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The Stroller, Nov. 9, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Let us know about your holiday happenings The 2020 holiday season will be like no other we have ever seen. Non-profit...
In brief: Turkey Trot registration, glass recycling and more around Sewickley
Turkey Trot registration open Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Virtual Turkey Trot registration is open. Challenge yourself to a walk or run a 5K before Nov. 30, wherever and whenever you want – and sleep in on Thanksgiving morning. The Turkey Trot is a joint project of the Heritage Valley Health System...
In brief: Thanksgiving blood drive, St. Elizabeth fundraiser and more in the South Hills
Thanksgiving blood drive St. Gabriel’s is hosting a virtual Thanksgiving Blood Drive in honor of Fr. John Haney. Through Nov. 21, donors can donate at any of the Vitalant Donor Centers. The closest center to the church is at the Manor Building, 4701 Baptist Road in Whitehall. Register online at...
In brief: Virtual divorce workshop, virtual cookie walk and more around Carnegie, South Fayette
Cookie Walk goes virtual St. Matrona Ladies Society of St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church is hosting its cookie walk virtually this year. Orders can be placed online at stmatronacookiewalk.com until Nov. 15. Cookie varieties include nut crescents, fruit-filled kolache, Hamantaschen, lady locks and other favorites. Cookies will...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 9
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 9....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 9
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 9....
In Brief: Festival of Trees, Thanksgiving food drives and more in Pine, Richland
Festival of Trees Hosanna Industries is playing host to its ninth annual Festival of Trees on Nov. 20 and 21. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 20, when Santa is scheduled to make an appearance. The hours on Nov. 21 are 9 a.m. to 2...
In Brief: Festival of Trees, Thanksgiving food drives, virtual fall play and more
Festival of Trees Hosanna Industries is playing host to its Ninth Annual Festival of Trees on Nov. 20-21. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, during which Santa is scheduled to make an appearance. The hours on Nov. 21 are 9 a.m. to 2...
Browns put quarterback Baker Mayfield on covid-19 list
The Browns placed quarterback Baker Mayfield on the reserve/covid-19 list Sunday. Mayfield went on the list because he is considered a close contact of a staff member who tested positive for the virus Saturday. The Browns did not disclose the identity of the staff member, but a person familiar with...
Jim Nowlan: Election reveals there is space for a third political party
If the 2020 presidential election tells us anything, it’s that there appears to be space for a major new political party. Exceptions abound, but generally speaking, minorities and urban liberal white voters are comfortable with the Democratic Party. Rural voters are simpatico with Donald Trump’s brand of Republicanism. That leaves...
Robert T. Smith: The demise of Pa. wildlife management
Irreconcilable differences have existed for some time between Pennsylvania’s hunters and the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC). Due to socioeconomic conditions around the early to mid-1900s, there existed for a time a unique habitat situation (e.g., re-growth of logged areas, abandonment of small farms, etc.) that led to an abundance of...
Election 2020: Presidential vote count and Pennsylvania races in charts
Here is a roundup of charts and graphics that illustrate the presidential race, as well as races in Pennsylvania. Here is the breakdown of the U.S. Electoral map. PA vote countInfogram Presidential votes in Western PAInfogram U.S. Rep Conor Lamb won reelection in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District in a tight...
Love it or hate it, here’s how the Electoral College came to be
CHICAGO — As they do every four years, pundits and newscasters again are explaining why we choose a president in the peculiar way we do. By now, our customary amnesia has set in. Millions of Americans voted for president on Nov. 3, but it is the 538 electors in the...
Letter to the editor: We use ‘hatred’ too easily
If I read the word “hatred” one more time to describe a reaction to President Trump, I’ll scream! Admittedly, the media and critics have often been biased in their comments on him. However, using such an intense word to describe almost any disagreement in viewpoint is rampant and reflects a...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Hampton Rosemary Kanith sold property at 4807 Andrews Drive to TAF Capital LLC for $121,500. Katherine Simon sold property at 3171 Cheltenham Court to Ryan Kocak for $150,000. James Sullivan trustee sold property at 3293 Long Meadow Drive to William and Nancy Newbrander for $607,500. Estate of Alfred Hamel sold...
Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Etna Mary Gubanic sold property at 57 High St. to Kellan Andersen and Kimberly Koenig for $60,400. Fox Chapel Seth Lichtenstein sold property at 412 Fox Chapel Road to Jonathan and Hannah McGovern for $650,000. Snug & Monk Properties Inc. sold property at 114 West Drive to Benjamin and Sarah...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Churchill V & K Investments LLC sold property at 41 Barton Drive to Marjorie Bennett for $156,000. Jason Paul Taylor trustee sold property at 3863 Henley Drive to Shayla Woods for $265,000. Edgewood Nancy Brough trustee sold property at 503 Greendale Ave. to Adam Karpuszka for $265,000. Lynsie Campbell sold...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Etna Mary Gubanic sold property at 57 High St. to Kellan Andersen and Kimberly Koenig for $60,400. Millvale Nathaniel Smith sold property at 1029 Evergreen Ave. to Paul Conrad and Tanya Gonzales for $229,050. Reserve Estate of Robert Fox sold property at 37 Arlor Drive to Justin Hill and Courtney...
Letter to the editor: Won’t be listening to politicians’ holiday advice
Regarding Dr. Rachel Levine’s holiday advice (“Pa. health secretary urges that gatherings be limited to households”): Limit holiday gatherings to those within your own home? Will you be avoiding your elderly mother this holiday season, Dr. Levine? I will never forgive myself for following your advice this Easter. Many of...
Letter to the editor: Finding energy solutions that work
The birthplace of America’s oil industry was Titusville in 1859. Today, Pennsylvania is again an energy powerhouse as the nation’s second-largest producer of natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale basins. We have the primary building block of all successful economies — abundant and inexpensive energy. We have a...
Letter to the editor: Gaslighting America
Postmodern theory, the concept that nothing is verifiably true, simply doesn’t work for everyone. For many, truths of religion and science still undergird their worldview. Today’s progressive ideology seeks to reshape all belief systems to fit its cultural vision. This deconstructionist exercise is occurring in part through psychological manipulation known...
The Stroller, Nov. 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Annual Christmas for Vets event planned Dec. 5 Five Forces will host its fifth annual Christmas for Veterans event Dec. 5...
Grilled cheese: The comfort food we need in 2020
It’s the culinary equivalent of a warm, fleece blanket. Grilled cheese is a go-to on a cold and wet day — paired with a hot soup or on its own. Anyone can make it, with inexpensive ingredients you probably have on hand. But it’s how we choose to make a...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Bellevue John Baird sold property at 114 Crawford Ave. to Matthew Nagle and Lauren Renee Strutt for $139,900. Theresa DeRubeis sold property at 264 Dakota Ave. to Justin Rothman and Melissa Bilski for $282,000. Joan Geist sold property at 191 Irwin Ave. to Alexander and Alli Locher for $141,000. Franklin...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Bell Acres Philip Diemert sold property at 121 Young Road to Brian Thomas Mullen and Jullian Paige Mancuso for $225,000. Edgeworth Philip Page sold property at 607 Chestnut Road to Francisco Torres Ramirez and Rachel Lenchner for $581,500. Jan Silverman sold property at 2 Woodland Road to 2 Woodland Road...
