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12.17.11
Turn off the TV

I hope a lot of Bellevue residents are planning to attend the budget hearing on Monday. Bellevue Council needs to hear your voices when it comes to their plan to increase property taxes by a quarter-mill and raise the sewer surcharge.

The fiscal situation in Bellevue was summed up quite brilliantly by council president Kathy Coder at the last meeting: "It's like having cable t.v. when you have no food on the table."

She was referring to Bellevue financing a swimming pool while not having money for the necessities.

She gets it.

Some others clearly do not.

11.05.11
Food Drive

Ohio Township Community Park will sponsor an Election Day food drive to benefit the Mt. Nebo Food Pantry.

Voters can bring non-perishable food to their voting place on Nov. 8. Donations also can be dropped off at the Ohio Township Municipal Building during the week of Nov. 7-11 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

10.02.11
Grocery etiquette

I hate grocery stores.

No, that is not actually true. I love grocery stores, I just hate shopping in them.

Being a person with little to no patience and no tolerance for inefficiency, I am a big fan of grocery stores that truly deserve the name "supermarket," which sell just about everything you could possibly want all under one roof.

09.30.11
Artober Fest

The main street of Bellevue will feature vendors, entertainment, crafts, food and beverages (including beer) as the Artober Fest kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m.

Those activities will continue along Lincoln Avenue until 6 p.m. From 5 until 8 p.m., there will be an art/wine crawl in which works of art, snacks and various wines will be available at participating businesses.

All proceeds of the event will go to the proposed skate plaza to be built in Bayne Park.

09.23.11
Bellevue to host “Artober Fest” benefit

Bellevue will celebrate its first annual "Artober Fest," on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 in the heart of the Lincoln Avenue business district. Live music, a variety of food, raffles, art displays, craft beer, and a "Wine and Art Walk" highlight the event.

Session One of Artober Fest is a free community festival from 1until 6 p.m. Children can participate in arts and crafts in a family-friendly atmosphere. Adults can enjoy the sounds of local bands, foods by local restaurants, and purchase a cold beer from the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Company.

09.10.11
Northgate Tailgate

Northgate will kick-off its home football season with a tailgate party before the first home game on Friday, Sept. 16.

The party, sponsored by the football and cheerleading boosters, will be held in the Bellevue Elementary playground from 5 until 7 p.m. It will include food and drinks, a bake sale, games and a D.J.

Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed fan.

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.

06.28.11
Bellevue July 4th Picnic

The Borough of Bellevue will hold its annual July 4th picnic at Memorial Park next Monday from noon until 4 p.m.

Free hotdogs and other food and refreshments will be served, while Giggles the Clown entertains the children. Admission to the swimming pool is free from noon until 6 p.m.

02.04.11
Multicultural Dinner Festival

Student chefs Liz Berie, Amanda Cosimides, Gavin Carrigan, Eric Cosimides, Makenzie Hartle, John Moran and (seated) Tony Bevan prepare for Avonworth HIgh School's third annual Multicultural Dinner Festival on Saturday, Feb. 19, starting at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Under the direction of senior advisor and health/family and consumer science teacher Michelle George, students, faculty and community members have planned a fun-filled evening that will feature more than 50 ethnic food items, international exhibits, entertainment and a marketplace of imported merchandise.

11.26.10
Emsworth Tree Lighting

Emsworth residents are invited to join borough officials for the annual Christmas tree lighting in front of the borough hall on Friday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.

11.13.10
Holiday Recipe Guide

The smells and tastes of the holidays trigger memories decades later. What holiday food traditions make your Christmas special?

This year, you can share recipes for everything from cookies to entrees, appetizers to cocktails, in The Citizen's Holiday Recipe Guide, which will be published on Friday, Nov. 26.

E-mail us your favorite recipe, and include your name, address and a daytime telephone number just in case we need to reach you. Our e-mail address is the.citizen@verizon.net.

11.05.10
Life lessons

Despite having grown up in the 1970s, I find that today's youth are much more socially conscious than we were back then.

Perhaps it was a backlash from the hyper-consciousness of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but my high school classmates were far more interested in various hedonistic pursuits than organizing a "Pink Out" to increase awareness of breast cancer or collecting food and coats for those in need.

10.08.10
"Improve The Vue"

"Improve the Vue" is a day of community service in and around Bellevue. The Bellevue Initiative for Growth (B.I.G.) is planning the event, which will be held on Saturday Oct. 9.

10.08.10
"Improve The Vue"

"Improve the Vue" is a day of community service in and around Bellevue. The Bellevue Initiative for Growth (B.I.G.) is planning the event, which will be held on Saturday Oct. 9.

