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WAIT IS OVER
Anna Colditz takes the plunge down the blue slide at the Aqua Park.
Rolling Hills Aqua Park opens to rave reviews By Eleanor Bailey Almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.net
James and Taylor Smith stood under a 50-plus gallon blue bucket emblazoned with the Peters Township logo. They giggled when the water finally fell, soaking them completely. “It didn’t hurt at all,” James said to Taylor, who shivered because the hot and humid 90-degree days of July had cooled to the mid-70s around lunchtime on Aug. 4. The sun-drenched Monday marked the official grand open-
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ing date of the multimillion-dollar Rollings Hills Aqua Park, although a ribbon-cutting ceremony and soft opening was held July 31 for Peters Township employees and their families. “This is the best part,” Taylor said of the water feature. Taylor noted that she was just at Kennywood the day before. “This is better,” she said. Plenty of opening-day patrons agreed. The township’s aqua park, which is located at 110 Warriors Way, was worth the wait and price.
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What’s happening, B3 ABOVE: Taylor Smith, right, and her brother, James, wait to be doused by a bucket of water during opening day of the Peters Township Aqua Park. Taylor said the community amusement was “better” than Kennywood. LEFT: Annie Jurcevich and Eloise Stroyne shoot out of the green slide at the Rolling Hills Aqua Park, which opened Aug. 4.
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‘Mission on the Mon’ raises National Night Out a hit in BP $11,500 for Cancer Bridges Eleanor Bailey
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By Paul Paterra Staff writer
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For the fifth straight year, Judy Caves and friends swam for charity in the Monongahela River, and this year’s “Mission on the Mon” was a success. The Mt. Lebanon woman, along with Jennifer Petyk of South Fayette, Juston Dutta of Squirrel Hill and Libby Ernharth of Fox Chapel, swam five miles the morning of Aug. 2, raising $11,500 for Cancer Bridges, a nonprofit where Caves volunteers that is dedicated to providing services for those impacted by cancer. “It went really well,” Caves said. “I don’t think I’ve seen the river in such a pleasant
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The four swimmers on their aquatic journey under the SEE MISSION PAGE A3 Rankin Bridge in the Monongahela River
BETHEL PARK – Good guys do dress in black, particularly those wearing police uniforms. Keegan Beemsterboer wants his daughter, Amelia, to understand that, so he regularly brings her to National Night Out, which is held the first Tuesday in August across the country. Established in 1984, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. It is an opportunity for the public to meet law enforcement personnel in a non-confrontational, casual setting. “Ever since Amelia was little, we have come to meet them,” Beemsterboer said. “Anytime we can make them
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Lt. Joelle Dixon registers a family for free prizes and giveaways during National Night Out on Aug. 5 at Miners Park.
more comfortable with them is a good thing. It’s important to get them used to the police and know they’re the good guys.” South Hills residents had the chance to see the Bethel Park Police Department as well as other first respond-
ers, such as firefighters and paramedics, in a whole new light when they attended the annual National Night Out on Aug. 5 at Miners Park. They had the chance to see them as ordinary people so that when SEE NIGHT PAGE A2
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