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Pittsburgh pride in Peters Twp. Bower Hill Elementary School celebrates Pittsburgh Day By Harry Funk Multimedia reporter hfunk@thealmanac.net

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When it comes to Pittsburgh, mind your P’s: pierogies, Pirates, Penguins, the Point and the polka, to name a few. Oh, and Peters, the suburb where Bower Hill Elementary School hosted Pittsburgh Day March 24. “We’ve taught an entire social studies unit on Pittsburgh and the history of the city,” thirdgrade teacher Michelle Hanna explained, and the culminating event gave students the opportunity to make their own pierogies, learn how to dance the polka and illustrate character trading cards to reflect the region’s sports legacy. Speaking of illustrating, students had the opportunity to make art projects reminiscent of the work of one of Pittsburgh’s best-known natives. “The children are coloring two side-by-side pop art pictures, and then putting them on a background and autographing them to take home for their own Andy Warhol art display,” Hanna said in the midst of the morning’s activities. SEE PRIDE PAGE 5

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Syndey Dressler shows off her Steelers spirit while working on a character trading card during Pittsburgh Day at Bower Hill Elementary School.

Bethel Park High School electrifies its strings By Harry Funk

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Considering that almost half a century has passed since “Sunshine of Your Love” was a hit, Bethel Park High School students’ grandparents just may have been cranking it up on the transistor radio way back when. But that didn’t stop members of the school orchestra from enjoying a romp through the Cream classic while participating in an innovative approach to music instruction. “The Electrify Your Strings program is sort of the strings program of the modern age,”

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professional violinist Haydn Vitera said during his visit to Bethel Park as artist-mentor, preparing the students for a March 22 concert to show off what they’ve learned. Founded by Mark Wood, violin player with the progressive rock band Trans Siberian Orchestra, Electrify Your Strings has the goal of encouraging young musicians to think and act creatively. SEE MUSIC PAGE 2

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Freshman Jenelle Wu performs during an Electrify Your Strings rehearsal in the Bethel Park High School auditorium.


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Music FROM PAGE 1 “We’re showing them more than just playing the notes,” Vitera explained. “We are getting them excited about performance, and the difference between just playing a song and performing a song, making a connection with the audience and really learning how to move your body with your instrument.” Bethel Park previously hosted Electrify Your Strings four years ago. “The first time was such a great experience that we wanted to have it back again,” Stephanie Glover, high school orchestra director, said. “This is a whole new set of students. None of the students on stage have done this before.” Gathering on stage for rehearsals were about 100 members of the orchestra, joined by some two dozen district eighth-graders for some selections. And unlike the standard setup, the violinists were standing instead of sitting, and they were very much encouraged to move to the music. “Whether it’s this foot forward or that foot forward, it doesn’t matter,” Vitera told them as they prepared to play Journey’s “Any Way You Want It.” “If you want to face that way, you want to go to the side, if you just want to tap your foot, no matter what you want to do,” he continued. “That goes for everybody. I don’t want anybody just standing there. Just kind of groove with it. Have fun.” The motif agrees with Glover’s instructional approach. “I like to kind of go outside the box, because we’re good at classical music and we learn a lot of the different time periods of classical music, but this is something that’s exciting to kids,” she said. “And I heard a lot of the parents are even more excited because they love the music. It’s of their era.” More recent is “La Vibora,” a Spanishthemed original composition by Vitera and an integral part of the setlist. “The kids have really, really taken to that tune,” he said, “and we’re going to do what I call a glorious arena rock ending on that one.” An Austin, Texas, native, Vitera has a classical music background and has shown his versatility by playing country music with such artists as George Strait, Rick Trevino and the still-going-strong-since-the-’60s Asleep at the Wheel. “I had the great fortune last April to play with Stevie Wonder,” Vitera said. “At one point, he turned to the strings section and asked some-

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Haydn Vitera assists a student with the strap for the electric violin she is playing.

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Violinists participate in an Electrify Your Strings rehearsal. body to improvise. So I got to rip out a solo that Stevie really dug. And it was something that I couldn’t have done if I hadn’t learned about improvising and about loosening up, but also that I couldn’t have done without the formal training that I got from my classical era.” Despite his experience performing with the

legends, Vitera took a down-to-earth approach to mentoring at Bethel Park, and the students responded to a high degree. “They’ve done such a great job learning the music and helping with the event, because it takes a lot of work to put on something like this,” Glover said. “They’re awesome.”

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Spanish speakers gather in PT to improve language skills By Natalie Reid Miller Staff writer nmiller@observer-reporter.com

“Chócola!” Instead of “See you later” or “goodbye,” the small group at Peters Township Public Library bid farewell with the Spanish slang for “high five.” Mostly strangers before the meeting, the group spent an hour talking college majors, travel and baseball. And, while they sometimes reverted to English, they primarily spoke “en Español.” “I like to keep up with my Spanish,” said Peters Township resident Megan Aurin, who regularly attends the twice-monthly Spanish conversation circles at the library. Not a class, the gathering is intended for Spanish speakers of all levels to improve their language skills through conversation with others. Those who gathered Feb. 20 ranged from intermediate to native speakers. Aurin, a 2015 graduate of Allegheny College, studied in Seville, Spain, during her junior year. Now using Spanish frequently in her career, Aurin found an amiga in Abby Montgomery Schade, a Peters Township School District Spanish teacher who studied at the same Seville university. The women, strangers before that day, connected through their second language. “This is great – I can talk in a normal rate,” Schade said, explaining she is accustomed to speaking slowly to her students. Schade, who teaches fourth- through sixthgraders, planned to major in elementary educa-

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From left, Upper St. Clair Spanish teacher Connie Montgomery, Megan Aurin of Peters Township, Washington & Jefferson College students Mario Tiberie and Kim Murillo and Peters Township Spanish teacher Abby Montgomery Schade converse in Spanish at Peters Township Public Library. tion in college. When her mother, Connie Montgomery – also a Spanish teacher – urged her to specialize, Schade thought there were too few positions teaching the language to elementary students. Upon graduation, though, she landed a job with the school district. “It was like a dream come true,” she said. Schade’s students, some of whom have traveled to Spanish-speaking countries, return to class, proud to tell her they ordered their meals in Spanish. But they need not leave the country to speak Spanish, which is, by far, the most commonly used non-English language in the United States. According to a 2011 survey by the Pew Research Center, 37.6 million people ages 5 years

and older speak Spanish at home – about twice as many as reported in 1990. But not all Spanish speakers are Hispanic. The same study found that 2.8 million non-Hispanics speak Spanish at home. Mario Tiberie, a Washington & Jefferson College freshman from California, did not grow up speaking Spanish. His studies and interest in the language led him to Nicaragua, where he lived with a host family. Schade invited Tiberie to share his experience with her classes. “It’s interesting the connections you can make,” said Montgomery. Unlike Tiberie, W&J freshman Kim Murillo’s

first language is Spanish. Murillo’s parents are both from Mexico – her father speaks English and Spanish and her mother, only Spanish. Murillo was happy to find the conversation circle because, she said, “not a lot of people (in the area) speak Spanish.” “Coming here, I thought I would lose the language or my accent,” said the Los Angeles, Calif., native, who calls home a lot to hear her native tongue. She and the other orators switched easily between English and Spanish, using their hands when their vocabulary stalled. Lulls were few and laughs were plenty as the hour sped by. The group made plans to meet again for future conversations. “Tuani,” said Tiberie, using a slang word for “cool.” Illustrating the variety in the language, Murillo used her word for cool. “Suave,” she said. Library director Myra Oleynik said learning a different language is a beneficial skill, not only in the workforce, but also in leisure pursuits. “Many families (in the area) travel. Why not learn a little Spanish?” she asked. “I think (languages) are very important to learn.” The library offers free online language classes, called Mango, funded by the Rotary Club of McMurray. Courses include English as a second language and 22 others, including Spanish, French and Japanese. Conversation circles are free and no registration is required. For information, visit www.ptlibrary.org, or call 724-941-9430.

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Peters hires financial adviser to help buy Rolling Hills land ment references a swimming pool feasibility study, which can prove to be good news to Staff writer township residents. A community swimming selliott@thealmanac.net pool has been at the top of the list of many Peters Township Council agreed at its regular township residents for a number of years. “The township has engaged the services of meeting March 28 to officially enter into an a planning and recreation consultant, who has Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with Peters Township School District to ac- recommended that a Pool Feasibility Study be conducted and that a projected 57-acre defiquire Rolling Hills Country Club. As part of the plan to acquire the 190-acre ciency exists for future recreational needs.” Earlier this month, both entities agreed to shuttered country club, council members also agreed to hire Janney Montgomery Scott to hire William Bresnahan as special counsel to serve as an independent financial advisor for help purchase the property. Bresnahan’s $385 a potential bond issue for land acquisition and hourly fee will be evenly split. The only exother projects. The estimated sale price of the penses in the joint attempt to buy Rolling Hills country club is estimated between $9 to $10 include district and township solicitors, the district architect and the township planning and million, the township has said. The agreement, which has already been recreational consultant, the agreement said. Rolling Hills is in the process of being pursigned by the school district, lays out plans both entities have for the property. In the dis- chased by a consortium of developers that trict’s case, it is for the construction of new include the principals of Horizon Properties, school facilities, including a new high school one of the major developers at Southpointe. Township officials have let the consortium and possibly an elementary school. “The district has retained an architect and en- know they are interested in the property. On a related matter, council passed a resogaged in the necessary demographic studies regarding the necessity of new school facilities and lution adopting its Comprehensive Parks and is prepared to move forward in the acquisition of Recreation Plan, which includes a seven-year capital program identifying $2.76 million in the subject property,” the agreement said. Peters officials have said they want the proposed projects. That figure does not inproperty for recreational purposes. The docu- clude cost of a pool or land acquisition.

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A student works on her Andy Warhol-inspired project.

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FROM PAGE 1 The students seemed to be enjoying themselves thoroughly. “They love it,” teacher Melissa Redshaw said. “They’ve been looking forward to Pittsburgh Day all year. It’s a big celebration in third grade.” All eight classes of third-graders joined together in the afternoon for a mass polka, and KDKA sports personality Bob Pompeani – there’s another Pittsburgh “P” – visited for a tailgate party, during which students ate the pierogies they made. The youngsters and their teachers certainly were dressed for the occasion: Most donned

jerseys from their favorite sports team, with many bearing the names of their favorite players. And to make it a true Pittsburgh tailgate: “We rewrote the ‘Here We Go’ chant so that it pertains to the areas that we taught and it relates directly to Bower Hill third grade,” Redshaw said. Even considering the history component, the Pittsburgh unit resonated with the students. “The kids are so into it because they can relate to it and they can connect to it, and a lot of the places that we’ve talked about, they’ve been to,” Hanna said. “It’s just really a fun unit to teach them.”

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BP looking to save money with streetlights By Cara Host For The Almanac writer@thealmanac.net

The streetlights in Bethel Park may soon be replaced with more energy efficient LEDs, through a proposal from West Penn Power. The company, which provides power to about 80 percent of the municipality’s streetlights, could upgrade about 1,900 lights for little upfront cost to the municipality. However, Bethel Park could save 40-50 percent on its electricity bills. “We can do a one-to-one change out for most of the lights,” Diane Holder, manager of external communications for West Penn Power, said at the borough council committee meeting March 28. The municipality may have to pay to swap out some of the newer lights, estimated to be about 20 lights, because the 10-year contract with West Penn has not expired yet. The cost to install the new lights will be folded into a new 10-year agreement with the power company, but Bethel Park still stands to save money.

If council grants its approval, West Penn Power and borough officials will look at the municipality’s streetlights in greater detail to determine how much wattage is needed on each pole. West Penn Power offers LED bulbs from 50 to 260 watts. From there, officials will be able to calculate an exact cost as well as the expected monthly savings. LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, use only about a quarter to a third of the power that an older streetlight may use and the bulbs also last longer. Most of Bethel Park’s streetlights are high pressure sodium and some use an even older technology, mercury vapor. The LED lights will emit a whiter, brighter light that is more focused, Holder said. West Penn recently replaced all the streetlights in bordering Peters Township and it will do the same in many municipalities in the South Hills in the coming months. Council President Tim Moury suggested that council could take a field trip to see the different lights in either Peters or at West Penn Power’s offices in Washington. Council could make a decision on whether to move forward with the streetlight swap as

early as the April 11 regular meeting. In another matter, council may start a shade tree commission to study trees in the various parks and neighborhoods. That board would work with foresters from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to plant and restore trees. Council heard from Stephanie Miller of Economic Development South, who has worked with the Baldwin-Brentwood-Whitehall shade tree commission. The group has planted more than 180 trees in the past few years in those communities and all of their efforts have been funded by grants and donations. The boroughs’ public works department may provide some help with digging tree pits. “But other than that, it has no cost to the boroughs,” she said. Bethel Park’s shade tree commission will be comprised of five to seven volunteers. The municipality will ask Bethel Park School District to partner with the commission and perhaps incorporate some of their work into the school curriculum. DCNR as well as the Penn State Extension Office can offer expertise on how to care for the trees the municipality already has and which trees grow best in different soil types. “It seems like we will tap into a whole body of knowledge that we don’t have now,” said councilman Jim McLean.

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Bethel Park resident David M. Mastovich, president and CEO of MASSolutions, was a featured speaker at two prestigious conventions held recently in Los Angeles, Calif., and King of Prussia, Pa. Mastovich spoke at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association/Centers for Assisted Living Management (PHCA/CALM) annual convention in November in King of Prussia. He was part of a session that focused on leveraging social media to create a healthy community culture. A member of the Board of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association of North America (MSPA-NA), Mastovich also was a featured speaker during the Customer Experience Conference (CXE3) at the Hilton Universal City in Los Angeles in October. Mastovich’s workshop, entitled “Don’t Be a BS Marketer: How to Create and Leverage Your No BS Message,” was designed to help attendees understand the difference between integrated marketing that works and “BS Marketing” that doesn’t. MASSolutions is an integrated marketing firm based in Pittsburgh and with a regional office in Johnstown. Mastovich founded the company more than a decade ago. For more information, contact Mike Gatti, marketing director, MASSolutions, at gatti@massolutions.biz or 412-201-2401 ext. 102.

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letters Cite motorists who don’t yield to pedestrians The Mt. Lebanon Police Department recently announced a crackdown on jaywalkers. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition) defines jaywalking: “crossing a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic.” So why do people do it? The reasons are many. Stupidity. Just for the hell of it. Perhaps a latent death wish. It’s safer. Safer? Many times it is because motorists thumb their noses at the State Motor Vehicle Code by refusing to let pedestrians cross at clearly marked crosswalks. On Potomac Avenue in Dormont, crosswalks are not clearly marked because the borough is apparently too cheap or lazy to paint them. Cracking down on jaywalkers is a start, but police departments must also start issuing citations to motorists who refuse to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. Of course, issuing a citation to a jaywalker is easier than citing a motorist for refusing to yield to a pedestrian and takes longer, but shouldn’t all provisions of the State Motor Vehicle Code be enforced by those sworn to do it?

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Is the state budget nightmare over? Not really To paraphrase Gerald Ford, our commonwealth’s long nightmare is over. Well, “nightmare” might be an excessively strong word to describe the nine-month impasse over the 2015-16 state budget, which more or less came to an end last week when Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he would let a $6.6 billion appropriations bill sent to him by Republican legislators become law without his signature. Let’s face it, for most of us the budget fiasco was more of a fever dream, with elements of farce thrown in for good measure. It was certainly not a sweet dream for schools or nonprofit agencies that rely heavily on state funding. But be warned: We’re not on the cusp of a long spell of comity in Harrisburg. There’s a 2016-17 budget due in just three months, and the conflicts over whether to raise taxes or cut spending and how to close a looming deficit that could come close to $2 billion are still hanging out there, still unresolved, ripe for yet more disputation among lawmakers, and more dismay from their constituents. To recap, Wolf and the Republican-majority Legislature were at loggerheads since last spring over a $30 billion budget, with the governor wanting increases in various taxes in order to

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increase aid to schools and close a budget deficit that Wolf has described as “a time bomb” that could result in “a fiscal catastrophe the likes of which we have never seen.” In a note-for-note replication of the gridlock that grips Washington, D.C., Republicans have countered that it’s not revenues that need to be increased, but spending that needs to be lowered. Wolf vetoed two budget proposals, and used a line-item veto on a third, which allowed crucial funding to get to cash-starved school districts. He appeared to be on the brink of using his veto pen again on the appropriations bill. But when it appeared that Democrats would join with Republicans to override it, after many school districts said they were in danger of closing without state aid, Wolf relented. All told, the entire package resembles one of the budgets that the governor had previously vetoed. No one has walked away from this battle covered in glory. Much of Wolf’s ambitious agenda remains unfulfilled, at least for now, and legislators, never a popular crowd in the best of circumstances, appeared intransigent. Wolf has said that, at least, he has called attention to the budget deficit. With the sides still far apart and

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the atmosphere more poisonous than ever, no one should put any money on the 2016-17 budget being delivered by the June 30 deadline. The same issues will almost certainly be making encore appearances – a severance tax on the Marcellus Shale industry, liquor store privatization, pension reform, property tax relief, sales taxes and increased spending on the commonwealth’s schools. Many of the candidates vying to replace the current batch of legislators have pledged that, if they are sent to Harrisburg, they would be willing to compromise with their opponents and not let a similar standoff occur again. Some have even said they would forgo a paycheck during a budget impasse. We’ll see if that holds if they are elected. But the commonwealth’s residents have every right to be disappointed in how the budget battle has unfolded over the last nine months. And, alas, there’s more to come. We have to conclude by paraphrasing another well-known American, this time Bette Davis in the Hollywood classic “All About Eve”: You’d better fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.

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Neighborhood courtesy I have nothing against dogs. We owned a dog for many years ourselves. But, I do very much resent dog owners using our front lawn as a public toilet facility for their dogs. If you notice, these perpetrators don’t have their canines go on their own property – no, they use their neighbors’ clean lawns as a potty stop. We don’t have a dog, nor would I have it go on my front lawn if we did. We garden out there and our grandchildren play on our lawn. We don’t care to have your dog’s bowel movement stuck on the wheels of our riding mower. We don’t care for the odor or having this smeared on our lawn for sanitary purposes. We have actually witnessed many times, people letting their dogs urinate on our flower garden and that of our neighbors. Have some respect, people! SANDRA WHITE PETERS TOWNSHIP

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Construction of the Spencer Family YMCA finally underway By Suzanne Elliott Staff writer selliott@thealmanac.net

It was a long time in coming, but the construction of the Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park is finally underway. Members of the Spencer family, along with executives from the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, gathered March 28 at the site of the former BladeRunners in Bethel Park to officially celebrate the start of the project, which will convert the former hockey facility into a multi-faceted complex that will enable the YMCA to more than double the people it can serve each year. “Bethel Park is looking forward to its future with this new facility,” said Bethel Park Mayor Jack Allen. The South Hills YMCA will continue to operate at 305 Church Road until the completion of construction, which should take a year to finish. The 62,000-square-foot building will then be re-dedicated as the Spencer Family YMCA. Plans for the building include an indoor swimming pool with four lap lanes, a recreational pool, ice hockey rink, three group exercise studios, a community multi-purpose room, a sports court, a state-of-the-art wellness center and an indoor hockey rink. The YMCA bought BladeRunners for $2.5 million in 2012. Progress on the project had been hampered by zoning issues, which took longer than expected to resolve.

