Chartiers Valley category, Page 5
In brief: Chartiers Valley area happenings, week of July 24, 2023
Outdoor sculptures exhibited Public Art Bridgeville’s second annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition is on display through Feb. 29. Ten sculptures are featured along Washington Avenue, Bower Hill Road, Triangle Park, Dewey Avenue and at the Bridgeville Public Library. Sculpture maps are available at the borough office. For more information, visit publicartbridgevillepa.com...
Younger brother is best friend, inspiration to Chartiers Valley assistant baseball coach
Brett Willner is a young assistant baseball coach at Chartiers Valley after an impressive playing career at South Fayette. Having connections to both southern rivals is appropriate because he possesses both the smoothness of a galloping colt and the heart of a lion. Willner recently concluded his third year as...
AD Mike Gavlik bids farewell to Chartiers Valley after 4-year stay
Mike Gavlik just completed his 20th year as an athletic director in the area when an opportunity arose that would bring him closer to home, so he is headed north. The now-former AD at Chartiers Valley has been hired as the new athletic director at Hampton. “I wasn’t necessarily looking...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of July 23, 2023
Bridgeville Jay Welsh sold property at 107 Eisner Ave. to Kathleen Corazza for $186,000. Catherine McElwee sold property at 1421 Union St. to JAAS Renovations LLC for $100,000. Robert Conner sold property at 117 Vesper St. to Triple It LLC for $93,000. Nicholas Pensyl sold property at 794 Bower Hill...
Exhibition at Bridgeville library features glass art
Bridgeville Public Library is the site of a “pop-up” art exhibition opening July 21 and running through Aug. 19. The exhibition, organized and curated by the volunteers of Public Art Bridgeville, features glass sculptures, mosaics and pieces from the Bridgeville Area Historical Society’s Higbee Glass collection. An opening reception will...
All-Chevy Show scheduled for Bridgeville
The Batmobile of 1960s TV fame may have been a Ford product, but Scott resident Perry Minnis does a good job of evoking its appearance with a Chevrolet. Given his family history, that’s appropriate. “My dad was a general manager for Ford, and I always wanted a Corvette,” he said...
Bridgeville business, John B. Conomos Inc., marks 125 years
New arrivals to the immigrant processing station at Ellis Island often received new names, thanks to various languages and alphabets being lost in translation. Such was the case in 1890, when a teenager from Greece attempted to introduce himself as John Theodore Megalokonomos. As far as the U.S. government was...
‘The Day the Klan Came to Town’: Carnegie Carnegie marks a somber centennial
At the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, there’s one word that best summarizes our values, our goals, and the purpose of our work. If you’ve read my Signal-Item columns in the past, you’ll have seen me use it countless times. In fact, it appears in our mission statement...
‘Spartans at Thermopylae’: Centennial marks Carnegie residents repelling KKK throng
As the sun set on a summer Saturday a century ago, a dentist named Hiram Wesley Evans arrived at a Scott Township farm where as thousands of men already were gathered. In between pulling teeth, Evans (1881-1966) served as imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and...
‘In crisis’: Allegheny County EMS chiefs sound alarm on budget shortfalls, staff shortages
If Chief Todd Plunkett placed a price tag on how much money Baldwin Emergency Medical Services loses every year due to low reimbursement rates from insurance providers, he thinks it’s anywhere between $250,000 and $400,000. So Plunkett says he finds ways to stretch a dollar — riding an ambulance more...
In brief: Chartiers Valley area happenings, week of June 26, 2023
Chamber awards scholarship The winner of the 2023 Common Good Foundation Scholarship, awarded through the South West Regional Chamber of Commerce in Collier, is Ezmerelda Shaub. A recent graduate of Canon-McMillan High School, Ezmerelda received $1,000 toward pursuing a degree at Slippery Rock University. At Canon-McMillan, she was a National...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of June 25, 2023
Bridgeville John Misitis sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Apt 102 to Agnes Delach for $112,500. Raymond Castner trustee sold property at 140 May Ave. to Mickael Lee Hanson for $106,500. Edward Brethauer III sold property at 715 Washington Ave. to Pristine Pools LLC for $200,000. Richard Vidra sold property...
