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Mackey honors BP with Pa. Chiefs of Police Association's President's Award
Bethel Park Police Chief John Mackey ended his term as president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police association by honoring those who made it possible for him to serve as the leader of the state organization.
"There's no way I could have done it without their support," Mackey said of Bethel Park municipal officials.
On July 8, Mackey presented municipal officials with the 2013 Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association President's Award. The award, which the association gives annually, is presented to a group or an individual that the outgoing president feels has made a profound impact on his success, Mackey explained.
Mackey said other presidents have chosen to give the award to individuals such as judges or other police chiefs, but that he choose to honor the municipality because of the way the Bethel Park officials have always supported his endeavors.
"They gave me my first opportunity to be a chief," said Mackey. "They have always supported everything I've wanted to do."
Mackey, who has been chief of the Bethel Park department since 2000, is the first Bethel Park chief to become president of the 1,200-member state organization.
Before being elected president, Mackey served several positions within the organization and had been very active in the many initiatives in which the organization is involved.
Bethel Park Council President Tim Moury said that when Mackey first approached council members about serving with the state association, he assured them that his activities with the organization would not adversely impact his duties as chief.
Council members said they are extremely proud of their police chief and the recognition and honor he has brought to the community while always honoring his commitment to the people of Bethel Park.
In other business, council adopted a resolution requesting a Community Development Block Grant from the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development to make Americans with Disabilities Act improvements to the Miners' Memorial Park.
Jerry Duke, municipal planner said the $5,424 project will provide a path between the handicapped parking area and the concession/ restroom facilities. The concession/ restroom facilities, a project funded by local boosters associations, was completed three years ago .
If the grant is approved, the municipality will pay 20 percent of the cost of the project, Duke said.

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Community days celebrate summer
Summer had a great start this year. We were all so ready for the sunshine, longer days and the much-anticipated warm evening breeze which filled the first weekend. Picnics, swimming and leisure walks are here to stay, at least for a few months.
To enjoy the warm weather, local community days are planned each summer to offer one-stop fun days to entertain whole families.
Locally, North Strabane Township started the new season with its annual Community Day. Since I've lived in the township for decades, it was a short ride to the park on the hilltop off Route 519. Nearly a year has passed since the park had its public opening and dedication, and I was ready for another visit.
Men, women and children gathered early for this year's family day, beginning with our National Anthem sung by Accelerando Music Conservatory student Elise King.
Teams of young women, including the Washington Wild Fire and Lady Bull Dogs, played softball on the ball diamonds, kids filled the basketball court aiming for the hoops and young boys and girls enjoyed the state-of-the art playground equipment, climbing, crawling, sliding and having an overall good time.
Picnic shelters and umbrella tables welcomed folks for an afternoon of outdoor relaxation as they enjoyed root beer floats, ice cream cones, apple dumplings, burgers and dogs, favorites among summer's comfort foods
Entertainment was great with music filling the air throughout the day. Sounds of traditional jazz came from the New Orleans Riverside Band, country tunes by Chris Higbee and the always popular Four Townsmen gathered residents and friends with plenty of all-time favorites hits.
The cornhole tournament was impressive. A game so seemingly simple takes a little more agility than expected. Inflatables, arts and crafts, train rides, Kid Zone, community leaders, fitness and pet vendors filled the park. The day's finale was the spectacular Zambelli fireworks that lit up the summer sky.
But the main reason I headed to the former tree-topped mound was to check out the newly-designed disc golf course. Much like regular golf, the object is to complete each hole in as few strokes as possible. Although flying disc golf became a formalized sport in the early '70s, word spread about this new wave sport from folks in South Carolina who have enjoyed its popularity for a long time. I wanted to see for myself how the course fit around the park.
In a search for the first tee, I met Canonsburg resident Ryan Julian, a member of the Washington County Disc Golf Association and the sponsor of Hole #9. A fan of disc golf since living in Indiana and Michigan, Ryan has been a busy volunteer helping to clear the landscape and planning the course, the first permanent course in Washington County. Stop at the township building for available discs.
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Rosanne Cipollone featured artist at Westminster gallery
Westminster Presbyterian Church's featured artist through August 14 is Rosanne Cipollone, who works with media of ink, oils and watercolor. Cipollone feels especially challenged with watercolors and finds beauty even in accidents – she lets water move where it wants. Cipollone believes she only interprets what God has made – the colors, shapes, composition, variety, lines and shadings of the world. At times her work is distorted to abstraction.
Interpretation and redefinition drive her work. She feels the closer she looks, the more perfection she finds in God's creations. The closer she looks at things manmade, the more imperfections she finds.
Cipollone's training was in small studios with other artists. She also has a soft spot for mistreated children and has painted a series of children wearing hats, wondering if their pensive faces hide something painful.
In the Annex, six calligraphers will exhibit their work entitled "Spiritual Expression in Calligraphy," a collection of calligraphic works illustrating scripture and other texts that the artists found inspirational or especially meaningful.
The six artists are Lynn Walliser (a Westminster member), Thomas Rieley (a former Westminster member), Carol Saunders, Myrna Rosin, Sally Wightkin and Judy Melvin.
Westminster Presbyterian Church is located at 2040 Washington Road in Upper St. Clair. The galleries are open to the public during office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.westminster-church.org.


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Two Washington County men remained hospitalized Friday from injuries they suffered in a head-on collision that killed a Burgettstown woman.
Stanley J. Reisdorf, 44, of Burgettstown, and Eric J. Raineri, 47, of Prosperity, were flown to UPMC-Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh Thursday following the 1:15 p.m. crash on Route 18 in Hanover Township. A hospital spokeswoman said Reisdorf was in good condition Friday, while Raineri was in serious condition.
Killed in the accident was Debra L. Strong, 57, who lived on Main Street in Burgettstown. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said she died of multiple injuries.
According to state police, Strong was a passenger in the car driven by Reisdorf. Reisdorf was traveling north when he decided to pass another northbound vehicle and collided head-on with the southbound pickup truck driven by Curtis J. Warner, 26, of Hickory. Raineri was a passenger in Warner's truck.
Warner suffered minor injuries.
Reisdorf faces a charge of reckless driving, police said.
All were wearing seat belts.
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Organization helping families get "Off the Floor"
Autumn brings with it a time to transition from summertime and to prepare for the colder months and holidays. It can also mean clean-up time for many families.
Often items people are tired of or don't use any more are tossed into a garbage can or left on the curb. Many times those items are in usable condition and could be salvaged.
Instead of throwing away usable items like tables, chairs and sofas, Off The Floor Pittsburgh will gladly take them.
The Christian volunteer ministry collects used furniture in good condition and disperses items to disadvantaged individuals and families. It operates from a 4,000-square-foot warehouse on Allegheny Avenue on Pittsburgh's North Side.
Off the Floor's reach extends beyond the Pittsburgh area to include Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland and Washington Counties.
Bob Myers of Castle Shannon is executive director. He oversees a staff of one part-time delivery coordinator and several volunteers.
"It's extremely rewarding work," Myers said.
Off the Floor was founded 10 years ago when a Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church member noticed two children who were always sitting on the front porch of their house. They were never playing with toys. When their mother was asked if toys could be given to the children, she replied that toys she were not her concern. She needed furniture; and so did many of her neighbors.