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A rendering of the Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park. “It is a pleasure to be here today,” said Rig Riggins, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, referring to the obstacles the project encountered. “This will pay big dividends for the South Hills.” The larger space will enable the YMCA to expand its Adventure Guides, which promotes strong bonds between fathers and their children through shared activities, such as camping. The space will also enable the YMCA to have state-of-the-art cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, as well as offer services like personal training, group exercise classes, senior fitness, water aerobics, swim lessons, sled and ice hockey leagues

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Intro STEAM course may be mandatory for freshmen By Cara Host For The Almanac writer@thealmanac.net

Bethel Park High School will offer an introductory STEAM course, which stands for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, for a group of ninth-graders next year – and the district may decide to make the course mandatory. Bethel Park has been expanding its multi-disciplinary STEAM program in recent years. The high school already has a large classroom dubbed “Makers Hall” and the school plans to make three additional studios. School officials believe STEAM is an innovative education approach that can spark students’ interest in science and technology. The board approved adding the class to the high school course selection guide at the meeting March 22. Parent Gina Brownfield said ninth grade is a bit late for an introductory course in STEAM. She worried that making the course a requirement might be burdensome for students who already have full schedules. “You have some kids who are skipping lunch just so they can fit in all the courses they want to take,” she said.

Accepting the 2016 D. Richard Wynn Award from the Tri-State Area School Study Council at the 68th Annual School Board and Distinguished Educator Banquet at Edgewood Country Club were (from left): Bethel Park School Directors Jim Means, David Amaditz, Russ Spicuzza, Cynthia Buckley, Donna Cook, Connie Ruhl and Superintendent Nancy Aloi Rose. Board members said the introductory STEAM course will be a pilot program next year. A relatively small number of freshmen will take the class. School officials will monitor the class to see if it should be made into a required course for all freshmen. Through STEAM, teachers do not typically lecture about a topic; instead, they use interactive techniques to encourage students to build and create while pulling knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines. A recent STEAM project involved

creating hummus, where students used culinary and science skills to write new recipes. They later used marketing skills to advertise and price the products and finally, the students tapped their design skills to make the packages and food labels. The board also added another pilot course to the high school course selection guide. Carnegie Mellon University and Google will sponsor and provide support for the new class, Computer Science 2. In other business, the board hired

contractors for several renovation projects that will take place this summer: • Hayes Design Group will draft designs for the entrance sign at the high school at a cost of up to $6,000. • Garvin Boward Beitko Engineering Inc. will prepare designs and conduct additional test borings to repair a landslide at the high school. The firm will be paid $23,805. • Nexus Construction will install a new water line at Neil Armstrong Middle School for $97,000. • Westmoreland Electric will repair the wiring to the exterior lights at Neil Armstrong for $61,500. • Vendor Knight Athletics will install a electric power switch to raise and lower the basketball hoops at Independence Middle School for $12,027. The board also accepted retirements for two teachers who will retire at the end of the school year: Christen Palombo, high school art teacher and Marian Horfeck, high school health teacher. The board hired Sara Lutz as special education teacher at Lincoln Elementary School and Thomas Sanders as HVAC technician.

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The Bethel Park Board of School Directors received the D. Richard Wynn Award from the University of Pitts-

burgh’s Tri-State Area School Study Council at the 68th Annual School Board and Distinguished Educator Banquet held on March 17 at Edgewood Country Club. The award was presented to school board members who served during the 2013-2015 school years in recognition of their demonstrated professionalism, integrity and leadership in supporting an evolving culture of collaboration, improved relationships and instructional innovation, all of which benefit the students of Bethel Park. The National School Boards Association also informed the Bethel Park Board of School Directors that it was named an Honorable Mention in the School Districts with 5,000 or fewer students category for the 2016 Magna Awards. They will be recognized in the April issue of American School Board Journal. These two awards recognized the achievements of current and past Bethel Park School Directors: Donna Cook (president), Russ Spicuzza (vice president), David Amaditz, Cynthia Buckley, Timothy Campbell, Pamela Dobos, James Means, Connie Ruhl and Charles Scheuble.

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Mt. Lebanon School District to stock, administer Naloxone By Harry Funk Multimedia reporter hfunk@thealmanac.net

Mt. Lebanon School District will stock Naloxone and have it ready to be administered in each of its 10 buildings. The school board on March 21 unanimously approved a policy for use of the medication, which blocks or reverses what taking opioid substances could cause, including extreme drowsiness, slowed breathing, or loss of consciousness. “I hope we never have to use it,” Lawrence Lebowitz, board president, said during the meeting at which the vote was taken. “But boy, if we do, we’ll be very happy we made this decision tonight.” The policy calls for school nurses and other authorized personnel to be trained to administer Naloxone to anyone who is believed to be experiencing an opioid overdose, and requires contacting 911 for additional medical attention. Regarding those on whom the procedure is performed, the policy places the responsibility on district administration to establish “internal and external reporting procedures for any incidents where an overdose occurs and Naloxone is administered.” At the district’s March policy committee meeting, Marybeth Irvin, assistant superintendent of elementary education, explained that state legislation enacted in 2014 paved the way for the adoption of Naloxone-related policies by Mt. Lebanon and other school districts. Act 139 “allows first responders including law enforcement, firefighters, EMS or other organizations the ability to administer” the medication. In September 2015, Pennsylvania education and health officials contacted school districts to encourage them “to stock Naloxone and train appropriate personnel to help prevent unnecessary death from overdose,” Irvin said. “Six to seven people die every day in Pennsylvania, currently, from an opioid overdose, about

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2,500 per year in our state,” she said, noting about the use of Naloxone: “In 2015, we had 230 lives saved.” That includes incidents in Mt. Lebanon, as two local police officers, Dan Hyslop and Thomas Rutowski, received commendations from the municipality in January for administering the medication to three people in November and December. As for the school district’s decision to supply Naloxone in all buildings, “We also want to stock it at the elementary schools because of the adult teachers and the adult visitors,” Superintendent Timothy Steinhauer said at the policy meeting. The medication also is being made available for children who inadvertently ingest substances. Steinhauer acknowledged that the overall concept is not universally accepted. “One of the criticisms is that, does having this on your property, does it encourage kids to then overdose on opioids?” he said. Act 139 also provides immunity from prosecution for those responding to and reporting overdoses, as is reflected in Mt. Lebanon’s policy: “A person who acts in good faith and with reasonable care in administering Naloxone to an individual they believe is experiencing an opioid overdose shall be free from any criminal prosecution or civil liability relating to the administration of Naloxone.”

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Lebo resident working with Syrian refugees in Germany By Harry Funk Multimedia reporter hfunk@thealmanac.net

While some Americans tend to view victims of the Syrian civil war with suspicion, Grace Killian prefers compassion. “Refugees aren’t an issue or statistics, but they’re people who have encountered incredible tragedy,” the Mt. Lebanon resident said. “Many of the people I met and lived with have seen more relatives die than I can imagine. They’re just seeking to provide for their children, to live as normal lives as possible.” Having worked directly with displaced Syrians during a service mission to the Middle East, Killian plans to continue her efforts in Germany, the nation that has accepted more asylum seekers than any other European country. She left on March 1 and will be based primarily in Chemnitz, a city of about 250,000 that was called Karl-Marx-Stadt while it was part of the former East Germany. Her church, Mt. Lebanon United Methodist, has a long-standing partnership with the church of the same denomination in Zwickau, about 20 miles east of Chemnitz in the German state of Saxony. Congregations in the region are combining resources to provide services to those in need. “This is a really exciting opportunity for us to do work together, to be able to support the work that they’re doing as they reach out to the

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SYRIA CRISIS: FAST FACTS • 13.5 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance. • 4.6 million Syrians are refugees, and 6.6 million are displaced within Syria; half are children. • Most Syrian refugees remain in the Middle East, in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt; about 10 percent of the refugees have fled to Europe. • Children affected by the Syrian conflict are at risk of becoming ill, malnourished, abused or exploited. Millions have been forced to quit school. Source: www.worldvision.org Grace Killian gathers with some of the Syrian children with whom she worked in Jordan. refugees in their communities,” Killian said. In 2014, during her two-year tenure as a United Methodist Global Mission Fellow in Israel and Palestine, she spent a couple of months in Mafraq, Jordan, which is less than 10 miles from the Syrian border and home to the mas-

sive Zaatari refugee camp. “At that point, refugees outnumbered Jordanian citizens five to one, so there were many refugees in this town without a lot of infrastructure,” she recalled. While there, Killian worked primarily with a

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Unitarian Universalist Church plans expansion By Harry Funk Multimedia reporter hfunk@thealmanac.net

Mt. Lebanon Commission is expected to vote April 12 on a conditional use request for the partial demolition and expansion of Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills. Commissioners conducted a public hearing on the request March 28, following the municipal planning board’s February recommendation for HARRY FUNK / STAFF approval of the request. The wing of Unitarian Universalist Church of The church, which was founded in 1965, has the South Hills pictured to the right will be deoccupied a former residence at 1240 Washington molished and replaced. Road since 1971 and had an addition built in 1994. Members want to increase the capacity of the striction envelope of the site and allow us to create building’s main room, which at 99 seats is “too a larger main gathering space.” Plans call for 200 seats and 53 parking spaces, small to accommodate our entire congregation in one meeting,” Peg Hart, chairwoman of the a combination that meets the requirements in the church’s New Home Committee, said. “We’re look- municipal zoning code of one space for every four ing for a building that is more welcoming, more en- people included in the building’s capacity, Doyno ergy-efficient and more handicapped-accessible.” said. “We’re also maintaining the existing landscapKen Doyno, president of Strip District-based architectural firm Rothschild Doyno Collaborative, ing and lighting poles, really to keep a very low provided specifics about the addition’s design. The level of light on the site and not be obtrusive to current two-story wing, he said, will be demolished neighbors in that setting,” he told commissioners. The latest plans have been modified from ones and replaced by a single story with high ceilings. “Facing Washington Road, we will maintain the previously submitted, Doyno said, to reflect diseave line and the master roof shape so that appear- cussions with members of the municipal historic ance from the state will be similar, albeit a little bit preservation board, who expressed interest in the closer to the right-hand property side,” Doyno ex- building maintaining as much of its architectural plained. “That allows us to put a larger sanctuary character as possible. space behind that, within the zoning and deed-reThe church, which also is known as Sunnyhill

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Refugees FROM PAGE 12 behavioral issues of children being very withdrawn and displaced aggression. It was incredible to see the way that children would learn how to play with each other, and seeing children who were very withdrawn at the beginning of my time coming out of their shell and engaging.” She had the opportunity to meet many of the students’ family members. “All of the refugees whom I encountered and worked with were incredibly gracious, hospitable people,” she said. A 2009 graduate of Seton-La Salle High School, Killian earned her bachelor’s degree in international and global studies, along with vocal music, from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. After returning from Germany, she plans to pursue a dual master’s degree of divinity and in public policy and international affairs, while also seeking ordination within the United Methodist Church. “The church has such a strong potential and responsibility to be a source of good and change and transformation in the world,” she said. “We need people who are skilled in international policy and those areas as well to really lead the church in those kinds of decisions and policies.”

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police beat Tickets are Limited! BETHEL PARK Retail theft: Kayla Wolfe, 18, and Meagan Golden, 18, both of Glassport, were arrested March 21 for retail theft from Kohl’s at South Hills Village Mall. Both suspects were taken to the Allegheny County Jail, according to reports. Theft from vehicle: A resident in the 2500 block of Lytle Road told police that on March 23, his car was broken into and valuables were stolen. Theft from vehicle: A vehicle that was parked at the Montour Trail parking lot on Limestone Drive was broken into on March 23. Among the items reported missing was a laptop, police said. Retail theft: Deon Calloway, 19, of Pittsburgh, will be charged with retail theft via summons stemming from a March 25 incident at WalMart in Bethel Park, police said.

CASTLE SHANNON Outstanding warrant: Dwonne Arrington, 34, of 900 Park Ave., Pittsburgh, was arrested March 24 on an outstanding warrant, police said.

False reports: Robert Emilian, 18, of 5037 Lytle Street, Pittsburgh, was arrested on March 22 and charged with false reports and drug violations, according to police reports. Police said Emilian claimed to be someone else during a routine traffic stop and was in possession of marijuana.

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MT. LEBANON Threats and drug paraphernalia: John Sites, 53, of 10 N. Meadowcroft Drive, Apt. 401, was arrested March 12 on N. Meadowcroft Drive and charged with making terroristic threats, harassment, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, reports said. Assault and drug possession: Lawrence Johnson, 58, of 4236 Cochran Road, Apt. 4, was charged March 18 with simple assault, harassment, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.

SOUTH FAYETTE Criminal mischief: An upside down cross and swastika were painted on the water tower at Fairview Park in Bridgeville March 26, police said. The incident remains under investigation.

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recent deaths CANTLEY - Mary Joan “Joanie,” 84, Carnegie, March 25.

ENGLISH-LOPATA - Carol (Sortino), 72, Green Tree, March 26.

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CHOMA - Carol W. (Walker), 74, South Fayette Twp., March 18.

FOLEY - Judith B., 73, Peters, March 17.

KELLY - Cheryl C., 71, Lawrence, March 26.

PASSARELL - Eileen M., 86, Dormont, March 23.

KORNOSKY - Anita L. (Henstock), 63, Bethel Park, March 20.

PURVIS - Rosemarie (Kunkel), 79, Carnegie, March 22.

KOSER - Julie Ann, 52, Canonsburg, March 23.

SEISS - William F., 93, Scott, March 24.

CONNIFF - Kirsten Berit Myhre, 52, Canonsburg, March 14. DECK - Pauline Ella, 80, Canonsburg, March 26. DIEMER - Douglas M., 66, McMurray, March 21. DOHERTY - Michael J., 62, Bethel Park, March 19. EDGAR - Carolyn “Gail” (Pritchard), 90, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, March 24.

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FRIEDBERG - Geraldine “Gerry” (CieszynskiChessy), 74, Dormont, March 21. GAMBLE - Jean (Collavo), 86, formerly of Bridgeville, March 26.

LUSARDI - Vincent A., 56, Dormont, March 23.

GILMER - David N. “Dave,” Bethel Park, March 25. GUNTHER - Dorothy J. “Sissy,” 82, Canonsburg, March 25. HANEY - Garth J., 54, formerly of Canonsburg, March 22. HARTMAN - Richard H. “Rick” Jr., 59, Peters,

MECKLER - Donald A., 80, Mt. Lebanon, March 22. MONTGOMERY - Marguerite H. (Hudson), 95, Green Tree, March 20. OLSON - Barbara Ellen (Punola), 71, Upper St. Clair, March 23.

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SMITH - Charles W. “Buck,” 57, Lawrence, March 9. TALARICO - Anthony J. “Tony,” 60, Bethel Park, March 22. WILHELM - Dolores Ann (Simon), 78, Castle Shannon, March 21. WILLIAMS - June Rose, 93, Peters, March 21.

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‘THE SOMEWHAT TRUE TALES OF ROBIN HOOD’ The Old Schoolhouse Players debut its first production in its Children’s Theater Saturday Showcase with the comedy “The Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood” in the Bud Allison Auditorium of the Mount Pleasant Community Center, Hickory. The show takes a few liberties with the classic tale such as using a bowling tournament to determine who wins Lady Marian’s hand in marriage. But because both the sheriff and Robin Hood seem evenly matched at bowling, Prince John decides to change the rules and make it an archery tournament. “It’s Monty Python for kids,” said director Tyler Smith. “It’s a family-friendly comedy with jokes both children and adults will get.” Performances are at 2 p.m. Saturdays in April, beginning April 2. Popcorn will be available as well as snacks and drinks at intermission. TICKETS ARE $8 AT THE DOOR AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

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MYANMAR UP CLOSE Photographers Frank and Laurie Bruns will be the guest speakers at the Western Pennsylvania Lensshooters camera club meeting at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Peters Township Public Library. Their program, “Myanmar Up Close,” will reflect their outstanding photography and give insights to their work. Although both of the Bruns are photographers, they have slightly different interests. Frank becomes enthusiastic about scenic compositions; Laurie would rather photograph people, animals, and plants. Neither has had any formal artistic training. Frank Bruns, a retired nephrologist, was on the University of Pittsburgh faculty for more than 40 years. Laurie is a retired counselor, software professional and teacher. Before her retirement, she worked as an educator at Phipps Conservatory. Frank and Laurie, who have been married for more than 52 years, just returned from a two-month trip to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Each of their journeys results in hundreds, sometimes thousands, of new images, more often in color than black and white. The general meeting is open to the public. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT JIM MCNUTT AT JPGH1001@YAHOO.COM OR CALL 724-747-1300.

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‘THE BARBER OF SEVILLE’ Pittsburgh Opera presents Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” April 2-10 at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Cultural District. “The Barber of Seville” was originally set in Seville, Spain in the 18th century. Pittsburgh Opera is performing a more contemporary version that is set in Hollywood during the 1950s. For example, instead of Bartolo being a doctor with Rosina as his ward, in this production Bartolo is a movie producer and Rosina is his studio’s starlet. Tickets start at $12. DAVID BACHMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

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TRANSITION CLASS John McMillan Preschool offers a morning Transition Class for children who would benefit from an additional year of preschool before entering kindergarten. The program runs 9-11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, with the option of adding addition time in the Lunch & Learning program. Professional visitors, monthly chapel time and field trips are offered, and all plans are aligned with the PA Pre-Kindergarten Learning Standards. Children can begin the T-Class program when they’ve had at least one full year of preschool and have reached the age of 4 ½ before Sept. 30. Children who do not meet these prerequisites can join the Fours class. To learn more, call Pat Folino at 412-833-4704 or email JMPCPreschool@yahoo.com.

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BETHEL ART GUILD Bethel Art Guild will hold its last meeting of the fiscal year at 12:30 p.m. April 7 at the Bethel Park Community Center. Linda Baxendell, who has been etching glass and mirrors for more than 30 years, will speak. Meetings resume in September.

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be a bag sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. Refreshments available; free admission.

CLOTHING SALE An infants to teens clothing sale featuring quality resale all-season clothing (name brands) will be held April 1 and 2 at St. John The Baptist Orthodox Church, Canonsburg. Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday (half-price day).

RUMMAGE SALE Hamilton Presbyterian Church, Castle Shannon, will hold its annual Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-noon April 2. The event will include a specialty antiques shop. Food will be available for purchase.

SPRING CRAFT FAIR Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park, will hold a Spring Craft Fair 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. April 9, featuring 58 area crafters. Lunch, refreshments and a 50 percent off table will also be available. No admission fee. Proceeds benefit PRIME TIME Adult Care, an adult day care at Christ Church. For more information, visit www.christumc.net.

FUNDRAISERS

PINK PAMPER The Pink Pamper presents a night of music and fun “Vegas style” with Black Jack and all that Jazz, April 2 at Library Volunteer Fire Company & Social Hall, South Park. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with entertainment by Magicman T.J. Hill, appetizers and carving stations, followed by Vegas-style

gaming tables. There will be a dessert and coffee station while the winning numbers are drawn for prizes at 10:30. Tickets are $60. All gaming is complimentary and no purchase is required to play. Proceeds benefit the Pink Pamper Cancer Patient Assistance Fund. For tickets, visit www.pinkpamper.org or call 412-855-6822.

FASHION SHOW Bethel Park Cheerleaders will hold its annual fashion show April 3 at the Independence Middle School auditorium. Doors open at noon followed by the fashion show at 1 p.m. The fashion show includes an intermission with free refreshments, a Chinese auction featuring more than 50 baskets plus door prizes. Tickets at $5 for adults and $3 for students can be purchased in advance by contacting Christine Ruscak at 412-292-4013 or christinerus@comcast.net, or at the door the day of the event if tickets are still available. All proceeds benefit Allegheny County Special Olympics.

COMEDY SHOW BENEFIT The Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western PA will hold its second annual Comedy for a Cause to benefit the organization’s free patient support services. The event will be held April 9 at the North Hampton Volunteer Fire Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 7 and show time at 8. In addition to entertainment from comedians David Kaye, Mike Wysocki and John Knight, the evening will feature silent and live auctions of autographed sports memorabilia and other prizes, a basket raffle and more. Admission is

$35/person and includes dinner. To purchase tickets, call 412-566-1545.

SPAGHETTI DINNER The Auxiliary of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser 1:30-4:30 p.m. April 10 at the Nativity Parish, South Park. Meals are $10 and include spaghetti, salad, roll, drink and dessert. Meals for children under age 10 are $5. A take-out option is also available. Proceeds go toward the Auxiliary’s efforts to support the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God. For more information, call Sister Mary Ann at 412-477-4321.

