January 2011 - Allegheny West Magazine

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WE ARE YOUR LOCAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, HOMETOWN RESOURCE ALWAYS! 

You are my 

neighbors. I 

invest my time 

and talents in 

you because 

you mean 

something to 

me, because 

this is 

OUR TOWN. 

Remember those days when you would buy your produce from the local farmer, pick up your meat cuts at the corner 

butcher store, or stop at the hardware store down the street to find that special nut or bolt or some gadget you needed (and 

they always seemed to have it, after climbing a ladder and combing through boxes of gadgets while you waited) Those 

were the people I remember growing up as a child who were familiar faces, always looking out for their neighbors, helping a 

family in need who was in between paychecks but needed to put food on their table before payday. 

Oftentimes, today, many of us do what it the easiest or most convenient way to get a task done so we can check it off our 

constantly growing “to-do” list. 

Not to wax nostalgic, but this is one of the reasons why I was inspired to launch my own business. I remember those role 

models from my childhood. They made an impact on me, much more so than the chain restaurant or the big box department 

store. I didn’t know those people. They wanted to ring up a sale, wait on you quickly, and move on. They didn’t care 

to stop and chat, to ask you how the family was doing, to see what you were REALLY looking for, to offer you a special 

deal. 

You see, building those relationships in these neighborhoods that I have called home since 1975 is what makes publishing 

our magazines so enjoyable and fulfilling for me. I want to know that, at the end of each issue of the magazine, I have 

helped local organizations by getting their word out, helping that small business that just opened to get a good start on its 

marketing with options that I share with them when I meet with them (and yes, it is me most of the time meeting them, 

not a “sales force” or a huge staff, because we don’t have that!). 

You -- the readers, the advertisers, the agencies, the local governments, the area schools -- are my neighbors. I invest my 

time and talents in you because you mean something to me, because this is OUR TOWN, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, and 

we are all in this together. 

So, the next time you are looking for something in our neighborhood, large or small, important or not, give me a call. 

We’ve been called for a lot of things, even when they haven’t had anything to do with the magazine. And each time we try 

to help by finding an answer, directing someone to the right resource, or whatever the request may be. Allegheny West 

Magazine is more than a magazine -- it is a true hometown resource. 

We may not be the local farmer, butcher, or hardware store, but we are your local, hometown communicator, and, as 35- 

year residents of our neighborhood, we will ALWAYS be committed to you. 

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Pat Jennette, Publisher & Editor 

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4 Allegheny West Magazine January 2011

RIGHT: 1958 WPIAL players Howard Mackey of 

Edgewood, left, and Rich Phillips of the Montour 

Spartans, right, reunite 52 years later with fellow 

teammates. Story on page 18. 

FAR RIGHT: St . Malachy students who made the 

honor roll were rewarded with a trip to the new 

Consol Energy Center to watch the Pittsburgh 

Penguins practice. 

“GOOD NEWS ALWAYS, MAILED & DELIVERED FREE, EVERY TIME” 

Allegheny West Magazine - Montour Edition, is an all positive, good news publication mailed free into the homes and 

businesses of the Montour School District communities of Ingram, Kennedy, Pennsbury, Robinson, and Thornburg to connect 

communities, promote people, heighten awareness about the richness of the airport region, and build pride in the western 

suburbs of Allegheny County. 

FEATURES 

ABOUT THE COVER 

Montour Edition 

VOL. 8, ISSUE 45 - JANUARY 2011 

18 An Unlikely Team Reunion 1958 Style 

20 Teaming Up for Diversity 

29 Montour High School on Its Way 

42 Why Was It Named That 

Chaz Kellem, director of diversity for the Pittsburgh 

Pirates, visited with the children at The Early Learning 

Institute this winter. Story on page 20. 

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04 Publisher’s Note 

07 On the Horizon 

12 Around Your Town 

21 Library News 

22 Fire Beat 

25 ACTA Transportation 

27 Chamber Business Link 

28 Your Schools 

35 Municipal Roundup 

40 Your House & Senate 

46 Community Connections 

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Ten or more coal mines existed in the Moon Run area at one time. 

They included Moon Run Mine, Strang Mine, McGregor Mine, Henney 

Mine, McCurdy Mine, Banes Mine, Carnegie Mine, Fortwangler Mine, 

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Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce 

Jane Tallon 

Robinson Township Library 

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As with every issue, your community businesses are the reason for the publication of Allegheny West Magazine. Please support these businesses. 

Their support allows us to mail this magazine, free, into the households and most businesses of Ingram, Kennedy, Pennsbury, Robinson, and 

Thornburg as a community service. 

All State Insurance-Jeff Myers, p. 17, 412.787.0710 

Andy’s Candies, p. 40, 724.899.2953 

Aniko’s Hungarian Spa, p. 12, 412.788.4005, www.anikosspa.net 

Aunt Penny’s Pet Sitting, p. 37, 724.515.7790, www.myauntpenny.com 

Avon Premier Store, p. 23, 412.489.6440 

Baker, Dr. Robert, p.12, 412.262.3190 

Bob’s Diner, p. 41, 724.695.7400 

Cafe Chocholade European Bakery, p. 12, 412.788.4041, 

www.cafechocholade.net 

Caring Heights, p. 41, 412.331.6060 

Carol Leone, Inc., p. 44, 412.262.1638, www.carolleones.com 

Ctr. for Organ Recovery & Educ. (CORE), p. 41, 1.800.DONORS-7, www.core.org 

Clearview Federal Credit Union, p. 11, 1.800.926.0003, www.clearviewfcu.org 

Covenant Family Church, p. 37, 412.263.7147, www.covfamchurch.org 

Dailey Construction, p. 37, 412.480.3821 

Danielle Thomas Massage, p. 37, 412.519.4566 

DDS Web Design, p. 41, 412.965.0688, www.ddswebdesign.com 

DiSanti, Dr. Judith, p. 41, 412.264.6229, www.coraopolisdentist.com 

Emily Davis Photography, p. 37, 724.561.8431, www.emilydavisportraits.com 

Family Chiropractic Ctr., p. 11, 412.787.3320, www.familychiropracticcenters.biz 

First Steps Pediatrics, p. 38, 412.788.1999, www.fspkids.com 

Fitness for Life, p. 41, 724.695.2239, www.mkfitness4life.com 

Gabriel Pain & Spine Center, p. 40, 412.490.0400, www.gabrielpainandspine.com 

Glendale Yearround, p. 26, 814.687.4216 

Greater Pgh. Joint & Muscle Center, p. 25, 412.444.4455, www.gpjmc.com 

Hanna Pediatric Dentistry, p. 38, 412.859.3199 

Heritage Valley Health Care, ins.fr.cov., 1.877.771.4847, www.heritagevalley.org 

Hickory Church, p. 26, 724.356.4424 

Janoski’s, p. 45, 724.899.3438, www.janoskis.com 

K&B Doormasters, p. 24, 412.331.2822, www.kandbdoormasters.com 

Kennedy School of Driving, p. 4, 412.771.5550, 

www.kennedyschoolofdriving.com 

K. Morris Landscape Design, p. 40, 724.693.8663 

Lazarowicz, Ken - CPA, p. 22, 412.299.7390, www.laz@accountants-cpa.com 

Medical Group Robinson, Dr. Irina Vinarski, p. 9, 412.490.2500 

Meyers Plumbing-Jim Meyers, p. 23, 412.787.7805, 

wwwjimmeyersplumbing.com 

Montour Dental-Dr. Picciano, p. 10, 412.787.3366, www.montourdental.com 

Movement Studio Pittsburgh, p. 17, 412.401.9052, 

www.movementstudiopittsburgh.com 

MTO Clean, p. 19, 1.866.21MAIDS, www.allegheny.mtoclean.com 

Naughton’s Tree Service, p. 41, 412.331.5952, www.naughtonstreeservice.com 

Paparazzi Pizza, p. 23, 412.200.2874 

Paragon Homes, back cover, 412.787.8807, www.VisitParagonHomes.com 

Perfect Scents/St. Johnsbury Candles, p. 22, 724.695.7008, 

www.sjperectscents.com 

Pgh. Airport Area Chmbr.of Comm., p. 27, 412.264.6270, www.paacc.com 

Pgh. Technical Institute, p. 11, 1.800.784.9675, www.pti.edu 

Robinson Chiropractic, p. 24, 412.706.7129, 

www.myrobinsonchiropractic.com 

Robinson Self Storage, p. 13, 412.809.0900, www.robinsonstorage.com 

Selma’s Texas BBQ, p. 44, 412.329.7003, www.selmasbbq.com 

Shag Hair Salon, p. 38, 412.787.7424, www.shaghairsalon.biz 

Shared Acres CSA, p. 38, 866.512.1452, www.sharedacres.com 

Spa 54, p. 19, 412.494.4700, www.spa-54.com 

The pT Group Physical Therapy, p. 26, 412.262.3354, 

www.theptgroup.com 

Thomas Studio of Performing Arts, p. 22, 412.787.7686, 

www.thomasdance.com 

Tonidale Pub, p. 17, 724.307.3019 

Trello Chocolates, p. 25, 1.800.222.6372, www.trellochocolates.com 

Universal Windows Direct, p. 45, 412.444.0533, 

www.universalwindowsdirect.com 

Valley Church, p. 44, 724.695.0300, www.valleychurchweb.com 

West Penn Allegheny Health System, p. 3, 412.362.8677 

Willows, Residence at, p. 7, 1.888.219.4105, www.IntegraCare.com 

Ya Fei Restaurant, p. 15, 412.788.9388, www.yafeirestaurant.com 

NOTE: We list each advertiser’s Web site here, too, where available, to provide access to additional 

information about each business and also on our Web site -- www.alleghenywestmagazine.com. 


on the horizon 

Pittsburgh Technical Institute Winter Massage 

Clinics are underway. Clinic format has 

changed. Massages are one hour long and 

cost $30. Offered are Swedish, Deep Tissue, 

Sports, Reflexology, Pregnancy, Pediatric, 

Geriatric, and a limited number of Hot Stone, 

(412) 370-6719. 

Robinson Township Chapter-Women’s Business 

Network meets the second and fourth 

Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m., Giant Eagle Market 

District, Settlers Ridge. It is open to area 

women business owners seeking to network 

and share ideas to help grow their business. 

(412) 490-2204, w ww.wbninc.com. 

The Greater Pittsburgh Football Officials 

Association is looking for individuals interested 

in serving as officials for youth and scholastic 

games in the Western Pennsylvania area. 

Contact Joe Kulik at (412) 787-5423 or Mike 

Conlon at (412) 398-6545. 

Forest Grove Sportsmen’s Club is hosting a 

Gun Bash on Saturday, March 5 from 12 to 6 

p.m. at the Kennedy Township Firehall. Cost is 

$25 and includes food and drinks, and a 

chance to win guns and cash all day, plus 

extra raffles. For tickets or more information, 

contact Mike Karkalla at (412) 877-5626. 

West Hills Symphonic Band concert season’s 

upcoming series at West Allegheny High 

School this year: Sunday, M arch 2 7, 3 p .m., 

Spring Concert with Music of the Masters and 

Broadway Gems; Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. , 

Swing into Summer with the Best of the Great 

American Songbook. The WHSB will once 

again perform outreach concerts for many 

other local events. Organizations interested in 

hosting an outreach concert, contact Principal 

Conductor/Music Director Clem Rolin, 

(412) 788-4713. 

Montour-Robinson AARP #4820 is seeking 

new members. The group meets the second 

Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. at its 

Leona Lane club house. Membership dues are 

$5. For information, (412) 787-2660 or 

(412) 771-0514. 

Hilltop Seniors meet monthly at the Kennedy 

Township Firehall. New members are always 

welcome. Contact Joe Bayer, (412) 331-0735. 

Parkway West Rotary is holding its annual 

Bowling for Dollars Event on Sunday, March 6 

at the Crafton Ingram Lanes. Cost is $20 and 

includes food, drinks, shoes, and three games 

of bowling, along with other prizes and items. 

Proceeds benefit local charities in the community. 

For tickets, contact Brent Gaudio at 

(412) 893-2513. 



helping others 

Let us know about a project or 

event that helps others. We will 

post it here. These are always free 

listings. 

(724) 695-3968 or e-mail: 

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for 

News! 

Community Groups, 

Churches 

hes, Scout Troops 

& More...List 

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Events in our “On the 

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Free of Charge ALWAYS! 

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IbINGO! 

American Legion #0145 Hall 

(next to St. Phillips Church) 

Every Friday Night, 7 pm 

412.921.9307 

also coming up around the area 

100th Anniversary of Scouting 

Boy Scout Troop 248 Alumni Celebration 

Calling all alumni members of Boy Scout Troop 

248 to join in an alumni celebration at Oakdale 

Community Center, Saturday, February 12, 

between 2 and 4 p.m., (724) 693-0549 or visit 

the We b si te a t w ww.Oakdaletroop248.org. 