With a team of volunteers, the church pulled together the resources needed to help the family. Off the Floor Pittsburgh was up and running.
In 2004, the group helped about 15 families. This year the organization is on track to help more than 220 families. In fact, in August, Off the Floor helped its 1,000 person: KeVaughn Demus.
Since he was 14, Demus has lived with foster families. Although he has a mild form of cerebral palsy, the North Side native said he was "proud to be establishing some independence." The Oliver High School graduate plans on attending barber school in January. The 23-year-old also hopes to have his driver's license and own a vehicle by then. Demus is just one of Off The Floor's success stories.
"There's a huge need out there," Myers said.
Volunteer army
On a sunny Saturday, a crew of volunteers from Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian church met at the warehouse and helped load a truck of furniture and delivered it to families in Wilkinsburg, North Versailles and Carrick.
"I think it's something good," said Mike Bobak of Castle Shannon. He has been volunteering at Off the Floor for more than two years. "You get to see the benefit and that feels good," he added.
Kristen Waugh of Dormont agreed. She has been volunteering with the organization for about three years. "I think this is a great outreach," she said
"It struck home as something that interested me," explained Hope Coyle as to why the Mt. Lebanon resident recently started volunteering at Off the Floor.
Kyle Bradley of Overbrook said he volunteers because, "I get to see different areas of the city and I like the one-on-one contact with the people we are actually helping."
Off the Floor works with about 24 referral agencies like Catholic Charities, Jewish Children and Family Services and Community Human Services to find families in need of furniture.
Myers also noted the increase of married couples on Off the Floor's client list. "There's more than ever before," he said. "Both parents are working, but they still can't make ends meet.
"We want to give them everything we can," he added.
Myers wants to help everybody he can and everywhere there is a need. For example, there is a large population of refugees in the area, especially in the South Hills. "Pittsburgh is a big hub," he said. Myers added, too, that many clients do live in the South Hills. Off the Floor has helped families in Mt. Lebanon, Castle Shannon and parts of Upper St. Clair.
Off the Floor is a "one and done" organization because its goal is to give families everything they need so they don't have to come back to seek additional help.
Stocking up
This time of year, Off the Floor's inventory has been reduced so donations are needed. Right now, Myers said they are experiencing a shortage of mattresses.
Off the Floor acquires bedding and other furniture items mainly from individuals. However, the company also receives items from hotels that have remodeled and would have otherwise discarded materials.
"We keep good, usable furniture out of landfills," Myers said. He estimates that over the years, Off the Floor has kept about 100 tons of furniture from going to the dump.
Donated furniture receives a thorough cleaning and any needed repairs are completed before being distributed.
"If it doesn't look like the condition I want in my house, I won't use it," Myers said. He added that Off The Floor doesn't throw anything out that possibly could be used on another piece of furniture.
Each family receives an estimated $1,500 in furniture. Myers said a family of four receivers an average of about 13 items.
"I don't want anyone to have to sit at home on the floor," Myers explained.
By the holidays, Myers' goal is to have furniture to all of Off the Floor's clients for the year. "We do a hard push at Thanksgiving and Christmas," Myers said.
Myers said he is "encouraged" by the progress of the organization, but a major challenge is bringing in volunteers. Volunteers are especially needed during the weekdays. Myers explained if there are volunteers at the warehouse during the week, it would provide folks with greater opportunities to pick up and drop off furniture. He said volunteers can also help paint, clean and repair furniture. Myers emphasized that opportunities are available for people of all ages. He even encourages retirees to volunteer.
"The volunteers come back satisfied and the clients are extremely appreciative," he concluded.
Off the Floor will holds its annual fundraiser at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland. The event will feature lunch and auctions.
For further information on Off the Floor, including how to donate, volunteer or purchase tickets for the fundraiser, call 412-926-5053 or go to
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Peters Twp. man dies after house fire
An elderly Peters Township man died Easter Sunday morning after his house caught fire.
Robert Gary McLaughlin, 80, of 2754 Locust Drive, was pronounced dead in the emergency room of Canonsburg General Hospital at 7:40 a.m.
McLaughlin was removed from his home by firefighters responding to a 6:46 a.m. report of someone trapped inside a burning structure. McLaughlin was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead by Washington County Coroner Tim Warco.
In a news release, Warco said the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy.
According to the 911 emergency dispatch center, a second person was able to escape from the burning home.
The house had been boarded up by early afternoon Sunday and the smell of smoke still lingered in the air of the quiet residential neighborhood.
Peters Township fire Chief Dan Coyle did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.
Also responding to the blaze were firefighters from North Strabane Township and Upper St. Clair. The city of Washington and the borough of Houston both sent their Rapid Intervention Teams to the fire as well.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Peters Township Police Department, which was not planning on issuing a report until this morning.
Although a news release indicated a state fire marshal also was investigating the blaze, a spokesman at the Washington barracks of the State Police said calls were being referred to the Peters Township fire department.


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As most of the rest of the country continued to pull itself out of five years of economic recession, Washington County pushed ahead with major development in all directions during 2012.
Driven by the continued growth of the natural gas industry in Washington and Greene counties, developers responded to demand for everything for office and industrial space, medical complexes and more hotels.
The highlights of the past year included:
Route 19 corridor
Along a 12-mile stretch from the Peters Township-Upper St. Clair line through North and South Strabane Townships, roughly a dozen projects of various sizes were under way, including St. Clair Hospital's outpatient clinic in McMurray; the continued build out of Ashwood Commons office condominiums in North Strabane; preparation for Tri-State Surgery Center, the first project in the 204-acre Meadows Landing development in South Strabane; and substantial site preparation for Park Place, a two-tiered mixed-use development that straddles North and South Strabane.
More hotels
Hospitality continued to be the name of the game on Racetrack Road, which now boasts more than 700 rooms. Construction began in October on an 80-room Microtel and The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, a prime driver for rooms in the corridor, was moving ahead with plans to build a 200-room hotel and spa in 2013.
"For developers to be interested in building hotels in this economy is a statement to where Washington County is and is going," commented J.R. Shaw, executive director of Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency, which noted that the hotel occupancy rate countywide through August was 79.7 percent, up from 76.6 percent in 2011.
A case for space
Southpointe II neared the end of its available acreage in 2012 with a number of high-profile projects announced, including new headquarters buildings for Mylan Inc. and Ansys, and lead developer Horizon Properties breaking ground for its Town Center project that will include retail, restaurants, offices and a 380-unit luxury apartment buildings.
•Space also was growing tighter at the 217-acre Alta Vista Business Park in Bentleyville, where liquid-ring compressor manufacturer Gardner Denver Nash opened a 100,000-square-foot plant in March, and Weatherford, a supplier to the natural gas industry, moved into a 53,000 square-foot flex building. GDN then began expanding its footprint to accommodate the addition of a second division at its new plant.
Lue Ann Pawlick of the Middle Monongahela Valley Industrial Development Association, which owns the park, said MIDA expects to sell its remaining lots in the park within the next two years.