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DINNER Purchase tickets by March 28 for a dinner set for 4-7 p.m. April 2 at Church of the Atonement (Episcopal), Carnegie. The menu includes chicken and dumplings, gravy, salad, peas, apple sauce, rolls and butter, choice of dessert and beverage. Cost is $12.95/adults, $5.95/children 5 to 12 years, and children 4 and under are free. To purchase tickets, call Joyce at 412-276-0366. Calls will be returned.

DANCE PERFORMANCE The La Roche College Literary Society presents “Dance Before the Lord: A History of Gospel Music and Liturgical Dance” at 7 p.m. April 1 in Zappala College Center Square. Free. For more information, contact Sister Rita Yeasted, SFCC, Ph.D., at 412-536-1216 or rita.yeasted@laroche.edu.

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CARD PARTY Pittsburgh South Hills Elks, located on South Park Road in Bethel Park, will hold a card party for both men and women April 16. Doors open at 11 a.m. A light lunch (sandwich, potato salad, dessert) will be served at noon. Card games are people’s choice. Cost is $15/person. Visa, Mastercard and Discover accepted. Monies collected are donated to the local food bank. For tickets, call 412-831-0616.

IRISH MUSIC Three Mt. Lebanon musicians have put together a CD of Irish instrumental music, featuring flute, piano and guitar, as part of an ongoing fundraising effort to benefit Hekima Place, a home in Kenya for girls orphaned primarily by HIV/AIDS. To order a copy of the CD, call 412 854-4791.

ART RECEPTION The McMurray Art League will hold a reception at its studio in the McDowell Shops to introduce its Cityscapes art show, reflecting the city, buildings and architectural features. The event will be held 2-4 p.m. April 3. For more information, visit www.mcmurrayartleague. com.

RUSSIAN MUSIC Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, welcomes pianist Jack Kurutz at 4 p.m. April 3 in the sanctuary. Kurutz will play an allRussian program of works by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Prokofiev. A reception follows the concert. Admission is free, however, a freewill offering will be accepted to support future

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HOME-GROWN TALENT Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra presents HomeGrown Talent at 3 p.m. April 3 at the Upper St. Clair High School Theater. The annual concert features the winners of the PCO Young Artist Competition. Purchase tickets at the door for $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students 13 and older. Children 12 and under are free. Groups of five or more adults pay $5/ person. For more information, call 412-8541389 or visit www.pittsburghcivicorchestra.net.

PANCAKE FESTIVAL Beth El Congregation will hold its 19th annual all-you-can-eat pancake festival 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 3, featuring pancakes with syrup and toppings, eggs, tater tots, applesauce and beverages. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages four to 12, and $25 for a family. Children under age 3 are free. The pancake festival is being held in conjunction with Beth El’s annual Genealogy Day event. For more information, call 412-561-1168.

AUDITIONS Little Lake Theatre Company will hold auditions for actors ages 10 through adult for the 2016 Looking Glass and Fall Family Matinee season 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 3. Shows include “The Tiger Who Came to Tea,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Surprise for Lydia” and “Fancy Nancy, the Musical.” To schedule an audition, visit www.littlelake.org.

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partment will hold Preschool in the Park: Treemendous Trees at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 5 and 6 at Mingo Creek County Park (shelter 6), for children ages 3-5. Dress accordingly for the weather and a short walk. Preregistration is required by calling the park office at 724228-6867. There is no fee.

Belle, Ariel, Jasmine and a surprise princess. There will be a special sing-a-long at the end with Queen Elsa. Reservations are a must by April 5 by contacting Cindy at 724-888-2723 or mahaloteaparty@yahoo.com. All proceeds benefit CURESEARCH, fighting childhood cancer.

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Washington County Parks and Recreation will hold Flight of the Timberdoodle to look for the American Woodcock at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at Mingo Creek County Park (shelter 6). Dress for moderate hiking and the weather. A flashlight may be useful for the return hike. Reservations are required by calling the park office at 724-228-6867. There is no fee.

DAY TRIP Register by April 6 for Peters Township Recreation Center’s day trip to Ohio’s Amish Country on May 17. Fee is $129 per person, adults only. For more information or to register, stop at the Recreation Center or visit www. peterstownship.com.

PRINCESS TEA PARTY The fourth annual Princess Tea Party will take place April 9 at Holy Child Parish gym, Bridgeville. Three sessions are available: 1011:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. A donation of $25 per princess (cash or check only) includes: one ticket, door prize ticket, hair styled, make-up, nails painted and a tattoo, make-your-own Fairy Princess Wand; and tea (pink lemonade), tea sandwiches and cookie. Meet Snow White, Cinderella,

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Chabad of the South Hills will present Model Matzah Bakery 2-3:30 p.m. April 10 at the South Hills Jewish Community Center, Scott. Make your own matzah from start to finish. There will also be an interactive Passover game. Cost is $5/child. To register, email riki@ chabadsh.com or call 412-344-2424.

SWEET SUNDAY Hadassah’s Sweet Sunday, a tasting event featuring more than 30 purveyors of treats, will be held 1-4 p.m. April 10 at Temple Rodel Shalom, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Shadyside. This is a fundraiser of Hadassah, a world-wide women’s organization dedicated to aiding pioneering medical research including the latest breakthroughs in ALS treatment. A limited number of tickets are available in advance for $15 by contacting the Hadassah office at 412-421-8919 or sweetsunday2016@gmail.com. Tickets will also be available at the event for $18.

AUDITIONS A male actor between the ages of 20 and 35 is needed for the role of Hal Carter in the Heritage Players upcoming May production of William Inge’s “Picnic.” Call director Chuck Penick at 412-823-5634 to set up an appointment.

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• American Girl Tea Party, 2 p.m. April 3, at the Bethel Park Community Center. Games, crafts, tea, a light lunch, dessert, plus a chance to win the 2016 Girl of the Year. Guests are encouraged to dress like the ’50s and bring their favorite doll with them. Purchase tickets in person (cash or check only) at $25 a pair (each additional ticket is $10). Seating is limited.

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BRIDGEVILLE • Property Tax Rent Rebate Assistance, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 5. Staff from State Rep. Jason Ortitay’s office will be completing Property Tax Rent Rebate applications for those who qualify. Property owners should bring all forms of income, all paid 2015 property tax receipts, and driver’s license or photo ID if applying for the first time. Renters should bring rent certificate signed by landlord and all forms of income.

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• Friends of the Library General Membership Meeting, 6-7 p.m. April 6. Non-members welcome. For more, visit www.bridgevillelibrary.org. To register, call 412-221-3737.

CASTLE SHANNON • Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. April 5. • Monthly Book Discussion Group, 7 p.m. April 11. Discuss “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Robert Galbraith. Registration preferred, but not required. For more, visit www.castleshannonlibrary.org.

FRANK SARRIS • Sports Collectibles Show and Sale, 10 a.m.4 p.m. April 2. Free admission. • Genealogy Workshop, 2 p.m. April 6. • Pick up a copy of “The Master Butchers Singing Club” by Louise Erdrich to discuss at next week’s Book Bites book club. For more, visit www.franksarrislibrary.org.

DORMONT • Second Annual Fairy Tale Mock Trial, noon April 2, grades K-5. The library, in partnership with the Duquesne University School of Law and the Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, will reopen the case of The Three Bears v. Gold E. Locks. Register. • Tai-Chi classes, 3:30 p.m. Saturdays. Traditional Tai-Chi is a moving meditation exercise that lengthens your muscles while relaxing mind and body. Classes are $8 each and a portion of the proceeds will go toward the library. For more, visit www.dormontlibrary.org. Register at 412-531-8754.

MT. LEBANON • Preparing Your House for Sale on a Budget, 7 p.m. March 31. Cindy Rack, a Keller Williams Realtor, and Beth Agnoli, of A & A Staging, discuss the many things you can do to make your house more appealing to potential buyers. • Fly Fishing 101, 2 p.m. April 3. Orvis fly-fish-

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ing expert Matt Rubino presents this introductory course that covers equipment, knots, fly selection, casting and how to read the water. Hands-on casting technique will be practiced, weather permitting. • Slovak Heritage, 7 p.m. April 4. Otila Golis, the Slovak Cookie Lady, demonstrates how to make several easy-to-make Slovak cookies, including ceregi. • Secrets of Landscape Design, 6:30 p.m. April 5. Penn State Horticulturalist Evan Evanovich of The Landscape Center in Bethel Park discusses how to make your landscape compliment and add value to your home or business. For more, visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org. To register, call 412-531-1912 ext. 209.

PETERS • Heartbreak Close to Home: The Heroin Epidemic in Our Communities, 7 p.m. March 31, at the Peters Township Middle School Auditorium. Guest speakers will provide an overview of the rising heroin addiction and overdose epidemic in area communities. Treatment, legal issues and the importance of prevention will be discussed by experts. Doors open at 6:30. Adults and teens are encouraged to attend. Register by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724-941-9430 and press #1. • Coloring, Coffee and Classics, 9:15-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, at Café Lee on the second floor. For more, visit www.ptlibrary.org.

SCOTT • Gentle Kripalu Yoga for Adults, 2-3:15 p.m. Fridays, April 1, 8, 15, 22. Cost is $12/person. Register. • Chair Exercises for Seniors, 11 a.m.-noon April 5. This DVD-directed program promotes flexibility, strength and balance. Space is limited. Register. • Book Bingo, 7-8 p.m. April 7, all ages (children must be accompanied by an adult). Bring change for dauber rental donation and snacks. Register. For more, visit www.scottlibrary.org. Register online, or call 412-429-5380.

SOUTH FAYETTE • The Wilde Woman’s Guide to Organizing in Five Simple Steps, 7-8:15 p.m. April 6. Copies of Joyce Wilde’s book by the same name will be available for purchase. Register. • Coloring for Adults, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Supplies provided or bring your own. Free. For more, visit www.southfayettelibrary.org. Register at 412-257-8660.

UPPER ST. CLAIR The Battle Against ISIS – An Update, presented by George Savarese, 7 p.m. April 4 in the library multipurpose room. Register. For more, visit www.twpusc.org. Register at 412-835-5540.

REUNION

BP CLASS OF ’66 The Bethel Park High School Class of 1966 is planning its 50th reunion weekend Aug. 5-7. For more information, contact Arlene (Archie) Matera at 412-921-1005 or archie66@ verizon.net, or Shirley Gorski Mur at 412-8334814 or sbuckamur@verizon.net.

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McMurray Art League will offer the following classes: Watercolor with Barry Jeter, April 5 and 12, at $40-$45/day; Oil Landscapes and Color Theory with Tom McNickle, April 6, 13, 20, $40-$45/day. Non-members welcome, however, members receive a discount. For more information, visit www.mcmurrayartleague.org.

The Heritage Players will offer theater classes for ages 5 to adult beginning April 4 at the Seton Center, Brookline. An audition preparation class for ages 13 through adult will also be offered at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, Bethel Park. Visit www.bphp.org for course listings and descriptions, and ongoing registration. For more details, visit www.bphp.org or call 412-254-4633.

The National Aviary will offer “The Ornithologist is In: A Primer on Bird Migration,” with resident National Aviary ornithologist Robert Mulvihill, 10:30 a.m.-noon April 9. Participants of all ages and skill levels will learn how to identify and attract birds native to or migrating through Western Pennsylvania. Cost is $25/

GRIEF RECOVERY

ART CLASSES

A Grief Recovery Group will be offered 6:45-8 p.m. Thursdays, March 31-April 28 in Memorial Parlor at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair. This faith-based grief support group will help those suffering face the challenges of loss and move toward rebuilding their lives. The support group is free, however a $10 donation is suggested for the book that will be used, “Beyond the Broken Heart: A Journey through Grief” by Julie Yarbrough. For more information, visit www.westminster-church.org.

Chabad of the South Hills Hebrew School of the Arts will begin Session 3 on April 4. The program will take place 4-5:30 p.m. Mondays. For more information, email riki@chabadsh. com or call 412-344-2424.

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WROC Westminster Recreation and Outreach Center at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, will offer Introduction to Ballet 9:3010:15 a.m. Saturdays, through April 16 for children ages 3-5. At the end of each class, children will hear and explore a short Bible verse that relates to class. • Other fitness classes include Flow Yoga, PiYo, Aerobics and Strength Training, Cardio Strength Fusion, Total Body Sculpt and Zumba. For more information, call Kathy Long at 412835-6630 ext. 200 or visit wroc.westminsterchurch.org.

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as Chicago and San Francisco. But the concept was new to Pittsburgh, with the exception of a Multimedia reporter few operations like the North Side’s Penn Brewhfunk@thealmanac.net ery and Lawrenceville’s Church Brew Works. “I kind of had this harebrained scheme to As a brewer, Mt. Lebanon resident Scott Smith take my home-brewing hobby and turn it into has a special affinity for Pittsburgh’s Strip Disa commercial operation,” Smith said. “We sunk trict. everything we had into it and operated on a “There’s no place else in the city, or in any shoestring budget for a long, long time. I obother city that I can picture, no other neighborviously have a very patient wife who also likes hood, where we open our doors at 9 o’clock on a beer.” Saturday morning and there are people coming East End produces a wide variety of beers, in to sample beer,” he said. “That’s the Strip.” HARRY FUNK / STAFF with about three dozen kegged during 2015. The owner of East End Brewing Co. – based, East End Brewing Co. produced about three “We’ve always kind of had a brewpub menof course, on the East End – saw business flourdozen varieties of beer in 2015. tality,” Smith said. “Even though we’re a proish there for nearly six years with a stand in the duction brewery, I guess we have a little bit of Pittsburgh Public Market on Penn Avenue. ADD when it comes to keeping ourselves enterAlthough the market closed at the end of tained and trying to keep our customers enterFebruary, Smith plans to maintain a Strip THEALMANAC.NET tained.” District presence with the East End Brewery One of the more popular varieties is East Taproom, around the corner on 19th Street be- actually sit down, have a couple of pints, have End’s Pedal Pale Ale, and each year the brewery tween Penn and Smallman, “even a little better some dinner, have some lunch,” he said. HARRY FUNK / STAFF location, more in the heart of the action in the The space in the landmark Pennsylvania Mt. Lebanon resident Scott Smith founded celebrates with a special fundraising event. “We deliver the first kegs, by bicycle, to an Strip,” Smith said. building is pretty much ready to go, and Smith East End Brewing Co. in 2004. undisclosed location,” Smith said. “I’m pulling On the culinary side, he is partnering with has been working on some reconfiguring, sigEliza Jane Bowman, who ran the Eliza’s Oven nage and squaring away licensing issues with said, I need to do something else,” he recalled. a keg on a bicycle, so it’s a slow ride.” This year’s Pedal Pale Ale Keg Ride is on baked good stand near his at the public mar- the state prior to the taproom’s opening. “I quit that job without anything really in mind the morning of April 23, and proceeds benefit ket. She also provides “stuff that goes great with A Regent Square native and mechanical engibeer” for the brewpub at East End’s produc- neer by trade, Smith got into the beer-brewing and started working on a business plan for ACLD Tillotson School in Whitehall. tion facility, at Frankstown Avenue and Julius business in 2004, after returning to Pittsburgh what is now East End Brewing.” He and his wife, Julie, had encountered such For more information, visit www.eastendStreet. for a corporate position. “I stayed there for about six weeks before I operations in places they previously lived, such brewing.com/events. “We’re excited to have a place where you can

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people Allegheny County Medical Society announces newly elected officers. Officers local to the South Hills include: • David J. Deitrick, DO, 2016 ACMS president-elect. Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, he is a member of Jefferson Womens’ Health / Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates and is on the staff of Jefferson Hospital of Allegheny Health Network. A member of ACMS since 1990, Dr. Deitrick served on the board of directors from 2004 to 2006 and was the board of directors presidential appointee from 2007 to 2011. He was ACMS treasurer in 2013, secretary in 2014 and vice president in 2015, serving on the Executive Committee during that time. Dr. Deitrick participated on the Communications Committee from 1999 to 2004 and the Nominating Committee from 2001 to 2002. He chaired the Legislative Committee from 2002 to 2006. Dr. Deitrick has also served on the Finance Committee from 2011 to 2013, as well as the Membership Committee from 2007 to 2012, serving as chair in 2007. At the state level, Dr. Deitrick was an alternate delegate to the Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates from 1999 to 2001 and again in 2008. He served as delegate from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2009 to 2013. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society Political Action Committee (PAM-

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PAC) board of directors from 2001 to 2005. Dr. Deitrick served as the division director for University of Pittsburgh Physicians Womens’ Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UPMC Mercy Hospital for many years and was a member of the Medical Executive Committee at UPMC Mercy. A graduate of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Miss., in 1993, he completed his residency at Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1997. He resides with his wife, Gretchen, and their sons, Adam, Nathaniel and Benjamin, in McMurray. • Robert C. Cicco, MD, 2016 ACMS vice president. Board certified in pediatrics and neonatalperinatal medicine, he most recently served as associate director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at West Penn Hospital and is clinical assistant professor, pediatrics, at Temple University School of Medicine. A member of ACMS since 1980, Dr. Cicco has served on the board of directors and Executive Committee since 2014. He was the ACMS treasurer in 2014 and secretary in 2015. At the state level, Dr. Cicco served as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Medical Society in 2013. He was a member of the PAMED Task Force on State of Medicine from 2010 to 2013. In

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addition, he has been the recipient of several prestigious awards including the ACMS Physician Volunteer Award and the PAMED Physician Volunteer Award. In 2012, The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics named Dr. Cicco Pediatrician of the Year. Dr. Cicco is a past president of Parent Care, a national association of parents and professionals that advocates for family centered NICU care. Dr. Cicco is a past president of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and also serves as the co-chairman of the Committee of the Fetus and Newborn for the state chapter. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1976, he completed his residency at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and a fellowship at Magee Women’s Hospital of UPMC. Dr. Cicco resides with his wife, Anita, in Scott Township. They have four sons: Brian, Michael, Steven and Patrick. Peters Township Council recently appointed Meyer, Unkovic & Scott attorney and Township Councilman Frank Kosir Jr. to serve as the township representative on the South Hills Area Council of Governments. SHACOG is a voluntary organization of municipalities located

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predominantly in the South Hills of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SHACOG meets regularly to discuss and study community challenges and to seek solutions to common problems. SHACOG also coordinates and administers programs of regional interest that benefit member municipal governments. Kosir is of counsel to Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP and works in the firm’s Real Estate and Lending, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Construction Law and Energy & Mineral Rights Groups. He has nearly 15 years of experience working on all matters related to real estate and development law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Kosir worked for many years for his family’s residential construction company. Kosir is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Council, and serves as assistant secretary of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Real Property Section. He frequently lectures at Continuing Legal Education courses, writes a monthly real estate case law update for the Allegheny County Bar Association and a quarterly real estate column for The Legal Intelligencer. Pennsylvania Super Lawyers has recognized him as a “Rising Star” in real property law five times.

A resident of Peters Township, Kosir formerly served as vice chairman of the Township’s Planning Commission and currently serves as an elected member of the Township Council. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College and earned his law degree at Duquesne University School of Law. South West Communities Chamber of Commerce announces its 2016 Board of Directors. Ed Sickmund, MyWay Mobile Storage, was elected to a second term as president. Wendy Kingsland, president of Visionary Federal Credit Union, was re-elected to the office of vice president/corporate secretary; and Joseph Verduci, vice president of Brentwood Bank, was re-elected treasurer. Board members for 2016 are Katie Green, The Almanac; Jana Grimm, Steptoe and Johnson; Richard Kasmer, Kasmer Surveying & Engineering; Sallie Pagano, Coldwell Banker; Matt Serakowski, Upper St. Clair Township; Jason Vanzin, Right Hand Technology; Cynthia Volpe, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Glenn Wells, Single Source, Inc. The South West Communities Chamber of Commerce serves Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg, Scott, South Fayette, Upper St. Clair and surrounding South Hills communities.