Each Friday, Christy House on Frederick 

Street in Sewickley welcomes visitors into a 

warm friendly gathering to enjoy a nutritious 

luncheon and to shop in the Needles Eye for 

new gifts or in the Earthly Treasures for 

slightly used items. On February 11 , 

celebrate Valentines Day with a special 

luncheon in this lovely Victorian setting. The 

$9 luncheons benefit women’s and children’s 

missions. Call (412) 741-5960 on Fridays for 

reservations over fou r people . 

8 Allegheny West Magazine January 2011 

WINTER EVENTS COMING UP 

New wellness programs and new 

youth sports programs all begin in 

January at the Western Area YMCA, 

located at 195 Montour Run in Robinson 

Township. 

The Y wishes to thank those groups that 

helped give the facility a facelift this past fall 

during the annual Day of Caring. Duquesne 

Light Corporation painted the men’s and 

ladie’s locker rooms and trimmed hedges. 

Bayer Corporation rebuilt their “away” home 

and the penalty boxes in the dek hockey rink. 

Cigna painted the long hallway leading to the 

back building. 

The YMCA is changing the way it presents 

itself after 43 years. The change is designed 

to increase the impact that YMCAs make in 

their communities. The new logo, above, is 

intended to bring attention to what the Y 

focuses on: youth development, healthy 

living, and social responsibility. 

As part of its youth development efforts, 

the Y offers any 7 th grader a free junior facility 

membership, w hich p rovides f ull a ccess t o 

the cardiovascular room, strength training 

area, and weight room, plus a free wellness 

orientation. Membership includes tennis court 

rentals and attendance at any of the free 

group exercise classes. Bring the most 

current report card or progress report to the 

YMCA, along with a parent/guardian (for 

their signature) and activate the membership. 

To reinforce the Y’s commitment to healthy 

living, the Y is working with Highmark Blue 

Cross Blue Shield to host the Drop 10 in 10 

program. This program will be held on 

Wednesdays from January 1 2 t hrough 

March 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the 

Residence Inn, 1500 Park Lane Drive, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Fee is $18 for Highmark 

Blue Cross Blue Shield enrollees, $75 for nonenrollees. 

To register, call (412) 787-9622. 

To strengthen its commitment to social 

responsibility, the Y was able to make 

Christmas a little bit brighter for 220 children in 

the neighborhood and their families. Donations 

to the Angel Tree program were used to buy 

and wrap presents which were delivered to the 

families. 

Kettlebell Cardio is a new group fitness class 

that is enjoyable and challenging for all ages 

and fitness levels, and builds total body 

strength, improves cardiovascular stamina, 

tones abdominal muscles, and burns an 

average of 800 calories per class. Kettlebell 

Cardio is a combination of strength training and 

high intensity cardio that results in a workout 

that builds muscle and sheds fat in as little as 

45 minutes per session. Contact the YMCA at 

(412) 7 87-9622 f or d etails. 

VERA Bradley Bingo 

The Western Area YMCA will hold its first 

annual “Vera Bradley” Bingo on Sunday, 

February 27 at Holy Trinity Catholic School on 

Steubenville Pike in Robinson. Doors open at 

12 p.m. with games starting at 1 p.m. The bingo 

will feature 20 games, with two special games, 

raffles, Chinese auction, door prizes, and 

lunch. Tickets are $25 and include lunch and 

bingo cards. Tickets can be purchased at the 

Western Area YMCA. All proceeds benefit the 

YMCA’s financial assistance program, which 

ensures that YMCA programs can be made 

affordable to everyone in the community. 

Want a new challenge Climb up 37 floors of Pittsburgh’s Gulf Tower to promote lung health 

and fund lung disease research! The American Lung Association is hosting its annual Fight for 

Air Climb on Saturday, March 19. Event details, registration, and sponsorship opportunities 

are available at www.lunginfo.org/pittclimb or cont act Tiffany at (724) 933-6180 ext. 227. 

Stage 62 will present “Blue’s Clues Live” February 11-13 and 18-20 at the Andrew Carnegie 

Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie. Shows are Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Saturdays, 4 p.m., 

Sundays, 2 p.m. Call (412) 429-6262. 

Sweetwater’s popular jazz series commences with a featured performance by Max Leake on 

February 4 f rom 7 t o 9 p .m. L eake’s sty le o f mod ern jaz z sho wcases a d iverse set o f 

influences from classical, to rhythm and blues. He was voted “Best Jazz Keyboardist” in the In 

Pittsburgh music awards in 1989, 1991 and in 1995. 

Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served in Sweetwater’s intimate night club 

setting. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 the day of the event for members, or $12 in advance 

or $15 the day of the event. To purchase tickets, call (412) 741-4405 or visit 

www.SweetwaterArtCenter.org. 

The Clearview Federal Credit Union Sweet Jazz Music Series continues as follows: 

February 11 – Donna Bailey, Classic jazz, swing and blues with sophisticated style, 

www.DonnaBaileyJazz.com; February 18 – Olga Watkins Band, Original fusion of jazz, soul 

and bl ues, www.OlgaWatkinsBand.com; February 25 – The Ortner Roberts Trio, Authentic 

recreations of the remarkable Benny Goodman Trio, www.OrtnerRobertsDuo.com.



It’s Girl Scout 

Cookie Time! 

The Girl Scout cookie program is the leading 

entrepreneurial program for girls. No university has 

produced as many female business owners as the Girl 

Scout Cookie Program. For more information, log on to 

www.gswpa.org. 

Cookie sales began January 7 and run until 

January 26. Locally, the West Montour area of Girl 

Scouts will hold Girl Scout cookie booth sales at 

the Wal-Mart and Sams Club @ The Pointe at North 

Fayette from February 25 through March 13 . 

Girl Scout cookies help buy supplies for Girl Scout 

troops or allow them to buy supplies for local womens 

shelters. Thin Mints and Trefoils can be sent overseas 

to troops in Iraq, or even donated to a local food pantry. 

All of the revenue – every penny after paying the 

bakery – from the Girl Scout Cookie Program supports 

Girl Scout programs at the local Girl Scout Council, 

including a portion that goes directly to the group selling 

cookies. Last year, the troop portion received by girls in 

western Pennsylvania was $1,885,292, and girls 

decide where the money goes. In fact, the Girl Scout 

Cookie program is one of the few programs in the 

country that lets youth decide how to direct proceeds 

from their business activity. Giving girls decision making 

authority over financial goal setting, budgeting and 

spending is an invaluable and empowering experience. 

Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 12, for 

the children’s play “Snow White” at Carnegie Performing 

Arts Center, 150 East Main Street, Carnegie. All parts are 

available. Ages 5 – 12 audition at 10 a.m. and ages 13 and 

up audition at 11 p.m. Performances will be at the Andrew 

Carnegie Music Hall in Carnegie in April. Rehearsals will 

take place on Saturday mornings. For information, (412) 

279-8887 or visit www.carnegieperformingartscenter.com. 

Valley Care Association, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Baby Boomers & 

Beyond Realty will launch a monthly Family Caregiver Support Group on January 

26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Valley Care Adult Day Services – Moon Township, 650 

Cherrington Parkway. 

Attendees will share strategies, resources, and information about caring for an 

aging parent or an ill spouse. Meetings will take place on the fourth Wednesday of 

every month. 

This support group is free and open to members of the public. Light refreshments 

will be served. Free on-site respite care for older adults is available during the 

meeting. Please call in advance to discuss a loved one’s needs. 

To RSVP, call (412) 749-5257 or e-mail ADS@valleycareassociation.org. 

The Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education is offering a Sustainable 

Landscape Technology Certificate. The program will also be available at Penn 

State Fayette and the Penn State Center-Pittsburgh. 

The first two courses will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., January 11 through 

March 31. A class in Horticultural Science will be held on Tuesdays and a course 

in Herbaceous Perennial and Annual Identification will be held on Thursdays. The 

four rem aining co urses wil l be o ffered October through December 2011 and 

January through March 2012 . T he c urriculum e mphasizes s ustainable 

techniques with a focus on native plants. This certificate program is designed for 

beginning landscapers, established landscape contractors, and those who work 

or wish to work in the green industry. For information, call (724) 773-3816. 

Hickory UP Church welcomes back THE POWER TEAM, February 9-13 with 

performances nightly beginning at 7 p.m. 

THE POWER TEAM will perform in the Hickory UP Church Covenant Center, 210 

Main Street, Hickory. A $2 donation will be accepted at the door and a goodwill 

offering will be taken during the evening. Contact the church for more information 

concerning performances or for school assemblies at (724) 356-4424. 

THE POWER TEAM is a group of world class athletes who have performed the 

world’s greatest exhibitions of power, s trength, speed, inspiration, an d motivation 

in every state and in over 40 countries for over 30 years. These giant men, many 

weighing over 300 pounds, can blow up hot water bottles like balloons, snap 

baseball bats like twigs, lift telephone poles overhead, rip phone books and 

license plates like pieces of paper, and smash walls of ice and concrete. 

The Power Team has several world record holders, former NFL football players, 

and professional wrestlers. They have been endorsed by over 50 governors, 

senators, and congressmen for their positive contribution to the lives of America’s 

families. Now an evangelistic association, it utilizes visually explosive feats of 

strength to communicate positive messages to audiences in churches, stadiums, 

and locations all across the nation and the world. 



around your town 

Airport to Showcase New 

Art Exhibitions through June 

Passengers and visitors are enjoying two new art exhibitions, now open at 

Pittsburgh International Airport. The Allegheny County Airport Authority 

announced that artist Brian Cohen and the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 

were selected by an exhibition selection panel for a temporary exhibition at 

Pittsburgh International Airport. 

“The airport has enjoyed success in its program for temporary art 

exhibitions. Visitors and travelers who take a moment to view the work realize 

how great Pittsburgh is as a center for the arts while making the travel 

experience a little more pleasant,” said Bradley D. Penrod, Executive Director, 

Allegheny County Airport Authority. 

The exhibition of large-scale photographs by Pittsburgh-based artist Brian 

Cohen presents Pittsburgh as a bright, engaging, and creative modern 

American city. These striking images convey a stunning vision of Pittsburgh 

that has proved a surprise, and delight, both to newcomers to Pittsburgh, as 

well as those long familiar with the city. The exhibition is in Concourses C and D 

of the Airside Terminal. 

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh represents the full range of visual arts 

talent, from traditional painting and sculpture to installation and new media. 

The exhibit is a sampling of the different media the artists work in; it 

highlights the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s mission in art and art 

education in the region while drawing international attention to the ARTrageous 

centennial celebration. The exhibition is located on the South End of the 

Ticketing Level. Displays will remain through June 30. 

YOUR 

OPINION 

MATTERS! 

Do you watch Moon Community Access 

(MCA-TV) on your television If so, let station 

staff know your thoughts about programming 

and volunteer opportunities at MCA-TV. 

Submit a survey to MCA-TV, 1700 Beaver 

Grade Road. If you don’t get a utility bill or 

live outside of the Moon area, take the survey 

online at www.mca-tv.com. 


Resident Named a National 

Outstanding School Leader 

On Tuesday, November 16, Dr. Michael Lucas, a Montour area resident, was 

one of ten school principals nationwide, and the only one in Pennsylvania, to 

receive the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership at the 2010 

Blue Ribbon Schools Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. 

Principals nominated for the Terrel Bell Award are school leaders committed to 

fostering successful teaching and learning at their schools. They are principals 

who do whatever it takes to help their students meet high standards; and have 

demonstrated that they understand that when it comes to educating America’s 

children, failure, is not an option. 

Administrators and faculty describe Dr. Lucas as dedicated and passionate 

about improving the quality of education for students at Cornell Elementary. In a 

school that faces the challenges of high poverty (approximately two-thirds of 

the students qualify for free or reduced price lunch), a sizeable special needs 

population (almost one-quarter of the students have an IEP), and low 

kindergarten-preparedness and little technology, Dr. Lucas seeks to provide the 

best educational opportunities available. Whether that means working on 

curriculum with teachers or applying for grants, Dr. Lucas keeps his focus on 

what will benefit the students. 

Collaboration is a hallmark of Dr. Lucas’ strategy. To better serve the school’s 

large special needs population, Dr. Lucas collaborated with the Special Education 

Supervisor, special education teachers, and the Title I Reading Specialists to ensure 

that the neediest learners were placed in the classes where they could receive more 

attention. Also, all teachers were trained to provide multiple, tiered interventions 

for struggling learners. 

