WHAT’S NEWS IN NORWIN
Join thousands of Pennsylvanians
and keep your neighborhood clean and
beautiful!
TROOPER IWANIEC 10TH
ANNIVERSARY RACE AT
ST. VINCENT COLLEGE
EVERYONE DESERVES A
CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD – JOIN
THE GREAT AMERICAN
CLEANUP OF PA
Cleaning up your neighborhood is one
of the best investments you can make.
Whether you have vacant lots plagued
with debris, natural areas that are dumped
on, or litter blown from down the street,
any neighborhood can be lifted up by
positive action.
The 15th annual Keep Pennsylvania
Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA
can help get you started. Through May
31, thousands of Pennsylvania families
and friends will partake in litter and illegal
dump cleanups, beautification projects
such as tree and flower plantings, recycling
collections and education programs.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful partners
with PennDOT, the Department of
Environmental Protection, and Keep
America Beautiful to provide free trash
bags, gloves, and safety vests to registered
participants, as supplies last. During Let’s
Pick It Up PA—every day from April 13
through May 6—cleanups registered with
the Great American Cleanup of PA are
eligible to take their trash to participating
landfills free of charge or at a reduced rate.
Registration can be done online
at www.gacofpa.org. Michelle Dunn,
Great American Cleanup of PA Program
Coordinator, can answer questions
at 1.877.772.3673, ext. 113, or email
[email protected].
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The tenth annual TakeOff: Honor the
Past, Shape the Future Race to benefit
the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial
Foundation is scheduled for Saturday,
April 13, at Saint Vincent College in
Latrobe.
TakeOff is a race to honor DUI victims,
raise awareness about the seriousness
of impaired driving and encourage the
community to have a positive influence
in the reduction of impaired driving. On
average, an impaired driver kills someone
every 50 minutes.
In the case of Pennsylvania State
Trooper Kenton Iwaniec, a Westmoreland
County native and Saint Vincent College
graduate, he was killed by a drunk driver
just moments after completing his shift
at the Avondale Barracks on March 28,
2008. Over 10,000 families each year are
destroyed by impaired drivers.
All profits from the TakeOff race will
go to the purchase of Preliminary Breath
Test Devices (PBTs) for the Pennsylvania
State Police and other law enforcement
agencies throughout the commonwealth.
To date, the Trooper Iwaniec Memorial
Foundation has donated over 1,600 PBTs.
Last year’s race was a tremendous
success. With over 1,500 participants,
the organization was able to raise
nearly $100,000. Questions? Email
[email protected]. For
additional information, including race
registration, visit trooperiwaniec.org.
THREE NORWIN BAND
STUDENTS MARCHED
IN MACY’S GREAT
AMERICAN MARCHING
BAND
Three students from Norwin High
School were selected to perform in the
2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
in New York City. Senior clarinet player
Tommy Kratzenberg, senior saxophone
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player Kate Heuer, and freshman trombone
player Grace Heuer auditioned for the
Macy’s Great American Marching Band and
were selected from hundreds of students
nationwide.
“Tommy has had an amazing experience
marching with Macy’s band. He was selected
his sophomore year as well, and has made
lasting friendships from all over the United
States,” says his mother Ann Kratzenberg,
who is also secretary of the Norwin Band
Aides, a parent support group.
“It’s a testament to the quality of the
music education at Norwin,” says Kathleen
Heuer, mother of Kate and Grace, and also
a member of the Norwin Band Aides. “The
Norwin Band program prepares students
not only for opportunities like this on a
national stage, but to succeed in whatever
they choose.”
The students are under the direction of
Norwin High School band directors Tim
Daniels and Brandon Kandrack, and study
privately with Kevin McManus and Greg
Ondayko. The Norwin High School Band
is fresh off victories as Class AA champions
at the 2018 Bands of America Northeast
Regional Championship in Canton,
Ohio; and as champions of the 2018
Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional
Championship in Newark, Delaware.
The Macy’s Great American Marching
Band was under the direction of Auburn
University’s Dr. Richard Good and assisted
by talented music educators from across
the country. The 185 musicians were
complemented by approximately 40 flags
and dancers. n