicentennial planning effort was taken on by the Bentleyville Area Jim Herman, dressed as Bentleyville Historical Society, founder Sheshbazzar Bentley. Bentleyville Local Government, Bentworth Community Center, Bentleyville Recreation Board, Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department, Bentleyville American Legion, Washington County Community Foundation, as well as local churches, clubs and interested individuals. Sheshbazzar Bentley, Jr. founded Bentleyville Borough in 1816 along the banks of Pigeon Creek. Bentleyville, in Washington County, is part of the Bentworth School District and has a population of 2,600. For more information and schedule of events, please visit: bentleyvillebicentennial.com.
EQT presents the Monongahela Public Library with a check for $10,000 as part of the library’s ongoing fundraising efforts.
Monongahela Public Library Fundraiser Group Exceeds Goal Several weeks ago, a small group of women got together to do something absolutely spectacular for their community. Corrina Withrow, Michelle DeHosse, Michelle Parnell, Rachelle Withrow, Sabrina Bowen, Matti Gruzs, and Carol Provan teamed up with many local residents, business owners, and friends of the library to steamroll through traditional methods and crush their fundraising goal of $15,000 to save the Monongahela Area Library in only 6 short weeks. (For complete story, see page 2)