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FEBRUARY 2010

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Children and Family

Vol. 6, Issue 8

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INDEX: Local News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Places To Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Home & Garden . . . . . . . . 28 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 School News . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Food & Dining . . . . . . . . . . 61 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

“ W E ’ R E T H E N E I G H B O R LY N E W S PA P E R ” Union Township • Finleyville • Gastonville • Eighty Four • Nottingham • Peters Township • Venetia • New Eagle • Monongahela • Elrama • Elizabeth • West Elizabeth • Jefferson Hills • Library • South Park

A LITTLE PINCH FOR PEACE OF MIND

Family Sweetheart Dance Planned to Support the Pleasant Hills Community Day

Peters Township Vaccine Clinic a Success

Make plans to bring your favorite valentine and your dancing shoes on Saturday, February 13th from 6:00 to 8:30 PM for a special evening of music and family fun at the Pleasant Hills Presbyterian Church. Your evening will include refreshments, activities, games, raffles and of course, dancing. Entertainment provided by Rockin' Bob's DJ Services.

Deadline for early bird prices is Friday, February 5. Costs are as follows: Couple: $15; family of four: $25; each additional Valentine: $5. Reservations postmarked after February 5 and at the door: Couple: $20; family of four: $30; each additional Valentine: $7.50.

Your mailed reservation received by February 12th will be on the VIP Guest List at the door the day of the event. Include your e-mail address for a verification e-mail of your reservation. Reservations can be made by sending in ticket payment and contact information to: Pleasant Hills Community Day, 410 East Bruceton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Proceeds of this evening of fun benefit the Pleasant Hills Community Day 2010.

If any local business or group would like to make a donation to our raffle, contact Janelle at phcommunityday@yahoo.com.

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On Saturday, January 16, the Peters Township School District provided an H1N1 vaccine clinic for students in grades K-12 in the High School Cafeteria. Nearly 400 vaccinations were given during this free clinic. Organized by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lyn Logelin, district nurses, Peters Township EMS volunteers and representatives from the Department of Health were on hand to provide the vaccinations.

Parent and staff volunteers provided assistance with sign-in and forms for the clinic.

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Outgoing UT Tax Collector Has Earned Our Thanks Dear Editor, It is hard to be known as the tax man or tax collector but Walter Wietrzykowski has worn that label proudly for the last thirty two years. He has served the community of Union Township most of his adult life. As of January 2010, Walter will turn in his tax collecting days for a much more relaxing schedule. Some politicians these days make it hard to understand why anyone would want to be involved in a public office. Walter has always served this township with honesty and loyalty. Anytime anyone came to the office to do the painful process of paying taxes they were always met with a smile.

Nancy, his wife, has always been a huge help and when Walter wasn't available she filled in with her knowledge and friendliness. I am very proud to have had such a noble politician in the tax office, not only because I have been a Union Township resident for the past fourteen years, but because I am his daughter. Thank you for such a great run and for doing such a great job!

Shelly Turkovich, Finleyville, PA

Capitalism Works Great – But Only if Regulated Dear Editor: Trying to operate a complex economic system without a healthy monetary system is like trying to operate machinery without fuel. Before long the economy and its machinery just won’t go! Hence the “bailout”.

Our economic system (capitalism) is based upon credit. Or stated differently, it’s based upon debt. This “credit” or “debt” is necessary because we have a profit-motivated system. Every business adds something to the costs of doing business. This something is called profit. Without a profit, there is no reason to produce the product. If there is no profit, then why do it? But it is the profit that creates the problem: the price on the product is larger than the worker can pay. In other words, the worker cannot pay for the products that he has produced. However, he can buy the product if he uses his credit and goes into debt. Only through debt can the worker consume his production! But when the debt gets too large, the worker has to stop buying. He is in trouble; but so are the businesses. They can’t sell their products. The domino effect will create an economic downturn called a recession, or if severe enough, a depression. When Mary can’t pay John, and John can’t pay his mortgage, and the bank can’t make loans … the system needs help. The government has to step in. And here comes the $750 billion bailout. The economy will be flooded with money. This will cause inflation. But you will be able to pay off your debts with cheaper dollars, and the economic cycle will begin to repeat itself once again.

Regulated capitalism may be the best economic system on earth, but unregulated, it might be the worst! Unregulated, the system will be controlled by corporate monarchs, rather than by elected representatives. Do you want regulated capitalism or corporate bullies? If the system becomes “might makes right” you may ask “How strong are we?”

For me, the answer is “not strong enough, I need help”.

Gene Kuban – Eighty Four, PA

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CrossRoads Community Church Holds Christmas Party for the Community

South Hills Friends of the Montour Trail

By Charlotte Hopkins

Crossroads Community Church recently hosted their first Christmas Decorating Party for Jefferson Hills and the surrounding communities. Party goers enjoyed a feast of cookies, snacks and punch while they decorated the church and the Christmas Tree. They were also able to relax with friends and family and watch the Christmas classic, “It's a Wonderful Life” on the movie screen.

Downstairs, the older children painted and played video games. Megan Lewis, representing the Children's ministry hosted a special “kids only” party for the smaller children of the party guests, where they hung decorations on a handmade tree, played games including, “Pinthe-Nose on Frosty”, and enjoyed Christmas songs and the “Chicken Dance.”

Shirley Trimnal sets up poinsettia plants at the church.

The South Hills Friends of the Montour Trail is a group of individuals interested in the maintenance, improvement and promotion of 10 miles of Montour Trail from Library (Milepost 35.3) to Clairton (Milepost 46.3).

Regular meetings of the Friends group Winter on the trail are held on the second Wednesday of in South Park each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Jefferson (milepost 37.4).

Hills Borough building.

The February 2010 meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 10, and the March meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10. Individuals interested in the Montour Trail are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings or e-mail through the Montour Trail website www.montourtrail.org for additional information. Activities concerning the entire Montour Trail and links to the sites of other western Pennsylvania trails are also posted on the Montour Trail web site.

South Park Women’s Club February Meeting Melanie White hides from party goers in a game of Hide-and-Go-Seek Bonnie White decorates ornaments on the brightly lit tree!

Becky Slonaker and Marty Defranceenjoy watch “It's a Wonderful Life” on the movie screen

Alyssa Petry and Rachel Slonaker play hostess to Jefferson Hills and surrounding communities

The South Park Women's Club will hold its February meeting on Monday, February 15, at 7 p.m. at the South Park Community Center on Brownsville Road.

The speaker at this meeting will be Sue Anthony from Womansplace in McKeesport. For over 33 years, Womansplace has developed innovative programming strategies to meet the changing needs of individuals and families in southern Allegheny County who are victims of domestic and teen dating violence.

It promises to be an interesting and informative meeting.

The South Park Women's Club is open to women interested in making new friends while helping the community. If that sounds like you, come join us on Monday February 15. Refreshments will be served.

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PLACES TO GO . . .THINGS TO SEE. . . STUFF TO DO . . .

FEBRUARY 3

SHARPEN YOUR COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS - come to the Toastmasters Club meeting on Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Panera’s in Southland Shopping Center. For more information, visit http://jeffersonhills.freetoasthost.cc or call Bruce Tenenbaum at 412-885-0704.

FEBRUARY 5

SUPER BINGO $8,000- St. Valentine Church, 2710 Ohio St., Bethel Park. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., Early Birds begin at 6:30 and Super Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $30 for 6 cards. $5 each additional 6 pk. For tickets, call 412-973-0150.

FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS provided from 8:45 to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 5 at the Peters Township Community Center. The screenings are provided courtesy of Canonsburg General Hospital. For more information call the Community Relations Department at 724873-5835.

FEBRUARY 6

STILLED SPIRITS BAND - Ann’s Restaurant & Lounge, 2783 South Park Rd., Bethel Park at 9 p.m. $5 cover charge.

FEBRUARY 6-7

COIN SHOW – the South Hills Coin Club 50th Anniversary Coin Show will take place February 6 and 7 at Crowne Plaza, Pittsburgh South. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission and hourly door prizes.

FEBRUARY 8

OLDIES DANCE - Parents Without Partners is sponsoring an Oldies Dance on February 8 from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Royal Place Restaurant, 2660 Library Rd.

Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s by D.J. Steve. Admission is $5 for PWP members and $7 for non-members. Cash bar, menu items available. For more information, call Barb at 412-835-2688.

FEBRUARY 9

COMEDY MURDER MYSTERY DINNER SHOW – McCaffery Mysteries, Inc. presents Dating Can Be Murder on February 9 at 7 p.m. at the South Park Clubhouse, 2200 Brownsville Rd. $40 includes dinner, show, tax and gratuities. Call 412-833-5599 for tickets. Visit www.eatdrinkmurder.org for full menu.

SOUP AND SANDWICH SALE - The West Elizabeth United Methodist Church is hosting a Soup and Sandwich Sale on Tuesday, February 9th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. There will be Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup and Meatball Sandwiches for sale. A “Soup and Sandwich” combo will be $5.00.

The Vegetable Beef Soup can be purchased separately for $2.50 a pint or $5.00 for a quart. Sandwiches will also be sold separately for $2.50. They will also deliver orders to local West Elizabeth businesses!

For further information or to phone in your orders contact Pastor Tom Carr at 412-6007375.

FEBRUARY 11

FREE ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP - will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 11 at Canonsburg General Hospital in the McNary Conference Center. The group will meet the second Thursday of every month.

The meeting will be an opportunity for caregivers to share practical ideas in a supportive setting, connect with other families and learn from guest speakers. For more information, call 724-746-0600.

FEBRUARY 12

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE On February 12, 2010 there will be a murder that needs to be solved at The St. Francis of Assisi’s Finley Hall in Finleyville. Please join us at 6:30 pm for the performance by Murder Mystery Theatre Unlimited and enjoy a catered dinner. Tickets are $30.00 per person and can be purchased after Masses, at the Rectory 724-348-7145 or by calling Sarah at 724514-7027. Seating is limited. No tickets will be sold at the door. Sponsored by the John Paul the Great Columbiettes.

CANDY SALE - 10 a.m., Monongahela Valley Hospital Lobby. Sponsored by the Auxiliary of Mon-Vale Health Resources, Inc., the candy sale features treats by Wagner’s Deliciously Different Chocolates.

For more information, call 724-258-1167.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE – 12 Noon to 6 p.m., ECC. American Red Cross, in cooperation with Monongahela Valley Hospital, will sponsor a blood drive on the hospital campus. For more information or to register, call 724-494-4090 or online at redcrosslife.org.

FEBRUARY 13

SWEETHEART DANCE - Make plans to join us at Pleasant Hills Presbyterian Church on Saturday, February 13 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. for a special evening of music & family fun. The evening will feature refreshments, activities, games, raffles and of course, dancing. Entertainment provided

by Rockin’ Bob’s DJ Services. Reservations and tickets may be purchased on line at www.pleasanthillscommunityday.com.

Discounts for making reservations and paying in advance by February 5.

VALENTINES DAY DINNER SHOW – The New Eagle Volunteer Fire Department presents our Valentines Day Dinner Show featuring The Vogues, and Johnny Angel and the Halos! Saturday, February 13 from 7 – 11 PM. Doors open at 5 PM, and dinner starts at 6 PM. Advanced ticket purchase: $30 until February 11. (Tickets are $35 at the door). For tickets or information, call Bill Tatar (NEVFD) at 724-258-6530 and leave a message.

ANNUAL CARD PARTY AND LUNCHEON - The Christian Mothers of St. Valentine Parish will host its annual Card Party and Luncheon on Saturday, February 13 in Frawley Hall. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and lunch will be served at 12:00 Noon. The festivities include an extensive Chinese Auction and a special raffle for a football autographed by Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Roethlisberger. Tickets are $15.00 each.

Proceeds will benefit the kitchen renovations project. For tickets or more information, call Barbara at 412-835-7054 or Jane at 412-835-1393.

SWEETHEART WINE TASTING - Trax Frams is hosting a “Sweetheart Wine Tasting” on Saturday, February 13 from 3-5 p.m. Want to impress your Valentine? Treat him or her to a romantic afternoon of appetizers and wine tasting! Trax Farms, Arrowhead Wine Cellars, and Boar’s Head Specialty Cheese are hosting this LOVELY event to help you kick off your Valentine’s Day weekend. Cupid will be there, you should too! Ladies will receive a complimentary rose.

Reservations deadline February 6th, 2010. $30.00 per person.

Must be 21+ proper ID required.

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ISLAND PARTY - End your week in the tropics for the annual St. Joan of Arc Island Party. Featuring the island sounds of Tom Watt, “Jimmy Buffet Man.” The fun begins on Saturday, February 13. Doors open at 6 p.m. We are serving a new dinner menu this year. Free beer and soft drinks, BYOB and set ups. Treat your valentine to a fun evening of dinner, dancing and live entertainment. Tickets are $35 per person or $65 per couple. Island dress is suggested. For tickets and reservations, call (412) 8541089. Benefits Appalachian Workcamp 2010.

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VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER – at Finleyville Presbyterian Church from 12 Noon till 6:00 to benefit the Finleyville Area Food Pantry. Roast beef, potatoes, vegetables, bread, dessert and beverage. Donation is $8 at the door; children under 12 are $4.

Advance donation is $7; children $3.50.

Under age of 3 free. For more information and RSVP, call 724-348-7821.

FEBRUARY 16

PANCAKE DINNER - Jefferson United Presbyterian Church at 716 Gill Hall Rd in Jefferson Hills will be having its annual Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 16th from 4 to 7 p.m. Price for the dinner will be $6 adult $3 children 5-10 and under 5 free.

Please come and bring a friend and enjoy a great dinner.

PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE DINNER Union Roads United Methodist Church, Gastonville, 3687 Finleyville Elrama Rd., will hold a Pancake and Sausage Dinner on Tuesday, February 16 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Adults $6.00; children $3.00. There will also be a Flea Market from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 724348-6200.

FEBRUARY 17

ASH WEDNESDAY FISH DINNER Nativity Church of South Park is sponsoring an Ash Wednesday Fish Dinner on February 17. You can eat in or take out, between 4: 00 and 7:00 p.m. Dinners are $8.00 for adults and $3.50 for children.

Dinners include fried or baked fish, a choice of two sides, coffee or tea. Soft drinks and desserts are available at an extra cost. There will be a 50/50, a treasure chest raffle and bake sale. For take out, call 412-653-1502 on the day of the dinner.

SHARPEN YOUR COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS - come to the Toastmasters Club meeting on Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Panera’s in Southland Shopping Center. For more information, visit http://jeffersonhills.freetoasthost.cc or call Bruce Tenenbaum at 412-885-0704.

FEBRUARY 21

16TH ANNUAL SWEET SUNDAY DESSERT FESTIVAL - at Hilton Garden Inn - Southpointe from 1-6 p.m. Featuring desserts prepared by youth, alumni and professionals; celebrity judges; live music; Kids Korner; ticket auction. All proceeds support Washington City Mission. For details, call 724-228-9240 ext 232.

FEBRUARY 19 - 20

BETHEL PARK HERITAGE PLAYERS present Neil Simon’s Comedy “Fools” on February 19, 20, 26, 27 at 8 p.m. and February 21, 28 at 2 p.m. at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. $10 Adults; $6 Students/Seniors. For more information, visit www.heritageplayers.org.

FEBRUARY 26 – 27

BETHEL PARK HERITAGE PLAYERS present Neil Simon’s Comedy “Fools” on February 26, 27 at 8 p.m. and February 21, 28 at 2 p.m. at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. $10 Adults; $6 Students/Seniors. For more information, visit www.heritageplayers.org.

FEBRUARY 27

“MOM 2 MOM” SALE - Attention moms! Looking for a way to clean out some old kids clothes and/or toys? Been meaning to have a yard sale and just haven’t found the time? Well, we can help!

MOPS (Mothers Of Pre Schoolers) of Windover Hills is holding a “Mom 2 Mom sale” on Saturday, February 27. The sale will be held at Windover Hills United Methodist Church in South Park.

We are currently looking for moms who have children items to sell - clothes, toys, etc. Moms can rent tables to set up and sell their items to the public. MOPS of Windover Hills will do plenty of advertising for this event. To register, contact Charity Winberg at 724-348-6591 or cwinberg24@verizon.net.

FEBRUARY 28

“WINTER WONDERLAND” EVENT Come on out on Sunday, February 28 from 1 – 4 PM and enjoy a variety of winter activities in Peterswood Park. Enjoy horsedrawn carriage rides through the park, guide-led nature walks along the Arrowhead Trail to learn about the sights & sounds of winter and a Chili Cook-Off contest with hot chocolate to warm you up afterwards. A fun-filled event for the whole family! Fee: $4 per adult / $2 per child member. $6 per adult/$3 per child nonmember. Age 2 and under free. Cost includes all activities. Pre-registration is encouraged (except for entries into the Chili Cook-Off contest.) Call 724/9425000 for more information or to enter in the Chili contest. Sponsored in part by South Hills Honda andColumbia Gas.

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Monongahela Hosts Successful “Dickens of a Christmas” Event The “Dickens of a Christmas” event was held in Monongahela during the weekend of December 4 – 5, 2009. Attendees enjoyed plenty of wonderful holiday activities for the entire family! Ringgold Band played holiday music while Santa Claus strolled to greet those in attendance and light the community Christmas tree. Guests stopped in to visit the gingerbread display at the Presbyterian Church and then browse the local antique shops. Monongahela Fire Hall was the place to be for the rest of the evenings activities such as visits with Santa, entertainment, food booths, activities for children and more.

“The crowd was amazing,” said Susan Watkins who coordinated the event. “A special thanks to the Monongahela fire hall for helping with set up, and thanks to all the Phil Quattrone, with his son, Phil Jr., groups who had food and merchandise and Santa Claus tables. It was a big success!”

Students from Miss Barbara's School of Dance take a photo with Santa

A juggler performs for the crowd as part of the evenings entertainment line-up.

The singing group “Shepherd's Voice” perform for the attendees.

Susan Watkins who helped coordinate the Dickens event sits on Santa’s lap.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Offers Free Tax Filing Assistance Are you puzzled by the tax law and which credits and deductions for which you are eligible? Free tax assistance is available through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sponsored by Community Action Southwest in Washington and Greene Counties.

The VITA program will offer free, basic, online filing assistance to qualified working taxpayers who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit or who make less than $49,000 a year, regardless of the number of persons living in a household.

The EITC is a federally funded tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. Too often, however, eligible filers are either unaware of the credit or are lured in by predatory filing and lending services. Commercial tax preparation services normally charge an average of $100 to file and $250 to receive a refund anticipation loan (RAL). The VITA program offers quick and free filing so that the credit can be used as a financial boost, as it is intended.

Community Action Southwest will offer VITA services from February 1st, through the end of March by I.R.S trained and certified community Volunteer Tax Assistors. The service will be offered in locations throughout Greene and Washington Counties.

The VITA program also offers free filing assistance to those persons with disabilities and older taxpayers who file basic tax forms. In addition, our volunteers assist community members in claiming any special credits for which they may be eligible.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 877-814-0788 ext. 434 or visit us online at www.caswg.org.

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VITA Assistance Also Available in Pleasant Hills Free tax assistance is available through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in Pleasant Hills. VITA services will be handled on Thursday’s, February 11 through April 15, 2010. Hours are from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. The location is Room 107, St. Pius X Hall, Grove Place in Pleasant Hills. (Formerly the St. Elizabeth High School Building, across from St. Elizabeth Church.)

VITA volunteers will prepare federal and state income tax returns, as well as property tax and rent rebate requests for low income families and senior citizens.

No appointment necessary. Just bring your tax forms, social security statements, W2 and W-2P forms, interest statements, property tax receipts, rent receipts, and any other documents necessary to complete your tax return. * Remember to also bring your 2008 tax return!

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By Wild Willy Frankfort

Reveling in the Olden Days History can be re-lived up… Mike Nelson. I in many ways. One could would cruise my boat from visit a museum and replace to place finding live history through the adventure at every turn, or visage of old things. One dive, or swim. could also dress in old You see, if I wore a cercloths and re-live history tain sweater it became a at a historical site, rewetsuit, if I pulled my socks enacting history and nearly off so the toes immersing one’s self deep flopped back and forth, in early culture. Or one they became swim fins, and could catch a virus from my Dad’s work goggles ones children and relive became my face mask. I his or her childhood by had to imagine my air tanks William “Wild Wily” Frankfurt watching retro-television. and weight belt but I could I was forced to choose slide on the highly polished the latter after catching a killer head cold linoleum and hardwood floors from room from one of my kids. This article is actual- to room as though I was swimming through ly past our deadline because I couldn’t even the hatches of sunken wrecks. read the computer screen through a sickly At times it was hard because my sisters blur. would ice skate in their socks and eventualI am sort of a work-a-holic and even ly we would wreck into each other and a while sick I can usually accomplish some fight would ensue. We would be sent to our facet of work that I have to do. This was not rooms and that was the end of that episode. the case with my latest bout of sickliness. I My sons understand black and white telwas relegated to sit and drain, sneeze, force evision but don’t think it’s necessary. To me fluids, and medicate as called for by the it’s history and good memories. To a kid AMA and my wife. who had a boundless imagination it opened I did get to watch some of the new chan- a world for me to investigate. nels on our new television. Yes dear reader, As I sit here, my head clear and free from I am being dragged into the 21st century mucus, I remember my first dive and the ear sneezing and groaning. I have upgraded my problems that wouldn’t let me become my magic box and replaced my forty-five hero. You all know what happened after pound, twenty six inch piece of crap with a that and my now addiction with old cloths twelve pound high definition flat screen. and flintlock guns and frontier history.

I cannot tell you all of the programs that Someday I’ll write a story about Walt I watched because of copyright laws, but I Disney, Fess Parker, and my confusion in can tell you that most of the programs were my early years as to who was Davey from the 1960’s and 70’s. My favorite stared Crockett and who was Daniel Boone. Darn Lloyd Bridges and was about a deep sea you Fess Parker… I will never wear a coondiver who always seemed to have the great- skinned cap again. est adventures.

Hope your all sufferin` the cold well. If As a young boy I spent hours as Mike not remember to force fluids, get lots of rest Nelson, investigating wrecks on the bottom and they make tissues with, “Vapo-Rub” in of the sea and finding treasure. Yes, this is `em all ready. Remember camphor bags? was what I was going to be when I grew Ahhhhh the memories.

Union Twp. Looking For ZoningHearing Board Members Union Township is presently taking resumés and/or letters of interest for additional members of the Union Twp. Zoning-Hearing Board. Please send letters or resumes to: Mrs. Judith Taylor, Union Twp. Municipal Bldg 3904 Finleyville Elrama Rd., Finleyville, PA 15332 Applicants must be residents of Union Township.

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Three Rivers Quilters to Host Annual Quilt Show

Union Township Tax Office Announces 2010 Hours

Entry Deadline is March 1

The Union Township Tax Office, and Pam Lawrence, Tax Collector have announced the following hours of operation for 2010. The tax office is located at the Union Township Municipal Building on Finleyville-Elrama Road.

DURING DISCOUNT Union Township Tax - March 1st thru April 30th Ringgold School Tax - August 15th thru October 15th Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Special Evening Collection Dates: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM March 8th, April 12th, September 13th, October 11th

The Three Rivers Quilters Guild will present their 2010 quilt show, April 15 – 17 at the IBEW Circuit Center, located at 5 Hot Metal Street in Pittsburgh’s Southside. This colorful show will feature over 100 quilts – including bed, wall, appliqué and pieced quilts. In addition, there will be quilting demonstrations, a “granny’s attic” sale, a snack cafe and many vendors with quilt related items. Hours for the show are: Thursday, April 15, 10 AM - 7 PM; Friday, April 16, 10 AM – 5 PM; Saturday, April 17, 9 AM – 2 PM. Cost is $7 per person.

Special $5 admission on Thursday only from 3 PM – 7 PM. This year’s show theme is the “Nine Patch” – a tribute to a simple yet versatile quilt block design. The juried and judged show is open to all quiltmakers. Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded. Entries should be submitted by March 1, 2010.

For a registration form ,visit our website www.threeriversquilters.org. Contact Kathleen at 412-431-4722 regarding group discounts or general information about the show.

AFTER DISCOUNT: Tuesday and Friday – 10:00 AM to 12:00 pm

Star Power South Park Library Hosts Astrology Presentation

RHS Performing Arts Present “Seussical” Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s production of “Seussical”, a musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss, will be performed March 4, 5, & 6 by the Ringgold High School Performing Arts at the Ringgold High School Auditorium.

“Oh, the thinks you can think” when Dr. Seuss’s best-loved stories collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper! Adapted from the Broadway version, Seussical is written by Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once on This Island, the film Anastasia). This production features over 50 student actors, numerous crew and parts of the Ringgold High School Band.

Directed by Director Mrs. Diane Ader, with Ms. Leslie Rutherford as Drama Director, Mrs. Deborah Anderson as Choreographer, Mrs. Sarah Knox as Technical Director and with Mr. Gregory Steele as Pitt Orchestra Director.

Adults will have a great time, and kids old enough to have read Dr. Seuss books will love it, too. During the course of the play, the Cat in the Hat pops in and out of scenes, narrating, playing numerous characters, and helping the younger members of the audience keep track of what's going on.

Performance Dates and Times: • Thursday, March 4, 7:00 pm • Friday, March 5, 7:00 pm • Saturday, March 6, 2:00pm Tickets are $8 for reserved seating and $5 for general Admission, group rates are available. For tickets and more information, please call 724-292-7244 or visit us on the web at www.ringgold.org/musical.

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Astrologer Rick DiClemenete appeared at the South Park library for the fourth year on January 14. DiClemenete always brings in a decent crowd to listen about signs, relationships, and the state of the world. He is currently working on a book, and promises the South Park library will be the first stop on his book tour, sometime in 2011.

Astrologer Rick DiClemenete gave a presentation at the South Park Township Library on January 14.

DiClemente’s Astrology presentation always seems to be a popular topic with guests, and is regularly well attended.

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Peters Township Newcomers and Neighbors Club Keeps Community Connected

By Chasity Capasso

When Cheryl Shestack, Emily Ray and Meghan Lacey moved to Peters Township, they all shared one common goal—finding a way to meet new people while becoming active in the community.

Although they came to the area at different times, all three women met through a group that brought friendship, fun and fulfillment into their lives: the Peters Township Newcomers and Neighbors Club.

Founded in 1965, the club welcomes both new and long-term residents in Peters Township and surrounding areas, including Canonsburg, Upper Saint Clair, Bridgeville, Bethel Park and Finleyville. Currently, the club has an average of 90 members.

Cheryl Shestack, former President and current Vice President of Programs, moved to McMurray in 1987, where she resided for 16 years before discovering the group.

“Our club is unique because it has no restrictions; it’s not just for newcomers,” she said. “When I first moved here, I had no idea that such a club existed. I joined because even though I had my friends, it never hurts to meet new people.”

Like Cheryl, Emily Ray said she joined the club to “branch out.”

“When I moved to the area, I only knew people through my church,” said Emily, Vice President of Membership and 3 1/2 year PT resident. “I wanted to meet more people in the area outside of my usual social circles of neighbors and church friends.”

The club’s current President and webmaster, Meghan Lacey, moved to the area 9 years ago and says joining the PTNC helped to make her feel like a part of the community.

“When I moved here I had small children who weren’t yet school-aged,” she said. “If your kids are too young for you to meet people through school or sports activities, the club is a great alternative. If you’re like me, you need that interaction, to belong, to be involved. It’s a great way to socialize, and the activities give you something to look forward to each month.”

Activity groups are ran by different chair people and include theatre, girls nights out, wine tasting, book discussions, and a babysitting co-op, which can be helpful to new parents in town. Most activities are held on a monthly basis. “What got my attention was the monthly wine tasting and seasonal parties,” said Cheryl. “Some groups are more popular than others, but [their popularity] fluctuates. The Ladies Luncheon Excursion, where a group of us gets together to try a different restaurant

A delicious decorated cake welcomes new prospective members at an event for the Peters Township Newcomers and Neighbors Club

Anyone interested in joining should email Emily Ray at eray86@hotmail.com. Membership runs from September to September and costs $30. For more information, visit the website at www.ptnc.org.

