Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 60

Eleven Fox Chapel Area High School students recently placed in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League’s state championship qualifying tournament. First place awards went to the Policy Debate team of junior Adhitya Thirumala and sophomore Moonyoung Hwang; junior Lakshanya Rajaganapathi in Informative Speaking; junior Isabella White in Commentary; freshman Ulyana...

The Elfinwild Lions Club is holding a free-will offering Omelet/Sausage Breakfast at Elfinwild Presbyterian Church, Mt. Royal Blvd., on March 25 from 8-10:30 a.m. The breakfast consists of an omelet (cheese or western), potatoes, sausage, fruit and drink. —- Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting a spaghetti dinner from 4:30-7 p.m....

Fox Chapel swimming coach Dan Taylor was more than pleased with how sophomore Christian Dantey attacked the 200 freestyle at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Trees Pool. Coming in seeded fifth with a qualifying time of 1 minute, 44.54 seconds, Dantey blew away the field and won his first...

Asher White knew that Fox Chapel basketball wasn’t going to be the same before this season started. The 6-foot-3 sophomore forward would need to be one of many players who needed to step into roles to make sure the Foxes were on the right track. “Last year, I played very...

Members of Fox Chapel Area High School Best Buddies took the plunge to raise money for the school district’s Special Olympics Unified Sports teams. Students participated in the Pittsburgh Cool Schools Polar Plunge on Feb. 24 at Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Fox Chapel Area students raised $30,558 —...

A dark comedy about the complexities of family relationships will open the season for the Riverfront Theater Company. “True West” is the tale of two alienated brothers – one a well-educated screenwriter and the other a drifter – who might have more in common than they’d like to admit. “It’s...

It’s not often a highway construction project can be categorized as an artistic experience. But that’s the case with Penn­DOT’s Highland Park Interchange Project for which locally based, award-winning artist Brian Peters designed unique sound barrier walls. The wavy design is inspired by the waters of the Allegheny River, situated...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...