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religion At Bethany Lutheran Church, worship services with Holy Communion are held at 11 a.m. Sundays, with all ages Sunday school classes beginning at 9:30 a.m. • Weekly donations for SHIM are being accepted on the following designated dates: shampoo, April 3; toothpaste, April 10; toothbrushes, April 17; soap, April 24. For more information, visit www.facebook. com/blcbp or call 412-835-9221. At Bower Hill Community Church, Mt. Lebanon, Dr. Drew Smith from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will lead a class at 10:45 a.m. April 3, on how our denomination has and does address separation of church and state in America. Nonmembers are welcome Sunday mornings for the Adult Education hour. All programs are in the Friendship Room. For more information, call 412-5614114 or visit www.BowerHillChurch.org. At Center Presbyterian Church, McMurray, worship services are held 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays with Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45. • Yoga class, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, with all donations collected during the first class of each month donated to the Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA. For more information, visit www.centerchurch.org or call 724-941-9050. At Chabad of the South Hills, Mt. Lebanon, a Pre Passover Seniors Luncheon will take place at noon on April 12, featuring a Model Seder and special Passover Program. Suggested donation is $5; wheelchair accessible. For more information, call Barb at 412-278-

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2658 or barb@chabadsh.com. At Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, Canonsburg, services featuring informal Holy Communion, Children’s Christian Ed. and nursery care are held at 5 p.m. Saturdays. On Sundays, traditional liturgy featuring hymns and praise, Children’s Christian Ed. and nursery care take place at 9:30 a.m. At Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park, Journey to the Apocalypse: Revelation will be held 7 p.m. Wednesdays, March 30-May 4. • Community of Adult Singles Together (CAST) – Party in the Tropics, 7-11 p.m. April 1, at Phipps Conservatory Botanical Gardens, featuring a disc jockey and free parking, for $15/adult. Appetizers and beverages will be available for purchase. RSVP by noon on April 1; Me, Too, 7 p.m. April 4. Finding something in common; Convince Me, 7 p.m. April 11. Fun participation event with everyone in the group. Can you convince others to your way of thinking? Fact or fiction? Myth busting; Picture This team game night, 7 p.m. April 18 at 7 p.m. • Creating the Covenant group Bible study, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 5-May 24. RSVP to 412-835-6621 or christumc.net/signup. • Women’s Fellowship Gardening Group, 7 p.m. April 7. Becky Henninger, garden manager at South Hills Interfaith Movement, will talk about the Community Gardening Program where a number of partners help support the food pantry. She will also share how help is given to set up gardens and to volunteer. RSVP at christumc.net/signup. • Children’s Music & Worship Sunday, 11

a.m. April 10. Children will lead in worship by sharing in the liturgy, singing and presenting a musical based on the Tale of the Three Trees. For more information, visit christumc.net. At Our Lady of Grace Church, Scott, Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated April 3, with holy hour with prayers, procession with the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction beginning at 3 p.m. For more information, call Kathy at 412-276-3374. At Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church, Venetia, Gavin Watkins and Rebecca DePoe will conduct the 5 p.m. service on April 3. For more information, call 724-9423635 or visit peterscreekpcusa.org. At South Hills Assembly of God, Bethel Park, CommuniTea women’s Bible study/fellowship for all ages meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. April 1. Led by Sue Willis with a variety of dynamic teachers/speakers, the theme is “Favor.” Free childcare provided with prior registration. • Easter Cross Hunt and Egg Giveaway, 9 and 11 a.m. April 3, for children age 2 to sixthgraders. The event will be held indoors. • Miracle Healing Service, 7 p.m. April 4, with Pastor Rick Kardell and music by Healing Waters Praise Team. • Kids’ Movie Night, featuring the familyfriendly movie “Home,” 7 p.m. April 8. Free admission includes a bag of popcorn, cotton candy and a drink. Hot dogs and candy will be available to purchase. • Men’s Fellowship Breakfast, 9-11 a.m. April 9. Free breakfast, worship, prayer, conversation and uplifting speakers for men of all ages.

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For more information, call 412-835-8900 or visit www.southhillsassembly.org. At Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, Community Bible Study meets 7-8:40 p.m. Mondays. For more information, call 412-600-8756. At St. Anne Parish, Castle Shannon, a special Eucharistic Holy Hour at 3 p.m. April 3 will be held in observance of Divine Mercy Sunday. The Holy Hour will include the Chaplet and Litany of Divine Mercy concluding with Benediction. For more information, call 412531-5964 or visit stanneparish.com. At St. Thomas More Parish, Bethel Park, Wednesday Evening Vespers sung evening prayer will be held in the church on the first Wednesday of each month throughout this Year of Mercy. • Divine Mercy Holy Hour will take place 3-4:30 p.m. April 3, featuring acoustic music (guitar, piano, percussion, cello), Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Sung Divine Mercy Chaplet, Completion of Divine Mercy Novena, Homily on Divine Mercy, Eucharistic Procession, Benediction and Reposition.

• Year of Mercy Sunday night speaker series will be offered at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center on the following dates: April 3, Fr. Scott Seethaler, Divine Mercy; May 1, Mike Aquilina, St. Joseph; June 12, Susan Muto, St. Therese of Liseux as the Apostle of the New Evangelization; July 17, Scott Hahn, TBA; Aug. 21, Regis Flaherty, Poverty, Thanksgiving and Joy. For more information, call the parish office at 412-831-0031.

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community news seniors AIC The Adult Interest Center at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, offers entertainment, information, fellowship and a meal for active, older adults. Programs are held at 11 a.m. Fridays through June, and are free and open to all. Lunch is served at noon for $6. No reservations are necessary. Upcoming events include: Images of New Zealand – Paul Humphreys returns April 1 with pictures and tales of his native land; Vocalist Patty Hahn performs a variety program April 8, with classic hits of the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s; Get Organized for Good, April 15; Set up for the AIC Rummage and Bake Sale Fundraiser will take place April 22 (No AIC on this date); Rummage and Bake Sale Fundraiser, April 23; Sandy Lusco Huffman will play her 12-string guitar and sing on April 29. For more information, call 412-343-8900.

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St. Anne School excels at science competition Eighteen seventh- and eighth-grade students at Saint Anne School in Castle Shannon recently participated in the 82nd Annual Region 7 Meeting of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science. Fourteen out of the 18 students who competed received first place awards (including a perfect score by Rachel Najdzinski) and will move on to the state competition to be held at Penn State University May 15-17. Additionally, Peter Kutschke, Sydney Kwolek, Mallory Locke, Sophia Messina and Najdzinski received the Duquesne University Award for Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Students who competed, winning either a first or second place award, included: Rachel Bohonek, Kaitlyn Faber, Brandon Haas, Grace Jelinek, John Keyho Jr., Hadia Killang, Kutschke, Kwolek, Alexandra Laverty, Locke, Taylor Logan, Anna Mathias, Messina, Alexis Mueller, Najdzinski, Madalyn Walenchok, Brennen Tarrant and Marina Woods. They are taught by Mrs. Nancy Laird.

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The Hilltoppers of Scott Township will hold its monthly meeting April 13 at Covenant-Community Presbyterian Church, Scott. Doors open at 11 a.m. for fellowship. Bring a brown bag lunch to eat at noon; dessert will be provided and beverage will be available. After lunch and a brief business meeting, there will be a trained dog show featuring a dog wedding. Visitors welcome; new members needed. For more information, call 412-341-8640.

CHAIR EXERCISES Chair Exercises for Seniors takes place at Scott Township Library 11 a.m.-noon Tuesdays. Space is limited for the DVD-directed program promoting flexibility, strength and balance. Preregister by calling 412-429-5380.

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South Fayette student organizes An Evening In India Youngsters all dressed up for An Evening In India included, from left, Aesha Mehta, Siya Joshi, Sia Matreya, Sanika Kulkarni, Romit Kulkarni, Aadi Blasara, Meet Raje and Anush Desai.

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Next time the trivia topic turns to India, perhaps this will prepare you: “There are 22 major languages in India, written in 13 different scripts, with over 22 dialects.” “Takshila is said to be the first-ever university in the world; it started around 700 B.C.” And, of course: “Shampoo was invented in India!” Those and plenty of other fun facts were on display during “An Evening In India,” held March 23 at South Fayette High School. Senior Meghan Banerjee organized the event with an emphasis on education. “I wanted to inform my community and my school, and bring them together to learn something new and a new culture,” she said. Posters depicting all kinds of information about the world’s second-most-populous nation were placed prominently in the high school gym, giving hundreds of guests a better idea of India’s stature as a science and technology center. As far as Indian culture, Meghan and some of her classmates brought it to life through energetic performances of traditional dances, including a seasonally appropriate ode to the spring festival of Holi. SEE INDIA PAGE 27

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and songs from right here in the United States. Other Evening In India attractions included a Bollywood photo both, complete with some of those fancy, colorful costumes and related props, and a mehndi artist who worked with henna to apply intricate temporary tattoos. In the hall outside of the gym was an array of food offerings, “a lot more than last year,” Meghan said. “It’s a wonderful way for them to taste some snacks from India.” She organized a similar event, held in October 2014, as a junior, and the effort was so successful that she decided to repeat it this school year as a further celebration of her Indian heritage. “That’s very special to me and holds a very dear place in my heart,” she said, adding that she wants to share it with her friends and neighbors. “We are a growing Indian community, so it would be great for them to see our side and have fun with us at the same time.”

FROM PAGE 26 Meanwhile, a number of high school teachers staged their own terpsichorean adventure in the style often seen in movies produced in Bollywood, the center of the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. “There was fast music and lots of fancy costumes. That’s pretty much typical Bollywood,” Meghan explained. As for the performance of her instructors: “They did a great job, really.” So did Pallavi Muluk, as the teenager sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” and its Indian equivalent, “Jana Gana Mana,” and then entertained the crowd with a selection of traditional tunes from India

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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has selected South Fayette Township as a winner of the 2016 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence for the success of its online communications. The township’s creation and use of its website and social media outlets were determined to best exemplify the theme of “Information Technology” in the annual awards program, which recognizes local governments for exceptional dedication to improving public services through innovative initiatives. Township representatives will accept the award during the Local Government Day ceremony April 13 at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg. The award application highlighted how in a single year, the township launched four online outlets (www.southfayettepa.com, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) that created spaces for sharing information, providing public services, strengthening community connections and allowing citizens to provide feedback that contributes to local government decision-making. “The award validates our team efforts to reach out to citizens, and it encourages us to continue to keep open those lines of communication,” said South Fayette Township community development director Andrea Iglar, who prepared the nomination. “Maybe it’s uncool to say so, but we were high-fiving in the office when we got the award letter. We’re excited to bring home this award for South Fayette Township.”

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Painting with a Twist in Mt. Lebanon recently held a fundraiser for the Best of the Batch Foundation, raising $1,600 total. Pictured are artist Tanya Sturm, Best of the Batch Foundation’s Ruth Spurlock Kim, Latasha and Charlie Batch, studio owner Jamie Orlando and artist Charles F. Perdices III.

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• Eat’N Park Restaurants are celebrating the start of Pittsburgh Pirates season with a free Smiley Cookie for fans showing Pirates pride on April 3, the day of the home opener. Any form of Pirates attire is acceptable – from T-shirts and jerseys to pins and hats. • Indulge your inner child – April 2 is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. • Those with dairy allergies should take note – Trader Joe’s has recalled its Chocolate Orange Sticks and Chocolate Raspberry sticks because they contain more than a trace of milk, as stated on the label. • Select Easter candy is 50 percent off at Sarris, while supplies last. • The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is back open and operating on spring hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit www.pa-trolley. org.

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SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP A bridge at Millers Run Road and Maud Mine Road is scheduled to close for about 35 days, starting June 2. The start date could change, so signs will be put up two weeks prior to work starting. Vehicles will be detoured via Route 50.

The Mt. Lebanon School District invites the community to attend the Celebration of Education noon-5 p.m. April 2 at the high school. The event is free and open to the public. All 10 schools will be represented with displays of student work, and elementary, middle and high school students will perform in music and dance ensembles. Tours of the new high school will be offered with high school students guiding the way. For more information, visit www.mtlsd.org.

PETERS TOWNSHIP An antique appraisal will take place at the Peters Township Community Recreation Center from 10 a.m.-noon April 9. Preregistration is required by April 6, and the fee is $5 per item with a limit of three items per person. For more information, call 724-942-5000.

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During halftime of last year’s WPIAL Quad-A championship game, Eddie Flohr endured an ear beating from Chartiers Valley boys’ basketball coach Tim McConnell for not playing up to his potential. When Flohr emerged from the locker room, he exploded for 20 of his 24 points and engineered the Colts’ comeback victory, 50-48, against North Allegheny. “Coach got into me at halftime and let me know that he didn’t think that was the Eddie Flohr that he’d seen all year and he let me know about it,” explained the point guard. “That really kicked in the gears and I started playing and ended up having a great second half. Helping us win and get a victory,” he added. Fast forward to the 2016 season and Flohr again came alive for the Colts, leading them to a section title as well as another 20-win season. “I believe you did see the real Eddie Flohr this year. A dual threat,” he said. Indeed, Flohr scored as well as dished and all the Colts benefited. He led the club in scoring with a near 20-point average. He also managed 5.2 assists per game, a number of which he is proud. “That’s the most important stat that a point

Eddie Flohr has been named 2016 Almanac MVP for boys’ basketball guard should be worried about. He shouldn’t be worried about scoring,” he said. “That’s what I believe I am. I am a true point guard who just wants to win games and make sure that everyone gets their points. You have to get the ball around.” A former point guard, himself, McConnell

Elite Eleven performers delivered outstanding efforts on the court By Eleanor Bailey Sports editor ebailey@thealmanac.net

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No championships were claimed during the boys’ basketball season. However, that didn’t mean there weren’t any good players. With the assistance of the area coaches, The Almanac unearthed plenty of them and they headline the Elite Eleven edition for 2016. Chartiers Valley’s Eddie Flohr spearheads the list as Most Valuable Player. Jacob Dixon of Bethel Park, Nick Valentic of Peters Township, Andrew Wheeler of Upper St. Clair and Ross Wilkerson, also from CV, join Flohr on the first team. Canon-McMillan’s Britton Beachy, Seton-La Salle’s Cletus Hilton, Bishop Canevin’s Mitchell King, Mt. Lebanon’s Mark Lamendola and Chartiers-Houston’s A.J. Meyers comprise the second squad while Antonio Garofoli captured Rookie of the Year honors and Kevin Trost earned Coach of the Year laurels. SEE STARS, PAGE 32

agreed and pointed out that asset regarding Flohr’s game. “Eddie is a great distributor,” McConnell said. “He really finds the open guy but he can score when he needs to. He knows when and when not to. That’s what differentiates him from the other players. He knows when to score. He knows

when to pass. And, he knows who to pass it to. He puts it in the right people’s hands to be able to score baskets when we need to.” After losing Jake Ritson and Matty McConnell from the WPIAL championship club, CV needed a leader this season and Flohr answered the call. He guided the Colts to a 13-1 record in Section 4-AAAA and to the quarterfinals of the district playoffs before finishing 20-6 overall. In addition to his points and assists, Flohr managed 3.2 rebounds despite his 5-foot-10 frame. Plus, he led the team in steals with 41 for the season and 3-point field goal percentage. “Eddie has worked hard every year to improve his game but after losing Jake and Matty least year, we were worried about our leadership,” McConnell said. “I thought that Eddie did a remarkable job of leading this team and getting us to a 20-win season, winning the section and just having the year that he had. He played well. He led well. And that’s why I thought we were successful because of his leadership.” Throughout his career, Flohr has led. He helped the Colts reach the WPIAL finals three times. As a 1,000-point scorer, he ranks 15th in school history. Yet, contributing to last year’s championship means most to Flohr. “It’s definitely the highlight,” he said. “Winning the WPIAL title was SEE MVP PAGE 34

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Jacob Dixon

A beast. That describes this 6-6 senior center. He averaged 16 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked four shots per game while leading Bethel Park to a 19-8 record, complete with playoff appearances in the WPIAL and PIAA tournaments. Jake Dixon averaged 16 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked four shots per game. He earned first-team all-Section 4-AAAA honors. “Bethel Park had a very talented group of players,” said Peters Township skipper Gary Goga, himself a BP graduate. “The guards could flat out shoot it but Jake was a beast inside.” Dixon, who excelled as a tight end on the football team, likely has seen his last playing days as he will take to a different court in college. The WPIAL Player of the Year in 2015 will attend Lewis University and play volleyball for the Flyers, who were NCAA Division I runners-up last season.

Nick Valentic

This Peters Township senior led the team in scoring with a 20.8 average. In addition, he managed 4.5 rebounds for the Indians, who finished 14-9 overall and qualified for the district playoffs. Valentic, who also earned first-team all-Section 4-AAAA recognition, will continue his career at Waynesburg University. “Nick had a fantastic year for us,” said Gary Goga. “He really improved from last year and worked hard all season long. He is just going to keep getting better and better and Waynesburg is getting a great college player.”

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ished with 801 career points. Wheeler lettered four years in basketball. Plus, he is a standout on the baseball diamond.

Beachy came into the season hot off a sophomore campaign that saw him average 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists. As a junior, he improved on those numbers and continues on a path to being “one of the best” that Rick Bell has coached because Beachy continually “works to improve his skills and game every day.” Beachy dropped in 16 points per game and dished up 4.3 assists. Though a point guard, he averaged 5.7 rebounds, ranking him second on the squad. He converted 62 percent of his 2-point field goals. Beachy also gained all-Section 4-AAAA, second-team honors.

coach Mark Walsh. “He was our go-to guy and a player that the opponent concentrated on each and every game.”

Ross Wilkerson

This Chartiers Valley senior is another all-Section 4-AAAA first-team member. He played an integral role on the Colts’ 2015 WPIAL championship club as well as the 2016 section winner. Despite playing with a broken nose during the first half of the season, Wilkerson ranked second on the team in scoring with a 16.1 averAndrew Wheeler age. He converted 42 percent of his long-range This Upper St. Clair senior makes his second shots, burying 55 of 130 attempts from beyond appearance on the Almanac’s Elite Eleven list. the arc. He converted 87 percent of his free He was also a Section 4-AAAA all-star, named throws (60 of 69). He averaged 2.2 assists and to the first team. 1.3 steals per game. After averaging 12 points per game as a ju“Ross is one of the best shooters to ever come nior, Wheeler improved those numbers to 17.2 through the program,” said CV floor boss Tim markers an outing. A sharpshooter, he conMcConnell. “The time he puts in during the off verted 55 treys. season has really elevated his game.” “He was a great scorer and leader for them,” Britton Beachy said Gary Goga. Wheeler, who captained the Panthers to an This Canon-McMillan senior was the bright spot 11-11 record, also pulled down four rebounds in an otherwise lackluster season. The Big Macs and dished up three assists per game. He fin- finished 9-13 overall and 3-11 in Section 4.

