December 2010 - Allegheny West Magazine

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Findlay TownshipIn November the Board of Supervisors approved two land developmentapplications. The first one was for Alro Steel which is proposing a 99,743-square-foot office/warehouse/ distribution center for steel products. They willbe locating on a 15-acre parcel in the Findlay Industrial Park. The second paddevelopment application was for the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department. Theyreceived approval for a 10,400-square-foot public service building on a 1.52-acre parcel that the Fire Department owns off of Pine Street in Imperial.Also, the Village at Clinton Lake, a 115 townhouse unit planned developmentoff of Clinton Road, started construction. A.R. Building Company anticipatesutilities and roadway to be completed by the end of the year.Findlay Police Department was among 30 area police departments that werehonored in November with AAA’s Platinum awards for their highway safetyactivities. An awards luncheon was held to honor the platinum winners and otherdepartments that excelled in making their communities safer. In 2009, 1,256traffic fatalities occurred on Pennsylvania highways. This program recognizedofficers who conduct traffic safety education and/or enforcement programs tomake their communities safer.Oakdale BoroughThe Oakdale Volunteer Fire Department and Moore’s Hardware will again besponsoring the Annual Christmas Lights Contest for Oakdale residents. The housewith the best exterior illumination will win a $25 gift certificate to Moore’sHardware.The Oakdale Borough office will be closed at noon on Thursday, December 23and all day Friday, December 24. The office will also close at noon on ThursdayDecember 30 and will be closed all day Friday, December 31.“America’s Hometown” Proudly Unveils New Parklet in TownOakdale residents and officials kicked off the holiday season on November 27with light-up night festivities and a dedication of the mural at the former Boock’sBar property. The borough purchased the lot. Sprout, the organization thatprovided the artist, Diane Adams, for the mural through a grant the boroughreceived, arranged for the artist to undertake the project.The event included welcoming remarks by Bill Gamble, with prayer by ReverendMark Simons, and Pledge of Allegiance led by Pete Longstreth, a World War IIveteran. Oakdale Mayor Ross Rohbeck, Sr. led the tree lighting. Music wasprovided by Clem Rolin & the West Hills Symphonic Band. Oakdale Boroughchildren sang Christmas carols. Retired Oakdale railroaders Cecil Howell and PhilMackey were on hand, as were Roger Williams of the Oakdale Fire Department; AlPifer, president of the Oakdale Ball Park Youth League; John and Audrey Moore;Oakdale Borough veterans and Legionaires; Dr. Anthony and Ermi Palmieri; andTim Esken, park contractor.Borough council members were there, as were legislators and District JusticeAnthony Saveikis.Curt Gettman, public art manager of Sprout, made comments, as did DianeAdams. The event concluded with a finale by the West Hills Symphonic Band and thearrival of Santa.North Fayette TownshipThe Tonidale Bridge replacement project is underway. Traffic is beingdetoured for those traveling Montour Church Road at the Tonidale exit. Trafficon Route 22-30 is being funneled into a single lane, and traffic delays may bepossible during the bridge project.FROM THE POLICE CHIEFA $2.8 million project to replace the bridge that carries Kelso Road overRoute 22 in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, is underway.The bridge is between Steubenville Pike and Partridge Lane. To allow thenecessary work to occur, Kelso Road will be closed to traffic in the bridgearea between the on-and-off ramps to Route 22 continuously through June2011. The ramps will remain open during the work. Although Kelso Road isa locally owned roadway, PennDOT owns the bridge. About 1,538 vehiclesuse the bridge on an average day. Signs will be posted to guide motoristsaround the closure. Local residents are encouraged to find alternateroutes.The North Fayette Police Department began utilizing a new communicationsservicelast month that allows them to send important, valuablecommunity information directly to residents using the latest technology.The Nixle Community Information Service allows them to create andpublish messages to be delivered to subscribed residents instantly via cellphone text message and/or e-mail. Notifications can also be accessedonline at Nixle’s Web site at www.nixle.com.Messages may include crime watch, traffic, and weather alerts as well asother relevant safety and community event information.The service is reliable and free to use.The messages can be sent specifically to residents registered within a ¼mile radius, giving them the opportunity to receive trustworthy informationrelevant only to their neighborhood. Residents decide from which localagencies they want to receive information. Subscribers can also choose theway in which alerts are received, whether it is by email, text message, orover the web.There is NO spam and NO hidden cost. Standard text messaging ratesdo apply.Nixle builds on the foundations of other public-to-public communicationservices, such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, but adds a keycomponent: security. When citizens receive information from our agency viaNixle, they know it can be trusted.Residents of North Fayette Township and those in neighboring communitiescan immediately begin receiving pertinent information via textmessage, e-mail, and web by registering at www.nixle.com.Type in “Allegheny West Magazine” in the “search” box at the top of the Facebook page, and you will find us. Become a fanso you can receive updates of information around the community. We post events and news that we receive in between magazineissues so you don’t miss anything going on in your hometown.Share news about your neighborhood or your group, too! Become a fan! Start posting!Facebook is another way we are connecting the community with good, positive news about the people, places, and events thatmake this region a great place to live and work.68 Allegheny West Magazine December 2010
