WHAT’S NEWS IN SOUTH FAYETTE
FREE GLASS
RECYCLING
COLLECTION APRIL 6 IN
SOUTH FAYETTE
A free glass recycling collection will
be held Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the South Fayette Township
municipal complex, 515 Millers Run
Road, as part of a series of Saturday
collections throughout the South Hills
this spring hosted by the Pennsylvania
Resources Council.
South Fayette residents are welcome
to attend all of the events to drop off any
color of glass bottles and jars. Window
glass, drinking glasses or stemware, and
ceramics are strictly prohibited.
Glass is no longer permitted in
curbside recycling bins.
The following events are scheduled for
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
April 6 – South Fayette Municipal
Complex
Sponsored by South Fayette Township
April 13 – Dormont Pool
Sponsored by Borough of Dormont
May 11 – Village Square Mall
Sponsored by Township of Upper
St. Clair
SOUTH FAYETTE
RECEIVES GRANT TO
PURCHASE FACE-TO-
FACE PLAYGROUND
SWINGS
and a child (or two children) to swing
and interact face-to-face and eye-to-eye
to provide opportunities for multi-
generational play and emotional bonding.
The Expression Swing has a bucket
seat for children under 5 years old and a
facing adult swing. The Expression Swing
Universal includes an adult swing facing
an adaptive seat that provides additional
support for children ages 5 to 12 of all
abilities.
The swings will be installed in
Morgan Park this spring. South Fayette
Township was the only municipality
to receive the grant, thanks to Parks &
Recreation Director Paula Simmons,
who applied after attending the Play for
Change conference hosted by the Playful
Pittsburgh Collaborative. Funds come
from The Grable Foundation and The
Benedum Foundation.
SOUTH HILLS SENIOR
SOFTBALL LOOKING
FOR MEMBERS
South Hills Senior Softball League
registration is open for the 2019 season.
The league is for players 55 years
old and up. (Players who are 54 can
join at any time during the year they
turn 55.) Information and forms for
registration are on the league’s website
South Fayette Township Parks &
Recreation has received a $3,500 Play
for Change grant for the purchase of
two GameTime Expression Swings. The
playground equipment allows an adult
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at seniorsoftballleague.com. The league
holds practices and games from April
through August/early September at fields
in South Park and elsewhere in the South
Hills.
“You'll feel like a kid again when you
play,” says Doug Houston, commissioner
of the nonprofit group. “The average
player is about 66, and our softball rules
are age-appropriate.”
Players are chosen for teams each
spring in a draft, ensuring that talent is
spread more or less evenly among the
teams. The league holds a catered picnic
at the end of each season.
Players come from all over the
area, including Baldwin, Bethel Park,
Bridgeville, Carnegie, Castle Shannon,
Chartiers Valley, Dormont, Mt. Lebanon,
Peters Township, South Park, Upper St.
Clair, Whitehall and other communities.
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WOMEN’S GOLF OF
MT. LEBANON WANTS
YOU TO GET BACK INTO
THE SWING OF THINGS
Women's Golf Association of Mt.
Lebanon invites local women to play
every Tuesday from April through
September. Membership is open to all
women, all skill levels, residents and non-
residents.
For more information, call Sharon
Ackerman at 412.480.3319.