Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from March 2007:
Youth football league may get field of dreams
Mar 01, 2007; ... Members of the TJ Youth Football League soon might see their dreamof playing games on their own field realized, thanks to a $50,000grant from the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development. The TJ Youth Football League is a group of nine football teamsfrom Pleasant Hills, ...
Mission accomplished: Pine group aids ailing in Senegal
Mar 01, 2007; ... Armed with suitcases full of medicine, a medical and constructionteam from North Way Christian Community in Pine served appreciativepeople during a 12-day mission trip to Senegal. "I practiced pharmacy from a suitcase," pharmacist MichaelNamisnak, of Monroeville, said of the ...
'Song' will charm fans of 'Legend'
Mar 01, 2007; ... The third time is just as charming as the previous twoinstallments, but you're apt to feel like you're treading the beatenpath in "The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean." No matter how annoyed I want to be with basically the samerehashed, linear gameplay, sluggish pacing and ...
Pirates spring training schedule
Mar 01, 2007 ... Pirates spring training The following is the Pirates' spring training schedule, includinggames to be broadcast live on FM 104.7. All times are p.m. Date Opponent Time Radio 02/28 MANATEE ...
Art: Crafts with a conscience
Mar 01, 2007 ... Reflecting the high level of craftsmanship being produced bycontemporary artists in the U.S. and abroad today, the exhibition"Bridge 9," on display at the Society for Contemporary Craft in theStrip District is a sight to behold. Showcasing the work of three very different, but very ...
Billboard company loses argument
Mar 01, 2007; ... In a fourth try to erect large billboards along Parkway East inMonroeville, Interstate Outdoor Advertising brought along maps,glossy pictures and even a sweetheart deal to the Monroeville AreaChamber of Commerce. The one thing the Cherry Hill, N.J., company didn't bring was ...
North Young Achiever: Greg Clark
Mar 01, 2007; ... Greg Clark Residence: Cranberry Age: 14 School: Clark is a freshman at Seneca Valley Intermediate HighSchool in Jackson. Family: Parents, Shari and Jeff Clark Noteworthy: Clark, secretary of the school's student council, hasbeen selected to serve on the ...
Friends pull together to help fire victim
Mar 01, 2007; ... When Michael Terrick got a phone call in August telling him that afriend had lost his home in a devastating fire, he knew he had to dosomething. "When you hear that, you know you can't not lend a hand to an oldfriend," said Terrick, 49, of Munhall. "You're helpless in asituation ...
Joffrey Ballet celebrates classic and contemporary choreography
Mar 01, 2007; ... The missionary zeal of The Joffrey Ballet comes to the BenedumCenter this weekend for two performances, offering the aestheticspectrum that has made it world renowned. The dancers will perform contemporary ballets alternating withcareful reconstructions of 20th-century classics, a ...
Meditation organization wants township's nod
Mar 01, 2007; ... Moon supervisors will resume a public hearing Wednesday on aresolution to acknowledge that a nonprofit transcendental meditationorganization is seeking bond financing for a project within thetownship's borders. Global Country of World Peace, which has its U.S. headquarters ...
East Young Achiever: Brian Hall
Mar 01, 2007; ... Brian Hall Residence: Plum Age: 16 School: Brian is a sophomore at Plum Senior High School. Family: Parents, David and Patricia; sister, Kristina, 12 Noteworthy: Hall became an Eagle Scout in February. His communityservice project was the construction of a ...
Pirates' five burning questions
Mar 01, 2007 ... Five burning questions at the outset of spring training: 1. Will Jose Castillo finally reach his potential? Castillo turns26 next month; he should be entering his prime. Scouts say Castillohas the tools to be a slugger and a defensive whiz. So, what gives?Poor work ethic and a ...
Briefs: Paradiso Ristorante to open Friday
Mar 01, 2007 ... A grand opening celebration on Friday has been announced byParadiso Ristorante at One Oxford Centre by owners GualbertoCarhuaslla and Lisa Fedorka-Carhuaslla. The event features No Bad JuJu, a blues-rock band, performing from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Dinner will beserved from 5-9 p.m. by ...
