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01.28.12

Marian Hall Personal Care Home, a ministry of Mt. Assisi Convent, will host its annual “Night at the Races” event in the Mount Assisi gym on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Doors open at 6 p.m., with a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. and post time at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Patrons also can buy and name jockeys and trainers for $10.

A pair of Pittsburgh Steelers autographed items will be raffled. Raffle tickets are $1 or six for $5 to win a Steelers throwback jersey autographed by Hines Ward or a football signed by Heath Miller.

07.22.11

Family Fun Day

The Community at Holy Family Manor will host a Family Fun Day with activities for all ages on Saturday, July 30, 1-5 p.m.

The celebration commemorates the 40th anniversary of Mt. Nazareth Learning Center and the 45th anniversary of Holy Family Manor.

Those who attend will have the chance to learn about the programs available to the community, tour the facilities and see what services are provided.

04.01.11

Christ Church Primetimers

The Christ Church at Grove Farm Primetimers (ages 55+) will hold their next monthly meeting in Fellowship Hall of the church on Thursday, April 7, beginning at noon with a chicken pot pie lunch.

The speaker for the program will be Justin Hartwig, a retired center of the Pittsburgh Steelers who played eight seasons in the NFL, his last two with the Steelers in 2008 when they won the Super Bowl, and in 2009.

For reservations call Glenn Oberdick, (412) 749-3140.

02.11.11

Obituaries 2-11-11

Catherine E. Desso Catherine E. (Cass) Desso, 91 of Leeper, PA, formerly of Bellevue died January 26, 2011. She was preceded in death by Paul, her husband of 52 years. She retired from Suburban General Hospital after 18 years as a pediatric supervisor. She was a Girl Scout leader for many years and a charter member of the Christian Mothers Guild at Assumption Church.

02.04.11

Obituaries 2-4-11

Margaret Robinette Margaret B. "Peggy" Robinette, 83, of Sewickley, wife of the late William Alexander Robinette, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.

03.05.10

It’s a guy thing

Avonworth Elementary School used Read Across America Day on Tuesday to address national statistics that indicate young boys are less proficient in reading than are young girls, and also less likely to choose reading as a leisure activity. The school hosted nearly 100 male guest readers from the community -- including Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Chris Hoke, pictured above reading “The Boy Who Ate America” to students in teacher Dean Zuppe’s third grade class.

08.07.09

Avonworth Names A.D.

Avonworth School District administrators were flooded with some 90 resumes after posting a job opening for an athletic director. That number first was cut down to 15, then down to three. Eventually there was only one candidate for the job.

The school board unanimously voted to hire Earl Chet Fuhrman as athletic director, replacing Greg Wagner, who resigned July 31.

“We were really impressed with his motivation, his exuberance for the job,” superintendent Dr. Valerie McDonald said at the board’s work session on Monday.