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High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2020: Bethel Park girls top Woodland Hills in tournament finale
Bethel Park, Class 6A’s No. 2 team girls basketball team, got out to a hot start and never looked back in a nonsection victory over Class 5A No. 2 Woodland Hills, 58-40, on Saturday in the finale of the Joey Fabus Memorial Classic at Bethel Park. The Black Hawks (15-1)...
Scott, Carnegie Library offering plethora of February activities
Scott Township Public Library • On Saturday, Feb. 1, from noon to 2 p.m., the library will host the film “Groundhog Day.” All are welcome to watch the film about Bill Murray living the same day over and over. • Kids Club for grades K-2 will meet on Feb. 3...
Living with Children: When does punishment become excessive?
Question: Your recent series on punishment was thought-provoking. I agree children should have consequences when they misbehave. Nonetheless, would you please clarify when punishment becomes excessive? What is the line between reasonable and too much? When I was young, I was spanked with a belt on numerous occasions. I always...
Cutting-edge Viking cruise ship is headed for the Great Lakes
A big player in the cruise industry is diving into the Great Lakes market. Switzerland-based Viking, which built its name plying the rivers of Europe, is extending its reach into North America in 2022 with voyages exploring the largest surface of fresh water in the world. The announcement was made...
Step outside the box with creative vegetable garden options
If you are eager to start a new vegetable garden this spring, but you don’t want to fuss with removing sod, building fancy wooden raised beds or tilling up the ground, consider stepping outside the box and getting creative. There are several alternative ways to start a new vegetable garden...
The Stroller, Jan. 26, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Bowl-A-Thon to raise money for Burrell foundation The annual Bowl-A-Thon, sponsored by Burrell Education Foundation, will be 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wildlife Lanes, 1000 Wildlife Lodge Road, Lower Burrell. Cost is $20 per bowler; and includes bowling and shoe rental. There will be prizes and raffles and...
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 25, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Elizabeth Forward 73, Carrick 52 Greensburg Salem 73, Valley 48 Kiski Area 56, Burrell 49 Monessen 62, Sewickley Academy 59 Quigley Catholic 97, Beaver County Christian 45 Shenango 74, Ellwood City 53 Waynesburg 69, Fort Cherry 49 PBC Hall of Fame Classic...
Colleen Hroncich: First Amendment on docket at Supreme Court
Single mother Kendra Espinoza never dreamed that sending her daughters to a Christian school in Kalispell, Mont., would lead her to the national stage. But last week, her lawsuit, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, and its far-reaching implications could impact Pennsylvanians’ education...
Frank Dermody: Let’s not turn back the clock on affordable health care
When people don’t have health insurance — especially people with preexisting conditions like diabetes, breast cancer, high blood pressure or even pregnancy (yes, that counts) — they skip vital care and often go into debt or even bankruptcy to pay bills, or simply die. This was much more common in...
Outdoors notices for Jan. 26, 2020
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Jan. 17, Murrysville (4-7) defeated Butler (6-5), 1,164-1,153, and Fort Hand (6-5) beat Clymer (6-5), 1,164-1,162, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (4.5-6.5) defeated Butler (6-5), 1,153-1,080, and Clymer (10-1) beat Fort Hand (1.5-9.5), 1,150-1,080....
Rare copy of a Christopher Columbus letter stolen in Venice is recovered by authorities in Delaware
PHILADELPHIA — Sometime in the mid-1980s, someone made their way into the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice, Italy, and walked out with a 500-year old Latin copy of the first letter Christopher Columbus wrote to Ferdinand, King of Spain, describing the wonders he beheld in the Americas. This week, after...
Editorial: Literacy can be more than reading
When people think about literacy, they tend to think about the obvious. Can you read? Can you write? Can you navigate the written word enough to make it through your daily life, weaving around street signs and menus and bills and notes from your kid’s teacher? All of that is...
Sounding off: Affordable Care Act saves lives
I am the mother of two children with special needs, one much more significant than the other. My daughter has multiple disabilities that will be lifelong and are life-threatening. Her care is costly. Her needs are great. She will need care all of her life, and her medical expenses will...