Starpointe parcels
On the other side of the county, Starpointe, the area's largest industrial park with 1,100 developable acres, extended its lot sizes, with plots of 20, 22 and 36 acres to accommodate demands from companies seeking bigger lots, where one company, Hormann Flexon LLC, was starting construction on a 68,000 square-foot industrial door plant. The company has plans to build two more phases that could give it as much as 220,000 square feet of production space on the acreage it owns.
"We can now make available much larger parcels that can compete with anything in the Pittsburgh region," said Patrick Morosetti of Fourth River Development, which is marketing the park for owner Washington County Council on Economic Development.
Greene County
In Greene County, where a Hampton Inn hotel is nearing completion near the Waynesburg exit of Interstate 79 south, Robbie Matesic, executive director of the county's department of economic development, said in late December that numerous development deals were in the works, adding that she expected many of them to come to fruition in the new year.
Don Chappell, executive director of Greene County Industrial Developments, which markets Evergreene Technology Park and Paisley Industrial Park, saw activity in both locations in two energy-related deals. At Paisley, Stallion Oilfield Services constructed an 8,000-square-foot building, while mine-shaft construction company R.G. Johnson, headquartered in Washington, purchased 7 acres in Evergreene with plans to construct a new office and warehouse building at the 248-acre park, adjacent to the Greene County Airport.
Chappel said GCID is also working to sell the former Kiowa manufacturing plant at the I-79 northbound ramp at Waynesburg.
No convention center
No convention center. Despite the abundant growth in business projects, Washington County learned it wasn't ready for a convention center. After commissioning a Philadelphia consulting firm that works on hospitality industry projects, Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency learned that the regional supply of convention centers in Western Pennsylvania made adding another one here a little too risky.
The consultants also recommended that a convention center not be pursued if the county was to be responsible for its operations.
County commission Chairman Larry Maggi said commissioners "were skeptical of using tax dollars" for the project.
"We didn't feel that the county government should be in that business," he said.
Into the past
In May, the last vestiges of Washington Steel, one of Washington's most famous industrial sites, began disappearing, a victim of demolition by owner Allegheny Technologies. The long-shuttered plant on Woodland Avenue employed thousands over its 50 years of operations, and was the home of the first "Z-mill" that revolutionized the stainless steel industry in the post-World War II consumer boom.
"It was the best place to work in Washington County, maybe the United States," recalled Jack Burnfield, who held several production positions in the mill over his 27-year career there.
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Editorial an assault on senior drivers
Based on the logic used in The Almanac's editorial of July 31 regarding requiring the retesting of senior citizens for driver's licensing, we should require electricians to be retested for driver's licensing every two years.
The reason I say this is that your newspaper's reasoning is based on an error in judgment of the driver. Knowing nothing of the driver other than her age, The Almanac apparently feels at liberty to decide that the error in judgment was due to the only factual information (other than gender) it had about the driver.
A few years ago, I had an electrician working at my house. I do not know his age, but I am sure it was well under the 45 year age that Pennsylvania feels at liberty to start age-based discrimination for driver's licensing. The electrician thought he put his car in park, but his being sure did not stop it from drifting down my driveway, crossing the street and crashing into my neighbor's house. The house was extensively damaged, but luckily the neighbor was in a section of the house away from the crash and there were no pedestrians in the street, nor children in the yard. A mechanic called to the scene by the police certified that there was no mechanical defect to the car and that it could not have been left in park – an error in driver judgment. As the only information I actually knew about the driver was that he was an electrician, the error in judgment obviously indicates we have to start testing electrician's driving skills every two years, the same time frame as advocated by The Almanac for aged drivers.
Regarding the statistical studies, they give mere correlations, which does not establish cause and effect. If someone has physical impairments that validly limit driving ability, there are other ways that fact can be determined other than a wholesale assault on all senior drivers, and The Almanac ought to take the trouble to find out what other methods are available.
Conjecture becomes neither adequate evidence nor sound reason, because the conjecture comes from the owner of a printing press. The Almanac owes its readers thorough research in addition to sound reasoning and the use of bona fide evidence before it advocates any public policy.
Herb Caponi
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There's a dirty little story behind the snack foods we're gobbling on a daily basis. About half of them, which translates hundreds of varieties of chocolates, cookies, crackers and other treats sold in groceries around the world, contain palm oil.
And in most cases, that palm oil has not been sustainably and humanely obtained.
The Rainforest Action Network is trying to get consumers to understand the ramifications behind all this palm oil they're blithely and inadvertently consuming. So the group today published the "Snack Food 20," the top companies selling packaged food with palm oil (read on, the list is below).
RAN is concerned because the palm oil industry is rapidly destroying the world's remaining rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia, where palm plantations are replacing dense, native old-growth forests.
These forests are being burned and plowed down so that companies can more quickly supply a world whose appetite for snack foods is nearly insatiable.
While the forests are "replaced" with palm plantations, that doesn't translate into saving the ecosystem that thrived there initially. Native people are losing their livelihood, carbon-saving forests are being lost, and orangutans, a close relative of man, are being slaughtered or dying for lack of habitat.
Only about 60,000 Sumatran and Bornean orangutans remain in the wild, and could face extinction within a few years.
RAN's campaign aims to help consumers make the connection between orangutans, rainforests and your potato chips.
They've coined a new tern "conflict palm oil" and released a study, Conflict Palm Oil: How US Snack Food Brands are Contributing to Orangutan Extinction, Climate Change and Human Rights Violations to connect the dots.
Palm Oil Plantations Trample Native Forests
Some highlights from the report:
- Palm oil consumption has increased nearly sixfold since 2000, with about 1.25 million metric tons sold in 2012.
The growth has been fueled by the new labeling requirement in the U.S. for trans fat. Palm oil is low in trans fats, and so companies have shifted to using palm oil in place of trans fats. The move to expose trans fats on labels was because research has shown them to be harmful to heart health.
- But palm oil may not represent a big improvement over trans fats. "Palm oil is often mistakenly promoted for its health benefits based on low trans fat content, while ignoring the fact that it is also very high in saturated fats.
other health claims about the virtues of palm oil are largely hearsay and based on the purported antioxidant properties of fresh and unprocessed palm oil, not the highly processed food additive widely used in packaged foods," the study reports.
- The palm oil frenzy is destroying Indonesia's natural resources, exchanging them for short term economic gains. Plantations have grown 600 percent since 1990 to cover nearly 20 million acres of land. More than 50 percent of this expansion has occurred at the expense of virgin tropical rainforests, dismantling or seriously disrupting the lives of tens of millions of people who depend on the forests for their work, diet or cultural identity.
- As many as 200,000 migrant child work on Malaysia's palm plantations, without any rights to education or labor laws governing their treatment.
The Snack Food 20 — Your Cookie, Indonesia's Misfortune
All these changes have been wrought by the massive growth of packaged foods, and the shift toward using palm oil in snack foods and other edible products.
And the first thing you need to know about the corporations that made RAN's Snack Food 20 list is that together they gross more than $432 billion in annual revenue. RAN believes they have the financial and brand clout to chain how palm oil is obtained, erase human rights violations and stop deforestation in Indonesian and Malaysia — if their consumers demand it.
