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The Stroller, Dec. 1, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Vilija Dinner planned at Tarentum church Holy Martyrs Parish, Tarentum, will host a traditional Vilija Dinner at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at the church, 353 W. Ninth Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $16. The menu will include baked fish, pierogies, farina, bobalky, sauerkraut and mushroom soup, oplatki...
Living with Children: How much help do children need with schoolwork?
After a recent talk in South Florida, women came up to me in droves asking, “How much should I help my children with their schoolwork?” That not one man asked the question speaks loudly to the state of parenting in postmodern America. Men don’t ask the question because they know...
Caleb Verbois: Winter is always coming
One day last month, my father-in-law came to visit for a few hours. Around 3 p.m., he got back in the car for his 90-minute drive home to northeast Ohio — and then sat on the same quarter mile of Interstate 80 for nine hours before eventually getting home. Winter...
Pine, Richland real estate sales the week of Dec. 1
Pine Emerald Suites LLC sold property at 6400 Brooktree Ct to 6400 Brooktree LLC for $2,200,000. Brian Zajac sold property at 353 Cloverdale Drive to Brady and Brandi Smith for $400,000. Dean Bursic sold property at 3340 Wexford Road to Joseph Triscuit and Meghan Stanton for $186,000. Richland Daniel Casciato...
Etna, Shaler real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 1
Etna High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily Fund sold property at 26 High St. to Edjy Property Services Inc. for $50,000. Shaler Ryan Petrovich sold property at 1435 Burchfield Road to Kristen Morcheid for $220,000. Brian Pogel sold property at 124 Elmwood Drive to Jeffrey Masterson Jr. and Samantha Tira for $237,000....
Twists, turns, bridges, tunnels could complicate Western Pa. hyperloop projects
Hyperloop technology promises to zip passengers from Pittsburgh to Chicago in less than an hour, but Western Pennsylvania’s mountains, valleys and rivers could slow it down. Two potential hyperloop proposals plan to connect Pittsburgh to Chicago via cities in Ohio in the coming decades but both recognize that tunnels and...
Springdale boys must replace Zolnierczyk’s production, leadership
Replacing a stellar, multi-sport athlete is tough for any school, let alone a small one. But with the graduation of Valley News Dispatch 2018-19 Athlete of the Year Michael Zolnierczyk, Springdale soccer found a capable replacement in goalkeeper Andrew Haus. Now, the basketball team hopes to have its man to...
Numbers, optimism up for Springdale girls basketball
There is a welcome sight at Springdale girls basketball preseason practices. Players. A bunch of them. After going through an interminably-difficult 2018-19 season with six players, the Dynamos have more than doubled their turnout for this season. There are 14 players for now — 15 when an injured player returns...
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championships from a year ago are Mt. Lebanon (6A), Mars (5A), New Castle (4A), Lincoln Park (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Nazareth Prep (A). New Castle is looking for a...
PIAA football championships set as the Road to Hershey concludes
This is the fourth year the PIAA has held six football championships, and the WPIAL will be represented by three of its champions in Hershey. Thomas Jefferson will play in the PIAA Class 4A final Thursday evening, Avonworth plays for state gold Friday afternoon and Central Valley will battle in...
Alicia Harvey-Smith: Changing workforce, Act 76 place focus on career education
With deep roots in steel and manufacturing, Pennsylvania is well known as the state that built America. Towering skyscrapers and sprawling infrastructure are Pennsylvania’s long-standing calling card to our nation. Today, with the emergence of advanced manufacturing, robotics, automation and other tech-driven sectors, Pennsylvania is again well poised to drive...
Richard Edley: Services aiding Pa.’s most severely disabled individuals at risk
Even well-intentioned programs can have dire unintended consequences if the implementation isn’t done right, and that’s exactly what’s happening with the state’s Community Participation Supports (CPS) program. CPS is designed to support and facilitate the integration of individuals with intellectual disabilities into the community with meaningful activities, a concept that...
