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TEMPO
It's a creative time for area artists who will exhibit their work in Sewickley galleries in the days ahead. See who's coming to the Village on Page 16.
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Local vintage car racer takes second place in Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, BMW/Porsthe Challenge at BeaveRun. See Page 23.
	
	
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Wednesday, August 3, 2005
WATSON- RECOGNIZED
JARED CALHOUN takes a break from class at the Educational Center at Watson Institute to share a laugh with his instructional aide, Erin Boland-.
Photos by Laura Halleman
Center focuses on children’s needs
By Laura Halleman
Staff Writer
When you first meet him, his smile and sense of humor are magnets to those around him.
With his expressive nature and kind demeanor he is well-liked, not only by the other children in his class, but by the staff and teachers as well.
Twelve-year-old Jared Calhoun has been coming to the Watson Institute in Sewickley since he Was three,
Jared suffered from asphyxia at birth and has cerebral palsy (CP). His CP is moderate to severe in nature: He has no language or verbal communication skills, is wheelchair bound and is fully dependent on others for his daily care.
Jared came to the Educational Center at the
Watson Institute after moving with his parents, Joyce and James Calhoun and his sisters: Alicia, 16, Kendra, 14, and Rhea, 10, from Virginia to Wexford.
“Shortly after we moved here, I contacted the Allegheny County Intermediate Unit to find out what early intervention services were available for Jared,” says his mom.
“I had pretty much visited every program and hated them ail. As soon as I stepped onto the grounds of the Watson Institute, I knew that it was the place for Jared. I loved it.
“They were not trying to fit children into a school system that they are unable to be integrated into. From the GEO to the staff that works with Jared, it was obvious to me that their priority was servicing a population of children with
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Volume 102, Issiie 31
SIIHFIEU
Mayor says traffic will hurt town
By Laura Halleman____________
Staff writer_________________;
As mayor of Glenfield,-Steve Zingerman worries over the amount of traffic that could emanate from a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter and retail mall to be built close to the tiny borough.
“It absolutely can’t help us in any way. From a traffic standpoint, it’s going to hurt us,” Zingerman said.
Zingerman, who is also a part of the 400-plus member grassroots organization, Communities First!, which is comprised of concerned residents of nearby municipalities opposed to the construction of the Wal-Mart Supercenter and retail mall in Kilbuck Township, said Glenfield’s roads are already taking a beating.
“I’m on disability right now and some days I look up on Route 65 and am just amazed. We get traCtor-trailers coming through that get lost and come up the ramp and don’t know what to do so they get bottlenecked down there,” he said, referring to the Glenfield Viaduct that leads to residences along the river in the borough.
The latest in a three-year attempt to block the proposed retail complex came in June, when a PennDOT hearing officer ruled with ASC Development, of Emsworth, the company planning to develop a 207-acre bract of land along Route 65, Where the long vacant former Dixmont State Hospital sits.
The ruling stated that Com------;— Continued on Page 2
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