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Quaker Valley High School's musical is coming up next weekend. For a story on preparations leading up to opening night, check out Tempo.
A Sewickley Academy graduate has dedicated her life to making the world a better place, one country at a time.
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A Sewickley area writing group has been offering authors support and encouragement for decades.
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THURSDAY March 19,2009	TRIB TOTAL MEDIA	50 CENTS
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AMAZING ORCHIDS
A local woman has been growing orchids for decades and is part of the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania's upcoming show. See the story on Page 13.
SPORTS.
Sewickley teams have seen better weeks than this one in the state basketball playoffs. For the stories, see Page 25.
INDEX
Opinion........................6
Tempo.........................15
Obituaries....................23
Crossword.....................24
Sports........................25
Real Estate...................29
SPRINGING AHEAD
PHOTO/KRISTINA SERAFINI
JACK McCORMACK, 6, of Sewickley, plays on a butterfly springy at War Memorial Park earlier this week.
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Free parking offered on Saturdays
By Bobby Cherry
STAFF WRITER
Sewickley's business district might not have Boardwalk or Park Place, but until the end of June it will have free parking.

Every Saturday through June 27, visitors won't have to dig to find quarters for the meters thanks to “Sewickley Stimulus Saturdays” — the borough's newest idea to attract shoppers to the business district.
“This is a good thing for the business district,” said Borough Manager Kevin Flannery
Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce President Phil Harris said the plan is a great way to stir some much-needed business at a time when shoppers are cutting hack on spending.
“We're hoping this will help all of the businesses
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Community group recruits candidates for May primary
By Bobby Cherry, Kristina Serafini and Rachel Weaver
HERALD STAFF
Several Sewickley council members could face opposition in the November election now that a grassroots community group has recruited four candidates to run in the primary.
The Sewickley Neighborhoods Associa-
tion, a group of residents with worries about local zoning law enforcement and government transparency, is made up of a 16-member advisory board.
The group’s mission statement is: “Save our residential neighborhoods from the collapse of our zoning protection and end
council’s practice of gutting our zoning laws by not defending them.”
“After considerable study and discussion over recent months with many community leaders, we believe the only action that can solve the problem is to change what is causing it. The only solution is a change in council,” reads a recently published Neighborhoods Association memo distributed to
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