RAN plans to take these issues to the companies that can do something about it, and launched its "Power is in Your Palm" tour today by meeting with Kraft Mondelez officials in Chicago. The group plans to meet with other companies, asking them to solve the problems they've created, while also raising public awareness.
"In the 21st Century customers don't want to buy crackers and cookies that are responsible for pushing the world's last wild orangutans to extinction and for horrifying child labor violations. That's why Rainforest Action Network is putting these top 20 snack food companies using 'Conflict Palm Oil' on notice that it's time to develop responsible policies and create products that reflect the values of their customers and the needs of our planet," said Lindsey Allen, the Executive Director of Rainforest Action Network.
Here, by the way, are those 20 companies that routinely use palm oil and own some of the world's best known brands, according to RAN:
Campbell Soup Company
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (You know them as Dunkin Donuts)
General Mills, Inc.
Grupo Bimbo
Hillshire Brands Company
H.J. Heinz Company
Hormel Foods Corporation
Kellogg Company (think breakfast bars)
Kraft Food Group, Inc.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Corp. (more donuts)
Mars Inc.
Mondelez International, Inc.
Nestlé S.A.
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
PepsiCo, Inc. (snack subsidiary, Frito-Lays)
The Hershey Company (this makes two child labor problems for them, given their cocao sourcing issues)
The J.M. Smucker Company
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
So what's a consumer to do? Read labels and if you see palm oil, skip buying the product. (It's not that healthful anyway).
RAN would also like the public to send a message to these food companies to cut out the palm oil, and quit cutting down tropical forests.
What is "Conflict Palm Oil"?
The report also explained the difference between "Conflict Palm Oil" and "Responsible Palm Oil."
"The expansion of palm oil plantations into natural rainforests and customary lands of Indigenous Peoples and rural communities causes widespread conflict across Indonesia and Malaysia. It causes conflict between people and wildlife as palm oil plantation workers too often shoot, kill, or capture orangutans, elephants, and tigers that have lost their habitat and wander onto plantations.There is conflict between indigenous Peoples and palm oil producers who gain permits from government officials but fail to obtain Free, Prior, and informed Consent (FPiC) before they clear their forests for palm oil."


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After the third and final defendant stood trial or pleaded guilty to the homicide-conspiracy stemming from the 2011 slaying of 92-year-old widow Evelyn Stepko of Coal Center, mysteries remain.
A Washington County took just 2 1/2 hours Tuesday to convict former police officer David James McClelland, 38, of second-degree murder, receiving stolen property, dealing in unlawful proceeds of criminal activity and conspiracy.
The total theft from the Stepko's home may have been as much as $300,000 said First Assistant District Attorney Michael Lucas after the conclusion of the trial, but asked what happened to much of the money, he responded with another query: "Isn't that the $64,000 question here?"
Armed with search warrants, police scoured the homes of D.J. McClelland at 12 School St. in California's Granville neighborhood, and that of his father and stepmother at 16 School St.
"John Tobin and Lou Serafini did a heck of a job today," said Lucas, referring to the state police corporal and trooper who investigated the homicide and conspiracy.
"Here's the thing – that's the purchases we could find receipts for in their house. I mean, clearly they had to use the garbage sometime and throw some of the stuff out."
The prosecution's presentation strategy began to gel as the members of the team prepared for David A. McClelland's trial.
"Back in September, going over all the evidence, Tobin went through the brown bag of receipts and realized each one of those was a cash receipt," Lucas said.
They developed the timeline to show a trend of burglaries followed by bank deposits.
David A. McClelland, 58, pleaded guilty in October to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Lucas paraphrased a sometimes-profane police interrogation of D.J. McClelland that included the observation, "Holy crap, that's an awful lot of money to go through in a couple of months."
"That's the part that we've never been able to resolve," Lucas said. "It's hard to understand how you go through $50,000 in such a short period of time.
The defendant said he had no drug problem. … There were a lot of different girlfriends."
The McClellands purchased real estate, firearms, jewelry, vehicles, tools and a lawn tractor.
"Going to the casino was one way to wash the money," Lucas said.
D.J. McClelland had $2,000 in his house, and he purchased about $5,400 worth of firearms for himself, but police found between $8,000 & $11,000 worth of firearms in his house.
Stepko, ironically, did not trust banks but bank records, and the money trail in general, played an important role in convicting D.J. McClelland and his stepmother, Diane McClelland, 50.
There was DNA evidence against David Allan McClelland, Diane's husband and D.J.'s father in a blood-stained glove found inside Stepko's home. But had David A. McClelland's case gone to trial, the prosecution planned to introduce testimony from a bank teller who recalled him exchanging older $20 and $50 bills for new $100 bills.
David and Diane McClelland had in their bank account $54,000 for which there was no legitimate source of income, Lucas said. Diane McClelland, a supermarket clerk, was depositing thousands of dollars in cash along with her meager paychecks.
Then, there is the question about D.J. McClelland's role in Stepko's slaying.
"I don't believe David A. McClelland got through that basement window on his own, lowered himself down," Lucas said, referring to a basement window at ground level, "got up those steps. That's not a one-man job."
The father, whose sole legitimate income was from Social Security disability, had heart and seizure problems, according to testimony at his son's trial, and a California firefighter, Jamison Roth, and Serafini testified that they crawled through the window and entered the basement with assistance.
Stepko, shoeless and wearing a bra with no shirt, was surprised to find a robber in her home, confronted the person and was stabbed in the process. There were signs of a struggle; her body had signs of what are known as "defensive wounds." David A. McClelland, when arrested a few days after the slaying, had bite marks on his arms.
"I believe there was evidence of a cleanup, and it was rushed," Lucas said, noting the latex glove in a bucket that contained both a fingerprint and blood of David Allan McClelland. Two envelopes of money were left out in the open when it had been Stepko's practice to hide her money.
A knife was recovered from a storm drain outside David A. McClelland's house, but it was immersed in water and therefore contained no physical evidence that would link it to the stabbing.
"Was he physically in the house when the murder occurred?" Lucas asked of D.J. McClelland. "I don't think that I can say that."
Delores Sprowls of Bentleyville, Stepko's niece, said after the verdict, "She is vindicated. I'm happy. The family's happy. We're glad that all three of them got what they deserved.
"He could have saved Aunt Evelyn's life if he had only turned in his father in the beginning."
She plans to make statements at the upcoming sentencings.
D.J. McClelland's 2nd-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory life sentence.
Lucas had with Joshua Camson, D.J. McClelland's taxpayer-funded attorney, a brief discussion about a plea bargain of 25 to 50 years imprisonment on third-degree murder with consecutive prison time for conspiracy.
Camson, for whom this was the first jury trial, said he will appeal on the grounds of insufficiency of evidence but he said he will have to study the trial transcript for other legal issues.
The appeal is due 30 days from the sentencing date, which Judge John DiSalle has not yet scheduled.
D.J. McClelland's faced reddened, and he appeared to be blinking back tears. His mother sobbed quietly in the courtroom as the forewoman read the verdict of seven men and four additional women.
The forewoman said the jury found evidence of conspiracy to commit homicide, burglary, robbery, theft and dealing in unlawful proceeds of a crime.