Reverse mortgages help elderly residents stay in their homes
Mar 01, 2007; ... Having retired in 2004 but still facing significant debt fromproperty taxes and credit cards, David Bradley took more than apassing glance at a pamphlet advertising reverse mortgages. He immediately was sold. So Bradley, 65, of Highland Park, decided to take out a ...
Symphony to record Brahms concerts
Mar 01, 2007; ... After a seven-year hiatus, the musicians of the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra are primed to begin commercial recording again,starting with this weekend's concerts featuring the music of JohannesBrahms. The concerts, featuring endowed guest conductor Marek Janowskiwith the ...
Pirates' 2007 roster
Mar 01, 2007 ... Pitchers Player B-T 2006 team(s) Tony Armas Jr. R-R Washington, Harrisburg (injury rehab) Jonah Bayliss R-R Indianapolis, Pirates x-Kip Bouknight R-R Harrisburg (Nationals), New Orleans ...
The Kids list
Mar 01, 2007 ... Barnes & Noble at The Waterfront: Story time, 11 a.m. Sat., 11a.m. Tues. 100 W. Bridge St., Homestead. 412-462-5743. Borders: Story times. 11 a.m. Wed. 1775 N. Highland Road, Bethel Park. 412-835-5583; and1170 Northway Mall, Ross. 412-635-7661. 1 p.m. Wed. 200 Mall ...
Officials: Closing William Penn may save $901,355
Mar 01, 2007; ... Penn Hills school officials estimate the district could save asmuch as $901,355 a year by closing William Penn Elementary School atthe end of the school year. They outlined the potential financial impact of closing the gradeschool during a public hearing Saturday in the ...
North Police Blotter
Mar 01, 2007 ... Reserve Anna Pistela, 24, of Reserve, was held for trial by ShalerDistrict Judge Robert Dzvonick on Feb. 22. Charged with drugpossession, Pistela is accused by Reserve police of having a crackcocaine pipe in her car during a traffic stop. Millvale Mark Matz, 24, of ...
Briefs: Variance sought to help fund project
Mar 01, 2007 ... Shaler Area School District officials are seeking a variance fromthe state Department of Education that would allow the district toreceive state reimbursement for a $30 million remodeling and additionproject at the high school. Regulations allow school districts to receive state ...
Crossing guards seek hazard pay
Mar 01, 2007; ... Two-thirds of the 12 crossing guards in the borough of PleasantHills converged on council last week asking for a pay raise. The guards, some of whom work regularly and some of whom aresubstitutes, said they deserve a raise because of dangerous roadconditions. "It's a ...
Developer: Townhouse project a go
Mar 01, 2007; ... Construction on a controversial 448-unit townhouse and apartmentcomplex straddling the border of Harmony and Jackson will start assoon as the weather breaks, the developer says. Donald Rodgers said he has all the necessary permits to start theproject. He owns Cranberry's Creative ...
WPIAL boys playoffs schedules/results
Mar 01, 2007 ... Here are the 2007 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs schedules andbrackets (AAAA, AAA, AA, A). WPIAL Class AAAA Schedule Preliminary round Feb. 16 Seneca Valley 59, Franklin Regional 49 First round Feb. 16 Central Catholic 59, Upper St. Clair ...
Colorful murals highlight SPACE's 'Home/Away' exhibit
Mar 01, 2007; ... Up for more than a month, "Home/Away," the current exhibition atSPACE, Downtown, is one of the best exhibitions to be seen in thegallery since the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust opened the alternativeart space just over two and a half years ago. Part of the reason, no doubt, has to do ...
New, safer fire trucks to roll on scene
Mar 01, 2007; ... Two South Hills fire companies will receive new fire trucks inabout a year. Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company is getting a rescue truck toreplace a 1989 vehicle. "Our current rescue truck is outdated, and the new truck is moresafety-driven and will be more visible to ...
Money a big object in Beattie Career Center renovation
Mar 01, 2007; ... High school students who graduate with training from the A.W.Beattie Career Center are in demand, says Dean Winner, serviceadministrator for Baierl Automotive in McCandless. "There is a great need for what we are producing over here,"Winner last week told the Beattie board, which ...
