Sewickley Herald

              Vol. 89 No. 19
"Serving Aleppo, fell Acres, £dg^brth, 'C;ienfiefd>,' Haysvif!e, ieet,-Leetsdaie, Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills
Wednesday, May 6, 1992
Cathy R©w-ton lived to tei! about this "acci-V dfEt," although next time she might ; - ' tjot fee so lucky. SeeT page 4 to. find out why.
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te* Benchstepping is the . latest rage in physical fitness, It's been drawing a crowd at1'Sewickley Valley VW3CA. Enthusiasts of the’ regimen say it beats old-fashioned style aerobics.
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QUEEN FOR A NJOHTs ' Emily BikowsEti became Her Ma jesty with the
placing of the crown @n her head during coronation ceremonies at the 1992 Qualter Valley Prom. Queen Emily reigned ©Ver “An Arabian fantasy," this year's'theme, in the background fs Emily's "Sheik of Araby," Chris Moeller. For more on the enchanted evening, see page §.	Photo by Cart Witcock

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Voters in the il Quaker Valley communities followed state trends for the most part in. voting for party candidates fforPresident.
Oa tSie Republican ticket, George Bush was the favorite, oxsc-pt in Glenffield,, where conservative challenger Patrick Buchanan hosted the incumbent .
On tlie Democratic ticket, Bill Clinton was the favorite, except in Sewickley Heights, where - --Jessy^hmivn was the top draw and Pool Tooagao came in second, even though Tcongas has withdrawn from Hie race. Tcongao also was the first runner-up in Osborns, where Clinton came in first.
In- Haysvilte, Clinton and Brown were fed far first.
Quaker Valley ole® followed ctafo feryd® tn tifc
races for Senate.
Oa the Republican ticket in all 11 communities, incumbent Arleii Specter defeated conservative challenger Stephen Freind, who had made
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Sewickley one off &o stops oa'his campaign trail, f fee Specter/Freind split-was approximately 2/1.
Democrat Lynn Yeakel, who took the state party nomiriHoa, captured first place ao well in all
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It’s that time again.
Sewickley’s most visible landmark, the clock tower in., the steeple of Sewickley United Methodist Church, needs another facelift,
Last week, the Village Clock' Tower Fund was initiated by church members and representatives from the community at large. Restoration of the 190-year-old tower to its original design is the goal, if enough money can be raised and the tower is found to be istructurally sound.
Although the church building supports the tower, the clock has long been regarded as the . official town clock. Sewickley Borough annually appropriates funds for maintenance of the mechanism and shares with the church in the cost of lighting.
Steeplejacks from two Pittsburgh firms, Tri-State Painting Co, and Brace Engineering, have been engaged to examine the soundness of the 200-foot Spire, which has been altered several times since 1083. Once the report is received, Wright said his committee will be enlarged, and a fundraising campaign would be organized.
Sewickley architect Robert D. Graham, who prepared the specification for the inspection, hopes that a full-scale restoration will be possible. “If it’s worth doing, it worth doing right’’
Restoration of the tower to the original design would change the dock’s appea- once for a whole 'generation of Sewickley Valley residents. In 1G33, during one of the periodic maintenance jobs, the exterior was altered greatly. The wooden surfaces off all four sides, each with three Gothic arches, were covered with aluminum, reducing the need to repaint every four ©f five-