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The Stroller, March 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Volunteers sought...
Grafting tomatoes is well worth the effort
When Rich Gebrosky noticed grafted tomato plants in a seed catalog, it piqued his interest. “But they were so expensive,” he says, “I decided to look into it and see if I could make my own grafted plants.” Grafting tomatoes starts with two sets of plants. There’s the rootstock, which...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for March 12, 2020
LOCAL High schools (All games postponed until further notice) Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Second round Wilson (28-1) vs. Lower Merion (20-7); Cheltenham (24-3) vs. Mt. Lebanon (20-7) Quarterfinals Methacton (26-2) vs. Roman Catholic (18-10); Reading (20-8) vs. Chester (23-4); McDowell (23-3) vs. Butler (22-4) Class 5A Quarterfinals West...
South Fayette presents ‘Newsies’
Editor’s note: In accordance with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that all schools close due to the coronavirus update, South Fayette School District will be temporarily closed starting March 16. South Fayette students want to inspire others as they perform the musical “Newsies” from March 20-22. Roughly 45 students will take...
Free clothing event at St. Peter, Paul on March 15
Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox On March 15, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., St. John and St. Martin Closet will be offering a free clothing event. Trade something old for something new, leave a donation or take what you need. Free clothing for men, women and children and some...
Bakerstown United Methodist hosting talent show March 15
Bakerstown United Methodist At 5:30 p.m. March 15, there will be a chili cook-off and talent show. The cost to attend is $6 per person, children 5 and younger are free. Along with chili, there will be all-you-can-eat hot dogs, cornbread and ice cream. The evening will conclude with a...
Epworth United Methodist hosting annual bash
Epworth United Methodist The United Methodist Women of Epworth United Methodist Church will be hosting their annual Salad/Card Party on March 28, from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. There will be baked goods, homemade jellies, a craft and gift table and door prizes. The cost to attend is $9 per person,...
Boris Yaro, LA Times photographer who took iconic image of mortally wounded RFK, dies
LOS ANGELES — As Robert F. Kennedy was leaving the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, following his victory in that year’s California Democratic presidential primary, a part-time Los Angeles Times photographer, working on his own time in hopes of catching a shot for his wall, followed. “The idea went...
Horse-drawn carriages might be a thing of the past in Chicago as City Council considers measure to ban them
CHICAGO — Horse-drawn carriages could be pulled from the streets of Chicago if City Council passes an ordinance next week. The city’s Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday unanimously approved the ordinance, which would effectively take carriages off the streets by Jan. 1, 2021. The measure halts the...
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau kicks of ‘Ag Literacy Week’
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau kicked off “Ag Literacy Week” in Pennsylvania on Thursday with bureau President Rick Ebert reading to his granddaughter’s class at Grandview Elementary School in Derry. Literacy week, March 16-20, will feature farmers and other representatives of the state’s agriculture industry reading to students in schools across...
Big Ten, Penn State scrap all sports through the end of academic year
Penn State has canceled all spring sports, including the April 18 Blue-White football game, due to coronavirus outbreak. In a release disseminated early Thursday afternoon, Penn State announced it had postponed all football-related activities — practice, recruiting and media availability — indefinitely. That included pro day workouts for NFL-bound players,...
Laurels & lances: Seizing, teaching, tasting and hoarding
Laurel: To doing the right thing — eventually. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has returned $82,373 to an Allegheny County man after confiscating it from his daughter. Rebecca Brown boarded a plane with the cash that had been saved for years in her father Terry Rolin’s South Fayette home. She...
Spreading coronavirus prompts Catholic bishops to suspend obligation to attend Mass
Pennsylvania’s Catholic bishops said Thursday they are suspending the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until further notice. “Following a joint conference call with all the bishops of Pennsylvania, effective immediately and until further notice, I wish to share with you that in union with all my brother bishops I am...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy close in accordance with Gov. Wolf’s order
In accordance with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that all Pennsylvania schools shut down for 10 days, Quaker Valley School District and Sewickley Academy will be closed temporarily. Quaker Valley announced on their website that spring break will resume as scheduled from March 16-20, and then all schools will be closed...
Stage AE closes because of coronavirus fears; other Western Pa. venues continue scheduled shows
Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore announced Friday that it will close through May 1, subject to ongoing reassessment. “Our hope is that we are able to reschedule as many of the affected events as possible, but at this time there is limited information on new dates,” PromoWest Productions said...
Brentwood streetscape project to begin this year
Brentwood leaders are working to spruce up the borough’s central business district, located at the heart of Brownsville Road. A streetscape improvement project is set to take place this year along the central portion of Brownsville Road in the borough. It will include removal of trees that are tearing up...
Pine-Richland postpones school musical ‘The Addams Family’
The Addams Family will have to wait. Pine-Richland High School officials announced that they are postponing all performances of the spring musical because of concerns over the spread of coronavirus and recommendations that people avoid large crowds. On Thursday morning, the district canceled the afternoon performance for senior citizens and...
Avoiding crowds over coronavirus? You can still have some fun at homeVideo
Everyone gearing up for a fun St. Patrick’s weekend likely is hastily making other plans, as concern grows about coronavirus. Along with other cities across the nation, Pittsburgh officials Wednesday made the call to cancel the popular St. Patrick’s Day parade planned for March 14. In cancelling the parade, @CityPGH...
Shaler school board discusses how coronavirus could affect school lunches
The Shaler Area School Board discussed coronavirus as it pertains to school lunches. Kim Cassidy, The Nutrition Group’s regional manager, said that the food service provider budgeted conservatively for food when devising its annual contract with Shaler Area. “We just don’t know what’s going to happen,” she said during a...
Big changes in HSSN power rankings as WPIAL teams continue to shrink
As the Road to Hershey hits the midway point this weekend with the upcoming quarterfinals, two rounds have shifted the power in the weekly Trib HSSN power rankings. With Mt. Lebanon in limbo, only eight WPIAL boys basketball teams remain alive through two rounds, with nobody left in both the...
South Fayette considers sign ordinance in attempt to lure business
As part of an effort to attract more businesses, South Fayette commissioners are looking to revamp their ordinances regarding signs in the township. Board of Commissioners President Gwen Rodi said they have received feedback from businesses, developers and their own zoning hearing board, all that claim the sign ordinances are...
Belle Vernon teachers strike averted; tentative pact reached in 11th-hour deal
Classes for about 2,500 Belle Vernon Area students continued as scheduled Friday after the teachers’ union and school board reached what they hope is a deal on a new contract, a union representative said. Details of the tentative agreement were not available. The contract still must be approved by the...
Organizers cancel A-K Cager Classic all-star game over coronavirus concerns
One of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s most popular sports events has become a victim of coronavirus concerns. The A-K Cager Classic, pitting senior high school basketball players from both sides of the Allegheny River, has been canceled, co-founder Glenn Mills said Thursday morning. The 24th annual all-star boys and girls event...
Latest on coronavirus: Pennsylvania up to 22 cases; March Madness called off; Wolf closes eastern Pa. schools
The eastern part of Pennsylvania continues to see an increase in presumed coronavirus cases, according to the state Department of Health. Pennsylvania has 20 presumed positive cases of the virus and two confirmed cases as of Thursday. The highest number of cases — 13 — is in Montgomery County, a...
Letter to the editor: Reasons for Trump support
Four possible reasons why certain voters rabidly support the impeached B-actor President Donald John Trump: Either they’re deaf, intellectually disabled and blind, or they are of his ilk. Anthony Cortazzo Jr. Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
