Police Department Holds Fifth Annual Open House July 26 The Edgewood Police Department will hold their Fifth Annual Open House on Saturday, July 26 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Edgewood Borough Building, located at 2 Race Street. We will be offering com- plimentary hot food prepared by police personnel from 12:30 until 2 p.m. and beverages and snacks will be provid- ed throughout the event. Police, fire and public works personnel will be demon- strating various equipment. We also anticipate an ambulance on hand for viewing. There will be games and activities for the children, as well as child fingerprinting. We will be hav- ing a children’s raffle and the winners will receive some fan- tastic prizes. The WISH 99.7 Sweet Treat Patrol will be on hand providing music and treats. Tours of the borough building will also be available. In addition, we will have an Edgewood officer who is certified with child safety seats on hand. The officer will be able to assist you and answer any questions you may have about the installation of your child seat. We also have a special guest this year, John Ledge, “That Guy with the Birds.” John trav- els with various birds, including parrots and a Harlequin Macaw. John will be present for the duration of the event and will be doing a demonstration at 1:30 p.m. which involves music, audience participation and his trained par- rots. This year’s open house should prove to be entertaining for the young and the young at heart, so stop by and enjoy some food and fun with your local public safety personnel. JUNE/JULY 2008 Monday Movie Night This Edgewood summer tradition returns to Koenig Field with an open-air screening of Spiderman 3. Other June titles include Happy Feet on June 16 and Alvin and the Chipmunks on June 23. Watch the borough website for the rest of the summer schedule. The Class of 2008 The Edgewood Foundation held its annual cele- bration for high school seniors on May18. Bill Modoono was the guest speaker, and Andrea Thieman received the new Mel Douglas scholarship for a student with an outstanding record of commu- nity service. Honorable mentions went to Megan Good and Emily Bush. Although rain threatened, it held off long enough for the graduating seniors to gather on the steps of the Edgewood Club for the traditional photograph. Pictured here are, l. to r., front row, Liz Modoono, Emily Bush, Megan Good, and Sarah Chybrzynski; back row, Alicia Lewis, Melissa Carretta, Andrea Theiman, Ian Josowitz, and Sam Lewis (photo by Paul Josowitz).
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Police Department Holds Fifth Annual Open House July 26The Edgewood Police Department will hold their Fifth
Annual Open House on Saturday, July 26 from 12:30-2:30p.m. The event will be held at the Edgewood BoroughBuilding, located at 2 Race Street. We will be offering com-plimentary hot food prepared by police personnel from12:30 until 2 p.m. and beverages and snacks will be provid-ed throughout the event.
Police, fire and public works personnel will be demon-strating various equipment. We also anticipate an ambulanceon hand for viewing. There will be games and activities forthe children, as well as child fingerprinting. We will be hav-ing a children’s raffle and the winners will receive some fan-tastic prizes. The WISH 99.7 Sweet Treat Patrol will be onhand providing music and treats.
Tours of the borough building will also be available. Inaddition, we will have an Edgewood officer who is certifiedwith child safety seats on hand. The officer will be able toassist you and answer any questions you may have about theinstallation of your child seat. We also have a special guestthis year, John Ledge, “That Guy with the Birds.” John trav-
els with various birds, including parrots and a HarlequinMacaw. John will be present for the duration of the eventand will be doing a demonstration at 1:30 p.m. whichinvolves music, audience participation and his trained par-rots. This year’s open house should prove to be entertainingfor the young and the young at heart, so stop by and enjoysome food and fun with your local public safety personnel.
JUNE/JULY 2008
Monday Movie NightThis Edgewood summer tradition returns to
Koenig Field with an open-air screening ofSpiderman 3. Other June titles includeHappy Feet on June 16 and Alvin and the
Chipmunks on June 23. Watch the borough website for therest of the summer schedule.
The Class of 2008
The Edgewood Foundation held its annual cele-bration for high school seniors on May18. BillModoono was the guest speaker, and AndreaThieman received the new Mel Douglas scholarshipfor a student with an outstanding record of commu-nity service. Honorable mentions went to MeganGood and Emily Bush.
Although rain threatened, it held off long enoughfor the graduating seniors to gather on the steps ofthe Edgewood Club for the traditional photograph.Pictured here are, l. to r., front row, Liz Modoono,Emily Bush, Megan Good, and Sarah Chybrzynski;back row, Alicia Lewis, Melissa Carretta, AndreaTheiman, Ian Josowitz, and Sam Lewis (photo byPaul Josowitz).
