WHAT’S NEWS IN WEST MIFFLIN
WEST MIFFLIN VFW AWARDS
$1,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Three Walt Kuczma scholarships totaling $1,000
were presented by West Mifflin Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 914 Intrepid to students during the West
Mifflin Area High School senior recognition day
on May 23. Receiving the top award was Zkkrah
(Ziggy) Patterson. Meilin Titus earned second
place honors, while Jacob Kosuda won third.
In addition to each winner receiving a
recognition certificate from the post, the
scholarships included monetary awards of $500,
$300 and $200 respectively. Each of the students
West Mifflin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 914 Intrepid awarded its annual
Walt Kuczma scholarships to three students at the West Mifflin Area High
competed by writing an essay on an assigned
School senior recognition day May 23. Pictured are first place winner Zkkrah
patriotic theme.
Patterson, second place, Meilin Titus, and third, Jacob Kosuda, as well as VFW
The submitted works were judged by faculty
Post 914 Commander Jake Bradich and Junior Vice Commander David Luikart.
members of West Mifflin Area High School.
For Patterson, this was the second scholarship
he has received from VFW Post 914. The West Mifflin student
set up by our VFW Post 914 founder many years ago, the idea
won the unit’s $100 Voice of Democracy prize in 2016.
was to provide something that would positively impact our
“The post was very encouraged that students are taking
youth and community.”
advantage of the opportunities offered through the VFW
For more information about VFW Post 914 and its activities,
youth activities programs,” said scholarship organizer and
visit the group’s website at traa.weebly.com/vfw-post-914.html,
VFW Post 914 Quartermaster Gary Ruston. “When this was
or contact VFW Post 914 Commander Bradich at 412.464.9838.
AUFMAN RECEIVES
YOUNG ALUMNI
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FROM DUQUESNE
UNIVERSITY
Shawna DeVille
Aufman—a Class
of 2000 graduate
of West Mifflin
High School who
earned her BSBA
and MBA degrees
from Duquesne
Shawna DeVille
University’s
Aufman
Palumbo-Donahue
School of Business—is the 2018 recipient
of the Young Alumni Achievement
Award. The award recognizes graduates
under the age of 40 for their remarkable
achievements, contributions and career
distinction.
Aufman serves as Vice President,
Portfolio Manager, at C.S. McKee. During
her tenure, she has also earned her CFA.
Aufman was presented with the award at
Duquesne University’s Second Century
Dinner in April.
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THE ULTIMATE GARDEN
TOUR
Don’t miss the 2018 Town & Country
Tour on Sunday, June 24. You’ll visit
15 beautiful gardens in Mt. Lebanon,
Upper St. Clair and Bethel Park. Garden
owners will be on-site to discuss their
gardens. Both self-guided and bus
tours are available. Each 24-passenger
bus tour reaches the first garden by 9
a.m., and includes a fabulous lunch
by Rania’s in the lovely Davidson
Event Center at Pittsburgh Botanic
Garden. For more information, visit
PittsburghBotanicGarden.org or call
412.444.4464.
WOMEN’S GOLF
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
SOUTH HILLS
Fairway Swingers
Are you a woman interested in
playing golf in a fun, non-competitive
environment? Then consider joining
Fairway Swingers, a women’s golf league
that plays weekly at the Mt. Lebanon
Golf Course. Every Thursday from April
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through most of October, the group
plays 9 holes, starting anytime between
7:30 and 9 a.m. A round of golf usually
takes about 2 to 21/2 hours. Ladies of all
golfing abilities are welcome and you
don’t have to have playing partners.
There are also some fun events
throughout the year—a day away
(playing a course other than Mt.
Lebanon), mixers, a picnic, and some
tournaments.
Dues for the year are $22 and
members also pay green and cart fees,
which for 2018 are $22 (under age 62)
or $18 (age 62 and over). You do not
have to be a Mt. Lebanon resident to
join. For questions and membership
information contact Marilyn Goodwill
at [email protected].
Women’s Golf Association
of Mt. Lebanon
Women’s Golf Association of Mt.
Lebanon invites you 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. n