Cheryl Shestack, (VP of Programs) and Meghan Lacey (President) are happy to be involved and representing the Peters Township Newcomers and Neighbors Club

each month, is a good one.”

“We also have Friday karaoke nights, spa outings and in January we had a fitness night at a member’s home featuring Pilates instructor Nancy Griffin,” she added. “We ate healthy snacks and got complimentary chair massages from Massage Envy. It’s just so much fun!”

The Peters Township Newcomers and Neighbors Club also offers many community service opportunities. In December, PTNC caroled in a nursing home. In February, they will be participating in Sweet Sunday, a yearly event that benefits the Washington City Mission. “For a small fee, you get to sample food items from amateur and professional vendors,” said Meghan.

“We make truffles and sell them, and all proceeds benefit the Mission.”

The club has raised money for the Peters Township Food Pantry, Library and Washington Women’s Shelter in the past, and plans to sell daffodils in March to benefit the American Cancer Society.

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Washington County Hosts Annual Food Drive to Benefit The Greater Washington County Food Bank

By Alice Harris

Washington County Farm Bureau in conjunction with Washington County 4H, and the County of Washington will hold it's Annual Food and Donation Drive to help The Greater Washington County Food Bank. The drive will run from February 1 through March 31. Farm Bureau member Don Carter of 84 Agway is the contact for this event.

Lisa Nuccetelli is Executive Director of GWCFB which sponsors 22 pantries throughout Washington County including Monongahela, Finleyville, Charleroi, Donora, Peters Township, and Canonsburg. GWCFB also operates 13 Senior Housing Pantries including those at Monongahela Manor in Monongahela, Bentleyville Towers in Bentleyville, and at Canon House and Canon Apartments in Canonsburg. GWCFB headquarters and warehouse is in Eighty Four, PA. Individuals, businesses, corporations, and service groups are invited to help. A few of the items and some of the local drop off points are listed below. (Both food and monetary donations will be appreciated.) Volunteers to help are always appreciated. Also, many thanks to the Washington County Legislators David K. Levdansky, Peter J. Daily, Timothy Solobay, John Maher, Jesse White, John Pippy, and Senator J. Barry Stout for their help to promote this event.

For information on the Food Drive, Don Carter can be reached at 724-222-0600 (day) or 724-350-2654 (evening). For information on the Greater Washington County Food Bank and/or if needing food, wishing to make a donation, or to volunteer a few hours, please phone GWCFB at 724-229-8175.

The Washington County Food Bank is in need of the following non-perishable items: Canned/Dried Fruits Canned/Dried Vegetables Pastas and Sauces Non-Fat Dried Milk Powdered Drinks Canned Juices Canned/Dried Meats Hamburger Helpers Canned/Dried Seafood Flour Cooking Oil/Sprays Hot/Cold Cereals Instant Oatmeals Sugar/Sweetener Canned/Dried Soups Cake Mixes Instant Puddings Condiments Cleaning Supplies Laundry Detergents Paper Goods Personal Hygiene Products

Food Drop-Off Locations in the Union-Finley Messenger distribution area: First Niagara Bank all Washington County locations First Federal Bank McMurray and Washington locations BENTLEYVILLE Bentleyville Giant Eagle Jet’s Food Center CANONSBURG/EIGHTY FOUR Canonsburg Shop ’N Save 84 Agway Guyton’s Food Warehouse The Spring House ELRAMA/FINLEYVILLE/ MON VALLEY D. Jenkins Corporation Bull International Bill’s Feed & Garden Center Cox Market Sheehan’s Foods COUNTY LEGISLATOR’S OFFICES Representative David K. Levdansky (Finleyville, New Eagle)

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It’s A

Fish Fry!

(information compiled by Heather Kelley-Latorre)

Stop by Any of these area locations to enjoy a local Fish Fry on Fridays During Lent.

BETHEL PARK St. Valentine School and Parish 2710 Ohio Street, Frawley Hall 412-835-3780 (answers until 3 pm for take-out) www.stvals.org St. Valentine School is hosting a Lenten Fish Fry every Friday, from 4-7:30 pm. The menu includes hand-dipped, beer-battered fried cod, baked cod, and butterfly shrimp dinners, which include roll, coffee, tea, a choice of vegetable or homemade coleslaw, and either baked potato, French fries, pierogies, homemade macaroni and cheese, or haluski. All of these items, as well as clam chowder and pizza by the slice, are also available a la carte. Drinks and desserts will also be available. For the younger crowd, mini mates meals are back and include a choice of pizza, mac-n-cheese or fish sandwich. Senior citizens 60 years or older receive a $1 discount on full eat-in dinners. Take-out available.

CALFORNIA California Volunteer Fire Company 1000 Wood Street 724-938-9283 Every Friday 11AM - 7PM throughout Lent CANONSBURG St. Patrick Parish 317 W. Pike Street (school cafeteria, Hutchinson Ave) 724-745-6560 Fridays in Lent through March 26 from 11 am – 1 pm and 4-7 pm.

Baked or fried fish sandwiches and dinners. Dessert included with dinner. Sides include haluski, coleslaw, mac-n-cheese, or baked potato. Call ahead for take-out.

CHARLEROI Mary Mother of the Church 624 Washington Avenue, Marion Hall 724-483-2455 February 17, Ash Wednesday only.

11 am – 6:30 pm. Baked or fried dinner for $8 includes French fries, green beans, coleslaw, and dessert.

Call for take-out.

ELIZABETH Elizabeth United Methodist Church 317 South 2nd Avenue 412-384-7050 Fridays in Lent, Feb 19 through March 26. Lunch is 11 am – 1 pm; dinner, 4-7 pm. Dinners or sandwiches. Take-out available.

ELRAMA Elrama Tavern 1520 Route 837 412-384-3630 Available during Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent: breaded cod fish (baked or fried) sandwich, fish platter, fried shrimp platter, crab cakes, homemade haluski, pierogies, and Lenten soups.

FINLEYVILLE St. Francis of Assisi 3609 Washington Avenue, Finley Hall 724-348-7145 Ash Wednesday only. 12-6:30 pm, fried or baked sandwiches and dinners with a side of mac-n-cheese, french fries, or pierogies.

JEFFERSON HILLS St. Thomas a’ Becket 139 Gill Hall Road, School Building 412-655-9966 Fridays during Lent from 3:30 pm until 7:00 pm, including Good Friday. The menu includes: handbreaded, fried cod dinner, baked fish dinner, fried shrimp dinner, French fries, haluski, homemade soup, various specials each week and homeade desserts. All dinners include beverage. Take-out orders can be made beginning at 3 pm and can be picked up in the rear of the school.

Homemade pierogies on Good Friday, limited quantities!

LIBRARY and SOUTH PARK St. Joan of Arc 6470 Library Road 412-854-3173 www.mystjoan.org Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent, first Friday of every month (except Good Friday), 11 am – 7 pm. Fish (baked or fried), shrimp, crab cakes, clam chowder, cabbage and noodles, pierogies, macaroni and cheese, pizza, french fries, coleslaw, and homemade desserts. Calling ahead for take-out is highly recommended!

Stations of the Cross, 7:30 pm on Fridays.

Broughton Fire Department 1030 Cochrans Mill Road 412-655-4844 www.broughtonvfd.org Annual Fish Fry is Good Friday, April 10. Fish sandwiches and dinners available.

McMURRAY St . Benedict the Abbot 120 Abington Drive, O’Brien Hall 724-941-9406 www.stbenedictthe abbot.org Fridays in Lent, lunch: 11 am-1 pm; dinner: 4-7:30 pm. Lunch is now eat-in or take-out: sandwich ($6.00), fries, and coleslaw. Fried or baked dinners and sandwiches, Father Sam’s Famous Italian Pizza – by the slice or whole pie, Benny’s Clam Chowder soup ($3.00/bowl), Pierogi (6) with butter & onions ($4.50).

Dinner (adults $8.00, children $5.50) includes mac-n-cheese or French fries, coleslaw, and beverage.

Items available a la carte. Movies, games, and crafts for the children.

MONONGAHELA St. Paul’s Church 130 W. Main Street 724-258-7792 Ash Wednesday and all Friday’s in Lent: 11 am – 6:30 pm. Fish dinners and fish sandwiches, shrimp dinners, soups, coleslaw, french fries, fried zucchini strips, homemade desserts and beverages. Eat-in or take-out.

VENETIA Hackett Slovenian Club 1118 Brawdy Street 724-348-5503 Starting February 19 and continuing every Friday through Lent from 5-8 pm. Fish sandwich or dinner. Side dishes will vary.

WEST MIFFLIN Holy Trinity / St. Agnes Parish 529 Grant Avenue Extension 412-466-9695 Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent from 11-6 pm. Dinners and sandwiches also available for takeout. “Best cod fish in the Valley at the best price.”

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West Mifflin Area Harley-Davidson Dealer Awards New Cycle Hot Metal Harley-Davidson, located at 1122 Lebanon Road, Rte 885 in West Mifflin made one local motorcycle enthusiast very happy recently!

One grand prize winner won a 1200 Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster® motorcycle from Hot Metal’s “Hometown Giveaway” contest. Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from across Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania entered the contest. All entries shared a common thread - their passion for American made motorcycles and fueling it with Pittsburgh’s most exciting dealership, Hot Metal Harley-Davidson.

The month long contest was simple. Roll the dice, spell “H-A-R-L-E-Y” and win a key.

No purchase necessary. Buy a bike and get two keys. One key out of 75 was the guaranteed winner. It was all in the hands of the customers. They could roll the dice everyday to win a key that may start and win the ultimate prize.

"The response to this contest has been overwhelming. With more than 4,500 entries, consumers from four states wanted to get involved," said Lori Flanigan, General Manager of Hot Metal Harley-Davidson.

"Now that the finalists have taken their turn to determine which key started the motorcycle, we couldn't be more excited for our grand prize winner who really appreciated first-hand winning this dream bike."

One lucky Hot Metal Hometown Giveaway winner, Sue Malmquist from Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, was the winner of the 2009 1200 Custom HarleyDavidson® (MSRP $10,926.90) on Saturday, November 21, 2009 during Hot Metal Harley-Davidson’s Jump Start Your Holiday celebration. A long-time fan of Harley-Davidson®, Sue's wish to own a Harley of her own finally came true with a simple roll of the dice in Hot Metal’s Hometown Giveaway Contest.

"Sue was speechless when she rolled the dice when it came up H-A-R-L-E-Y. But when she put her key in the ignition and started the bike the exhilaration was pure

Sue Malmquist from Natrona Heights, PA shouts with excitement when she discovers that her key started the engine of the Harley-Davison Sportster making her the winner of the new motorcycle.

Harley-Davidson. Her joy and excitement is a testament to the passionate nature of this contest," said Toby O’Brien, Owner of Hot Metal Harley-Davidson®. "We welcome Sue to the Harley-Davidson® family, and we are grateful to have her and her family as our new friends.

Sue's dream of being a Harley owner becomes a reality." When Sue was younger she often went on local day trips to Erie and around town as a passenger on bike runs.

She loves that special sound that only a Harley can make and the feeling from the open road. Later she started riding on her son’s dirt bike with the encouragement of her husband and a couple of months ago he purchased his first Harley. Sue said, “If you’re going to ride a road bike it better be a Harley, there’s no sense of riding anything else”.

Sue Malmquist is so passionate about her Sportster® that immediately after winning she raised her arms in victory and broke down in tears of joy. Maybe that’s where true passion comes from anyway. She shouted in a trembling voice, “I have never won anything before, but I think this more than makes up for it.”

For more information about Hot Metal Harley-Davidson, contact Lori Flanigan, General Manager at 412-464-9453.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre in Finleyville On February 12, 2010 there will be a murder that needs to be solved at The St. Francis of Assisi's Finley Hall in Finleyville. Please join us at 6:30 pm for the performance by Murder Mystery Theatre Unlimited and enjoy a catered dinner.

Tickets are $30.00 per person and can be purchased after Masses, at the Rectory 724348-7145 or by calling Sarah at 724-514-7027. Seating is limited. No tickets will be sold at the door. Sponsored by the John Paul the Great Columbiettes.

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Levdansky Announces Grant For Local Trail Improvements In Elizabeth Township State Rep. David Levdansky, D-Allegheny/Washington, helped secure a $63,300 state grant for the Regional Trail Corporation in Allegheny County to make improvements to the Youghiogheny River Trail.

The funds will be used to resurface approximately 5 miles of trail in Elizabeth Township, as well as make drainage improvements and American Disability Access upgrades, install landscaping and project signage, and perform other related improvements. The section spans from the Westmoreland County border to Buena Vista.

"The Regional Trail Corporation has transformed miles of abandoned railroad tracks into a popular conservation area for recreational activity like walking, fishing and camping," Levdansky said. "This grant will allow them to continue to make improvements that will make the trails more accessible and safer for residents."

"We will be refurbishing a five-mile section of the trail that is starting to deteriorate and make it more accessible to the community for outdoor recreational use," said Judy Marshall, vice president of the Regional Trail Corporation. "We are delighted the trail needs resurfacing as it reflects the expanding role the trail plays in offering recreational opportunities for local residents."

The Youghiogheny River Trail is a 43-mile limestone-surfaced trail built along the "railbanked" right-of-way of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad between McKeesport and Connellsville in southwestern Pennsylvania. It is an integral part of The Great Allegheny Passage to Washington, D.C. The grant was administered as part of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Community Conservation Partnerships Program. The CCP program provides financial and technical assistance to local governments, river and trail organizations, land trusts and other nonprofits for the planning, acquisition and development of park, recreation, conservation and greenways projects.

Showing Their Appreciation Elizabeth Moose Lodge Hosts a Holiday Party for Veterans

By Alice Harris The best gifts of all are those given with the heart and no expectations of something in return. Matt Mayersky and fellow members of Elizabeth Moose Lodge # 142 wanted to do something special this Holiday, so they invited residents from Southwest Veterans Home in Pittsburgh for a happy day out. Lodge members and friends arrived before dawn to prepare a fabulous home cooked meal. Guests were also treated to bingo, door prizes, and lots of fun. It is hard to say whether the giver or receiver enjoyed the day more! (PHOTOS BY ALICE HARRIS)

Father and Son, Denny Mayersky and Matt Mayersky enjoyed their day together.

Gretchen Stokes makes sure everyone is well taken care of.

Terry Richardson and County Councilman Bob Macey welcome Vietnam Veteran John May, originally from Clairton.

Ann Malady and Lori Kolodziej served up a huge platter of yummy Lemon Meringue pie!

Terry Richardson called Bingo. Guests won cash, Steelers items, and other great prizes!

Renee Pierce awards Jim Techar a cash prize.

Jim is a WW II U.S. Army Infantry Veteran.

Peters Township Parks & Recreation Will Host “Winter Wonderland” Event Sleigh bells ring, are you listening in Peterswood Park! Come on out on Sunday, February 28 from 1 – 4 PM and enjoy a variety of winter activities. Enjoy horsedrawn carriage rides through the park, guide-led nature walks along the Arrowhead Trail to learn about the sights and sounds of winter and a Chili CookOff contest with hot chocolate to warm you up afterwards. A fun-filled event for the whole family! Fee: $4 per adult / $2 per child member. $6 per adult/$3 per child non-member. Age 2 and under free. Cost includes all activities.

Pre-registration is encouraged (except for entries into the Chili Cook-Off contest.) Call Parks & Recreation at 724/942-5000 for more information or to enter in the Chili contest. Sponsored in part by South Hills Honda andColumbia Gas.

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Monongahela Police Release Annual Report for 2009

By Ken Askew

The Monongahela City Police have released their annual report, covering calendar year 2009. Their five police cruisers logged 71,065 miles, down about 3% from the 2008 total of 73,110. Traffic accidents were up 22%, from 195 in 2008 to 238 in 2009, resulting in 40 state reports being filed vs. 47, respectively. There was one traffic fatality in each year.

Monongahela, New Eagle, and Finleyville all receive police protection from the Monongahela City Police, so the statistics shown below (listed from most to least frequent) represent the combined numbers for all three municipalities: RESPOND TO CALLS 439 Traffic stop 290 Disturbance 290 Theft 277 Miscellaneous 270 Assist other agency 252 Alarm 218 Suspicious activity 165 Domestic 160 Fire 136 Harassment 90 Ordinance 89 Criminal mischief 81 Disorderly conduct 81 Public service 79 Civil complaint 64 Juvenile 59 Driving under influence 56 Check welfare 56 Traffic complaint 47 Public drunkenness 45 Parking complaint 44 911 Hang-up 43 Assault 41 Animal 30 Drug violation 29 Break-in 25 Junk vehicle 22 Wildlife complaint 17 Found property 16 Warrant service 15 Lost property 14 Escort 14 Missing person 11 Trespass 10 Fraud 10 Motor vehicle theft 9 Check residence 9 Disabled vehicle 8 Robbery 5 Attempted break-in 5 Check business 5 Liquor law 5 Sex offense 4 Forgery

3 Abandoned vehicle 3 Counterfeit money 3 Medical emergency 1 Arson 1 Cruelty to animal 0 Home invasion CRIMINAL ARRESTS 66 Driving under influence 31 Harassment — physical strike 26 Simple Assault 17 Theft by unlawful taking 15 Criminal conspiracy 15 Reckless endangering 13 Receiving stolen property 10 Aggravated assault 10 Possession of drug paraphernalia 6 Harassment - stalking 6 Possession of controlled substance 5 Duty to render aid 5 Forgery 5 Robbery 5 Possession of small amount of marijuana 4 Accident involving dam age to attended property 3 Accident involving dam age to unattended property 3 Criminal attempt 3 Endangering welfare of children 3 Theft from motor vehicle 2 Carrying a firearm without a license 2 Domestic violence 2 False identification to law enforcement 2 Protection from abuse contempt for violation of order

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FEBRUARY 10

2 Motor vehicle theft 2 Possession of instrument of a crime 2 Restriction of alcoholic beverage 2 Terroristic threat 1 Access Device Fraud 1 Accident involving death or personal injury 1 Bad check 1 Criminal trespass 1 Discharge of firearm into structure 1 Failure to comply with registration of sexual offender 1 Firearm violation 1 Fugitive from justice 1 Harboring a dangerous dog 1 Homicide by vehicle 1 Megan s law violation 1 Possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver 1 Resisting arrest 1 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence 1 Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

89 49 20 14 13 12 7 4 1

NON-TRAFFIC CITATIONS Disorderly conduct Public drunkenness Criminal trespass Ordinance violation Retail theft Underage drinking Criminal mischief Curfew violation Cruelty to animal

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Trax Farms Features Wine Tasting, Prepared Foods and Lenten Dinner Specials Indoor Flea Markets Still Going Strong in February!

Indoor Winter Flea Markets Trax Farms will host indoor winter flea markets during the weekends of February 6-7, February 20-21 and March 6-7. Flea market opens at 10:00 AM. You will find vendors selling antiques, gifts, collectibles, clothing, apparel, hobbies, food and much more. Whether you’re just browsing or ready to buy, there is something for everyone!!

Free parking and free admission make this the perfect family outing. Our café will be open to serve you. Come join the fun at Trax Farms Indoor Winter Flea Markets!!

If you are interested in being a vendor please call 412-835-3246 ext. 113 for information and to reserve a space.

Trax Farms can take the work out of your weekend Gourmet Rotisserie Chickens Just $6.99!

Trax Farms Deli is now offering Gourmet Rotisserie Chickens (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) for just $6.99 each! Pre-orders are welcome! Our hot food case also offers meals and sides everyday! We carry delicious Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, homemade soups, sandwiches and salad bowls. Your “Super Bowl Sunday” can be easy and fun - with Wings, Sandwich Rings, Football Hoagies, Vegetable, Cheese and Meat Trays, Side Dishes and more..

MAKE TRAX for all your Bakery, Produce, Grocery and Wine Shop needs…

Enjoy pies, cakes, cookies, breads and rolls. Our produce department offers fresh, delicious produce year-round. Shop our specialty and everyday grocery area, and try Arrowhead wines available in our Wine Shop.

For special events, parties and gift giving… Make Trax Farms Your EVERYDAY Place To Shop!!

Visit us on the web www.traxfarms.com click on the Deli to view all items available.

Call (412) 835-3246 for details or to place your order.

Sweetheart Wine Tasting Trax Frams is hosting a “Sweetheart Wine Tasting” on Saturday, February 13 from 3-5 p.m. Want to impress your Valentine? Treat him or her to a romantic afternoon of appetizers and wine tasting! Trax Farms, Arrowhead Wine Cellars, and Boar's Head Specialty Cheese are hosting this LOVELY event to help you kick off your Valentine's Day weekend.

Cupid will be there, you should too! Ladies will receive a complimentary rose.

Reservations deadline February 6th, 2010. $30.00 per person.

Must be 21+ proper ID required.

Lenten Foods at Trax Farms Let us do the cooking for you…Lenten foods are available from our deli. In our hot case, baked or battered fish sandwiches and dinners offered until 5:00pm every Friday during Lent starting February 17th. Lenten salads and soups are also available.

Don’t forget to order your Easter Ham early!

Jumbo Battered or Baked Fish Sandwich Dinner – Just $7.99! Includes: Fish Sandwich (Jumbo battered or baked fish served on a fresh baked bun with lettuce and tarter sauce.)

Creamy Macaroni & Cheese or Cabbage & Noodles (Macaroni overflowing with a delicious cheese sauce, or egg noodles mixed with freshly cut cabbage cooked slowly with slices of onion in farm fresh butter.)

Homemade Coleslaw (Freshly grated cabbage mixed with green peppers, onions, and carrots in our homemade creamy dressing.)

Visit us on the web www.traxfarms.com click on the Deli to view all items available.

Call (412) 835-3246 for details or to place your order.

Winter Store hours: Everyday 10 AM – 6 PM. Rt. 88 between Library and Finleyville.

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Beth El Bingo Gives Away 10 Televisions to Lucky Winners Beth El Bingo gave away 10 LCD televisions on December 15th as an end of the year grand finale drawing to the players.

There were raffle tickets submitted all year long, along with bonus tickets for frequent players. The winners are pictured above along with Dr. Jay Feuer and Fern Schwartz who chair the bingo.

Every player fills out a free raffle drawing ticket each time they play. The more times a person attends the bingo the greater their chances are of winning. Beth El Bingo, a friendly bingo, happens every Tuesday. Doors open at 6 and games start at 7. Beth El Bingo is located at 1900 Cochran Road in Scott Township. For more information, call 412-561-1168.

PA House Scholarship Applications Now Available Local High School Students Encouraged to Apply State Rep. David Levdansky has announced that applications for the 20102011 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Scholarship are now available at his Elizabeth and Finleyville constituent service offices, or online at www.pahousescholarship.com.

This scholarship program is open to Pennsylvania high school seniors who plan to attend an in-state college, university or professional training school full time. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2010.

Applicants are judged on academic record, extra-curricular activities, leadership and commitment to community; must have a 3.0 grade point average; and are required to submit an essay on William Penn's role in shaping state government. If you know a college-bound high school senior who could use a little help with tuition costs, please share this information with them. There are two scholarships worth approximately $2,500. The program is privately funded; no taxes or other public funds are used.

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South Park Board of Supervisors Begins Work for the New Year

By Andrea Earnest

As there were no comments from residents in the Call on the People at the South Park Township Board of Supervisors Meeting, the Supervisors approved the minutes of the regular meeting of December 14, 2009, and invoices for December, 2009.

Among the actions then taken were: • Ratify the insurance proposal submitted by the firm The HDH Group, Inc., through Public Risk Insurance Made Easy (PRIME) to provide the township with insurance for the calendar year 2010 at a cost of $67,360.

• Ratify the insurance proposal submitted by the firm The HDH Group, Inc., through the firm AmeriHeallth Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., to provide the township with workmen’s compensation

insurance coverage for the calendar year at a total cost of $223,251.

• Authorize preparation and advertisement of an ordinance vacating Powers Drive, located off Ridge Road, scheduling a Public Hearing for Monday, March 8, 2010, at 6:45 P.M. • Authorize preparation and advertisement of bids for the 2010 Roads Program, establishing the bid opening for Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 10 A.M., with action on the bids anticipated to take place at the regular meeting scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2010.

• Authorize preparation and advertisement of bids for the 2010 TownshipWide Sanitary Sewer Program, scheduling the bid opening for Wednesday March 3, 2010, at 10 A.M., with action on the bids anticipated to take place at

the regular meeting scheduled for Monday, March 8, 2010.

• Action to approve the contract by and between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Department of Community and Economic Development and South Park Township, establishing the terms and conditions for the administration of grant funding in the amount of $10,000 to be used for fencing and playground equipment.

• Authorization the attendance of Chairman David Buchewicz to attend the 88th Annual Educational Conference & Trade Show in Hershey, PA, on April 18-21, 2010, in the amount of $240.

• Chief of Police Joseph F. Ferrelli reported that in August there were 549 service

calls, 19 arrests, 21 traffic citations, no parking citation, 21 warnings, eight reportable accidents, 25 non-reportable accidents, 82 emergency calls, 16 fire calls, and 5 deer calls. The totals for the year in 2009 were 7,304 service calls, 312 arrests, 737 traffic citations, 124 parking citations, 1,314 warnings, 41 reportable accidents, 132 non-reportable accidents, 941 emergency calls, 132 fire call, and 42 deer calls.

• Chairman Buchewicz asked Chief Ferrelli to thank his men for their assistance in keeping the Public Works Department advised of the condition of the roads during the recent inclement weather, and the meeting was adjourned.

• The full minutes of the meeting are available in the Township Office.

Renovation Continues on Finleyville Borough Building Mayor Applies for Grants and Casino Share Funds

By Paul Chasko

I missed the January 4 reorganization meeting of Finleyville Borough Council, but I did the next best thing – had a recap interview with Mayor Mike Kutsek. The Mayor was proud to report that Finleyville is moving into the new year with a budget excess to carry over, an approved 2010 budget, no tax increases and with no changes in the Council Membership or Officers. They did appoint Harry Maple as the Borough Engineer and retained all other borough employees including Mr. Berggren as the borough solicitor.

Meetings will continue to be on the first

Wednesday of each month in the Borough Building at 7:30 pm.

The Mayor reports that the Borough Engineer and Council president Tim Kegel met recently with the State Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to provide additional details on the Finleyville Borough Building Renovation Plan. The DCED now has sufficient information to seek bids from contractors and suppliers for the needed work. The DCED will handle the entire bidding and vendor selection process.

The Mayor is again working on the Local Share Review Panel that will be reviewing grant applications for Local

Share Funds (revenues from Meadowlands slots operations). Over 130 grant applications will be reviewed on January 19, 20 and 21. In addition to any grants approved, every municipality in Washington County will receive $25,000 and $10 per capita.

The funds must be used for projects involving waste/sewage, municipal improvements or economic development projects. The funds are scheduled to become available in July. Because of the above mentioned funding allotments, the Mayor predicts that grant approvals will be much more difficult to obtain than in 2009. The grant hearings are open to the

public and will be held in the Washington County Public Meeting Room in Courthouse Square.

The Mayor stated that block grant funds will be used to repave Lincoln Avenue from Extension Street to Center Street. He intends to ask Council for approval to borrow funds to repave the remainder of Lincoln Avenue.

The goal he stated is to have all Finleyville streets paved by the end of the coming summer as part of the 2009/2010 repaving project. He also mentioned that the Finleyville/Nottingham comprehensive plan will shortly be advertised for public review prior to approval.

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Peters Township Makes Effort to Conserve Road Salt

By J.R. Brower

As a result of heavy usage this winter, Peters Township has begun to conserve its supply of road salt. The township has used the entire 2,000 tons of salt that was ordered in the fall, according to Township Manager Michael Silvestri. Luckily, the township still has plenty of salt on hand left over from last year, and 3,000 more tons are on order.

