WHAT’S NEWS IN BETHEL PARK
Admission is free, but donations are
accepted to benefit the Bethel Park
Community Foundation.
KIESLING WINS AT
AMERICA’S YOUTH ON
PARADE AT NOTRE
DAME
Alexis Kiesling, a senior at Bethel Park
High School, recently won Beginner
Pageant Winner 16+ at AYOP (America’s
Youth on Parade) at the University
of Notre Dame for baton twirling.
She competed against baton twirlers from
around the nation in modeling, solo and
strut. In order to twirl in this pageant, she
had to win at the state level, which she did
in May at the PA state competition.
America’s Youth on Parade is baton
twirling’s most prestigious event of the
year and it’s held at the end of July at the
University of Notre Dame. AYOP brings
together the best baton twirlers, teams
and corps in the world for a series of
National and World Open Championship
contests—all under one umbrella and can
be appropriately called the “World Series
of Baton Twirling.”
BP COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
PRESENTS DEAN
STREATOR HOLIDAY
CONCERT
See Community Band South directed
by Jim Bennett and Max Gonano, Bethel
Park High School Top 21 directed by
Todd Kuczawa, and handbell ringers of
Southminster Presbyterian directed by
Richard Pinkerton at this annual concert
on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m., at the
Bethel Park Community Center.
LIFESPAN’S TENTH
ANNUAL ‘SWEET
HOLIDAY WISHES’
COOKIE CAMPAIGN
Help provide our seniors with a holiday
tradition they love! Simply donate 2 to 3
dozen homemade holiday cookies at your
local LifeSpan Senior Resource Center
or Meals on Wheels kitchen no later than
Monday, Dec. 9.
LifeSpan needs 365 dozen cookies in
order to distribute homemade treats to
brighten local seniors’ holiday season.
To locate a center or kitchen for dropoff,
please call 412.464.1300 or visit the
website at lifespanpa.org.
untreated, exposures are almost always
fatal. Any individual who is bitten,
scratched or otherwise exposed to saliva
from a stray or any other animal should
immediately cleanse the contact area with
soap and water, seek emergency medical
treatment and call the county health
department (412.687.2243) to report
the incident.
This is the 25th rabid animal reported
in Allegheny County thus far in 2019:
18 raccoons, five bats and two cats. A
second raccoon tested positive in late
September. The raccoon was spotted
along Villahaven Drive.
SOUTH HILLS WOMEN’S
CLUB LOOKING FOR
NEW MEMBERS
If you have an interest in joining a fun
group of women, give the South Hills
Women’s Club membership chair, Sue,
a call at 412.257.1057. There are a lot
of interesting programs lined up for the
winter months starting Jan. 3. On that
day, a representative from The Frick
Pittsburgh will speak about the museum
and share information about the 1893
World Exposition in Chicago and detail
how it ties to Pittsburgh.
RACCOON CAPTURED
IN BETHEL PARK TESTS
POSITIVE FOR RABIES
A local raccoon taken to the Allegheny
County Health Department’s lab has
tested positive for rabies. The raccoon
was captured near the 1000 block of
Clifton Road.
Residents should watch for unusual
behavior in animals and make sure their
pets are up-to-date on rabies vaccinations.
If any animal appears to be acting strange
or becomes threatening, residents should
notify their local animal control service,
the police or the Pennsylvania Game
Commission immediately.
Rabies is a virus transmitted by
an animal bite or scratch, and if left
In February, Kelly Stebler, a
practitioner of Reiki, will explain and
demonstrate the benefits of Reiki for
physical, mental and emotional health.
March is the group’s annual covered
dish dinner.
Meetings start at 8 p.m. and are held at
Vanadium Woods, 50 Vanadium Road,
Bridgeville, 15017.
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