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50 cents	,	Wednesday, February 2», 2001	•	____,	. Vol. 98, issue 9

TEMPO
Ihey danced the night away In Washington, D.C., celebrating the inauguration of George W. Bush. See Page 13.
CHURCH
The Lenten season begins today, Ash Wednesday. Local churches will observe the day with special servic-
Prayer. For more on how you might take part, see Page 25.
SPORTS
It's nearly time for the Boys of Summer to take the field. For a preview of SA's baseball season, Jumto Page 27.
HAIL OF FAME
names of Quaker Volley athletes in nomination for the Quaker Valley Hall of Fame. Find out who is already a part of this celebrated group on Page 32.
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Raising the new Digital School District flag were students,' Jonathan Kuzma, Marissa Scalercio (left) and Katie Houghton. *
QV takes its place as model school
By Dona S. Dreeland____	._____________
Editor _____ '______ '	____________
They spoke in superlatives — about Quaker Valley being named one of the first Digital School Districts in Pennsylvania, about the technological future it could chart with the $2 million grant and a host of corporate partners, and about the tremendous possibilities for any place, any time education that a student here could experience
With Gov. Tbm Ridge’s announcement via satellite last Thursday morning, QV had taken a giant leap for learning.
Its new model school status (with Carlisle Area in Cumberland County and Spring Cove in Blair County) had set it apart as a teaching site, a place where the power of technology to improve education would be tested, a point where the “Digital Divide” would be bridged
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MAKING THE announcement was Pa.’s Secretary of Education Eugene Hlckok.
SIWICKUY Borough, state, review streets for hazards
By Chris Wells
Staff writer	__________
Since scheduling a special dialogue Feb. 16 with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) following a fatal accident at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Ohio River Boulevard, Sewickley and PennDOT will cooperate to study three presumed hazardous borough " intersections.
PennDOT intends to begin a six to eight week civil kfetebt, planning review, With no cost to Sewickley of intersections of Walnut, Chestnut and- Broad streets with Ohio River Blvd. affer residents petitioned council for a response to a pedestrian death at Chestnut Street in January. •
After collecting roughly 700 ■ petition signatures, most of which had been rounded up at area businesses, an association of concerned citizens submitted its grievance to council.
The entire review study will be fundedby the state at a cost of $5,000 — $7,000.
Sewickley council members have affirmed their decisive backing of the study, to be fully funded by PennDOT.
Infrastructure issues to be evaluated include:
•	Pedestrian crossing activities
•	Review Of timing sequences at traffic control1 devices
•	Review of all signage at these three intersections and signage approaching them
•Review of safety design features at each intersection
•Proposed safety enhancements
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