Always B Smiling lives up to name: Nonprofit hosts programs in Peters for young people with disabilities
Most youngsters spend nine or so months waiting, patiently or otherwise, to hear the proclamation: “School’s out.” Heck, a song with that title remains popular even though it’s been around for more than 50 years now. But Destiny Otricelli of Bridgeville, a student at Pathfinder School in Bethel Park, is...
Students help produce ‘Chartiers Valley History for Kids’ book
At ages 7 or 8, a group of Chartiers Valley Primary School students can lay claim to being authors. Just before the end of the school year, members of Shelley Territ’s second-grade class celebrated the release of “Chartiers Valley History for Kids,” a book toward which they contributed heavily with...
Service dog fundraiser in Peters exceeds goal
Numerous military veterans who are paired with service dogs can attest to their overwhelmingly positive effect on quality of life. Thanks to the success of what has become an annual event, three more vets will be joined by canine friends. A fundraiser held June 3 at Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Chartiers Valley instructor named scientific honors society’s Outstanding Teacher
Coming out of college, Jodi King took a job that she thought would relate strongly to the degree she earned in biology. It didn’t work out that way. “I called my biology professor from college, crying,” she recalled. “I told him what was going on, and he said, ‘Here, let...
Chartiers Valley Middle School celebrates ‘Schools to Watch’ honor
Chartiers Valley Middle School students, an auditorium full of them, couldn’t help but laugh when a certain accomplished alumnus admitted: “If I could go back to eighth grade — I wouldn’t.” Former Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto took a more serious tone in acknowledging the difficulties faced by youngsters as they...
Chartiers Valley Class of ’23 graduates with sense of optimism
Optimism abounds at high school graduations, as each year’s seniors look forward to receiving their diplomas while well-wishing family members and friends prepare to applaud. For those attending Chartiers Valley High School’s May 31 commencement, speeches by three particularly eloquent members of the Class of 2023 buoyed the overall sense...
Summer: a time to explore history at Capt. Thomas Espy Post in Carnegie
History enthusiasts are a different bunch. Rain, wind and snow don’t typically deter us from exploring battlefields and historic sites, while here in Western Pennsylvania, summertime humidity can feel almost tropical. Sunburns, insects, dehydration, or a twisted ankle, can just as easily put us right back onto the couch. If...
Latrobe’s promising playoff run continues with 4A quarterfinal win over Chartiers Valley
Dante Basciano was a bat boy on the 2017 Latrobe baseball team that won WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A titles. A wide-eyed tyke no longer, the Wildcats’ senior sees similarities between the current team and that historic one. “It’s the camaraderie and the way we are together,” he said. “You...
In brief: CV graduation, Memorial Day, other events, week of May 22, 2023
CV graduation set for May 31 Commencement for the Chartiers Valley High School Class of 2023 will take place at 7 p.m. May 31 at the high school stadium. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved inside. There are no alternative dates or times. All seniors will...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of May 21, 2023
Bridgeville Bradley Logel sold property at 347 Center St. to Logel Industries LLC for $108,487. Craig Vanzin sold property at 654 Bower Hill Road to Walburn Properties LLC for $90,000. Heather Banning sold property at 60 New York Cir to Roger Wayne and Sheryll Roles for $335,000. Kelly Banes sold...
Chartiers Valley School Board primary results
A candidate seeking to become a new Chartiers Valley School Board member captured the most votes on both parties’ tickets in the May 16 primary, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Kate Drury led the fields with 2,057 Democratic votes and 1,192 Republican. She will represent each party on the...
Summer fun at the Carnegie Carnegie
The weather is warming. The sun is shining a little brighter. School will be out before you know it. Luckily, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is ready! Our summer calendar is already packed with fun events for all ages. It is my first summer here at the...
Chartiers Valley Primary School collects 1,712 cereal boxes for donation
Breakfast cereal that’s passed its expiration is for the birds. At Chartiers Valley Primary School, that means literally. Among the 1,712 boxes of cereal collected for a fun, educational and philanthropic activity were a few stamped with “best by” dates preceding May 12. That morning, teacher Ellen Zissis and librarian...
