Murrysville Star category, Page 138
Newlonsburg Presbyterian hosts Christian parenting classes in Murrysville
A series of Christian parenting classes at Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will continue this month in Murrysville. On Feb. 10, Newlonsburg youth director Ed Helm will discuss compassionate behavior management strategies. Helm has worked with Pittsburgh-area youth since 2010, and serves as teen leader for mission trips and service projects. On...
Turf, track updates part of Franklin Regional’s capital improvements plan
If the Franklin Regional school board gives its approval on Monday, Panther athletes will have a newly turfed field for the 2019-20 school year. Facilities Director Jim Heck briefed the board earlier this month on plans to resurface both the football field turf as well as the track, during an...
Mother of Sorrows students prepare to stage ‘Beauty & the Beast Jr.’Video
Mother of Sorrows teacher Cassidy Ayers has what she referred to as “a good problem” in directing the school’s production of “Beauty & the Beast Jr.” — too many students. Working on a much smaller scale and stage than the typical high-school musical, a full-ensemble number with 47 cast members...
Franklin Regional looks to equip all high school students with Google Chromebooks
As Franklin Regional School District officials pursue the goal of equipping every high school student with a Google Chromebook, they plan to move away from in-classroom laptop carts and toward simply providing each student with one of the computers. Following the success of a 2016 pilot program equipping roughly 90...
Franklin Regional school board will discuss Sloan project bids Monday night
Franklin Regional school board members will discuss awarding prime contracts for renovations to Sloan Elementary as well as a new elementary building on the Sloan property at Monday night’s meeting. The board’s committee-of-the-whole meetings do not include taking action on agenda items. They are discussion meetings, with a formal vote...
Chili cookoff will benefit Delmont Recreation Committee
The Delmont Recreation Committee will host a chili cook-off this month at Yellow Bridge Brewing. The cost is $10. Attendees will vote for their favorite chili, and proceeds will benefit the recreation committee’s activities and events. It will be at 12:30 p.m., Feb. 17 at Yellow Bridge, 2266 Route 66,...
Gospel singer Johnathan White to perform at Westmoreland churches
Gospel singer Johnathan White will play two Westmoreland County concerts on Feb. 17, in Murrysville and Sutersville. White has performed at the Grand Old Opry as well as the Bill Gaither Homecoming Concert Series. He will perform at 10:15 a.m. at The Church of Sutersville, at 1683 Mars Hill Road....
Franklin Regional cancels Thursday classes
With frigid temperatures hanging around for at least one more day, the Franklin Regional School District will again be closed on Thursday, Jan. 31. Athletes will be notified by their coaches about practices and scheduled events. The school day will be made up on April 23. For more, see FranklinRegional.k12.pa.us....
AAUW meeting in Murrysville will focus on eliminating household toxins
A Murrysville doctor will discuss eliminating household toxins for healthier living at the next American Association of University Women meeting, set for Feb. 14 in Murrysville. Dr. Rob Brown is the author of “Toxic Home, Conscious Home.” He wrote the book after a series of nosebleeds, which he ultimately traced...
Franklin Regional youth wrestlers take back-to-back dual-meet championships
The Franklin Regional JO wrestling dual team continued its undefeated season with back-to-back wins over the weekend. The team came away with first-place finishes at both the Dead of Winter and Kiski Area Youth dual meets on Jan. 26 and 27, respectively. Head coach Dan Megaludis said taking the program...
Simple bench helps teach Mother of Sorrows students about HolocaustVideo
Teaching sixth-graders about the Holocaust is not an easy task. “At the sixth-grade level, you have to be very careful in what you expose kids to,” said Patty Weisser of Murrysville, a teacher at Mother of Sorrows School. “My spin on it is to focus on the tolerance we should...
Murrysville police will have a warming center ready if needed during the cold snap
Murrysville police have notified municipal residents that a warming center will be ready, should they need it, as frigid temperatures begin moving into the area into Wednesday. Murrysville Alliance Church on Old William Penn Highway will serve as a warming center on an as-needed basis Wednesday and Thursday, according to...