“In anticipation of a continuation of the frequent snow events, we will be using salt use conservation practices, so as not to create serious problems later on in the winter season,” said Silvestri.

He explained that the township uses 100 tons of salt every time it completes a circuit through the township, and some snowfalls require multiple circuits. There are 126 miles of roads in the township, and PennDOT pays the township for winter maintenance to East McMurray, Thomas and Valley Brook Roads. The cost of road salt is about $52 per ton, and the Public Works Department uses 11 trucks for plowing and salting. In light of the 2010 tax increase by 2 mills, the township is experiencing some tough times with everyone else in the current economy, and one way for the local government to control costs is by conserving its use of road salt.

Silvestri said, “In situations where there is light snow during the evening, the township will not be salting relatively level streets in plans.”

“We will, of course, salt hilly streets and main roads. On a case by case basis we will determine if other streets will need salted. We always make sure our streets are salted for morning rush and evening rush hours.”

He said the these modest conservation efforts are a way to stretch out the salt supply and pointed out that any time residents believe there are a hazardous conditions on specific roads, they are welcome to call the Public Works Department at 724-941-6161 or use the action line on the township website, www.peterstownship.com.

Looking ahead, Silvestri said that the township intends to develop a brine making facility for use next winter.

Brine is a combination of salt and water that is applied to roads to keep snow from sticking. A total of $103,000 is already in this year’s budget to develop the facility and equip trucks to be able to handle the brine.

He said that Peters Township would be one of the few municipalities with the capability to make brine. Its use will lessen both the amount of road salt that needs to be applied and the plowing that is needed after it snows.

Edward Snee Installed as New South Park Township Supervisor

By Andrea Earnest At the January 4, 2010, Reorganization Meeting of South Park Township, District Magistrate Pat Capolupo administered the oath of office to Edward Thomas Snee, the newly elected Township Supervisor. He then administered the oath of office to the elected Auditor, Richard C. Self, Jr., and then to Property Tax Collector Lawrence P. Arrigo.

Motions were then made to appoint Supervisor David Buchewicz as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the year 2010. Other motions were made to appoint Supervisor Walt Sackinsky as Vice Chairman for the year 2010. Supervisor Ed Snee was appointed as Public Safety Chairman.

Additional motions were made and actions taken to appoint various members of the Board and other individuals to other township committees.

Supervisor Snee then thanked everyone for coming out to support him. He has been a resident of the community and raised eight children in the township for 38 years, serving as a police officer for 33 _ years. He has been a soccer coach for 28 years. Supervisor Snee stated that he has a vested interest in the community and plans to work with the residents and tend to the community’s best interests.

Chairman Buchewicz and Supervisor Sackinsky congratulated Supervisor Snee and said that they look forward to working with him in the coming years.

The minutes with the complete list of appointments are available at the township office.

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Progress of Nottingham’s Municipal Building Plan May Depend on Outcome of State Police Bill

By J.R. Brower

Planning has begun on a new municipal building for Nottingham Township. The Board of Supervisors took the first step at their January 18 meeting when they announced that they would be reviewing an agreement from Gerard Associates Architects regarding a proposal for designing a new building. The expansion project, first discussed in November, will include administrative offices and a meeting room within the new building that will be constructed across the parking lot from the present building, which will be converted into total use for the Department of Public Works.

The architect’s fee would be based on 6.5% of the construction cost, which Board Chairman Raymond Barley estimated to be from $350,000 to $500,000. He projected that the expansion will require two phases, the first one for construction of the new building and the second one to remodel the old building. Although the township currently has a sizable amount of excess funds, the majority of the project will likely be financed.

“Not knowing where the economy is going, we don’t want to be too quick to spend our funds,” cautioned Barley. “We

need to find out what is going to happen with the State Police coverage bill.”

His reference was to House Bill 1500 which would require municipalities without police departments who rely upon State Police coverage to pay hefty fees to the Commonwealth. If enacted, by the third year Nottingham’s share would amount to $393,432 per year or $52 per person, based upon current population. The bill does not specify that municipalities will be getting more State Police services in return. The only way for townships like Nottingham to avoid the fees would be to establish their own police force, contract out police service from a neighboring municipality or join a regional police force. Nottingham supervisors have attended several meetings on establishing a regional police force, and they have indicated that they would probably lean in that direction.

“Either way,” said Barley, “the result is going to be costly.” He said that he does not believe the State Police coverage bill will pass, but he said the township should be careful in regards to spending until they know for sure what their future options are in regards to police protection.

Supervisor Douglas King, who has been working with the architects on some of the

initial proposals for the new expansion project, said if they wait too long in getting started, plans might have to be changed resulting in increased costs.

Supervisor Peter Marcoline is hopeful that more gaming revenue will come to the township as a result of table games becoming legalized. He feels that could ease the burden on Nottingham’s expenses as they plan for future expansion. In other business, the Board of Supervisors: • Met Shawn Hess, from South Park, who is running in the Republican primary election for legislator in the 39th District for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is hoping to run against Democrat David Levdansky in the November election. Hess introduced himself to the board.

• Took up discussion of a proposed zoning amendment, K, to Ordinance 32 to replace H. The new amendment will define minor adjustments for applicants and let the Planning Commission make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. Previously, under H, applicants could go straight to the board for minor zoning adjustments. According to Supervisor Marcoline, the new Amendment K will keep the Planning

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The proposed amendment will be given to Solicitor James Liekar and Planning Consultant Roberta Sarraf for their feedback. The board tabled further action on K, so they can study lot line adjustments for review and further recommendations.

Approved release of the performance bond for Walnut Ridge Phase III for the overlay topcoat paving in the amount of $15,922.

Received an intergovernmental agreement between Washington County and Nottingham Township regarding the single-stream recycling site. Solicitor Liekar will review the agreement.

Received a request from Dosse Contracting to combine two lots in Nottingham Forest plan on which they plan to build a house in the center where the present lot line separation is located.

Discussed the possible training and incorporation of an “in-house” building inspector for Nottingham in place of using third party inspectors. The board concluded that the $5,000 cost to train the inspector in Harrisburg would not be worth the cost based on the amount of inspection work the township performs.

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That Old House

“Profiling historic, old or unique homes throughout the area”.

By William “Wild Willy” Frankfort

I The Old Concord Subscription School Location: First left off of Municipal Lane, Westmoreland County

f your traveling down Route 51 south, like your heading towards Cedar Creek Park, you’ll pass a small stone house on your right. It’s just past the Methodist Church and sits back from the road on the same side.

It’s a great building made in the early style, more Colonial than Federal in style. It was built in the early 1800’s and was the first, “subscription” school.

Subscription schools were the first efforts to bring quality education to the frontier.

The concept is simple, you purchase a block of time (a subscription) for a student to learn. Many of the students enrolled were destined for higher education and needed to learn more than what was available in a church or com-

munity school.

In theory, this was a full time school and time was purchased and used accordingly. However, in a rural farm based area, the residents quickly learned to play the game and purchased the time in between work. Many of the forward thinking folks, would then send the children to “work” schools after graduation.

Trade and Farm schools were usually the result of higher education in the 19th century. The more lofty arts were learned by those who were wealthy and could afford those pursuits.

This stone school is wonderful in the aspect that it has not been changed into a home or office. It’s a piece of history you can visit and spend time investigating. It’s close to home and offers other benefits such as the park located just over the hill.

If you’re passing that way, stop in and take a look. You’ll have to do a little research as to when it’s open but all it takes is a little computer time.

** If you live in an old house, or know of an old, unique or historic house in your town and would like to have it profiled as part of the “That Old House” feature in the Union-Finley Messenger, please contact us at 412-249-8177, or e-mail us at news@unionfinley.com.

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Elizabeth Borough Council Streamlines Budget, Approves Police Contract

By Alice Harris

The December 22 meeting of Elizabeth Borough Council opened with a moment of silence for Dorothy Fleishhauer who passed away recently. She is the Mother of Councilwoman Margaret Fleischauer, Guest Joe Volpe stated the Borough fire hydrants are not in good condition and need painted, especially the one located in front of the Moose, and that the Borough

Outgoing Elizabeth Borough officials Mayor Dr. Marybeth Cline, Councilman Chad Rager, and Councilwoman Mary Van Fossen will be no longer in office for 2010, but always hardworking active members of their community, they will still be around! (PHOTO: ALICE HARRIS)

should get better for what they are paying PAWC at $930.47/month and $12,900 for 2008 for hydrants. Monica Douglas and Council will address this issue in the New Year.

Volpe also stated it’s about time people start taking this town seriously. He was invited to participate as he wished. Volpe also inquired about replacing curbs for a new sidewalk and garage he is building.

Residents can replace sidewalks, but the Borough has to replace the curbs. He was asked to submit his drawings to the Building Inspector for approval prior to any construction.

Guest Floyd Sorg questioned the ordinance concerning snow removal from sidewalks. The ordinance states snow must be removed from sidewalks 48 hours after a snowfall, and that residents are responsible for sidewalks in front of their homes. Also, snow removed from sidewalks is not to be deposited onto the streets. Councilman Paul Shaner asked to use Community Service kids to remove snow from unattended sidewalks. Rich Lewis will be asked to supervise. In other business: • November’s minutes and the payment of bills were approved.

• Mayor Dr. Marybeth Cline reported there were 118 police calls for November.

• Mayor Cline was also thanked for her service in filling the vacancy of John Yacura. Mayor Cline stated “It’s been, fun and very educational and quite an experience to be Mayor of Elizabeth for half a year”. She thanked John Snelson and Everyone for all the help they gave her.

• Attorney Matthew Racunas filling in for Solicitor Pat McGrail, explained the TAN (Tax Anticipation Note) fund resolution of $50,000, which was approved. This note tides the Borough over until the new year’s (2010) tax revenue comes in April. This note carries a low 2.49 % interest rate.

• A new annual Elizabeth Borough Police contract from 01-01-10 through 12-3110 was approved.

• The 2010 Borough budget of $40,000 was approved. This modest 2010 Budget was streamlined to fit a 3.50% decrease in Borough revenue for 2010. Kudos were extended to Monica Douglas for all her hard work to help this budget to fruition.

• Councilmen Larry Duvall, Paul Shaner, and Robin Miller attended a program on abandoned properties that focused on small communities and how they can

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One abandoned property depreciates nearby properties by $6,700. Ways to fast track to clear title and transitional housing are some of the topics being explored.

Elizabeth Borough Fire Department was complimented on its very fast response time and excellent service to the community. This month’s calls included total loss fires at 51 Estates and at Finney Funeral Home in West Elizabeth, in which all 8 people got out safely. EBFD extends its thanks to all the other Mon Valley Fire companies who came to help.

Also, Elizabeth Fire Department is always looking for additional members.

Anyone wishing to join, please stop by.

The position of the late Jim Morrison on the Sewage Board needs to be filled. A motion to advertise for applicants for this position was approved.

Councilman Paul Shaner extended gratitude to the Streets Department for repairing the decorative streetlights to be ready for Light Up Night.

Ways to maximize the upcoming Plum Street Project sewage replacement to tie in with the Makin study are being explored.

The final report for Early Intervention will be submitted to close out this year.

A year kennel (dog catcher) contract with a 30 day notice for the Borough to opt out was approved.

The contract for Elizabeth Police to continue coverage of West Elizabeth Borough was approved.

All items remained the same except the 120 day opt out was revised to 60 days.

Outgoing Councilmen Chad Rager, Councilwoman Mary van Fossen, and Mayor Dr. Marybeth Cline were thanked for their good services to the Borough.

They were also invited to attend the reorganizational meeting on January 4th at the Education Center and to stay involved in Borough activities.

The meeting adjourned to a Holiday social at the Borough Building.

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Monongahela City Council Approves Comcast Contract

By Ken Askew

Monongahela City Council held its’ monthly meeting on January 13, 2010. All members were in attendance.

Extensive negotiations between Solicitor Bassi and the policemen’s union resulted in a first reading of Bill 1-2010, “Alcohol & Drug Policy,” described as a major change for police standards of conduct.

As a member of the Mon Valley Cable Consortium, Council voted to approve a new 10-year contract with COMCAST cable company to provide internet service. The new agreement replaces a 15-year contract. Under the terms of the contract, COMCAST will provide free service to the municipal offices, local schools, the library, and the historical society. The old contract was expected to generate about $60K in annual revenue to the City, but was actually produced more; the new contract will also pay 5% of revenue, but applied to a larger, more complete definition of COMCAST’s revenue.

In other business: • It was announced that the City’s business tax forms are now available on its website. The forms are PDF files, downloadable, fillable, and include built-in calculators; however, the completed, printed forms must still be submitted on paper.

• Joe Bozic has been replaced by Les Pemperton as the Monongahela Code Enforcement Officer.

• Councilman Daryl Miller reminded residents and business owners that according to Ordinance 3-1978, snow must be cleared from sidewalks within 24 hours of a snowfall, or the responsible party will be subject to a $600 fine. Furthermore, it is a violation to shovel or plow snow from a sidewalk onto a public street.

• According to Councilman Ken Kulak, the salt supply for this winter is extremely low.

Almost one third of the annual allotment has been used, one third is awaiting delivery momentarily, and the last third may be ordered soon. To conserve the remaining short supply until the next delivery arrives, streets on hills will continue to be salted, but level streets will not.

• The winner of this month’s property beautification award was Crall’s Flower Shop at 120 West Main Street—this marks the first time a business has been selected.

• Susan Bowers was announced and introduced as the Controller replacement for Emilie Gadd, who resigned last month. Ms. Bowers is also President of Monongahela’s Historical Society.

New Eagle Council Swears In New Officers

By Ken Askew

New Eagle Council held its’ monthly meeting on January 4, 2010; all Council members were in attendance.

Numerous required periodic official governmental actions were taken, as Mayor Glenn Petticord was present to conduct the swearing in of newly-elected Councilmen Michael Berdar and Arch Caseber, and re-elected Council members Jack Fine and Rona Berdar.

Councilman Martin Hancock is in the middle of his term; therefore, he was not required to be sworn in.

Council voted themselves unanimously for the following positions: Jack Fine as President, Rona Berdar as Vice President, and Arch Caseber as President Pro Tem. All committee appointments are unchanged. Arch Caseber was voted to be Council representative on the Tri-Community Ambulance Board.

The last few years, delinquent refuse fees have been referred to a collection agency for action, but they failed to collect 38 accounts from 2007 and 2008. Alternately, an ordinance was passed to authorize the new Solicitor (Tim Berggren) to pursue the guilty parties from a legal aspect, and the police to enforce a criminal summary offense against them.

Tom Klaas was re-appointed to the New Eagle Sewer Authority. Resolution #1 was approved, which appointed Cathy Pro as New Eagle Tax Collector.

HDR Engineering will continue to provide advice to Council in exchange for a $150/month retainer and a not-to-exceed billable amount of $3,800 plus expenses for actual services rendered. In addition, HDR will also prepare and implement a design program for the Maple Avenue ballfield renovation project. Term of the agreement is five to eight years, with a not-to-exceed cost of $3,500.

NOTE: Although the above New Eagle Council meeting was held on the first Monday of January 2010, for the remainder of 2010, meetings will revert to being held the first Tuesday of each month, still at 7:00 PM. As always, New Eagle residents are welcome to attend.

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Union Township Kicks Off 2010 New Elrama Sewage System – Up and Running

By Paul Chasko

The first Union Township (UT) board meeting of 2010 was held on January 11.

After being re-elected, Steve Parish remains the Board Chairman. Larry Spahr will continue as Vice Chairman. Dennis Makel will be retained as the UT Solicitor.

No other changes were made in individuals employed by UT. Recently elected board member Andy Tullai sat at his first meeting replacing former supervisor George Cheplic. All supervisors were present at this meeting as were the Solicitor, Secretary/Treasurer, Code Enforcement Officer, Road Crew Foreman, UT Engineer, and representatives from KAG Engineering to report on the Elrama Sewer Project. The Zoning Officer was absent due to illness. There were no public comments on agenda items.

The new Elrama sewage system is in operation and over a dozen residents have tapped in and are using the system. Tapins by the remaining Elrama area households are expected over the next few months. As-built drawings have been delivered to UT by KAG Engineering. The major contractor (Guyer Bros.) has a short list of ten or so items to clear up before their work is complete. The overall project cost came in at about $300,000 under budget. Since these funds (by law) cannot be used to further reduce residents costs, the UT Board is looking at a number of ways to use the excess funds including adding a few more outlying homes to the system and purchasing spare parts for the pumping station. The Board commended Guyer Bros. for their work on this project.

They were responsive to the residents

needs and worked well with the UT administrators. The UT Engineer reported that paving of Elrama streets was complete except for some soil back-filling and guard rail installation.

The Board noted that collection of street lighting taxes was not being handled properly by Keystone Municipal Collections.

There is concern that residents and businesses may not have been notified of taxes due as Keystone has not updated its database. As Keystone has not responded to this matter, the Solicitor was authorized to send a letter to Keystone with 1.) a request for a meeting and 2.) notification that payments from UT to Keystone will be held in an escrow account if a meeting does not take place resolving this issue.

Over Weight Vehicle (OWV) damage on Airport and Garvin roads was again a topic. Mt. View Corp. has been contacted and refuses to perform or pay for any more repairs on Airport road. The situation is similar on Garvin road with damage caused by another company. The solicitor requested a formal quote for repairs after which he will request payment first by letter then through the courts. Solicitor Makel again urged the Board to have written agreements with companies planning to use OWV’s in UT making them totally liable for road damage. A foreseeable problem is that without a local police force, it will be difficult to police OWV’s on UT roads. It’s unlikely to be done by the State Police as they’ve said they cannot enforce local ordinances. This situation may need additional attention with an expected increase in gas-well drilling in UT. The Solicitor was also asked to review

and modify the OWV ordinance.

Township income for 2009 was $1,222,261.47 against a projection of $1,194,750.00 based on 2008 income – a 2.3% increase. Cash flow from the General fund in 2009 was $1,371,389.75 but this included a transfer of $425,000 into the capital reserve fund for 2010 expenditures. Actual 2009 expenditures were $946,389.75. This indicates that UT was under budget by $275,871.72 when the $425,000 transfer to capital reserve is considered. Chairman Parish commented that the road crew is still one worker short and the purchase of a new truck will need to be made in 2010.

In other business: • Minutes of the Dec. 14, Dec. 28 and Jan. 4 meetings were reviewed and approved.

• An ordinance change to include a $250 fee for post and pre-gas drilling inspections and reports will be made by the solicitor.

• Approved change notices #3 ($16,462.85) and #4 ($13,522.59) on the MB&R contract for the ESP pumping station..

• Septic tanks at the UT Rec. Center will be checked with the first thaw.

• Another truck supplier will be solicited to submit a proposal for a new UT truck.

• Road Department reported some road sign replacement, replacement of a drainage pipe on Garvin Rd. tree removal, and much plowing and salting of roads which resulted in 170 hours of overtime.

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MMCP • More attempts will be made to ascertain who owns the property with a tree blocking a small stream along Linden Rd. which has caused flooding in the past.

• The board chairman, vice-chairman and UT Engineer will make a presentation on January 21 seeking a grant from the Local Share Planning Commission.

• Cypher & Cypher (accounting) was authorized to do the 2009 UT audit and the Earned Income Tax audit.

• The oil and gas extraction ordinance will be advertised for public review.

• A 1 year maintenance contract was authorized with the supplier of the UT Building emergency generator - $500.

• The Board authorized advertising for Recreation Board members.

• A resolution was passed to recognize Andrew Funtal on Wednesday Feb. 17 when he will receive the Eagle Scout Award at 7:30 pm at The Finleyville Presbyterian Church.

• All members of the Board and others representing UT were told to keep all personal notes until the content is adopted into meeting minutes or other permanent records.

• Supervisor Andy Tullai was appointed the UT representative to the Washington Co. Sewage Council.

• Attendance at a Supervisor’s training session was approved for supervisors wishing to attend.

• The meeting ended with a short executive session in which personnel issues and Kingsfield litigation were discussed.

Jefferson Hills Council Convenes A New Year With Two New Members

By Jim Caldwell

The Jefferson Hills monthly council meeting began promptly at 7:00 PM, January 11th with the two newly elected members on board. Having previously been sworn in office, Scott Albright and Vickie Ielase took the seats of Jeff Weir and Dominic Serapiglia respectively.

Mayor Michael Green and Police Chief Martin Reagan were absent from the staff.

No reason was offered for their absence.

Most of the business and resolutions of this relatively short general meeting was dispensed with little or no discussion. The usual motions to approve monthly bills and payrolls passed within minutes.

Financial motions likewise passed swiftly:

The final payment to Maronda Homes of $453.25 for the Lick Run Interceptor Project The Borough will participate with other municipalities through SHACOG to purchase new sewer camera equipment. The estimate cost per municipality is $9,750.00 Salaries and wages for Borough Employees were fixed for the year 2010.

The fee resolution passed six to one, with Councilman Tracey Khalil being the lone dissenter. The new fees will be uploaded to the Borough’s web site for citizens to see.

Authorized Ruthann Omer, the Borough Engineer, to prepare plans for the 2010 Road program at a cost of $405,000.00

Planning / Zoning Officer, Alan Cohen, asked specifically to publicize the public hearing as part of the adoption process of the Borough Comprehensive Plan for future development. The meeting will take place Wednesday, February 10th at 6:00 at the Municipal Center. All residents are encouraged as much as possible to attend.

A number of appointments to various positions were passed unanimously: • David Crawford as representative and Councilman James Weber as alternate to the SHACOG Joint Rate Review Board.

• The same personnel were appointed to the SHACOG Franchising Authority Board.

• Tom Donahue, Gregg Daily and Chad Appelt were appointed to the Planning Commission for the next three years.

• Thomas Dunach and Holley Schrum were appointed to the Board of Library Directors until the end of 2012.

• Jennifer Pesanka was appointed as Finance Officer.

• The Borough Manager, Doug Arndt, during the general business, reviewed the proposal for a by-yearly newsletter sent to residents. A Spring/ Summer issue would be out around April 1st and a Fall / Winter one around October 1st.

The meeting adjourned for a short executive session.

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West Elizabeth Council Member Wants Quicker 911 Notification For Snow Removal

By Charlotte Hopkins

West Elizabeth Councilman Ray Armstrong, who is in charge of sending crews out to salt and plow the roads after heavy snowfall, stressed anger about the 911 system not calling him sooner to warn about him of poor road conditions from the recent snow storms.

“911 is calling Elizabeth Borough four to five hours before West Elizabeth is called,” said Armstrong. He feels the late notice is costing the borough money and making the job more difficult for the street department.

For example, during one of the snow storms, Elizabeth was called at 1:00 AM and West Elizabeth was not called until 7:00 AM. “If I had a jump on it 2 or 3 hours ahead of time we'd be saving money with the borough crew and also saving money on the salt,” Armstrong stated. The cost of the salt is now $55.

When the streets needed to be plowed the police are supposed to call 911 and they in turn contact Armstrong. Councilwoman Lisa Morris feels that the problem is stemming from miscommunication among the 911 dispatchers, police department and street department. Mayor Harrington and Council Vice President Frank Magill said that in the future Armstrong should use his own judgment when deciding when to send out the street department to salt and plow.

The day after the incident in question Bill Wolfgang asked Officer-in-Charge John Snelson about the delay in West Elizabeth being notified by 911, because the streets were a mess. Officer Snelson stated that he was unsure where the problem stemmed.

The call came in during the midnight shift but he would look into it. Armstrong stated that he also asked Officer Snelson about the problem that night in which Officer Snelson also told him that “he would look into it.”

When Officer Snelson arrived at the meeting he was questioned about the delay and explained that he did in fact look into it.

They went down the list of communities to be called and West Elizabeth was one of them. No one is sure how they were overlooked but measures were taken so that it won't happen again.

Allegheny County usually sends out a form every year to collect contact information for the secretary as well as the person in charge of the streets. According to Wolfgang; West Elizabeth did not receive one this year.

In other business: Council President Biddle requested that Scott Pearson attend the January meeting to clarify the progress in his plans to make

additions to the War Memorial. Pearson was told that previously that he needed to appoint a committee in charge of the project before the town council would release the $10,000 grant for the project. Pearson announced that his committee consisted of Lisa Morris, as treasurer, Susan Pershing, as secretary, and himself as Chairman. He also noted that along with the grant, their budget also includes $400 in leftover Community Fund money that will be used for mailings. The account that will be used to hold the money is the same account that was used for the Community Fund money.

It was simply renamed the “War Memorial Fund.”

Susan Pershing reported to the town council that she is having problems with numerous drivers making U-Turns at the corner near her home. She is worried about the safety of the children in the area or that the cars will knock down the street signs or even her fence as well. Other hazards, later stressed by Celestino, is that it is dangerous for traffic going up and down the road because the cars are stopping traffic every time they make the u-turn. They are also tearing up the side of the road. Celestino stated to Pershing that they are wasting their time trying to explain the problem because there is a “No U-Turn” sign in front of his mother's home and it is flagrantly ignored on a daily basis. Officer Snelson has been made aware of the problem and only responded by explaining that “it's tough to patrol.”

Armstrong reported to Council President Louise Biddle that the necessary repairs were made to the buildings furnace. The problem was with the pumper, “it went bad” from poor maintenance. The furnace should have been inspected annually but wasn't.

Council agreed to hire Jeff Sorrick Heating and Cooling, of West Elizabeth, to do yearly inspections and any future repair work.

Sorrick will be paid $75 for each maintenance job; which Biddle believed to be a fair offer. Biddle also thanked Armstrong for doing a great job with that!

Mayor Harrington reported that the Elizabeth Borough Police answered 32 calls for West Elizabeth in December. They handed out 4 traffic citations and answered one juvenile complaint.

Code Enforcement Officer Bill Wolfgang reported that he did receive an update on the repair work to Scotia Hollow Road.

Penn Dot informed Wolfgang that they have been working on the road in the past month but it will take time because after they build the retaining wall they will need to build a box culvert for the creek. Also, Penn Dot

will not be able to lay down asphalt until spring so the earliest that they can have the road opened back up is May. Members of council feel that “little thought” was given into the timing of the project. Particularly because Scotia Hollow Road is one of the emergency routes out of West Elizabeth.

Wolfgang contacted Goodwill to donate their old computers but they stressed that they will take the computers but they won't pick them up. They asked that someone deliver the computers to their Whitehall store.

FEMA sent flood reports to Wolfgang to collect detailed information on the families that collected assistance during each of the major floods. Wolfgang asked for council's help in filling out these forms.

Ann Lewis has been working closely with Wolfgang regarding the homes on the demolition list, particularly the house on Second Street that has been the biggest problem.

The gas and water lines are connected to the home behind it. In December, it was decided to remove the home from the list. Lewis has now decided to keep the home on the list. She may be able to shift some funds around to cover the cost of the demolition.

Council Secretary Robin Stockton reported that 32 buckets of salt were used in the month of December. Councilman Ray Armstrong later reported that the sum of salt usage for the winter months together is 41 buckets.

Jackets were ordered for members of the street department. They are “All Season” jackets, meaning there is an inner layer can be removed so they can be worn in the spring as well. The bill for the jackets will be presented at the February meeting.

A recap over the final decisions made on regulations, committees and public service workers began with welcoming Lisa Morris to the town council. Morris won a seat on the town council in the November 2009 election. January was her first meeting as a council member.

Biddle announced “with regrets” that as of January 4th Dodds resigned his seat on council. Attorney Matthew Racunas informed council that they have 30 days to appoint a new member and if they are unable to find someone they will be given a 15 day extension. In which time, if they are

Susan BowersPershing is sworn in as town council member by Mayor Ralph Harrington.

(Councilmen Darryl Celstino and Frank Magill and Council President Louise Biddle sitting in the background)

still unable to find a new member, a court hearing will be held and a judge will assign a member. Councilman Darryl Celestino made a motion to appoint former council member, Susan Bowers-Pershing to take the vacant seat. She served previously for two months on the town council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Frank Magill.