His grant-writing brought SMART boards to all classrooms, plus a new 

computer lab. Additionally, through his partnerships, he instituted a full day 

preschool, and started a Kindergarten Summer Boot Camp to help students, 

parents, and teachers adjust to kindergarten. 

Prior to joining Cornell Elementary four years ago, Dr. Lucas worked at Moon 

Area High School for two years as assistant principal, and for three years prior as a 

reading specialist and social studies teacher, also at Moon. Prior to that, he served 

for four years at Avonworth Elementary as a teacher. 

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Heritage Valley News 

Heritage Valley Health System has announced a shift in locations for one of its 

ConvenientCare are walk-in clinics. The alpha test site in Beaver closed as a walk-in clinic 

on December 18 due to the close proximity of two other ConvenientCare locations in the 

Wal-mart stores in Monaca and Chippewa. The Beaver site was initially opened to prepare 

staff for subsequent retail medicine locations in area Wal-mart stores throughout Heritage 

Valley’s service area. Additionally, many area Heritage Valley primary care and pediatric 

offices (Tri-State Medical Group, Tri-State Pediatrics, Sewickley Valley Medical Group) have 

since opened and expanded their hours to accommodate patients. Heritage Valley 

operates five ConvenientCare walk-in clinics throughout the region with locations in Walmart 

stores in Chippewa, Cranberry, Monaca, New Castle and Calcutta, Ohio. The clinics are 

open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. 

ConvenientCare clinics treat patients with minor illnesses and are staffed by Certified 

Registered Nurse Practitioners and supervised by Heritage Valley physicians. 

Heritage Valley Health System has launched a section of their Web site aimed at sharing 

quality data from its two flagship facilities, Heritage Valley Beaver and Heritage Valley 

Sewickley. The “Quality: How w do we e compare” 

section of the health system’s Web 

site, www.heritagevalley.org/quality, provides data on Heritage Valley’s clinical 

performance, patient safety, and customer satisfaction results. 

Heritage Valley’s Web site includes information on a variety of quality measures that are 

evidenced-based, scientifically-researched standards of care which have been shown to 

result in improved clinical outcomes for patients. Specific measures on pneumonia, heart 

attack, heart failure, and surgical care are tracked and published on the Web site as well as 

submitted on a quarterly basis to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

Heritage Valley Sewickley has several key y volunteer openings to fill this new year. 

Substitute volunteers are needed to support the mornings and afternoons in the 

hospital’s busy surgical services waiting area. There is also an opportunity to volunteer 

weekly on Tuesday mornings in the same area. Critical skills include the ability to 

communicate effectively with families, surgeons and hospital staff, the ability to handle 

several tasks at one time, a commitment to one’s volunteering, and the ability to 

consistently deliver high customer service. 

In addition to the surgical services, a number of other public and patient related 

positions are available throughout the week. Most assignments require 3-4 hours per 

week, with a minimum six-month program commitment. For consideration, please contact 

the Volunteer and Community Services Department at (412) 749-7052. 

Heritage e Valle e 

alley y Pulmonology opened a new office located at 274 Third Street in 

Beaver. The office will be run by Jeffrey Erukhimov, M.D. Dr. Erukhimov is a pulmonologist 

who has practiced this discipline for 12 years in Beaver prior to affiliating with Heritage 

Valley. The Heritage Valley Pulmonology office replaces the Heritage Valley ConvenientCare – 

Beaver previously located at the same address. 

Office hours for Heritage Valley Pulmonology are Monday through Wednesday and Friday 

from 1 to 5 p.m. and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 

(724) 774-2942. 

The Board of Directors of Heritage Valley Health System recently announced its new 

board leadership for 2011. The leadership team, effective January 1 is comprised of: 

Garry Hogan, Chair; G.R. Orr III, Vice Chair; Johannah Robb, CPA, Secretary; and A. Gary 

Chace, Treasurer. 

Monthly Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group 

Meets at Heritage Valley-Sewickley the second Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the 

small dining room. 


Rosedale Tech Voted a 

Best Place to Work 

Those who work at Rosedale Technical Institute in Kennedy 

Township know Rosedale is very unique. There is friendship 

and comradery among faculty, staff, and students. This 

relationship was recently recognized by “Pittsburgh Business 

Times.” 

The publication conducted a survey detailing the best places 

to work in Pittsburgh. This year more than 150 companies 

applied to participate in the online survey, which is conducted 

by a professional market research company. All of the 

participating companies were broken down into categories -- 

small companies up to 50 full-time employees, medium 

companies of 51-150 full-time employees, and large 

companies of 151 or more full-time employees. The higher 

the number of employees, the lower the amount of employee 

surveys required to qualify. 

Rosedale is classified as a “small company.” This means that 

almost every survey taken by an employee played a crucial 

part in its score. Rosedale successfully ranked number 30 

overall out of 61 companies comprised of all size categories 

that qualified for the contest. Rosedale ranked 25 out of 43 

small companies that qualified. It is important to note that it 

was the only organization on the list in the field of education. 

Student is a People to 

People Ambassador 

Lacey Kostishack, an eighth grader at 

David E. Williams Middle School, was 

nominated for and accepted into the People 

to People organization as a student 

ambassador this year. 

To be nominated, Lacey needed three 

letters of recommendation from teachers, 

coaches, or others. She then interviewed for 

the opportunity. Lacey is a straight “A” 

student and holds a 4.0 GPA. 

She will travel with 40 other students from the region, representing 

her school, community, state, and country as the delegation 

visits Austria, Italy, France, and Switzerland. 

Lacey will have the opportunity to meet European government 

officials. Upon her return, she will present her experience to local 

businesses and organizations that donated to help fund her trip. 

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She is a KDKA Extra Team Somma Has Successful Year 

Effort Award Winner After losing the first game of the second half of the season, Team Somma put 

together 11 wins in 13 outings that resulted in an International League 

championship. Team Somma finished the season with a 14-9 record on the 

strength of an 11-2 winning streak and an incredibly exciting 9 run come-frombehind 

playoff victory with their backs to the wall. 

ABOVE: Alena Esposito, a senior at Montour High School, was 

named a KDKA Extra Effort Award winner this winter. Alena, 

who is a member of the Spartan basketball team among other 

activities, was recognized for both her athletic and academic 

achievements. 

Imagine what our real 

neighborhoods would be like, if 

each of us offered as a matter of 

course, just one kind word to 

another person. One kind word 

has a wonderful way of turning 

into many. 

-- Fred Rogers 

RIGHT: April Somma 

Hoffman, third generation 

funeral director at the 

Joseph M. Somma Funeral 

Home, congratulates team 

Somma and manager John 

Selnekovic for their 

Robinson Township Youth 

Baseball International 

League Championship. 

April presented each of 

the young men with a 

jacket and said, 

“Following in my 

grandfather’s and father’s 

footsteps I want to 

continue to support the 

youth of our community. 

They are our future.” 

RIGHT: Front Row - Josh 

Love, Ricky Wuenschell, 

Grant Dixon, Seth 

Mascellino, Logan 

Vietmeier; second row - 

John Selnekovic, Anthony 

Szurlej, Ronnie Gombita, 

Andrew Wendel, Zayne 

Wodzenski; third row - 

John Selnekovic, Sr., April 

Hoffman, Rick Wuenschell, 

Rich Wendel, and Gordon 

Vietmeier. Not available for 

photo were Jared Prince 

and Garrett Grimes. 


NEW IN TOWN 

Welcoming New Local Businesses . . . 

Movement Studio Pittsburgh 

Longtime resident Walter B. Nesbit announces the opening of Movement 

Studio Pittsburgh, located at 271 Main Street, Imperial, in the building that 

formerly housed a dance studio. 

Walter opened the facility last month. He offers fitness classes that include 

Kickboxing, TRX Suspension Training (the first one offered in Western 

Pennsylvania), Yoga, Basic Nutrition, NMR 

Testings, and more to come, he explained. 

Previous to starting the business, Walter 

was a personal trainer/kickboxing instructor/ 

nutritionist/martial arts instructor at Body 

Systems, and a personal trainer /kickboxing 

instructor/nutritionist at Body Matrx. 

Walter has lived in the Oakdale area for 41 

years. 

He said, “In today’s society, people are 

more aware and educated about the 

importance of physical and mental health. 

Movement Studio Pittsburgh is dedicated to 

inspiring, motivating, and challenging individuals to lead healthier lifestyles and 

focus on workouts for the mind, body,and soul. Our classes provide unique 

workouts using your own body weight and continuous movement that leave 

you focused, fit, and stress free. Each class provides its own level of energy, 

intensity, and spirituality. Our staff is certified, experienced, and insured.” 

At Movement Studio Pittsburgh, a healthy lifestyle is a MOVEMENT. 

For more information, contact Walter at (412) 401-9052, by e-mail at 

info@MovementStudioPittsburgh.com, or visit the Web site which will be up 

soon at www.MovementStudioPittsburgh.com. 

All State Insurance-Jeff Myers 

Jeff Myers, a ten-year resident of Ingram, announces the opening of Myers 

Insurance and Financial Services LLC, doing business as Myers Agency. The 

new business is located in the heart of the Settlers Ridge complex off 

Campbell’s Run Road in Robinson Township, at 220 Settlers Ridge Center 

Drive. 

Jeff brings 20 years of banking, financial planning, and life insurance 

experience to his new business. 

He can provide automotive, home, life, renters, motorcycle, RV-ATV umbrella 

insurances, and landlord, commercial auto/liability insurance, as well as 

retirement planning. 

For his grand opening, Jeff is offering new product with new discount 

Tonidale Pub 

Kirk Kruze announces the opening of the Tonidale Pub in the former Tonidale 

Restaurant, a community landmark initiated back in 1952 by the Saveikis family. 

The pub is located at 7001 Old Steubenville Pike in North Fayette Township at 

the Tonidale interchange. Pub owner Kirk Kruze said that the renovated facility 

features a new look, new attitude, and new menu for customers. 

The Tonidale Pub’s goal is to support the Comfort Inn at Tonidale and the new 

Cornerstone banquet facility, both of which are on the property. The entire complex 

is owned and operated by members of the Saveikis family. Kris and Erica Kruze 

and Antoinette (Toni) Vosseler own and operate the hotel and the banquet facility. 

The latter recently opened to the public after extensive renovations. The state-of-theart 

banquet facility can hold up to 350 people. 

Kirk reflects that “it was a unique experience to work on this (renovation) project 

with my family and proved quite nostalgic for my mother and family when we 

officially opened.” 

“We have a fun, safe place with a relaxed atmosphere and food at reasonable 

prices,” Kirk said. 

To reach the Tonidale Pub, call (724) 307-3019 or look for the restaurant on 

Facebook or Twitter. 

The Tonidale Pub offers a full bar menu that includes appetizers, salads, wraps, 

sandwiches, wings, pasta, and pasta dinners. Private parties are welcome for up 

to 70 people in the Fireplace Lounge. 

Prior to operating the Tonidale Pub, Kirk worked for Crown Castle USA in 

Canonsburg as a tower structural analyst and site acquisition specialist for wireless 

telecommunications companies. After having his son, Kameron, he chose to stay 

closer to home since his job required extensive travel. Previous to that, he served 

in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a lifelong Oakdale area resident. 

The Tonidale Pub is currently offering some specials for its customers that include 

all day special pricing on Mondays for appetizers, 35-cent wing nights on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Pizza night specials on Wednesdays, Karaoke and DJ 

on Friday nights and a DJ on Saturday nights, and service night specials every 

Sunday night for industry people. 

Kirk notes that the Tonidale Pub is also available for private parties for all 

occasions including birthdays, candle and purse parties, bachelor and bachelorette 

parties, meetings, and sports team gatherings. 

Tonidale Pub features 13 large HDTVs, a new pool table room, new dart boards, 

a dance floor, and kid-friendly video games. 

opportunities for new customers, as well as free insurance and financial reviews. 

Betty Lubic and Cathy Opferman round out Jeff’s staff, whom he describes as 

“very supportive and qualified, with 35 collective years of insurance and financial 

experience.” 

Jeff is married to Bethany. They have a six-year-old son, Nathan, and three 

cats he fondly refers to as Toby, Iggy, and Zoey. 

To contact Myers Insurance and Financial Services LLC, call (412) 787-0710, 

by fax at (412) 787-0712, or e-mail Jeff at jeffmyers@allstate.com. Visit him on 

the Web site at http://www.allstateagencies.com/JeffMyers/Welcome 

or www.allstate.com and search for Jeff Myers or 15205. 


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AN UNLIKELY TEAM REUNION - 

1958 STYLE 

The year was 1958. Ike was in the White House. Elvis Presley 

was in the Army after shaking his leg and grinding his way to 

fame and fortune while strumming on a guitar. He sang good 

too! 

