Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 81
Aspinwall seeks state grant to help with recreation upgrades
Aspinwall officials hope to add pickleball courts and other sports upgrades to the borough’s recreation area through a state grant. Council voted 6-0 March 8 to apply for $100,000 in state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources funds. Newly appointed Vice President Lara Voytko was absent. Borough Manager Melissa O’Malley...
Aspinwall teen selected prince of Slovenian festival in Cleveland
An Aspinwall teen royally ruled the day during a celebration honoring his Slovenian heritage in Cleveland. Blaz Alexander Vavpetic, of Aspinwall, was selected as the Prince of the 11th Annual Cleveland Kurentovanje, a week-long Slovenian cultural celebration that is similar to Mardi Gras and celebrates the coming of Spring. Pronounced...
New aggressive style leads to success on mat for Fox Chapel junior
Alexander Kaufmann started having fun with wrestling again when he decided to change things up. The 152-pound Fox Chapel junior spent this season trying to press the pace and make opponents match his tempo. Kaufmann, who says he spends a lot of time reflecting on matches, was the lone Foxes...
Fox Chapel notebook: Boys basketball battles back to make PIAA playoffs
Getting punched in the gut several times hasn’t deterred the Fox Chapel boys basketball team. The Foxes closed the season on a three-game losing streak and backed into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. After opening the playoffs with a win over Thomas Jefferson, the Foxes lost 67-62 to North Hills...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 5, 2023
Aspinwall Blayre Britton sold property at 112 Second St. to John Michael and Susan Davidson Studeny for $400,000. Andrew Sherry sold property at 4 Second St. to Moher Properties LLC for $180,000. Fox Chapel Andrew Petnuch sold property at 21 Fairview Mnr to Robert and Christy Hoffmann for $1,180,000. Indiana...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Five Fox Chapel Area High School students won awards in speech and debate tournaments. • Mars Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament, Feb. 18: junior Adhitya Thirumala and sophomore Moonyoung Hwang won first place in policy debate; sophomore Swati Mylarappa won fourth place in commentary, and freshman Ulyana Kubini received fifth...
Kiski Area boys rally, win team title at WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships
The Kiski Area boys swim team trailed Indiana by 12 points heading into the 400-yard freestyle relay Friday at the WPIAL Class 2A championships. The top-seeded Cavaliers quartet of sophomore Justin Tucker, junior Landon Seman, and seniors Parker Sterlitz and Levi Hansen raced to the championship with a strong final...
Fox Chapel’s Shao keeps adding to WPIAL swimming medal count
Fox Chapel senior and Brown commit Sophie Shao had another big day at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. With two more individual titles during Day 1 on Thursday, her total WPIAL-title haul in her four years now stands at nine, individually and relays. Shao defended...
O’Hara officials peck away at proposed chicken ordinance
O’Hara resident Nadya Ustinova has never raised chickens, but she hopes to soon have a feathered flock in her backyard if a proposed chicken ordinance is passed in the coming months. Ustinova, a township resident for five years, has attended several virtual township meetings in support of backyard chickens and...
Sharpsburg seeks intern to craft capital improvement plan
Sharpsburg officials hope to obtain a municipal intern to help plan the borough’s future. They applied Feb. 15 to obtain a summer intern for the borough through the Local Government Academy, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization. Borough Manager Christine DeRunk said the intern, if approved by the academy, would work on...
Lara Voytko named new vice president of Aspinwall Council
Aspinwall Council has a new vice president. Lara Voytko was unanimously appointed to the leadership position at an agenda meeting March 1. “It gives me great pleasure to have the confidence of council,” Voytko said. “I look forward to working with everybody. We all work together very well. This is...
Blawnox church to host Cooper-Siegel Community Library meeting about potential services
Cooper-Siegel Community Library officials want to hear from Blawnox residents about potential services they would like in the borough. A community meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Hoboken Presbyterian Church, 921 North Ave. “We have noticed over the years that not many Blawnox residents participate...
