WHAT’S NEWS IN PLUM
certified lifeguards, and rental availability
for parties. Lots of activities are available
for swimmers of all ages including a
competitive swim team, swim lessons,
yoga and aqua aerobics. Free guest passes
and senior discounts are available.
For more information, contact Val at
724.327.8243, visit meadowinkgolf.com
or search @meadowinkswimclub on
Facebook. Summer fun is right around
the corner!
SUPPORT THE
WESTMORELAND
HERITAGE TRAIL
WITH A BEER!
2018 TROOPER
IWANIEC ANNUAL
WALK
On March 27, 2008, Pennsylvania State
Trooper Kenton Iwaniec, a Westmoreland
County native, finished his shift at the
Avondale Barracks in Chester County
and began his drive home. But, just two
miles away from his station, an impaired
driver crossed the center line and hit
Iwaniec’s vehicle head-on.
The mission of the Trooper Kenton
Iwaniec Memorial Foundation is 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. As a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, the foundation
provides Preliminary Breath Test Devices
(PBTs) to the Pennsylvania State Police
and other law enforcement agencies
throughout the commonwealth.
Each year it also sponsors a 5K/10K
race at Saint Vincent College in April
and a Sporting Clay Event at Nemacolin
Woodlands Shooting Academy in
September. All profits go to the
purchase of PBTs for state and local law
enforcement officers.
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724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE
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This year’s Trooper Iwaniec Annual
Walk will take place on Saturday, April 21.
It marks the 10th anniversary of his death
and the foundation is hoping this year’s
race will be the largest to date!
For more information, visit
trooperiwaniec.org.
MEADOWINK SWIM
CLUB OFFERS FUN IN
THE SUN!
Join in some fun in the sun this
summer at the best-kept secret in
Murrysville—the Meadowink Swim
Club! Make timeless memories with your
family, friends and loved ones relaxing
in the warmth of the rays and enjoying
the water. Entry fees have been greatly
reduced for new members until June 1!
Features include a kiddie pool, snack bar,
icmags.com
The Westmoreland Heritage Trail now
has its own beer! Rivertowne Brewing
Company of Export is offering Heritage
Trail Pale Ale, a traditional pale ale
enhanced by a secret spice. Rivertowne
brewers Dale Walters and Aaron Zak
developed the ale (with trail volunteers
as obliging tasters), and graphic designer
Allison Pittier and photographer Tanya
McAndrew teamed with local trail
supporters to design the label for its cans.
The label features an image of a bridge
over Turtle Creek holding the restored
Pennsy caboose now situated in Export.
Cans also hold a tribute to trails:
Whether they were Native American
footpaths, farm roads, old military
routes or railway lines, many of the great
recreational trails of today reveal the area’s
heritage. Rivertowne salutes all those who
keep and use trails today, and all those
who came before to contribute to a trail’s
history. Rivertowne donates a portion of
the proceeds from the sale of Heritage
Trail Pale Ale to our local recreational
rail-trail, the Westmoreland Heritage
Trail.
The ale is available on tap and
at many area distributors, with its
availability expanding every week. Ask
for it by name—you will enjoy it even
more knowing that it supports the
Westmoreland Heritage Trail! ■