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,  Wednesday, July 11,1984

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HAPPY. FACES pose for the. Herald camera in the garden of Str Stephen’s Episcopal Church during a session of the annual day camp held this year from June 18-29. The camp is advertised as “Summer’s Best Two Weeks” and the happy faces above would seem to agree.Two hundred children, a hundred each in two sections, were enrolled.this
year. The older group, third through seventh graders, are above. The camp program included Bible study and athletic activities, many held off campus. More summer activities on Page 13.
(Photo by Eric Hamlin)

Leetsdale station opens
Pardon me boy, is that the Leetsdale Train Station?
Yes, sir!
Aii spruced up and' back on track as a mini-mall and transportation terminal. So move over, Station Square.
The reborn Leetsdale Station was reopened with pomp and circumstance last Monday, July 2, as part of Leet-sdale’s week-long celebration of the Fourth of July.
Leetsdale Mayor Robert C< Mercer presided at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies, which officially opened the new shopping and dining area at the corner of Ferry Street and Ohio River Boulevard. Also present were the owners of the various shops, invited guests, early-bird shoppers, and, last but not least, members of the McGaughey Family, owners of the enterprise.
According to Karen L. McGaughey, the parking lot of the station quickly filled and additional parking was found at the Airco plant nearby. Shuttle buses carried the opening-day crowds to and fro.
Karen and her husband, “Duke,” were responsible for renovating the landmark.
”We planned for 200 persons, and we got at least that many,” she said.
Karen describes the choice of restoration motif as Victorian, which is appropriate for the Simple, yet dignified, red-brick structure, constructed at the turn of the century,
To keep a Victorian look, the interior of Leetsdale Station has been outfitted with stained glass, brass fixtures, wainscoting, and a large clock that nostalgically chimes the hour of departure for bus passengers.
That’s right, bus passengers.
The McGaughey family were able to capture much of the flavor of the days of passenger railroading in their recycling of the station. But the piece de
THE ENGINEERS. Seated (from left): Karen McGaughey, Patty Burke and Mimi Ondrusek. Standing: John An-thius, Mayor Robert Mercer, Cathy Miiton, “Duke” McGaughey and George KamiougiarOs.
the actual long past recaptur-
resistance of its trains—appear to ing..
But purists might find consolation in knowing the station is still fulfilling its original function as. a transportation terminus, albeit for a distant relative of the .locomotive: the gasoline-fueled bus.
Passengers now use the station to embark Oh or disembark from myriad destinations serviced by McGaughey Buses Inc. (MBI).
The new bus company is an offshoot of McGaughey Trucking.
MBI offers trips to the Civil War battlefields Of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Fredericksburg. A history professor accompanies the Civil War buffs to make sure nothing of importance is overlooked.	,
McGaughey Buses offers oncaay trips to such points of interest as Lake Chautauqua, Baltimore’s Innfcr Harbor, or Lancaster Amish country.
Weekly trips to the beaches and casinos of Atlantic City are also on the
MBI tour agenda.
Or, McGaughey Buses is open to suggestions from groups or organizations. Chartering is another aspect of MBI.
For those who prefer traveling by air, Leetsdale Station offers the Services of Travel Junction, an airline ticket office, owned and operated by John Anthius and Mimi Ondrusek.
Travelers wishing for a comely coiffure, may visit Patty’s Hair Station, whose owner, Patty Burke, offers several specialty services.
Cathy’s Corner, owned by WTAE personality Cathy Milton, is a card and gift shop, which allows travelers an opportunity to purchase last-minute presents.
Those needing some sustenance - before leaving on a trip or after arriving. back might discover Giorgio’s Restaurant, which features breakfast add quick lunches, is just the ticket. George Kamougiaros is the owner.
Karen McGaughey has beefed up on the history of railroading in the area and points out that the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad first went through the valley on July 4,1851, which is 133 years before this year’s Fourth, when file station reopened. The Omo and Pennsylvania was sold to the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad in 1856, and in 1890 was merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad. '
Karen is proud to point out some corresponding family history:
William and Amelia McGaughey started a coal-hauling business on Beaver Street, Leetsdale, in 1914.
“Little could they imagine that their third-generation offspring would be managing a major steel-hauling business that encompasses several acres of former bottom land and a tour and charter bus company loated in the Leetsdale Train Station,” she pointed out.
“William and Amelia would be very proud.”
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