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Library
Summer HoursBeginning June 29, the library will
have new hours. We will be closed onSundays until September 1. Weeklyhours are:• Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.• Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.• Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Memorial GiftsThe library has received memorial
gifts in remembrance of Joanne Blos,Jerry Yoest, and John Major.
New Wi-FiThe library is now Wi-Fi capable.
Thanks to a DCED grant from JayCosta we are able to make this serviceavailable to our patrons. Users will
need an active library card to accessthe network. The library will provide aguest card for out of town visitors.
Summer Reading for AdultsWhy should kids have all the fun.
This summer we are again offering anAdult Book Club in July. EveryMonday morning we will pull an entryfor weekly prizes. To be eligible forthe prizes you must read a book dur-ing the week. Your are limited to oneentry per week and one prize duringthe summer.
Book ClubsOur two book discussion groups
will meet in June. The Drop DeadBook Club will meet on June 11 at 7p.m. to discuss The Chrysalis byHeather Terrell and A Test of Wills byCharles Todd. The Genius Book clubmeets on Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30p.m.; check at the library for the title ofJune’s book.
Summer Reading ClubThe Summer Reading Club Kick-Off
Party will be on Monday, June begin-ning at 12 p.m. “Summer reading clubkick-off party. This summer’s theme is“Catch the Reading Bug”. Independentreaders and read-to-me participantscan register for the summer readingclubs, enjoy a snack and be enter-tained by Bugsy and the Critter
Jamboree performed by PittsburghPuppet Works. Reserve your spot forthis free event by Saturday, June 7.
Summer reading club activities con-tinue with Way Cool Wednesdays forindependent readers ages six and up.• June 11, Shoo Fly Pie• June 18, Lots of Legs• June 25, Creepy Crawlies, presented
by the Carnegie Science Center.Way Cool Wednesday activities are allheld at 1:30. Register by the day beforethe class.
Not in a Kafkaesque WayTeen readers’ summer club is
Metamorphosis@Your Library. Thechanges kick off on Monday, June 9 at6 p.m. Make your reservation bySaturday, June 7. Teen readers areyoung people who have completed atleast fifth grade.
Additional teen reading club eventsare:• Change Your Things. Monday,
June 16; repeating Saturday, June 21
• Change Your Outside. MondayJune 23; repeating Saturday, June 28
• Change Your Inside. Monday, June 30 (does not repeat).
Toddler TimeDads are awesome. Celebrate them
at 10:30 a.m. June 14 at Toddler Time,a traditional event for children five andunder five. Please register byThursday, June 12.
By Sally Bogie and Andrea McNeillLibrarians
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Garden Club
Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryCome and see how Mary’s and
many other of your neighbors’ gardensgrow by joining the Edgewood GardenClub on its Seventh Annual GardenWalk on Sunday, July 13, 1-5 p.m., fora lazy summer afternoon amidst fellowgarden enthusiasts. Leisurely strollamong the silver bells and cockleshellsand all the varieties of fabulous gar-dens which we have found flourishingwithin the greater Edgewood neigh-borhoods. Our annual Garden Walkhas become a much anticipated com-munity event which provides a mar-velous fundraising source for our manybeautification endeavors throughoutthe borough.
Tickets of $15 will be availablebeginning June 30, at the C.C. MellorMemorial Library, at Le Mix, 1115 1/2South Braddock Avenue in RegentSquare, or by calling Chairperson JimBurkett at (412) 241-0480, up to, andincluding, the day of the Garden Walk.So, come out and enjoy a beautiful dayin the neighborhood as you join usand those pretty maids all in a row.
Beach Blanket BeethovenSummer is almost here. Grab your
blanket and pack a picnic and comehear the Edgewood Symphony play atBach, Beethoven and Brunch inMellon Park on June 15 at 10:30 a.m.In this free concert, the ESO will beplaying some popular tunes and somelight classical music that you can enjoyoutdoors on a beautiful summer day.WQED sponsors this annual event andgives out some great prizes to the lis-teners who have the most uniquespread. Mellon Park is on Fifth Avenuebetween Shady Avenue andBeechwood Boulevard.
Visit www.edgewoodsymphony.orgor call (412) 473-8880 for more infor-mation.
If not, call now and start an excitingtime in your life!
Boy Scouts of America Unit 23 ofEdgewood has many opportunities forthe youth in the community, rangingfrom Cub Scouts for boys ages 8-10and Boy Scouts for boys ages 11-18 upto Venturing for young women andmen who have completed the eighthgrade and are 14-21 years of age.
