Sewickley Herald

              SERVING THE ELEVEN BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE QUAKER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Vol. 71 No, 24
Second Clais pgstag* Paid At Semcktey, a*a,
Wednesday, June 17,1970
Fifteen Cents,
Park Curfew
Rather stiff penalties have, been incorporated into the new ordinance, The first violation of any part of the ordinance carries a fine of not more than $100.00 and cost of prosecution. Each violation after the first carries a fine of not more than $200.00 plus costs. Failure to pay the fine will result in imprisonment' in the Borough Lockup for not more than 10 days, or in the County Jail or Workhouse for not more than 30 days.
The ordinance appears with the Legal Notices in this issue of the Herald.
A stronger park ordinance has been approved by the Edgeworth Borough Council. The ordinance was passed at the June 8 meeting following an executive session. ■
The new ordinance establishes rules and regulations for Way Park and Morrow-Pontefract Park. A curfew, established for both parks, prohibits the use between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and
•	9:00 a.m. The ordinance also stipulates that trees, shrubs, hedges, plants or flowers in- the parks shall not be cut, transplanted, picked or otherwise damaged.
Other park property shall not be marked; defaced, moved, removed or otherwise damaged.
The ordinance also bans alcoholic beverages, lotteries, card games, gambling or games of chance. Also covered are the sale of tickets, articles and services.
No motor vehicles, including but not limited to motorcycles, are permitted in^-either park.' A motor vehicle is used to include any motor vehicle as described . in the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
Council also made the provi-	Unofficially, the Borough was
sions of Borough ordinances on	denied the requested variance to
. disorderly conduct, loitering and	continue .burning	the blighted
littering applicable to the parks,	trees indefinitely,	The Board of
Air Pollution Appeals and Re-toctiw	Tnnxv'c	veiw, however, reportedly grant-
1	KJLfA X &	e(j the Borough a> variance that
HFv^lALD '	will permit them to burn the
T> . rv i	„	trees until the end of this year.
.Business Directory .............21	Before that.time,	however, the
Church -Calendar ................19	Borough has to prepare k, plan
„ •	as to how they will destroy the
•Classified .Ads ................,.,„23 blighted trees.	•
Legal Notices .......   ......20, 22	According to a representative
Obituaries	- v>	of the Bureau of	Air Pollution,
MDituanes .......................U	the Borougll was granted the var-
Real Estate ............10, 11, 12	lance' for Borough	burning of the
TT	_	trees only. The variance does not
Used	Cars .................... ..14, 15 include-the burning of other trash
at the Borough dump site.
Margaret Clifford
Karen Powner
Lynn Luster
Variance
Denied,
Unofficially
The burning • variance to- permit Edgeworth Borough to continue burning blighted elm trees is really up in the air this week.
Leetsdale To Select Queen For July Fourth Festivities
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Leetsdale Community Activities Committee is planning a bigger and better, parade for July 4th. .S :
The Committee, headed by William Poninsky has lined up 40 to 50 marching units for the parade. Among the units will be the pa-
Planning Progresses jOn Leetsdale Zoning
-	A report by the Leetsdale Plan- -nirig Commission was presented to the Leetsdale Borough Council at their regular meeting on June 10.
Commission .chairman Joe Palmer repprted that the consultant, jRobert MuelJer, has presented proposed uses for the v&rious proposed zones for the commission to study and discuss. According to Palmer, the proposed changes take the positive approach^ to zoning. This method states what is permitted in each zone,father than what is not permitted.
Council agreed to advertise for bids for the traffic light at Cross Street and the Ohio River Boulevard. Council'is still awaiting the final approval for County financial aid. Hopefully, Council will save time by advertising for bids and making the bids hold for a longer period" of time.
The Summer Recreation program* began Monday, June 15. Committee Chairman William Poninsky told Council of the plans for the surfimer and also request Council approval for a small utility shed for storage of the equip-(Continued on F'age 22)
rade Queen to be selected, at 1:30 p.m. on the 4th.
Queen candidates are Margaret Clifford, Karen Powner and Lynn Luster. Following the selection and crowning of the Queen, they will be escorted to the Quaker Village Shopping Center by the Quaker Valley High School Band and .the Leetsdale VFW Majorettes to join the parade.
After the par'ade there will be rides for the children, grab bags, bingo and refreshments at the park. At about 9:30 p.m. the fireworks will begin at the high school field.
The committee, including many residents of Leetsdale, *is headed by William Poninsky with Ollie Jones as treasurer and Mrs. Ollie Jones as secretary.
To make this a successful parade it takes funds. Any do-. nations shou’d be made to Ollie
A,	Jones, treasurer, Leetsdale Community Activities Committee, 331 Beaver Street, Leetsdale, 'Pa. 15056.
Citizen Of The Year
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MRS. REBECCA FORD serves coffee to two guests at her latest party of area residents Louise Jenkins and Mary Gould, right. (Photo
There,is a woman in Sewickley that has heart trouble, her heart is not big enough to encompass the whple town and tfie surrounding neighborhood. This woman," Mrs. Rebecca Ford, will be one of three citizens of the year being honored at a dinner this Satur-. day, June 20.
Mrs. Ford .opened her heart to the area residents, young and old, several years ago. She was giving a party for the ‘over 65’ Citizens and was taking them on a bus ride.‘The bus developed engine trouble hear the Gilmary School. This was the beginning of another story.
The Sisters and students at Gilmary made the people feel so welcome, Mrs, Ford planned a party for the girls. Since then, 1968, Mrs, Ford has been holding • parties* foHhe'girls’and the‘‘sen?r
ior citizens.’
, The most recent party was held last Sunday, June 14, at her home.-The people gathered in the yard of Mrs.. Ford to enjoy the hospitality of the Ford family.
Mrs. Ford has been a licensed practical nurse- for the past 20 years at Dixmont State Hospital. She has been a resident of Sewickley since she married Daniel Ford in 1931.
Sewickley’s first lady is a member of St. Matthew’s A.M.E. Zion Church. She is a class leader, the Progress Club, the Sweetwater Garden Club, The Pleasure Guild, the Guild of Gilmary School, the Community Center and the Community Service Club.
Tickets are still available for the dinner at the VFW Post on Beaver Street and at the Sewick-leyPrlnHrig8 Service *on5 Beaver:
MRS. FORD, Citizen of the year, planning party for ‘senior citizens'
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