Frank Armstrong voted “no” to the nomination but remaining members all voted “yes.” Pershing was sworn in by Mayor Ralph Harrington and immediately took her seat.

It has been decided to retain the following services, Elizabeth Borough Police Department and the West Elizabeth Fire Department, Attorney Matthew Racunas, Waste Management, Jefferson Hills Ambulance Services, Chester Engineering and Bill Wolfgang for the Code Enforcement Officer.

The official rules and regulations for the Borough employees have been drawn up and will go into effect shortly. A Human Resources Committee was also established to oversee the rules. That committee is made up of Councilwoman Pershing, Councilman Frank Magill and Councilman Darryl Celestino.

The council members chosen to represent the Steel Valley delegates are Council President Louise Biddle and Councilwoman Susan Pershing. They stressed the importance of attending these meetings for the purpose of obtaining things for the West Elizabeth community.

Council members in charge of Recreation are Lisa Morris, Ray Armstrong and Susan Pershing. Members in charge of Borough Property are Frank Magill, Ray Armstrong and Steve Hallam. Members in charge of Health and Sanitation are Darryl Celestino, Louise Biddle and Lisa Morris. Members in charge of Public Works are Ray Armstrong, Frank Magill and Darryl Celestino.

Members in charge of Finances are Louise Biddle, Darryl Celestino and Susan Pershing. Members in charge of Public Safety include Steve Hallam, Darryl Celestino and Frank Magill.

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Peters Township Council Elects New Chairman at its Reorganization Meeting Decision to Ban Parent from Daughter’s Basketball Games Being Reviewed

By J.R. Brower

As it does in the beginning of each year, Peters Township Council elected new leadership at its reorganization meeting on January 4. David Ball was selected to be the new Council Chairman, and Robert Atkison was picked for Council Vice Chairman. Ball was previously Vice Chairman and replaces James Berquist. The only new face on council is newly elected Gary Stiegel, replacing Michael McCaig, whose appointed term expired.

Three council members were appointed to the Personnel Appeals Committee, David Ball, Robert Atkison and Monica Merrell.

Chosen to serve as a representative on the South Hills Area Council of Government (SHACOG) Board of Directors was Gary Stiegel with Monica Merrell serving as an alternate.

New appointees to the Peters Township Sanitary Authority Board were Terry Byrne to a two-year term and David Blazik to a five-year year term. These positions became available as a result of council’s request for board members to resign following the

board’s salary controversy.

Council deferred action on the chairmen of two boards whose terms expired. Otto Szabo of the Peters Creek Sanitary Authority Board and James Federlein of the Zoning Hearing Board have reapplied for their positions and will be interviewed, according to Township Manager Michael Silvestri.

Reappointed as Solicitor was William Johnson by a 6-1 vote by council. Frank Arcuri voted against reappointing Johnson, who had asked for a $10 per hour increase in his consultation fee of $140 per hour.

Arcuri said that the increase was inappropriate considering the current state of the economy.

Council also deferred action on reappointing Gateway Engineers as official engineers for the township. Gateway Engineers, whose services have been used by the township for quite some time, has submitted some proposals that include rate increases.

Council asked the township staff to re-evaluate Gateway’s proposals. Silvestri said that the township will continue to use outside engineers for specific projects but will try to

use township personnel to do some work when possible to save money.

In another reorganization matter, council appointed Silvestri as a voting member to represent the township on the Washington County Sewage Council, with Planning Director Edward Zuk to serve as an alternate. This is a group of municipalities under an intergovernmental cooperative agreement that administers regulations for on-lot sewage permits.

Another agenda item concerned the complaints of resident Diane Wickstrom, who asked to address council after she was prohibited by the Parks and Recreation Department to attend her daughter’s 7th grade girls’ basketball practices and games.

Wickstrom said that she received a letter from the recreation board barring her from closed practices as well as all games whether at home or away. Several representatives of the Peters Township Basketball Association said that Wickstrom exhibited disruptive behavior, which distracted the players and coaches. Council listened to both sides and asked the parks and rec board to reconsider its decision concerning Wickstrom.

In other business, Peters Township Council: Approved a low bid from Toyne Fire Apparatus to purchase a new fire truck for $402,660. Both the township and the fire department will contribute towards the purchase. The new fire truck will replace an existing truck that is 20 years old.

Approved a $26,500 low bid from Mattson Environmental to conduct an energy audit, which will develop a comprehensive energy conservation plan for all buildings owned by the township.

Announced the status of liens in the township. Currently there are five properties liened and nine properties to be liened for a total of $58,232, all primarily for road assessments. In addition, there are numerous properties liened for failure to pay garbage collection fees.

Reviewed payroll deductions for police pensions, which will continue at the rate of 5%.

Received a multi-year agreement from PNC Bank as the new township depository, which had previously been National City Bank.

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Mon Valley Singer Nominated for Gospel Music Hall Of Fame John “Legs” Lawrenzi Lead Performer of Steel City Quartet

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By Rick Lanning

Legs said he saw the error of his ways and 'gave my heart to the Lord.' It was a decision that pleased his father, a coal miner A former rock and roll singer from who worked or U.S. Steel Corp. until his Western Pennsylvania who turned retirement, and his mother, whose parents from his riotous ways to become a came to America from Yugoslavia. gospel singer over 30 years ago has When the Tribunes Quartet broke up in been nominated to become a mem1973, Legs took over the quartet and ber of the Pennsylvania Southern changed the name of the group to the Steel Gospel Music Association (PSGMA) City Quartet in 1980. Over the past 29 Hall of Fame. years, they have sung in over 3,500 live While John 'Legs' Lawrenzi was concerts. not given that prestigious honor “I keep track of the quartet and there during ceremonies held at the have been 53 people in the group since the Family Traditions Lighthouse beginning,” he said. “I am the only origiRestaurant in Chambersburg, he is nal member left.” almost a sure thing for 2010, said a The Steel City Quartet has its own webspokesman for PSGMA. site. They have performed throughout the “Very rarely is a gospel singer John “Legs” Lawrenzi of Sutersville has been Mon Valley area. In fact, Legs said, “We'll elected to the Hall of Fame on his or nominated for induction into the Pennsylvania go wherever people call us. This is a music her first nomination,” the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame. ministry for the Lord and we don't do it spokesman said. “Legs is a very talfor the money.” ented gospel performer. We're He said the quartet performs an pretty certain he will make it next average of 75 dates a year, down conyear.” siderably from the 150 dates annualSouthern gospel music got its ly they used to sing. start in the summer of 1958 when “A while back, I decided to do an gospel quartets began forming and 'Oldies' CD and we took all of the performing across the state. Since songs of the Platters and changed the then, its popularity has grown and lyrics to gospel music after getting today hundreds of groups are their permission. The video was very holding live concerts in churches, successful and it is shown all over outdoor settings, fire halls and the United States. The people seem state parks. to love it. We've sold thousands of A native of Sutersville, a small CDs to the public.” town of 950 people that sits along When asked if he ever misses the the Monongahela River between The Steel City Quartet performs (pictured from L to R) Tim good old days when he was a rock West Newton and McKeesport, Cousino, John “Legs” Lawrenzi, Ron Pry, Glenn Crawford. singer, Legs grinned, “Not very Lawrenzi said, “I started singing much, but sometimes I do think gospel music after I got saved on about it. One of his fondest memoMarch 8, 1972.”

He joined the Tribunes Quartet in April 1973, turning away ries was to live in Marty Robbins home in Mesa, Az. with his from the rock music he had been performing in Phoenix and Las brother, he said.

“We needed a place to stay and work on my music, and a Vegas, and has been singing gospel music ever since.

When Legs and his older brother lived in Phoenix, the singer relative of Marty Robbins let us rent the place,” he said.

He also recalled having the same booking agent as Wayne teamed up with a guitar player named Dave Pritchett and they began performing in clubs, bars and concerts that drew the likes Newton just before Newton was signed by Jackie Gleason and of Duane Eddy and the Rebels, Marty Robbins, Wayne Newton, booked in Las Vegas.

“Everybody told me I sang better than Wayne,” he said, April Stevens and Brenda Lee. “This was back in the 1960s,” said Legs. “It was a wild time and smiling. “Well, I guess the public can be wrong.” He claims he I had a lot of fun performing for the public and going after that doesn't regret anything he has done.

“Wayne made it big in rock and roll, and I made it pretty gold record.”

Unfortunately, the 'fun' was marred by heavy drinking and a big in gospel and performing to please the Lord,” he said. “I'll wild lifestyle that eventually took its toll on him and his partner. take that life over being a rock performer any day in the week.”

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MONONGAHELA Gloria Harbaugh Brett Colagiovanni Housing & Urban Development Estate of Antonette Fidanzato Matthew Seeling Louis Lenzi III Randy Kohler Mary Kobosky et al.

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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP Elizabeth Township Sanitary Authority Victor Bazzone Victor Bazzone Anna Louise Atkinson McCarthy John Spark Estate of William Zdilla Federal National Mortgage Assn.

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Tax Relief for Unemployed and Those With Decreased Income on 2009 Returns (NewsUSA) - Finally, there's some good news for the millions of Americans who lost their jobs or saw a pay deduction in 2009.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes a measure that allows up to $2,400 in unemployment compensation to be exempt from 2009 federal taxes. On a joint return, if both taxpayers have received unemployment compensation for 2009, each may exclude the first $2,400 of benefits received. Any amount over $2,400, as well as severance pay, is considered taxable income.

Federal withholding of unemployment compensation is voluntary, so depending on the amount of federal taxes withheld, you may owe taxes on the benefits above $2,400 received.

Unemployment compensation should be reported on Form 1099-G. You'll record that information on line 19 of Form 1040, line 13 of Form 1040A or line 3 of Form 1040EZ. Unemployed persons, as well as families with decreased income, should also see if they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is based on income levels. Jessi Dolmage, spokeswoman for 2nd Story Software, Inc., makers of TaxACT, explains, "Congress raised the income limits for 2009, meaning more families qualify for the refundable credit."

In order to qualify for the EITC, you must have worked during part of 2009, and your earned income and AGI must both be less

than: • $43,279 ($48,279 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children • $40,295 ($45,295 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children • $35,463 ($40,463 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child • $13,440 ($18,440 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children.

If you qualify, you could receive up to the following credit amounts: • $5,657 with three or more qualifying children • $5,028 with two qualifying children • $3,043 with one qualifying child • $457 with no qualifying children.

Dolmage noted another possible deduction – expenses related to job searches.

Potential deductible expenses include costs to prepare and mail copies of your resume, employment and outplacement agency fees, travel costs to and from interviews, and moving costs (See IRS Publication 521 for all qualifications) If you're looking for a job for the first time, or a considerable amount of time has occurred between the end of your last fulltime job and search for a new full-time job, you're ineligible for the deduction.

If you owe taxes but can't afford to pay them, you should still file your federal return and pay as much as you can by April 15 in order to avoid penalties and interest.

Contact the IRS to discuss payment options, which include short-term extensions to pay

and installments.

Tax preparation software or an online solution will guide you through the tax implications of unemployment and the EITC. One solution in particular allows everyone to prepare, print and e-file a federal return for free. TaxACT Free Federal Edition provides step-by-step guidance and free help if you get stuck and guarantees the largest possible refund.

Visit www.taxact.com to start your free federal return.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes a measure that allows up to $2,400 in unemployment compensation.

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7jh^cZhh BZgX]Vci CZlh Regional Cancer Center Receives Donation from MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry Pictured (l-r) Marsha Fragello, Sales Associate, MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry; Bill Horrell, co-owner MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry; Mary Lou Murt, Senior Vice President, Monongahela Valley Hospital; Linda Horrell, coowner, MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry.

MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry recently presented a donation of $6000 to The Charles L. and Rose Sweeny Melenyzer Pavilion and Regional Cancer Center. The donation will be used by the Cancer Center for its charitable programs that benefit patients and services at the Monongahela Valley Hospital Cancer Center and specifically for breast cancer care.

In observance of breast cancer awareness month, MarBill Diamonds and Jewelry in Belle Vernon developed a special promotion. They matched all cash for gold payouts of all MVH employees and screening attendees who brought in gold during the week of October 26. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just one way we wanted to give back to the community,â&#x20AC;? said MarBill co-owner Linda Horrell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been participating in the MVH Breast Cancer Education and Screening for a number of years,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prevention is the key and this is a very worthy cause.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to the cash for gold donation, MarBill offered 20% discounts to all MVH employees and screening attendees for their Christmas shopping, the company donated jewelry that was raffled off during the luncheon screening event and all participants received a complimentary designer scarf.

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Video Doc Now Offers In-Home TV Set Up Service Video Doc Productions, located in Bethel Park, recently announced a new and exciting service available to everyone who owns a TV. Video Doc In-Home TV Set-Up and Installation services are now available. A Video Doc TV/Video technician will come to your house and install/set-up or help you use all your home entertainment electronic items. Whether it is a new big screen TV or simply show you how to operate the cable box remote. Video Doc TV/Video Technicians have over 30 years of TV production experience.

"It's not rocket science to us," said Bryan Rudolph, founder of Video Doc Productions.

Video Doc In-Home TV/Video Technicians will install all of your home entertainment electronics such as DVD players, cable boxes, TV's, VCR's and home stereos. Simple, reasonable hourly rates will not break the bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are here to help the everyday consumer enjoy all of their new home entertainment electronics,â&#x20AC;? said Rudolph.

Call 412-835-0643 to schedule your day or evening appointments or visit our website at www.videodocprod.com

St. Clair Hospital Purchases Site in Peters for New Medical Office Building St. Clair Hospital announced the purchase of property in Peters Township to construct a new medical office building and outpatient center. The facility is being developed to provide more medical office space for St. Clair physicians and to make the Hospital's services more convenient for its patients.

The new facility will be constructed along Route 19, just south of Donaldson's Cross Roads. The site now includes a home improvement center and a former dance studio. St. Clair purchased the nearly three acre site for $2.995 million. While detailed plans for the new building are still being formulated, the project is expected to break ground in 2010.

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Monongahela Area Chamber Installs New Officers The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce has new officers, a new board and a director that plan to take the Chamber into new directions. The board consists of Tony Bottino - President, Susan Withers Vice President, Randall Rodriguez Treasurer, Karen Wilson, Karen Quinto, Janet Gallingani, Don Fraser, Amy Brown, Thomas Graney, Christopher Grilli, Sandy Davis and Tim Bartman. The director is Judy Loughman.

The Monongahela Chamber has always been a strong supporter of the community through various events like the Fourth of July Fireworks and the Halloween Parade to name a few. The group will continue to enthusiastically support these events but intends to focus more attention on the business community. This is best expressed in our new mission statement.

"The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce seeks to promote the growth and success of the area's existing business community. We will encourage and help facilitate the establishment of new businesses in our area. The Chamber works to enhance our sense of community and fellowship

through various activities and programs."

We hope to accomplish our mission through networking, advertising, business education, government advocacy and advancing the interests and image of the local area's business community.

The Chamber is establishing four standing committees: Networking and Business Development; Membership; Fundraising and Community Events. We have also added the positions of Chamber Historians and Civil Advocates. We are currently in the beginning of a membership drive. We seek businesses, individuals and other organizations that either or have an interest in supporting the community, wish to conduct business in the area, wish to network in the area or want to participate in a vibrant chamber. Those interested can contact the Chamber office at 724-258-5919 or a Chamber member.

There is a feeling of a new dawn on the horizon for the Monongahela Area. People are beginning to realize the charm, value, safety and convenience of a strong business community. A strong business community increases property values, reduces crime,

The 2010 Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce Board members - Seated – (front row, L-R): Dr. Randy Rodriguez, D.M.D., Treasurer, Susan Withers-Affordable Mortgages, Vice Pres., Tony Bottino-Bottino Financial Group, Pres., Amy Brown-Community Member. (Standing, L - R): Chris Grilli-Grilli's Studio, Tim Bartman-Bartman's One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Karen QuintoFirst Niagra of Monongahela, Tom Graney-Charleroi Federal Savings Bank, Janet Gallingani-First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela. MISSING FROM PHOTO: Don Fraser-Don's Signs, Karen WilsonCity Salon, Sandy Davis-Davis Travel Agency (PHOTO CREDIT - CHRIS GRILLI -GRILLI’S STUDIO)

enhances appearances, increases the standard of living and provides jobs. Local businesses support the community groups like athletics, school, church and charitable etc.

The local businesses are usually the first place these groups turn to for support. As a

result we feel that a strong and vibrant Chamber of Commerce will greatly benefit the community as a whole and especially those who belong and participate.

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CHILDREN AND FAMILY CYBERBULLYING and Your Teen

Cyberbullying is a serious safety concern.

(NewsUSA) - According to the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges, each year nearly 3.2 million students are victims of online bullying, a serious Internet safety concern. To address these issues, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has partnered with Sprint to promote online safety resources for teens and parents.

Sprint's 4NetSafety program aims to open the lines of communication about Internet safety between young people and the adults who care for them. The online resource offers free tools from experts that address the perils that young people commonly encounter online and encourage positive dialogue about Internet safety.

"Sprint is pleased to be entering into this partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America," said Debby Ballard, Sprint's director of community affairs. "Internet safety is an area that is very important to Sprint, as evidenced by our 4NetSafety program, and our partnership with BGCA allows us to add to and raise additional awareness about these valuable resources."

A recent survey of young people revealed some startling statistics about how parents are supervising their children's online time. More than 53 percent say their parents never ask them about whom they are talking to on the Internet, and over half say their parents never surf the Internet with them.

"The Internet can be a wonderful resource, but it has

always been our goal to teach our youth how to navigate the Web safely and appropriately," said Dan Rauzi, senior director of technology services and programs at BGCA. "Sprint and BGCA teamed up to raise awareness about a prime concern of ours -- the importance of a healthy and safe virtual life for America's youth."

SPRINT AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TIPS TO PARENTS TO HELP KEEP THEIR TEENS SAFER ONLINE. 1. Remind your teen that what they post stays online forever.

2. Ask to see their profile page.

3. Tell your child to only add friends they know in real life.

4. Have them use a nickname that doesn't identify their location, gender or age.

5. Tell them not to post plans or whereabouts on a site or page.

6. If your or someone else's child is harassed or bullied online, report it to your local law-enforcement agency or call the CyberTipline at 800-843-5678.

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Decode Your Child's Secret Online Language (NewsUSA) - AFAYC (As Far As You're Concerned), kids might as well be typing IMs, chats, e-mails and text messages in another language. Which is, of course, the point -- Internet shorthand helps kids in KPC, or Keeping Parents Clueless.

It's natural for kids to want to have private conversations, but parents need to know if they're being cyberbullied, lured by strangers, or exposed to unacceptable behavior. Since 62 percent of kids have at least one profile on a social networking site, parents have to know what they're saying and what is being said to them.

According to one survey, 95 percent of parents cannot decipher common acronyms, which can be dangerous. If someone tells your child to "GNOC," do you know Software can help parents that means "Get Naked on Camera"? understand the acronyms To help parents track – and children use online. understand – their children's online communications, SpectorSoft Corporation (www.SpectorSoft .com), maker of Internet monitoring and surveillance products, recently created its "Parent's Guide to Internet Lingo," which is available as a free download at www.FreeLingoGuide.com. The guide contains one of the most comprehensive lists of acronyms available, defining everything from "ADAD" (Another Day Another Dollar) to "ZZZ" (Sleeping, Bored, Tired).

"Many of today's kids are more savvy than their parents when using the Internet, which is why it's critical to know exactly what they're saying in chat and IM, and whether new concepts are being introduced to them by others," said SpectorSoft President C. Douglas Fowler.

The company also updated the 2010 version of its SpectorPro software, which monitors and records every action a child takes online, to include a built-in Internet Lingo translation feature. When parents roll the computer mouse over an unfamiliar acronym or abbreviation, the software immediately reveals its meaning. A worthwhile investment to be sure, as SSEWBA (Someday Soon, Everything Will Be Acronyms).

For more information, visit www.FreeLingoGuide.com.

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(Win Four(4) FREE Tickets to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium) Thank you to everyone who has participated in our Monthly Kids Coloring Contest during 2009. Starting with this February 2010 issue, our Monthly CONGRATULATIONS Kids Coloring Contest will now only be available on-line. To enter the to Jayden Scapellato of Clair ton (ag e 8) for being the monthly contest, please visit our website at www.unionfinley.com, and lucky winner of our January Kids Coloring Contest click on the “Contests & Promotions” tab to print out a coloring sheet. random drawing, and receiving four(4) FREE (Kids ages 10 and under are eligible to win every month.) tickets to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium!

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Balancing Housework And Your Baby (NewsUSA) - Babies need constant attention -- they require constant feedings and diaper changes, and they require them at all hours. Tending to a baby is a full-time job, so it's no big surprise when dishes start piling up and you're running out of clean baby bibs.

Still, a clutter-free home can make your life feel just a little less hectic. Here are some tips for new parents hoping to keep their homes clean and organized while caring for their baby: • Declutter. Less clutter in your home will help you keep your sanity. Get your partner *Look for cleaning or a friend to help you sort through, store or get rid of things you no longer need. Having products that will help you fewer objects in the house means fewer clean without having to items to be dusted, wiped, polished, picked up and rearranged. set your baby down.

• Invest in a sling. With your baby in a sling or other carrier, your hands will be free to fold laundry, dust and vacuum. As the baby gets older and you are able to do more activities outside of the house, the sling will also help you carry your baby through stores and other areas.

• Let products make your life easier. Some products help simplify routine household tasks. For example, Pak-It (www.pakit.com) water-soluble liquid packets deliver concentrated glass cleaner, disinfectant, and multi-purpose cleaning products, such as those for floors, kitchens, bathrooms and laundry. Pak-It products come prepackaged in biodegradable packets -; users simply put the packet in water. A busy mom, for example, can toss Pak-It Laundry Detergent directly into the laundry machine while still holding her baby.

• Take advantage of naps. It's certainly okay to sneak in a few chores while your baby sleeps. But if you're exhausted, listen to your body and use the time to catch a few winks yourself.

• Don't stress out too much. Twenty years from now, what will you regret more -- letting laundry pile up or neglecting to spend enough time with your baby? Your health and the baby's needs come first. Besides, if you think your home's messy with a new baby, just imagine how it's going to look with a teenager!

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Keep Germs from Invading Your Home

7KH KDUYHVW LV Use anti-germ sprays as a last line of defense against diseasecausing microorganisms.

(NewsUSA) - If your home is your castle, you need to defend it from the invading hoards – of germs, that is.

Family members can pick up germs, such as disease-causing fungi, protozoa, bacteria and viruses, anywhere and at any time. Germs can be transfered from work, your child's daycare or a cough from a stranger on a bus. And once one family member becomes ill, the whole house may very well succumb to infection.

You can't disinfect the whole world, but you can take steps to keep disease from penetrating your home's borders. Luckily, one of the best ways to stop germs is also one of the easiest -- wash your hands with soap and warm water for 15 to 20 seconds frequently throughout the day. Teach children to wash their hands for the correct amount of time by asking them to scrub for as long as it takes to sing the "Happy Birthday" song twice. If you're not near a faucet, use hand-sanitizing wipes or gels to clean your hands.

Take care not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth – it's an easy way to transport germs from surfaces like door knobs and keyboards to the areas of your body that are most susceptible to invasion. Instruct your children to avoid touching their faces, but do remember that kids will be kids -- they're going to wipe their noses and rub their eyes sooner or later.

You can, however, kill germs in the eyes or mouth before they cause sickness. Try using a non-alcohol anti-germ spray, such as McClyns (www.mygermspray.com). The gentle formula can be sprayed into the eyes, nose, mouth or any other entry point, such as a small cut or abrasion, to kill more than 60 pathogens by 99.9 percent. Using the spray after sitting next to a coughing co-worker or after your kids come home from school will keep germs from crossing your threshold.

If someone in your home does get sick, make sure that they stay home until they're no longer contagious. That way, you won't unwittingly cause others to bring germs into their own homes.

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Children Benefit From Seeing Sealife (NewsUSA) - When it comes to entertaining a child, it's hard to beat what nature has to offer. Most kids love taking nature walks and trips to aquariums and zoos, and parents can rest easy knowing that these sorts of trips have an educational impact.

Why should parents make sure that their kids see the natural world? Consider the following: • Studies show that children with access to nature suffer from less depression and stress, and are less likely to develop obesity. Exposure to nature may also boost kids' attention spans, making them better learners.

• Seeing nature makes children more interested in the outside world.

According to one report, most eightyear-old kids can identify more cartoon characters than wild animals.

• When children experience wildlife firsthand, they can better understand why conservation is important and how even the actions of land-locked states can help or harm the environment.

Regardless of where you live or vacation, there are many opportunities for children to see wildlife up close. Take sea turtles for example: according to Oceana, an international organization that focuses on ocean conservation, the United States is home to six species of sea turtles, all of which are in danger of extinction.

Unlike many ocean creatures, which require a boat or scuba gear for viewing, sea turtles are easily accessible. Children in landlocked states can see them in aquariums, while children with access to coastlines may be able to see sea turtles in the wild.

Some state and national parks lead moonlit nature walks, where children can see female sea turtles lay their eggs on the beach. Female sea turtles go into trances when they lay their eggs, so under a ranger's supervision, children can come within a few feet of a wild sea turtle. Children can also often see wild sea turtles swimming in locations like Florida, Texas and Hawaii. People of all ages are more likely to want to help save sea turtles once they've seen one up close.

For more information, visit www.oceana.org.

Seeing wild animals, like sea turtles, helps teach children to take care of the environment.

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Finleyville MOPS Encourages New Membership The MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) of Crossroads Ministries started a new year of fun in September, but invites you to still join anytime. Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings of the month from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Crossroads Ministries is located 1 mile south of Trax farms in Finleyville.

What is MOPS? MOPS is all about ...YOU! The purpose of MOPS is to encourage and support mothers with young children or pregnant mothers. The goal is that long-term friendships will be made and that moms will leave feeling relaxed, valued and equipped to handle the everyday stresses of motherhood. MOPS exists to meet the needs of every mom who shares a desire to be the very best mom she can be! Among great food and even greater conversation, meetings are organized around either a craft or a guest speaker covering topics of parenting, marriage, homemaking and personal growth. Throughout the year, gatherings are extended to include Ladies Nights Out, Mommy and Me outings, couples nights and playdates. MOPS provides wonderful childcare for babies and preschoolers called MOPPETS. The children enjoy an organized plan for fun activities, crafts, singing, stories and snacks, of course. The kids have a great time and look forward to the next meeting.

Any questions can be directed to Crossroads Ministries at (724) 348-1620 or www.crossroadsministries.com. Challenge yourself to grow as a woman, mother and leader. Join MOPS anytime!

Support Group for Parents of Special Needs Children McMurray Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine is hosting a support group for parents of special needs children on February 22 at 7:00 PM and refreshments will be served.

If you have a special needs child 9 years old or older, it is time to start thinking about his/her future. What do I do with my special needs child who is becoming a young adult? Have you started to think about where your child will live? Will that child be capable of working? How do I make sure that after I am gone that he/she will be financially secure? What do we do for medical care after 18 years old? What social aspects are there for my adult child? Come join a panel of parents and their special needs adults to find answers to these questions and many more.

RSVP at 724-941-8199 or e-mail office@mcmurraypediatrics.com. Feel free to invite friends or families that you think might be interested. Call if you have any questions or need directions. Check out www.mcmurraypediatrics.com to find out about our practice. Hope to see you there.

“Mom 2 Mom Sale” at Windover Hills United Methodist Church – Feb. 27 Attention moms! Looking for a way to clean out some old kids clothes and/or toys?

Been meaning to have a yard sale and just haven't found the time? Well, we can help!

MOPS (Mothers Of Pre Schoolers) of Windover Hills is holding a “Mom 2 Mom sale” on Saturday, February 27. The sale will be held at Windover Hills United Methodist Church in South Park. We are currently looking for moms who have children items to sell - clothes, toys, etc. Moms can rent tables to set up and sell their items to the public. MOPS of Windover Hills will do plenty of advertising for this event. For more information, questions, or to register, contact Charity Winberg at 724-348-6591 or cwinberg24@verizon.net.