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This Seton-La Salle senior led the Rebels in scoring with a 16.6 points per game. He also converted better than 50 percent of his shots inside the arc. He earned Section 3-AA firstteam honors. Helton helped the Rebels to a WPIAL playoff berth, finishing third in the league with an 11-3 record, which included a win against sectionwinner Bishop Canevin. The Rebels finished 15-11 overall. “Cletus has a tremendous year,” said SLS

This junior helped Bishop Canevin to one of its best seasons in school history. The Crusaders captured the Section 3-AA title with a 13-1 slate. They finished 20-7 overall and advanced to the WPIAL semifinals, falling to Lincoln Park, 59-53, and the second round of the PIAA playoffs, losing to eventual state champion, Aliquippa, 56-38. King ranked among the scoring leaders in the WPIAL with a 17-point average. He cashed in on 50 percent of his field goals and 38 percent of this 3-point attempts. In addition, the Section 3-AA Player of the Year collected three steals, dished up three assists and grabbed four rebounds a game. “Mitchell can do it all offensively,” said Crusaders’ coach Kevin Trost. “He can shoot the three, he has a mid-range game, and can finish at the rim. He handles the ball extremely well and isn’t afraid to take big shots. SEE STARS PAGE 33

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Antonio Garofoli may have been the smallest player on the court but he proved one of the FROM PAGE 32 most dangerous thanks to his sharpshooting. The 5-5 sophomore averaged 11 points per game. He buried 62 3-point field goals for Mt. Mark Lamendola Lebanon. For his efforts this season, he earned After a sensational debut season in 2015, when Almanac Rookie of the Year honors. he garnered Almanac Rookie of the Year lau“When he gets in the zone,” Lebo skipper Joe rels, this Mt. Lebanon guard moved up a notch. David said of Garofoli, “Antonio gets the place In addition to earning second team honors, Lahopping. He’s fun to watch.” mendola merited first-team recognition on the Coach of the year all-Section 4-AAAA squad. Lamendola led Lebo in scoring with a 16-point Two seasons into his position as head coach, average. He supplied 3.6 assists and 3.1 steals a Kevin Trost has turned around the boys’ basgame. He also managed six rebounds a contest ketball program at Bishop Canevin. This winfor the Blue Devils, who qualified for the WPIAL ter, in fact, the Crusaders experienced one of their finest seasons in school history. playoffs but finished 11-13 overall. The Crusaders captured the Section 3-AA “(Mark) took on the responsibility of directing our offense and defense,” Lebo skipper Joe title with a 13-1 record. They finished 20-7 overDavid said. “He became our leader. He did it all all after advancing as far as the second round for us. He made big, big plays. It’s nice to know, of the PIAA playoffs, falling to eventual state champion, Aliquippa. Canevin also reached the too, that we’ll have him for another year. semifinals in the WPIAL tournament, falling to AJ Meyers Lincoln Place, 59-53. Chartiers-Houston will also Trost, who previously coached at Carlynton, have Meyers for another seatook over a program that had been 15-31 from son. He ranked among the top 2013-14. In 2015, Trost led the Crusaders to a scorers in the WPIAL. 17-8 record before topping 20 victories this seaMeyers averaged 23.4 son. For his efforts, he has been named Almapoints per game. Already a nac Coach of the Year. 1,000-point scorer, the 6-1 guard tossed in a career-high 42 points in a first- Honorable mention round playoff win against Charleroi. In addition Among the players meriting honorable mento his scoring prowess, Meyers managed 2.5 tion status on the Almanac boys’ basketball allsteals per game. He also grabbed 5.6 rebounds star squad are: • Josh Duda, Chance Wright, Levi Metheny an outing. Meyers, who earned first-team all-Section and Brandon Thorsen from Bethel Park. This 3-AA honors, is also a standout on the football foursome helped the Hawks reach the PIAA and track teams for the Buccaneers. playoffs. Duda earned second-team all-Section

4-AAAA honors while Metheny and Wright gained honorable mention recognition. In addition to being a standout on the court, Thorsen excels in volleyball for the Hawks, who are expected to challenge for the WPIAL title this spring. • Walter Bonds, Justin Dix and John Weldon from Bishop Canevin. A junior, Bonds earned all-section honors at point guard. The team captain averaged 12 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals per game. “Walter did almost all of the ball handling for our team and averaged only two turnovers a game,” said Kevin Trost. “He alowed us to compete against anybody, regardless of the pressure they applied.” Dix averaged 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals a game. He converted 40 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. He made 59 3-point field goals. “He was the heart and soul of the team this year,” Trost said. “He is a self-made player who developed into a very good basketball player. He brought so many valuable intangibles to our team in addition to the production that showed up in the box score.” Weldon averaged 10 points and five rebounds a game. He made 62 percent of his shots from the field. “John provided a lot of size to our team,” Trost said. “He battled through some injuries but finally got healthy at the end of the year. Him getting back into form was a key reason why we were able to make a deep playoff run.” • RJ Bell and Carson Miller from CanonMcMillan. A junior, Bell averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and two assists per game. He converted 75 percent of his free throw attempts. A junior, Miller managed 11.8 points, 6.9 re-

bounds and 2.2 steals per game. He cashed in on 39 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc. • Joe Antonucci and Caleb Zajicek from Chartiers Valley. Both are versatile athletes, excelling in football and soccer respectively during the fall months. A senior, Antonucci led the Colts in rebounding, managing 6.6 caroms a game. He averaged 9.3 points. A sophomore, Zajicek averaged 11.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He led the team in 3-pointers, burying 58 shots from beyond the arc. • Mike Cortese from Peters Township. This junior guard averaged 10.8 points and 2.5 assists per game. “Mike had some really good moments for us this year, culminating with an outstanding performance in the playoffs against Central where he had a dominant second half,” said Gary Goga. • Billy O’Malley and Nico Popa from SetonLa Salle. A senior swingman, O’Malley averaged over 16 points per game and led the team in rebounding. “Billy was one of the key components to our team this year,” said Mark Walsh. “He was able to play inside and out and did so very well.” • Ryhan Culberson and Matt Thomas from South Fayette. Both earned all-section first team honors. A sophomore, Culberson averaged 14.7 points per game for the Lions, who competed in the WPIAL playoffs and sported a 12-10 overall record. A junior, Thomas managed 12.5 points per game. • Zach Pateras from Upper St. Clair. A senior guard, Pateras averaged 10 points per game for the Panthers.

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USC’s Liu, Lebo’s Ramsey qualify for U.S. Olympic Trials course. They made it more difficult.” Sports editor Thus making Liu’s ebailey@thealmanac.net and Ramsey’s achieveKevin Liu of Upper St. Clair and Brian Ramsey ments all the more from Mt. Lebanon will join Lebo native and impressive. Both are seniors in high school. University of Virginia standout Leah Smith at Liu swam a 57.06, the U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming this sum.13 under the cut time mer. The meet, set for June 26 through July 3, of 57.19 in the 100-mewill determine the members of the team that ter backstroke and a Brian Ramsey will compete in the Summer Olympics set for 2:03.62, .17 under the Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. cut time of 2:03.79 in the 200-meter back. Both earned their berths during the PittsRamsey earned his cut time by placing first burgh Invitational held at the University of in the prelims for the 100-meter breaststroke. Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool, the site of their recent He clocked a 1:03.60, .09 under the cut time of WPIAL triumphs this past February. The long- 1:03.69. course meet (meters not yards) is designed for “I’m really glad and excited for both boys,” the Pitt swimmers as well as others who have said Donati, who once coached at USC before had significant swims this season. moving over to Mt. Lebanon, where he resides. “It gives swimmers an opportunity to com“It’s just been a great journey for Brian,” conpete long course while they were still tapered tinued Donati. “He continues to amaze me.” from their short-course season,” explained USC Dubbed the “Boy From the Bower Hill Swim Swim Club coach David Shraven. Club,” Ramsey did not start swimming until “It’s been 16 years since I’ve had a swimmer,” the summer between his sixth and seventh year explained Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club skipper in grade school. A soccer player initially, he Tom Donati. “Used to be you could qualify do- switched to swimming competitively when he ing short course but it’s harder to qualify long entered high school.

By Eleanor Bailey

Ramsey earned silver medals in the 100yard breaststroke and the 200 individual medley during the recent PIAA championships held at Bucknell University. He won the district championship in the individual medley and set a WPIAL Kevin Liu record in the breast, although he was edged out of the gold medal by his teammate, Jack Lanphear. Meanwhile, Liu continued his rise throughout the season. After finishing runner-up to Ramsey in the IM, he secured silver in the backstroke at the PIAA championships. He was the WPIAL champion in that event. “When we rested Kevin for the end of the season, we had our sights set on doing well at WPIALs and states, while also being prepared to get his Trials cuts the following week,” explained Schraven. “I’m really happy the plan worked. “Kevin demonstrated what a talented swimmer he is being able to switch gears and swim substantial personal best times in long course after having trained short course for the past

seven months. All his hard work paid off and USC swimming is very proud of what Kevin has accomplished.” After their participation in the Olympic Trials, Liu and Ramsey will embark on their collegiate careers. Liu will swim at the University of South Carolina while Ramsey will compete for Pitt. Meanwhile, Smith is a seasoned veteran, having already competed on a worldwide level. She is an NCAA champion, Pan Pacific gold medalist and record holder as a member of the 4x200 freestyle relay, and a U.S. champion in that relay during the World Aquatics Championships. Last summer, she won the 400-meter freestyle event at the World University Games. The junior most recently defended her NCAA titles in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle races. She swam a 15:32.72 in the longer distance swim and a 4:31.33 in the shorter event during the finals held March 19 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. The victories helped the Cavaliers to a fifth-place finish as a team. Smith has more individual NCAA titles (4) than any other UVA student-athlete and ties Mitzi Kremer (1987-89) of Clemson for the second-most national crowns in ACC women’s swimming and diving history.

SF’s Carr caps career with win in Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic sweet.” Carr won in much the same fashion as he did Sports editor claiming his second straight title two weeks ago ebailey@thealmanac.net with a 3-1 decision against Smethport’s James A fitting finale. That’s what the Pittsburgh Duffy in the 145-pound final. “The last two minutes of my state finals Wrestling Classic was for Mike Carr. For the match was all riding out, too,” said Carr, comSouth Fayette senior capped his scholastic caparing his recent bouts. reer with his most impressive victory. He edged But the Classic was the culmination of a caHunter Marko, 1-0, in the 145-pound featured reer that began at age 4 while attending youth match at the University of Pittsburgh’s Fitzgerpractices for teams in which his father and ald Fieldhouse. namesake coached. “The Classic is something Marko entered the contest as a four-time you dream about ever since you are young,” he state champion from Minnesota. He sported said. a 150-4 overall record. Carr was a two-time Carr’s career has been more than a dream. In Pennsylvania champion, possessing a 160-15 addition to his back-to-back state titles in 2015 mark. and 2016, he claimed three straight regional, Though the Pennsylvania team dropped the district and section championships. Carr is the match to the United States all-stars, 25-20, winningest wrestler in school history. He is one Carr proved triumphant as he held on to beat of only three state champions. In addition to the Amery High School student after building Mark McKnight, who wrestled under Chartiers up the one-point advantage with an escape. Valley’s coop program, his brother, Nick, is a “This was unbelievably satisfying for me,” South Fayette state winner. Carr said. “To cap my career with this win is Carr will continue his career at the University

of Illinois. In addition to planning to become a national champion, Carr hopes to pursue a career in medicine. “Athletically, I want to win an NCAA title,” he said. “Academically, I want to take the pre-med pathway and maybe minor in mathematics. I want to become a pediatric surgeon or a gastrointestinal specialist.” South Park had a split decision in the Classic as Greg Bulsak started the national showcase match with a victory over Keegan Moore from Jackson County Central, 13-8, at 182 pounds. Bulsak, like Carr, was a two-time state champion. The Clarion recruit was 148-18 heading into the bout against Moore, who was a three-time state champion. An Oklahoma state recruit, Moore possessed a 277-4 record. Meanwhile, Bulsak’s classmate, Jake Wentzel, dropped a 6-0 decision to Drew Hughes of Lowell in the 160-pound match. A Michigan State recruit, Hughes was 167-4 overall. Wentzel was a two-time state champion with a 14818 record. He is a Pitt recruit. In the preliminary match, which pitted the

WPIAL all-stars versus an all-star squad from the state of Indiana, Mike McAleavey respresented McMurray. The Peters Township senior dropped a hard-fought bout, 2-1, against Sam Hipple at 220 pounds. In his scholastic career, McAleavey was 93-43 while Hipple was 99-17. McAleavey was a PIAA runner-up this season. “I knew the odds were against me wrestling in this,” McAleavey said of the Classic, “but it’s an awesome event. I never heard of his name before. I just went out and had fun.” Despite McAleavey’s defeat, the WPIAL allstars prevailed against the Indiana team, 27-18. The teams wrestled two periods that lasted two minutes and 30 seconds. Approximately 3,000 attended the event, which is considered the Rose Bowl of wrestling. Hughes and Ethan McCoy from Latrobe were named outstanding wrestlers for the preliminary match. Hughes, who wrestled in both matches, won the turning point award while Hayden Hidlay (152) and Mitchell McKee (138) were recognized as the outstanding wrestlers for the main event.

“It’s a great achievement and I’m honored,” he said. “I think I had pretty good numbers this year. Maybe not the best with top guys in scoring but in overall helping the team; assists, rebounds and just leading us to win games.” In the future, Flohr hopes to help some college win games. Recruited by Division II schools, he has narrowed his choices down to two: Seton-Hill and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Flohr is well aware that improvements are necessary. “I just want to get better with my game,” Flohr said. “Shooting-wise, I want to improve

my shots. I need to get stronger in the summer if I want to play well at the next level.” McConnell concurred. “Eddie’s got to get a little bit stronger. He’s got to get his handle a little better to get his shot more consistent. He’s good for the high school level but to be good on the Division II level where he wants to play he’s got to get more consistent with those categories.” Having survived and thrived at the CV program, McConnell is certain of Flohr’s future success. At CV, McConnell said that Flohr learned how to compete and be a winner.

“To be in this program you have to be dedicated and you have to be able to take criticism. With those things, moving forward with a job or whatever he decides to do, and his boss gives him some criticism, he’ll be able to take it and move on and be able to improve. “I always tell our players that they can improve. That’s the one thing (Eddie) realizes. I wasn’t getting on him to downgrade him. I was getting on him to be better. If he takes that with him to the next level in college and his job, then I think it’s going to take him far.”

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MVP FROM PAGE 31 the greatest feeling that I have ever come across. I was happy we were able to get it done.” In 2016, Flohr got plenty done. He merited all-section first-time honors. Plus, he was the top vote-getter in the balloting. Ditto for the Almanac. As a result, Flohr has been named The Almanac’s Most Valuable Player for boys’ basketball.

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482 Hunting Creek Road

$113,000

J. Uriah Jr. and Sheila Uriah

Robert Galambas

120 Sedeca Drive

$180,000

PNC Bank

George Molnar Jr. et al.

1183 Thomas 84 Road

NVR Inc.

McDowell Lane Assoc. L.P.

Twilight Drive

Clayton Shell and Kim. Shell

Mitchell Jarasiewicz

1074 Woodlawn Drive

$365,000

William and Megan White

NVR Inc.

4069 Bentwood Drive

L. Fulton Jr. and Linda Fulton

Sipp Living Trust

120 Berkshire Drive

LL Property LLC

Estate of Marie Succop

121 Hunting Creek Road

NORTH STRABANE

Price $285,000 $10,000

$1,402 $83,657

Price

$2,539

N. Dorazio and Stephanie Yaros Roger Horton Jr.

291 Linden Road

$285,000

Paul Dangleman Jr.

Principal Comm. Lending LLC

70 Rose Leaf Drive

Jonathan and Shannon Cuniak

NVR Inc.

2104 Majestic Drive

$324,722

Alex and Annette Marodi

Allegheny County Redev. Auth.

Sturdy Oak Drive

$1,300

Shana Bradbury

Bran Shires

164 Meadowview Drive

$160,000

Pamela Klemencic

Robert Uziel trustee

627 Superior St.

$64,000

E.Wilson and Chi Hang Leung

Joshua Loughman

905 Royal Court

$185,500

Nicholas and R. Andreano

Bruce Boocks

226 Sandy Brae Drive

$200,000

David and Kathleen Cooper

Bethany Brandstatter

Skyview Drive

$3,000

K. Porembka and M. Mandus

Daniel Utchel

208 Bridge St.

$137,250

NVR Inc.

McDowell Lane Assoc. L.P.

Twilight Drive

$83,657

Gavin Mowrey

Deerfield Ridge L.P.

3104 Deerfield Ridge Drive

$103,000

Gregory and T. McGranahan

Donna Jean Dzikowski

116 Willow St.

$165,000

Jennifer and Stephen MacBride

Jacob Curtis

221 Sygan Road

$350,000

Steven and Linelle Grosick

Paula Leonard trustee

17 Vista St.

$178,000

Brian and Alissa Beinecke

NVR Inc.

4520 Walnut Ridge Circle

$469,855

Ichael and Lindsay Schmitz

Deerfield Ridge L.P.

3108 Weeping Willow Drive

$144,000

Vibha Chikani

Barry Morgan

3037 Willowrook Drive

$327,000

Thomas Martinson

Christiana Trust trustee

1311 Sandstone Drive

$225,000

NVR Inc.

Walnut Ridge Garden LLC

4513 Walnut Ridge Circle

$57,500

US Bank NA trustee

Grace Zierden

507 Wincesap Court

115 Demmel Drive $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $162,088)

UPPER ST. CLAIR

Federal National Mort.Assn.

Estate of Stephanie Sersich

426 Fort Couch Road

$2,975

Lauren and Barry Kart

James Bateson

2261 Clairmont Drive

$305,000

Cortes Builders Inc.

Estate of Mabel King Weitzel

2544 Edgewood Drive

$160,000

Donald and Jennifer Angel

D & D Remodeling LLC

240 Franklin Drive

$324,900

Elijah and Robin Owens

Kristen Baird

333 Oaklawn Drive

$362,000

Leslie Gitelman

John Redfield

2620 Quail Hill Drive

$366,720

PETERS

Jeffrey and Kimberly McLain

Mary Perry

184 Bittersweet Circle

$455,000

David Schwimer

Eddy Land Co.

810 Crossbow Court

$630,892

Scott and Michelle Powell

Dennis McNamara

214 Fox Run Drive

$507,000

David and Nicole Fusco

Lisabeth Northrop

245 Thompsonville Road

$410,000

M. Hamrick II and R.Hamrick

Hary Stuart

101 Crabtree Court

Brickley Family L.P.

Mary Jean Brickley

Craig and Antoinette Murphy

Gabriel Hudock

102 Lantern Circle

$550,000

Donald Edward McGreevy

Estate of Edward Abraham

936 Old Washington Road

$115,000

SCOTT

Leah Musulin

Joseph Pope

744 Artvue Drive

$195,000

Florinda Danisa Reyna Guzman

Norman Rowley Jr.

431 Boland Way

$28,000

Erica Brignoni

Sean Dissen

112 Finley Ave.

$118,000

Lynn Jaquiss

Estate of Barbara Barbour

667 Robinwood Drive 62

$114,500

Washington $250,000

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home & garden briefs Spring Gardening

ited to 30 participants and advanced registration at the circulation desk is required. Washington County Master Gardeners pres• On April 11, from 6-7 p.m., landscape deents its Spring Gardening Seminar 8 a.m.-1 p.m. signer and garden writer Martha Swiss will April 2 at the Washington County Fair Grounds, present a program highlighting plants and Building #4. Cost is $25. Sign-up early by call- techniques for gardening in small spaces, such ing Penn State Extension Office at 724-228- as garden plots, patios or small urban gardens. 6881. Speakers include Roxanne Swann, “Rain • The final program of the series will be held Harvesting and Native Plants;” Carol Chernega, 1-2:30 p.m. May 11, with American Rose Society “Pruning Workshop;” Betty Robison, “The Se- Consulting Rosarian David McKibben presentcrets of Growing Great Tomatoes.” Other activi- ing “Love’s Labors Need Not Be Lost: Keys to ties include a silent auction, marketplace, door Success Growing Today’s Roses” that will guide prizes and raffle. Beverages and snacks will be you through proper plant selection and growavailable. For questions, call Penn State Master ing techniques so you can grow good roses. Gardners Linda Schwartz at 724-986-8090 or Home show Donna McKnight at 724-470-6170. South Hills Home Show will take place April Mt. Lebanon Garden Series 1-3 at the Iceoplex at Southpointe, Cecil TownThe Mt. Lebanon Garden Tour Committee has ship. The show will feature more than 100 announced the gardening programs leading up exhibitors, experts, demonstrations and free to the 2016 Mt. Lebanon Library Annual Gar- admission all three days. Hours are 4-9 p.m. den Tour to be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 10. The Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 six-program educational series begins with a p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit www. SouthHillsHomeShow.com. three-part comprehensive landscape design course taught by Phipps Master Gardener and SH Women’s Club professional landscape designer Claire Schuch- Kitty Vagley of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden man starting May 12 and continuing May 19 will be the guest speaker at the South Hills and 26. The concepts of sustainable design like Women’s Club April 11 general meeting. Learn right plant/right place; shading out weeds with the history of the 460-acre garden located near ground covers; use of hardy native plants; in- Settlers Cabin Park, what it offers, and plans stalling rain barrels or permeable pavement; for the not-so-distant future. The program beand more will allow the homeowner to produce gins at 8 p.m. at Vanadium Woods, Scott. New their own workable garden plan for their use or members and guests are welcome. For more to present to a contractor. This program is lim- information, call 412-221-5863.