The judge ordered D.J. McClelland's bond revoked, although he has been held prisoner in the Greene County jail to avoid contact with anyone whom he may have charged when he was a police officer for Monongahela. At the time of his arrest, he was a part-time officer for Washington Township, Fayette County.
David A. McClelland is a prisoner at the State Correctional Institution-Greene County, and Diane McClelland is incarcerated while awaiting sentencing.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Pennsylvania judge who went on to become a state worker in Alaska has suddenly resigned, amid questions about whether his family political connections played a role in his hiring.
Paul Pozonsky was a judge in Pennsylvania's Washington County before he quit that post under an investigative cloud in June. He was hired as a workers' compensation hearing officer with the Alaska Labor Department in October, and the Anchorage Daily News last week questioned whether his connections had anything to do with that.
Pozonsky is the brother-in-law of Chuck Kopp, an aide to Eagle River Republican Sen. Fred Dyson, the newspaper reported. Kopp was also picked by then-Gov. Sarah Palin to serve as public safety commissioner, but lasted just 14 days before resigning amid sexual harassment allegations from a former job.
Last week, a Daily News columnist raised questions about the hiring process for the position Pozonsky was given. The application process had been closed, candidates had been interviewed and a hiring decision appeared imminent when "the application process was re-opened, a new application arrived, and a late applicant, Paul Pozonsky, got hired," the column said.
A reporter from the newspaper called the state Labor Department Thursday to get more details about Pozonsky's hiring. Pozonsky quit the same day.
"Personnel records, including information about an applicant's interview and selection process, are confidential" under state law, Greg Cashen, assistant labor commissioner, told the newspaper in an email.
Attempts to reach Pozonsky for comment were unsuccessful, the newspaper reported. The Associated Press could not immediately find a valid phone number for him Saturday.
Several news organizations in Pennsylvania reported this year that the Attorney General's Office had been investigating Pozonsky.
In May, he ordered the destruction of evidence in 17 criminal cases. The district attorney for Washington County, Gene Vittone, filed a motion to halt the destruction, saying that some of the evidence was personal property and that normally local law enforcement rules guided evidence destruction.
"It's highly unusual. That's what caught our attention. We had no idea what property was involved," Vittone told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in July.
But the evidence already had been destroyed, according to paperwork filed by Pozonsky.
On May 31, the presiding judge for Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Debbie O'Dell Seneca, removed Pozonsky from hearing any criminal cases.
Pozonsky had long drawn attention for unusual courtroom tactics. In 2000, he played the Christian country song, "The Little Girl," at a death-penalty sentencing of a woman convicted of starving her daughter.
Pozonsky's wife is the former Sara Crapuchettes, whose brother is Kopp.
Sara Pozonsky is the granddaughter of Alaska homesteaders whose late father started Christian schools here. She and sister-in-law Trish Kopp, who also is an aide to Dyson, run a seafood business, Wild Alaskan Salmon Co.
Pozonsky, who earned $169,541 as a judge, resigned from the bench June 29. His Alaska salary was about $80,000 a year, according to the Department of Administration.
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Cecil toddler growing stronger and stronger
Despite some setbacks in recent months, Jameson McKain continues to get stronger and stronger.
In October, the 2-year-old Cecil Township toddler underwent his sixth open-heart surgery at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, where surgeons pulled an artery and vein off his trachea to improve his breathing. His mother, Danielle McKain, said his airway was more than 90 percent blocked.
"His trachea was the size of a coffee straw. It was supposed to be the size of a quarter," Danielle said. "He couldn't clear his throat. All the gunk was sitting in his upper airway. They pulled the innominate vein off his trachea and were able to clear his airway. He's able to breathe and cough now."
During the surgery, doctors also created a Gore-Tex valve to help repair some scar-tissue issues near a large blood vessel.
In January, Jameson returned to the hospital when he contracted a gastrointestinal virus that attacked his bone marrow and kidneys. Danielle said he's now doing fine.
However, Jameson won't return to preschool until flu season ends. It's just too dangerous.
"Unless he has to go somewhere, we stay in," Danielle said.
That's because the youngster has no immune system.
Jameson was born Sept. 27, 2010, with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning he had just two of four chambers of the heart. Danielle and her husband, Patrik, learned 18 weeks into the pregnancy during a routine sonogram their son would have to undergo several open-heart surgeries within the first few months of life, and even at that, his chances of survival were 50 percent.
When Observer-Reporter readers met Jameson in October 2011, he was recovering from a heart transplant. He takes medication to suppress his immune system to reduce the chances his body will reject the heart.
"When he gets sick, we stop the heart medicine. He needs his immune system back to fight viruses," Danielle said. "We've been pretty lucky it hasn't affected his heart."
On Dec. 3, Jameson resumed in-home occupational, physical and speech therapy, and his appetite is much better. He's starting to grow.
He tested at 20 months old for physical therapy, which, Danielle said, "is not bad for laying on your back for a year." He tested at 12 months in terms of speech development.
"If he's talking to you, he knows what he's saying to you. I understand him because I'm his mom," Danielle said. Jameson also talks to his big brother, Colin.
"Since his transplant, he's been doing really well," Danielle said. "He's definitely coming along."
The only "terrible" aspect, according to Danielle, is the weekly blood work, although Jameson never complains.
And even though the McKain home is well-stocked with medical equipment for Jameson, he's not permanently hooked up to machines – he just uses the oxygen and undergoes breathing treatments on an as-needed basis. For instance, in October, his upper right lung collapsed.
Next on the medical agenda is a CT scan to evaluate his head circumference. The neurosurgeon is concerned; the cardiologist, Danielle said, seems to think it's normal.
"Remember, he wasn't growing for so long with a bad heart," she said.
As Jameson continues to soldier onward, so does Jameson's Army, an organization founded in his honor. The dedicated group of volunteers is quite busy, actively raising money and heart-health awareness via various fundraisers throughout the year.
On March 9, the Shamrock Shuffle, a 5K run and family walk, will be held on the Montour Trail at Cecil Park, and the second annual Green Heart Gala will be held from 7-11 p.m. April 12 at the LeMont restaurant in Pittsburgh.
This past year, Jameson's Army partnered with the Children's Home and the Lemieux Foundation to deliver "The Children's Hometown Hero Luncheon," and the organization participated in the 2012 Heart Walk, Meals From the Heart on Thanksgiving Day at Children's Hospital and Heartfest, sponsored by the Meals From the Heart Foundation, which raises money to help children with heart defects. Jameson's Army also supported other fundraisers, including a toy drive for local agencies that help those in need.
Jameson's Army received some Hollywood attention as well. In December, Danielle's longtime friend, Courtney Mazza, married actor Mario Lopez. The bridal couple suggested that guests donate to Jameson's Army in lieu of wedding gifts.
In addition, the American Heart Association honored Jameson with the P.A.R.K. Award, given to a child who inspires others, and his parents received the Brave Heart Award at Isabella's Celebrate Life Luncheon and Auction in Pittsburgh for their dedication to raising coronary heart disease awareness.
