Michael Bartley spends three days in Clairton, leading up to the Clairton Bears state championship game in Hershey. Could they win a historic 63rd game in a row, and a historic 4th championship in a row. Bartley speaks with players, coaches, and Clairton residents who agree this special group of seniors and their successes transcend ...football, bringing pride back to Clairton.
Thursday, January 17th at 7:30 p.m. on the Pittsburgh 360 program WQED TV.
Michael Bartley spends three days in Clairton, leading up to the Clairton Bears state championship game in Hershey. Could they win a historic 63rd game in a row, and a historic 4th championship in a row. Bartley speaks with players, coaches, and Clairton residents who agree this special group of seniors and their successes transcend ...football, bringing pride back to Clairton.
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CITY OF CLAIRTON OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the following meetings to be held on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 in the Clairton City Hall, 551 Ravensburg Blvd., Clairton, PA. Both meeting times are prevailing time. Vacant Property Review Committee - 5:00 p.m. Redevelopment Authority of Clairton - 6:00 p.m. Applications available for scholarship programs
DAILY NEWS The Consortium for Public Education has distributed applications to area high schools for two scholarship programs it oversees — the Hope Scholarship and the Dr. Matthew R. Hadley Scholarship. The Hope Scholarship is an award specifically for seniors in East Allegheny, Steel Valley, West Mifflin Area and Woodland Hills high schools who plan to continue their education at an accredited college, university or technical school. Two $1,000 awards will be made this year. Mimi Falbo and her brothers and sisters founded the scholarship to honor their parents, Margaret and Frank Sattler. The first Hope Scholarships were awarded in 2006. The Hadley scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is open to seniors in Clairton, East Allegheny, McKeesport Area, Steel Valley and South Allegheny high schools who plan to continue their education at a four-year college or university. The scholarship is given in memory of Hadley, a longtime McKeesport area physician who served the community for decades through his private practice and his years on staff at McKeesport Hospital. Deadline to apply for both awards is March 15. Students should contact their guidance counselors for application forms. Both applications may be printed from the Consortium website. Visit www.tcfpe.org and follow the scholarship prompts. From CEC Website: http://www.clairton.k12.pa.us/ Parent/Community Advisory Council TITLE I Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2013 6:30 p.m. (please use Elementary Entrance) Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech with special guest Gregory Gibson Kenney Every child attending will receive a free book for his or her home library! Families will receive information to assist their students with reading comprehension. Please R.S.V.P. by Thursday, January 17, 2013 using the attached form.
JANUARY 2013
Training will be done by Red Cross & upon completion of class you will receive certification!
When: Saturday February 2nd, 2013 Time: 12:00 p.m Where: CEDCC Community Human Resource Center 282 St.Clair Ave. Clairton, PA 15025 Fee: $25.00 MUST Pre-Register before Friday Jaunary 25th, 2012 Please call the CEDCC office for more information or call to register at 412-226-1587. This class can benefit anyone, but the certificate can be useful for Child Care Providers & Teachers to show they have been trained in this area. "So, what in the world do you want to do with your life? You mean you haven't figured it out yet"
But you're in high school, for goodness sake! You've got to start getting serious about the future now!" "Oh, don't worry about making a career decision now. Just find a good school to get into and you'll figure the rest out from there. The important thing is that you get a college degree and you'll be guaranteed success." Do the above quotations sound familiar to you? Sort of conflicting advice, right? Well, we all (meaning us 'know-it-all' adults) mean well by it. However, neither pieces of advice are actually empowering you to find happiness and success in your future. Great news, though! By being involved in The Future Is Mine you are empowering yourself to find your passion in life and begin discovering how to build a future with that passion as the core. Or, perhaps you already know what your passion is and exactly the career you would like to pursue. Great! Either way,The Future Is Mine welcomes you to come along with an open-mind and explore all the options that you didn't even know existed! The Future Is Mine (TFIM) is the Consortium for Public Education's initiative that reaches into high schools, middle schools and elementary schools to connect students to authentic career awareness experiences. The Consortium is a unique third-party convener, broker and catalyst dedicated to making a difference in the lives of all children and their communities. TFIM helps students focus on learning how to drive their careers, from accessing appropriate academic opportunities to packaging skills and talents to navigating the world of work. Its goal is to help all students find their passion and pursue their dreams' but in an informed way that will lead to future success. For more information on TFIM, please visit: http://www.thefutureismine.com/content.agent?page_name=About By Michael DiVittorio