A year earlier the Montour High School football team had 

been declared WPIAL Class B Co-Champions, along with 

Avella, after a 7-7 tie in the title game. 

1957 was the beginning of a golden era of football at 

Montour under Bob Phillips. The legendary coach compiled a 

92-12-4 record and won four WPIAL championships in 12 

years while at Montour. He went on to be the first assistant 

hired by Joe Paterno when Paterno took over at Penn State in 

1968. 

The 1958 Montour team, known then as the Ramblers, was 

undefeated with an 8-0 record going into the title game for the 

second straight year. They were favored to win the 

championship after blowing out Bellevue 76 –0 the week 

before. 

The Ramblers continued to ramble by defeating Edgewood 

20-7 in the championship game held at Dormont Stadium. 

It was reported in a local newspaper that there were 7,000 

fans in the stands - a remarkable number for a match-up of two 

Class B schools at the time. 

Fifty-two years later, members of both teams, a unique 

gathering of 23 players and other guests, got together at 

Downey’s House on Steubenville Pike in Robinson to watch the 

game on a large television screen. An old Montour film of the 

game was converted to a DVD for the occasion. Each player in 

attendence received a copy of the DVD and other keepsake 

materials for posterity. 

Prior to, during, and after the showing of the game, the 

honorees, most of whom hover at or over the 70-year mark, 

engaged in a fellowship luncheon of sorts as they sipped on beer 

or soft drinks and partook of brunch food. Reminiscence was 

rampant. 

There was humor, back-biting, and guffawing laced with 

embellished bragging like “the older I get the better I was” stuff 

that only those that have experienced the closeness of team 

participation could tolerate with a smile. 

There was also polite clapping and plenty of cheering and 

jeering when acting co-hosts Bill Kriger for Montour and John 

Brown for Edgewood introduced the players that attended. 

Kriger pointed out that it was probably the first and last time 

that the participants on both sides in a WPIAL championship 

game got together 50 years later. Edgewood is now a part of the 

Woodland Hills School District. 

One particular play acting out on the screen brought back 

memories of opportunity lost for Montour halfback Dennis 

Schavolt. He almost intercepted a pass while on defense with an 


STORY AND PHOTOS BY DICK GLOVIER 

open field in front of him. Dennis recalled that from the other side 

of the field a teammate who didn’t see him miss the ball was 

screaming run man run. “I would,” he shot back, “but I don’t have 

the ball.” 

Watching the play again conjured up thoughts of coulda woulda 

shoulda for Dennis. 

“But hey, we won the game. I must have done some other things 

right,” said Schavolt, who now lives in Imperial. 

“Everyone had a nickname back then and some of them would 

not look so good in print,” said Edgewood halfback Ron Gonter, 

whose wife Janet was instrumental in getting the word out about 

the luncheon. 

When the situation called for a more serious mood Kriger asked 

for a moment of silence for the deceased players and coaches and 

those that were unable to attend for health reasons. The gathering 

responded in solemn solidarity. 

The groundwork for the event was laid a number of years ago 

when Brown, one of the Edgewood captains and now an 

investment counselor, called Kriger, the Montour quarterback who 

later played at North Carolina State, and was the Montour head 

coach (1973-1986) before retiring in 1996 as athletic director. 

“We borrowed a film from them and made a copy of it,” said 

Brown. No one from Edgewood had filmed the game, which was 

not out of the ordinary at the time. 

“We stayed in contact. Then last year John (Brown) suggested 

that we hold a reunion of the teams. I thought it might be difficult 

after 52 years to get players together, but it turns out our guys were 

quite receptive to the whole thing,” said Kriger. 

All of the Montour coaches are now deceased. Edgewood Coach 

Art Betts, now 80, was there but left before the screening was over. 

“We lost. Who wants to watch a game that they lost,” said Betts. 

Earlier the old coach had the house roaring with laughter when 

Kriger introduced guest Milan ‘Skip’ Tatala, a nationally recognized 

senior tennis player and former coach and teacher at neighboring 

Moon Area High School. Skip was there to represent his father who 

was the referee in the game. 

“I told you guys after the game they had a homer ref,” said Coach 

Betts, tongue in cheek. 

The Montour players in attendance at the luncheon besides 

Kriger and Schavolt were Rich Mangiamelle, Dave Yanish, Bill 

Rudison, Joe Pass, Bill Kutzavich, Rich Phillips, Fred Dudak, Rich 

Macek, and Bill Olivani. 

Edgewood attendees at the reunion were John Brown, Ron 

Gonter, Dick Dodez, Skip Gove, Ron Champ, Wayne Tamarelli, 

Bob Farr, Neil Mackay, Howard MacKay, Ron Heller, Rich Demore, 

and Jack Huber. 


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PHOTOS 

SUBMITTED 

T 

elevision host Art Linkletter had a popular show in the 1960s called 

“Kids Say the Darndest Things.” If you’ve ever spent any time 

around kids, you know that they also sometimes say some of the 

most brutally honest things, which can inadvertently lead to hurt 

feelings, misconceptions, and anger. 

The Early Learning Institute (TELI) recently teamed up with the 

Pittsburgh Pirates to help children understand the many difficulties 

people with physical and mental disabilities go through on a daily basis 

and how to ask questions about others in a constructive way. 

Chaz Kellem, Manager of Diversity Initiatives for the Pittsburgh 

Pirates, visited TELI’s Ohio Valley Learning Center in Kennedy 

Township, to share with youngsters his life’s struggles from a rare 

condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta that has resulted in more than 

40 broken bones and 12 operations. His message was part inspiration, 

part motivation - and all compassion. 

Kellem, who relies on a wheelchair for mobility, is accustomed to 

having children stare, point, and ask blunt questions about why he 

needs to be in a wheelchair. He uses his situation to help convey that 

finding out about others makes us all more accepting and that 

everyone, no matter what their level of ability is, can overcome obstacles 

and reach their full potential. It’s a sentiment shared by TELI. 

“Outreach programs such as these help break down barriers, dispel 

myths, and expose kids at an early age to the idea of diversity and 

tolerance and that we all are different in some way. Kids are curious 

by nature and many times their questions about my condition may 

seem blunt, but all they want to do is find out more about me, which 

is a good thing,” said Kellem, who allowed TELI preschoolers to get 

comfortable with him by taking them for rides in his wheelchair. “I 

believe that many instances of one kid bullying another are because 

there is a perceived difference between the two and the fact that the 

kid doing the bullying doesn’t understand or accept someone else’s 

physical, mental, and emotional characteristics.” 

According to a new Harris survey of more than 1,100 families, 67 

percent of parents of 3-7 year olds worry that their children will be 

bullied, and parents of preschoolers and grade school-aged children 

are significantly more likely to worry than parents of teenagers. 

“TELI promotes acceptance and values differences in others as we 

prepare our students for kindergarten, so we believe this program 

with the Pirates was very important,” said Kara Rutowski, Executive 

Director of Greentree-based TELI. “It’s never too early to educate 

kids about caring and compassion.” 



Bishop Canevin Hockey 

Team is the 2010 Champion 

The Bishop Canevin Hockey Crusaders are the 2010 Pennsylvania Hockey 

Scholastic Showcase Tournament Champions. 

The four-day tournament is an annual high school varsity hockey 

Christmas tournament that has been contested since 1996. The Crusaders 

won the tournament in 1997 and 1998. The tournament moved to 

Bladerunners Harmarville this year after several years at Center Ice in 

Delmont. 

Four Canevin players also made the Director’s Dozen tournament award, 

which places their names on a plaque in the rink: Frank Vance, Matt Walsh, 

Kendall King, and Zach Daley. 

After six long games in four days, Canevin beat West Allegheny at the Winter 

Classic Stage AE outdoor rink, 3-2, in yet another over-time the evening of 

their tournament win. 

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Robinson Resident Inducted 

Ryan Collins, a Robinson Township resident and a student at Robert Morris 

University majoring in Theater andTV/Video Production, was inducted into the 

Pennsylvania Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Chi in November. 

Alpha Chi, established in 1922, is a co-educational, general honor society with 

the purpose to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among 

college and university students. Criteria for acceptance into the society is a junior 

or senior majoring in any academic discipline with a minimum QPA of 3.75. 

Thornburg Youth a Winner 

Michael Nemeth, a Thornburg resident, won the USTA National Junior Olympics in 

North Carolina this past summer. He competed in and won the 3,000-meter racewalk 

in the intermediate boys’ division. 

A student at Central Catholic High School,Michael competes for his school as a 

thrower for the field team and is a member of the track team. He is also a 

swimmer for his school, competing in the 500-yard freestyle and breaststroke. 

Michael is also a member of the Wings of Moon Track Club in Moon Township. 

Robinson Resident to 

Lead National Law Society 

Rita Ferko Joyce of Robinson Township was elected this past fall as vicepresident/president-elect 

of the Canon Law Society of America. The election is 

unique in that Rita is the first lay person ever elected to lead the society, and the 

third woman in the organization’s 71-year history to serve in this role. 

Robinson Township Library announces expanded hours for 2011. To 

better serve the communities, hours will now be Monday through 

Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Weekly children’s programming will include Monday morning 

Family Storytimes at 11 a.m., Tuesday evening Family Storytimes at 

6 p.m. and Friday Morning Baby Lapsit at 10:30 a.m. Children 6 and 

under are invited to attend; no preregistration is required. 

The Winter/Spring series of Mother Goose and Toddler Too for babies 

to three-year-olds runs through March 23 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. This 

early literacy learning experience uses rhymes, songs, and fingerplays. 

Preschool Storytime for children 3-5 years old (up through 

kindergarten) is at 1 p.m. Stop by the library, call (412) 787-3906 or 

e-mail robinson@einetwork.net to register for these two programs. 

Girls in grades 2-5 and their mother or another adult are invited to 

join the Mother Daughter Book Discussion on the first Thursday evening 

of each month beginning February 3 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Stop by the 

library to pick up Attabo 

boy y Sam by Lois Lowry, February’s selection. 

Register online, by phone, or at the library. 

On February 5, come to an Old-Fashioned Valentine Make and Take, 

Noon to 2 p.m. Traditional and modern Valentines, games and stories 

will warm hearts. 

A new Mystery Book Discussion Group began in January. This group 

will introduce readers to a new mystery writer each month, reading the 

first book in a popular series. The February book discussion will be 

Tuesday, February 8 and the selection is Pursuit 

suit by Karen Robards. 

The Tuesday evening Book Discussion Group selection for February 

22 is The he Girl l in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland. For 

convenience, books for book discussions are available for pick up at 

the library. 

The library is looking for ways to reach out to community groups in 

Robinson and Kennedy Townships. Preschools, 

day cares, senior centers, and other community 

groups are invited to contact the library by 

e-mail at robinson@einetwork.net or call 

(412) 787-3906. 

Library staff is also available to speak to 

groups about how the community library can 

help a business or organization. 

Stay tuned to the Web site, robinsonlibrary.org, 

for current event information. 

Just a reminder, when Montour School District 

closes due to inclement weather, Robinson 

Township Library will also be closed. 

1000 Church Hill Road (in the Robinson Twp. Municipal Bldg.), Pittsburgh PA 15205 ~ 

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

(412) 787-3906, E-Mail: robinson@einetwork.net, www.robinsonlibrary.org 


Legislative Issues of 

Importance to 

Firefighters and You 

PHOTO BY STUDIO TEN, 

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 

Every so often, legislation is offered to address 

issues of concern to, or related to, firefighters. For 

example, our federal government has been dealing 

with various issues involving giving collective bargaining rights to 

firefighters. This of course does not apply to volunteer firefighters, which 

is the majority of firefighters in the Western Pennsylvania area. Other 

matters are often related to providing grants, mandating training, and, in a 

variety of ways, impacting fire departments and firefighters. 

Other matters, over the years, have included a minimal tax credit for 

firefighters. 

One big issue, however, has been a bill that would have made it easier for 

firefighters who develop cancer to collect workers’ compensation benefits. 

This bill was approved by the House and Senate, but was vetoed by 

Governor Rendell in one of his final acts as governor. The great support 

for this legislation can be seen by the fact that it passed in the House by a 

195 to 1 vote, and that only four Senators voted against it. This bill has 

been the subject of proposals and debate for almost 20 years, and has 

actually been adopted, in various forms, by the vast majority of states. 

Since the governor waited until the very end of the legislative term to 

issue his veto, there was no opportunity for legislators to seek to override 

the veto. For now, the bill is dead. 

The bill would have created a presumption that certain forms of cancer, 

particularly lung cancer, may have occurred as a natural result of the nature 

of firefighting duties, and the inherent hazards with such duties. After all, 

one of our nicknames is “Smoke Eater.” I personally can think of many 

times that I was suddenly hit with a strong blast of smoke, often containing 

the fumes of various chemicals or artificial products. Despite all the training 

or reminding that we are given, the reality is often that masks are not or 

cannot always be worn. Sometimes, the inhaling of the smoke may occur 

before there is the ability to “mask up.” 