WPIAL girls playoffs schedules/results
Mar 01, 2007 ... Here are the 2007 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs schedules andbrackets (AAAA, AAA, AA, A). WPIAL Class AAAA Schedule First round Feb. 16 New Castle 63, Woodland Hills 37 Pine-Richland 55, Mt. Lebanon 49 Upper St. Clair 68, Gateway 51 Feb ....
At Acanthus, six-course dinner soars with a paired wine flight
Mar 01, 2007; ... The renovated Boggs mansion, reincarnated as The Inn on TheMexican War Streets in 2000, is an impressive sight. Unlatch the iron gate and climb the steps to a large porch wheredraperies flow in a dramatic touch that suggests privacy andsophistication. One of our wintry plans to get ...
Church anniversary involves community
Mar 01, 2007; ... Community is central to the centennial celebration of St. IrenaeusCatholic Church in Oakmont. A 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday will celebrate the 100th anniversary ofthe church's first Mass. Afterward, the parish will present a markerto Oakmont commemorating all nine churches in the ...
East Police Blotter
Mar 01, 2007 ... Plum Aaron John Dudley, 39, of Mt. Royal Court, Etna, waived hispreliminary hearing Feb. 21 before Plum District Judge Linda Zucco oncharges of terroristic threats, harassment and simple assault. Plumpolice arrested Dudley on Jan. 21, accusing him of forcing open thedoor to his ...
Seneca Valley show among 3 finalists in national competition.
Mar 01, 2007; ... Seneca Valley vocalists seeking community support areparticipating in a competition modeled after "American Idol." "We're asking people to go online and vote for us," said Bobi-Jean Alexander, director of the Seneca Valley High School Show Choir."It's like voting for an "American ...
For the love of the game
Mar 01, 2007; ... Mariah Geletko never has seen a football game in person. But thesixth-grader at Propel Homestead knows the sport is about more thanthrowing and hitting, and she wants to learn more about it from someexperts in the field. Mariah, 11, of Clairton, will get that chance in the next ...
Jazz legend Nancy Wilson celebrates Grammy win
Mar 01, 2007; ... Singer Nancy Wilson sounds proud when she says she's not trying"to cash in" on Grammy Awards for her each of her last tworecordings. She should be happy that she doesn't need to boost her career thatway. In 55 years of performing, she has done radio, TV and stage workperforming ...
Ross property owners could get tagged for graffiti
Mar 01, 2007; ... Ross property owners who don't promptly remove graffiti could findthemselves tagged with fines from the township under an ordinancebeing considered by commissioners. The measure, which calls graffiti a "powerful visual symbol ofdisorder," would require property owners or those ...
Trust to offer historic residence Downtown
Mar 01, 2007; ... Another building is being added to the list of new and existingstructures offering residential living Downtown. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is teaming with Trek DevelopmentGroup on a $15 million project to convert the historic 12-storyCentury Building on Seventh Street into a ...
Lawrenceville driver faces trial in North Catholic student's death
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Lawrenceville man accused of killing a North Catholic HighSchool student while driving a minivan in January smelled of alcoholafter the accident and told police he was drunk and did drugs, apolice officer testified Wednesday. District Judge Carla Swearingen ruled that Angelo ...
Pittsburgh mom suing GM over kids' death in wreck
Mar 01, 2007; ... An East Pittsburgh woman who lost two of her three children in acar crash two years ago filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday againstGeneral Motors and others, blaming the deaths on faults in the designof her car. Dana Gunnell, 32, was traveling north along Jacks Run Road inWhite Oak ...
Old Harmony Road in Hempfield Township temporarily closed
Mar 01, 2007 ... Old Harmony Road in Hempfield Township has been temporarily closedto all but local traffic. The road is the second to be closed in the West Hempfield areaafter vehicles began using it as an unofficial detour to a bridgeproject. Eisaman Road was closed on Tuesday. Motorists ...
Red-light racketry
Mar 01, 2007 ... Thank you for the column on red-light cameras by Bill Steigerwald("Wrong turn on red lights," Feb. 25 and PghTrib.com). Our city, Lubbock, Texas, is currently trying to adopt red-lightcameras, and those of us who have done the research have found justhow awful these cameras are for ...
