In brief: Sewickley Academy librarian recognized, upcoming meetings and more
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Sewickley Academy librarian recognized
Lindsay Downs, a librarian at Sewickley Academy, was named the 2024 Alan C. Miller Educator of the Year in the News Literacy Project’s Change-Maker awards.
Downs knows that the ability to identify credible information benefits students inside and outside the classroom. With some of them eligible to vote for the first time this year, the stakes are high. “I think that my responsibility as an educator to prepare voters is to really help them critically think about information. It’s not so much what to think, but how to think,” she said.
She said she’d like to see news and media literacy education become a national priority. “I’m concerned that if we don’t implement media literacy education on a large scale, we’re going to continue to see this crumble in civil discourse and how we interact together as a society.”
The Alan C. Miller Educator of the Year Award is named after NLP’s founder and former CEO. Miller was a reporter with the Los Angeles Times for 21 years before establishing NLP in 2008. Miller has won more than 20 national honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
Leetsdale 4th of July
Leetsdale’s 4th of July parade begins at 2 p.m. As part of the festivities, there will be bounce houses, jugglers and a balloon artist in Henle Park from 3-7 p.m. The splash pad will be open from noon-6 p.m. Music by Michael Linder will take place from 4-6 p.m. and Monte’s Python from 6-8 p.m. Grills on Wheels, Lucia’s Hot Dogs and Kona Ice will be on hand from 1-7 p.m.
Meetings planned
Bell Acres council will meet at 6 p.m. July 8 at the fire hall at 1850 Big Sewickley Creek Road.
Leet commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. July 8 at the township building, 194 Ambridge Ave.
Sewickley council will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 9 at the borough building, 601 Thorn St.
Sewickley Hills council will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 9 at the borough building, 349 Magee Road.
Leetsdale council will meet at 7 p.m. July 11 at the borough building, 373 Beaver St.
Sewickley Heights council will meet at 4:30 p.m. July 15 at the borough hall, 238 Country Club Road.
Aleppo commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. July 15 at the municipal building, 100 North Drive.
Glen Osborne council will meet at 7 p.m. July 16 at Osborne Elementary School, 1414 Beaver St.
Edgeworth council will meet at 7 p.m. July 16 at the borough building, 301 Beaver Road.
Bike parade planned
Edgeworth will host its annual Fourth of July Bike Parade on July 4.
The lineup will start at Edgeworth Elementary School at 9:45 a.m. and the parade will kickoff at 10 a.m. The parade will be escorted through the neighborhood by Edgeworth police and Cochran Hose Co. firefighters. Participants are encouraged to dress up their bikes in patriotic décor and peddle around with friends and family.
Library event planned
Sewickley Public Library will host a card-making class from 10 a.m. to noon July 10 at 500 Thorn Street. Class size is limited and registration is required. Cost is $10 to cover materials. Go to sewickleylibrary.org or call 412-741-6920 for more information about library programs.
Food Truck Thursdays
Sewickley Public Library is hosting Food Truck Thursdays this summer. Enjoy the gourmet delights of a different food truck every Thursday evening from 4-7 p.m. through Aug. 8. Have a picnic and enjoy provided crafts, yard games and more on the library lawn each week. Details can be found on the event calendar at sewickleylibrary.org or by calling 412-741-6920.
Networking event
BNI Village Connections will host an in-person business networking meeting at the Walter J. Brannon Community Activity Center on July 11 from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. All business professionals are welcome to attend. For more information, call 412-908-1388.
Hard to recycle
A hard-to-recycle event is planned for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 27 in Leetsdale Industrial Park, 380 Leetsdale Industrial Drive.
Cost is $5 per participant. It includes unlimited recycling of cell and home phones, computer towers and peripheral equipment, microwave ovens, stereo equipment, VCD and DVD players, and more.
There are additional fees for florescent tubes, printers, tires, TVs and Freon appliances.
Advance registration is required. Call 412-488-7490 or visit prc.org/collectionevents for more information.
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