The reality, as has been shown by research, is that firefighters are at a 

greater risk of developing certain forms of cancer as a result of the work 

in which we are involved. The general working conditions for firefighters 

cannot be ignored. The majority of states have adopted such legislation, 

and clearly the vast majority of our legislators recognized the sound logic 

of the presumption, and the need for the same. 

Firefighters are, inherently, men and women that generally do not 

complain. A volunteer firefighter is not going to get up at 3 a.m. on a cold 

day to run out and answer a call, or fight a fire while in freezing conditions, 

only to complain about it later. The men and women that fight fires, cut apart 

cars to rescue trapped victims, climb ladders in the middle of a rain or 

wind storm, run from church or dinner to be of service to their neighbors, 

and volunteer countless hours of time and unmeasured energy and effort, 

are not the men and women that will be seeking to pursue false claims. The 

cancer presumption legislation hopefully will be an item to be considered by 

our new governor and our new legislators. It is simply an attempt to 

provide a legitimate benefit to the “smoke eaters” that may have developed 

cancer, due to their decision to risk their health for others. 


News from F.O.R. 

Focus On Renewal (FOR) Sto-Rox Neighborhood Corporation regretfully 

announces that it will not renew its contract with ACCESS Transportation, Inc. for 

2011. 

FOR was one of the charter members of the ACCESS program and provided 

transportation at no cost to older adults in McKees Rocks before contracting 

with ACCESS. The FOR transportation program started with a single van and one 

volunteer and has grown to a fleet of 10 vans and two sedans with nearly 

100,000 trips annually. 

Due to the challenging economic environment, its small service area and 

changing demographics, Focus On Renewal is no longer able to meet the 

financial demands necessary to maintain this transportation program. 

ACCESS Transportation, Inc. is obligated to provide service to all areas within 

Allegheny County. While this has been a difficult decision for Focus On Renewal’s 

management team, the agency is confident that older and disabled adults in the 

Sto-Rox community will continue to receive essential transportation services. 

Questions can be directed to Fr. Regis J. Ryan, Executive Director, Focus On 

Renewal, at (412) 771-6460 x 234. 

In other news, Focus On Renewal is pleased to announce the launch of its eBay 

site, arts-at-for, to sell donated goods. The inventory of new and gently used 

clothing is updated each week. Every item purchased from http:// 

myworld.ebay.com/arts-at-for/ will benefit classes, exhibits, and programs at 

the Father Ryan Arts Center, a program of FOR. 

Focus On Renewal is being assisted in its eBay fundraising by Marjorie 

(Margie) Rose of Windgap, who owns and operates Inspired By Angels Imports. 

Earlier this month, Margie opened Drunken Angels, a women’s retail shop in 

McKees Rocks at 620 Island Avenue in the former Jenny Lee Bakery location. 

Clothes are available in a wide range of sizes, from small to 3x plus. For more 

information, call (412) 458-1012 or visit www.inspiredbyangelsimports.com. 

In addition, FOR has two employment opportunities in its community center 

and development department. Individuals must be 55 or older, unemployed at 

least six months, and meet income eligibility. The community center assistant’s 

duties will include food pantry stocking, answering phones, and decorating the 

center. For more information, please call Sr. Sarah Crotty at (412) 771-6460 x 

230. The development department assistant will provide clerical support 

including data entry, correspondence, and other assistance. Some computer 

experience is helpful. For additional details, please call Maree Gallagher at 

(412) 771-6460 x 300. 


Supplements for Health 

PRESENTED BY 

DR. LESLIE BURNS 

Do you struggle with finding the “right” supplement Most of us have 

the greatest of intentions when it comes to getting healthy for the New 

Year. We head to the store in search of the best supplements and 

healthiest foods we can find to get our resolutions launched. If you are 

like most, you stand in the supplement isle in amazement at the mass 

quantities of choices until you finally decide on one that you feel suits 

your needs. Generally, we take these supplements as part of our daily 

routine and feel good about it. But are we really getting all the quality 

nutrients that are missing in our diet 

We all are aware of all the different varieties of supplements available 

to us at many chain stores, but do you really know the source of the 

ingredients in these products If you were given a choice of a 

supplement manmade in a laboratory which produces synthetic vitamins 

or one that is derived from organically farmed whole foods, what would 

you choose I would expect that most of you answered the latter. 

Whole food supplementation is far superior to any manmade 

supplement in that they contain the nutrients plus all their synergistic 

cofactors. What does this mean It means that your body recognizes 

them as real food and utilizes them properly and efficiently to provide 

you with the strongest, natural, and most well-balanced nutritional 

support. 

Our bodies treat all synthetic vitamins as foreign substances, reacting 

to them as if they were toxins. Once we ingest these substances, our 

body has to process and neutralize these “toxins.” This takes place in 

the liver and then the kidneys have to eliminate the by product. Have you 

ever taken synthetic vitamins and noticed the color of your urine 

Bright yellow, right We refer to this as “expensive urine.” 

Take a proactive approach this year and get on the right track with 

your supplementation. Make it effective and beneficial for your body and 

you will feel the difference. 

We choose the whole food supplementation company Standard 

Process. They have owned and operated their own organic farms since 

1929. Whole supplements by Standard Process, along with nutritional 

guidance for the right supplements tailored for you, are available at our 

office. 

This information is provided courtesy of D r. Leslie Burns, Robinson 

Chiropractic. Offices are located at 3 Robinson Plaza, Suite 320, 

Route 60 and Park Manor Drive, across from Eat n’ Park and The 

Mall at Robinson. To contact D r. Burns, call (412) 706-7129. 

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Coraopolis Library 

Announces Winter Events 

The library is starting an adult book club. 

The first meeting will be held January 26 at 

6:30 p.m. in the meeting room. The first 

month’s book selection is “Eat, Pray, 

Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Stop by the 

library and pick up a copy of the book to 

read. Refreshments will be served. 

Alphabet Storytime Adventures will be offered for children ages 3-5 years 

old starting in January. The next adventure is the letter “B” on Friday, January 

21 at 11 a.m. and the letter “C” on Friday, January 28, also at 11 a.m. 

For more information on these and other events, call (412) 264-3502. The 

library is located at 601 School Street in Coraopolis. Library hours are 

Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays. 

Crafton Named a Best Place 

to Raise Children in 2011 

“Bloomberg Business Week” named Crafton this year in the state of 

Pennsylvania as among the best places nationwide to raise children in 2011. The 

publication noted that Crafton has parks with shelters for picnics, a pool, ninehole 

golf course, summer concerts in the park, and an annual Rib and Chicken 

Festival hosted by the Rotary Club in the summer. 

Additionally, the publication noted Crafton’s population of 6,321 and its 

median income of $67,890. 

ACTA Receives Grant of $700,000 to Improve Transit, 

Pedestrian Movement, and Accessibility in Corridor 

ACTA has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Community Transportation 

initiative in the amount of $700,000, PennDOT announced earlier this month. 

The grant will go a long way toward improving transportation surrounding the 

various shopping complexes at and adjacent to Robinson Town Centre. Among 

the stipulations in the grant are to complete the initial projects within two years. 

Among the improvements the funds will provide for are to establish sidewalks 

along Park Manor Boulevard and improve the accessibility of the bus stops 

along the corridor between IKEA and Robinson Town Centre. 

Additionally, a traffic signal is being considered for that area. 

IKEA matched the grant with 20% of the total to help with the project design 

and other costs associated with it. 

Did You Know ... 

ACTA has available applications for senior citizen bus passes and bus passes 

for those with disabilities. For more information, contact ACTA at the information 

noted, below, or stop in at the ACTA offices in Robinson Township during 

operating hours. 

Robinson Plaza Two, Rt. 60 & Park Manor Dr. 

Suite 420, Pittsburgh PA 15205 

(412) 809-3505, Fax: (412) 809-3509, www.acta-pgh.org 


26 Allegheny West Magazine January 2011 

Jinglefest Helps 

Military Families 

The Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce (PAACC) annual “Jingle Fest” 

helped members of the business community celebrate the season, while doing 

something worthwhile to help support military families in need. 

The event, which featured plenty of auction items, music, and a tree valued at over 

$600 worth of merchandise, also served as a venue for businesses to compete in 

table decorating contests, with the winning sponsor’s proceeds donated to the 171 st 

Wing Family Support Program. 

This year’s winner, which was selected by a secret panel of judges, was the 

Doubletree Pittsburgh Airport/Jackson’s Restaurant-Rotisserie-Bar. Each of their 

employees portrayed little girls “Waiting Up For Santa” by wearing pajamas, putting 

their hair in pigtails, and handing out brownies that they had “made” in their “easy 

bake oven” - every little girls dream - that had been delivered under their table top 

tree centerpiece. 

Deb Krall, Wing Family Program Coordinator at the 171 st ARW, was deeply touched 

by the donation of gift cards. “In these economically challenging times, it was a 

blessing to receive this contribution. The family of the 171st deployed Airman will 

certainly be surprised with this unexpected gift.” Ms. Krall went on to thank the 

business members for their ongoing support of the military.

Coming Up . . . 

JANUARY 27 

Biz Blast 

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Celebrating Membership Milestones 

MILESTONES 

Welcome New Members 

The Early Learning Institute 

JG Heller Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. 

Michele Pelusi Copywriting, LLC 

Provil Associates, Inc. 

Spanos Group of Merrill Lynch Wealth 

Management 

Wilke & Associates LLP 

AARP 

35 YEARS: 

Findlay Township, Carnegie Printing Company 

15 YEARS: 

The pT GROUP Physical Therapy 

10 YEARS: 

Allegheny West Magazine, Servpro of West Hills 

5 YEARS: Millcraft Industries Inc., Moon Golf Club 

Accounts Receivable Risk Management, LLC 

AirMarino Airport Parking 

Cartridge World 

C-Leveled 

Continental Building Systems 

Freelance Consultants 

Keystone Simulation & Education Center 

Luttner Financial Group 

Malcolm JB Handelsman, Financial Advisor 

LEFT: Ambassadors 

presented a 

milestone basket to 

Findlay Township to 

recognize their 35 

years of membership 

in the Chamber; right, 

Ambassadors 

recognized The pT 

Group for their 15- 

year membership. 

Masonic Village at Sewickley 

Multiscope Document Solutions 

National Write Your Congressman 

Parkway Florist, Inc. 

Pittsburgh Cardiac & Vascular Associates 

Strategic Financial Design 

Traci Lynn Fashion Jewelry- Joy Miller 

West Hills Law, LLC 

FEBRUARY 4 

Breakfast Briefing 

State of the County Address 

Marriott Pittsburgh Airport 

7:30 - 9:30 a.m. 

To Reach Us 

850 Beaver Grade Road 

Moon Township PA 15108 

Phone: (412) 264-6270 

Fax: (412) 264-1575 

Satellite Office: 

One Veteran’s Way, Carnegie PA 15106 

Phone: (412) 276-1414 x1326 

www.paacc.com E-Mail: info@paacc.com 

Serving These Areas 

Aliquippa, Ambridge, Carnegie, Clinton, Collier, 

Coraopolis, Crafton, Crescent, Edgeworth, Findlay, 

Glenfield, Greentree, Haysville, Heidelberg, Hopewell, 

Ingram, Kennedy, Leetsdale, McDonald, McKees 

Rocks, Moon Township, Neville Island, North Fayette, 

Oakdale, Osborne, Pennsbury Village, Robinson, 

Rosslyn Farms, Sewickley, Stowe, and Thornburg 

Chamber Officers 

SEAN HENDERSON, Chairman 

GLENN LYTLE, 1st Vice-Chair 

BERNADETTE PUZZUOLE, 2nd Vice-Chair 

JOHN DALEY, Vice-Chair 

RON PASIC, Treasurer 

DR. NEAL FANELLI, Immed. Past Chairman 

Chamber Staff 

Sally 

Haas-President 

Michelle Kreutz 

eutzer 

er- V P, Business Dev. & Mktg. 

Tammy 

Lynn-Bookkeeping 

Casey Mahaven-Special Events Rep. 

Connie Ruhl-Special Projects Coordinator 

Amber Beezel-Communications Coord. 

Andrea DeLorenzo-Membership Services 

Jill Kipper-Special Projects Assistant 


Montour 

District Offers Spartan Text Alerts 

The Montour School District now offers Spartan Text Alerts, an upto-date 

messaging system for breaking news on school closings, 

delays, and other important district news. Since Montour had great 

success using the AlertNow calling system, i tplans to continue using 

it in conjunction with sending text alerts to subscribers’ cell phones 

or mobile devices. To sign-up for Spartan Alerts visit 

www.alertnowsms.com2. Enter the following Pin: mont103. Complete 

the Opt-in form. To no longer wish to receive Spartan Alerts you may 

return to the Web site listed above and click Opt-out. 