FR cancels school Wednesday; make-up date set for Feb. 18
Due the extreme cold blowing into the Pittsburgh area, the Franklin Regional School District will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Athletes will be notified by their coaches about practices and scheduled events. The school day will be made up on Feb. 18, the President’s Day holiday. For more, see...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra clarinetist to perform in Murrysville
A clarinetist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform in Murrysville in February. Ana Victoria Luperi, the PSO’s associate principal clarinet, will perform along with Pittsburgh pianist Rodrigo Ojeda from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at Redstone Highlands, 4951 Cline Hollow Road. Symphony East is sponsoring the free event....
Challenge to Murrysville fracking ordinance will continue in February
The Murrysville Watch Committee’s challenge of the local fracking ordinance will continue Feb. 12 before the municipality’s zoning hearing board. The board’s three-hour Jan. 24 session was devoted to testimony by Murrysville Chief Administrator Jim Morrison, whose work on the existing fracking ordinance dates back nearly a decade. Morrison outlined...
Murrysville library will host speed-dating event… for books??
Murrysville library officials are hoping that patrons might be willing to take a stranger home, possibly even to bed — that is, if you enjoy reading before you fall asleep. The library will host “Speed Dating with a Book” on Feb. 9, where local officials will act as “matchmakers,” pitching...
Challenge to Murrysville fracking ordinance will continue Thursday
The citizens’ group challenging the validity of Murrysville’s fracking ordinance will be back before the municipality’s zoning hearing board on Thursday. The resident committee outlined its challenge before the board on Nov. 29. Murrysville council members voted 6-1 last year to approve their fracking ordinance, which they fine-tuned, re-examined and...
Mother of Sorrows will host open house to kick off Catholic Schools Week
To mark Catholic Schools Week in 2019, Mother of Sorrows School in Murrysville will host an open house that includes a preview of their spring musical, “Beauty & the Beast.” The open house will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 27 at the school, 3264 Evergreen Drive in...
Murrysville library to host local, county chess tournaments
Children in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to compete in the 2019 Murrysville Community Library chess tournament March 2. The top winners won’t have to travel far, because the library at 4130 Sardis Road, will also play host to this year’s countywide finals. All tournaments are split into junior...
Murrysville library welcomes new director Emma BeaverVideo
Emma Beaver will never forget her elementary school librarian. “She worked tirelessly to promote reading,” said Beaver, who took over as director at the Murrysville Community Library on Jan. 14. “It didn’t matter whether you liked reading, it was about bettering your life.” Beaver, 32, of Uniontown, comes to Murrysville...
Fencing classes start Jan. 29 in Murrysville
En garde! A Plum couple will begin their annual fencing classes at the end of the month in neighboring Murrysville. Deb Theriault and her husband, David, have been fencers for more than four decades now. They have taught the art for more than 35 years, and their classes will begin...
Murrysville library welcomes new director Emma BeaverVideo
Emma Beaver will never forget her elementary school librarian. “She worked tirelessly to promote reading,” said Beaver, who took over as director at the Murrysville Community Library on Jan. 14. “It didn’t matter whether you liked reading; it was about bettering your life.” Beaver, 32, of Uniontown comes to Murrysville...
Export welcomes new councilman Vince Harding
Vince Harding is the newest Export Borough councilman. Harding was sworn in at council’s Jan. 8 meeting. He replaces Ed Persin, who resigned halfway through his first full term in November. Harding will serve through 2019, and a two-year term will appear on the next primary election ballot. Patrick Varine...
New Medic One garage will bring all its equipment under one roof
Murrysville Medic One officials need a little more room, not for themselves but for their vehicles. The nonprofit emergency service took out a loan to build a new $500,000 garage behind its existing facility off Sardis Road. “Since the last addition to the Medic One building about 15 years ago,...
‘Dining to Donate’ will raise funds for Murrysville library programs
Reading the Applebee’s menu — and ordering from it — on Jan. 22 will help keep local residents reading books and enjoying programs at the Murrysville Community Library. Applebee’s on William Penn Highway will donate 15 percent of sales from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. to the library as part...
