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McKeesport Art Group's 55th annual spring show opens Friday, May 17 at Jacob Woll Pavilion in Renziehausen Park.
Art is being judged in the categories of amateur, experienced, professional and student. The show will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. May 17, 12 to 8 p.m. May 18 and 12 to 6 p.m. May 19.
For details, visit the group's website at mckeesportartgroup.com.
Art and craft items also will be available for sale during the show, a spokeswoman said.
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The McKeesport Symphony's Orchestra of the Alleghenies is back this weekend with a jazz program for the entire family.
Jazz vocalist Jessica Lee (right) will join the orchestra in a program of American jazz favorites arranged by keyboardist Rick Purcell, a spokeswoman said.
The concert is at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of McKeesport Area High School. Also featured on the concert will be Steinway Young Artist Winner Hannah Che, performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.
The McKeesport Area High School a cappella choir, under the direction of Beth Eger, will join the orchestra for "America, the Beautiful," and four high school students from McKeesport Area High School will perform side-by-side with their professional counterparts during a portion of the concert.
Students Samantha Storms (violin), John Meekins (trombone), Taylor Fillippa (oboe) and Elliott Kaylor (flute) were selected by school music directors Karen Cole and Katelyn Panza to participate in this concert.
Tickets are available online at www.mckeesportsymphony.org. Tickets can be reserved by phone at (412) 664-2854 and purchased at the door. Tickets are $10 to $20 at the door or $8 to $18 online.
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V. Fawn Walker-Montgomery is a candidate in the May 21 Democratic primary. She is running for re-election to McKeesport City Council. The following information was submitted by the candidate.
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V. Fawn Walker-Montgomery
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Alfred J. Tedesco Jr. is a candidate in the May 21 Democratic primary. He is running for re-election to McKeesport City Council. The following information was submitted by the candidate.
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Alfred J. Tedesco, Jr.
Candidate for Re-Election to McKeesport City Council
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The McKeesport Symphony's Orchestra of the Alleghenies is back this spring with a jazz program for the entire family.
Jazz vocalist Jessica Lee (at right) will join the orchestra May 19 in a program of American jazz favorites arranged by keyboardist Rick Purcell, a spokeswoman said.
The concert is at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of McKeesport Area High School. Also featured on the concert will be Steinway Young Artist Winner Hannah Che, performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.
The orchestra is also holding a "Capture the Community" photo contest for this concert, the spokeswoman said. Deadline for entries is May 10.
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The McKeesport Area High School a cappella choir, under the direction of Beth Eger, will join the orchestra for "America, the Beautiful," and four high school students from McKeesport Area High School will perform side-by-side with their professional counterparts during a portion of the concert.
Students Samantha Storms (violin), John Meekins (trombone), Taylor Fillippa (oboe) and Elliott Kaylor (flute) were selected by school music directors Karen Cole and Katelyn Panza to participate in this concert.
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The pastor of McKeesport's Bethlehem Baptist Church and the principal of McKeesport Area High School have been named to a new county-wide commission on preventing violence and improving mental health.
Rev. Earlene Coleman (at right), pastor of Bethlehem since 2003, will co-chair the Public Health Commission on Preventing Violence and Promoting Community Mental Health, along with Dr. Ron Voorhees, acting director of the Allegheny County Health Department.
Mark Holtzman Jr., high school principal, will serve as one of the 23 board members. The committee held its first meeting this morning.
"Community violence is a public health problem," said Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive. "In order for us to have any impact at all on this issue, we need to start approaching it from a public health perspective."
Fitzgerald credited state Rep. Ed Gainey, Democrat from Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood, with the idea behind the commission, which has eight months to present recommendations on ways to identify and develop effective means to prevent violence. Those strategies may then be used to reduce the number of injuries and deaths due to violence in Allegheny County, and to increase the number of people who are receiving appropriate mental health care.
Category: Events || By Submitted Report
McKeesport Recreation Board has released its schedule of spring and summer events.
Highlights include the circus June 1 and 2 in Renziehausen Park; the annual fishing derby June 8; and the city carnival June 25 to 29.
The summer concert series begins June 9 with The Vogues at the Lions Bandshell in Renzie Park, and International Village is slated for Aug. 13 to 15. The McKeesport Ribfest will be held Labor Day weekend.
For more information on events, call (412) 675-5020, or visit the city's website.
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McKeesport is among more than 200 cities across the United States in line for a grant for a new playground from the non-profit group "KaBOOM!"
City officials and the Washington, D.C., based group said McKeesport has been named one of America's 2013 "Playful City USA" communities for its effort to "give children the childhood they deserve by providing ample opportunities for play."
The recognition makes McKeesport eligible for a grant for playground renovations from Let's Play, a community partnership led by Dr Pepper Snapple Group to get kids and families active nationwide.
Other Pennsylvania communities honored were Allentown, Bethlehem, Factoryville, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Reading and York.
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The city will hold a free electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 , a spokeswoman for Mayor Michael Cherepko said.
Unwanted electronics should be dropped off at the public works garage (13th Avenue at Railroad Street) in the Third Ward. Curbside pickup can also be arranged in advance by calling (412) 675-5020, extension 631. Residents should call before Aug. 9 to arrange pickup.
The event will accept unwanted TV sets, computers, computer monitors and printers, stereos, cell phones, cameras and microwave ovens. All items will be recycled by Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh.
Computers are either disassembled and recycled or are refurbished to be sold at Goodwill stores. The event helps keep hazardous waste out of landfills and helps raise money for Goodwill programs.
In addition, neighborhood task forces throughout McKeesport will be teaming up on Aug. 10 to conduct clean-up days. Full garbage bags left on corners will be picked up for disposal.
For more information, call the mayor's office at (412) 675-5020.
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White Oak-based WIP Arts is seeking community help with a mural project at White Oak Elementary School.
Organizer Jenni Dangel says the group is working with art teacher Nicole Given on an outdoor mural that must be completed in about a week. Some of the group's support was pulled at the last minute, she says.
"Now we have a load of eager and artistic fourth graders, a nice location, and no materials whatsoever!" she says.
WIP Arts needs three 4-by-8-foot sheets of plywood, at least one gallon of white latex exterior primer, one gallon of exterior sealer, and "random colors" of latex paint, Dangel says. If you can help, email jenni@wiparts.org or visit the website for more information.
Category: History || By Jason Togyer
Sandie in England writes:
I wonder whether you can help me. I've got your contact details from your website, Tube City Online.
I am researching my husband's family tree and his grandparents were married and lived in McKeesport for a few years in the early 1900s. The marriage took place in 1905 and was undertaken by a person noted as William D. Mansfield, and we are wondering whether there is any connection between this person and the person to whom the bridge is dedicated.
I have so far tried researching this information for myself but have been unable to find out who the 'bridge' William D. Mansfield was. My husband's grandfather apparently went to the U.S.A. from the U.K. in 1904 intending on patenting an invention to do with the railways, and it is family rumour/legend that the invention was 'stolen' from him by a religious minister. Whether that is correct remains to be seen, of course, and it would be wonderful to find out more information if possible.
Do you have any information as regards the William D. Mansfield connected to the bridge?
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