"Jameson's Army has such an amazing team of people. I have a wonderful board of directors. They're so hands-on," Danielle said. "I'm so passionate about it, it's so easy. It's all very fun to me. It's not bad for me because I've lived it for so long. It's not always easy, but we've met a lot of parents who haven't gotten a chance to take their kids home. I thank my lucky stars.
"It's really hard to watch teenagers at the hospital who were born not knowing something was wrong. I feel blessed with Jameson. This is his way of life. He doesn't know any different."
For more information about Jameson's Army, visit www.jamesonsarmy.org.


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It does not speak well of our society's educational level that we are spending 2 months out of every year talking so much about a make believe guy who comes down a chimney in a society where few people have chimney's anymore. The whole thing depresses me greatly, as well as the severe winter weather (which is no picnic).
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It's no secret Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 is Santa Fe's favorite place to catch a flick (as if a structure this gigantic could ever stay a secret). With its stadium seating, comfortable air-conditioning, huge screens and more concessions than most mortals will ever consume in a lifetime of moviegoing, the reasons Regal has been Reporter readers' pick every year since its opening are no secret either. It might lack the creature comforts or foreign indies of smaller venues, but there's no denying that a trip to Regal is a movie going experience in the most literal sense of the term. Associate Manager Rachel Griego tells SFR plans are in the works to expand the 3-D capacities of the theaters. Movies such as Up and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs have screened at the stadium in 3-D, and the theater hopes to bring the 3-D experience to more of the screens. Prepare to witness blood and wreckage fly right at you with the next Final Destination flick…though you might want to forego the traditional tub of popcorn and see that one on an empty stomach. (Alex Roberts)
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The Washington County district attorney's office has put a local teenager on notice that he could face the death penalty if convicted in the slaying of a West End man in January.
Prosecutors and defense counsel met Thursday afternoon in what was billed as a pretrial conference in the case of Brandon Lee Wolowski, 18, of 916 1/2 Addison St., who is accused of shooting and killing 37-year-old Matthew Mathias and injuring Mathias' 38-year-old girlfriend, Michelle Powell, as he attempted to rob Mathias of guns at his home at 905 Fayette St. Jan. 8.
"It's more like a status conference than anything else," said Public Defender Glenn Alterio before the beginning of the closed-door discussions.
Although Washington County Court begins a two-week trial term Monday, a trial date for Wolowski has not been set, although it will occur later than April.
First Assistant District Attorney Michael Lucas, in a document filed with the court, cited two "aggravating circumstances" in the prosecution's case, based on available information, that could warrant a death penalty. City police charged Wolowski with committing a homicide during the course of a felony – robbery – and the prosecution is alleging that Powell also was intentionally placed at grave risk of death.
"The commonwealth is required to put the defendant on notice that he could face the death penalty," Lucas said, and Wolowski was notified of that potential at his formal arraignment last month before Judge John DiSalle.
Mathias apparently was shot in the back as he ran from his home, while Powell suffered gunshot wounds to the cheek, chin, chest and arm, police testified at Wolowski's January preliminary hearing.
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President Obama is asking for more than he could possibly hope to get. The National Rifle Association, which has a death grip on many members of Congress, is offering next to nothing in the way of cooperation. Somewhere in the middle, we would hope, is a way to move forward to make the nation safer from incidents of gun violence.
On Wednesday, the president outlined his proposals in the wake of a string of deadly mass shootings, the most recent being the massacre of schoolchildren by a gunman in Connecticut. Among the items on the president's "wish list" are a ban on military-style assault weapons, restrictions on the size of ammunition magazines and expansion of background checks to cover all gun sales. The president signed about two dozen executive orders to take other steps aimed at reining in gun crimes, and he's also addressing the need to improve our nation's mental-health system, but the three "big ticket" items will require support in Congress.
It seems almost certain that a full-scale ban on assault weapons is, pardon the expression, dead on arrival. But, at the very least, we would hope that the other two major proposals would receive strong support in the House and Senate.
The time is long past for our federal lawmakers to remember that they work for the American people, not the NRA, which has become less an organization supporting hunters and gun enthusiasts, and more a take-no-prisoners, give-no-ground lobbying force for the gun-manufacturing industry.
During Obama's first run for the White House, the NRA whipped up hysteria by claiming that he would "take our guns." That, of course, did not happen. When the president was running for re-election, the NRA warned that Obama had simply been biding his time in his first term and, if he returned to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., would most certainly start the gun roundup in his second term. Still not happening. But the NRA has never let facts stand in the way of its fearmongering.
With the assault weapons ban a non-starter, the president and his supporters should focus on the high-capacity ammo magazines and better background checks.
There is no legitimate civilian use for a 30-round ammo clip, but those magazines seem to be highly popular among deranged individuals who go hunting fellow humans. Making those magazines tougher to find won't put an end to mass killings, but if a mass murderer has to reload more often, it gives his intended victims a greater opportunity to stop him.
It's also estimated that perhaps 40 percent of the transactions at gun shows across the country occur without so much as a cursory background check. When convicted felons and the criminally mentally ill can obtain guns and ammo with the ease of using an ATM, we have a problem. As with the magazine restrictions, a more stringent system of background checks would not prevent all people with ill intent from getting their hands on the weapons they desire, but we can make it more difficult for them.
The NRA has suggested that we put police officers in every school to make our children safer because the best way to stop a "bad guy with a gun" is by employing a "good guy with a gun." Unfortunately, history is littered with examples of the bad guys with guns coming out on top in such confrontations. Are we to put armed guards at every entrance in every school? Surround the schools with concertina wire? Build high walls and install moats? While school security should be reviewed and improved, as needed, turning our schools into armed camps is not the easy answer the NRA makes it out to be.
We hope that leaders in Congress and rank-and-file members will take the president's proposals seriously, and take them up as quickly as possible.
Will any of those measures, or all of them collectively, stop all of the mass killings in America? Not a chance. But they might stop some.
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Getting Together – March 20
Decorative painters
Golden Triangle Decorative Painters will hold a watercolor seminar presented by Carol Spohn on May 3-5. To register, call 724-785-3250. The annual basket luncheon is set for April 28 at Peters Place. This year's theme is "Under The Big Top."
Laureate Zeta Iota
Members of Laureate Zeta Iota will meet at 7 p.m. March 21 in the Cochran Hall Clubroom, Green Tree. Plans will be discussed for the Founder's Day luncheon in April. Items are needed for a care package to be sent to a member's son serving in Afghanistan.
Women's network
Women's Business Network provides personal and professional resources to advance the presence of aspiring and successful business women.
The Bethel Park chapter will meet at 6 p.m. March 21, Bethel Park Municipal Bldg., Bethel Park. Call 412-885-5162.
Historical society
Bridgeville Area Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in the Chartiers Room, Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department. George Gula from the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum will speak on "Three Car Checks For a Quarter."
Bethel Park
• Egg Eggstravaganza, 6 p.m. March 23. Story, craft and egg hunt. Ages 10 and under.
• Button Club, 11 a.m. March 27.
• Knitting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. All levels.
• Genealogy Group, 7 p.m. March 25. Get research ideas.
• Dog Aggression, presented by Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation and Aunt Penny's, 7 p.m. March 27. Learn to understand aggressive behavior in dogs.
Call 412-835-2207.
• Computer Basics, 6:30 p.m. March 21.