Ryan Costello: APEX Act will decimate Steel Country
Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Steel Country is no doubt under strain. Over the past year, industry growth in states like Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin has slowed to a crawl. Pennsylvania has lost 8,100 manufacturing jobs since January. Despite the president’s best effort of looking out for America’s manufacturers,...
Fans anxious for ‘a hot mess’ in Steelers-Browns rematch 2 weeks after on-field meleeVideo
Latrobe’s Brian Noel is out for revenge. Shamyra Edwards of Aspinwall just wants to watch good football. New Kensington’s Nikala Tallerico hopes that Browns and Steelers players — as well as their fans — behave during Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh — barely two weeks after an on-field melee in Cleveland...
Rivers, Wynn lead Slippery Rock football into Division II quarterfinals
Roland Rivers III threw for 416 yards and four touchdowns as top seed/No. 8 Slippery Rock defeated visiting Shepherd, 51-30, in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon. Jermaine Wynn caught a school-record 18 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns for the Rock, and Charles...
Outdoors notices for Dec. 1, 2019
Outdoors SHOOTS ON TAP • California Hill Gun Club holds sporting clays and five-stand shoots Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon. All are open to the public. Call 724-938-3480. • Sporting clays is closed for the winter at West Penn Sportsmen’s Club, but five stand is open Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. and...
Editorial: Operation Santa Claus gives caring
There are words for the deficits in a person’s life. If you need food, you are hungry. If you need water, you are thirsty. If you need shelter, you are homeless. But there is a different kind of need — sometimes overlapping one or more or all of those —...
Letter to the editor: Attack on Yovanovitch was cruel
Even in this era of “alternative facts,” of reason being stood on its head, Elizabeth Gaston Barsoum’s letter “Yovanovitch’s intimidation claim laughable” is stunning for its cruelty and lack of compassion. One of the lowest lows in an administration which perpetrates atrocities on an almost daily basis was President Trump’s...
Letter to the editor: Trump deserves respect
Whatever happened to respect? Whether we like President Trump or not, he’s still our president. Even our government officials do not respect their own. Nancy Pelosi, questioning Trump, points her finger at him and walks out. What does that tell America? Did her parents not teach her it’s not polite...
Letter to the editor: Proof of God’s existence
In response to the letter “Atheism & politics,” stating that “we live in the information age, and the more you know, the less religious you become”: Hopefully the quest for information continues with an open mind — as there is more than ample scientific evidence available now that fully supports...
The Stroller, Nov. 30, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Apollo-Ridge High to sponsor annual Senior Citizen Luncheon The annual free Senior Citizen Luncheon at Apollo-Ridge High School will be Dec. 12 at the high school, Route 56, Kiski Township. A concert featuring the school band and chorus will begin at 12:30 p.m. and lunch will be served at 1:15...
Brad Paisley happy to be the butt of jokes in variety special
Brad Paisley is perfectly comfortable being the butt of jokes. In his new variety special, “Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special,” airing Dec. 3 on ABC, the country star allows himself to be the punchline in a number of skits with celeb pals including Peyton Manning, Carrie Underwood, the Jonas Brothers...
Christmas cooking class scheduled at Northern Tier Regional Library
Join Chef Carol Nardello at Northern Tier Regional Library for a special holiday cooking class at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10. This class has a fee of $48 per person. There will be a limit on the number of attendees, and advance registration and payment is required. Learn to make...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 29, 2019
Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Friday’s result Central Dauphin 65, Downingtown West 44 Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph’s Prep (10-2) vs. Central Catholic (12-1) at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium, 1 p.m. Championship Dec. 7 schedule Central Dauphin (12-2) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep/Central Catholic-winner at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m. Class 5A...
Franklin Regional grad Todd Summers catching on with Villanova football
His first reception for Franklin Regional went for a touchdown. So did his first two at Villanova. Todd Summers knows a few things about making a strong initial impression, but those events pale in comparison to what first-year Villanova offensive coordinator Chris Boden thought when he first saw the redshirt...
