One of the best things about this time of year is the proliferation of festivals. They didn’t amount to much last year, but now we seem to be ignoring the pandemic and are supporting this kind of event bigger and better than ever. The Washington-Greene County Covered Bridge Festival is one of my favorites; it… [Read More]
Archives for 2021
Oyler: The Calendar
Our Book Club meeting this month was delayed to avoid Rosh Hashanah, prompting me to investigate that holiday. My initial investigation determined that it was Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first day of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. I also learned that this calendar was a lunar one and that its first… [Read More]
Betty Copeland Named Pennsylvania Mayor of the Year
Last week’s borough council meeting was a rare standing-room-only gathering as mayor Betty Copeland was formally named Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors’ Association. Copeland became Bridgeville’s first female mayor and first Black mayor when she was elected to the office in 2017 at the age of 83. Rather than publicly advocate… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council: Sept. 13, 2021
Full video of borough council’s Sept. 13, 2021 meeting.
Oyler: Edmund R. Weise, R. I. P.
In a previous column I remember writing that “Ed Weise was the best ‘best friend’ a teen-aged boy could ever have”. And indeed he was; his passing has triggered an avalanche of memories for me. Despite being saddened by his death, it is easy for me to celebrate his life and the portion of it… [Read More]
Chartiers Valley School Board Moves Meeting Outside to Escape Mask Conflict [Post-Gazette]
A Few Chartiers Valley Students Stage Walkout to Protest Mask Mandates
Last week, at least eight Chartiers Valley High School students staged a mid-day walkout because they do not want wear facemasks at school during the current global pandemic. Although the students were small in number, they were big on media coverage, as a WPXI news crew waited at the bottom of the school’s entrance to… [Read More]
Bridgeville’s Devlin Robinson Featured In Article About Veterans’ Experiences After 9/11 (Herald Standard.com)
Get Your Chamber of Commerce Car Raffle Ticket Before It’s Too Late
There’s still time to enter the chamber of commerce raffle for the chance to win a new Chevy Trailblazer but you might have to act fast. More than 75% of of the 750 the tickets have already been sold for the drawing, which takes place on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. at Colussy Chevrolet…. [Read More]
Oyler: Report to the Lord of the Manor
Noblemen in Scotland employed ghillies as caretakers of the forests and streams on their extensive estates; that seems like an appropriate description of the role I have assumed in my regular visits to the natural park adjacent to my home. Part of my responsibility is to inspect all parts of the park. It is a… [Read More]
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