• Preschool Storytime, 1 p.m. March 21. Stories, songs, crafts.
• Babies/Books, 10 a.m. March 22. Stories, songs, fingerplays.
Call 412-221-3737.
Castle Shannon
• Toddler Tunes, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Various instruments, sing, dance and learn about music.
• Tail Wagging Tutors, 6 p.m. April 9. Read to a therapy dog.
Call 412-563-4552.
Frank Sarris
• High school students build a scale model of a Civil War battle, 3:15 Mondays.
• Intro to Art, 11th grade+, all levels, 6 p.m. Mondays.
• Family Night, 6:30 p.m. March 21. Stories, crafts, games.
Call 724-745-1308.
Green Tree
• All-female roller derby league the Steel City Roller Derby and Pittsburgh Jr. Derby League skaters will visit the library at 7 p.m. April 2. Girls 11+ and ladies.
Call 412-921-9292.
Mt. Lebanon
• Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol presented by author Robert Gangewere, 7 p.m. March 21.
• Wild About Books, ages 4-6, 10:30 a.m. April 2, 9, 16.
• S.H. Community Flute Choir, 7 p.m. Thursdays
• Scrabble Club, 1 p.m. Saturdays
Call 412-531-1912.
• Computers 101, 7 p.m. March 26. $5.
• Egg Hunt, all ages, 6 p.m. March 26 or 28. Bring a basket.
• WWII discussion, 11 a.m. March 27.
• Mystery Book Club, 1 p.m. March 27. Read "The Case of Jennie Brice" by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Call 724-941-9430.
• Jewelry Making, 10 a.m. March 22.
• Knit the Bridge for Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. March 23. Make a panel for the Pittsburgh project.
Call 412-429-5380.
South Fayette
• Celebrate Spring, 1 p.m. March 30. Stories, plant flower bulbs, decorate cupcakes, watch movies.
Call 412-257-8660.
South Park
• Scrabble Club, adults, 1 p.m. April 3. All levels.
Call 412-833-5585.
Upper St. Clair
• Pruning trees/shrubs by Penn State Master Gardeners, 7 p.m. April 4.
Call 412-835-5540.
Childhood development
Temple Emanuel Early Childhood Development Center has space available for the 2013-14 term. Programs are available for babies 15 months old through a two-day kindergarten enrichment program. A lunch program and early drop-off and late pick-up are also available. To schedule a visit, call Nan Sim at 412-279-7687.
Egg hunt
Trax Farms will hold Easter Breakfast with the Bunny at 9:30 a.m. March 23, 24, 29 and 30. Children will do a craft and enter the coloring contest. Egg hunts are available until 2 p.m. Tickets are $7. For details, call 412-835-3246.
Egg hunt
North Strabane Township will hold its Easter Egg Hunt on March 23 at the Municipal Park.
Celtic quintet
Callan, a Pittsburgh-based quintet, will perform at 8:30 p.m. March 22 at The George Washington Hotel's Pioneer Club, Washington. An open acoustic mic begins at 7:30 p.m. Cover charge is $5.
Egg decorating
Washington County Parks will offer a natural egg dye/decorating program at 6:30 p.m. March 27 in the Mingo Creek Park office. Learn to dye eggs naturally. Bring hard-boiled eggs. Fee is $3. Call 724-228-6867.
Sports auction
The Myasthenia Gravis Association will hold its 19th annual Sports Memorabilia Auction and dinner 3 to 7 p.m. April 7 at The Club at Nevillewood. Tickets are $30. To attend, call 412-566-1545.
Volunteers needed
Canonsburg General Hospital is in need of volunteers in greeter positions, the Snack Shop and Emergency Room. Shifts are four hours. Applications can be viewed online at www.wpahs.org/cgh.
Washington County Parks will sponsor a Flight of the Timberdoodle evening at 7:30 p.m. March 27 at Shelter 10, Mingo Creek Park. Listen for the "peenting" male woodcock. Dress for moderate hiking. Bring a flashlight. No fee.
To RSVP, call 724-228-6867.
Pet photos
Animal Friends, Pittsburgh, plans the following activities:
• Breakfast with the Rabbits, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 30. Breakfast includes visiting with free-roaming rabbits and learning about rabbit care. Register at 412-847-7055.
• Easter Bake Sale, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. March 30.
Proceeds benefit homeless residents of Animal Friends.
Economy and jobs
Pennsylvania Professional Employment Network will present Jon Delano, writer and speaker, at 7 p.m. April 1 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair. His topic will be "Post Election Wisdom Regarding Jobs, Employment and the Economy."
Register early for $5; walk-ins pay $10. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Power Walk
Dress for Success Pittsburgh will sponsor a Power Walk at 10 a.m. May 4 at the Washington Park Stone Lodge. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Health and wellness booths and a kids corner are also planned. For details, call 724-228-8327.
Trivia fun
Chartiers Valley Education Foundation will sponsor "An Adult Evening of Trivia" at 7:30 p.m. April 6 at the Heidelberg Fire Hall. Ticket price is $20 with advance purchase or $25 at the door. Beer, mixers, soda and light snacks provided or bring your own. To register, call 412-429-2390.
'Visions of Nature'
3rd Street Gallery, Carnegie, will host "Visions of Nature" the entire month of April. Artists Nan Hought and Pat Patterson will feature an exhibition of their original works in pastels and oils. An opening reception featuring live music and refreshments is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 6.
Oldies night
The Four Townsmen Show Band and the Mansfield 5 will present a Night of Oldies at 7 p.m. April 13 at the Sygan SNPJ #6, Bridgeville. Tickets are $20. Refreshments available. For details, call 412-889-6780.
Volunteers needed
The Bradford House, Washington, is in need of docents and volunteers. The historical landmark and museum is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, May through December. For details, call 724-350-4563.
Farm & Food Fest
The Second Annual Philly Farm & Food Fest will be held 11 a.m. 4 p.m. April 14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Annex in Philadelphia. More than 100 farms and businesses will be featured. Visit phillyfarmfest.org for details.
Tai Chi
St. Paul Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebanon, will begin a 10-week Tai Chi for Health program on April 2. Day and evening classes are planned. Arthritis Foundation will sponsor Tai Chi and traditional Sun Style 73 Forms taught by Gurney Bolster. For details, call 412-480-4492.
Blood pressure
Monongahela Valley Hospital sponsors a program on High Blood Pressure: Salt/sodium Intake, 3-5 p.m. April 11.
To register, call 724-258-1483.
Family fitness
Children's Hospital will offer a program on a Parent's Guide to Family Fitness at 7 p.m. April 4 at UPMC South, Bethel Park. Free. Practical ways to improve food choices, increase physical activity and reduce screen time:
To register, call 412-692-7105.
Pond management
Water Resource Educators/Penn State Extension and Aquatic Edge Consulting will host a free pond management workshop at 9 a.m. April 13 at the Washington County Conservation District, Washington.
Cost is $15, materials included. To register, call 724-774-3003.
Wood care
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks will present a painting and wood care workshop at 10 a.m. March 23 at Landmarks Housing Resource Center in Pittsburgh. Stephen Shelton, Shelton Masonry/Contracting, will present techniques for paint removal and wood care.
