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“ 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 • Ginger Hill • Mingo Park • Venetia • New Eagle • Monongahela • Elrama • Elizabeth • West Elizabeth • Jefferson • Library • South Park
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June 2008 Vol. 5, Issue 1
Understanding Emergency Services in the Union-Finley Area (Part One of a Four-Part Series)
FIRE PROTECTION SPECIAL SECTION: Automotive Guide Page 40
MUNICIPAL NEWS: Council Bans Youths From Playing Hockey Page 22 Index: News . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Events . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Business . . . . . . Page 26 Sports . . . . . . . Page 28 School News . . . Page 32 Home & Garden Page 36 Health . . . . . . . . Page 46 Worship . . . . . . Page 51
Food & Dining . Page 56 Kids & Family . . Page 60 Senior News . . . Page 64 People . . . . . . . . Page 66 Pets . . . . . . . . . . Page 68 Entertainment . . Page 70 Your Money . . . Page 74 Classifieds . . . . . Page 75
By Paul Chasko
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ver the past several months, questions have been raised about emergency services in the Union–Finley area and perhaps it’s time we stepped back and took a look at where we are in that respect. Geographically speaking, we’re talking about all of the area encompassed by Union Township, including Elrama, Gastonville and the borough of Finleyville. We’ve heard very few complaints about fire protection, except from folks who expect volunteer firemen to sacrifice their valuable time for non-emergency situations such as downed trees, bats in the attic, cats up a tree, and the like. We have two fine fire departments serving our immediate area in the Elrama and Finleyville Volunteer Fire
One emergency vehicle that may respond to an area emergency is Finleyville VFD’s pumper and rescue vehicle.
Departments (VFDs), which have mutual aid agreements with neighboring fire departments including Monongahela, Library, and the townships of South Park, Carroll, and Peters.
Before you decide that these fire departments should respond when called, regardless of the situation, you must realize that each time an emergency vehicle leaves the (Contined on page 17, See Emergency Services)
Peters Township Community Day Celebration The 30th Annual Peters Township Community Day event will be held on Saturday, June 28 at Peterswood Park from 11:00 AM until dark. Fireworks will follow the event at 9:30PM. Community Day events will run from 11:00AM - 6:00PM. Over 150 vendor booths will offer food, games, raffles, information and much more for the whole family to experience. Entertainment throughout the day, which includes children's train rides, bounce houses, bag piper, musical duos, juggler, Sponge Bob character, airbrush tattoos, face painting and more. Community Day Committee raffle will run from 11:00AM - 5:00PM, with a winner being drawn every 5 minutes. Great prizes and gift certificates from area businesses, attractions, museums and restaurants. Peters Township Rock-Off event will also take place, in the park, at the Amphitheatre from Noon - 8:00 PM. Listen to the sounds of 10 bands compete for prizes. Shuttle Service will run from Peters Township Middle School, located at 625 E. McMurray Rd., from 10:00AM - 10:30PM. Parking in the park is limited. (See page 4 for more event details.)
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