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013, 4:06 a.m. Updated 14 hours ago A developer of a proposed Save-A-Lot grocery store in Clairton is requesting the city fill in a $460,000 financial gap in the project. Howard Slaughter, a consultant for Sierra Development, told residents and city officials about the shortfall earlier this week. “We have certain dollars in place. We have to leverage those dollars,” Slaughter said at Tuesday‘s council meeting. “We‘re about ($460,000-$500,000) away from where we need to go on this development. That‘s pretty much where we are, unless we can fill the gap, Sierra will not be able to move forward because that will be difficult to do.” The Save-A-Lot is projected to be located on the former Blair Heights housing development along Maple Avenue, not far from Route 837 and the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant. Sierra Development, through its Cityplace Center LLC subsidiary, bought the 6.03-acre land for $100,000 from the Allegheny County Housing Authority in 2011. The plan is to develop a 15,500-square-foot grocery with 65 parking spaces. City officials have yet to say if they would grant Sierra‘s request. “This is probably the biggest project that we‘ve worked on as council members in the city of Clairton, trying to make something happen for our city,” Councilman Richard Ford said. “I do see that it‘s very possible (to have a grocery store),” Mayor Rich Lattanzi said. Resident Joe Julian said he‘s opposed to the city giving any money to Sierra, noting that when he started his business, “we didn‘t get a dime from this city.” “We should not have to pay for a grocery store,” Julian said. “I‘ve been eating without a grocery store for the last 10 years, and I don‘t think we should pay a dime of our tax money for any business to come here.” Council voted to approve development and site control agreements between the city and Sierra Development LLC in September. The agreements were needed to be in place prior to submitting applications for Allegheny County Community Development Block Grant and state Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund grant requests. The city is seeking $490,000 in CDBG funds and $250,000 in CTIF monies on behalf of Sierra. Slaughter lauded city officials for their efforts in trying to bring a grocery store to Clairton. Councilman John Lattanzi said he hasn‘t seen enough from Sierra to have the city assist the project any further. “I‘m against it unless they can show me they got enough money to finance this project,” Lattanzi said. “Show me the money. That‘s my story. I‘ve been telling them I wanted to see financial reports, and they never provided.” Lattanzi also said he spoke with city solicitor J. Deron Gabriel, who informed officials the money requested cannot be a direct loan to an individual or company. Slaughter said Sierra‘s financial commitment to the store, including cash equity, total roughly $2.5 million. “That is the maximum that the organization can put into a grocery store,” Slaughter said. Sierra‘ applying for a $250,000 loan through the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Duquesne. Sierra also committed $471,000 toward purchasing equipment, and seeks a $1 million loan through First Commonwealth Bank. Slaughter said Sierra received a commitment for $625,000 in an operational grant, but the store would have to open by February 2014 to get those funds. Slaughter declined to say where that money is coming from. Ford said he expects the city to receive a letter from Sierra by Friday showing all the financial commitments the company received. “We need $460,000 to fill all the gaps for the money we feel we need to make it happen,” Ford said. “I pray that the city will commit to it because it is for our city. If the county don‘t see we have our end of the commitment, they‘re not going to commit to us.” Michael DiVittorio is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-664-9161, ext. 1965, or mdivittorio@tribweb.com. Read more: http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmckeesport/yourmckeesportmore/3272096-74/sierra-store-clairton#ixzz2Hi8jQEun Follow us: @triblive on Twitter | triblive on Facebook Officials handed out 21 outstanding citizenship awards at Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Each of the five council members selected citiz ens in their ward who have made a difference. Awardees included members of nonprofit groups, cleanup helpers, youth football leaders and volunteers. “They really do stuff with kids to bring them into adulthood to make them better citizens, but nobody would recognize them,” Councilman Richard Ford said. “They’re not recognizing people who are running down to the little league field and giving (players) a ride home, and making sure they g et equipment and a ride to the football game. T hese people do that kind of stuff out of their own pockets, and out of their own interest of the kids. They don’t get paid for it. They just do it.” The outstanding citizens are Robert Alderson, William Bradford, Francie Scruggs, Paulette Bradford, Kathy Ulmer, Nick Nickolich, Domenic Virgona, Cathy White, Jeff and Robin Thompson, Bessie James, Janella Hamlin, May Sutton, Richard Ford, Wayde Killmeyer, Joyce Hammons, Pauline Long, Kathy Kovton, Ilene Rossi, Ross Tuttle and Rudy Sanutelli. “I really felt every citizen in this town should have gotten this award,” Councilman Terry Julian said. It was standing room only in the council chambers for the presentation. “It was people supporting those people who were getting awards,” Ford said. “I said, ‘Hey, what did we do to get all these young people at the council meeting?’ It’s a good thing.” Council approved the following appointments: • Nicholas Nickolich to a five-year term on the Clairton Municipal Authority. • Valerie A. Pavlick-Gnazzo to a four-year term on the planning commission. • Marjorie A. Davis to a three-year term on the zoning hearing board. • Donald Amzi Lightner to a four-year term on the vacant property review committee. • Joseph Julian to a three year term on the zoning hearing board. Council accepted proposals from Tri Eagle Energy to purchase electric generation services for various city accounts. Michael DiVittorio is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-664-9161, ext. 1965, or mdivittorio@tribweb.com. New Years Eve Prayers Over Clairton. Click on picture to go to story in the Daily News.
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