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Peters Township signs deal with new electronics recycler South Fayette still looking for permanent solution By Suzanne Elliott Staff writer selliott@thealmanac.net

Peters Township will again be able to haul and recycle residents’ unwanted electronics. The township has signed an agreement with JVS Environmental of Somerset County, replacing eLoop llc of Pittsburgh, which discontinued its service late last year. Residents can drop off their unwanted electronics from noon until 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the township’s Public Works garage located at the Bebout Road entrance at Peterswood Park. There will be two Saturday drop-days as well, with the first one scheduled for 9 a.m. until noon April 23. Like before, the service is free to residents of Peters. Items that can be recycled include phones, answering machines, monitors, televisions, computers, printers, keyboards, modems, routers, scanners, stereos, CD players and recorders, the township said. No appliances will be accepted, which includes microwaves, stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and humidifiers.

Peters Township indicated items that can be recycled. They include phones, answering machines, monitors, televisions, computers, printers, keyboards, modems, routers, scanners, stereos, CD players and recorders.

South Fayette Township also used eLoop. Since the beginning of the year, South Fayette residents have been directed to the Washington County Fairgrounds, where the Washington County Planning Commission has hosted a monthly electronics recycling service. The service is open to the public and no Washington County residential verification is needed. Andrea Iglar, South Fayette’s community development director, said the township has been working to find a permanent solution. In the interim, South Fayette residents are being directed to municipalities and others who offer the service to the public through links online at www.southfayettepa.com.

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ADOPT A REAL FRIEND We’ll Make You Smile... Satisfaction Guaranteed Washington Area Humane Society 724-222-7387 BOXER PUPS, CKC Rare Reverse Brindles. Black with White. 2 Males, 1 Female. Asking Price of $600. Papers included.724-415-9546

ATTENTION PET OWNERS If you advertise your pet “free” to a good home and want your pet to be placed in a caring environment, please be especially diligent in screening all inquiries. May we also suggest you ask for at least a $25 donation to avoid persons wanting animals for research, breeding or other purposes. This message is brought to you by The Almanac Newspaper, your community newsleader.

Houses for Rent BRIDGEVILLE - Nice Duplex, 2nd floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, equipped kitchen, wall to wall, laundry hookup, convenient location. No Pets. Credit Check $690+ gas & electric. PETERS TWP. - 2 small bedrooms, 1-1/2 bath, appliances, close to Trax Farm $600+. 412-833-0938

Vacation Rentals BETHANY BEACH (Delaware)

Two bedroom, 1-1/2 bath Townhouse. One block to beach. Sleeps 6. Fully equipped. Pool. Weeks start at $880. Call Paul

412-735-9324

Farmers Market 84 AGWAY Home & garden, Pet Supplies, Pest Control 1025 Rt. 519, 84 PA 724-222-0600 All Around Fence Co. 7896 National Pike Uniontown 724-439-0331 allaround@atlanticbbn.net

General Merchandise 1884 US SPRINGFIELD 45/70 Government Issue During Custer’s Last Stand. $1,950 724-413-1223 A & W ROOT BEER MUGS, Collection, Early 1920’s to 2015. Various sizes $500 724-228-8596 Ask for Bob

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BED - Antique single bed, wood head/footboard, $15. 724-941-1342

GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE

BED PADS - New, washable, absorbent, or 4 throw aways, $20/all. 412-833-3377

p.basil@hotmail.com Lakeside cottage, 4 bedroom, sleeps 10-12, Private Beach, weeks available in July, Aug., September. $825/week.

412-389-7772

Short walk to the beach and tennis courts.

Starting May 4

Send Resume to: dana@washingtonautomall.net

MT. LEBANON

Efficiency. One & two bedroom, wall-to-wall, equipped kitchen. No pets. Call

Sleeps 8

Training Classes

Or

412-563-6600

HILTON HEAD Villa in Palmetto Dunes

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Enjoy the quiet setting of Williamsburg South Apartments. 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, lower level, $830+ electric. Also 1 bedroom, 1 bath, upper level, $770+ electric. End of March occupancy. No Pets - No Smoking. Call Gail for details,

412-257-8236

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Pets

Deadline For

required within one year of employment.

FULL TIME for SWIMMING POOL Company. Must have Drivers License & own transportation. Will Train. Call 412-835-7727

Apartment Rentals

Located on Trent Jones Golf Course Available 4/23 to 4/30 Just $600 Please call 412-860-9442

BEDROOM SET - 3 piece, washed pine, chest, dresser, nightstand, $275. 412-225-1436 BEDROOM 8 pieces, 2 end tables with marble tops, gorgeous hardware, elegant white lacquer, great storage, perfect, $3,390 412-854-3637 BEDROOM Burl Mahogany, 5 piece with magnificent hardware, queen Queen bed (complete), was $7,999, now $2,999. 412-854-3637

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertisements in this newspaper are subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental, or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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General Merchandise

General Merchandise

General Merchandise

BEDROOM SUITE - Solid pecan wood, 5 pieces, cedar lined wardrobe, $300. 412-298-0838

CEMETERY LOTS - (4) Jefferson Memorial facing Curry Hollow Rd., nice lots, near mausoleum Valued at $4,036, sell 1/2 off $2,000. Call 724-941-8347

CHINA - Lenox “Autumn”, 5-piece place settings, service for 12, gold stamped on back, includes all serving pieces & accessories, $975.

BIKE CARRIER - Thule, holds 6 Bikes, fits in hitch receiver $75. 724-941-1342

CEMETERY PLOTS

BOOKCASE - 6 shelves, medium oak, excellent condition, $90. 412-854-1567

Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, side by side, $3,000 ea. or both for $5,500. Save $1,300 over direct purchase. 423-367-5700

BRIDGE TABLE - Hand carved in Singapore, beautiful! Comes with 4 built-in drawers, Reduced to $149. 412-278-5228

Queen of Heaven, 2 plots & 2 openings, value: $6,000, sell for $4,000. Relocating. 412-835-4096

CABINET - Handmade, stained glass door, 48x21x16, $250. 412 833-0088 CAMERAS - (3) Antique Vivitar focus free instamatic x15, all 3 for $10. 412-833-3377

Carpet Tile Hardwoods Vinyl 408 S. Main Street, Wash. 724-229-5330 CEMETERY PLOTS - (4) Forest Lawn, Masonic Garden, $1500. 724-225-3331 CEMETERY PLOT (1 lot) (2 spaces) Forest Lawn “Garden of Hope”, Valued at $800, best offer. 724-222-6364 CEMETERY PLOTS (2) - Forest Lawn Gardens, Entrance Garden, $900. for Both. 520-744-8682 CEMETERY PLOTS (2)-Forest Lawn, Garden of Ruth, Level Valued at $1570 ea. Sell $800 ea. 724-222-5873 CEMETERY PLOTS - 2 SIDE BY SIDE Fairview Cemetery $300.00 for both 724-222-3898 CEMETERY PLOTS, (2) Greene County Memorial Park, Military Section $950. ea. 724-998-1529

CEMETERY PLOTS

CEMETERY PLOTS Mt. Lebanon Cemetery

(2) plots & (2) vaults, Value: $7,000, sell for $3,500.

412-881-2865

CEMETERY PLOTS

Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, #677 & #678 with vaults & bronze memorial, $13,000 value, asking $10,000. Call 412-343-6142 CHAINSAW - 24” 028AV Super with case. Hardly Used $300. 724-941-1342 CHAIRS - (4) leather chairs, on wheels, excellent condition $60. 412-264-6371 CHAISE LOUNGE / FAINTING BENCH - 1920 (95 yrs. old) restored, a must see! Perfect, $479. 412-854-3637 CHINA - Royal Doulton “Saravande”, 8 place settings, never used, $500. 724-986-6046 CHINA- Lennox Westbury Service for 12. Kensington Serving Set, Goblets, Napkins & Placemats. $350. 412-279-8479 call CHINA - Noritake “Bessie” #5788, 84 piece, 12 place settings, tea cups/saucers, 10.5” plates, 8.5” plates, 5.5” fruit bowls, 6” bread/butter plates & soup bowls & also 1 creamer & sugar/lid, 1 salt & pepper, $725. 724-943-3022

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412-833-0441

CHINA - Noritake “Bessie” #5788, rare teapot w/lid, 1 creamer/sugar w/lid, salt & pepper, gravy bowl w/base, 16” platter,12” platter, 10” oval bowl, 9” round bowl, 7 teacups, 8 saucers, 6 8.5” plates, 6 ashtrays, $301. 724-943-3022 CLOTHING - Ladies New York Laundry 2 piece set, new, blue, size M, $35. 412-831-0436 COAT - Express black leather, Juniors 1/2, $15. 724-743-2929

General Merchandise

DESKDESK oak, 6ft x 7ft Power Desk Computer Hook Up Mgment, $500 or Best Offer 724-745-1572 DIAPERS - Depends, pull ups or tabs, Large/XL, 7 pkgs. $49.99. 412-833-3377 DINING ROOM - Table, oval, walnut, 6 chairs & spacious server, $300. 412-298-0838 DINING ROOM SET - 10 piece Elegant Antique Solid Cherry Perfect for China Display $2,800 412-551-4856 DINING ROOM SET -Solid Cherry, Buffet/Hutch, Table 60” Two 12” Leafs, Table Pads,6 Chairs, 2 Armed, Excellent Condition. $1100 or best offer. 724-745-7281

COAT - Ladies Forecaster, wool, long, beige, size 11/12, $40. 412-831-0436 COAT - Men’s winter coat, tan, very warm, size 42, $50. 412-831-0436

CORNHOLE BOARDS

Put your order in now for made to order handmade cornhole boards. $100 non painted, $130 painted, 1 color only. Order Now!

DINING ROOM-60" dining room table with 6 chairs, $300; China Closet, $300, Both for $500. 412-854-5853 DISH SET - Corelle, 24 piece set, nearly new in original box, $25. 412-835-9035

412-835-3514

DISNEY LITHOGRAPHS - Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, $10. 412-279-3288

CREDENZA - Wood with wood/glass coffee table, good condition, $50. 412 833-0883

DOLL - Alexa from Boyds Bear My Friend collections, carries her dog, new,$20. 412-279-3288

CRIB - Child’s crib, 1950s decor, repurpose for storage, $95. 412-298-0838

DOLL - Collectible “Beautiful Dreamer” in box,Ashton Drake Galleries, $15. 724-941-1342

CRYPTS - 2 side by side, Forest Lawn & Garden, 4th level. includes all costs $7995 or best offer 724-745-3060 CRYPT - Queen of Heaven Cemetery, “Notre Dame” mausoleum, side by side, 4th level, includes entombment fees. REDUCED TO $11,000 412-884-1481 DESK - Steel, new, 40x18, has side drop leaf, excellent, $39.99. 412-833-3377

DOLL - Mother Hubbard with pinafore & rolling pin, new, very cute, $20. 412-279-3288 Entertainment Center, Overall, Sauder, $100.00. 412-831-0431 FILE CABINET-5 drawer lateral, Like New, light gray, pendaflex folders, $200. 412-854-1567 FLATWARE - 1847 Rogers Brothers “Marquise “ Service for 12 with chest, $301.00-obo 412-279-8479

General Merchandise

FLOWER POTS - Ceramic, large pots, colorful, (2) for $30. 412-279-3288

GENERATOR - Honda EU3000IS New Battery with Eco Switch, $850 724-356-7869

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GENERATOR - John Deere, Gas 7500 Max/6500 Continous Watts, $1500 724-825-6967

Sell Your General Merchandise items priced $300 or less.

GOLF CLUBS - Drivers (2), Irons (4), Chipper & Putter, like new, $50 for all. 412-276-5947

Minimum item price cannot be less than $10. Will appear in The Almanac for 2 weeks.

GOLF CLUBS / CARTS Mens And Women’s Golf Sets with Carts, $50. 412-278-0131 GRILL - New Weber Grill, 22.5” diameter, lid/base, $50. 724-942-4389

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HELMET - Motorcycle, Vector, full face, X-large, black, $10. 724-941-1342

One item per ad and price must appear in ad. 10 ads maximum per household.

HOUSEPLANTS - Beautiful, lemon/orange trees, purple passion, 6/$25. 412-833-3377

It’s easy to place your ad.

HUTCH CABINET 4’x7’x18”, top glass doors, lower drawers & cabinets, beautiful, $149. Fine crystal also available. 412-278-5228

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724-942-3923

ICE CUBE TRAYS - Vintage, aluminum with pull handle, (2) for $15. 412-279-3288

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JACKET - Ladies new, red, reversible, size M, $40. 412-831-0436 JEANS - Ladies (2) pair Gloria Vanderbilt, new, blue, size 6 short, $35/both. 412-831-0436 JERSEY - Willie Stargell Cooperstown Collection, 19621982, size 54, $40. 412-835-9035 KNEE BRACE SUPPORTS - (4) New, pull up, velcro & steel, $40 for all. 412-833-3377 LABELING SYSTEM - Brother PT-2600 P-touch labeling system, $40. 412-561-7297 LAWN MOWER - Craftsman 1 pull, & lawn spreader, $110. for both. 412-221-1192

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General Merchandise LIFT CHAIR - Reclining, soft vinyl, great condition, $525. 412-831-0371 LIVING ROOM - Retro 1950s Sofa, coffee table & 2 step tables, $300. 412-298-0838 LUGGAGE - Very nice, 2 large carry on, brand new, great bargain, $20. 412-833-3377 MINK COAT/HAT - Beautiful silver/gray, 32”, size 8/10, $550.

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General Merchandise PILLOWCASES - White, 8 for $10. 412-833-3377 PLANTERS - 3 large, extra large, oblong shape, 3 for $10. 412-833-3377 POWER CHAIR by Golden, Used. Model GP162 with extra seat. $650 412-400-9511 PRINTER - HP Deskjet, $25. 412-279-8469

MOTORCYCLE CHAPS - Ladies medium, completely lined, excellent, $75. 412-977-0448

REAR JEEP RACK- For ‘87-’02 Wrangler, 31.5x21.5x4.5, good condition, $160. 412-551-7309

MOTOR SCOOTER

REFRIGERATOR - Whirlpool Side/Side black 1 yr old 26 cu. ft water & ice on door $695 724-745-3060

Jonway brand, 150 cc, new

top of the line, contest winner, $1,000.

412-853-3000

MUD FLAP - Ultraguard 94” New with mounting hardware $50. 724-941-1342 ORGAN - Hammond Spinet L-100 Series, great shape, $100. 412-854-0640 ORGAN - Baldwin Microcomputer organ, 2 manuals, 2 octave pedals, asking $2,000. 412-563-2813 PANTS - Men’s leisure pants, brown & beige, size 38x27, $25/both. 412-831-0436 PATCHES - Pennsylvania Game Commission, Working together for wildlife. Complete set 1981-2016. $1,000. 724-228-8596 Bob PET COLLAR - Radio Systems Petsafe wireless stay & play, w/charger, $150. 412-498-6994 PIANO - Kimball, Console Pecan, Italian Provincial $500 or best offer. 724-493-8281 PIANO - Yamaha upright with piano disc for player piano, 5 years old, $5,000. 412-571-1529 PICNIC TABLE - Sturdy redwood, 2 benches, seats 8, $250. 412-298-0838

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Antiques

STAIRNOSE -Bruce prefinished, (6) 3/4” x 78”L (butterscotch), in box, $150. 724-873-7901 STOVE - Tappan gas range, 1950s, repurpose/refurbish, manual, $200. 412-298-0838 SUIT - Mens, tan, size 48R, pants size 40, cost $200, brand new w/tags, $25. 412-279-3288 SWEATPANTS - Men’s, 2 pair, new, heavyweight, black & gray, “M”, $40. 412-831-0436 SWING/ACTIVITY SET- Covered roof, play house, swings, monkey bars & sliding board. all rebuilt wolmanized lumber $750 or best offer 724-228-1101

RUG - Woven plush oval rug, approx. 8x11, $50. 724-941-1342

TABLE- Kitchen, 1950s, chrome 5 chairs, very good condition, $300. 412-298-0838

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TANDEM CRYPT- Lafayette Cemetery in Brownsville. Valued @ $13,800, asking $9000 724-785-7950

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SCARF - Ladies, 64”, beautiful embossed/beaded, brand new, $20. 412-279-3288 SEAT LICENSES - (2) Pittsburgh Steelers, Section 130, Row K, Seats 13 & 14, $8,250 ea. 240-321-3098 SEAT LICENSES - (4) Steeler Seat Licenses, Section 537, Row J #17, 18, 19 & 20, seats on aisle, $12,000 all 4. 412-344-9845 SHOES - Ladies tennis shoes, (2) pair, 1 white, 1 black, size 6.5, $30/both. 412-831-0436 SHOES - Women’s Dr. Scholls, 1 Strap Velcro, Size 9W, Beige, Never worn, $15. 412-882-4454 SHOT GUN - 12 Guage, 11-87, Special Purpose, Extras $575.724-255-3638 SIDE RAILS - For 6.5 ft. GM short bed truck, stainless w/ hardware, $10. 724-941-1342 SINK - Double bowl stainless steel with faucet, $25. 412-279-8469 SLACKS - Ladies corduroy, new with tags, black, size 8 petite, $15. 412-831-0436 SLACKS - Ladies dress slacks, Briggs, new, red, size 10 Average, $15. 412-831-0436 Snow Plow- Meyers 7.5 ft., truck mount for Chevy, complete with all wiring, $1,500 724-348-8428 SOFA / LOVESEAT - Like new, Guardian fabric protector. Asking $295. 412-831-0630

Sprowls City Appliance & TV 996 W. Chestnut St., Wash. 724-225-5760 www.sprowlsandsons.com

TOY - Imaginex Castle, almost 100 pieces, Knights, cannons, more, all for $45. 412-279-3288 TOY - PBS Sprout dancing jingbah, pink furry, cute sayings, new $10. 412-279-3288 TRACTOR - New lawn & garden tractor, Husqvarna, 26 HP, large deck, never used, $2,000. 724-941-8347 TRACTOR - New lawn & garden tractor, Sears, 26 HP, large, deck, never used, $2,000. 724-941-8347 TV - 27” diagonal, color, works perfect, not a flatscreen, $10. 724-942-3708 TWO MAUSOLEUM CRYPT SPACES at Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray, PA. Located at the Liberty Mausoleum, 6th level Section JJ. Includes opening and closing and lettering fees. Asking $7,800 Call 717-682-2146. TYPEWRITERS - (2) Brother Correctronic GX-6750, like new, $100 for both. 412-561-7297 VHS SET - Boxing champion, Louis, Dempsey, Ali, Marciano, new, $10. 412-279-3288 WALKER - Adult, deluxe, 4 wheels, folds up, seat/basket/ hand brakes, $35. 724-942-3708 WALKER - Adult, folds up, lightweight, no wheels, standard, sacrifice $15. 724-942-3708 WALKER - Adult, lightweight, 2 wheels, folds up. New: $100, Used: $19. 724-942-3708 WALKER - Dual release, folds for storage/transport, good condition, $20. 412-551-7309 WALK-IN WHIRLPOOL & AIR BATH TUB Like New! $2500 724-366-6776 WASHER - Wringer style 1950s, works or repurpose for decor, $200. 412-298-0838 WASHER/DRYER COMBO From newer motor home, 115 volt, good, $200. 724-941-1342 WHEELCHAIR - Adult, folds up, fair condition, New: $250, Used: $25! 724-942-3708

Antiques CHINA SET - Johann Haviland Made in Bavaria. Pattern is rare - “Michele” Circa 1950, white with Gold trim and pink and yellow roses. 90 piece set including 12 complete place settings, platters, serving bowls, creamer & sugar, etc. All in excellent condition. $750 or offer. 412-561-1526

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Garage/Yard Sale BETHEL PARK Multi-Family Garage/Moving Sale Friday, April 1 9 am-2 pm Saturday, April 2 8 am-3 pm 313 & 320 Stonewood Ct.