09.10.10
Reality sucks

Let me preface this blog by saying that I know that there are people out there who are in much worse shape than I am, and they have my heartfelt sympathy and respect.

That being said, I still intend to whine just a little.

08.06.10
Church Concert

Bellevue Christian Church will present a concert by Rhubarb on Friday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m.

Area residents should bring a chair or blanket to enjoy the music on the back lawn of the church, located at the corner of Lincoln and North Starr avenues.

Those attending should bring a nonperishable food item for admission. Donations benefit the North Hills Community Outreach Food pantry.

01.28.12
Obituaries 1-27-12

Pamela Ostop Pamela Anne (Jones) Ostop, age 46, of Pittsburgh, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Loving mother of Chelsea Ostop; beloved daughter of Jim and Millie Jones; sister of Aimee Bauman (Roger) and Joshua Jones (Melanie); aunt of Samantha, Jacob and Valerie Jones. Services and internment private. Arrange-ments by T.B. Devlin Funeral Home.

Pauline Kent Pauline Pence Kent, 94, of Emsworth, wife of the late Harold E. Kent, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.

09.02.11
Northgate Tailgate

Northgate will kick-off its home football season with a tailgate party before the first home game on Friday, Sept. 16.

The party, sponsored by the football and cheerleading boosters, will be held in the Bellevue Elementary playground from 5 until 7 p.m. It will include food and drinks, a bake sale, games and a D.J.

Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed fan.

07.22.11
Obituaries 7-22-11

Dominic Angeloini Dominic A. Angeloini, 80, of the North Side, husband of the late Catherine M. Angeloini, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011. He is survived by three daughters, Angie and her husband Todd, Patty and her husband Brian and Toni and her husband Jack; his sister, Philomena; six grandchildren, Christina, Brandon, Nicole, Ashley, Zackery and Miranda; two great-grandchildren, Anthony and J.T.; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews; and his dog, Ginger. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Angeloini; and two siblings, Art Angeloini and Betty McBurney.

05.20.11
Community garden benefits local food pantries

A plot of ground a little under one-third of an acre located at the eastern end of Bellevue may not qualify as urban gardening, but planted carefully, a garden that size will yield an abundance of produce for the North Hills Community Outreach [NHCO] food pantries.

It's not the first time that this mini-farm has been cultivated. Terrie Amelio, whose family gardened the Davis Avenue property many years ago, donated the land to NHCO, requesting that the land be used as an organic garden and that the produce support NHCO's food pantries in Bellevue and Hampton.

05.20.11
Fire Co. Community Day

The Emsworth Volun-teer Fire Company willsponsor its third annual Community Day on Sunday, May 22, from noon to 5 p.m.

There will be free food and beverages as firefighters showcase different activities in which people of the community can participate in order to introduce them to the work done by the volunteer firefighters. There will be activities for adults and children, including "hands-on" use of fire hose, extinguishers, vehicle rescue equipment and the protective equipment that firefighters wear when entering burning buildings.

05.13.11
Emsworth Fire Company plans Community Day

The Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company willsponsor its third annual Community Day on Sun-day, May 22, from noon to 5 p.m.

There will be free food and beverages as firefighters showcase different activities in which people of the community can participate in order to introduce them to the work done by the volunteer firefighters. There will be activities for adults and children, including "hands-on" use of fire hose, extinguishers, vehicle rescue equipment and the protective equipment that firefighters wear when entering burning buildings.

05.13.11
Food Drive

Ohio Township Community Park will sponsor an Election Day food drive to benefit the North Hills Community Outreach Food Pantry. Voters can bring non-perishable food to their voting place on May 17.

Donations can also be dropped off at the Ohio Township Municipal Building during the week of May 16 - 20 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

05.13.11
Letters to the Editor 5-13-11

TAKE A CHANCE Editor:

I am following with interest the spirited debate on the pros and cons of allowing alcohol sales in Bellevue restaurants. I personally do not particularly want to see corner type bars in Bellevue. Nor do I want to see Section 8 housing, furniture rental stores, check cashing establishments, discount cigarette stores and multiple dollar stores, but alas we seem to attract them all.

05.06.11
Letters to the Editor 5-6-11

No Bars in Bellevue Editor:

Thinking that alcohol will bring prosperity to Bellevue is like asking a one-legged man to stand on his own two feet.

On May 17, voters in Bellevue will decide whether Bellevue remains "dry" or allows the sale of alcoholic beverages. Although some good people want to approve the referendum, I believe that allowing "booze in Bellevue" will be detrimental to our town.