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IN Community is a publication dedicated to representing, encouraging and promoting the Chartiers Valley area and its comprising municipalities by focusing on the talents and gifts of the people who live and work here. Our goal is to provide readers with the most informative and professional regional publication in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
features winter 2025
14 Chill Out, Go Out! From slopes to skating loops to snowy strolls, here’ s where to embrace the season and make the outdoors your playground.
18 Merry & Bright Here’ s a list of some of the most popular light displays in the area to get you and your family in the holiday spirit!
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2 From the CEO 6 IN the Loop: What’ s News in Chartiers Valley 10 IN Events: Bridgeville’ s Winter Blast! 20 Collier Township News 21 Chartiers Valley School District News 32 IN the Burgh: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Creates Magic with‘ The Nutcracker’
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Business Spotlights 8 PA Connecting Communities( PACC) 13 Shly Deck & Fence 16 King Orthodontics on the cover
Kindergarten students show the RIASEC( Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional) letters they use to“ Discover the World of Work.” Front row: Ta’ mya Fluharty( S), Weston Crognale( E), and Stella Musolino( C). Back row: Dante Sherwood( R), Dunya Satarzada( I), and Naga Dakshith Reddy Kovvuru( A). See page 24. Photo by Janelle Kopay.
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