Bucs' Nady undergoes colonoscopy
Mar 01, 2007 ... Right fielder Xavier Nady had a colonoscopy Wednesday atAllegheny General Hospital. The results were not immediatelyavailable, according to general manager Dave Littlefield. * Manny Sanguillen arrived in camp yesterday and will work as acoach. He took over the only unoccupied ...
No one hurt in after-school shootout at Oliver High
Mar 01, 2007; ... Two teens traded gunfire Wednesday afternoon outside Oliver HighSchool, with a school police officer just feet away and hundreds ofstudents filing onto Brighton Road as classes let out. Two Oliver students and a third teen were standing in front of theNorth Side school at about ...
Roberts joins Penguins' top line
Mar 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Penguins coach Michel Therrien cautioned against payingtoo much attention to his line combinations at practice Wednesday. With two new forwards and a defenseman added to the team Tuesdaybefore the NHL's trading deadline, Therrien said he'll likely do someexperimenting in ...
Pa. board will monitor drinking in casinos
Mar 01, 2007; ... HARRISBURG -- The state Gaming Control Board is closely monitoringhow much alcohol is consumed at Pennsylvania's casinos, Chairman TadDecker said yesterday. "Our job is to make sure people aren't drunk playing slotmachines," Decker said after testifying before the ...
Pirates' McCutchen a natural performer
Mar 01, 2007; ... BRADENTON, Fla. - Andrew McCutchen has a Plan B in mind in casehis baseball career doesn't pan out. In January, at a birthday party for the 12-year-old daughter ofAltoona Curve general manager Todd Parnell, McCutchen dropped to aknee and sang to her, karaoke-style. McCutchen ...
Pitt's Gray doesn't regret returning for senior year
Mar 01, 2007; ... A last-minute offer afforded Charles Smith a private plane toPittsburgh and a courtside seat at Petersen Events Center for thePitt-West Virginia game Tuesday. It was fitting that the former Pitt All-American arrived just asAaron Gray was standing at center court, where he was ...
Pa. musician doesn't mind comparisons
Mar 01, 2007; ... Denison Witmer grew up in a house where music was important. It just wasn't the kind of music that inspires one to become asinger and songwriter with a penchant for Jackson Browne- or JamesTaylor-like introspection. "I grew up a Mennonite," says Witmer, who performs Saturday at ...
Off-duty Pittsburgh officers raise concerns
Mar 01, 2007; ... As Pittsburgh taxpayers prepare to pay a $200,000 settlement to aFlorida man who accused an off-duty police officer of injuring himduring an arrest, officials are scrambling to protect the city'sfragile budget from lawsuits. The potential payout, pending City Council approval, ...
Smithton man was victim in fatal crash
Mar 01, 2007 ... Authorities have identified the driver of a 1992 LincolnContinental killed after he lost control of his sedan Tuesday alongRoute 166 in Fayette County. David Lee Sapp Sr., 53, of Smithton, was pronounced dead at thescene of the one-car crash in Springhill Township near the ...
The Move Out State
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ever wonder why people keep moving from the state of Pennsylvania? Let me list some reasons: 1 -- Corrupt politicians who think only of themselves 2 -- Low job growth 3 -- High taxes 4 -- Bad roads and poor maintenance of them; we know the taxesaren't ...
North Huntingdon street sweeper driver hurt in truck collision
Mar 01, 2007 ... A Pittsburgh man was in serious condition Wednesday at MercyHospital after the street sweeper he was operating was struck by agarbage truck early yesterday. North Huntingdon Township police said David C. Borio, 64, wasdriving a street sweeper west on Route 30 at 2:17 a.m. As he ...
Western Pa. first pull at slots
Mar 01, 2007; ... ERIE -- Gamblers wagered $2.6 million in two test runs at PresqueIsle Downs & Casino here before it opened Wednesday, the biggestdebut of Pennsylvania's first four slot parlors. Yet, that can't compare to what Pittsburgh's stand-alone slotsparlor could do when it opens next year, ...
Briefs: Pilots union files lawsuit against US Airways
Mar 01, 2007 ... Frustrated with contract negotiations, US Airways and AmericaWest Airlines pilots filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming thatmanagement is merging the carriers illegally. The lawsuit wassparked by a US Airways Group Inc. decision to combine itsreservation systems this weekend. The Air Line ...
