December 2010 - Allegheny West Magazine

around your townPeople You Know .....Jared Detwiler wasawarded the Honor Graduateof Marine Combat Training atCamp Geiger, North Carolinain October. He was #1 of320 Marines. A graduate ofWest Allegheny Senior HighSchool in June 2010, he iscurrently in Camp LeonardWood, Missouri attendingMOS, Marine OccupationalSpecialty of Military Police.He will attend Penn StateUniversity starting in January2011.Emma Wilson of Clinton was 8th in the4-H State Finals in Harrisburg in October.She placed 8th in “Classic Hunter UnderSaddle,” junior rider, riding her horse,Zippos Mistress. She belonged to the SilverSpurs 4-H, led by Jessica Swogger and KimFisher, and was trained at Youthtowne byJulie Beatty.Kent McElhattan, co-founder andchairman of Industrial ScientificCorporation, Oakdale, was recently electedchairman of the National Safety Council fora two-year term. He began his term onOctober 1 to serve this nonprofitorganization of 55,000 members.Courtney Holdrieth, a senior at Washington and Jefferson College and2007 graduate of West Allegheny, recently recorded her 1000th careerdig in a match against Grove City College, October 26. She then followedup that milestone by getting her 800th career kill against Bethany collegeon Senior Day in front of the home crowd.Courtney has produced another stellar year on the outside for thePresidents this fall. She leads the team with 207 digs and ranks third in kills(198) and service aces (17). She has amassed seven double-doubles,including a season-best 20 kills and 11 digs in a 3-2 loss at Thiel onSeptember 11.During her four-year career at W&J, Courtney has played in 111 matchesand has totaled 807 kills, 1030 digs and 91 service aces. (From the W&Jwebsite).Courtney will graduate in May with a double major in Art and Psychology.She will either attend school in New York City in order to follow her passionof becoming a professional make up artist or pursue graduate studies inart therapy.She has a 3.48 GPA and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.Courtney’s parents are Jeff and Beth Holdrieth and she has a sisterKaleigh.Bob Gambone, a resident ofWestbury in Findlay Township, recentlypublished his first book, “Pecan Pie:32 Business Success StoriesPassionately Baked to Order.”Previously, Bob was involved withGiant Eagle for 36 years where herose from cashier to a managementposition. He received dozens ofawards, including three President’sAwards, during his employment.Bob accepted an early retirementand started, Passion, Leadership,Results, a personal coachingbusiness for entrepreneurs to helpthem grow their business by tappinginto their passion and leadership.To learn more about Bob, or topurchase Bob’s book, visit http://bobgambonerecommendations.blogspot.com/or http://passionleadershipresults.blogspot.com.48 Allegheny West Magazine December 2010