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Healthy Directions Announces February Programs and Events Monongahela Valley Hospital's Healthy Directions health education and resource center at 6116 Brownsville Road Extension, Suite 107 Finleyville will celebrate the following national health events in February: American Heart Month During American Heart Month, the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement works to save women's lives and beat heart disease, the numberone killer of women. Each year, cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of nearly half a million women-that's almost one per minute.

For more information, call us at 724-348-6699.

Anyone interested in this topic are encouraged to stop in for free information.

In addition, Healthy Directions will present February program as follows: Lipid/Glucose Screening February 10, 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Fasting for 12 Hours is needed. The cost is $12.00. Results will be sent to your Doctor. For more information, call us at 724-348-6699.

Healthy Directions offers on-site laboratory services for blood and urine analysis are from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. A doctor's prescription is required for all laboratory tests conducted at Healthy Directions. Blood drawn and urine specimens collected at the Finleyville station will be tested at the Laboratory at Monongahela Valley Hospital and results of the testing will be sent to the physician designated by the patient.

Healthy Directions/Finleyville is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. In addition to special programs and screenings, Healthy Directions features a health education resource library of books, pamphlets, videos, and other information. A referral service also is available, as well as private health education counseling.

Additional information is available by calling 724-348-6699.

Canonsburg General Hospital Offers Pediatric CPR Class with AED Canonsburg General Hospital will offer a class on Pediatric Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3 in the McNary Conference Center.

Instructors for this class are certified by the American Heart Association. Attendees will learn infant and child CPR, AED training and methods to relieve choking. Infant safety in the home also will be discussed.

The cost is $25 per person. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, call 1-877-284-2000.

Canonsburg General Hospital Offers Diabetic Education Classes Canonsburg General Hospital will offer a Diabetic Education Classes in the McNary Conference Center from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. during the month of February as follows: February 4 - Introduction to Diabetes/Monitoring and Managing Your Diabetes February 15 - Diet Management of Diabetes / Preventing Eye Complications February 18 - Medications of Diabetes Management / Foot Care February 25 - Benefits of Exercise/Insulin The purpose of the Diabetes Support Group is to bring together people who are coping with diabetes and to share information. The Support Group is free of charge and open to diabetics and their families. To register, call Physician Access at 1-877-284-2000.

Registration is limited.

Mutschler Orthopaedic Institute Staff to Offer Free Education Sessions The staff of the Mutschler Orthopaedic Institute will offer a free informational session for people who are considering total knee or hip replacement surgery. The free program will be held on Wednesday, February 3 at 2:00 p.m. and repeated on Saturday, February 13 at 11:00 a.m. and Wednesday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the McNary Conference Center at Canonsburg General Hospital.

Topics covered include: • Information about arthritis • Explanation of a joint replacement surgery, • Details of the pre-operative, operative and post operative care, • Information on anesthesia, • Pain management guides for the recovery period, and • Physical Therapy guidelines, • A question and answer session is also included.

Refreshments will be provided. To register, call 1-888-877-5955 or 724-873-5955.

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MVH Donates Medical Supplies To Third World A few weeks ago some 12,625 pounds of surplus medical supplies from Monongahela Valley Hospital that otherwise would almost certainly have been headed to the waste heap or recycling bin instead began a journey to medical centers in third world nations.

Every couple of weeks the effort from the hospital will continue.

Medicines are not included, but included is just about anything else from the hospital that may otherwise be discarded.

In just two months of donations, gurneys, hospital beds, bookcases, office furniture, blood-pressure units, scales, intravenous poles, even surgical and nursing supplies that are opened but unused were included, according to William Filipponi, Director of Central Sterile and the man overseeing the hospital’s effort.

“Often we have sutures or bandages in an opened outer packaging, but remain in unopened sterile inner packaging,” he explained. “Like other hospitals, we are not

able to use the leftover but still usable goods. Now we can send them to where they can be of value.”

Monongahela Valley Hospital has teamed up with Global Links, a Pittsburgh-based organization that collects unused items from several hospitals in Western Pennsylvania and ships them to hospitals and clinics in Bolivia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, and Nicaragua.

Kathleen Hower, who co-founded Global Links, says the imbalance between the medical haves and have-nots is profound.

She realized that in poor nations, “most hospitals don’t have crutches, walkers, wheelchairs and nebulizers.”

She added that, as an example, these hospitals “never have enough new gloves,” and are often reduced to washing and reusing them.

In one year alone, the group sent 423 mattresses and 295 hospital beds to countries in need.

MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL FEBRUARY EVENTS Unless otherwise noted, the following programs will be held in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center (ECC) at Monongahela Valley Hospital.

Monday, February 1 Baby Care Class 6:30 p.m., Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Rostraver. Learn baby care basics. For more information, call 724-258BABY (2229).

Tuesday, February 2 Understanding Your Diabetes Meal Plan 6 p.m., Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Rostraver.

Builds on the education received in the Managing Your Diabetes program. Contact the Center for Diabetes at 724-258-1483 for more information and to register.

Wednesday, February 3 Understanding Your Blood Sugar Readings 6 p.m., Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Rostraver.

Contact the Center for Diabetes at 724-2581483 for more information and to register.

Thursday, February 4 Understanding Your Diabetes Medications 6 p.m., Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Rostraver.

Gain a better understanding of how diabetes medications work and learn the effects that diabetes medications have on blood sugar readings. Contact the Center for Diabetes at 724-258-1483 for more information and to register.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, February 9, 10, 11 Managing Your Diabetes 8:30 a.m., ECC. 3-day, 2-hour per day education series that focuses on diabetes selfmanagement and care. To register, call 724258-1483.

Tuesday, February 9 RSDS Support Group 11 a.m., ECC. The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Support Group is free and open to all persons with RSDS or related illnesses. For more information, call 724929-9492.

Wednesday, February 10 Lipid/Glucose Screening 7 to 11 a.m. Finleyville. Healthy Directions, Monongahela Valley Hospital’s health information and resource center at 6116 Brownsville Road Extension, Suite 107, Finleyville, will offer Lipid and Glucose Screenings. A 12-hour fast is required. Fee is $12. Results are sent to your physician.

To register, call 724-348-6699.

Wednesday, February 10 Prostate Cancer Support Group 6 p.m., ECC. The Prostate Cancer Support Group is free and open to all persons with prostate cancer and their families. For more information, call 724-292- 9404.

When a hurricane struck the Caribbean in 2004, Global Links moved quickly and was able to ship refrigerators to the Dominican Republic for blood storage.

Collecting from area hospitals, trucks from the organization take the donated material to a warehouse in Lawrenceville, where it is sorted and, if necessary, refurRay Andrews (left), Vice President, Administration and bished.

Support Services and William Filipponi, Director, Central Those who receive the discardSterile from Monongahela Valley Hospital review the donaed material find the quality high. tion inventory before contacting Global Links.

One of those, Dr. Mariela Salomon of the Pan American Health Organization, had high who help Global Links. Currently about praise for the material her organization 1,000 volunteers sort and refurbish medical received from Global Links. “They are so items for Global Links. committed to not allowing all their effort to Many other groups around the nation turn into a dumping of materials or equip- gather hospital discards, but Global Links is ment that it is borderline,” Dr. Salomon very unique in the size of operations and the added. elaborate system of gathering and distribuThis is due in large part to the volunteers tion material.

Friday, February 12 Candy Sale 10 a.m., MVH Lobby. For more information, call 724-258-1167.

Thursday, February 12 Red Cross Blood Drive Noon to 6 p.m., ECC. For more information or to register, call 724-494-4090 or online at redcrosslife.org.

Thursday, February 18 Innovations In Coronary Artery Disease 6 p.m., ECC. Board certified Cardiologist Stephen A. Bowser, M.D. and a team of health care professionals will present a free program to discuss cardiovascular treatments including the benefits of procedures such as cardiac catherization. Call 724-2581433 for registration or more information.

Thursday, February 18 Diabetic Support Group - “A Good Case for Exercise” 6 p.m., Center for Fitness and Health, MonVale HealthPLEX, Rostraver. Learn more about exercise and how it affects your blood glucose control. Contact the Center for Diabetes at 724-258-1483 for more information and to register.

Monday, February 22 Breast-feeding Class 6:30 p.m., Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Rostraver. This free class is designed for mothers who plan to breastfeed and to help

them feel more comfortable and confident while in the hospital after delivery and when returning home. Many props are used in this class including breast pumps.

Husbands and grandmothers are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information, call 724-258-BABY (2229).

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, February 23, 24, 25 Managing Your Diabetes 6 p.m., Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Rostraver. 3day, 2-hour per day education series that focuses on diabetes self-management and care. Registration is required at least oneweek prior to the start of classes. For more information or to register, call 724-2581483.

Tuesday, February 23 Public CPR Instruction 6 p.m., ECC. Adult CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) classes are offered by the hospital in conjunction with Valley Health and Safety Training Center (VHSTC). The $30 fee is payable to VHSTC and advance registration is required at 724-684-9536.

Thursday, February 25 Infant/Child CPR 6 p.m., ECC. Infant/Child CPR classes are offered by the hospital in conjunction with Valley Health and Safety Training Center.

The $25 fee is payable to VHSTC and advance registration is required at 724-6849536.

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Free Stroke Risk Outreach Screening Program Held at Elizabeth Township

By Alice Harris

A free Stroke Risk Outreach Screening Program sponsored by Jefferson Hospital, the Elizabeth Health Council, and Elizabeth Township E.M.S. was held on December 5, 2009 at the Elizabeth Township Area E.M.S. facility in Swiss Alpine Village on Rt. 48 in Elizabeth Township. 115 area residents came in for free testing.

The Stroke Risk Outreach Screening Program, under the direction of Dr. Robert Laux and Dr. Jonathan Ogurchak of the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, is sponsored by various grants including Highmark, and by donations from employees of Jefferson Hospital. Six free clinics are held each year with two at Jefferson Hospital and four in the community. These clinics provide interactive hands on training for Pharmacy students who volunteer their time, and free testing to promote community health, especially for those who have no insurance or health care. Screenings include tests for cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, and body fat. Free health care informational handouts are also provided.

Rita Jennings is Clinical Coordinator for the Program. Scheduled 2010 site screenings will begin with Clairton on March 20 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Clairton Municipal Center and at Jefferson Hospital on May 7 from 8:00 – 12 noon in their Jefferson Room.

Additional screenings will be held at later dates at Jefferson Hospital and in the communities of Duquesne, Homestead, and McKeesport. For additional information and registration please phone 412-469-7100 or 412-269-5011.

JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVENTS FREE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY Counseling Center Caste Village Mall, Suite M123, Whitehall Free seminars from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with Joseph Cvitkovic, PhD, director, Behavioral Health.Call 412-469-7100 to register.

Psychological Methods to Stop Smoking and Lose Weight, Feb. 15 LOW-COST SERVICES AND CLASSES AT JEFFERSON REGIONAL Diabetes Education: Take Control of Your Diabetes: Four-part series with a certified diabetes educator on Feb. 2 and 9, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., and Feb. 4 and 11, from 6 to 8 p.m.; Physician referral and registration required. Call 412-469-5234.

Senior Services Computer Classes: $45 for two, two-hour sessions.

Call 412-469-7099 to register. Classes include: Basic Digital Cameras: Feb.1 and 8, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Excel: Feb. 4 and 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Basic Computers 1 & 2: Feb. 15 and 22, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Searching the Internet: March 1 and 8, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

AARP Driver Safety: Feb. 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; also offered March 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jefferson Room. Fee: $12 for AARP members, $14 for non-AARP members, payable to AARP. Call 412-469-7099.

LOW COST SERVICES AND CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY Jefferson Regional Wellness Center 712 Clairton Blvd., Pleasant Hills Personal Nutrition Coaching: Individualized nutritional counseling with a registered dietitian. Free for Highmark members, Free for Gateway members who live in Allegheny County, $60 for nonHighmark/Gateway members. Free parking. Call 412-469-7100 to register.

The Spectrum: Starts March 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., New six-week Dean Ornish class offers choices along a continuum of physical, mental and spiritual health. Consists of nutrition, exercise, stress management and group support. Free for Highmark members; $260 for non-Highmark members.

Call 412-469-7100 to register.

Drop 10 in 10: New 10-week guided weight management and healthy lifestyle program , starts Feb. 25, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Fee: $16 for Highmark members; $101 for non-Highmark members. Call 412-4697100 to register.

Eat Well for Life II: Starts March 2, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Four-week lifestyle improvement program. Call 412-469-7100 to register.

Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease 2033 Lebanon Church Road, West Mifflin Dean Ornish Reversal Program, begins Feb. 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Another session starts March 1, 5 to 9 p.m. Call 1-888-6764744 to register.

The Walnut Place at Summerset 4584 Browns Hill Road, Squirrel Hill Dean Ornish Reversal Program, one-year lifestyle modification program, begins March 2, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is insurance-based for Highmark and UPMC Health Plan. Call 1-888-676-4744 FREE EVENTS AT JEFFERSON REGIONAL Free Tax Preparation for Seniors, free tax preparation to eligible individuals based on age and income, with a combined income of $50,000 or less and age 60 years and older. Feb. 1– April 15. Appointments required. Call 412-469-7099.

Sleep/CPAP/BIPAP Open House: Includes free sleep disorder screenings, CPAP/BIPAP mask fittings and equipment check, and tours of the Sleep Disorder Center.

Wednesdays, 7 a.m. to noon, or by appointment. Sleep Disorder Center, Suite 503, Call 412-469-5981 for details.

Hip and Knee Pain Seminar on Feb. 9 or March 9, 10 to 11 a.m.; Bibro Pavilion. Call 412-469-7100 to register.

Health Care Career Crew, Students and their parents explore various health care professions, on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 10, Nursing; March 10, Exercise Physiology and Laboratory. Bibro Pavilion, call 412-469-5778 to register.

Health for Her: “All About Eve: Unique Aspects of Women in Heart Disease,” Feb. 15, 5 to 7 p.m. Bibro Pavilion, call 412-469-7100 to register.

Better Sleep, Better Living, on Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Jefferson Room, James Bibro Pavilion, Call 412-469-7100.

Health for Her: “Red Wine, Chocolate and Your Heart,” program focuses on the benefits of red wine and chocolate for heart health, dietary modifications that may promote heart health. Feb. 23, 5 to 7 p.m.

Bibro Pavilion, call 412-469-7100.

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Five Tips To Help Keep Fido And Fluffy Fit (NAPSI)-Obesity is a major health concern that contributes to health problems in pets, just as it does in humans, so it's important to be watchful and responsible as a pet owner.

"Cats don't get as much exercise as dogs and a dog's metabolic rate can decrease by up to 30 percent as it ages," said Darlene Frudakis, president and COO for PetAg, Inc. "Those facts, combined with the issue of owners overfeeding and overtreating their pets, add up to weighty challenges for pets," she added.

The current market leader in pet health and wellness products, PetAg, now offers CatSlim® and DogSlim™, the first all-natural, nutritional food supplements designed to jump-start a well-managed weight-loss plan.

Frudakis has compiled five ways to help maintain a pet's healthy weight for life: 1. Work with a vet to determine optimum weight.

Every pet is different, so work closely with a trusted veterinarian to determine a pet's optimal weight. Rapid, unexplained weight gain may be a warning sign indicating a number of health issues, ranging from excess fluid retention due to kidney problems, to a hormone imbalance caused by any number of medical conditions.

2. Feed treats responsibly.

Many treats are filled with fat and empty calories. In pets, much like humans, extra calories contribute to excess weight and obesity that affects overall health. While owners are showing their love and affection with treats, these nibbles are largely expendable calories.

3. Substitute fruits and vegetables.

These high-fiber substitute treats are also packed with nutrients good for cats and dogs, but remember to cut in portion sizes that are suitable for a pet's size. Refer to vets' guidelines regarding the specific garden favorites that can be served to dogs and cats. Grapes and raisins, for instance, are not recommended and can be harmful.

4. Move!

Exercise is key when trying to help a pet lose or maintain its weight. Move food dishes for cats to higher levels so they'll have to jump to reach them. Take dogs on an extra walk each day. Keep in mind, however, health-related issues that might affect a pet's ability to exercise (e.g., a cat with joint problems might need steps to climb up to dishes and a dog with the same challenge might only go for an amble on warmer days outside). High in protein and low in fat, all-natural Rawhide Brand® Safety-Knot™ chews can provide hours of calorie-burning chewing activity and enjoyment for dogs.

5. Stop sharing table scraps.

Dogs and cats have different nutritional and digestive needs, so while they may enjoy lapping up leftovers, those same treats contribute extra calories to their diets and can add to their expanding waistlines.

Studies show that a pet living on a lean diet can live up to two years longer than a pet that is constantly overfed.

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Beth Israel Center Holds Chanukah Celebration Beth Israel Center, located at 118 Gill Hall Road in Jefferson Hills celebrated Chanukah on December 13 with services, activities, food, and friends.

Disciples of Christ District Conference at Brightwood Christian Brightwood Christian Church will host a District Listening Conference on February 28 at 3 p.m. The conference will be an opportunity for the district Christian Churches, to share their hopes dreams and concerns for the Pennsylvania regional church, Disciples of Christ. The conference will last two hours and include refreshments. Dr. Bill Allen, regional minister of the Pennsylvania Christian Church, Disciples of Christ will be present to receive and share remarks. Brightwood Christian Church is located at 5044 West Library Ave at Center Street in Bethel Park. Visit Brightwood Christian Church's website www.brightwoodchurch.org.

Shirley Ravets and Bonnie Harrison lead the Silent Auction

Noah Weiss, Mallory Weiss and Dylan Weiss light the Chanukah candles with the help of Dr. Perry Haalman

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Pancake Dinner at Jefferson United Presbyterian Jefferson United Presbyterian Church at 716 Gill Hall Rd in Jefferson Hills will be having its annual Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 16th from 4 to 7 p.m.

Price for the dinner will be $6 adult $3 children 5-10 and under 5 free. Please come and bring a friend and enjoy a great dinner.

Christian Mothers to Host Annual Card Party and Luncheon at St. Valentine Parish The Christian Mothers of St. Valentine Parish will host its annual Card Party and Luncheon on Saturday, February 13 in Frawley Hall. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and lunch will be served at 12:00 Noon. The festivities include an extensive Chinese Auction and a special raffle for a football autographed by Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Roethlisberger. Tickets are $15.00 each.

Proceeds will benefit the kitchen renovations project.

For tickets or more information, call Barbara at 412-835-7054 or Jane at 412835-1393.

Upcoming Events at First Presbyterian Church of Finleyville First Presbyterian Church of Finleyville will be holding their 2nd Dinner and a Book on Friday, February 5 from 6-7:30 p.m. The book we will be discussing (over a potluck dinner) is The Noticer by Andy Andrews.

For more information, visit www.firstpresbyterian.us or call the church office at 724348-5689 and watch for info on our next book!

Adult Bible Study meets each Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Upper Room. We are using the Remix Solo Bible Study - don't just read the Bible - get engated with God's Word and let it revolutionize your life!

Pancake and Sausage Dinner at Union Roads United Methodist Union Roads United Methodist Church, Gastonville, 3687 Finleyville Elrama Rd., will hold a Pancake and Sausage Dinner on Tuesday, February 16 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Adults $6.00; children $3.00. There will also be a Flea Market from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 724348-6200.

Area Church News February Events at Our Nativity Ash Wednesday Redeemer Lutheran Church Fish Dinner Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 105 Gateshead Drive, McMurray, PA, will hold the following events in February "Joyful Noise Worship" Does a member of your family have autism? Is it sometimes difficult to take them to a worship service? If so, please join us at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Sunday, February 14 at 1:00 p.m. for a special service of music and movement, prayer and praise, sharing God's Word and Holy Communion. "Joyful Noise" is designed for people with autism and their families, of all ages and backgrounds, but is also ideal for young children who may appreciate being able to move around during worship.

"Joyful Noise" is a service in which movement and noise are an expectation, no an interruption. For directions or additional information, call the church office at 724941-7467.

Ash Wednesday Services Our Redeemer Lutheran Church will hold Ash Wednesday services on February 17 at 12:15 and 7:30 p.m. with distribution of ashes and Holy Communion. Beginning February 24 and continuing each Wednesday through March 24, join us for worship at 7:00 p.m. followed by Bible Study and class. For more information, call the church office at 724-941-7467 or visit our website at www.ourredeemerpeters.org.

Thiel Choir Concert The forty-two voice Thiel Choir from Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, will perform a concert at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening, February 25, 2010 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. The performance is part of the Thiel Choir's 2010 spring choir tour. For more information about the concert, contact the church office at 724-941-7467 or Dr. Bray 724-5892149.

Sweet Sunday Dessert Festival The 16th Annual Sweet Sunday Dessert Festival will be held on February 21 at Hilton Garden Inn - Southpointe from 1-6 p.m. Featuring desserts prepared by youth, alumni and professionals; celebrity judges; live music; Kids Korner; ticket auction. All proceeds support Washington City Mission.

For details, call 724-228-9240 ext 232.

Nativity Church of South Park is sponsoring an Ash Wednesday Fish Dinner on February 17. You can eat in or take out, between 4: 00 and 7:00 p.m. Dinners are $8.00 for adults and $3.50 for children.

Dinners include fried or baked fish, a choice of two sides, coffee or tea. Soft drinks and desserts are available at an extra cost. There will be a 50/50, a treasure chest raffle and bake sale. For take out, call 412-653-1502 on the day of the dinner.

Soup and Sandwich Sale at West Elizabeth UMC The West Elizabeth United Methodist Church is hosting a Soup and Sandwich Sale on Tuesday, February 9th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. There will be homemade vegetable beef soup and meatball sandwiches for sale.

A “Soup and Sandwich” combo will be $5.

The Vegetable Beef Soup can be purchased separately for $2.50 a pint or $5 for a quart.

Sandwiches will also be sold separately for $2.50.

They will also deliver orders to local West Elizabeth businesses! For further information or to phone in your orders contact Pastor Tom Carr at 412-600-7375.

Upcoming Events at Peters Creek Church Peters Creek Presbyterian Church, 250 Brookwood Rd., Venetia, announces the following upcoming events.

Beginning February 3, Creekside Children’s Ministry will begin a midweek club for children in grades 1 through 3. Buzz 12-3 will be a great place for young elementary students to come and hang out after school. We will meet every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Schedule below: Free to Bee: Snack and free time Buzz Bond: Friendship building game Bible Buzz: Bible lesson and relationship building with God Let’s Pray: Caring for one another in prayer Join us on Saturday nights at 6 p.m. for our Contemporary Worship service or on Sunday mornings at 8:30 and 11:00 with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. We are studying the Ten Commandments and the effects that they have on our lives. Are they relevant to my life today? What are the benefits of following the Ten Commandments? As we study the commandments we will find that God put them in place to help us not to harm us.

CrossRoads Community Church February Events CrossRoads Community Church, located at 1028 Scotia Hollow Road, will be hosting the following programs and events during the month of February: • Prayer Meeting - Every Wednesday at 6:07 PM. Join us as we pray for individuals, families, our church, our community, our city, our nation and other needs • Collecting Coats and Blankets – February 1 - 28 We’re collecting coats and blankets throughout the community to be delivered to those in need.

• R.U.S.H. Game Night - February 5, from 7:07 – 10:07 PM Friday Uncontrollable youth group madness; only the young at heart need attend!

• ONE – Young Adult Game Night February 19 – 7:37 PM Friday Get your game on and hang out with other young adults • Coat and Blanket Distribution – Saturday, February 27, from 1:07 – 3:07 PM. Join us on the North side to distribute the coats and blankets we’ve collected

Upcoming Events at St. Peter’s Episcopal • St Peter's Youth Group (SPYG) will be sponsoring a Youth Concert of assorted genre, on Saturday, January 30. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., concert begins at 6:30. Bands include Winter Halo, Cali AC, You The Symphony, Acadia, Irenic, and New American Classic. $9.00 at the door.

Advance tickets $7.00 Call 412-877-1363 for advance purchase tickets. Proceeds benefit the youth of St. Peter's.

• Wednesday evenings, St Peter's Episcopal Church in Brentwood presents Bible Study with a Twist. Featuring Desert and Scripture for women at 6:30 p.m., and Cigar & Scripture for the men at 7:00 p.m.

• St Peter's Episcopal Church in Brentwood is offering babysitting services on Friday, February 12, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. While there, children will be able to participate in age-appropriate activities, games, and crafts. Parents should pack a small snack for their child, and drinks are provided. The cost is $3 per hour for first child in family, $2 for second child and $1 for each additional child. Reservations are recommended, but not required. Proceeds benefit the youth of St. Peter's.

St Peter's Episcopal Church in Brentwood is located at 4048 Brownsville Road, overlooking Brentwood Towne Center. Please call the church at 412-884-5225 or visit our website at www.stpetersbrentwood.org.

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Senior News from the Venetia Community Center The following information is for the Venetia Community Center located at 800 Venetia Road, Venetia, PA. We are sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging.

Welcome to the month of February, the month of several important birthdays – Washington, Lincoln and several others plus some very important things to remember.

We will have two senior lunches this month. The first one on February 11 starting at 11:00 with blood pressure screening by a nurse from Caring Mission Hone Care. Come and have your blood pressure taken before you enjoy a great lunch prepared by the kitchen of the Canonsburg Senior Center. Then on to a great musical program under the direction of Donna Fox from the Peters Twp. High School.

The second luncheon will be on February 25 with blood pressure screening by a nurse from Family Home Health Services, also followed by lunch. Our program will be a presentation by Bob Daley. His topic will be a few pointers on retirement living. Everyone 55 and over are welcome.

All you need is $2 and a reservation by calling Erma Grego at 724-941-6956. The lunch program is sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging.

Our first trip for this year is on May 6 to Stan Hywet Hall & Garden. Tour and then shopping at the West Point Market. Price is $95.00 per person. Not too early to be thinking about it. More information to follow.

Our thanks to Girl Scout Troop # 51906 for all the decorations and favors they have done, it gave the room a very festive look.

Birthdays for February are Carolyn Dagg, Ron Dagg, Erma Grego, and Kathy Fink. Many happy returns to Irene and Russ Aldridge on their February Anniversary.

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Seniors Can Receive Free Help Preparing Income Tax Forms in Elizabeth and Finleyville State Rep. David Levdansky, D-Allegheny/Washington, is offering free tax preparation assistance beginning on February 3 for seniors 60 or older in his Elizabeth and Finleyville constituent service offices.

Levdansky said volunteers from AARP are available by appointment only to help seniors complete tax forms.

Volunteers will be available in the Elizabeth constituent service office every Wednesday beginning on February 3. To schedule an appointment, the office can be reached at 412-384-2258, and is located at 122 Second Ave. Volunteers will also available in the Finleyville constituent service office beginning on February 4 every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. To schedule an appointment, the office can be reached at 724-348-2030, and is located at 3519 B Washington Ave.

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Smart Ways To Manage Medications (NAPSI)-The good news is, prescription medications can improve your health. A problem, however, can be that the more drugs you're prescribed, the more likely you are to forget to take them, according to a new national survey by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. The survey found that more than half of Americans aged 65 and older take at least five different prescription drugs regularly and one in four take between 10 and 19 pills each day. What's more, 63 percent of seniors prescribed five or more More than half of Americans medications forget to take them aged 65 and older take at least and nearly one in four neglect to fill their prescriptions on time. five different prescription This can lead to complications drugs regularly. and even hospitalizations. Using many different medications and visthe dosages, how you take the medication iting different doctors can raise the chances and the condition it treats. of missing doses or improperly following • When traveling, consider time-zone prescription directions. changes: If you're traveling to a different Here are some tips to help you manage time zone, ask your pharmacist about how your medications: to adjust your schedule so you can avoid • Keep medications in a common place: missing doses. The adjustment will vary Choose a location that makes your medicaaccording to the type of medication you tions easy to spot, such as on the kitchen take. counter, as a reminder to take them. Always Being knowledgeable about your medicakeep medicines in their original containers tions is important when it comes to controland remember to keep them out of sight ling health risks and decreasing your health and reach of children. care costs.

