Sewickley Herald

              Thn Snwicklev Herald; Wednesdw, August 28,1991 - Page 3
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TAKING A BR£AK during mom’s bicycle trip to Sewickley, little Rebekah Forney of Edgew^ seemed a little hesitant to accept a gift presented by Suzanne Trice of Sewickley.
Former Leetsdale chief dies
IVIichael Poninsky remembered as 'asset to community'
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^ By Nicole E. Peffer
staff writer
“He really was an asset to tfte community,” said Michael Melnyk of the late Michael Poninsky, who died last week at his Erie County summer jh(^e.
Melnyk, president of Leetsidale Borough CbuncU, ’Spoke fondly of the former chief of police. “He knew all the house numbers in the borough. He had them all i memori/ed and knew where everybody lived,”
Gloria Perciavalle, borough secretary, added to Melnyk’s praise. “He performed his duties excellently, and was Very friendly and kind to everybody. He was a dose per^ sonal friend of mine.”
“I’ve known him most of my
Mrs. Perciamiie emphasized l»er difficulty in finding words to ^y about the former
Michael Poninsky Former Leetsdale police chief
police chief and councilman, “He was a quiet person, A good persoii, He did Ws job. He was conscientious.”
Although he lived two doors down from her, Mrs. Perciavalle said she didn’t really get Hmjinsky uptU he
t^ame a police^
Leetsdale.
Poninsky retired as chief of
police in 1990 and became part of borough council earlier this year, serving as chairman of the i>arks-artd-recreation committee.
Noted Mrs, Perciavalle; “He did his best as a coun-cilperson to work with his com^ mittee,” Poninsky is responsible for numerous upgrades made to the community park,
“He was just a nice man. He said he was doing what he wanted to do. That’s the way he was; he’d say I want to do it and get it over with,” Mrs. Perciavalle said.
Poninsky was a lifelong resident of Leetsdale, and began his career as a police officer in 1957. He was a member of Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, North Hills Borotiph and Township Police Association, Western Pennsylvania Fireman’s Association and was a retired member of Leetsdale Volunteer Fire Dqxartment.
BA incumbent off the ballot in fall election
Job, police problems cited by Councilman Anthony Russo
By Rich Bottles Jr.
staff writer
Although he received more votes than any other candidate in the May primary election for Bell Acres Council, incumbent Anthony Russo has decided to remove his name from the ballot in the general election.
Russo told council he decided to drop out of the race bicause his new job will con-^iCt with the hours councU meets.
He said another reason for his decision is “antagonism between myself and the police department,”
Russo didn’t expound on his problems with the police department, but has mdicated that his role as chairman of the council’s public-safety committee has been ineffectual because of a lack of communication.
In the May election, Russo received one of the three
Democratic nominations for council when he led a five-man field with 82 votes.
Newcomer Philip Ewanko and uicumbent John A, Armstrong won the other two Democratic nominations, receiving 71 and 68 votes, respectively.
Placing fourth and fifth, William Wytiaz’s 53 votes and James G. Flevaris’s 40 votes meant that their names will be missing from the general election ballot on Nov. 5,
Wytiaz, Flevaris or another Democrat could still make it onto the general ballot if the local Democratic party decides to nominate someone to replace Russo, according to Alle^eny County Department of Elections.
If no action is taken by the Democratic party, only Ewanko and Armstrong will be competuig against the three Republican nominees in the general election.
Sewickley drinks to upscale state store
By Alison Conte
staff writer
Sewickley’s state store on Beaver Street is sporting a new look—and 500 new bottles — this week.
Herman Herleman, regional manager for Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, will play host at opening ceremonies on Friday, Aug, 30, at 10 a.m.
Sewickley was chosen to have a specialty wine section because shoppers here purchase more wine than elsewhere, according to Donna Pinkham, press secretary for PLCB. Sewickley’s income levels and the store’s commercial location also were considered. There are 29 stores in the state with premium wine sections.
The liquor store now has a far wider selection of imported and domestic wines and spirits, about 500 more items, than most state stores, Exten-
sive renovations were needed to acconunodate the additional stock.
“We’ve completed the finishing touches this week,” says Ken VertuUo, assistant manager. The specialty wme section has been repainted with cedar wme racks and new carpets. The rest of the store has been reorganized with different aisles and new traffic patterns that make it seem roomier.
New signs help shoppers find the different vintages, identified by tj^ of wme and country of origin.
PLCB began adding premium wines to some stores when wine sales increased throughout the state. Sales of hard liquor used to surpass those of wine, but recently, interest in spurits has declined and wine sales have grown so that the two eategories are about equai, Pinkham says.
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