Clothes, housewares, household decorations, craft supplies, sporting & golf items hockey equipment dryer, patio umbrella, furniture, glassware, kitchen items, books, plus much more!

BETHEL PARK (15102)

Estate Sale Saturday, April 2 7:30 am-3:00 pm

Upholstered & Hardwood Furnishings, Dining Room Set, Bedroom Sets, Decorator Items, Linens, Kitchen Items, Lamps, China, Glassware, Lawn & Garden, Garage Items, Lots Other Misc. Items! View Photos On Our Website!

Delivery Always Available in Our Enclosed Box Truck! Directions:

South Park Rd., W. Library Ave. Broad St. to

5026 Orchard Ave. Follow The Yellow Arrows!

Golden Estate Sales BULGER (15019 Estate Sale Saturday, April 2 8 am-3 pm 820 Phillis Rd.

Couch, Lounge Chairs, Homemade End Tables, Dining Room Set, Kitchen Table, Dishes, Bedroom & Office Furniture, Lamps, Flat Screen TV. A Tool Man’s Paradise: Toro Tractor w/Plow Mower & Wagon, Stihl Chainsaws, Snow Plow, 20 Ton Log Splitter, Wood Chipper, Circular Saw, Weed Whackers, Generator, Craftsman Tool Chest & Tons More! Char Broil Grill, Hunting Suit & Lawn Furniture.

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Garage/Yard Sale LINCOLN PLACE (15207) Estate Sale Saturday, April 2 8 am-4 pm ORIENTAL LOVER’S SALE! Treasures From Around The World!! Sofas, Chair/ Ottoman, Coffee/End/Sofa Tables, Oak Table/Chairs, Antique Buffet, 2 Piece Curio, Oriental Rugs, Full Wicker Bed, Lingerie Chest, Dresser, Twin Bed, Cedar Chest, Full Kitchen, Chest of Drawers, Grandfather Clock, Cloisonne, Crystal, Dolls, Clothing From Around the World, Shoes, Purses, Hats, Jewelry, Stained Glass Items,

Wanted to Buy ANTIQUES / COLLECTIBLES ~ WANTED ~

Mahogany and Oak Furniture, Desks, Bookcases, China, Glassware, Pottery, Linens, Jewelry, Sterling Silver, and Toys. One Piece or Entire Estate. Also buying Barbies. TOP CASH PRICES PAID

Please Call Janine

412-341-9079 412-310-4798

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* * WANTED * * Stereo Equipment, Vintage Electronics,

Old Sports Cards & Watches

412-833-1934

Service Repairs

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Al’s Water Service

Decor, American Pottery, Lion Fountain, Lawn Ornaments, Patio Furniture, Grill and SO MUCH MORE!! DON’T MISS IT!! Directions:

Mifflin Rd. to Beggs, Right Muldowney, Left Interboro, Right Rodgers to 1208 Rodgers Murdoch Estate Liquidation www.murdochestatesales.com

MT. LEBANON GARAGE SALE Saturday, April 2 8 am- 3 pm 443 Meridian Drive

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KENNEDY TWP (15136) Estate Sale Saturday, April 2 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m 923 Al Smith Drive Another Great House & 2 Full Garages Filled With Tools, Tools & More Tools!! “Classic Car” 1986 Chrysler New Yorker (30,000 Miles), Drexel Dining Room, 2 Oak Dinette Sets, Cherry Curio, Drexel End Tables, Seth Thomas Wall Clock, Simmons Sofa, Provincial Bedroom, Ethan Allen Style Twin Bedroom, Occasional Chairs, Recliner, Lamps, 2 Full Kitchens, Nikko China, Collectibles, Crystal, Lenox, Limoge, Mikasa, Glassware Barware, Bar Signs, Corning, Corelle, Pyrex, Pfaltzgraff, Krups, Vacuums, Loads Small Appliances, New Kitchen Items, Food Saver, Bakeware, Cookware, Microwaves, 2 Refrigerators, Chest Freezer, Canning Supplies, Retro Table, Grill, Patio Furniture, Clothing/ Bedding, Tools To Include: Craftsman Service Cart, Belt Sander, Rockwell Drill Press, Bench Top Drill Press, Radial Arm Saw, Band Saw, Power Tools, Bench Grinder, Bench Vise, 2 Table Saws, Surveyor’s Transit, Wood Working Tools, Concrete Tools, Hand Tools, Wooden & Metal Tool Boxes, Lawn Mowers, Craftsman 5 Speed Tractor, Mulcher, Ramps, Ladders, Weed Whackers, Saws, Yard Tools, Lawn Ornaments, Shop Vac, Drills, Chests, Welding Hose, Clamps, Nuts/Bolts & Tons More! Don’t Miss!

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Free Estimates

412-337-0211

T & H PAVING Blacktopping Drives Patching & Sealer

(24 Hours) WALLS Built & Rebuilt Precast * Versa-Lok Keystone * Tie Walls, Stone Concrete Work: Walkways Patios & Driveways Fully Insured/Free Estimates Senior Citizen Discounts

All Seasons Contracting

412-370-3785

Lawn Care & Landscaping

(412) 287-0728 Complete 4 Season Landscaping Servicing the South Hills Lawn Care (Mowing) Mulching / Bed Edging ● Shrub Trimming ● Lawn Repair & Lawn Installation ● Spring/Fall Clean Ups ● Small Tree & Shrub Removal ● Planting/Bed Design ● Bed Management Program (Weed Prevention) ● Aeration/Thatching Fully Insured Residential/Commercial Free Estimates & Senior Discounts New Customers Receive 15% off Of all Services ● ●

PA #106708

Lawn Care & Landscaping

ASLS LANDSCAPING

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AERATIONS / STUMP GRINDING Average 10,000 sq.ft. lawn $65 Let me core aerate your lawn with the same machine Chem Lawn or Davey use for about half their price. Fertilization, weed control & liming also available. Also, let me remove those unwanted stumps & roots from your yard. (Stumps approx. $3 per inch measured across stump.) Also, gardens rototilled. Insured. Licensed Pesticide Applicator. 28 yrs. in business.

Jamie Thompson,

(412) 531-3113

ALL SEASONS LANDSCAPING

Grass Cutting, Yard Cleanup, Landscaping, Concrete Patios, Sidewalks, Driveways, Retaining Walls (Built or Rebuilt)

Free Estimates*Fully Insured PA #102385

412-370-3785

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Lawn Care & Landscaping

J.C. Landscaping

Grass Cutting ● Shrub Trimming ● Edging/Mulching ● Shrub & Tree Removal/ Replacement ● Lawn Repair/Replace Insured/PA #122900

Professional lawn maintenance, complete landscaping, hedge trimming, thatching, mulch reseeding, edging, Spring clean-up, hauling, bobcat service.

724-678-3400

412-854-3660

BARK MULCH Black or Brown Mulch: $36/ yard. Triple Ground: $31/yard. Mushroom Manure: $36/yard. Topsoil: $34/yard.

True Quantities Sunday Delivery Available Weekdays:

412-653-0666 Evenings/Weekends:

412-655-1149

J’s Grass Cutting/ Trimming Reasonable Rates.

Call Jeff, 412-860-4622

Visit me on Facebook at Kucerasgrasscutting I treat your yard like it’s my own.

BILL'S PROFESSIONAL LAWN CARE 724-350-7998

724-986-6768

LANDSCAPING

G & L LAWNCARE

Affordable, quality work. n Spring Clean-Up n Seeding n Mulching n Pruning n Bed Design n Planting & More

Greg, 724-747-9870

Pilardi’s Landscaping

Specializing in smaller properties that require attention to detail.

Call:

Mow, Mulch & More.

724~498~6809

GRASS CUTTING

Reliable, prompt service. Free Estimates.

412-835-3359, 412-737-0774

or visit us at: pilardilandscaping.com

LAWN CARE

GRASS CUTTING 412-848-2771

Affordable. Commercial & Residential. Quality work. Reasonable rates. Fully insured.

GRASS CUTTING

724-255-4861

Now Scheduling for 2016 Free Estimates, Call Brad,

25+ years experience. Serving McMurray, Canonsburg & surrounding areas. Fully Insured. Free Estimates. Reasonable Rates. Call Frank,

724-350-4295

Landscaping Service/Also Cleanup of all Types of Debris. Fast, Reliable Service

724-797-3731, 724-328-1083 LOWE’S LANDSCAPING

The Almanac Classifies has something for Everyone.

724-949-1193

LEVI’S LANDSCAPING & CLEANUP

Grass Cutting, Mulching, + All Yard Work South Hills Area Reasonable Rates. Call

412-835-6165

CARPENTRY

Grass Cutting, Mulching, Edging & Spring Clean-Up.

Interior Trim - Handrails Design & Build Decks Quality Home Repairs

SPRING & YARD DEBRIS CLEAN-UP

(412) 279-2262

724-255-9961

PA#45653

- Gutters Cleaned - Hedges Trimmed - Grass Cut

CHESLEIGH REMODELING

412-531-5922

*************************** Complete Home Remodeling & Repair Service

- Mulching

- Leaves Picked Up - Retaining Walls

Kitchens, Baths, Decks, Windows, Doors, etc.

Dependable-Reliable Senior Discounts Free Estimates

Landscaping, Grass Cutting, Mulching, Hedge Trimming & Small Tree Trimming, Spring Cleanups, Gutter Cleaning & Retaining Walls. Residential & Commercial 20 Years Experience

Spring & Summer Specials

Home Improvement

PATRICK’S LAWN CARE

KUCERA’S GRASS CUTTING

J&J Lawncare

SPRING DISCOUNTS

724-746-6131 800-641-9055

Lawn Care & Landscaping

NO JOB TOO SMALL Free Estimates * Insured PA 032470

412-257-3134

CONCRETE & STONE WORK

STONEMAKERS & IRON CITY TREES & LANDSCAPING

Grass Cutting/Trimming ● Tree Removal/Trimming ● Tree & Bush Stump Removal ● Mulch Spreading/Bed Edging ● Shrub Trimming & Removal ● Lawn Aerations/ Dethatching ● Porch Staining & Power Washing ● Lawn Reseeding/Topsoil Delivery & Seeding ● Excavating/Bobcat Work ● Retaining Walls, Patios & Waterfalls

SPECIAL

SPRING RATES

Stamped & Colored Concrete  Exposed Aggregate & Float Finish  Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks  Pressure Wash & Seal Concrete  Retaining Walls  Sewer Lines, Registered Plumber 

Free Estimates Fully Insured

Fully Insured/Free Estimates

Gaetano Concrete (412) 833-7969

No Job Too Big & No Job Too Small

PA Reg. #009657

412-657-1512 412-999-0126

DECKS - DECKS - DECKS

THE LAWN SALON

412-925-2660

724-328-0687

Metal Roofing, Pole Barns, Garages, Additions, Garage Doors, Decking. Call Mike,

PRESSURE CLEANING Staining & Construction Free Estimates

Complete Lawncare Services, Mowing, etc. Contact Jim at

Ex Amish Crew

for Free Estimates

724-636-0160

YARD WORK

General Yard Cleanup, Downed Trees & Branches Removed, Shrubs, Cut, Mulching, Lawns Fertilized. Reliable & Dependable Adult. Insured. All calls returned. Call Paul’s Yard Work, LLC, 412-735-9324

GEE BEE PAVING

Blacktopping Driveways Patching  Sealer Free Estimates SPRING DISCOUNTS 412-831-9816 Cell: 412-403-8899

Trees, Plants & Flowers

GRASS CUTTING ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED WITH YOUR SERVICE? Call someone who cares.

Joe, 412-886-9818

Zingrone Landscaping is now accepting new grass cutting clients. Call today before all the spots are filled.

GUTTERS Seamless, any length.

KEN’S TREE SERVICE

Also: Vinyl Siding, Soffit, Fascia, Downspouts, Gutter Guard, Gutter Cleaning.

724-746-8733 (TREE)

Fully insured. Free estimates.

Fully Insured Free Estimates

37 yrs. experience. PA #044557

South Hills Exteriors 412-881-7926, Dave

A & S LANDSCAPING Customized Designs & Installation Residential • Commercial • Personalized Service Free Estimates-Fully Insured

Largest Supply Yard In The Area

TREE SERVICE ALSO AVAILABLE

Pick-Up or Delivery 7 Days A Week

2150 Washington Rd. Canonsburg

724-746-2151

www.aslandscapingpa.com PA #018057

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

SIDELINES TREE SERVICE We will go out on a limb for you....

Tree Removal Stump Removal Pruning / Trimming Shrub / Hedge Removal GRASS CUTTING

Any Job - Small or Large

Concrete Sealing & Caulking

Free Estimates! Fully Insured! PA # 085585

412-735-4063 TREE SERVICE “R&J Tree Service” Trimming, Removal, Stump Grinding. Insured. 25 yrs. experience Free Estimates.

Call 724-239-5074 or Cell: 412-670-1879

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Fully Insured Free Estimates

(724) 745-5586

K & K HOME IMPROVEMENT Where Quality is Tradition for Over 25 years * Siding * Soffit * Roofing * Doors * Kitchens * Baths * Windows * Additions * Gutters* Decks * Drywall 2307 Brownsville Rd.

Call us for a free “No Gimmick” estimate

412-881-4749 @shillsalmanac @shillsalmanac


Home Improvement

Home Improvement

PAINTING PROFESSIONAL

(412) 831-3795

PAINT MAN / WALLPAPER MAN Wallcovering/Painting - all types. Removal/ Wall Repair. 30 Years Exper. Dependable. “One Call Does It All”.

(Wall Pro) Frank, (412) 833-4992 (412) 535-2404

PAINTING & CARPENTRY l l l l l

Experienced Professional Highest Quality Guaranteed Work Interior & Exterior Insured Deakin Painting 412-897-6709 PA#023168

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES Industrial Commercial & Residential Deck Cleaning & Staining Free Estimates. Fully Insured. BES Housing Solutions & Renovations converged with Scotty & Sons Deck Cleaning. 24 yrs. exp. 724-926-8388 www.beshousingsolutions.com

Rollier’s Hardware

We carry everything you need: Electric, Plumbing, Paint, Housewares Lawn & Garden, Pets, Lumber. Convenience Store & Seasonal 600 Washington Road Mt. Lebanon, PA 412-561-0922

412-216-1098

WALLPAPER INSTALLATION & REMOVAL INTERIOR PAINTING

Quality Workmanship Free Estimates. Fully Insured

Tim Cornwall Wallpapering 412-833-4574 412-551-2474

SAM’S PAINTING Interior/Exterior Plaster & Drywall Repairs Insured * References Free Estimates 35 Yrs. Experience

“Run Til Sold”

$29.95 for 4 lines for 60 days. Add a photo for only $5.00 Additional line only $1.00

Call 724-949-1193

to list your vehicle today! PLASTERING & DRYWALL REPAIR WORK 45 years experience, Ask for Al, 724-926-8168

PLASTERING/HARDCOAT New Work * Repair Work 35 years experience. Angie’s List Recommended Insured * Free Estimates

Larry Cardillo Plastering

(724) 926-2269 (724) 255-0029

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General Merchandise items priced $300 or less Appears 2 weeks in The Almanac *One item per ad *Price must appear in ad *10 Ad Maximum *Private Party Only *No Pets Ads Place ads online at: classifieds@thealmanac.net or The Almanac Boyce Plaza II 2600 Boyce Plaza Rd. Suite 142 Upper St. Clair, PA 15241 free ads cannot be accepted over the phone

POINTING MORTAR REPAIR

Smoker Craft 15' Aluminum 9.5 Johnson, electric trolling with trailer, extras $1,500 (724) 222-3069 STARCRAFT - 18 ft. aluminum walk thru, 15 HP 4 stroke, new floor, w/trailer, extras, $4,000. 724-348-7203

Campers & RVs

1988 MOTOR HOME

Drywall/Painting

M.T. CHRISTIAN PAINTING

Complete Painting & Carpentry Services Residential & Commercial Interior & Exterior No Job Too Large or Small Serving the South Hills for 20 Years. Insured Angie’s List A+ Contractor PA #023053

412-613-4177

2001 JAYCO, 27’

One Slideout, Original Owner, Excellent Condition. Non Smoker, $6,700. 724-263-6357

LANCE TRUCK CAMPER 835 2005 $1,900, SUPER CLEAN WELL MAINTAINED REQUIRES 2500 SERIES TRUCK WITH 8 FT. BED WET BATH, QUEEN BED, KITCHEN CALL GREGG 412-298-3646

MotorcyclesMotorbikes-ATVs 1999 Harley XLH Sportster 1200 S, black 20,000 miles, front control’s, adjustable shocks, passenger back rest with rack, new tires & brakes, perfect condition $3,500 ITS FAST! 412-831-5258 2000 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic, Very good condition, 19,000 miles, extras, runs great $9,700 724-554-5429 2000 HONDA VALKYRIE Black, 14,000 Miles, Mint Condition, New Tires, Extras $6000. 724-747-1646 2003 Harley Davidson low rider Anniversary Edition, 18,000 miles, good condition, $6,500 firm 724-554-9600

2009 Keystone Challenger 34SAQ 5th Wheel 4 Slideouts, Length: 36 ft. Weighs: 11,770 lbs., Platinum Edition. MUST SEE! REDUCED:

2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC SHRINE 6,106 Miles, Many Extras $14,000. 724-986-4711

2010 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER 33C, CLASS A MOTORHOME Excellent Condition. Garage Kept. Non Smoker. No Pets. 3 Slideouts, 16,000 Miles, $61,500. 724-883-2213

2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPER GLIDE CUSTOM. Super Condition, 1,214 Miles. 1584 CC, 6 Speed, Metalic Redhot Sunglow, Many Extra Harley Parts, Aluminum Wheels, $10,300. 724-948-3436 2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY

Miscellaneous HOUSE / OFFICE CLEANING

Meticulous and reliable woman. I will clean your home or office as if it were my own.

Weber Construction 412-563-6128

412-841-7695 HOUSECLEANING

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS COMPLETE HOME REMODELING Gamerooms * Entrance Ways * Backsplashes * Countertops * Drywall * Wood Flooring Specializing in Ceramic Tile & Marble

No Job Too Small * Insured * Free Estimates * Reasonable www.gilbert-tile.com PA010192

Gilbert Tile (412) 341-5955

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AFFORDABLE RATES Same People 24 Years Experience References

(412) 561-4331 (412) 848-0530

Highest Quality * Unsurpassed Durability Aluminum Siding & Deck Refinishing Excellent References * Owner Operated Fully Insured/Free Estimates

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2010 JAYCO EAGLE SUPERLITE 28.5 BHS 5th Wheel Custom Value Package Sleeps 8, Includes Hitch, Adeco All Weather Cover Excellent Condition, Original Owner, NADA Guide Retail $23,875-$28,740 Asking $22,000. 724-225-9209 CAMPER - 24 ft., needs minor work, no title, asking $500 or best offer. 724-531-1699 CAMPER - 2014 Puma, Special Edition. Sleeps 4, 34’ with slide out, $19,300 or best offer. 724-223-1080

Boat & Accessories

Interior l Exterior Residential l Commercial Superior Quality & Guaranteed Durability 10 yr. Warranty Woodwork 15 yr. Warranty Aluminum Siding/Brick

1995 Ranger Boat Trailer

17 ft., GN2995, Good Condition, $1,500 or Best Offer 724-747-7600

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Low mileage, alarm, mint condition, 1,000’s in extras. $12,000. 724-258-3177

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘04 Low Rider - Only 7,000 miles,

detach windshield, bags, pipes, lots of chrome, mature owned, mint condition, red, $8,500.South Park,724-348-8845

chrome engine, lots & lots of lights, custom rear patio decks & exhaust, only 6,000 miles, special factory paint turquoise & silver. Must See!! $29,500. 724-941-8347

MINI BIKE (Adult)

New, off road tires with front & rear racks (all steel), powerful, $600. 724-942-4389

SUZUKI ‘08 Hyabusa

412-758-9736

“Mortar Matching & Neatness are My Trademark”

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘02 Softtail Deuce

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘87 Show Bike - With Tag Trailer

Service. Reasonable Prices.

