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Wednesday, January 18,1989
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Edgeworth estate, 'Muottas/ is sold
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Leet and Leetsdale talk joint dispatch
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Timely matter sparks reflection
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Valley pays tribute to black heritage
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These Sewidktey^eaqemyistudents are getting their acHogeiner and taking it on the road come Jan. 28, when ‘Turnaround Tonight,” an original show inspired by Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway hit ‘'Into the Woods,” opens at Rea ^uditoriumv The musical — written by Mamie McKnight of Edgeworth from a concept by Academy dance and drama in-
*	stru'dtori.Mario Metodia features spoofs of- fairy-tale figures and -parodies of childhood songs. In addition to the Saturday performance at 7:30 p.m., there wiii a second show on Sunday, Jan..29, at 2 p.m. For ticket information, call : 741-2113. Pictured here are: front row, from left — Doug Crawford (Brick Pig), Ashley-Marie Ammon (miller’s daughter from “Rumplestiitskin’’), Steven Martinez (Rumplestiltskin); back row — Alison Thompson (Cinderella), John Simons (Prince Charming), Nicholas Barry (Mother Goose), Jim Hetherington (prince in “Sleeping Beauty”), and Bridy Condon (Sleeping Beauty). ~	(Photo	by	John Symons)
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Village garden show: Wonderful Whimsy
step aside/ chamber secretary says
Aurelia Rich leaves; also says she will not seek re-election to council in Dec.
By Ed Stankowski Jr.
Sewickley Chamber /of Commerce Secretary Aurelia Rich has called it quits.
Ms. Rich, who' serves on Sewickley Council, said her involvement in both the chamber and council had become difficult because of friction between council and the merchant community over proposed hikes in the borough’s parking meter rates. It is that friction, Ms. Rich said, that prompted her to leave the chamber before a replacement was found.	-
Last Friday marked the final day of Ms. Rich’s five-year tenure; her resignation became official Sundayr
-	Ms. Rich’s term as secretary began in 1983, after she closed Trader’s Jewelry Store, a business she owned on Beaver Street.
When she ran for council, she said she was running to provide representation for the business community. Although she will retain her seat on council until her term expires in December 1989, Ms. Rich said she will not seek re-election to a second term,
Ms. Rich, who first submitted her resignation last April, said it was “time to step aside.” She said she asked the chamber to find someone to replace her at that time. According to Ms. Rich, the chamber dragged its feet in finding a replacement, and she continued to
serve. She submitted a 30-days notice last month.
Among Ms. Rich’s biggest projects during her years with the chamber was her involvement in the revitalization of Sewiekley’s business district. In 1984, the Sewickley Commercial Development Corp. (SCDC) began a campaign aimed at restoring storefronts and creating new businesses and jobs in Sewickley.
Among the more recent projects with which Ms. Rich has been involved are the chamber’s attempts to market Sewickley outside borough boundaries. The effort includes the production of a business directory and the implementation of a cooperative advertising ■
campaign.
Ms. Rich said that being involved in the Sewickley business community for the last 25 years has '-forced her to give up certain things,” Among the things she said she misses the most are participating in bowling leagues, playing golf and travelling — hobbies she said she will have time for now that she has resigned.
Ms. Rich and her husband, Dr. Everett Rich, Locust Place residents, are planning a trip to North Carolina later this month. This excursion, she said, will give her the opportunity to try out the new set of graphite golf clubs she received as a Christmas gift.
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