Kiski Area, Freeport, Fox Chapel swimmers chasing gold at WPIAL championships
Title defenses, breakout performances and cheering crowds, oh my. Pitt’s Trees Pool will be alive Thursday and Friday as the site of the WPIAL Class 3A and 2A swimming championships. In the Alle-Kiski Valley, the Fox Chapel girls seek a championship in Class 3A after giving North Allegheny all it...
Fox Chapel Area School District convenes focus groups
The Fox Chapel Area School District is hosting focus groups to assist in writing a new strategic plan. The focus groups will offer ideas and input. Meetings will last about 90 minutes and will be conducted virtually. School district residents and business owners interested in participating should contact Kathleen Anuszek,...
On one of region’s steepest roads, Aspinwall’s Run for the Hill of It benefits emergency services
An avid runner, Adam Janosko admits he was feeling the burn when he crossed the finish line at the top of Center Avenue in Aspinwall during last year’s Run for the Hill of It fundraiser. The Shady Side Academy track coach can’t wait to do it again. “That hill is...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 26, 2023
Aspinwall Leslie Pope Forney sold property at 201 Tenth St. to Ian Winner and Mora Harris for $435,000. Mary Patricia Cunningham sold property at 700 Fourth St. Unit 4 to Andrew Thomas Capone for $151,000. Blawnox Long Cheng sold property at 901 Carla Drive to Joseph David and Teresa Cepicka...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Two Fox Chapel Area High School and A.W. Beattie Career Center students recently placed in the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania District 8 competition. Senior Casey Forst won a gold medal in the medical math competition. Casey is a student in Beattie’s Introduction to Pharmacy program and has now qualified for the SkillsUSA...
In brief: news from Fox Chapel Adult Education and more
Fox Chapel Area Adult Education is offering two separate classes of free CPR training for Sharpsburg residents 18 and older. The first class will be March 4 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Ketchup City Creative, 612 Main St., and the second on March 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the Sharpsburg Community...
Student teams compete to raise money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society programs
Regan Fusting’s father wanted to know where she learned to write a corporate donation letter like the one he received earlier this month. “He said, ‘Where’d you learn to do this? It’s so professional looking,’” said Fusting, 18, a senior at Franklin Regional and member of the Leukemia & Lymphoma...
Avonworth knocks off top-seeded Shady Side Academy to reach Class 3A finals
Greta O’Brien has had dreams of playing at the Petersen Events Center since watching her older sister Olivia play there with Vincentian in 2018. Thanks to her big second half on the scoreboard and a strong collective defensive effort, she and her Avonworth teammates will have that opportunity. O’Brien scored...
Fox Chapel notebook: Troutman sets stage for outdoor track season
Fox Chapel’s Anna Troutman is setting the table well for her outdoor track season. The Foxes picked up a number of medals at the final Tri-State Track Coaches Association Indoor Championship meet. Troutman was the only athlete headed to State College for the state indoor track championship. She set the...
In-your-face style carries Fox Chapel hockey into Penguins Cup playoffs
Fox Chapel goalie Joe Rattner believes the Foxes have a reputation among PIHL Class A hockey teams: Fox Chapel is willing to dig in and do the dirty work when games get tough. The goal for the Foxes, who will play in the PIHL quarterfinals when the playoffs begin in...
SSA Middle School in Fox Chapel presented ‘Frozen Jr.’
Shady Side Academy Middle School presented its 2023 winter student musical Disney’s “Frozen JR.’ on Feb. 22-23. “Frozen Jr.” is a story of love and acceptance between sisters. When faced with danger, Princesses Anna and Elsa discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. The cast and crew...
Shady Side Academy students win art, writing awards
Forty-two Shady Side Academy students in grades 7-12 won 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for 95 original works. The students won 19 Gold Keys, 31 Silver Keys and 45 Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key-winning works will advance to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, and national medalists...
Fox Chapel Area student wins Colonial Dames essay
Fox Chapel Area High School freshman Joanna Li was among the winners of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America National Congressional Essay Contest. Joanna is one of 48 winners in the U.S. and one of two from Pennsylvania. The essay topic was “Examine the U.S. Constitution as...