Community ConnectionsMUNICIPALITIESFINDLAY TOWNSHIP1271Route 30Clinton, PA 15026(724) 695-0500www.findlay.pa.usNORTH FAYETTETOWNSHIP400 North Branch RoadOakdale, PA 15071(412) 788-4888www.north-fayette.comOAKDALE BOROUGH6115 Noblestown RoadOakdale, PA 15071(724) 693-9740www.oakdaleborough.comMcDONALD BOROUGH151 School StreetMcDonald, PA 15057(724) 926-8711www.mcdonaldboro.comEMERGENCIES:Dial 911COMMUNITY GROUPSPUBLIC & PRIVATESCHOOLS K-12West AlleghenySchool District600 Donaldson RoadOakdale, PA 15071(724) 695-3422www.westasd.orgParkway West Career &Technology Center7101 Steubenville PikeOakdale, PA 15071(412) 923-1772www.parkwaywest.orgThis list includes only those public and privateschools located within the municipalities servedby the West Allegheny Edition of Allegheny WestMagazineAl-A-Non, West A area, (724) 926-3396American Legion Post 171 Oakdale, (724) 693-8759American Legion Post 335 Imperial, (724) 695-0491Boy Scouts-Grtr. Pgh. Council-Frontier, (412) 325-7971 or 7995Findlay Athletic Assn., (724) 255-3139Girl Scouts WPA, (724) 774-3553Heritage Public Library-McDonald, (724) 926-8400Kiwanis Club #1571, (724) 899-3695Lions Club Imperial, (724) 513-7616Masonic Lodge #669, (724) 693-8274McDonald Area Redevelopment Assn., (724) 926-4617Meals on Wheels-Oakdale, (724) 693-8540Meals on Wheels-W.A., (724) 695-0634Montour Run Watershed Assn., (888)205-5778Montour Trail Council, (412) 257-3011Montour Valley Grange, (724) 695-0481Mothers of Preschoolers-Crossroads, (412) 494-9999Mothers of Preschoolers-Hebron, (724) 899-2276Mothers of Preschoolers-Valley, (724) 695-0300North Fayette Athletic Assn., (412) 580-0655North Fayette Garden Club, (724) 693-8413Oakdale Youth League, (724) 693-8951Rotary - Parkway West, (412) 287-9273CHURCHESAllegheny West Christian Church7600 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, PA 15071(412) 788-4988Church of Jesus Christ57 Moore Road, Imperial, PA 15126(724) 899-3935Church of The Living Christ220 West Allegheny Road, Imperial, PA 15126(724) 695-7188, www.cotlc.comChurch of the Nazarene507 Route 30, Imperial, PA 15126(724) 695-7669, www.nazarene.orgClinton UP Church25 Wilson Road, Clinton, PA 15026(724) 695-7993Clinton Wesleyan Church1022 Clinton Road, Clinton, PA 15026(724) 695-7076Covenant Family ChurchP. O. Box 15533, Pittsburgh, PA 15244(724) 263-7147, www.cfc-church.com(meets at Springhill Suites)Crossroads Methodist Church1000 Crossroads Drive, Oakdale, PA 15071(412) 494-9999, www.crossroadsumc.orgHebron Presbyterian Church1767 Route 30, Clinton, PA 15026(725) 899-2276Montours Presbyterian Church3151 Montour Church Road, Oakdale, PA 15071(412) 787-1050Noblestown United Methodist Church7313 Noblestown Road, Oakdale, PA 15071(724) 693-2755Noblestown UnitedPresbyterian Church7427 Noblestown Road, Oakdale, PA 15071(724) 693-8250Oakdale United Presbyterian Church62 Hastings Avenue, Oakdale, PA 15071(724) 693-8950Resurrection Lutheran Church7600 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, PA 15071(412) 788-4513St. Columbkille Church103 Church Road, Imperial, PA 15126(724) 695-7325, www.saintcolumbkilleparish.orgSt. Patrick’s Church7322 Noblestown Road, Oakdale, PA 15071(724) 693-9260, www.saint-patrick-parish.comThe Bible Chapel@ PIttsburgh Technical Institute(724) 941-8990, www.biblechapel.org/robinsonValley Presbyterian Church237 Main Street, Imperial, PA 15126(724) 695-0300, www.valleychurchweb.comWest Ridge Christian Church100 Gorwood Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108(724) 695-7500, www.wrccc.orgSenior Citizen Groups:- Findlay Township, (724) 695-0500- North Fayette Township, (724) 695-9118- Oakdale Community Center, (724) 693-8540- St. Columbkille, (724) 695-7325SNPJ Lodge 106, (724) 695-1411Sturgeon Athletic Club, (724) 926-2150The ROCK Community Center, (724) 693-2777VFW Ladies Auxiliary, (412) 788-4674VFW Post #7070 Oakdale, (412) 427-9195VFW Post #7714 Imperial, (724) 695-8866West Allegheny Food Pantry & Thrift Shop, (724) 695-1305West Allegheny Foundation, inquiries@wafounation.orgWest Allegheny Friends to Enhance the Library (WAFEL), (724) 695-8150West Allegheny Ministerium, (724) 693-8950West Allegheny Booster & PTA Groups, visit www.westasd.orgWestern Allegheny Community Library, (724) 695-8150West Allegheny Aqua Club, (412) 608-4583West Allegheny Arts Advocacy, (724) 695-3374West Allegheny Inline Hockey, (412) 334-2640West Allegheny Youth Assn., (724) 695-2449West Allegheny Youth Soccer Assn., (724) 695-1984West Allegheny Youth Wrestling, (724) 695-3787December 2010 Allegheny West Magazine 69
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