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LOCAL NEWS: Charter School Slated to Come to the Mon Valley Page 17
Jefferson Hills Sponsors Holiday Toy Drive The Jefferson Hills Police Department and Mayor Jan Cmar are sponsoring a holiday toy drive for local children. Please bring a toy to the Borough Holiday Celebration on November 28 or drop off your donation at the Borough Police Department (lobby) before December 15. To apply for this assistance, Jefferson Hills residents may pick up an application at the police department weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Peters Creek Historical Society Presents ‘A Holiday Celebration’ “A Holiday Celebration” is the focus of the November 28 meeting of the Peters Creek Historical Society. The society welcomes members and their guests for an evening of fellowship, food and festivity in the last formal meeting of the year. Members are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert and gather in the social room of United Wrights Methodist Church, Venetia Road, Venetia at 7:30 p.m. This social meeting is a prelude to the annual December “Soup and Stroll” open house, to be held Sunday, December 4 from noon to 4 p.m.
SCHOOL NEWS: Clairton Elementary Participates in Fire Prevention Week! Page 62
SPORTS: Twirling Sisters from Peters Twp. Win National Competition Page 63
New Eagle Holds Time Capsule Ceremony By Miranda Startare New Eagle Borough Council held a ceremony on September 22 to place a time capsule at the Veterans Memorial on Main Street in New Eagle. Originally planned and organized in 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of New Eagle, the time capsule – which contains various pictures, newspapers, and family mementos – was buried by the New Eagle Veterans Memorial in front of the Ringgold Administration Building. The ceremony was attended by New Eagle Borough Council President Jack Fine, Councilman Owen Pucel, Ringgold Middle School Principal Mark Alberta, Ringgold Middle School chorus teacher, Melanie Sandrock, and students from the Ringgold Middle School volunteer group, Love Out Loud (LOL), who helped bury the time capsule. Chorus teacher, Melanie Sandrock, who accompanied the students to the ceremony, is sponsor to the middle school group that participates in a variety of community volunteer events. The location of the time capsule’s placement will receive an impressive marble marker, worth $588, as a donation from Parnell Monuments, of Monongahela. The capsule is scheduled to be opened in 25 years.
Ringgold Middle School students from the group Love Out Loud (LOL) participated in the New Eagle time capsule ceremony on September 22. Pictured (l-r): Karrin Montero, Madison Smith, Isabelle Bodnar, Julian Pucel, Ethan Weaver, Ireland Videl Foster, Abigail Martis, Angel Madden, and Shana Demenak.