Kojak look is vintage Pittsburgh
Mar 01, 2007; ... Funny thing about this job -- more than a decade into it, I nevercan anticipate which columns will strike a chord with readers. Last month, I wrote about hair loss and received dozens ofmessages from men. Some were nonchalant about going bald, while manyare flipping their lids ...
Upper St. Clair reformers
Mar 01, 2007 ... In order to restore the Upper St. Clair School Board as a creditto our community and as an effective instrument of government andeducation, we announce our candidacies for the five positions ofUpper St. Clair school director to be nominated May 15 and electedthis November. The ...
Singer puts signature on songbook classics
Mar 01, 2007; ... It's not that Erin McKeown wishes she was born in another era;she's perfectly at ease in the 21st century. In her musical heart of hearts, however, she is a throwback to thedays of swing music, of songs that had forms and structures as sturdyand timeless as a RCA Victor tube radio ....
Chance meeting led to Middlesex couple's 6-decade union
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Farmers Market in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood wasthe setting for a 1942 meeting of a young couple who would wind upspending the next six decades together. That night, the families of Aimee Federkeil and Robert Park set upshop in the market to peddle their farm ...
Even retirement can't keep Myron Cope down
Mar 01, 2007; ... After 35 seasons in the Steelers' broadcast booth, color analystMyron Cope pulled the plug on his radio and TV career before the 2005football season. That doesn't mean the inventor of the "Terrible Towel" with therepertoire of unique catchphrases has run out of opinions on ...
Cuban defector leads Pirates to exhibition victory
Mar 01, 2007; ... BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates got their first good look at right-hander Yoslan Herrera on Wednesday during their 8-1 exhibitionvictory against Manatee Community College. Herrera, a Cuban defector, tossed two perfect innings. He struckout two and induced four infield ...
Insurer settles convention center collapse suit in worker's death
Mar 01, 2007; ... An insurance company has settled its lawsuit against fourcontractors it accused of poorly designing and building the David L.Lawrence Convention Center. The lawsuit, filed by National Union Fire Insurance of New Yorkafter a truss collapse killed an iron worker in 2002, was ...
Road rages
Mar 01, 2007 ... I am a 12-year resident of Greenridge housing plan in WestHempfield ("Unofficial Wendel Bridge detour closed after taking abeating," Feb. 28 and PghTrib.com). Beginning with last week's closing of the Wendel Bridge, whichadded 10 minutes and who knows how much greenhouse emissions ...
Brass band, choir meld concert talents
Mar 01, 2007; ... Betsy Burleigh, the music director of the Mendelssohn Choir, saysshe is finding an "inspirational" side to upcoming concerts with theRiver City Brass Band. But it has little to do with the music. She is seeing a bit of guidance in the business sense of theconcerts that begin ...
No 'Idol' on Comcast?
Mar 01, 2007; ... Comcast Corp. has become the latest combatant with SinclairBroadcast Group Inc. over the TV station owner's belief that itshould be paid when a cable or satellite provider retransmits itssignal. Sinclair owns Pittsburgh-area Fox affiliate WPGH-TV and owns oroperates stations in ...
Penn-Trafford swimmers ready for anything
Mar 01, 2007; ... Penn-Trafford knows the obstacles it will face today at Pitt'sTrees Pool in the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships. One of the hurdles on the boys' side is North Allegheny, theperennial contender with more top-notch qualifiers than most teamshave members. For the girls there is ...
Newsmaker: Michael Grzesiak
Mar 01, 2007 ... Age: 38 Residence: Moving to the Pittsburgh area from Ohio Family: Wife, Karen; son, Ben Education: Bachelor's degree in English from Hiram College Background: Has 15 years' experience as a fundraisingprofessional; worked as a director of development for an Ohio ...
Missing Derry teen home in good health
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Derry Area High School student missing since Jan. 5 dyed herhair and lived with a Greensburg couple, but that's all she would sayabout her nearly seven-week disappearance. Arley Earhart returned home Tuesday night and was questioned byLatrobe police on Wednesday, said police ...