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Retirement is a Beginning, Not an End (NewsUSA) - Chances are, you know someone about to enter retirement. Between aging baby boomers and struggling businesses, many seniors find themselves leaving the workplace. And the numbers of new retirees are only going to rise â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nearly 6,000 Americans turn 65 every day.

Retirement is a big transition for a former working stiff, and many people struggle to determine their next step.

After all, the retirement age of 65 was established in the late 1800s, when life expectancies were shorter -- today's retirees Retirement can be a trying time for many will live for decades after leavpeople. Make sure retirees in your office ing the workforce.

And longer lives create feel appreciated and special. more expenses. Many retirees will end up pursuing second jobs in order to meet expenses. Only half of all employees earn pensions, and the falling stock market wiped out many a retirement fund.

If you're planning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or even attending -- a retirement party, you should keep these potential uncertainties in mind. For example, a person being forced into early retirement might not appreciate congratulations. It's more appropriate to express how glad you are to have known or worked with the retiree.

That said, it is still okay to celebrate by acknowledging the retiree's contributions. If you're selecting gifts for a retiree, choose something that will commemorate their work, such as a personalized wall plaque or pen holder. The Web site PlaqueMakerPlus.com offers heirloom-quality acrylic pieces that feature engraved images or imbedded photographs. Customers can design their gift themselves, creating a unique and memorable gift that any retiree will appreciate.

Of course, retirees today often choose to stay active, pursuing new careers that suit their personal interests or involving themselves in volunteer work.

With this in mind, treat your coworker's retirement like a transition into a new and rewarding phase of life, rather than just an exit from the workplace. Talk to the retiree's spouse and friends to learn about their postretirement plans. If they're planning on going back to school, for example, you might want to give them a gift certificate to a book store, as well as a gift that commemorates their contributions to your organization.

Peters Township Sponsors Senior Day Trip Stan Hywet Hall & Garden Tour, Shopping at West Point Market The Peters Township Parks and recreation Department is sponsoring a Senior day trip on Thursday, May 6, 2010.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re headed to Akron, Ohio to visit the Stan Hywet magnificent historic house, museum and county estate.

Groundbreaking on this 65-room Tudor Revival home took place in 1912 and boasts 64,500 square feet. It contains 18 bedrooms, 12 full bathrooms and seven additional lavatories without a tub/shower. In addition, 23 fireplaces can be found throughout the home! Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also tour the outside landscaped gardens and grounds where there is a beautiful blending of nature and architecture. The spring blooming schedule will hopefully allow for us to see tulips and other bulbs in full bloom, as well as wildflowers and flowering fruit trees. There will be time following this tour to rest on the bus while we take a driving tour through the city of Akron, narrated by a step-on-guide. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enjoy lunch at Papa Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, a historic icon in the city. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make a stop to shop at the West Point Market, an internationally renowned gourmet food store. Fine specialty foods are collected from around the world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; teas, sauces, olive oils, cookies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; treasures too numerous to name and count!

The day trip departs at 6:30 AM and returns at 7:30 PM. (times are approximate). Fee for this trip is $95, and the deadline to register is Wednesday, March 17. Minimum 25 people, maximum 55 people.

To sign up for any of our trips, please visit the Peters Township Recreation Center to fill out a registration form and make payment, or call 724-942-5000 for a registration form to be mailed. Registration and payment must be received in order to be confirmed for the trip.

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School News Details Released For Ringgold Building Renovation Ringgold Elementary School South Project Plan

By Paul Chasko

A public hearing was held on December 14 to release details and gather public opinion on the renovation of the Carroll Middle School into Ringgold Elementary School South (RESS). It was lightly attended. The light attendance was surprising as the project is a major capital expenditure and it sets in motion the long-term facilities renovation plan that the school district will be following in the foreseeable future.

The RSB considered four other options that didn’t address immediate needs and/or were too costly. The plan the RSB chose is summarized below.

1) Repair structural damage to the High School Cafeteria/Kitchen.

2) Renovate Carroll Middle School into Ringgold Elementary School South for Grades K thru 4.

3) Close Donora and Monongahela Elementary Centers 4) Construct a new Middle School for Grades 5 thru 8, Close Finley Middle

School.

5) Renovate Gastonville Elementary Center into Ringgold Elementary North for Grades K thru 4 6) Renovate the High School Step 1 was completed last year, planning is underway for step 2 and the District is in the process of selecting a site for the new Middle School.

The December 14 meeting was an Act 34 requirement necessary to proceed with the renovation of the Carroll Twp. building (The RESS Project). Details of the RESS project plan are available at the Ringgold Administration Building but some of the renovation goals are summarized below: • Addition of a library • Classroom expansion from 14 to 30 • Addition of a new computer lab for a total of 2.

• Addition of a kitchen, cafeteria and faculty dining area • Addition of a new faculty room for a total of 2 • Expansion of the health suite and

Architectural conception of the new and renovated Ringgold Elementary School South.

Building administration room • Addition of 3 special education rooms for a total of 8 • Addition of a Title 1 Reading/Math Classroom • Capabilities to handle approximately 700 students (K thru 4) This will be accomplished through the addition of a two-story 43,000 square foot building expansion. In addition, the existing building’s infrastructure will be modernized. Improvements will include a new roof, new windows, asbestos removal, a new heating and air conditioning system, plumbing, electrical systems, phone and fire alarm systems. Renovation will also be made to the existing multi-purpose room and stage area, art room and music room.

All existing classrooms will be refinished and furnished with built-in equipment. In addition, modifications will be made to the building grounds including: • Widening of Penn Avenue

• Redesigned vehicular circulation • New paved drives • Increased parking areas • Separate bus and parent drop-off areas.

• New play area • New storm-water retention system • Replacement of deteriorating walk-ways • Resurfacing of existing parking areas.

The total cost of construction, renovation and furnishing of the RESS has been estimated to be $16,884,755 (Maximum project cost). The cost of the new building addition which is part of that cost has been estimated at $7,830,740.

Current thinking is that the bulk of the debt obligation will be covered by a General Obligation Bond issue which will be paid back over a 20 year period with an average annual payment of approximately $1.24 million per year. The projection indicates a total millage impact of 2.08 mills. More financial detail is available in the project description package.

Ringgold Board Members Upset Over New WPIAL Football Alignments

By Paul Chasko

Before getting into regular business at the January 20 Ringgold School Board meeting, there was some discussion about the WPIAL re-alignment of schools for play in the 2010 and 2011 football seasons.

Ringgold was removed from the Big Seven Conference and placed in the Keystone conference. The impact on travel is significant.

The usual reasons given by the WPIAL for these realignments is to group schools in a geographical cluster that minimizes travel times for all schools. Well, Ringgold’s overall travel time looks to have more than doubled over last season with one of the newer schools near Altoona being about two hours away. This is wear and tear on students, parents, drivers and buses as well as increased fuel costs. Students and parents normally attending games may think twice about some of these trips. President Denise Kuhn wondered about appealing to the WPIAL but the alignments, as I understand it, are now pretty much cast in stone and

schedules are being worked out.

Superintendent Hamilton made awards to the School Board members in recognition of their service to the school district. He also announced performance awards for 2008/2009 to Carroll Middle School, Finley Middle School and the Gastonville Elementary Center.

A closed executive session preceded this meeting. Topics of discussion were announced to have been: possible employee discipline, hiring of new employees, student discipline and contract negotiations.

In Regular business: • Minutes from December meetings were approved.

• The Treasurer’s report was reviewed and accepted.

• Payment was approved for the following bills: General Fund - $3,093,815.95, Athletic Fund - $8.899.52, Cafeteria Fund - $62,137.90, Capital Projects $330.00 • Permission was granted to pay for a traffic study by HRP at the Ringgold

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Elementary School South (RESS) for $4,675 plus meeting attendance and reimbursable expenses. Several board members objected as the costs were open-ended.

Two resolutions were passed that were required to be in place for the RESS project.

A resolution was passed setting tax collectors’ bonds.

Payment of $68,400 (2007 Capital Projects Fund) was approved to HHSDR Architects for services related to the RESS. A Payment of $3,175.40 to HHSDR architects was approved related to the Ringgold Middle School.

A five-year contract was accepted with Coca Cola Enterprises for beverages to be supplied to district schools.

Approval granted for the solicitor to combine three existing deeds to the RESS property into a single new deed.

Sabbatical leave granted for a teacher in the Gastonville Elementary Center

(GEC. • Medical leave granted for a cook at the High School.

• A letter of resignation was accepted from a teacher-aid at the GEC. • Four teachers were hired.

• Permission to attend conferences was granted to four Ringgold teachers/administrators for a total cost of $3,728.47 • Approval to add eight names to the substitute roster – 2 teachers, 2 secretaries, 2 aides, a nurse and a cafeteria worker.

• Permission granted to place a student in the Rams program for the period of the expulsion.

• A Family Medical Leave was granted for a teacher at the RHS. • Two coaches were hired: Scott Fredrick - Boys/Girls Head Track Coach, Brett Grandstrand – Head Baseball Coach.

• Permission granted for RHS to enter into a Concurrent Enrolment Agreement with the Westmoreland Community College.

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THOMAS JEFFESRON SCHOOL NEWS Gill Hall Students Honored at Reflections Assembly

Dennis Bowman Visits Gastonville Elementary Center Gastonville Elementary Center (GEC) welcomed KDKA-TV Weatherman Dennis Bowman on January 12, 2010.

Dennis was greeted by 390 students in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade. The presentation was sponsored by GEC PTA. (PHOTOS BY MARIANNE KLEPPNER)

390 Gastonville Elementary Center students watch attentively to the presentation given by KDKA-TV weatherman Dennis Bowman

Gill Hall Elementary School held its 2010 Reflections Program Awards Assembly on January 11. All students who participated displayed their certificates and/or trophies at the assembly, to which all family members were invited to attend. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty Isâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? This program is a fantastic way for students to express their creative talents. Students submitted entries inspired by the theme in Literature, Musical Composition, Photography, Visual Arts, Dance Choreography, and Film/Video Production. The entries are divided into grades K-2 and 3-5.

Bowman then gave a presentation on dressing appropriately for the weather with help of GEC student volunteer Brendan.

Jillian Conner Named to Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List Jillian Conner, daughter of Jeffrey and Cynthia Conner of Finleyville, has been named to the Dean's List for the first semester of the 2009-10 school year at Hope College. To be named to the Dean's List a student must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

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Bowman and his assistant "Chester Drawers" gave an interesting discussion on weather to the children.

Bowman wrapped up the assembly with a presentation on how tornadoes are formed.

He created an actual tornado using some boiling water, a hair dryer, a fan and dry ice.

The children were amazed.

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The presentation opened with Gastonville Elementary Center PTA President Terri Sanders presenting Dennis Bowman with a donation of $400 from GEC towards the KDKA Turkey Fund in memory of Yvonne Zanos.

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Peters Township School District News “Bits of Lit” Earns Publication Honors The “Bits of Lit” student literary magazine from Peters Township Middle School has been recognized by the American Scholastic Press. The annual collection of student art, essays and poetry has been included in an elite group of schools from across the nation earning First Place with Special Merit, a classification above the first place honorees for publications with special and outstanding design and content.

Under the guidance of teachers Renee Brown and Carla McCue, the publication is created each year from work done by 7th and 8th grade students. A group of 17 student editors were responsible for choosing the student work, typing, editing, formatting, and organizing the literature and art work in the magazine. The mission of the publication is to showcase and celebrate excellent student work in art and literature. In the 2008-2009 issue, more than 200 student-created works of art and literature were included in the publication.

PTMS Students Take First Place in MathCounts Competition Seven students from Peters Township Middle School took part in the recent MathCounts mock competition at Robert Morris University. The team of Nick Roberts, Sherrie Yang, Roy Wang and Zenus Zhaung finished in first place. In overall scores, Nick Roberts finished first, Sherrie Yang was third and Roy Wang was fifth among the 78 students participating.

Peters Township was also represented by Elizabeth Mamros, Kavan Mally and Sean Harrison. Overall, there were 19 teams from Mt. Lebanon, Moon Township, South Fayette and Peters Township.

Peters Township Named State School District of Character The Center for Leadership and Ethics has named Peters Township School District as a 2010 Pennsylvania School District of Character. In addition to this state recognition, the District will now be considered for the distinction of a National School District of Character by the Character Education Partnership in Washington, D.C. The Center will present the state award formally to the District later this Spring.

Bower Hill Family Game Night Teaches Valuable Lessons While Having Fun On Friday, January 15, Bower Hill Elementary held its annual Family Game Night for students and their families in grades K-3.

The annual PTA sponsored event First grader Puja Patel plays Candyland at Family Game features game-filled rooms with Night at Bower Hill with friends and family. everything from Candyland to Chess. Students play with their families or with friends throughout the evening.

Bower Hill recently earned a 2009 Promising Practice Award for this event from the Character Education Partnership. This family-centered event reinforces many of the building's educational initiatives - counting games like Chutes and Ladders support basic math skills, chess and checkers promote strategic Chase and Cianni McGhee play Sorry with their family thinking, and word games like during Family Game Night at Bower Hill.

Scrabble enrich vocabulary - all while have fun. A recent article in the Washington Post echoed the value of board games in building essential skills, including the vital social interaction that is missing from most video games.

St. Joan of Arc School Recognized for Excellence Again St. Joan of Arc School was once again accredited by The Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools. The Visiting Team stated “The welcome from all in the school community was genuine and gave the Visiting Team a real sense of the family community that is the hallmark of St. Joan of Arc.” The commission commended the school on its mission statement and on how “its beliefs are a lived reality within the school community.”.St. Joan of Arc School Beliefs are: • We believe that each child is a gift from God • We believe that parents are the child’s first and primary teacher • We believe that it is our responsibility to work with the parents of our students to help them reach their fullest potential.

• We believe that teaching is a vocation and we are called to teach as Jesus did.

• We believe that each child is different and our teaching strategies reflect this diversity.

• We believe that extra-curricular activities and athletics develop well-rounded children.

• We believe that our position as teacher makes us role models for our students and parish community.

The commission also recognized that the “support from the pastor and parishioners was overwhelming”. Visit us during Catholic School’s Week January 31 – February 5.

Private tours can be arranged. Check us out at 412-833-2433 or at mysjaschool.org.

St. Joan of Arc School Registration Begins February 3 St. Joan of Arc School Registration will begin for the 2010-2011 school year. Starting February 3 registration is open from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the preschool playroom at St. Joan of Arc. The following items are needed: original birth certificate, Baptismal certificate, social security card, and up-to-date immunization information. Register now to save your child's spot in our school. Private tours can be arranged at 412-833-2433.

Check us out at mysjaschool.org.

McMurray Student Council are Heroes for Haiti For the past several weeks, the Student Council at McMurray Elementary has led an effort to help the people of Haiti. Through their “Heroes for Haiti” project, the students collected more than 800 lbs in gently used shoes to send to children and adults in need.

On Tuesday, January 12, the students helped load a FedEx truck with more than 50 boxes to get the shoes on their way. FedEx donated their services to the worthy cause.

Additional shoes that were more suited to winter weather were sent to the Washington City Mission to aid families in our community.

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CWF Wrestling Entertainment, A Bit on The Wild Side

What goes up must come down – usually with a painful-sounding crash

Leaving the ring the hard way.

“Doink the Clown” gets in his licks in a tag-team match

Michaux with his 18 lb. Gobbler.

His 30th turkey taken since 1993 and 8 consecutive seasons.

Mark Michaux: True Outdoorsman Mark Michaux of Donora, showcases his hunting and fishing prowess.

The girls wrestling in the CWF can be as nasty as the guys

By Paul Chasko

Several weeks ago I sat in on my first Championship Wrestling Federation (CWF) match at the Mon Valley YMCA. It was an interesting evening. I was left with the opinion that although professional wrestling may not exactly be on a par with professional football or basketball, its participants are all skilled athletes – if they weren’t they’d end up really hurting each other in the ring.

I was invited to watch this event by Bill (Powerhouse) Hughes who’s one of the usual wrestlers on the CWF card. He’s a pretty imposing guy with biceps as big as most men’s legs. Bill has some ownership in the CWF and tells me they’ve been around since 2000 and have hosted about 130 shows throughout Allegheny, Washington,

Yeah it hurts!

“Doink” finds it’s tough to get out of a head lock.

Fayette and Westmoreland counties along with a few events in Northwestern PA. The CWF was a Mon Valley creation but has since expanded considerably.

Sure there’s a lot of theatrics involved and there are always bad guys and good guys and the crowd cheers its favorites and screams nasty things at the bad guys who scream nasty things back at the crowd – but its all in good fun. I had as much fun watching the crowd as I did watching the wrestlers. I could put the fans into three groups: 1) first-timers like myself who wanted to see a professional wrestling match just out of curiosity, 2) those that liked the last event and came back for more and 3) the die-hard nutty fans screaming with banners and signs who want their favorite wrestler to massacre the other guy or gal in the ring and yep, there are girls

wrestling in the CWF as well. I was surprised at how often the action spilled outside of the ring and ended up nearly in the laps of the spectators. Don’t sit too close to the ring unless you want to become part of the event.

The CWF currently has matches being scheduled throughout Western PA. The CWF also works with schools and other non-profits as a fund-raising attraction. A case-in-point was a match that benefited the BelleVernon Area Boy’s Basketball Program.

The next match will again be at the Mon Valley YMCA on February 20. If you’re interested, just show up and get your tickets at the door.

More info on the CWF can be had by searching their email address cwfcontact@hotmail.com on My Space. Call (724) 322-1076 for ticket info.

Introduction to Fly Tying Program Offered Chase the winter blues away and learn the art of Fly Tying this winter. The Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation is offering an Introduction to Fly Tying program February 2, 9, and 16. During this three-part program participants will learn to create basic fish catching flies using feathers, fur, thread and hooks.

The group will meet in Room 103 of Courthouse Square each evening. Registration is required as space is limited. Registration can be made by calling 724-228-6867. All materials and equipment required for this program will be provided. There is a $10 material fee.

The Courthouse Square is located at 100 West Beau St, Washington, PA.

Michaux shows off the 2 lb. 6 oz. Brook Trout caught at Jacobs Creek on September 20, 2009. This is his 67th Angler Award.

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WPIAL Shakes Up Football and Soccer Alignments The WPIAL Board of Control met on January 19, 2010 to vote on the new alignments for the 2010 and 2011 fall sports seasons that were prepared by their steering committee. The alignments are now official with the biggest changes being in girls and boys soccer where the addition of new sections has caused quite a bit of movement.

In football the WPIAL has also welcomed new teams to the roster – Altoona, Hollidaysburg and Erie McDowell. The closing and merger of Center and Monaca high schools into Center High School adds yet another new school to the roster.

In Class A, Our Lady of Sacred Heart will also begin a football program. Here is how our local teams are affected: FOOTBALL Class AAAA Great Southern – (6 Teams): Peters Township and Bethel Park remain in the Great Southern Conference with Baldwin, Canon McMillan, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair.

Class AAA Big Eight – (8 Teams): (Formerly the Big Seven in 2009.)

BelleVernon, Elizabeth Forward, Thomas Jefferson and West Mifflin will be joined by the South Park Eagles (up from class AA) along with Char-Valley, Trinity and McGuffey .

Keystone – (8 Teams): Ringgold (over from AAA Big Seven) will join Albert Gallatin, Derry, Franklin Regional, Greensburg-Salem, Hollidaysburg, Laurel Highlands and Uniontown.

Class AA Interstate – (9 Teams): Brownsville and Charleroi will be scheduled with East Allegheny, Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeanette, Mt. Pleasant, Southmoreland, Waynesburg and Yough.

Class A Black Hills – (8 Teams): Clairton will be scheduled with Avella, Bentworth, Brentwood, Carlynton, Chartiers-Houston, Ft.Cherry and Serra.

Tri-County South – (9 Teams): California and Monessen will play with Beth-Center Carmichaels, Frazier, Geibel, Jefferson-Morgan, Mapletown and West Greene.

BOY’S SOCCER Class AAA Section 4 – (6 Teams): Bethel Park will be fielded against Albert Gallatin, Baldwin, Laurel Highlands, McKeesport and Mt. Lebanon.

Section 5 – (6 Teams): Peters Twp. will be scheduled with Canon McMillan, Char Valley, Moon, Trinity and Upper St. Clair.

Class AA Section 3 – (7 Teams): South Park, Thomas Jefferson, and West Mifflin will see action with South Allegheny, Southmoreland, Steel Valley and Yough.

Section 6 – (7 Teams) – New Section: Belle Vernon, Charleroi, Elizabeth Forward, and Ringgold will be scheduled with McGuffey, Uniontown and Waynesburg.

Class A Section 4 – (7 Teams): California and Monessen will be matched with Bentworth, Beth-Center, Brownsville, Char-Houston and Geibel.

GIRL’S SOCCER Class AAA Section 4 – (7 Teams): Bethel Park, Peters Twp, Ringgold and West Mifflin will be scheduled with Baldwin, Mt. Lebanon and Oakland Catholic.

Class AA Section 4 – (8 Teams): Belle Vernon, Elizabeth Forward, South Park and Thomas Jefferson will play with East Allegheny, Keystone Oaks, South Fayette and Steel Valley.

Class A Section 2 – (7 Teams): Charleroi and Monessen will see action with Bentworth, Beth-Center, CharHouston, Serra and South Allegheny.

Hunters Stay Mum On Where They Killed 7 Bears

By Rick Lanning

Seven area hunters who incredibly bagged seven bears during Pennsylvania's threeday black bear season are reluctantly basking in the glory of their new-found fame.

Why reluctantly, when prehistoric cavemen would have boasted about their hunting prowess by drawing pictures of their trophies on the walls of their caves?

This group of local hunters showcase their seven black bears “Because they don't want taken during the Pennsylvania 3-day Black bear season. anyone to know where they shot the bears,” said the father of one of the successful hunters. “Even I don't know where the hunt took place,” he added. “I know it was at a bear camp in Clearfield County, and that's all I know. They won't tell anyone else anything.”

The bear hunters, all friends, reportedly stayed at the same lodge in Clearfield County for the black bear season which lasted from Nov. 21-23. They knew they had a good chance of shooting a bear since Pennsylvania's black bear population has reached a record height of more than 15,000, consistent with the growing bear population since 2004.

Unlike grizzlies, which often launch unprovoked attacks on human beings, black bears usually turn tail and run when approached by a hunter or camper. However, there have been reports of black bears attacking people and a number of human deaths have occurred since 2000.

The successful hunters of the seven slain bears reportedly live in the Sutersville-West Newton-Monongahela areas. They have hunted deer, wild turkeys and bears for a number of years, according to local residents.

“This hunt really blew them away and kind of affected their judgement,” said a neighbor.

“They discovered an area that was literally overrun with bears and they don't want any other hunters to know where it is. That's why they're not talking.”

Pennsylvania's record black bear harvest was set in 2000 when hunters killed 3,075 bears. For the past five years, the state's annual bear harvest has been around 3,000.

Sports Medicine Health & Wellness Seminar Series Free Sports Medicine Health & Wellness Seminar Series will be held every third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilfred R. Cameron Wellness Center, 240 Wellness Way, Washington, PA. The seminars will cover health & safety issues for all levels of athletes, including weekend warriors.

February 16 - The Throwing Shoulder March 16 - Running Biomechanics & Footwear April 20 - Golf Injuries, Swing Analysis and Product Expo May 18 - Exercise-Induced Asthma June 15 - Get Your Kids Active August 17 - Head & Neck Injuries September 21 - Preventing ACL Injuries / Sports Nutrition October 19 - Sports Dermatology November 16 - Skiing Injuries For more information or to register, call Danielle Violette, MA, ATC at 724250-5212 or e-mail dviolette@wrcameronwellness.org.

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Field Of Dreams Thomas Jefferson Youth Football Team Wins Big On West Coast STEELERS ROETHLISBERGER HELPS MAKE IT HAPPEN!

By Paul Chasko

We’ve all heard about Shoeless Joe Jackson, the cornfield, Robert Redford and the “Field of Dreams” movie. Well, this particular “Field of Dreams” happened to be the football field in the Redlands High School’s Dodge Stadium in Redlands, California.

The ten-year old version of the Thomas Jefferson “Little Jaguars” had been dreaming of a big win since they learned that Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger was going to make it possible for the team to compete in the “Big Dawg Bowl” sponsored by rap-musician star Snoop Dog. Twenty eight teams spread over several age groups would end up on the weekend schedule of 14 games with the Jaguars being the only team from the East coast.

Competition in the Big Dawg Bowl is by invitation for teams that have won the championship of the home league in which they compete and have the sponsorship of a present or past NFL player. By virtue of an 11-0 season record under Coach Jim Nassida, the Little Jaguars are the current “Super Bowl” champion of the South Suburban Youth Football League in the ten year–old division. They’d lost only three games over the last three seasons including playoff games.

In 2008, team coordinator Dom Serapiglia who’d learned of the Big Dawg Bowl contacted Snoop Dog about participation. A trip seemed impossible until things started falling into place for the 2009 ver-

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sion of the Little Jags. First, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger agreed to sponsor the team and to pay for all transportation and hotel costs for the team and coaches (over $17,000 we’re told). Next, Allegheny Co. Controller Mark Flaherty offered to pay the $550 registration fee. The Greentree Sportsplex provided the facilities for indoor practice.

To top all that, new Steelers-type throwback uniforms were offered by Uniforms Express - a national uniform supplier located in Chula Vista, California.

The Little Jaguars learned that they were matched up with the Glendale Bandits – an Arizona team which was said to have allowed only two TD’s scored against them over the three seasons the team had been together. This would be a very formidable opponent for the little Jags. The Arizona team looked at this as a Super Bowl XLIII rematch and a chance to redeem the Cardinal loss against the Steelers. It was not

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to happen. By now most everyone in Southwestern PA knows that the Little Jags won 21-6.

Both teams seemed to be more comfortable with the rushing game. The Jags did take to the air when the coaches felt necessary. They logged 134 yards rushing and 67 yards passing. The receiving trio of Zane Zandier, Tyler German and Justin Farrell caught passes of 37, 21 and 9 yards fom QB Jimbo Nassida. TD’s were scored by Jimbo Nassida, Luke Petruzzi and Tyler German who also took it over for an extra point.

The other two extra points were scored by Ryan Cusick and Zane Zandier. The Jags game was helped by four fumble recoveries with two fumbles resulting by the ball being stripped from an Arizona carrier by Zane Zandier. The Jags managed eight first downs while the Bandits had only two. This says a great deal about the defense played by the Jags. They gave up only 104 yards with 84 yards on a breakaway run. The Jags

scored 14 points in the second quarter and another 7 in the third quarter. This was a great team effort on both offense and defense. Congratulations to all coaches, parents and other volunteers who helped to arrange and pull off a great event. Youth football throughout the Pittsburgh area was well-represented by this team.

Coach Nassida had nothing but praise for his team. “The bravery of a group of ten year old boys who traveled cross country to win a big game over a tough opponent,” said Nassida. “It was an experience of a lifetime for these kids and we were well-treated everywhere we went - even by the Glendale Bandits who sat quietly and watched as the game-winners trophy was awarded.”

Gratitude was evident for all who helped with the sponsorship; Uniform Express, the Greentree Sportsplex, Controller Mark Flaherty and especially for Ben Roethlisberger who all the coaches noted as being a really classy individual.

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Local Boxing Update

SILVER GLOVES CHAMPS (front row L to R) Representing South Park Boxing Club: Shawn Cusick, Matt Conway, Luke Gloeckl. (back row L to R) Capt. Jack Conway, Steven “Skeets” Levandosky.

(Photo by Mike Conway)

By Steven “Skeets” T. Levandosky

PA Silver Glove State Championship Carnegie Library Of Munhall Dec. 12, 2009 The Silver Glove Tournament is for kids between the ages of 10-15 years old. At this tender age, boxing teaches them respect for themselves and for others. In addition, it shows them the demands that are required for boxing training, and teaches discipline, character and courage.