School Board Sets Meeting 

Dates for 2011; Reorganizes 

The Montour School Board held its reorganization meeting in 

December. Ronald Smith was elected board president; Joyce Snell, 

vice president; and Frank Dalmas, treasurer. 

2011 Montour School Board Meetings 

* All meetings are held on Thursdays and are currently being held at 

David E. Williams Middle School auditorium, Porters Hollow Road, 

Coraopolis. 

January 27 Regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m. 

February 10 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

February 24 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

March 10 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

March 24 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

April 14 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

April 28 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

May 12 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

May 26 Regular Monthly Meeting 6 p.m. 

June 16 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

June 23 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

July 14 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

July 28 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

August 11 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

August 25 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

September 8 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

September 22 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

October 13 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

October 27 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

November 10 Committee of the Whole/Workshop, 6 p.m. 

November 17 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. 

December 8 Organization Meeting, 7 p.m. 

Around the Schools ... 

Heritage Valley Sewickley is 

hosting a job shadow event at the 

high school on February 2 for students 

interested in a healthcare career. Spaces 

are limited. Students should contact the 

guidance office for an application, 

The 2011 prom theme has been 

announced, “A Walk to Remember,” with 

the theme song by Aerosmith, “I Don’t 

Want to Miss a Thing.” 

The Montour Alumni Web site 

provides an opportunity to post 

information and a photo if you, or 

someone you know, graduated from 

Montour High School and has either 

served, or is serving, in the military. 

Montour Middle School (David E. 

Williams) PTA will host its first 5K 

Run/1 Mile Run Walk on Saturday, 

April 16, starting at 8 a.m. Preregistration 

is $20. Registration after 

March 19 or the day of the event is 

CURRICULUM UPDATE 

by Dr. Christopher Stone, Director of Curriculum & Instruction 

$25. Pre-registrants will receive a t-shirt. 

Registration begins at 7 a.m. on the day of 

the event. Michelle Benigni is the event 

chairperson. The purpose of the Run/Walk 

is to promote a healthy lifestyle and 

showcase community spirit while raising 

funds to help the PTA maintain its level of 

support for the students and teachers at 

the middle school. Donations and 

volunteers are welcome. Contact Michelle at 

(412) 860-4525 or by e-mail at 

benigni3girls@msn.com. 

Burkett PTA will host a Family Fun 

Night on Friday, January 28 from 6:30 - 9 

p.m. The night’s activities include Bingo 

called by a local Pittsburgh personality, a 

raffle, a Chinese and 50/50 auction, and 

lots of food. To volunteer or to donate to 

the event, contact Lisa George at (412) 

498-4373 or by e-mail at 

spencer1203@msn.com. 

During the 2010-2011 school year, the Montour School District has been undergoing an 

extensive K-12 curriculum mapping project based on the Understanding by y Design 

(UDB) model developed by educational theorist Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe. The 

Montour School District has partnered with Pittsburgh based company, On Hands Schools, to 

assist in this endeavor. Dr. Christopher Stone, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, 

discussed how teachers and administrators in various content areas have been meeting and 

refining core learning units that meet and exceed the Pennsylvania academic standards. The 

overarching goal is to increase academic rigor and relevance in providing a richer academic 

experience for all Montour students. 

Dr. Stone shared, “The district has experienced tremendous academic growth over the past 

several years as indicated by PSSA scores. Our commitment to the community and students 

is to provide the very best educational experience and continue on this pathway of academic 

escalation.” 

The curriculum mapping process will be a multi-year initiative that will place an emphasis on 

student learning outcomes and clear, concise competencies. The electronic curriculum maps 

will eventually create a platform for teachers to dovetail with lesson planning. 

The district is also currently reviewing and researching a new Language Arts series for 

grades K-5 which is anticipated to be implemented at the beginning of the 2011-2012 

school year. 

www.montourschools.com 


The Montour High School construction project is on schedule. The project, led by construction manager 

Thomas & William,with guidance from Dr. Donald Boyer, superintendent, is scheduled to be ready for the 

opening of school in September 2011. 

Robert Capo, P.E., project manager, presented an update to the school board prior to the Christmas holidays. 

The new addition is taking shape, as is the music wing and the interior corridors and classrooms. 

Weather has not significantly hampered the scheduled workload at the site, to date. 


Montour 

Forest Grove Spelling Bee a Hit 

Forest Grove Elementary annual Spelling Bee was held in November. Over 70 

third and fourth grade students participated. Kara Pilarski, 4th grade, finished 

in 3rd place, Chance Satcho, 3rd grade, finished in 2nd place. Finishing in 1st 

place was 4th grade student, Kaden Rotellini. Top spellers received a 

trophy and a gift card. Gift cards were also awarded to 4th and 5th place 

finishers, Alexandra Mannino and Kaia Rychorcewicz, as well as seven other 

participants through a random drawing. 

Middle School Students Made a 

Huge Difference for Others This Holiday Season 

Sixth graders were able to provide Christmas for one special family this year through their generosity. Working 

together with the high school, the sixth grade successfully provided Christmas breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a 

family of three to enjoy on Christmas day. In addition to the meals, each family member -- a mom and her two 

children -- received a decorative stocking full of gifts and candy and at least 15 gifts that were listed on their wish 

list. Donations totaled $540, and gift cards totaled $125. These donations, along with food, wrapping paper, 

ribbons, tags, and more were used to purchase the children’s gifts, warm clothing, and gift cards to food stores. 

Dena Baron, who coordinated the effort, said that, “Once again, we are very proud of our students and thankful 

to everyone who contributed to this cause. It is a wonderful reminder to all about the spirit of giving during this 

holiday season.” 

D.E. Williams sixth graders also volunteered to create gingerbread houses that were displayed at PPG Place in 

downtown Pittsburgh over the holidays The house were sold throughout the season, and all proceeds were donated 

to the Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund. D.E. Williams students created nine houses, three of which were placed 

into the competition. 

Finally, the sixth graders made a charity field trip in December. They went to Macy’s at The Mall at Robinson to 

mail letters to Santa which they completed in school. Each child brought their own stamp for their completed letter. 

For every stamped letter that was in the mailbox, Macy’s donated one dollar to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. As a 

result, David E. Williams was able to donate $220 to the foundation. 

Students and Hill House Health Center Partner to Help Others 

D.E. Williams sixth graders and students at Montour High School opened their hearts to the less fortunate this 

holiday season. Working with the Hill House Health Center, Montour High School senior Cassandra Wozniak 

spearheaded the adopt-a-family service project. Seven families were adopted, ranging in size from two to seven 

people. With help from student council, Cure Finders, Interact, National Honor Society, SADD, TriM, and FEA, the 

sixth grade and high school students and staff collected an outpouring of money, gifts, and food to donate. 

Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport and 

Montour Students Team Up for Hunger Relief Awareness 

In a continued effort to encourage students to think globally by acting locally, volunteers from Doubletree Hotel 

Pittsburgh Airport teamed up with the World Food Program USA and students from David E. Williams Middle 

School this fall to generate awareness and act on impacting hunger relief. 

Through this special educational initiative appropriately entitled, “Teaching Kids to CARE Community Food Drive 

to Fight World Hunger,” students learned about the current issues with the economy and how they can make a dent 

in ending hunger in their community. Students helped coordinate the local “Great Community Food Drive” with the 

Doubletree staff to collect nonperishable food items for local food relief and service organizations. This is part of 

a worldwide initiative through Doubletree Hotels “Teaching Kids to CARE” (award-winning) program. 

“We are proud to be a sponsor to this cause. We’ll celebrate our brand’s commitment to helping our 

communities and encourage our hotel team members and customers to get involved in this too,” said hotel 

manager Carol Ifft. 

This is the ninth consecutive year that the Doubletree is involved with the TKTC program and the fourth year that 

they worked with the students from David E. Williams Middle School. 

30 Allegheny West Magazine Januay 2011 

Forest Grove Sharing Committee Hosts a 

Successful Diabetes Walk to Help Others 

In November, the Sharing Committee held a Diabetes Walk around the 

school so students could help raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research 

Foundation. Linda Malia, a parent that has a kindergartner in the school, 

wanted to help kids to understand about diabetes. She contacted Mary 

Catherine Houser, Development Coordinator for JDRF, who helped the school 

set up the walk. JDRF also brought in Panera that partners with them for the 

walks. Panera provided all the students with a free cinch bag at the assembly 

on Friday and on Saturday provided free bagels for everyone. 

TO REACH THE SCHOOLS 

Dr. Donald Boyer, Superintendent 

(412) 490-6500, ext. 6222 

boyerd@mail.montourschools.com 

Dr. Christopher Stone 

Director of Curriculum & Instruction 

(412) 771-8802, ext. 2611 

stonec@mail.montourschools.com 

Mr. Jason Burik, Asst. to the Supt. 

(412) 490-6400, ext. 6231 

burikjason@mail.montourschools.com 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Mr. Todd Price, Principal 

(412) 771-8802, ext. 2614 

pricet@mail.montourschools.com 

Mr. Gerry Solomon, Asst. Principal 

(412) 771-8802, ext. 2619 

solomong@mail.montourschools.com 

Mr. Michael Marvin, Asst. Principal 

(412) 771-8802, ext. 2620 

marvinm@mail.montourschools.com 

D. E. WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL 

GRADES 7 & 8 

Mr. Dominick Salpeck, Principal 

(412) 921-2727 

salpeckd@mail.montourschools.com 

GRADES 5 & 6 

FOREST GROVE ELEMENTARY 

Dr. Eric Sparkenbaugh, Principal 

(412) 264-6452 

sparkenbaughe@mail.montourschools.com 

BURKETT & INGRAM ELEMENTARY 

Mr. Dan DiDesiderio, Principal 

(412) 787-0408 

desideriod@mail.montourschools.com 

www.montourschools.com

Another Blockbuster Hit in Store at Montour High School! 

“How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” is reopening on 

Broadway this February starring Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe! 

But how lucky are the residents of Montour that the talented students of 

Montour High School will perform this entertaining show on April 28, 29, 30 

and May 1, 5, 6 and 7! Tammy Townsend and Vicky Harmasch are joining 

together again to show off the talent that has been entertaining Montour 

audiences for the past seven years. 

“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” opened on Broadway 

in October 1961. The musical ran for over 1,400 performances and won 

many awards, including seven Tony Awards. 

The comical story follows a young window cleaner who takes the advice of 

a book entitled “How to Succeed in Business” to begin a meteoric rise from 

the mail room to vice-president of advertising at The World Wide Wicket 

Company. Finch’s unorthodox and morally-questionable business practices 

jeopardize not only his career, but also his romance with secretary 

Rosemary Pilkington and the future of all of the quirky and lovable 

employees of The World Wide Wicket Company. With a beloved score by 

Frank Loesser, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” is 

packed with songs you’ll go home singing such as “I Believe in You,” 

Band Performs in the Community 

“Happy to Keep His Dinner 

Warm,” “The Company Way,” 

“Been a Long Day,” 

“Rosemary,” and “Brotherhood 

of Man.” 

Heading up Montour’s cast 

are Colin Vitale as Finch, Alan 

Bentley as Gatch, Richard Tran as 

Jenkins, Douglas McGlynn as 

Matthews, and Mark Schlaegle as 

Tackaberry. Also cast in the 

show are Justin Powell as 

J.B.Biggley, Hayley Gombita as Rosemary, Jeff Lowden as Bratt, Hope Anthony as 

Smitty, Jason Marko as Bud Frump, Rachel Gabauer as Miss Krumholtz, Hattie Parent 

as Miss Davis, Julia Stamatakis as Miss Priss, Marina Giannirakis as Miss Jones, Eric 

Johnston as Twimble, Ciara Boeltz as Hedy LaRue, Mike Mantini as Ovington, Alan 

Bentley as Toynbee, and Doug McGlynn as the TV announcer. 

Watch for more information about this terrific show by visiting 

www.montourmusical.com. 

ABOVE AND RIGHT: The 

Montour Marching Band has 

represented the school district 

out in the community in a 

variety of performing venues 

this year to date. To p pictures, 

under the direction of Cindi 

Mancini, the band performed at 

Heinz Field; right photo, the 

band performed in the annual 

Celebrate the Seasons parade 

in d owntown P ittsburgh wh ere 

they h ad a c hance to s how o ff 

their new uniforms. Pictured is 

baritone senior Brandon Tallon. 

