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A Gateway. Newspaper A Tradition Since 1903 Sewickley Herald Serving Aleppo, Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Gleniield, Haysville, Leet, Leetsdale, Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills 50 cents Thursday, May 15, 2008 An edition of Trib Total Media INSIDE TEMPO May Mart was in full bloom this year, with the community supporting the event on Saturday. Page 13. PROJECT BEGINS The Union Aid Society officially kicked off its expansion project for a senior housing complex in Sewickley. Page 4. ACHIEVEMENT Christina .Giusti won a $20,000 scholarship to an art sichool. Read more on Page 14. Local News................4 Opinion......................6 Tempo....................13 Obituaries...............15 Sports...................29 Real Estate..............33 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VISITS Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll and her granddaughter Victoria Knoll, 6, of Sewickley, make a dinosaur together. Sewickley Academy celebrated 25 years of Grandparents and Special Friends Day on Friday. Lower School students in prekindergarten to fifth grade welcomed grandparents and friends to the school for a variety of events. Photo by Kathleen Coates SPLASH PAD CONTROVERSY Residents upset over park plan By Kristina Sernfini______________ Staff writer_______________________ Leetsdale Borough may soon boast a new water park, but some residents were left drowning in confusion. _ Council unanimously approved a $96,960 bid from Tito Pollice Company in Pittsburgh for the first phase of the Henle Park Water Park project. It came as a shock to residents in attendance who felt council did not consider the advice of experts concerning the location of the park. “They completely disregarded any of the information we provided them or the guidance of Mike Masiuk, the Penn State Extension educator who assessed the trees in Henle Park,” said Judy Fulton of Leetsdale. Masiuk wrote a letter to council stating that a potential site, near an existing sandbox and swing set, would be the safest place for the water park for the well-being of the existing trees, many of which are more than 100 years old. The site ultimately chosen by council at last week’s meeting, is closest to a war memorial, near a volleyball net. “It smacked of resentment because we worked hard to get their attention and point out possible difficulties with the water feature,” Fulton said of council’s decision. Roger Nanni, council president, felt otherwise. He said he and council listened to the concerns of residents and talked to hundreds of people, who supported the project because they wanted more recreational facilities in the borough. He said council the location chosen was the least invasive of the locations. Jim Edson, certified arborist, however, disagreed. In a letter addressed to council on May 13, he listed several measures that must be taken in order to preserve the ------------------Continued on Pago 3 Volume 105# Issue 20 www.yoursewickley.com 412-324-1403
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Title | Sewickley Herald |
Subject | Sewickley (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | A weekly community newspaper in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Coverage includes September 1903-Most recently available. |
Creator | Trib Total Media, Inc |
Publisher | Trib Total Media, Inc |
Date | 05-15-2008 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County; Sewickley |
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Language | English |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Sewickley Public Library, Attn: Reference Department, 500 Thorn St. Sewickley PA 15143. Phone: 412-741-6920. Email: sewickley@einetwork.net |
Contributing Institution | Sewickley Public Library |
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Title | 2008-05-15.Page01 |
Creator | Trib Total Media, Inc |
Date | 05-15-2008 |
Type | text |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Sewickley Public Library, Attn: Reference Department, 500 Thorn St. Sewickley PA 15143. Phone: 412-741-6920. Email: sewickley@einetwork.net |
Contributing Institution | Sewickley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | A Gateway. Newspaper A Tradition Since 1903 Sewickley Herald Serving Aleppo, Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Gleniield, Haysville, Leet, Leetsdale, Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills 50 cents Thursday, May 15, 2008 An edition of Trib Total Media INSIDE TEMPO May Mart was in full bloom this year, with the community supporting the event on Saturday. Page 13. PROJECT BEGINS The Union Aid Society officially kicked off its expansion project for a senior housing complex in Sewickley. Page 4. ACHIEVEMENT Christina .Giusti won a $20,000 scholarship to an art sichool. Read more on Page 14. Local News................4 Opinion......................6 Tempo....................13 Obituaries...............15 Sports...................29 Real Estate..............33 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VISITS Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll and her granddaughter Victoria Knoll, 6, of Sewickley, make a dinosaur together. Sewickley Academy celebrated 25 years of Grandparents and Special Friends Day on Friday. Lower School students in prekindergarten to fifth grade welcomed grandparents and friends to the school for a variety of events. Photo by Kathleen Coates SPLASH PAD CONTROVERSY Residents upset over park plan By Kristina Sernfini______________ Staff writer_______________________ Leetsdale Borough may soon boast a new water park, but some residents were left drowning in confusion. _ Council unanimously approved a $96,960 bid from Tito Pollice Company in Pittsburgh for the first phase of the Henle Park Water Park project. It came as a shock to residents in attendance who felt council did not consider the advice of experts concerning the location of the park. “They completely disregarded any of the information we provided them or the guidance of Mike Masiuk, the Penn State Extension educator who assessed the trees in Henle Park,” said Judy Fulton of Leetsdale. Masiuk wrote a letter to council stating that a potential site, near an existing sandbox and swing set, would be the safest place for the water park for the well-being of the existing trees, many of which are more than 100 years old. The site ultimately chosen by council at last week’s meeting, is closest to a war memorial, near a volleyball net. “It smacked of resentment because we worked hard to get their attention and point out possible difficulties with the water feature,” Fulton said of council’s decision. Roger Nanni, council president, felt otherwise. He said he and council listened to the concerns of residents and talked to hundreds of people, who supported the project because they wanted more recreational facilities in the borough. He said council the location chosen was the least invasive of the locations. Jim Edson, certified arborist, however, disagreed. In a letter addressed to council on May 13, he listed several measures that must be taken in order to preserve the ------------------Continued on Pago 3 Volume 105# Issue 20 www.yoursewickley.com 412-324-1403 |
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