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Voli 95 No. 46	Wednesday^November 18, 1998	50 Cents
SHARING THEIR VISION: Members of the William S. Hansen family,
including son and daughter, Gregg and Natalie Hansen Weinsz, both Sewickley Academy graduates, participate in the dedication of the Hansen Library on the academy’s campus. Also helping to cut the ribbon are Gregg’s wife and children and Natalie’s husband.	Photo by Mark Bertolt
Academy dedicates new library
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News
H A new interactive park is planned for Chadwick Street. With donations in hand, the first phase of building will begin soon.
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Sports
■ Local teams are in and out of championships. Winning is just one aspect of sports in the valley.
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Lifestyles
■ The Union Aid Society has helped many women find new callings in health caret o celebrate the organization's century of community concern.
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Opinion..............,6
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Church...............B5
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Academy gathered to celebrate all the days of learning that this new building could hold.
The Hansen Library, named in honor of the family whose contribution made this facility possible, is the centerpiece of a two-year $13 million building program.
The 15,000-square-foot facility will serve students in grades 6-12.
“This is one of the best examples of an Academy family,” said L. Hamilton Clark Jr., headmaster, in his opening remarks.
William Hansen served on the school’s board of trustees and helped to chair a capital campaign, which raised $8 million in 1990.
The Hansen children, Gregg and Natalie, distinguished themselves as students in the 1970s while Mrs. Hansen volunteered for many projects while they were enrolled.
The family’s gift and the completion of the project is “the culmination of a long dream,” according to Mr.
Hansen.
“I salute the board for its vision,” he said. “They epitomize the vitality and quality of education possible here at the Academy. I am grateful for their wisdom, planning and support.”
Other areas within the library received their own time of dedication to praise those whose contributions made them possible.
Applauded for their generosity were the Glenn A. Buterbaugh family for the computing center, the Aidan McKenna family for the media production center; William and Ann Willets Boyd for the quiet reading room; the Arthur Coburn family for the Senior School study lounge in honor of James E. Cavalier, founding head of the Senior School in 1963; the William R. Jackson Jr. family for the Middle School reading room; and Manoj Patel family for the librarian’s office,
In addition to the library, other new construction on campus includes the Simmons Family Middle School for grades 6-8, a renovated Senior School building and Richard K,
Means Sr. Alumni Gym for girls’ athletics and physical education.
Nearing completion is a School Center to house administrative offices, a small-performance theater and the campus store. The center will be named in honor of the late Headmaster Emeritus Clifford Nichols Jr. and long-time trustee G. Whitney Snyder.
The last phase of the master plan will encompass extensive renovations of art and music space, to be named in honor of Frank and Ann Cahouet, and the Lower School building, which will be named for Frank E. Richardson Jr.
All construction is being financed by private donations from current and past families within the academy community. To date, approximately $12.5 million has been raised toward a goal of $15 million.
As the library has, in William Hansen’s words, “become a glorious reality with God’s grace,” the campus soon will take shape with care for time-honored traditions and the needs of students poised for contributions to a new century.
—Photos on noxt page
▼ LEETSDALE
911 service begins today in borough
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While most of the area awaits implementation of the new 911 service, Leetsdale residents will be able to use the service beginning today (Wednesday).
Leetsdale council decided to use Beaver County Dispatch, opting not to use Northwest Regional.
Council person Peter Poninsky, public safety & fire chairman, said the choice was made for two reasons.
Beaver County dispatch was established, whereas Northwest Regional was not, he said, as was seen in delays in implementing the service elsewhere.
The second reason Poninsky cited, “It was in our best economical interests.”
While Northwest Regional has set and set back completion dates, Leetsdale and Beaver County have been moving forward with the implementation of the service.
Much of the house numbering is in place for the service. Certain house numbers still need to be changed and the residents notified.
For the service to be effective, it was decided that a unique number be assigned to every building in the borough. Some numbers needed to be changed to avoid conflicts.
Other areas that have signed on with Northwest Regional now have a target date of mid-December.
“We expect to formally go public in mid-December,” said Joe McCloskey, communications director at Northwest Regional.
Originally slated for mid-November, Northwest experienced a delay in the delivery of necessary radio equipment.
After the necessary test period, McCloskey said, he’s pretty confident the system will be up around at that time.