The band is preparing to travel 

to Chicago this spring to 

perform in the 2011 Chicago 

Saint Patrick’s Day parade on 

March 12. While there, the 

band will visit the historic Navy 

Pier, Natural History Museum, 

Art Institute, the Skydeck at 

Sears Tower, and more. 

PHOTOS BY JANE TALLON 


Montour 

Fifth Graders Take Part in K’NEX Challenge 

A team of four fifth grade students from the Montour School District participated in the Allegheny 

Intermediate Unit 3 K’NEX Challenge. The students were Mitchell Bentley, Nicholas Nazak, Caitlyn 

McCloskey, and Brian Duggan. The students needed to create a K’NEX structure that would move a 

ping pong ball from one side of the table to the other lengthwise. Students were only permitted to use 

K’NEX pieces for the challenge. The judging criteria used: creativity, teamwork, challenge success, and 

design. Awards were given to the top three teams in grades 4-5. Montour “K’Nexperts,” team name, 

earned a 2 nd place with their challenge project titled “The Spartan Express.” 

Students Remember Military Overseas with Operation Shoebox 

On December 22, Montour Upper Middle School’s Team Leadership Core (TLC) members and select 

7 th and 8 th grade students visited the home and workshop of Summer Tissue, founder of Military 

Connections. Military Connections is a nonprofit organization that provides care packages, equipment, 

and various supplies to U.S. military soldiers (www.militaryconnections.org). Military Connections was 

established in 2005 and, with 150 volunteers, is able to send approximately 20,000 packages to 

soldiers overseas each year. 

TLC sponsored a collection drive, “Operation Shoebox,” throughout the week of December 5 to 

help with Ms. Tissue’s efforts. Students and staff were asked to donate any of the following: food, 

healthcare, supply, and morale booster items. In a matter of only one week, TLC was able to collect 

over 120 shoeboxes and more than 1,500 total items. The TLC members and select 7 th and 8 th grade 

students worked tirelessly to pack and wrap each shoebox with at least one item from each category. 

Team Leadership Core- TLC was developed by the Montour School District’s Middle School 

Counselors as a program for students to create and promote service learning projects throughout 

the school year. 

High School Business Students Place 2nd in FedEx Junior Achievement 

On December 3, seven teams from the high school business classes participated in the Fed Ex Junior 

Achievement Titan Business Challenge against many other schools in the Southwestern Pennsylvania area. The Junior 

Achievement Titan challenge is a business strategy tournament using the JA Titan program – an online business 

simulation. The competition is uniquely designed to unleash student creativity, test leadership skills, and 

demonstrate the competitive nature of the free enterprise system. 

Under the direction and guidance of Montour High School business teacher Nate Galiyas and host-sponsor 

consultants Jered Rollins and Cheryl Thomas from First Niagara Bank, the team of 11 th grade students Anthony 

Zukowski, Vinny Depascale, and Quinn Taylor did exceptionally well. By making key management decisions in 

running their business, the students finished in 2 nd place. Each student won $100 in prizes, and now will move on to 

compete in the Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge Grand Championship Event against teams from across 

the state in May. 

Forest Grove PTA invites all to attend their annual fashion show. Their main fundraising event, last year it 

raised $18,000 and drew 300 attendees. Funds support the educational programs, the arts, and social 

programs for the students. To donate, or to buy tickets, contact RaeAnn Gordon, (412) 327-8781. 

Student Selected 

for PMEA Honors Choir 

Montour High School junior Olivia Barth 

was chosen from Montour for the Pennsylvania 

Music Educators 

Association (PMEA) 

Honors Choir. She 

auditioned against 30 

other schools. 

Olivia memorized and 

performed the song, 

“Exultalte Deo” for her 

audition. As a member of this 

year’s Honors Choir, Olivia performed with 

the group in October at Seton Hill University. 

When not singing, Olivia is a majorette in 

marching band, and she plays the flute and 

piccolo. 

After graduation, she hopes to include 

musical theatre or choir as her minor. 


Bishop Canevin 

LEFT: Students 

from Bishop 

Canevin High 

School dressed 

up to the nines 

this fall for a field 

trip to downtown 

Pittsburgh where 

they enjoyed a 

performance of 

the Pittsburgh 

Opera. 

Pittsburgh Technical Institute 

Professional Dress Sale Readies Young Adults for Work 

Students in the Meeting and Event Planning, Professional Selling, Retail 

Management, Visual Merchandising, and Principles of Marketing Classes at PTI 

are getting a hands-on learning opportunity through the school’s Professional 

Dress Sale. The next sale will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, from 

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. in the school’s Gallery. In 2011, 

the next such event will be held in June. 

The New to You Professional Dress Sale gives business students the 

opportunity to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it in action 

through hands-on learning. 

The school is accepting all gently worn, professional clothing for men or 

women (suits, pants, shirts, skirts, blouses, belts, ties, coats, accessories). 

Most needed are men’s size dress clothing, especially larger sizes. 

The students run the event from beginning to end. They have been operating 

this program for the past three years. 

Because young students starting out don’t always have the proper clothing 

to wear on their internship or job interviews, and because student budgets are 

stretched, this provides an opportunity for them to purchase business suits 

and professional attire. This sale offers a wide variety of clothing appropriate 

for interviewing and working at reasonable prices. Students can use the suits 

and accessories they purchase as the foundation of their professional 

wardrobe. 

All items are priced at $1 or less. All PTI students can shop the sale, but 

those students close to graduation receive a $2 merchandise voucher, making 

it possible for them to acquire a complete suit or outfit without paying 

anything. 

PTI also invites a local hair salon in to demonstrate professional hair and 

makeup styles. 

Any proceeds generated by the sale are used for PTI community service 

projects. Donations are welcome at any time and will be stored for the next 

sale. Anyone wishing to donate gently used professional clothing can contact 

Michael Discello, Department Chair, School of Business, at 

discello.michael@pti.edu or call (412) 809-5100. 

COMING UP: Concept Car Competition, h ttp://www.pti.edu/events/ 

concept-car.html, Registration deadline: January 14, 2011, Competition 

date: April 30, 2011, 6 p.m. 

Community College of Allegheny County 

CCAC will host free informational sessions in January on the college’s 

upcoming Natural Gas Roustabout Training program. The program is available 

to those qualified participants. Sessions are planned for January 24-28 at 

different CCAC campuses across the region. 

Roustabouts prepare sites or natural gas well drilling, set up and dismantle 

rigs for movement to other locations, and perform all forms of general labor. 

Those interested in the training should be comfortable working with hand tools, 

machines, and heavy equipment. Roustabouts perform hand manual labor 

outdoors in all seasons, work long hours, and travel to work in different 

Pennsylvania and West Virginia counties. Temporary relocation also may be 

required. 

According to a December 2010 report by Pennsylvania Workforce Develop- 

ment, average annual wages for roustabouts are approximately $28,000. 

For more information, call (412) 369-3703. 

CCAC-West Hills Center will begin the next session of Mechatronics classes for 

the Spring 2011 semester this month. The Mechatronics program is tuition-free 

to those who qualify, and students may earn up to 17 credits towards an 

associate’s degree in engineering. Part-time sessions will begin January 24. 

Evening and online sessions are available options for the upcoming spring 

semester. Those participating in the 20-week evening session will attend 

Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. Students who choose a blend of 

classroom and online options are required to fulfill six-hour lab sessions per 

week on Monday and Tuesday evenings between 3 and 8 p.m., as well as selfstudying 

at home for a total of 25 weeks. 

For more information, contact Sylvia Elsayed at (412) 788-7534. 


St. Malachy 

Rewards for Making Honor Roll 

LEFT TO RIGHT: Congratulations to Danny Farrell, a second grader at 

St. Malachy School, pictured with Mrs. Janet Escovitz, principal, who 

won the autographed Troy Polamalu Steelers helmet raffled by the St . 

Malachy School PTG. Danny’s grandmother bought the winning ticket 

(#192) for him at one of the PTG’s monthly pancake breakfasts. The 

PTG sold over 200 tickets for the raffle. A generous parishioner 

donated the helmet to the school. 

St. Malachy School students recently attended a field trip at the 

Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Second grade took a class on 

the African Safari. Third grade learned about Native Americans. The 

4 th grade explored the world of Rocks and Minerals. After their 

respective classes, the students ate lunch together and toured 

Dinosaur Hall. Pictured: Cole Karlik, Shannon Logsdon, Isabella 

Szurlej, Cameron Kunes, Nicolas Dreger, Nicholas Mosur, Timothy 

Pryle. 

St. Malachy School students in grades 5 through 8 who make honor roll are rewarded 

by having the opportunity to attend a special field trip. Recently, the 36 honor roll students 

from the first reporting period, along with school principal Janet Escovitz and several 

chaperones, traveled to the Consol Energy Center to watch this year’s Pittsburgh Penguins 

open practice. 

St. Malachy joined 10,000 other students from around the Pittsburgh area for several 

hours of fun-filled excitement in Pittsburgh’s newest, state-of-the-art sports complex. The 

open practice was hosted by Penguins announcers Phil Bourque and Paul Steigerwald, and 

began with a riveting “Pens holiday video” which depicted game film played to Christmas 

music. The “Old 29-er” and “Steigy” then introduced Coach Dan Bylsma and the players. 

To no surprise, team Captain Sidney Crosby received the loudest ovation. During the 

practice session, Coach Bylsma explained the various drills he ran the team through. The 

day included interviews with several players, including Crosby and goalie Marc Andre- 

Fleury. 

Christmas Concert Brings Celebration to Forefront 

St. Malachy School students entertained their family and friends with an evening celebration of Christmas. Both 

Beginning and Advanced Bands, under the direction of Lloyd Daigle, performed several Christmas tunes. Both bands 

included students from St. Malachy School as well as St. Joseph School in Coraopolis. Following the band, four-year 

old preschoolers and kindergartners sang some very familiar Christmas songs. 

Highlight of the evening was when the whole school came together to perform a Christmas play called The Twelve 

Months of Christmas, a play about how “wise persons” are still seeking Jesus over two thousand years after his birth. 

The entire student body also made over 200 Christmas cards for the home-bound in our area, and also participated 

in the Angel Trees for St. Malachy and St. John of God. In addition, the students collected food to assist the F.O.R. with 

their charitable efforts. 

PICTURED, RIGHT, Top: Thomas DeAngelis - St. Malachy and Justin Schwartz - St. Joseph; bottom: Luke 

Rossetti, Jordan Myers, Johnny McGuane, and Andie Fleck. 

Cheerleaders Take Part in Holiday Parade 

LEFT: Over the summer the St. Malachy School Cheerleaders participated in a Universal 

Cheerleaders Association camp during which St . Malachy Cheerleaders Emily Davis, Dana 

Fiola, Jennie Falgione and Christina Trocchio were selected as UCA All Stars. On Thanksgiving 

Day, Jennifer, Emily, and Christina, pictured, as well as 190 other All Stars from all over 

the USA participated in the 91st Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia. 


municipal roundup 

Kennedy Township 

Shelter sign-ups for Kennedy Township’s Fairhaven Park got underway on January 

13. Groups, families, and others wishing to rent one of the park’s shelters for the 

2011 season can stop in at the township municipal center, 340 Forest Grove Road, 

to fill out an application. 

Fairhaven Park is situated on 30+ acres with three picnic shelters plus a gazebo. 

Each shelter includes a grill, water, electricity, and indoor restrooms. 

In addition, there are two playgrounds, tennis courts, bocce court, horseshoe 

court, inline skating rink, soccer field, volleyball court, and several ballfields. 

For more information, call the township at (412) 771-2321. 

A 60-inch diameter pipe will be installed by Mongiovi and Son Excavating from 

Singer Avenue in McKees Rocks to Pine Hollow Road in Stowe and Kennedy 

Townships starting in April. The project will end at the intersection of Broadway 

Avenue and Pine Hollow Road. Kennedy Township residents residing on Pine Hollow 

Road will be impacted from April 2011 to October 2011. During construction the 

road will be closed to through traffic and detoured. Follow up alerts will follow as 

construction progresses. 

Robinson Township 

A swimming pool on sprawling grounds at Clever Park, Burkett Park with its 

multi-levels and numerous ballfields, and Groveton Park, a smaller facility used 

primarily for its sports fields, are all part of Robinson Township’s parks system. 

Over the years, as the township has grown, so has the use of the parks as well 

as the need to better serve its residents. 

To that end, the township has undertaken a comprehensive parks plan this year 

to determine how to better serve the parks and recreation program in the coming 

decade. 

In order to gather the feedback needed to determine where the township’s 

parks resources currently fare and how to move forward to improve them, 

Robinson Township is asking residents to visit their Web site and click on the 

comprehensive plan link on the home page. There, residents can access each of 

the park’s amenities to see what is currently available for their use. Residents can 

then provide comments on the feedback page. 