The United States is divided into eight regions. Boxers advance through local, state, then regional tournaments each January as they try to make it to the Silver Glove Nationals held in Independence, Missouri. Region 2 includes: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and

Michigan.

South Park Boxing Club had three boys box for the state championships. Results are shown below: 85lbs.

Shawn Cusick, SPBC and Baldwin vs.

Nazer Jones, Philadelphia Boxing.

All three rounds were about the same as both boys scored well with quick combos. They took turns tagging each other in a non stop affair. The decision could have been a coin flip as it was that close.

Last year’s 2009 PA Silver Glove State Champ Shawn Cusick is this years 2010 state runner-up. Phillies Nazer Jones wins the bout.

112lbs.

Matt Conway, SPBC and Brookline vs.

Poindexter Night, Philadelphia Boxing.

Conway, in a workman like fashion, used clever boxing, scoring with his stiff jab followed with well placed combinations to the face. The Philly boy had some scoring moments but not nearly enough, as Matt Conway wins the 2010 PA Silver Glove State Championship.

119lbs.

Luke Gloeckl, SPBC and Brentwood vs.

Kampler Floyd, Philadelphia Boxing.

Gloeckl starts the action by scoring with the lead right hand to the head then landing his left hook. Gloeckl “the man-child” landed the heavier punches and had the Philly boy in retreat mode and glued to the ropes most of the night. Luke Gloeckl wins the 2010 PA Silver Glove State Championship.

For additional information about upcoming boxing matches, as well as information on the Silver Gloves and Golden Gloves, visit www.pghamateurboxing.com.

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Food & Dining Hot Box Pizza & Wings Opens in South Park

By Krista Ramsey

For those looking for a pizza with a homemade, secretrecipe sauce, head on over to Hot Box Pizza & Wings on Library Road in South Park (former location of Guido’s).

The store opened September 28 and ever since, residents have enjoyed patronizing this new pizza “hot” spot.

Owner Steve Hall is no stranger to the pizza business.

From 1992-1994, he owned six Vocelli Pizza shops, located in Bethel Park, Bridgeville, Monongahela, Finleyville, Charleroi, and Washington. And prior to that, he was general manager of the Vocelli’s Mt. Lebanon store. He sold all

of his stores to take advantage of an opportunity in West Palm Beach, FL. “I had the chance to open a few stores in Florida and buy a 12-store development area, but unfortunately it didn’t work out,” said Hall. Fortunately for us, he’s back in town making his famous pizzas topped with that special recipe tomato sauce. “Our customers tell us they love it,” he said.

Hot Box keeps it simple by offering just one size pizza – a 14”, 8-cut pie. A two-pizza special is just $16. Customers can also enjoy, of course, wings, subs, and a variety of appetizers like chicken fingers, bread sticks, onion rings, and fries. Call and ask for the daily specials. Store hours are

10:30 am to 11 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:30 am to midnight Friday and Saturday. The only days it’s closed are Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! Delivery is available any time the store is open. To order a HOT BOX, call the shop at 412-831-2000.

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TABLE FOR ONE!

A Monthly Spotlight on Local Dining Establishments

By Rick Lanning

FREDDIE’S II LOCATION: 2789 South Park Road, Bethel Park.

(412) 833-1830

FARE: American – Prime Rib, Seafood, Steaks, Chicken, Pasta, Sandwiches There are few things more fun than trying to find a new restaurant to review for a newspaper.

Now I have reviewed scores...make that hundreds...of restaurants during my professional career, from a small French restaurant known as La Petit Cafe on the island of Grand Cayman, where the chef broiled his steaks, chops and succulent fish on hot rocks in a process that goes back 1,000 years, to a cowboy steakhouse called Pinnacle Peak Patio in the McDowell Mountains above Scottsdale,Az. That is why it was a pleasure to seek out Freddie’s II, a restaurant and lounge, located at 2789 South Park Road in Bethel Park just off Route 88.

After hearing about the Table for One review that ran in the January issue of the Union-Finley Messenger, Freddies II owner Ron Kragnes contacted us and invited me to come by and sample some of his food.

I came. I ate. I was satisfied and left, knowing I would return.

Before I start telling you about what Freddie s II specializes in, let me note that Kragnes also owns Freddies’ Grill and Catering on Route 88, about a mile away, which features breakfast, lunch and catering. I haven’t been to the other restaurant, but I can tell you this about Freddie s II — it is a fun place to meet new friends and the crabcakes, steaks, homemade soup and dessert menu will make your mouth water.

We are the best kept secret in South Hills, said Terri Macias, an 18-year employee at the restaurant. She also said she and the other waitresses, along with the owner, are constantly on the alert to come up with gimmicks to make the popular restaurant even more popular. For example, each Tuesday is ’Bald Tuesday night.’ By being bald or even semi-bald, just by showing up, you receive anywhere from 10 to 50 per cent off your dinner tab.

It’s all determined by degree of baldness, said Terri, grinning. I’m the Bald Meter Manager and am usually the

Freddie’s II is located at 2789 South Park Road in Bethel Park

The dining room is spacious and comfortable.

one that determines how much you save on the dinner.

Wednesday night, she said, is poker night. We have a Texas Hold em tournament each Wednesday night starting at around 7:30 p.m. said Terri. She pointed out that the stakes are modest and tournament and games are here just for our customers and employees to have fun.

Oh, and thanks to Terri, I am an official member of Freddie’s Freeloader Club. There is no cost to belong.

All you do is sign up,Terri gives you a special plastic card and you are a bonafide Freddie Freeloader entitled to discounts and other benefits after you have spent $300 in the restaurant/lounge. At last count, there were more than 1,800 ’freeloaders’ in the club.

As for the food at Freddie s II, I can give you a five-star thumbs up rating on their stuffed mushrooms, the Maryland lump crabmeat imperial and the $13.95 filet of sirloin, a well-prepared steak that is out of this world.The menu features veal, pork, chicken, baby back ribs, pasta, and a low-priced freeloaders menu.

Freddie’s II offers a private party room for events, meetings and other functions.

Amy Brooks tends bar at the cozy lounge area at Freddie’s II

I was also impressed by the wine selection, which includes six red and five white wines, along with Korbel Brut and Mondoro Asti Spumante.The list includes one of my favorites,Woodbridge by Robert Mondavai.

Stop by to Freddie s II, and tell them that I sent you.

Say you saw the Table For One review in the Union-Finley Messenger, and that you want to taste this goodness for yourself. You won t go home disappointed. I promise.

Rick Lanning is an international journalist who has worked in many parts of the United States and the Caribbean. He has been published in more than 50 magazines and 125 newspapers, including PEOPLE, LIFE, READER'S DIGEST, WESTERN HORSEMAN and CARD PLAYER MAGAZINE. He has also published three books as a ghostwriter and is available as an after-dinner speaker or humorist. You can reach him by sending an email to lawrenzi@hotmail.com.

If you are interested in having a “Table For One” review on your restaurant, email the Union-Finley Messenger at news@unionfinley.com

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Food Safety and Your Family: Taking Steps to Erase Consumer Doubt (NewsUSA) - Frequent food recalls have left consumers worried about foodborne illness.

With recent outbreaks affecting lettuce, spinach, peppers, beef, tomatoes, cilantro, peanut butter and pistachios, it seems like no food is safe.

With unemployment and health care costs on the rise, few Americans can afford missed work or medical costs from food poisoning. Foodborne bacteria can lead to medical impairments, bankruptcy and -- in serious cases -- death.

But consumers, aside from taking precautions when handling and cooking certain foods, can't avoid contamination that occurs during manufacture, preparation or packaging.

Potentially dangerous foods look no different from safe items. Through the naked eye, it is nearly impossible to know whether food is contaminated.

To solve America's food safety issues, food must be guaranteed safe before it's available for purchase. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration simply doesn't have the manpower to inspect every farm, food manufacturer and food service operator. Luckily for consumers, some private labels are working to make America's grocery store shelves safer.

Global Food Technologies, Inc. created its iPura Food Safety and Quality Assurance Program to significantly reduce the chances of food poisoning. Foods displaying the blue iPura seal have undergone testing, organic cleaning, more testing, and packaging in a controlled environment, preventing cross-contamination.

Americans purchasing iPura-branded foods know their items were packaged safely, so they don't have to worry about serving up dangerous bacteria at dinnertime.

Private label food-safety programs like Global Food Technologies, Inc. could prove key in eliminating food safety concerns. Consumers will no doubt look for safe food brands, and in avoiding food poisoning, Americans will need fewer sick days. Food manufacturers and retail industries may also see benefits as consumer doubts about their brands are erased.

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Automotive Are You Prepared for a Roadside Emergency?

(NewsUSA) - You drive safely and follow your vehicle's maintenance schedule, but that doesn't mean you'll never find trouble on the road. But with a little preparation, you can handle almost any roadside breakdown.

Here are some tips to help you prepare for the most common types of roadside breakPacking a hands-free light downs: • Dead battery. Your kid left a light on in in your emergency kit will the backseat or a door slightly ajar, and help you get back on the now the engine won't start. Jump-starting your car is the best way to get back road more quickly. on the road. Always keep a pair of jumper cables on hand. In case your battery dies at night, you might want to consider purchasing a hands-free light, such as the Might-D-Light Rechargeable LED Worklight (might-d-light.com). Flashlights can prove unreliable, not to mention unwieldy while making repairs, but the Might-D-Light's two rare earth magnets can attach to the underside of the hood or hang from a hook, illuminating the area you need to work.

• Fuel. You were counting on finding another gas station, but one never materialized, and now you're stuck. Put on your hazard lights and, if possible, push your car to the side of the road. If you have a cell phone, stay in your car and call an emergency or roadsideassistance number. If not, you will have to start walking. If you're in a remote area, flag down someone who can help. If you're in a city or town, walk to the nearest gas station by heading towards lights or the nearest exit.

• Flat tire. Always make sure that your spare tire's inflated before heading out. If you do need to change a flat, make sure that there's a safe distance between your body and the edge of the road before removing your spare tire and jack. A hands-free light will prove useful for nighttime repairs.

The Might-D-Light can stand on its own, so you can set it up and then get to work. For added safety, the worklight includes two reflective strips which improve roadside visibility.

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Buyers Steer Clear Of Cashed-In Clunkers (NAPSI)-Nearly 700,000 used cars were traded in and sent to be scrapped under the federal Car Allowance Rebate System, or "Cash for Clunkers." But how many of those autos actually made it to the scrap yard? Experts say it could pay for used car buyers to ask just that.

Some now warn that although it is illegal to resell any car traded in under the Cash for Clunkers program, many of the used cars that were supposedly scrapped may in fact be resold around the country.

Protecting Yourself

A vehicle history report could keep car buyers from purchasing a leftover clunker from the "Cash for Clunkers" program that's being illegally resold.

Fortunately, there are ways for car buyers to protect themselves. For instance, working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Carfax recently added the vehicle identification number (VIN) of every car included in the Cash for Clunkers program to its database.

The information is available for free at www.carfax.com/clunkers. After plugging in the 17-digit VIN, the free check alerts buyers and sellers to any vehicle that was supposed to be scrapped as part of the initiative. Carfax Reports can indicate if a car was in a flood, fire or wreck or if its odometer may have been illegally rolled back.

It's also smart for shoppers to give a car a visual inspection and have the car inspected by a trusted mechanic before they buy. A few things to look for: Make sure the seller's name and the vehicle identification number matches on all documents and the car itself.

Be aware of malfunctioning air bag indicator lights. The light should turn on briefly when you start the engine and then turn off.

Cracked wires or interior rust; cars that were once under water will rot from the inside out. Wet wires become brittle and metal bolts and brackets will start rusting when they dry out.

For more information on the Cash for Clunkers program and guidelines, visit www.cars.gov. For more information on vehicle history reports, visit www.carfax.com.

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Entertainment Live Music & Entertainment at Your Neighborhood Hot Spot!

FEBRUARY Angelo’s Pizza & Gyro 724-348-8800 3547 Washington Ave, Finleyville 4 - Open Mic Night Jam Night 11 - Open Mic Night Jam Night 13 - 2 Year Anniversary Party w/ Live Band 18 - Open Mic Night Jam Night 25 - Open Mic Night Jam Night Altman’s Tavern 412-653-6440 • 611 Old Clairton Rd, Pleasant Hills 6 - Sherry Richards and Rick 13 - The Majestics 20 - Johnny Van 27 - Occasional Reign Baltimore House 412-653-9332 176 Curry Hollow Road, Pleasant Hills 6 - Todd Jones 27 - Steeltown Bootsie’s Bar 412-672-1120 • 699 O’Neil Blvd, McKeesport 6 - Weathered Soul Club Octane 724-317-8326 277 McKean Ave, Charleroi 1 - Love Hate Hero, Four Letter Lie, Of Machines, Sleeping with Sirens 7 - Beauty in Masquerade w/ Motionless in White 9 - Hester Prynne, Lathena Abby, The Descention 11 - Castle Grayskull, Hope For the Dying 18 - I Am Ghost, Modern Day Escape, The Becoming, The Spiffies, Misery Loves

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Company 21 - Within Ruins, And Hell Followed With, Lathena Abby 23 - Silent Civilian(Mediascare), Blind Witness, Years of Red Skies 25 - Abacabb, Molotov Solution, DR ACULA, Upon a Burning Body 28 - The Torture Store Denny’s Roadhouse 724-258-6232 3431 Rt. 136, Finleyville Entertainment 9:30PM - 1:30AM 19 - White Rose Karaoke Mondays - Open Stage Blues Jam w/ Hermie Granati and Denny Leech Thursdays - Free Juke Box 9-1

VOLUME!

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ATTENTION: local bars, restaurants, & nightclubs If you would like to be included in the monthly “PUMP UP THE VOLUME” section to promote and list your bands, please send us your list of performances each month.

There is no fee for this listing. Fax: 412-249-8177 or e-mail: mandy@unionfinley.com or visit www.myspace.com/ufmpuv

Eck’s Restaurant & Lounge 1-877-EAT-ECKS 1574 Fourth Street, Monongahela 20 - Black Dog Hollow Elrama Tavern 412-384-3630 • 1520 Rt 837, Elrama 6 - Eldorado Kings 13 - Scott Spahr 19 - Todd Jones Freddie’s II 412-833-1830 2789 South Park Road, Bethel Park 16 - Mardi Gras Party w/ DJ and Door Prizes 25 - Bourbon Tasting and Hor’s Party Thursdays - Magician Jason Christopher 6:30-8:30PM Hey Andy Sportsbar and Lounge 724-258-4755 1221 W Main St, Monongahela 5 - Open Juke Box 6 - Jinx 12 - Open Juke Box 13 - The Klick 19 - Skillet Hill 20 - The Night Owls 26 - Bill Ali 27 - The Jades Hot House Tap and Grille 724-258-4212 807 Dry Run Road, Monongahela Entertainment 9:00PM - 1:30AM Tuesdays - Karaoke/ DJ Wednesdays - Top 40 DJ Thursdays- Open Mic/ Musicians welcome Fridays - Karaoke/ DJ Saturdays - Karaoke/DJ

The Hunting Lodge 724-348-7984 3529 Washington Ave, Finleyville Fridays - Free Juke Box 8 - close Saturdays - Free Juke Box 8 - close The Kickstand Bar & Restaurant 412-384-3080 • 1100 Hayden Blvd 6 - Old Shoes 27 - 2 Clam Sam Olde Large Hotel 412-384-9950 510 Oak Rd, Jefferson Hills 5 - Mark Zilon 8 - Flat Head’s B-day Party w/ Wizdom 12 - TBA 19 - Backyard Boogie 26 - The Eldorado Kings Pit Stop Bar and Grille 412 -384 -7487 • 1473 Rt. 837, Elrama Fridays - Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament 9-11 Saturdays - Free Juke box 9-1 Play Buzztime Trivia or Hold ‘Em anytime River House Cafe 724-565-5700 506 McKean Ave., Charleroi Entertainment - 9:30PM -1:30AM 6 - Johnny & The Mustangs 13 - Cellar Dwellars 20 - Southern Spirits 27 - Backburner Rockin’ Willies Roadhouse 724-745-8844 2476 Washington Road, Canonsburg Tuesdays - Jam Night - all musicians welcome

Royal Place 412-882-8000 • 2660 Library Rd, Pittsburgh 13 - FastBack Roy’s By The Tracks 724-348-7118 • 3710 Rt. 88, Finleyville 5 - TBA 12 - Lois Clark and the Bailers 19 - TBA 26 - Fynal Tyme II Tuesdays - Jam Night w/ Bill Couch Wednesdays- Karaoke w/ Brett Saturdays - Karaoke w/ Ricki Sundays - Karaoke w/ Ricki Sweeney’s Cafe & Pub 724-929-8383 1713 Rostraver Road, Belle Vernon 6 - VinylStatic Terrace Gardens 412-233-2626 1180 Woodland Ave, Clairton 6 - EZ Action 12 - Sherry Richards 19 - The Regular Joes 26 - Todd Jones The Trolley Stop Inn 412-835-9600 6247 Library Rd, Bethel Park Every Sunday - Karaoke 10PM Every Friday - Magician Jason Christopher 79PM Valley Hotel 412-233-9800 1004 New England Hollow Rd 20 - Scott Hall One Man Band Every Friday - Open Stage Night - all musicians welcome

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-------- AUTOMOTIVE --------Four 15” steel wheels off 1999 S-10 Blazer. Tires on rims, 50%+ tread, mud/snow – Asking $50.00 ____________________________________________________ 1998 Corvette coupe. This magnificent machine is fast, comfortable, reliable, handles well, and looks impressive. The 1998 Corvette was Motor Trend magazine’s “Car of the Year”. 5.7L, 345 HP, automatic, silver interior and exterior, two roofs (tinted or silver), low mileage (35K), just two owners, always garaged, new exhaust for just the right rumble tone, non-smoker,____________________________________________________ many options. A great buy at $18,900. (724) 782-0327.

2000 Honda Civic - 127,000 mi., Very good condition, New battery and Radio, CD player. New front brake pads. $5,200. Call 724-258-4815. ____________________________________________________ 1978 corvette for sale! T-top, automatic, with 63,000 miles. Nice but not perfect.

Best offer around $11,000. Please text offers to 412-780-5998. ____________________________________________________ JUNK CARS WANTED! FREE Tow! C.T. Auto Recyclers. 724-348-7467. ____________________________________________________ Original 302 DZ Engine, long block, numbers visible. Best offer: 724348-5230. ____________________________________________________

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Also, local and long distance towing. Call 412-498-1622. ____________________________________________________ 1995 Saturn SL2 - Automatic Transmission. Power Windows, Power Locks, Tilt, Cruise. 116,000 miles. $1,500 or best offer. 724-483-1110 ____________________________________________________ 1996 Mercury Sable - wrecked in the front. 47,000 orig. miles on car.

Many good parts on car. $700. 724-746-1106 ____________________________________________________ WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250, S2-250, S2-350, S3-400.

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———— AUTO DONATIONS ———— DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING. "Cars for Kids". Any condition. Tax deductible Outreach Center. 1-800-597-9411 ____________________________________________________ DONATE YOUR CAR! Breast Cancer Research foundation! Most highly rated breast cancer charity in America! Tax Deductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 800-771-9551. www.cardonationsforbreastcancer.org. ____________________________________________________ DONATE A CAR – HELP CHILDREN FIGHTING DIABETES. Fast, Free Towing. Call 7 days/week. Non-runners OK. Tax Deductible. Call Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 1-800-578-0408. ____________________________________________________ DONATE YOUR CAR – HELP CHILDREN WITH CAMP AND EDUCATION. Quickest Towing. Non-Runners/Title Problems OK. Free Vacation/Cruise Voucher.

Special Kids Fund 1-866-448-3865. ____________________________________________________ AAAA ** DONATION - Donate your Car Boat or Real Estate. IRS Tax Deductible. Free Pick-up/Tow. Any Model/Condition. Help Under Privileged Children.

Outreach Center. 1-800-928-7566 ____________________________________________________ DONATE YOUR CAR, Truck or Boat to HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation. Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of.

1-888-544-9393. ____________________________________________________ DONATE YOUR CAR…To The Cancer Fund of America. Help Those Suffering With Cancer Today. Free Towing and Tax deductible. 1-800-8359372 www.cfoa.org. ____________________________________________________

--------- BUSINESS TO BUSINESS --------Reach over 30 million homes with one buy. Advertise in NANI for only $2,795 per week! For information, visit www.naninetwork.com. ____________________________________________________ Have a Business? Find new customers by advertising in print & online to over 8 million readers all at one time throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.

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-------- BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES --------WEEKLY PAYCHECK from home possible processing mortgage assistance postcards. No advertising required. All materials provided. No gimmicks.

References available. 1-800-650-2090. ____________________________________________________ All Cash Vending! Do you earn $800/day? Local Vending route. 25 machines + candy. $9,995. 1-800-807-6485. (Void/SD/CT). ____________________________________________________ Government - Federal Careers. Hiring Nationwide Now. Pay range $23,000 - $86,000+. Executive- Midline Management - Entry level. New Year.

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Co-Own or Cash Out! Access 10,000 Investors! Free Info Kit: 1-800-8541952 Ext. 62. ____________________________________________________ $Low Start Up - HUGE Profits$ iHeater Dealers Wanted! #1 Portable Infrared Heater As Seen on TV. Don’t Miss This HOT Opportunity! Call NOW! 1-800-714-8425. ____________________________________________________ ALL CASH VENDING! Do you earn $800 in a day? Includes 25 Local Machines and Candy for $9,995. 1-800-807-6486. ____________________________________________________

-------- COMPUTERS --------COMPUTER TUNE-UP - Computer running slow? Chances are you may have viruses or spyware loaded on your machine. Complete virus and spyware removal along with the latest Microsoft Updates. $60.00 per machine.

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DELL LAPTOP computer, super fast, excellent condition. Internal wireless card, DVD/CD+RW. Premium software bundle. Six month warranty. Original cost: $2175. Must sell: $399. 717 653-6314. ____________________________________________________

-------- EDUCATION --------HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM HOME, 6-8 Weeks. ACCREDITED. Low payments.

FREE Brochure. Toll Free 1-877-493-4756 ____________________________________________________ ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available.

Financial aid if qualified. Call 800-494-3586 www.CenturaOnline.com ____________________________________________________ HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM HOME. 6-8 weeks. Accredited. Payment Plan. FREE Brochure. 1-800-264-8330 www.diplomafromhome.com BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL. ____________________________________________________

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Hot Box Pizza & Wings NOW HIRING! • Cooks • Drivers 412-831-2000 ROOFING & SIDING SUBCONTRACTORS NEEDED! 724-941-7833. ____________________________________________________ Personal Care Assistant – Partially disabled veteran in need of personal care. 3 hrs. per day, 3 - 4 days per week. $8 per hour. Forward Township/Elizabeth area. 412-384-3480. ____________________________________________________

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Seeking energetic self-motivated individuals to manage day and evening shifts. Ability to multi-task. Strong leadership qualities and people skills. Duties include; phone order taking, operation of POS system, inventory and labor control, oversee cooks and drivers.

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Part Time Experienced Cook Wanted - 412-233-2626. ____________________________________________________ Disabled Veteran needs cook and housekeeper. 2 days per week. 3 hours per day. 412-384-3480. Ask for Jimmy. ____________________________________________________ Experienced Barmaid. Evening Shifts - 412-233-2626. ____________________________________________________ Cooks & Bartenders Needed - Stop by in person, Monday nights after 7:00 p.m. Denny’s Roadhouse – Ginger Hill. 724-258-6232. ____________________________________________________ Child Care - Sunshine Kids is now hiring loving, energetic people who enjoy working with children. Part time or full time positions available. Please call Tammy at 724-348-6565. ____________________________________________________ Travel, Travel, Travel! $500 sign-on bonus. Seeking 5 sharp guys and gals. Rock-n-Roll Atmosphere, Blue Jean Environment! Call Bernadette 888-375-9795 today! ____________________________________________________ MYSTERY SHOPPERS! Earn up to $150 daily. Get paid to shop pt/ft. Call now 800-690-1272. ____________________________________________________ ASSEMBLE MAGNETS & CRAFTS at home! Year-round work! Great pay!

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READER ADVISORY: Reader Advisory: the National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the following classifieds. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer “employment” but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license ID, or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it’s illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in US dollars. 800 numbers may or may not reach Canada.

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-------- HEALTH/MEDICAL/FITNESS -------Handicap Scooter – Excellent Condition. $450. 412-461-1222. ____________________________________________________ 3-wheel scooter. New battery. A-1 condition! $400. 724-348-6250. ____________________________________________________ Quickee – P-20 Electric Wheelchair. Very good shape. Brand new batteries.

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SPAS – Hydropool Serenity Spa “NEW” Round, seats 4-5, 30 Jets, Silver Marble w/ Cedar Cabinet, Brown Hardcover with Cover Lift, and 2 Tier Cedar Step. SALE $4,900 (Regular $6,999) Dreammaker Spa “Plug & Play” “NEW” Seats 4 Gray, 1 Piece Roto Molded Spa, portable, lightweight, plugs into 110 volt 15 amp outlet.

Cover Included. SALE $1,499 (Retail $1,999) DEL SUPPO INC., 26 McKean Avenue, Donora PA 15033.

724-379-5066 • www.delsuppopools.com.

Penguin Sidney Crosby Rookie Card, by Upper Deck! It is in the collectible series. Great card with Rookie Card Holder. $12.00, with free shipping.

Text or call at 412-780-5998. ____________________________________________________ Solid oak dinette set: Table 68” X 35” (with 15” leaf), 4 chairs. Asking $200.00. ____________________________________________________ Stamp Album with Stamps. Large Starter Collection. All Countries Pre 1965. $50. 724-684-5531. ____________________________________________________ Church Pew. Solid Oak 6 Ft with Seat Cushion. Nice for Your Entry Way. $125.

724-684-5531. ____________________________________________________ Ladder, 32 ft Aluminum Extension. Heavy Duty with Sid Hand Rails & Flat Steps. $180. 724-684-5531. ____________________________________________________ Quickee – P-20 Electric Wheelchair. Very good shape. Brand new batteries.

Like new. Best offer. 724-258-4602. ____________________________________________________ Maytag Washer, High Efficiency Energy Star Rated, SuperPlus Capacity, excellent condition. $300. Call 412-384-2267. ____________________________________________________ 3 Western Saddles. Call for details. Also accessories. Call 724-3487685. ____________________________________________________ High Chair for Toddler, Restaurant Style, 28” high natural hardwood finish $25.00 Call 724-348-6994. ____________________________________________________ Four 15” steel wheels off 1999 S-10 Blazer. Tires on rims, 50%+ tread, mud/snow – Asking $50.00 . ____________________________________________________ 3-wheel scooter. New battery. A-1 condition! $400. 724-348-6250. ____________________________________________________ Bunk Beds w/mattresses, never used, heavy duty oak finish $300 724949-0801. ____________________________________________________

FREE! – Upright Piano. Union Township. You haul. For details, call 724348-7557. ____________________________________________________ For Sale: Complete Surround Sound Stereo System and Cabinet: Onkyo Stereo Receiver, Dual Tape Deck and 6 CD Changer, 5 piece surround sound speakers including 3 piece Bose speakers with Subwoofer and 2 KLH speakers. Also included Oak cabinet with glass doors. Great Sound! $600 (724) 348-8028. ____________________________________________________ 19" Crosby Sofride English Saddle. Includes leathers, stirrups and girth.

Excellent condition $1200 (724)348-8028. ____________________________________________________ Running Boards Brand New - still in unopened box, Dee Zee, extruded aluminum, originally for 1988 GMC or Chevy pickup trucks, $200 firm.

Phone: (724) 348-5797. ____________________________________________________ Various Baby Items for sale – Car Seats, stroller, walker, and many other items.