Call DJ’s Cleanouts 412-926-6768

HARLEY DAVIDSON DELUXE 2005 - Like new, 2000 miles, loaded, with accessories, diamond black, $11,900 or best offer. 412-708-7245

2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON 883 11,000 Miles, Steel City Serviced, Chrome, Excellent, Black Cherry. $4,800 412-932-6924

CLEANOUTS / HAULING / JUNK REMOVAL - Fast

Let us haul your junk, garbage, wood, yard debris. Erikshaulingandmoving.com

Active Owner Participation on Every Jobsite

2007 SUNLINE QUE 5.4 RE 18’ excellent condition $6,000 OBO 724-258-9624

$26,999. 724-344-0898

Excavating & Hauling

HAULING

Free Estimates

412-334-2124

9,400 miles, clean, extra chrome, $4,150. or best offer. Florida Bike. 724-914-3382

Asphalt

Sealing, Maintenance Construction Services kernanasphalt.com 412-831-4847

MotorcyclesMotorbikes-ATVs HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘89 1200 XL Sportster

PA #039416

Kernan Asphalt Sealing

Get Top Dollar

Campers & RVs

I Do It All: Painting, Plumbing, Electrical & more. PA076865 Fully Insured. 3 Year Multiple Award Winning Service. Call Brian,

Class A. Beautiful condition, low miles, new tires, brakes & batteries, $12,495. 724-941-8347

for your vehicle through

Insured

Boat & Accessories

SPICE IT UP HANDYMAN

$75 per room. One coat / one color. Labor only. Two room minimum. HOME IMPROVEMENT Kitchens/Baths/ Plumbing & Electrical 25 yrs. experience.

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Home Improvement

Keystone 2011 Residence Model 402BH Park Model excellent condition $28,700. with Slippery Rock Campground Lot $39,600. 412-296-2863

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Burnt orange, 380 miles, header pipe + tune, locally purchased, excellent condition, original owner, $9,600 firm. 412-780-3189

YAMAHA ‘08 Raider

Only 7,000 miles, S-Model, 1900 cc, lots chrome, extras, mature owned, mint condition red, $8,500. South Park,

724-348-8845

Vance & Hines pipes. Pop-off windshield, luggage rack, sissy bar and saddle bags. Beautiful bike. Too much chrome to mention. 12,387 miles. $10,500. 724-678-4865 2013 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD GLYDE ULTRA, Big Blue Pearl, 7,000 Miles, Some Extras, $16,500. 724-852-2957 HARLEY DAVIDSON 2014 Switchback, removable hard bag, windshield & sissy bar, 10,000 miles, 6 month warranty, $12,000 724-745-7055

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2014 Street Glide Special 2400 Miles/17,000.00 724-469-2251

YAMAHA ‘93 Banshee

Completely Rebuilt from top to bottom, All New Parts & Bolts, only few original parts, $7,299. Must See!!

724-554-9029

Miscellaneous Vehicles

FIRE TRUCK - $15,000 or best offer. 1990 Pierce, 1250 GPM waterous, 21,500 miles, 724-899-2188 724-622-7676

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Automotive Parts & Accessories WHEELS - For 2016 Ford F250, 20” wheels & simulators, $500 for set. 724-483-8445

Auto Trailers 2013 R&R CAR TRAILER All aluminum, V nose enclosed trailer, 35.9’L, deluxe white/black, fully customized, including 20’ awning, A/C, interior lights + motorcycle pkg. Many extras. $17,400. firm. Original owner. 412-780-3189

LOAD TRAILER - New, Goose Neck Dump. 8x16, Asking $9,000 Call 724-809-8317

Antique Automobiles

Auto Trailers

Antique Automobiles (Slant Back), 29,000 Original Miles, As New - Not wet since 1989. Must See to believe. Illness forces sale. $12,000 or best offer. 412-833-3832

1978 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE Restored. 66,000 Original Miles Ready to Drive. $7,995 724-255-5075

CHEVY ‘1972 ZEGA 383 Stroker Motor. Very fast & loud. Turbo 400, 12 Bolt Rearend. $10,000. 724-263-3532

CADILLAC ‘73 El Dorado

1937 CHEVY, Street Rod, New 350 Crate Motor, Power Steering, Brakes, Windows, Doors, Air, Heat, Great Driver. $29,900 or best offer 724-554-3172

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AMC ‘71 JAVELIN SST

Blue, automatic, very good condition, low miles, 360 engine, $14,500.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Your Local Guide to Business & Services

Air Conditioning

Grass Cutting

Coleman Mitchell Heating & Air Conditioning ...........................................(412) 221-2248 ...........................................(724) 745-7422 ..................www.colemanmitchell.com

20 Landscaping ...........................................(412) 860-1118 .......................www.20landscaping.com

Fife Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. ...........................................(724) 941-2037 South Hills

Asphalt Seal Coating Asphalt Sealing Solutions ............................................(412) 501-3277 ......www.asphaltsealingsolutions.com PA #039058

Composite Deck Cleaning Haines Landscaping ............................................(412) 401-0839

Deck Cleaning / Sealing Protect A Deck ............................................(724) 941-2664 ............................................(412) 997-1847

Electricians Barton Electric ............................................(724) 356-7887 ............................................(724) 941-7887 South Hills PA#020296 Kirby Brothers Electric, LLC ............................................(724) 749-4523 ....................................kbepitt@gmail.com See Us On Facebook PA#118515 Spynda Electric ............................................(412) 805-9577 ...................................spyndaj@gmail.com PA#121640

Excavating/Bobcat Work 20 Landscaping ...........................................(412) 860-1118 .......................www.20landscaping.com

Antique Automobiles

CADILLAC ‘85 Seville

Trailer-enclosed cargo/utility ramp door, 39’x 8’, 21K or 9.9K, $11,500 412-860-6330

Antique Automobiles

Antique Automobiles

Decterra Inc. ...........................................(724) 693-9492 ...................................www.decterra.com

Gutters/Gutter Cleaning Dan Fink Home Improvements .........................................(724) 941-3347 .........................................................PA #1127 Weber Construction .........................................(412) 563-6128 .....................................................PA #31176

Heating Contractors Coleman Mitchell Heating & Air Conditioning ...........................................(412) 221-2248 ...........................................(724) 745-7422 .................... www.colemanmitchell.com Fife Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. ...........................................(724) 941-2037 South Hills

Home Improvement Inks Installations & Remodeling ...........................................(412) 653-0850 ...........................................(724) 776-0805 PA # 00372

Housecleaning

2 Dr Coupe, Hardtop/Landau, Automatic, Air, All Power, AM/FM Radio, White/Red Interior, 73,290 Miles, $9,900 or Best Offer. MUST SELL ! ! 724-239-5525

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CHEVROLET ‘83 S10 Blazer

4x4, V6, auto, new brake lines, one owner, garage kept, $7,500. 412-722-6226

The Almanac Classifies has something for Everyone.

724-949-1193

Sarah Kramer ...........................................(412) 561-4331 ...........................................(412) 848-0530

Deadline For The Almanac Classified Display and Line Ads is Monday 10 AM

Pointing

Haines Landscaping ............................................(412) 401-0839

Weber Construction ...........................................(412) 563-6128 .......................................................PA #31176

Mulching

Retaining Walls

20 Landscaping ...........................................(412) 860-1118 .......................www.20landscaping.com

Painting Contractors D.L. Richie Painting Free Estimates ...........................................(412) 833-0237 ....................................www.dlrichie.com ..................dlrichiepainting@gmail.com PA #026515 Doggrell Painting Interior/Exterior ...........................................(412) 343-4567 ...........................................(412) 362-2555 ...................www.doggrellpainting.com .............................. doggrell@verizon.net

Pet Services Fuzzy Paws Pet Villa & Spa and Doggie Day Care ............................................(724) 746-3899 ..............................www.fuzzy-paws.com Paws Plus Pet Sitting Service ............................................(412) 655-8191 .............www.pawspluspetsitting.com South Hills/Peters Twp. Areas

Fran Rauscher Plastering ...........................................(412) 833-8142

Plumbing Contractors

Landscape Contractors

Michael Poremski Plumbing & Heating Company Butler Landscaping ....................................................412-884-1801 ..........................Pittsburgh (412) 531-3035 ........................www.butlerlandscaping.net .........................South Hills (412) 885-9042 ......................sales@butlerlandscaping.net ...........www.michaelporemskiplumbing.com PA#052788 Pilardi’s Landscaping .................................................(724) 498-6809 .....................www.pilardilandscaping.com

724-941-0146

Landscape Maintenance

Plastering Contractors

Lynn Janiga ...........................................(724) 348-5907

CHEVROLET ‘54 Bel Air

Fabulous custom pearlized paint job, totally restored inside & out, tubular front end suspension, new 350 Chevy crate motor & 350 turbo tranny with Nova rear end, ceramic headers, brand new wiring harness, shaved rear door handles, great stereo Kenwood CD player with speaker system, beautiful 2 tone custom interior. Must See To Appreciate! $17,500. Please call

Mike Nahm Plumbing ...........................................(412) 341-3282 South Hills PA#030219

20 Landscaping ...........................................(412) 860-1118 .......................www.20landscaping.com Butler Landscaping ................................................412-884-1801 ....................www.butlerlandscaping.net ..................sales@butlerlandscaping.net Dirt Dugan Landscaping, Inc. ................................................724-348-4476 ..................................www.dirtdugan.com

Sewing & Upholstery Have A Seat Sewing & Uphostery ...........................................(724) 212-1474 ...............................www.have-a-seat.me

Slate Roof Specialist Weber Construction ...........................................(412) 563-6128 .......................................................PA #31176

Stone Carving Carved Stone by Serena ...........................................(724) 941-2664 ...........................................(412) 997-1847 ..........www.carvedstonebyserena.com

Tree Services A-Neighborhood Tree / Bucket Truck / Crane Service ...........................................(412) 833-1021 ...........................................(412) 882-5232 PA#025869 Certified Arborist #PD-2363A Jim’s Tree Service ...........................................(724) 942-7557 ...........................................(412) 217-9585

Window & Gutter Cleaning Limerick Window & Gutter Cleaning ...........................................(412) 508-7899 ....................... limerickwindow@gmail.com ...........www.limerickwindowandgutter.com

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Antique Automobiles

Automobiles 1998 CADILLAC ELDORADO Black on Black, Moonroof, all the Bells and Whistles. $2700. 412-773-2621

CHRYSLER ‘78 New Yorker Brougham Dark green metallic hardtop, 68,000 miles, very good condition, garage kept, $5,000. 724-986-9374

DATSUN ‘83 280ZX

2+2, turbo, auto, T-tops, white, red leather/suede interior, $5,000/best offer. 724-926-8824

2003 Nissan Altima, silver, 2.5 S, 64,314 original miles, garage kept, AM/FM & CD inspected until 5/16, new tires, $5,850 724-222-1641

Camper Special, Turquoise & white “All Factory”, like new, 66,000 miles, new tires & chrome wheels. Never out in winter or any rust. 390-C6 tran. Collector’s Truck. Must see! Asking $12,500. Call

724-941-8347

BMWBMW 2010 M SPORT 535 IX Drive, White, 29,000 Miles, Leather, Navagation, Heads-up, Moonroof, Cold Weather Package, $21,000 724-745-1141 BUICK ‘1991 REGAL Runs Good, 74,000 Miles, Tires Like New! $1,500 724-678-3701

BUICK ‘10 Lacrosse

We Link Buyers & Sellers The Almanac Classifieds 724-949-1193

HONDA ‘12 Accord LX

Automatic,sedan 22,750 miles, gray, great condition, $15,500 724-947-5797

HONDA ‘05 CRV

Great in snow, automatic,AWD extremely reliable SUV, $7,490 or Best Offer. Call for details.

412-759-6673

Very loaded, red, all wheel drive, 82,000 miles, $19,500 or best offer. 724-447-2877 BUICK ‘12 Regal Premium 1 Package, excellent condition, 28,182 miles, selling at Blue Book value of $15,500.

HONDA ‘99 ACCORD LX 4 Door, Automatic, Exceptionally Clean, Inspected til 3/17. $6,900 724-986-5439

HYUNDAI ‘16 Sonata Hybrid

Silver, 4 door, 564 miles, asking $27,000. 412-923-8671, 412-220-6091

JAGUAR ‘96 XJ Vanden Plas Edition

Blue with tan interior, Florida car, no rust, new tires & rims, 100,000 miles, runs & looks great, all new A/C, $5,200 or best offer. Call

412-480-5697

412-726-7420

CADILLAC 2003

OLDS ‘87 CUSTOM CRUISER STATION WAGON

4 door, good shape, 65,000 original miles, garage kept, asking $7,000/best offer.

724-531-1699

91,000 Miles, Air Shocks, Hitch, Transmission Cooler, New Gas Tank, Tires. All Original, Garage Kept. $5,500

724-678-0567

PLYMOUTH ‘69 Barracuda Convertible

Only 1,462 made. Can drive as is or restore, original, best offer over $15,000.

LINCOLN ‘2003 TOWN CAR All Power Accessories, Heated Seats, Moon Roof, Leather Interior, 100,000 Miles, No Rust, $4,800 or best offer. 724-225-0909

MERCEDES 2004 Kompressor Sport C230 - Good Condition, 128,000 miles, Never in snow. $5,995 724-986-1156

Automobiles CADILLAC ‘90 Allante

111,000 miles, convertible, new tires, runs excellent, $7,000 or best offer or trade for GM cargo van.

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Sports Utility Vehicles

CADILLAC ‘2005 DHS Nicely Equipped, 133,000 Miles, Excellent Condition $4,500 724-942-3663

412-833-3832

1976 Corvette Stingray, auto, good condition, runs well, 350 engine, orig. motor, $8,800 724-963-6914

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2000 Toyota Sienna mini van, auto, air, power steering & brakes, cruise, small hitch, 205,000 miles, inspected through Nov., reliable, $1,650 or best offer 724-942-4043 2010 Subaru Legacy-Premium, with power moonroof, 60,000 miles, $14,000 412-580-9966

FORD ‘69 F250

Automobiles

Mustang GT 2004 Convertible V8 5 speed 105,000. miles Runs Great Garage Kept $6,200. obo 724-948-3063

CHEVY SURBURBAN 2008 Fully Loaded 91,000. miles GPS Good Tires Excellent Shape $19,500. 724-942-3144 KIA 2006 Sorento LX 4x4 3.5 L 93,000 miles inspected 12/16 Silver new shocks & battery $6,995. obo 724-719-8136

CHEVROLET ‘08 Cobalt LT

1976 Cadillac Coupe Deville 58,000 miles, great shape, Garage kept $5,900. 724-267-3080

CHRYSLER ‘91 LeBaron

Convertible, Red, no motor, needs restored, $900 cash. Call Jim, 412-531-2858

Pontiac Grand Prix LE ‘90, 21,500 Original Miles. V6 3.1 multi part engine, European bucket seats with center consol $12,000 724-966-8272

Heated leather seats, climate controls,sunroof, all wheel drive, CD player, multi-zone climate control, cruise control, power locks/windows/seats, 99,000 miles, V6, gold dust color, $11,500. 412-215-6260

SATURN ‘99 SL1 412-835-0428

TOYOTA ‘03 MR-2 Spider

V8, 5.0 L, overdrive transmission, vinyl padded roof, power seat, windows & locks, tilt, cruise, AM/FM cassette, air, rear defogger, 72,850 miles, garage kept, REDUCED! $5,800/best offer. 724-239-5311

CHRYSLER ‘67 New Yorker

5 speed, 25,000 miles, Exceptional! $14,500 or best offer. 724-942-4389

412-835-0516

101,000 miles, 5 speed, A/C, sunroof, adult owned, Wolfsburg edition, $3,300.

Showroom condition, used for car shows, only 58,000 orig. miles, $7,000 or best offer. GMC ‘2006 DENALI Top of the line...Nicely Equipped. 86,000 Miles. Only $8,900. 412-997-2244

Chevrolet Corvette 1986 5.7L (350) V8, automatic, removable hardtop, red exterior, red leather interior, 55,000 miles, classic plates, security system, LCD instrument panel. $15,000 Call or Text 724-350-7718

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Four Wheel Drives

CHEVROLET ‘’13 Silverado 2500 4WD, LTZ, Crew Cab,Graystone Metallic, 24,900 miles, tonneau cover, many extras, $38,500. Call 724-986-6694 CHEVY - 03 SILVERADO Good Work or Farm Truck 115,000 miles V6, 8ft bed, AS IS $3,000 or BEST OFFER 412-302-8359

MERCEDES BENZ ‘06 ML350

115,100 miles, new inspection, $1600 or best offer. Call

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Trucks

DODGE ‘88 1/2 Ton 318 engine, 193,000 miles, $800 724-747-1978

412-877-5464

4 door, power windows/locks, inspected to 4/17, excellent condition, 102,000 miles, $3,500/firm. 412-613-8607

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VOLKSWAGEN ‘99 Jetta

Trucks 2008 White Ford Ranger, stick, superior condition, ONLY 14700 miles, new battery, owner deceased, 4WD available, BO over $10,000 724-225-1810 6PM to 8PM

Sports Utility Vehicles

2006 JEEP WRANGLER - Auto with A/C, 106,000 miles, $11,900, 724-747-0103 2009 Toyota Tacoma, very good condition. less than 70,000 miles $16,500 724-229-7418

CHEVROLET ‘02 S10 Blazer 4 door, new motor, new brakes, tires, body in good shape, runs good, asking $3,500 or best offer.

724-531-1699

Chevrolet Silverado - 2006 Z71 Extended Cab, Auto, Air, New Tires, New Transmission with 3 year warranty, 5.3L V8, 130,000 miles. 1 owner. Nice Truck. $10,500. 724-554-0804 JEEP ‘05 Grand Cherokee Laredo - 3.7 V6, 83,000 Miles, Newly Inspected. Very Good Condition, $10,500 or best offer. 724-228-6202

FORD ‘03 Lariat F150

4 wheel drive, new tires, just inspected, 47,000 miles, no rust, like new, Sharp. Many extras, $11,900. 724-986-3272

FORD ‘01 Ranger

LIFTED JEEP LIBERTY 2004 A LOT OF EXTRAS. $8000. 724-986-3673

724-531-1699

CHEVY ‘1999 BLAZER Runs - Needs work, 176,000 Miles, Tires Like New! $700. 724-678-3701

2005 Dodge Ram, 1500 reg. cab 4.7 L V8, 8ft bed, 76,000 miles, very little under body rust, working ac & heat, $7,500 724-747-5734

CHEVY ‘1999 BLAZER Runs - Needs work, 176,000 Miles, Tires Like New! $700. 724-678-3701

CHEVY - 2003 SILVERADO LS 2 Door, 2 Wheel dr, 8 ft bed, 107,000 miles, Good Condition $5,000 724-745-7055

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DODGE 2006 Dakota SLT Club Cab, 68,700 miles, TRX4 Off Road Package, Blizzard Snow Plow, 1 yr. old, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY $11,500 724-239-3039

Runs good, new paint, inspected, new rims/tires, asking $3,500 or best offer.

412-983-1548

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The Almanac Truck & or Trailer $5,900 or best offer 724-263-1366

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