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South CommunityFayette Day Sat. Aug. 25 South Fayette Free Summer 2018 CONNECT Volume 3, Issue 2 The Official Magazine of South Fayette Township www.SouthFayettePA.com Celebrate Summer! New Park 16 Beltway Building 10 Cups for Kids 9 CONTENTS SUMMER 2018 Departments On the Cover Manager’s Message ................................................................................................1 Fireworks light up the South Fayette sky last Fourth of July. South Fayette Shorts .............................................................................................2 Photo by South Fayette Township resident Richard DeYoung. How Do I ... Safely Build a Recreational Fire?...................................................3 Meet ... John Kanaskie ..........................................................................................3 Business ..................................................................................................................4-5 Around the Township ..........................................................................................6-7 News Route 50 road project set for 2020 .....................................................................3 Can You Dig It? How to earn an 'A' in land grading ........................................8 Preservation Park opens in South Fayette.........................................................16 Scout builds bat boxes for Boys Home Park in South Fayette .......................17 Features Building the Beltway .............................................................................................10-11 More than four miles of the Southern Beltway are being built in South Fayette. The County Line ...................................................................................................12-13 South Fayette is home to unique boundary stones marking the county border. Blast from the Past ................................................................................................14 A chemical plant explosion in South Fayette is remembered 100 years later. Happenings Library Programs ...................................................................................................15 Fireworks ................................................................................................................18 18 Movies in the Park .................................................................................................18 Summer Camps .....................................................................................................19 Inside Touch-a-Truck .......................................................................................................19 South Fayette Township Police bike patrol officer Markus South Fayette Community Day ..........................................................................21 Buchanan meets a family during "Cup with a Cop" at YoFresh Yogurt Cafe in South Fayette in May. Photo Features Cup with a Cop ......................................................................................................9 Children enjoy frozen yogurt and cotton candy with South Fayette police officers. Bubbles! ...................................................................................................................15 Children learn about the science of bubbles at the South Fayette Township Library. Big Trucks, Little Kids ..........................................................................................19 Kindergartners meet police officers and firefighters to learn about public safety. Sponsor Advertisements Green - Presenting Sponsor Dollar Bank ............................................................................................................20 Platinum Goldberg, Kamin & Garvin ..................................................................................9 Diamond Watson Institute ....................................................................................................5 Silhol Builders Supply ...........................................................................................8 Jennifer Crouse, Howard Hanna ........................................................................18 Gold Gardner Moving ....................................................................................................7 John Kosky Contracting .......................................................................................7 Colussy Chevrolet .................................................................................................19 9 Kiddie Academy South Fayette ...........................................................................19 Manager’s Message Dr. La Verne P. Diggs "Summer afternoon ... to me those have always been BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS the two most Raymond Pitetti, President beautiful words Gwen A. Rodi, Vice President in the English Joseph Horowitz language." Lisa Malosh —Henry James, as Rebecca Sray quoted by author Edith Wharton in her PUBLISHING DIRECTOR memoir "A Backward Dr. La Verne P. Diggs Glance," 1934 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Andrea Iglar ART DIRECTOR Andrea Iglar ne of my favorite summer pastimes is to sit on my GRAPHIC DESIGN deck on a sunny afternoon, sip some lemonade and Andrea Iglar Oappreciate the beautiful plants growing in my yard. Paula Simmons We each enjoy summer in our own way, and as a community, South Fayette has many reasons to celebrate COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS summer. Richard DeYoung In this issue of South Fayette Connect, learn why South Fayette Township's new Preservation Park is being celebrated by ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE South Fayette Connect is a free magazine published and distributed the community soccer association, as well as people who like to quarterly by South Fayette Township for the benefit of its citizens. stroll outdoors. The magazine is a nonprofit source of public information aimed at Read about the great accomplishments of our community's building a strong sense of community identity and pride. No portion youth, who have worked to build homes for wildlife in our may be reproduced without permission of the editor. © Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. public spaces. Enjoy photos of children meeting our police officers and ADVERTISING firefighters, and even trying on fire helmets for size. South Fayette Connect offers advertisements to businesses and Honor local history, as detailed in stories about the unique organizations in exchange for sponsorships of certain community stones that mark the Allegheny/Washington county line and events and programs. For details, contact the magazine editor or visit about a tragedy from a century ago that reverberates today. www.southfayettepa.com/ads. See what progress is being made on our roads and highways, and find out how to safely enjoy your property in the PRINTING nice weather. Printed by Knepper Press Finally, mark your calendars for wonderful township events such as Touch-a-Truck, outdoor movies in Fairview Park and our biggest annual event, South Fayette Community Day. Amid all the activity, remember to find time to kick back, sip some lemonade and enjoy the sunshine! Sincerely, CONNECT WITH US South Fayette Connect / South Fayette Township www.SouthFayettePA.com/magazine La Verne [email protected] / 412-221-8700, ext. 231 Scan QR Code with Dr. La Verne P. Diggs is serving as Interim Manager of South 515 Millers Run Road / South Fayette, PA 15064 smartphone for instant Fayette Township during the hiring process for a permanent Story suggestions? Business news? Want to advertise? website manager. Contact editor Andrea Iglar. access! South Fayette Connect | Summer 2018 | 1 South Fayette Vendors, sponsors sought for Cards, bingo and luncheons South Fayette Community Day among senior activities Shorts Registration is open to food vendors, The South Fayette businesses and community organizations Area Senior Citizens interested in hosting a booth space Association provides at South Fayette Community Day on social and recreational Sat. Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at opportunities for its Fairview Park in South Fayette Township. members age 55 and Sponsorships also are welcome and over and their spouses. come with promotional benefits: www. The seniors meet in the southfayettepa.com/communityday. Community Room at the Senior Center, located at the back of the township building, 515 Millers Run Road. Weekly Educational youth programs card games usually are held at scheduled move into Abele Business Park times Monday through Thursday Snapology—founded by a pair of South (pictured: Ellen Cramer enjoys a game South Fayette Township Fayette sisters, Lisa and Laura Coe—has of 500 Bid). Bingo is held each Friday at named Banner Community purchased a building at 1350 Old Pond 12:30 p.m. Anyone interested in joining the senior center is welcome to attend the South Fayette Township is among five Road in Abele Business Park, South group's monthly luncheon meeting, held municipalities to join the Allegheny Fayette Township. The organization offers on the third Monday at 12:30 p.m. Details: County Banner Community roster children ages 1 to 14 programs in science, call Margie Smith at 412-221-3730 or visit this year thanks to a commitment to technology, engineering, art and math www.southfayettepa.com/seniors. professional development, prudent using building blocks and technology. fiscal management, transparency, Details: www.snapology.com. accountability and proactive The nonprofit Junior Achievement of communications that engage citizens. Western Pennsylvania, an 80-year-old The Allegheny