All good condition. Call for information. 724-258-7205. ____________________________________________________ MTD Snowblower, good condition, 26”, 8 h.p. electronic start (needs repaired).

Asking $450 firm. Call 412-831-8998. ____________________________________________________ Utility trailer, 5 x 10 with sides. In good condition. Have title and license.

All____________________________________________________ steel construction. Asking $600. Call 724-348-8943.

Electric Wheelchair. – Brand new. Used only 10-minutes! Cost $5,000.

Will sacrifice for $1,800 or best offer. Call 724-258-6896. ____________________________________________________ For Sale: Many horse related items: saddle pads, show halters, bridles, bits and much more. Too many items to list. For a complete list of items send an email to: mimi_1919@yahoo.com - Please put “Horse Items” in the subject field of your e-mail. ____________________________________________________ Cemetery Plots. Jefferson Memorial Park - 4 adjacent lots in “The Garden of the Well” Lot 112A. $2500/all. Can divide. 724-348-5072. ____________________________________________________ Disk (farm), 5 ft. – 3 pt. hitch. $400. Call 724-348-5992. ____________________________________________________ Trailer (farm), dual wheels, titled. $500. Call 724-348-5992. ____________________________________________________ LAWNMOWERS! - Used Lawn Boys, Honda mowers, Snappers, All different types. 25 Lawn Boys, all 2-cycle. Great for landscaping. Self propelled and push. Taking trade-ins. Call 724-745-6489. ____________________________________________________ Carry all trailer, 4 by 6 foot, can carry 500 pounds, turn signals, fits in two inch hitch, needs no license. $250 firm. Call 412-831-8998. ____________________________________________________ BEDS - “PLUSH/PILLOWTOPS, ORTHOPEDIC AND MEMORY FOAM” FULL... $169. QUEEN...$189. TWIN & KING MATTRESS, ALL NEW. SEALED IN PLASTIC W/10 YR. WARRANTY DELIVERY AVAIL. IMMEDIATELY. CALL 412-787-9128 ____________________________________________________ DISH NETWORK’S BEST OFFER EVER! Free HD/DVR $19.99/mo. For over 100 All digital Channels. Call Now And Receive $600 Signup Bonus!

1-888-282-2892 ____________________________________________________ GET DISH with FREE Installation - $19.99/mo HBO & Showtime FREE Over 50 HD Channels FREE Lowest Prices - No Equipment to Buy! Call Now for____________________________________________________ full Details 1-877-287-7754 KITCHEN CABINETS Never installed. Absolutely beautiful. Solid wood and dovetailed.

Cost $5,000. Sacrifice $1,650. Call 412-494-3143 ____________________________________________________ FREE HD/DVR! + $600 SIGNUP BONUS. $19.99 A MONTH. Call Dish Network Now 1-888-282-2892. ____________________________________________________ MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - CLARINET, FLUTE, VIOLIN, Trumpet, Trombone, Amplifier, Fender Guitar $70. ea. Cello, Upright Bass, Saxophone, French Horn, Drums $190. ea. Tuba, Baritone, Others. 1-516377-7907. ____________________________________________________ DIRECTV - $26 mo! 150+ Channels & Premium Movie Channels $29.99/mo.

FREE SHOWTIME - 3 mos. New customers. 1-888-420-9472 ____________________________________________________ Get Dish - FREE Installation - $19.99/mo. HBO & Showtime FREE - Over 50 HD Channels FREE. Lowest prices - No Equipment to buy! Call now for full details. 1-877-554-2014. ____________________________________________________ Get Dish – FREE Installation - $19.99/mo. HBO & Showtime FREE-Over 50 HD Channels FREE. Lowest Prices – No Equipment to Buy! Call Now for full Details. 877-469-2560. ____________________________________________________ MEMORY FOAM THERAPEUTIC NASA VISCO MATTRESSES WHOLESALE! T-$299; F-$349; Q-$399; K-$499; ADJUSTABLES - $799; FREE DELIVERY 25 YEAR WARRANTY 90 NIGHT TRIAL 1-800-ATSLEEP. 1-800287-5337.

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BEDROOM 8-PIECE $975 NEW BOXED. ALL WOOD SLEIGH/MISSION WITH 10-YEAR WARRANTY. MATTRESS SET. HANDCRAFTED, DOVETAILED FURNITURE 412-494-7351. Will Deliver. ____________________________________________________ Get Dish – FREE Installation - $19.99/mo. HBO & Showtime FREEOver 50 HD Channels FREE. Lowest Prices – No Equipment to Buy! Call Now for full Details. 877-242-0983. ____________________________________________________ **ALL Satellite Systems are not the same. Monthly programming starts under $20 per month and FREE HD and DVR systems for new callers.

CALL NOW 1-800-799-4935. ____________________________________________________

-------- ITEMS WANTED --------WANTED ANTIQUES – Oriental Rugs, Paintings, Quilts, Crocks with Blue, Furniture, Lamps or anything OLD! Please call me. Jim Gillespie (412) 979-7050 or home (724) 348-6203 Apartment Wanted - WRITER needs furnished bedroom, apartment or small house to work on my books and articles. Reas. rates please.

Personable, sense of humor and good references. 724 610 3580 or email lawrenzi@hotmail.com. Rick.

WANTED ANTIQUES – Oriental Rugs, Paintings, Quilts, Crocks with Blue, Furniture, Lamps or anything OLD! Please call me. Jim Gillespie at 412-979-7050 or home 724-348-6203.

Wanted - Junk cars, trucks, etc., with or without title, all worth money.

Also, local and long distance towing. Call 412-498-1622. ____________________________________________________ WANTED: PINBALL MACHINE, ARCADE VIDEO GAME & coin operated items,ANY CONDITION, cash paid, semi-quick removal. 412-759-4826. Email: ed@ataboy.com. ____________________________________________________ JUNK CARS WANTED! FREE Tow! C.T. Auto Recyclers. 724-348-7467.

BUYING OLD FURNITURE AND VARIOUS HOUSE CONTENTS. ONE ITEM OR ENTIRE ESTATE. CALL 724-255-2000 OR 724-9411827.

WANTED: Used Stihl chain saws, used 2 stage snow blowers, Mantis tiller, Rear tire tillers, Lawn Boy mowers, Honda mowers. Need not be running.

Pay cash! 724-745-6489. ____________________________________________________ OLD GUITARS WANTED! Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Prairie State, Euphonon, Larson, D’Angelico, Stromberg, Rickenbacker, and Mosrite.

Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1930’s thru 1970’s TOP CASH PAID! 1-800401-0440. ____________________________________________________ WANTED DIABETES TEST STRIPS - Any Kind/Any brand Unexpired. Pay up to $18.00 per box. Shipping Paid. Call 1-800-267-9895 or www.SellDiabeticstrips.com. ____________________________________________________

-------- MISCELLANEOUS --------1 Horse Stalls available - private facility in Elizabeth, excellent care, daily cleaning and turn out, large indoor arena, outdoor and miles of trails.

Hurry - only 2 stalls left. $420/month. (724) 348-8028. ____________________________________________________ Bobcat with 2 Buckets FOR RENT! $200/day + delivery & pick-up.

Call: 724-825-7233. ____________________________________________________ Apartment Wanted - WRITER needs furnished bedroom, apartment or small house to work on my books and articles. Reas. rates please.

Personable, sense of humor and good references. 724-610-3580 or email lawrenzi@hotmail.com.

Rick. ____________________________________________________ LET LOVE BLOOM THIS Valentine’s Day with Proflowers. Buy now and receive 20% OFF your order. Bouquets starting at $19.99. Offer only available at www.proflowers.com/care or call 1-877-547-1371 and mention “NEWSPAPER” ____________________________________________________ Get Dish - FREE Installation - $19.99/mo. HBO & Showtime FREE - Over 50 HD Channels FREE. Lowest prices - No Equipment to buy! Call now for full____________________________________________________ details. 1-866-458-6406.

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www.unionfinley.com Receive $1000 in Groceries! Real relief program helping people just like SPAS – Hydropool Serenity Spa “NEW” Round, seats 4-5, 30 you! Pay only $4.90 for your grocery voucher. Use on your favorite brands!

Jets, Silver Marble w/ Cedar Cabinet, Brown Hardcover with Cover Lift, Consumer Advocate Response introductory price. 1-800-430-9507. ____________________________________________________ and 2 Tier Cedar Step. SALE $4,900 (Regular $6,999) STEEL BUILDINGS: 3 only. 16x24, 25x30,40x56. Sell for Balance owed!

Dreammaker Spa “Plug & Play” “NEW” Seats 4 Gray, 1 Piece Roto Free delivery.

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DISH TV. $19.99/mo., $600 Sign-up Bonus! FREE 4-Room Install. FREE Cover Included. SALE $1,499 (Retail $1,999) HD-DVR! Call now. 1-800-915-9514. ____________________________________________________ DEL SUPPO INC., 26 McKean Avenue, Donora PA 15033.

Reach over 30 million homes with one buy. Advertise in NANI for only 724-379-5066. www.delsuppopools.com. $2,795 per week! For information, visit www.naninetwork.com. ____________________________________________________ * REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL! * - Get a 4-room, all-digital satellite system installed for FREE and programming starting under $20. Free Digital Video Recorders to new callers. So call now, 1-800-795-3579. ____________________________________________________ -------- NOTICES --------EMBARRASSED BY BAD BREATH? 30-second Home Treatment elimiBHS Class of '60 upcoming 50 year reunion October 16, 2010. Make nates halitosis premanently. Featured on Today and 20/20! Results guarfriends aware of it.

Contact 724-348-4159 for more information. anteed or money back. Free information call 1-877-284-8066, ____________________________________________________ www.mybreathappeal.com LOST – Wedding Ring.

Men’s.

White Gold.

Lost while driving along Rt. ____________________________________________________ 88 near Mingo Church Road, Finleyville.

Very sentimental and important.

KITCHEN CABINETS Never installed. Absolutely beautiful. Solid wood and Reward offered.

If found, please call 412-760-2291. dovetailed.

Cost $5,000.

Sacrifice $1,650.

Call 412-494-3143 ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ GET A FREE VACATION! Donate vehicles, boats, property. Help teens in LET LOVE BLOOM THIS Valentine’s Day with Proflowers. Buy now and receive 20% OFF your order. Bouquets starting at $19.99. Offer only availcrisis.

IRS recognized. 1-800-338-6724. ____________________________________________________ AIRLINE MECHANIC: Train for high paying Aviation Career. FAA approved able at www.proflowers.com/care or call 1-877-547-1371 and mention program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. Call Aviation “NEWSPAPER” ____________________________________________________ Institute of Maintenance. 866-453-6204.

Calling all horse people: We are organizing a tack swap in Elizabeth, ____________________________________________________ ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from Home. *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, PA. If you are interested in being a vendor or attending the event, please *Accounting, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer avail- send an email to mimi_1919@yahoo.com with 'tack swap' in the subject We will contact you with details. able. Financial Aid if qualified. Call 800-510-0784 line. ____________________________________________________ www.CenturaOnline.com. ____________________________________________________ Party Room Facility for Rent in CHARLEROI! * For ALL Occasions * HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED? Contact Woodford Bros., Inc. for Book NOW. Call for Details. 724-531-1175. ____________________________________________________ straightening, leveling, foundation, and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLDBARN/www.woodfordbros.com MDHIC #05-121-861 ____________________________________________________ -------- PETS --------WANTED DIABETES TEST STRIPS - Any Kind/Any brand Unexpired. Pay up to $18.00 per box. Shipping Paid. Call 1-800-267-9895 or Rescue cat adoption. Kittens 9 weeks, black, calico. Kittens 5 months, various colors. Spays/neuters, shots, litter train, $35. Call 724-258-8380. www.SellDiabeticstrips.com ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Calling all horse people: We are organizing a tack swap in Elizabeth, AIRLINE MECHANIC – Train for high paying Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Job placement assistance. PA. If you are interested in being a vendor or attending the event, please send an email to mimi_1919@yahoo.com with 'tack swap' in the subject CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-854-6156 ____________________________________________________ line.

We will contact you with details. ____________________________________________________ EARN COLLEGE DEGREE ONLINE *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, need to be adopted from "mama cat". Call 724-348-0256. *Accounting, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer Kittens ____________________________________________________ available. Financial Aid if qualified. Call 800-510-0784 For Sale: Many horse related items: saddle pads, show halters, bridles, bits www.CenturaOnline.com ____________________________________________________ and much more. Too many items to list. For a complete list of items send DIRECTV FREE MOVIES 3 MONTHS! Ask How! NO Equipment to Buy NO an email to mimi_1919@yahoo.com - Please put “Horse Items” in the field of your e-mail.

Start Costs! Free DVR/HD Upgrade! Other Packages Start $29.99/mo! subject ____________________________________________________ Details Call DirectStarTV 1-800-620-0058 Horse Stalls available - private facility in Elizabeth, excellent care, daily ____________________________________________________ HOLIDAY SPECIALS! New Approved DIRECTV Customers Save $26/mo cleaning and turn out, large indoor arena, outdoor and miles of trails. Hurry only 2 stalls left. $420/month. (724) 348-8028.

FOR A YEAR! Order by 12/31/09 Get $100 Visa Card & FREE HD/DVR -____________________________________________________ Upgrade!

Ask How! DirectStarTV 1-800-279-5698 ____________________________________________________ ANGELS FOR ANIMALS. Collecting Aluminum Cans for an on-going DISH Network. $19.99/mo, Why Pay More For TV? 100+ Channels. fundraiser. (Please no steel, no pie tins, and no aluminum foil.) Also selling FREE 4-Room Install. FREE HD-DVR. Plus $600 Sign-up BONUS. Call Enjoy & Entertainment Books for $25.00 each. For pick up of cans or delivery of books, call Jessie @ 724-941-5737.

Now! 1-888-430-9664 ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ OLD GUITARS WANTED! Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Prairie State, Euphonon, Larson, D’Angelico, Stromberg, Rickenbacker, and Mosrite.

-------- REAL ESTATE -------Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1930’s thru 1970’s TOP CASH PAID! 1-800401-0440.

FOR SALE – Investment Property; price reduced, 6 residen____________________________________________________ tial, 4 commercial units. Close to everything. 724-554-6534.

SELL YOUR TIMESHARE TODAY. We take the hassle out of selling a timeshare. Free Market Evaluation.1-866-323-5671 or visit FOR RENT – Duplex in Charleroi. BIG backyard. Covered front and back www.FreeResortReport.com Vacation Property Resellers. ____________________________________________________ porches! Newly remodeled. New kitchen, New furnace. New Waterheater, $19.99/Month Dish Network! FREE HBO/Showtime, FREE HD/DVR new Electric throughout. Newer carpet. Great location on Crest Avenue.

Receivers, PLUS 100 Channels!! Y Tech Satellite. Call Today! 1-888-840- $485 + utils. Call 412-760-2291 ____________________________________________________ 6910. ____________________________________________________ Party Room Facility for Rent in CHARLEROI! * For ALL Occasions * AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Book NOW. Call for Details. 724-531-1175. ____________________________________________________ Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Housing availFOR SALE – Investment Property; price reduced, 6 residential, 4 able.

CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888) 686-1704. ____________________________________________________ commercial units. Close to everything. 724-554-6534.

DIRECTV SAVE $26/MO FOR A YEAR! Ask How! NO Equipment to Buy NO Start Costs! Free DVR/HD Upgrade! Other Packages Start $29.99/mo! New Eagle- 1 Bedroom Apt. Appliance, Water, & Sewage included Details Call DirectStarTV 1-800-279-5698. $400/month.

Call: 724-554-6534 or 724-258-3773. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

House for Rent, Monongahela, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, fenced yard, no pets, $525 + utilities & Sec. Dep., credit check. Call 724-258-7230. ____________________________________________________ For Rent, Elizabeth, 3 BD house, 715 Third Ave., no pets, $500 plus utilities, $300 sec. dep. Call 724-328-1766.

NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP – 3-BR townhomes, 2.5 Baths, 2-car gar, quiet cul-de-sac, low taxes, low maint, 8-yrs old, open floor plan, ready to move in.

106 Fox Trot – (reduced $15,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$184,900.

112 Fox Trot – (reduced $20,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$239,900.

Owner will pay up to $5,000 in closing costs plus Gov't. stimulus for First Time Buyers ($8,000) or Current Owners ($6,500).

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY. (412) 831-3800 x158 or (412) 841- 8871 For Rent, Clairton, 2 BD brick house, 550 Third St., ranch, no pets, $450 plus utilities, $300 sec. dep. Call 724-328-1766. ____________________________________________________ Charleroi Sale or Lease - Renovated 3-Story Building. Commercial lease income. Also, turnkey bar/restaurant. Call: 724-531-1175.

New Eagle Main Street. Office Space. Formerly physicians office.

1200 sq. ft. Rent Negotiable. 724-554-6534 or 724-258-3773 MONONGAHELA - For rent, one, two bedroom apartment, complete with appliances, laundry facility, etc. Secured locked building, quaint and quiet.

Close to bus line. One bedroom partially furnished. Monongahela. Call 724258-3179. ____________________________________________________ Mobile home for sale. 2 bdrm trailer for sale, Route 88 bus line. Inside gentle pet acceptable. Ringgold School District. Will consider a “rent to own” program with first and last months rent down. Monthly trailer rent is $100 to $200 per month, at 0% interest. Mobile home park rent is $200 per month and includes garbage. HUD accepted. Call 724-258-9115. ____________________________________________________ Mobile Home for sale. West Miflin area. Thompson Run Road.

Handyman Special! 2 BR mobile home on rented lot. Next to busline and shopping.

Asking $2,500 or negotiable. 412-600-6368. ____________________________________________________ Apartment Wanted - WRITER needs furnished bedroom, apartment or small house to work on my books and articles. Reas. rates please.

Personable, sense of humor and good references. 724-610-3580 or email: lawrenzi@hotmail.com.

Rick. ____________________________________________________ For rent - 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom mobile home in Brownsville. Location of property is 1113B Water Street. Inside gentle pet is acceptable with owners approval. Has large fenced in yard and storage shed. $400 per month plus utilities. First and last months rent required down. Call 724-258-9115. ____________________________________________________ Mobile Home ‘83, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, wood burner, covered porch. Mingo Park Est. $8,000.00. Call 724-348-4472. ____________________________________________________ 4 Acre Horse Pasture for Lease w/Sheds and Arena. $750/mo or 2 Acres $400/mo. Call 412-835-2560. ____________________________________________________ Office Space For Rent – Finleyville. 1,300 square feet. Former site of Healthy Directions. $800 + Electric. 412-999-7163. ____________________________________________________ Mobile Home for Sale. 1992 Parkwood 14 X 66, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, A/C, Appliances, Newer Roof, Pond & Shed. Asking 18K. Call 724-3177224. ____________________________________________________

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www.unionfinley.com One, Two Bedroom apartment, complete with appliances, laundry facility, etc. Secured locked building, quant and quite. Close to bus line. One bedroom partial furnished. Monongahela. Call Natalee Amati 724-244-8579 or 724-258-3179. ____________________________________________________ Finleyville - 3 bed 2 bath brick w/attached garage. Updated. $159,000.

Call 724-258-6732. ____________________________________________________ GUTTERS FOR RENT - New Eagle – 1 bedroom apt. Appliances, Water, & Sewage included.

724-554-6534 or 724-258-3773.

ZUBASIC BROS. HOME IMPROVEMENTS – ____________________________________________________ Mobile Home for Sale. 3 bedroom, Route 88 bus line. Inside gentle pet New Seamless Gutters & Repairs 724-941acceptable.

Ringgold School District. Will consider a “Rent to Own” program 7833. with first and last months rent down. Monthly trailer rent is $100 to $200 _________________________________ per month, at 0% interest. Mobile Home Park rent is $200 per month and includes garbage. HUD accepted. Call 724-258-9115. ____________________________________________________ JEWELRY New Eagle Property $20,900, 1/2 Acre, 30x30 foundation with sewer, SOUTHLAND JEWELERS - GOLD = $$$$. Get gas, water lines, nice quiet neighborhood. 449 3rd. Ave. off Cliffton. Call Cash EVERY DAY for all Jewelry & Watches!

814-648-1289. ____________________________________________________ Appraisal & Repairs done on site. Watch Monongahela – Very clean 2 bedroom, duplex. Nice, large, level yard.Two porches, off street parking. Close to restaurants and shopping. $490 per Batteries, 2/$6.99 Rt. 51, Jefferson Hills (Next month + utilities. No pets. For more information: 724-344-4271. ____________________________________________________ to TC Customized) 412-384-8400.

Mobile Home for Sale: 2 bedroom, South Park Mobile Estates - $4,000. _________________________________ Call 412-855-7208. ____________________________________________________ MONONGAHELA - 2-1 bdr’s, 1st and 2nd Floor – Equipped Kitchen, PIZZERIA Furniture, Laundry facility and Much more! On Bus Line. Call 724-244NEW EAGLE BAKERY & PIZZERIA - Main 8579. ____________________________________________________ Street - New Eagle. 724-258-8110. Daily FOR RENT - Myrtle Beach – Oceanfront Condo Available! Spacious and Specials; LOVE AT FIRST BITE! beautifully furnished, this 2 bedroom condo (unit #1507) at the new _________________________________ “Paradise Resort” in Myrtle Beach will provide you with all the comforts of home. 2 Bedrooms + Sleeper sofa; 2 Bathrooms; Lazy River; Hot Tub; PLUMBING Indoor/Outdoor Pools; Exercise Room; Oceanfront Balcony. For complete weekly and seasonal pricing, visit the website - www.oceanfront conFRYE BROTHERS PLUMBING - Registered dorentals.com/ Paradise Resort.htm. For additional questions or to make a master plumbers. Residential and Commercial. reservation call Oceanfront Condo Rentals Inc. at 843-236-6623 and ask Locally owned and operated. Fully insured and about Paradise Resort unit #1507. ____________________________________________________ certified. Ed Frye - (412) 841-6008. www.fryeBIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LOTS. Golf Course, National Parks. 1 hour from brosplumbing.com Tucson. Guaranteed financing. $0Down, $0Interest starting $129/mo.

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THE KICKSTAND BAR & RESTAURANT Low down payment. Call now 800-250-2043. ____________________________________________________ Open Daily 3 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Daily Specials; ABANDONED UPSTATE NY FARM- ABSOLUTE SALE 10 acres – Stream Homemade Soups. 1100 Hayden Blvd. 51 $29,900! Lake region, gorgeous setting! Woods, fields, stonewalls. Solid South. 412-384-3080. investment! Owner terms! For priority appt call 1-888-755-8421. Virtual tour: www.newyorklandandlakes.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ____________________________________________________ BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LOTS! Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson.

SIDING/WINDOWS Guaranteed Financing. $0 Down, $0 Interest. Starting $129/mo.

ROOFING Foreclosures online @ www.sunsiteslandrush.com. Pre-Recorded Message (800) 631-8164 mention code 5063 MEREDITH HOME IMPROVEMENTS – 30 ____________________________________________________ North Carolina Mountains. Warm Winters/Cool Summers. E-Z finish years in business. If you need vinyl siding, roofLog Cabin Shell w/Acreage $99,900. Pre-Approved Bank Financing. Also ing, windows or soffit and fascia done profesMountain/Waterfront Land for sale. 828-247-9966 Ext 60. ____________________________________________________ sionally, with no problems afterward and done “ARIZONA LAND” Kingman, 10 acres: Spectacular hilltop views, well & at a reasonable price, we are the company to do power. $5,000 down, $926 monthly. ARMAGEDDON SPECIAL: One acre, it! We are so confident in your satisfaction that $149/MO. Other properties available. www.DoneRightLand.com. 928-718we require no money until the job is completed.

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Log Cabin Shell with Acreage $99,900 Pre-Approved Bank Financing Also Mountain-Waterfront Land for sale. 828-247-9966 Ext. 02 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ____________________________________________________

LOCAL BUSINESSES, MERCHANTS AND SERVICES BAKERY NEW EAGLE BAKERY & PIZZERIA - 161 Main Street - New Eagle. 724-258-8110. Daily Specials; LOVE AT FIRST BITE!!

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BANQUET FACILITY/SOCIAL HALL FINLEYVILLE AMERICAN LEGION – Morrison-Ritchie Post 613. 3537 W. MorrisonRitchie Post 613. 3537 Washington Avenue, Finleyville. “We are dedicated to helping our veterans and our community.” Offering entertainment and a banquet room that accommodate 75 people. For more info, stop in and visit the lodge, or call 724-348-5608.

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COMPUTERS COMPUTER TUNE-UP - omputer running slow? Chances are you may have viruses or spyware loaded on your machine. Complete virus and spyware removal along with the latest Microsoft Updates. $60.00 per machine. 724348-6837.

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DVD TRANSFER/ HOME MOVIES HOME MOVIE TRANSFERS AND DVD MONTAGE CREATIONS BY DEB CHEPLIC. 8mm & Super 8mm projector movies transferred to DVD! Frame by frame digital transfers, with amazing clarity. No hidden costs/set up fees. Add music and chapter menus. 724-2585336. http://web.me.com/dcheplic/.

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EXCAVATION EXCAVATION SERVICES - Bobcat, backhoe, dump truck, french drains, utility lines, gravel, grating, hauling, foundations and sewer Bobcat, backhoe, dump truck, french drains, utility lines, gravel, grating, hauling, foundations and sewer line work. Call Ernie at: 412-384-7337.

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GARAGE DOORS WUENSTEL BROTHERS GARAGE DOOR COMPANY – Second Generation family owned.

Since 1977. Residential Replacement Specialists. 3526D Cliff Street, Finleyville. 724348-7550. _________________________________

------ SERVICES -----WRITER - VERY LITERATE, will help you get your message across. Books, articles, ghostwriting, editing, publicity for businesses and restaurants, and much more. E-mail lawrenzi@hotmail.com or call 724-872-5837 and leave a____________________________________________________ message. Rick.

Party Room Facility for Rent in CHARLEROI! * For ALL Occasions * Book NOW. Call for Details. 724-531-1175. ____________________________________________________

GAETANO CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION - stamp/colored concrete on sidewalks, driveways, patios and retaining walls. 412-475-0053. ____________________________________________________ “JUST HEMS!” - Specializing in shortening slacks, pants and jeans. Call Diane Lucci at 724-348-7989. ____________________________________________________ DVD Transfer/Home Movies - Home Movie Transfers and DVD Montage Creations by Deb Cheplic. 8mm and Super 8mm projector movies transferred to DVD! Frame by frame digital transfers, with amazing clarity. No hidden costs/set up fees. Add music and chapter menus. 724-258-5336. http://web.me.com/dcheplic/ ____________________________________________________ Social Security Claims. 30+ years experience. No results = no fee. Email claimsadv@juno.com or call 412- 915-8890. ____________________________________________________ Bobcat with 2 Buckets FOR RENT! $200/day + delivery & pick-up. Call: 724-825-7233. ____________________________________________________ COMPUTER TUNE-UP - Computer running slow? Chances are you may have viruses or spyware loaded on your machine. Complete virus and spyware removal along with the latest Microsoft Updates. $60.00 per machine.

724-348-6837. ____________________________________________________ FOUNDATION REPAIR - Large local company specializing in bowed walls, sinking foundations, crawl space excavation, and BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. Lifetime, transferrable warranty. 1-800-343-2357. www.abetterchoiceinc.com (PA0AGHIC:377) ____________________________________________________ HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED? Contact Woodford Bros., Inc. for straightening, leveling, foundation, and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLDBARN/www.woodfordbros.com MDHIC #05-121-861. ____________________________________________________

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------ VACATIONS ------AMERICA BY RAIL - Escorted train tours to North America's premier destinations. Travel the comfortable, fun way to California, Canadian Rockies, Branson, Yellowstone, more! 888-777-6605, www.americabyrail.com ____________________________________________________ Sunny Winter Specials At Florida’s Best Beach – New Smyrna Beach Stay a week or longer. Plan a beach wedding or family reunion. www.NSBFLA.com or 1-800-541-9621 ____________________________________________________

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