To register, call 412-471-5808.
Composting demo
Washington County Master Gardeners will offer composting demos 10 a.m. until noon April 6 and 27 at the children's garden across from the Washington County Fairgrounds.
Learn how and what to compost and how to use your compost material.
For details, call 724-228-6881.


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WAYNESBURG – Several criminal defendants pleaded guilty to charges Wednesday before Greene County Judge Farley Toothman. They were:
Brian Scott Blosser, 21, of 100 Mark Drive, Smithfield; offenses – burglary, theft; on Nov. 9, 2011, Blosser entered a home on Drift Ridge Road in Wayne Township and stole jewelry; sentence – 6 to 23 1/2 months in jail; 250 hours of community service, $4,033 in restitution.
Jacob Allen Fonner, 31, of 195 School St., Waynesburg; offenses – driving under the influence of a controlled substance, three summary traffic violations; Fonner was arrested Aug. 2 after being found unresponsive behind the wheel of his vehicle at a stop light on Route 19; blood test indicated he was under the influence of Alprazolam; sentence – 72 hours to 6 months in jail, $1,035 in fines, 75 hours of community service.
Scott Mahlon Rimmel, 40, of 278 Holbert Stretch Road, Dilliner; offenses – two counts of possession of a controlled substance, charges of possession with intent to deliver were dismissed; on Feb. 11, 2011, and April 28, 2011, Rimmel sold cocaine at his home to a confidential informant working with police; sentence – 2 years of probation, $300 fine, 50 hours of community service.
James Turner Lewers Bagley, 25, of 45 Cumberland Village, Carmichaels; offenses – theft, receiving stolen property; on June 23, Bagley used his mother's debit card to obtain $142 from an ATM; sentence – 3 to 23 1/2 months in Jail, $300 fine, 75 hours of community service, restitution.
Andrew W. Baker, 37, of 362 E. Franklin St., Waynesburg; offenses – receiving stolen property, conspiracy, a charge of recklessly endangering another person was withdrawn; on June 12, he and James Hodgson were arrested for stealing copper wire from a utility pole in Waynesburg; sentence – 1 year of probation, $193 fine, 25 hours of community service, restitution.
James Hodgson, 20, of Waynesburg; offenses – theft, conspiracy, a charge of recklessly endangering another person was withdrawn; on June 12, he and Andrew W. Baker were arrested for stealing copper wire from a utility pole in Waynesburg; sentence – 1 year of probation, $300 fine, 50 hours of community service, restitution.
Margaret Peggy Maimone, 74, of 378 Meadow Run Trail, Deer Lake, Chalk Hill; offenses – driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense; damage to property; on Feb. 27, Maimone was involved in a one-vehicle crash, hitting a garbage container and driving through grass at Junction Deli on Route 21; her blood-alcohol content was 0.139 percent; sentence – 30 days to 6 months in jail $1,250 in fines and 25 hours of community service.
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If you see anything strange while going about your business today, you may want to remind yourself of the date.
April 1, otherwise known as April Fools' Day, is a notorious date for pranksters and local residents shared some of their fondest – or not-so-funny – memories of that funky first day of April.
Freelance writer Chuck Brutz, 34, of Cecil Township, had a humorous tale to tell of a spring evening several years ago when he was working at a movie theater in Fairfax, Va.
"Basically, I was in the movie theater concession area in my uniform and one guy comes up to me and asks, 'Are you in charge?'" Brutz said the man was upset that his drink wasn't filled up the entire way.
"It looked like somebody maybe took a sip out of it," Brutz said. "So I said, 'Yeah, sure, what's up?'"
The man angrily complained about his beverage while his wife looked on apologetically. While he blustered about the outrage done to him, Brutz gave an imperceptivity sly wink to his friend Keith, the poor bloke who had poured the refreshment.
"I told Keith, 'We've had this discussion before. Leave your apron, you're fired!'" Brutz said.
"The guy was like, 'Holy crap, buddy. I don't want to get anybody fired.'"
The pair hammed it up for minutes as the unwitting customer tried to convince Brutz to spare his friend's job.
"We were doing it so over the top," Brutz said, "and we could see the wife laughing her butt off. Keith was great because he totally improvised with me.
"Finally, his wife tapped him on the shoulder and said, 'They're punking you, hon,'" Brutz said.
Afterward, Brutz said the mark laughed off the joke and the cinema workers filled up the man's cup before the couple headed off to their movie.
Bruce Burnfield, 57, of Washington, has a story that didn't quite end in laughs. When he was a child, he decided to play a trick on his family in their home in the Goat Hill section of Canton Township.
"There was a time in the early '70s that, just like this year, April Fools' Day landed right after Easter," Burnfield said.
Burnfield said his mother had just finished coloring a few dozen eggs with his young sisters. He thought it would be funny to place a few hidden gems in the basket with the rest of the colorful hard-boiled eggs.
"While no one was watching, I pulled a couple eggs from the fridge, took them to my room and colored them raw," Burnfield said. "Hoping to prank a family member, I placed the eggs in the basket containing the colored ones."
The story took a foul turn a few days later when his father returned from a midnight shift at Washington Steel.
"He announced that he had unknowingly duped a friend at work by giving him one of the eggs out of his lunch pail," Burnfield said. "The co-worker thought my dad set him up and, of course, my father thought my mother had set him up."
Burnfield said guilt forced him to confess and his parents let him off the hook with a slap on the wrist.
Believe it or not, newspapers aren't immune to springtime shenanigans. In fact, the front page of the Observer-Reporter carried a pretty epic April Fools' Day prank back in 1977.
When a former editor had the idea to run a practical joke as a headline story, photographer Jim McNutt took the opportunity to get a little creative in the darkroom.
"We ran a fake story on April Fools' Day that said a meteor crashed on Interstate 79," McNutt said. "There was a big photo on the front page."
Using separate shots of a rock, I-79 and an accident scene, he put together an image that would feel at home in a science fiction magazine. That photo, which ran April 1, 1977, was created in the days before digital photography and involved some intensive darkroom work – McNutt used terms like dodge-and-burn, blur and cut-and-paste.
"There was no Photoshop back then," McNutt said. "The things we did by hand are now done with electronic tools."
The photograph told readers to look to an inside page for the full story, where it was revealed that the whole thing was a hoax. But many readers didn't make it past the headline and rushed out to see the wreckage.
"We got a lot of calls that day," chuckled retired Executive Editor Parker Burroughs, then an associate night editor. "Some people just don't have a sense of humor."
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504 W. Cordova Road
In what can be considered a bit of an upset in a competitive category, the Baking Co. takes first place with its killer burrito and charming ambiance.
Its open, airy layout is perfect for people watching; the cheap coffee and free Wi-Fi keep the place busy even at off hours. (We hate to mention the parking, but come on, it's true. How nice is it to be able to park right out front when you're starving and in a rush?) We love it that the Baking Co. offers so many options for burrito fillings: sausage, turkey sausage, chorizo AND veggie sausage?
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2 Tia Sophia's, 210 W. San Francisco St., 505-983-9880
3 El Parasol, 1833 Cerrillos Road, 505-995-8015
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