Sewickley Herald

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Many children in Croatia are happier since The Gerens began Children Rescue Relief, an organization based out of their Sewickley home. See Page 11.
Voi. 95 No. 41	-	. Wednesday, October 14, 1998	50 Cents
QUEEN ANNE RULES: Anne Corcoran was named Quaker Valley's 1998 Homecoming Queen at ceremonies held at half-time during Friday night’s game. Her escort, Ed Piachecki, cornerback of the Quakers, shares her delight. For more photos, see page B1.
Photo by Wendy Whittemore
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Local connection draws Dalai Lama
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News
■ It was golden in Colorado for Tom and Mary Beth Pastorius, whose Penn Gold beer was awarded the highest honors.
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Around town
■ The busy fall season continues with clubs and anniversaries, fund-raisers and just-for-fun celebrations.
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■ Gateway Publications has named a new publisher to head up the operations of all 15 community newspapers, including the Herald. For his Intro, see
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While he won’t be visiting Sewickley, and tickets for his three lectures will most likely sell out, the Dalai Lama does have a foothold in Sewickley.
In fact, if it weren’t for the intervention of the World Affairs Council, the Dalai Lama might not be here at all.
Schuylar “Sky” Foerster, president of the World Affairs Council, said originally the Dalai Lama wasn’t engaging invitations from the WAC. It was the invitation from Pittsburgh Friends of Tibet and Selon Hill College to the world-renowned spiritual leader that prompted the visit.
“They came to us to collaborate on the visit,” said Foerster.
“The council is known for its non-partisan, non-political forum for airing and discussion of issues. It was natural for the council to be involved.”
Foerster also stressed that the 67-year-oid council has no corporate ties to sway the neutrality of the forum.
The Nov. 11-12 visit is the Dalai Lama’s first to Pittsburgh.
“It’s certainly a major local event for the region,” said Foerster, noting the record time in which the tickets sold out. “Our phones have finally stopped ringing.”
The event is drawing audiences from as far away as Alaska.
“This is one of those events drawing people to the region, He’s certainly an incredible force and draw,” said Foerster.
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was forced to leave his homeland of Tibet in 1949 when the Chinese communists invaded and took over. Ever since, the Dalai Lama has conducted the affairs of the Tibetan people from a safe-haven in India.
His “Government in Exile,” consisted of the Dalai Lama and more than 140,000 refugees. To this day, the group wishes to restore peaceful relations with the Chinese and get their homeland back.
In 1989, the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize,
His lectures in Pittsburgh are on three different topics. The first is “The Great Sutra,” “Tibet and the International Community and “Challenges and Ethics for the Next Millennium,”
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Huge fines put boroughs in deep water
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Osborne Borough Council called for an informal meeting with Sewickley Water Authority (SWA) to address concerns and questions about the fines for non-compliance with DEP regulations.
John Hayes, council president, said before the meeting, “We hope to get the correct information for our residents.”
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection proposed a $50,000 fine for SWA for non-compliance with the 1972 Clean Water Act.
Nearly $46,000 will be fines-for past non-compliance with fines of several thousand dollars to be levied during the construction phase for the same reason.
Approximately 2,000 customers of the authority, spanning six municipalities, including Osborne, will pay $250 for the fines and construction.
The authority will construct a new treatment facility in the next year, estimated to cost $409,000. Construction time could take 18 months.
Ohio River Sanitary Commission informed Sewickley Water Commission in 1972, when the Clean Water Act was passed, that Sewickley commission was not in compliance with the act.
In 1973 plans for a proposed backwash water treatment facility were set aside due to a lack of funds for the project.
The borough had attempted to get funds for construction, but was unsuccessful. Then it decided not to finance the program,
From then to the present, waste water has been discharged into a box culvert, which is part of Davis Run.
In 1980 when SWA was formed, DEP did not press for compliance with waste water treatment,
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