Letter to the editor: Why Democrats want to win 2020 election
Even Rush is missing the “donkey in the room.” Most people believe that the Democrats want to regain power in Washington. Wrong! If President Trump wins again, the Republicans hold the Senate and take the House, and Bill Barr is attorney general. Guess what follows? Orange jumpsuits for lots of...
Letter to the editor: Jesus, Democrats & Republicans
In his clever letter “Jesus wouldn’t have a shot for president” (Jan. 12, TribLIVE), James Cataldi asserts that Christ’s opposition to abortion and “acknowledging and depending on (shudder) God” would make it impossible for him to win the Democratic nomination. The writer does a fine job of looking at but...
Letter to the editor: Real ID experience no horror story
After reading about Real ID horror stories, my wife and I were ecstatic to find how easy it was to obtain our Real ID Pennsylvania driver’s licenses with the required gold star. We took our information to the New Kensington Driver’s License Center: birth certificates with raised seals (we had...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 24, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 70, North Hills 50 Central Catholic 62, Seneca Valley 48 Pine-Richland 48, North Allegheny 43 Section 2 Bethel Park 79, Peters Township 65 Mt. Lebanon 37, Canon-McMillan 34 Upper St. Clair 69, Baldwin 58 Section 3 Fox Chapel 70, Hempfield...
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2020: Butler’s Ethan Morton scores 2,000th point
Butler’s Ethan Morton joined an elite group of WPIAL basketball greats Friday night, scoring the 2,000th point of his career. The Purdue recruit hit the milestone on a layup late in the first half. He scored 19 points to lead the No. 2 Golden Tornado (13-4, 7-0) to a 70-50...
Boys, girls basketball events tip Saturday and continue Sunday
The Pittsburgh Basketball Club is holding its Hall of Fame Classic over two days at Montour this weekend with a dozen boys basketball games. There are seven games set to start at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and five more games on Sunday tipping off at noon. One of the marquee...
The Stroller, Jan. 25, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Valentine’s Day luncheon planned at American Legion The Tarentum Recreation Board will sponsor a Valentine’s Day luncheon at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Brackenridge American Legion, 845 First Ave. Cost is $20 each. The menu includes chicken, stuffed cabbage, penne pasta, potatoes, vegetable, rolls, cake and beverage. Entertainment will...
West Jefferson Hills to have hazardous survey done of old high school
The West Jefferson Hills School District could pay roughly $20,000 for a company to survey the old Thomas Jefferson High School to find all of the hazardous materials inside prior to the building’s demolition. After bringing in two abatement firms, each of which found asbestos and other hazardous materials in...
Real estate transactions in the North suburbs for the week of Jan. 25
Bradford Woods Ila Jeanne Sensenich sold property at 4944 Wexford Run Road to Shophouse Home LLC for $365,000. Franklin Park Max Fedor sold property at 1619 English Oak Ct to Giuseppe Intini and Joelle Carlo for $820,000. Paul Byrnes sold property at 2653 Hunters Point Drive to Paul and Barbara...
Big third quarter the difference as North Catholic beats Seton LaSalle
The showdown for first place in Section 2-3A was tight in the first half, as North Catholic led Seton LaSalle by five at the break. Then the third quarter started, the Rebels blinked, and the highest scoring team in the WPIAL took control with a big run to begin the...
Delta Air Lines fined $50,000 by government for alleged discrimination
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Transportation is fining Delta Air Lines $50,000 for alleged discrimination against Muslim passengers in two separate incidents in 2016. Atlanta-based Delta disagrees with the DOT’s contention that it engaged in discriminatory conduct, according to a DOT consent order issued Friday. The consent order comes...
Brayden Reynolds, Chartiers Valley slam Thomas Jefferson
Brayden Reynolds had never dunked in a game before. That changed, in a major way, on Friday night. Reynolds threw down a pair of first-half dunks, part of a 25-point night for the Chartiers Valley junior, as the Colts grinded out a 60-49 win over Thomas Jefferson in WPIAL Section...