The township hopes its residents will take a few minutes to provide their 

comments on their community’s recreation sites so that officials can properly 

review the information and make future decisions to better improve the parks and 

recreation program for its residents. 

www. 

townshipofrobinson.com 

thornburg-pa.gov 

kennedytwp.com 

ingramborough.org 

pennsburyvillageboro.com 

Shelter signups are now 

underway at each of the 

community’s municipal buildings 

for rental reservations 

during the 2011 season. 

Thornburg Borough 

Thornburg Borough Council last fall conducted a comprehensive survey of both borough residents and non-residents 

regarding the use of the conservation area that has been used in recent years as a community dog park. Options the 

council is considering are the extent of dog presence in the park, dogs on-lead or off-lead, an enclosed area or parkwide 

access for dogs, no dogs in the park, a permit system with a fixed number of permits issued, alternating days or 

times for dogs in the park, and other options. 

Thornburg Borough Council collected and reviewed survey data from nearly 200 park users as well as almost 70 

Thornburg residents who responded to their online survey request. Of those, 20 were Thornburg residents who use the 

park with their dogs, while approximately 15 other residents use the park for purposes other than with dogs. About 

70% of the residents preferred that the park be used for a dog so long as the dog is on a lead. 



Turn a Good Customer 

into a Great Customer! 

PRESENTED BY 

BETH CALDWELL 

One way that you can make 2011 a great year is to drop those 

customers who drain you of time, energy, and money. Instead, spend 

80% of your time focusing on those customers who are loyal to you, 

happy with you, and easy to work with. You will find that you enjoy working 

more when you are working with people you like and who also like working 

with you. Here are some tips for creating customer loyalty: 

1. Use technology to remember the likes and dislikes of your 

clients. Depending on the type of business you own, your client likes 

styles, colors, times of days, etc. If you are in the service industry, use 

technology to note information about your client so that you can show 

genuine interest in their family and business. Example: Hi John, I was just 

thinking of you the other day when I saw a soccer game; I remembered that 

your son plays soccer. How is he (always be genuine). 

2. Under promise and over deliver. If you think you can get a delivery 

or a project done by the end of the week, promise to have it done by the 

end of next week. This allows for any unplanned interruptions or 

challenges, and if you do get the project done and delivered early, the 

client will be very pleased. This also will decrease your personal stress, 

because if you do have a delay and have promised something, you may 

find yourself working late into the evening and missing time with your family 

because you need to honor your commitment. 

3. Keep your clients informed. Stay in touch either quarterly or monthly 

with your regular clients and even your potential and past clients. Keep 

them informed about trends in your industry, news in your office, and tips 

that will generally help them. This also helps you build a relationship with 

your clients that you don’t see face to face. Remember that people do 

business with people they know and like. 

4. Thank your clients. I have had my car and homeowner’s insurance 

with the same company for over 15 years. I have paid them nearly 

$20,000 in premiums and have never once received a thank you card, a 

holiday card, or even a newsletter. When a friend of mine opened her own 

insurance firm, I switched without a second thought. 

5. Combat the “reward systems” that so many businesses offer. 

Surprise your best customers with a gift certificate in your off season, or a 

useful premium gift with your logo. Write a note saying, “You’ve earned our 

appreciation.” 

This information is provided courtesy of Beth Caldwell, owner of 

Pittsburgh Professional Women. For more information, contact Beth 

at (412) 202-6983. To learn more, visit 

www.pittsburghprofessionalwomen.net 

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Curves, call (724) 695-3968. 

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State Rep.Mark Mustio offers a comprehensive set of resources regarding the Marcellus Shale industry on his Web 

site at www.repmustio.com. The page includes answers to frequently asked questions, legal issues, workforce and 

community impacts, considerations for business and family transitions, and more. 

State Sentor Wayne Fontana said people whose unemployment compensation benefits expired before the 99 

week limit should continue filing claims. 

“While Congress debates extending unemployment benefits for those looking for work, folks should continue filing. 

This will allow payments to be sped up in the event that Congress does approve this necessary extension.” 

Fontana said officials from the state Department of Labor & Industry have advised him that they mailed notices to 

nearly 100,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians whose benefits ended, or soon will end, with instructions on how to 

continue filing. 

“Thousands of people across the state are relying on these benefits to provide for themselves and their families,” 

Fontana said. “If Congress doesn’t act soon, it is estimated that about 72,000 Pennsylvanians will lose their benefits in 

January.” 

“Unemployment compensation provides at least some relief to those who truly need it due to the economic 

downturn. Not to mention, delaying or neglecting benefits could further strain our economy.” 

For more information about filing for unemployment compensation in Pennsylvania, visit www.uc.pa.gov. 

STATE REP. 

NICK KOTIK 

1004 Fifth Ave. 

Coraopolis PA 15108 

(412) 264-4260 

STATE REP. 

DANIEL DEASY 

436 South Main Street 

Pittsburgh, PA 15220 

(412) 928-9514 

www.pahouse.com/Deasy 

STATE SEN. 

JOHN PIPPY 


Moon Township, PA 15108 

(412) 262-2260 

jpippy@pasen.gov 

STATE SEN. 

WAYNE FONTANA 

524 Pine Hollow Rd. 

Kennedy Twp., PA 15136 

(412) 331-1208 

fontana@pasenate.com 

www.senatorfontana.com 

STATE REP. 

MATTHEW SMITH 

319 Castle Shannon Blvd. 

PIttsburgh PA 15234 

(412) 571-2169 

STATE REP. 

MARK MUSTIO 


Moon Township, PA 15108 

(412) 262-3780 

www.repmustio.com 


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OPPOSITE PAGE: 

Top left, Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota Moon Run Lodge 88; 

top right, Moon Run coal tipple was the end of the Montour Railroad 

track. 

THIS PAGE: 

Top, D r. Burkett’s home; bottom, D r. Burkett’s medical office 

on Steubenville Pike. 

PHOTOS OBTAINED FROM RECORDS OF THE ROBINSON TOWNSHIP 

HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 


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Ingram Borough 

40 West Prospect Street 


(412) 921-3625 

www.ingramborough.org 

Kennedy Township 

340 Forest Grove Road 

Coraopolis, PA 15108 

(412) 771-2321 

www.kennedytwp.com 

Pennsbury Village 

1043 Pennsbury Boulevard 


(412) 279-7876 

www.pennsburyvillageboro.com 


1000 Church Hill Road 


(412) 788-8120 

www.townshipofrobinson.com 

Thornburg 

545 Hamilton Road 


(412) 921-3713 

www.thornburg-pa.gov 

Community ConnectionsMUNICIPALITIES 

Char-West Council of Govts. 

1 Veterans Way, Ste. 202 

Carnegie, PA 15106 

(412) 279-3333 

PUBLIC & PRIVATE 

SCHOOLS K-12 

Holy Trinity School 

5720 Steubenville Pike 

McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 787-2656 

www.holy-trinity-school.org 

Montour School District 

223 Clever Road 


(412) 490-6500 

www.montourschools.com 

Parkway West Career & 

Technology Center 

7101 Steubenville Pike 

Oakdale, PA 15071 

(412) 923-1772 

www.parkwaywest.org 

Propel-MONTOUR 

340 Bilmar Drive 


(412) 539-0100 

http://montour.propelschools.org 


Christian School 

77 Phillips Lane 


(412) 787-5919 

www.rtcsonline.org 

St. Malachy School 

343 Forest Grove Road 

Coraopolis, PA 15108 

(412) 771-4545 

http://stmalachyschool.net 

This list includes only those public and private schools 

located within the municipalities served by the 

Montour Edition of Allegheny West Magazine. 

EMERGENCIES: 

Dial 911 

CHURCHES 

Ascension Lutheran Church 

1290 Silver Lane, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 859-3711 

www.ascensionlutheranchurchofpa.com 

Ascension Parish 

114 Berry Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-1230 

http://www.ascensiondiopitt.org 

Church of Jesus Christ 

227 Herbst Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108 

(412) 771-1335 

Church of the Nativity Episcopal 

33 Alice Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-4103 

Covenant Family Church 

P.O. Box 15533, Pittsburgh, PA 15244 

(724) 263-7147, www.covfamchurch.org 

Crafton Hts. 1st UP Church 

50 Stratmore Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-9024, www.chup.org 

Crafton United Methodist Church 

43 Belvidere Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-3381, http://www.gbgm-umc.org/ 

craftonumc/ 

Crafton UP Church 

80 Bradford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-2293, http://craftonup.com 

First Baptist Church of Crafton 

1 Oregon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 922-5382 

Forest Grove Comm. 

Presbyterian Church 

20 Williams Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108 

(412) 788-1081 

www.forestgrovecommunitychurch.org 

Hawthorne Ave. 

Presbyterian Church 

90 Hawthorne Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-2504 

Hillside Christian Community 

1050 Campbells Run Road, Carnegie, PA 15106 

(412) 279-2996 

www.hillsidechristiancommunity.com 

His Disciples Outreach Ministries 

1 Crafton Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(724) 498-6326 

Holy Trinity PNC Church 

200 Grace Street, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 331-6459 

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church 

5718 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 787-2140 

http://holytrinity-robinson.e-paluch.com/ 

Ingram United Presbyterian Church 

30 West Prospect Avenue 

Pittsburgh, PA 15205, (412) 921-2323 

Ken Mawr UP Church 

1760 Pine Hollow Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 331-2863, http://www.kenmawrchurch.org 

Kennedy First Alliance Church 

941 McCoy Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 331-6145 

Moon Run UP Church 

2358 McKees Rocks Road, McKees Rocks, PA 

15136, (412) 787-1076 

Providence Presbyterian Church 

77 Phillips Lane, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 788-6100, http://www.providence-pca.net 

St. Malachy Church 

343 Forest Grove Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108 

(412) 771-5483, http://www.stmalachypgh.org 

St. Philips RC Church 

50 West Crafton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 922-6300 

http://www.saintphilipchurch.org/info.php 

The Bible Chapel 

@ PIttsburgh Technical Institute 

(724) 941-8990, www.biblechapel.org/robinson 

Union Presbyterian Church 

6165 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

(412) 787-1818, www.unionpresbychurch.org 

Windhaven Christian Church 

1040 E. Windhaven Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 

(412) 921-3231, http://www.windhavencc.com 

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, SOCIAL, YOUTH & CIVIC GROUPS 

AARP 2203 McKees Rocks, (412) 771-5183 

AARP Robinson, (724) 622-2430 

American Legion Post 464 Kennedy, (412) 331-0260 

American Legion Post 145 Crafton, (412) 921-9307 

American Legion Post 618 Sto-Rox, (412) 331-9083 

American Legion Post 862 Robinson, (412) 787-1113 

Boy Scouts, Grtr. Pgh. Council-Frontier, (412) 325-7995 

Boys & Girls Club, (412) 771-0428 

C.I.T. Baseball & Softball, (412) 922-7808 

Coraopolis Dist. Sportsmen’s Assn., (412) 264-9920 

Daughters of the American Revolution, www.dar.org 

Elks BPO #1263, (412) 331-9387 

Forest Grove Sportsmen, (412) 269-0942 

Girl Scouts, WPA, (724) 774-3553 

Hilltop Seniors, (412) 331-0735 

Hollow Oak Land Trust, (412) 264-5354 

Ingram Girls Softball, (412) 922-6931 

Ingram Historical Society, TBA 

Ingram Women’s Civic Club, (412) 937-9737 

Kenmawr Seniors, (412) 771-0867 

Kennedy Twp. Firemen’s Club, (412) 331-5031 

Kennedy Garden Club, (412) 331-6175 

Kennedy Twp. Horseshoe League, (412) 269-7257 

Kiwanis, (412) 264-8862 

Meals on Wheels (Crafton-Ingram-Robinson), 

(412) 922-0909 

Meals on Wheels (Sto-Ken-Rocks), (412) 771-4304 

Montour Run Watershed Assn., TBA 

Montour Youth Soccer Assn., www.montoursoccer.com 

Montour Trail Council, (412) 257-3011 

Robinson Lions Club, (412) 859-0209 

Robinson Township Basketball, TBA 

Robinson Township Girls Softball, (412) 788-6990 

Robinson Township Library, (412) 787-3906 

Rotary - Crafton-Ingram, (412) 849-0640 

Rotary - McKees Rocks, (412) 771-0900 

Rotary - Parkway West, (412) 287-9273 

Ruffed Grouse, (412) 262-4044 

Sounds of Pittsburgh Sweet Adelines, (724) 528-1697 

Thornburg Community Club, (412) 920-5870 

VFW Vesle Post 418, (412) 771-7034 

This list includes only those nonprofit organizations which are all-volunteer and are located within the municipalities served by the Montour Edition of Allegheny West Magazine. 


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