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Trib HSSN 2019-20 wrestling all-star team
Here’s a look at the 2019-20 Trib HSSN wrestling all-star team: Ethan Berginc Hempfield, jr., 113 pounds Record (2019-20, career): 37-6, 90-34 Berginc won the PIAA championship by defeating Cedar Cliff’s Aiden Lewis, 3-2, in the finals. He placed third in the WPIAL. He was the only wrestler who competed...
SHIM, Bethel-St. Clair Meals on Wheels hosting emergency food drive
Two South Hills organizations are teaming up for an emergency food drive due to the coronavirus pandemic. South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) and Bethel-St. Clair Meals on Wheels will host the drive 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays beginning Monday at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. in Bethel Park....
Tribune-Review Westmoreland County wrestling all-star team
John Altieri Norwin, jr., 138 pounds Record (2019-20, career): 40-7, 72-16 Altieri reached the PIAA semifinals before losing to North Hills senior Sam Hillegas. He ended up finishing fourth. He was the WPIAL third-place finisher. Ethan Berginc Hempfield, jr., 113 pounds Record (2019-20, career): 37-6, 90-34 Berginc won the PIAA...
Tribune-Review Westmoreland County wrestler of the year: Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps
Kurtis Phipps, like everyone in the world, is bored sitting at home watching TV. But that is what has happened with the coronavirus forcing people to take precautions to stay healthy. Phipps is glad the PIAA didn’t stop its wrestling tournament like the NCAA did for the basketball and wrestling...
Lowman Henry: Remembering Don Bailey
With attention riveted on the unfolding efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, little note was made of the passing of former congressman and Pennsylvania Auditor General Don Bailey. Bailey had been out of the spotlight for many years, but he was a major political player for much of...
Dr. David Dausey: Covid-19 thoughts from an epidemiologist
I am a Yale-trained epidemiologist who spent years working around the world to help countries prepare for pandemics. Coworkers, friends and family have asked me for my thoughts and advice on what is happening in the world right now. Here is what I tell them. The threat from covid-19 is...
Local ballplayers trying to stay sharp during coronavirus’ spring shutdown
Max McDowell was set to begin his sixth season in the minor leagues. A catcher for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, McDowell couldn’t wait to start another year of dream-chasing on the diamond. But the Norwin graduate ended up disappointed. As slack-jawed as any athlete...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Penn-Trafford baseball honoring Maclean Maund
The late Maclean Maund was the ace of the Penn-Trafford pitching staff last season. He helped lead the Warriors to a runner-up finish in WPIAL Class 6A and was named a Tribune-Review All-Star. Maund was set to play for Seton Hill this spring but was killed in a vehicle accident...
Editorial: When ‘elective’ surgeries are essential to health
“Elective surgery.” The term sounds almost frivolous. It conjures up images of nose jobs and breast implants. There is no reason to get a tummy tuck during a pandemic, right? So when government officials are recommending that hospitals discontinue elective surgery, that may sound reasonable. “This will free up bed...
Natrona food distribution takes place with coronavirus safeguards in place
The Building Block of Natrona food distribution for the disadvantaged took extraordinary measures to allow its distribution to take place on Saturday. Those participating at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Garfield Street in Natrona made precautions to defend against coronavirus. The organization distributed bags of produce and personal care...
Spring break is over: Miami Beach almost unrecognizable as partying ends
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It was just a week ago that Felix Mohen landed in Florida, hopped in an Uber and headed straight for Ocean Drive, the famed South Beach promenade of open-air poolside bars, topless sunbathing and neon-lit Art Deco hotels across from 21/2 miles of beaches that swell...
Mary Schmich: It’s OK not to feel OK right now. But here’s how to feel better
Mary Schmich is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. It’s OK to be scared. It’s OK to be confused, anxious, angry, lonely. Whatever emotion you’re feeling in this coronavirus craziness, it’s OK. Try not to dwell in the worst of it,...
Patient at Jefferson Hospital 1st fatal covid-19 case in Allegheny County
Allegheny County recorded its first coronavirus death Saturday, the second death in the state since Pennsylvania saw its first case two weeks ago. The person was in their late-60s and being treated at Jefferson Hospital, officials said. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said the family of the deceased asked that officials...
Sounding off: Chuck Schumer should resign over ‘word choice’
“It was a very poor choice of words,” Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said. And just like that, Sen. Chuck Schumer’s attack on two sitting members of the Supreme Court in the most voracious manner was dismissed by some on the left. Those words to Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh...
Letter to the editor: New trial for accused priest heartbreaking
The Rev. Hugh Lang, who was convicted in November on charges that he sexually abused an 11-year-old boy in 2001, had his conviction vacated this month because a new judge believes Lang did not receive a fair trial. We are dismayed that the victim will have to go through yet...
Letter to the editor: Truckers deserve respect & clean facilities
On March 16, PennDOT and governor’s office moved to close all the Turnpike rest stops with just fueling and convenience stores available — no food and restroom facilities, just Porta-Johns. Then on Wednesday they opened some rest areas to truckers, but still no bathrooms other than Porta-Johns. By Friday, the...
Letter to the editor: Maybe Trump finally gets it
It’s about time. Finally, President Trump is acting more like a president should. His recent news conferences have shown exactly how he should act: as a concerned president for all Americans during a crisis. He has turned away from Republican and conservative radio talking points concerning the coronavirus outbreak as...
Letter to the editor: Bernie, Biden, Pelosi & Schumer
After all the campaigning and wasted money, it appears that the Democratic/socialist party is narrowed down to two white men, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Sanders is an avowed socialist, and Biden, who has run several times before, was President Obama’s vice president for eight years. If Obama thinks Biden...
The Stroller, March 21, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood...
Couples scramble to revamp wedding, honeymoon plans amid coronavirus pandemic
After their August engagement, Greensburg couple Gregory Mertz and Janelle Stayt planned a dream wedding. They were going to marry March 21 in Montgomery County, host their reception at Stateside Vodka Bar in Philadelphia and then depart on a European honeymoon. As the fast-spreading coronavirus raced around the globe, the resulting...
Possibly ill passengers from cruise ship land in Atlanta; some travelers allowed to head home
ATLANTA — At least 300 cruise ship passengers who had been stranded at sea due to the coronavirus were flown to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday. But it wasn’t known late Friday whether any of those passengers would be quarantined or allowed to travel home. Several people aboard the...
Hospitals stockpile malaria drug Trump says could treat covid-19
NEW YORK — Hospitals have been rushing to stockpile a decades-old antimalarial drug touted by President Donald Trump and others as a treatment for the new coronavirus. Hydroxychloroquine is being snapped up by medical systems at more than twice the typical pace as U.S. hospitals seek to build large inventories...
Environmental groups urge Americans to eat more fish while hunkering down against virus
Environmental groups have long fought for animal rights, rallied against pollution and pushed back on overfishing, but a new message this week urged the nation to eat more seafood as it hunkers down during the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, many are asking you to please buy American-caught seafood. “Over the past...
Etna keeping community together, informed through #Etnalife Live
The Etna Community Organization strives to bring people together during this time of social distancing due to the coronavirus. ECO launched a digital initiative March 18 called #Etnalife Live to continue “to maintain social connection” because “we are all in this together,” according to a letter from Alexis Boytim, ECO...
Food banks make adjustments so they can serve while keeping people safe
While most places are closed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, several organizations are staying open to serve those in need. Network of Hope operates a food bank at its location at Allison Park Church on Duncan Avenue. Normally, qualifying recipients of the food bank can walk through a...