Unit 23 is chartered through theFirst Presbyterian Church of Edgewoodand builds self confidence, teamworkand leadership skills (cleverly dis-guised as fun) in your community.
To learn more about scouting pleasecall Scott at (412) 241-1095 or theGreater Pittsburgh Council at (412)471-7537.
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Wine and ChocolateOctober is coming fast and the smell
of chocolate will soon fill the air at the Edgewood Club. The EdgewoodFoundation wants to remind you tosave the date, October 4, for our sec-ond Wine and Chocolate Affaire. Tastesome new wines, and sample scrump-tious chocolate. There will even bebeer for our non-wine drinking friends.
Take in the display of art work fromour local artists, even purchase a newpiece for your home. You’ll enjoy livemusic and get to participate in the silentauction of items ranging from tickets todinners to gift baskets. Watch for moredetails in upcoming newsletters.
The foundation is still looking forlocal artists and volunteers; please con-tact Angel Lehrian at (412) 915-1120 [email protected].
NewcomersAre you new to Edgewood?
Welcome! The Edgewood Foundationwould like to welcome you at theannual Newcomers’ Reception. Therewill be coupons, brochures, and infor-mation about local vendors and organ-izations. You will also enjoy lightrefreshments and a chance to minglewith local officials and communityleaders. Please watch your mailbox foryour invitation to arrive during themonth of August. If you do not receivean invitation or have questions aboutthe event, please contact Tiffany [email protected].
Getting CraftyCalling all crafty people. The
Edgewood Foundation is interested in
pulling together a quarterly fence decorating project for our youngEdgewoodians. The fence decorationsoften reflect how highly our youththink of life here in Edgewood and add a beautiful touch to the fence. Ifyou are interested in being involvedwith this new idea please contact Niki Augustine at [email protected].
Sleep OutDo you like to sleep under the stars?
We do too! The Edgewood Foundationis in the early planning stages for afamily sleepover at Koenig Field. Therewill be flashlight tag, stories, and plen-ty of fun. All children MUST be accom-panied by a parent or guardian 18years or older. Bring a tent or simplysleep under the stars with us on July 11starting at 8 p.m.. This is still in theworks, so, please be on the lookout forsigns at the field and on the messageboard outside of the borough building.
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Strawberry FestivalIf it’s June in Edgewood, it’s time for
the Deacon’s Annual StrawberryFestival at the First PresbyterianChurch of Edgewood. This years fruityfete will be held on Wednesday, June11, from 6-8 p.m. on the side lawn(weather permitting). There will bevarious strawberry desserts, and hotdogs for those who believe that dessertshould follow a meal. The cost is $3 foradults, $2 for children, $2 for seconds,and $1 for hotdogs.
Vacation Bible SchoolThis year’s Vacation Bible School
will be held June 23 - June 27 with atheme of Power Lab. The science andreligion based curriculum includesBible stories, plays, snacks, songs andgames. We’ll end the week with afinale picnic sponsored by the evangel-ism committee (Music & More). Therewill be music, dancing, food and lotsof fun with all the church families,neighborhood families and the familiesof our VBS members.
Music & More Summer CelebrationSave Friday, June 27 from 6-9 p.m.
for a FPCE summer side-lawn, picnic-style, music-filled evening beginning atsunset. As Vacation Bible School drawsto its close, FPCE will host an eveningof music, food, family, friends, andfun. Planned is live music featuringRev Mike and Matt Lehrian’s newlyformed band playing a short set ofmusic. Feel free to bring blankets anda picnic style dinner or purchaselighter grilled fare for the benefit ofFPCE. As this event continues to takeshape, more information will be dis-seminated; however, for now, markyour calendars, invite your family,friends, and neighbors, and brush upon your bocce game.
Local BeautyThe Woodland Hills High School
musical, Beauty and the Beast, received11 Kelly Nominations. One nominationwent to Edgewood’s Sara Chybrzynski,daughter of Anthony and Suzanne ofChestnut Street. Sara is up for BestActress for Belle. Awards will beannounced while this newsletter is at
the printer, so watch for more news inthe future. Congratulations to Sara andthe cast and crew, many of whom arefrom Edgewood.
Katie Peters HonoredKatie Peters, a junior at Woodland
Hills High School, has been awardedthe Frederick Douglass & Susan B.Anthony award from the University ofRochester. Katie is the daughter ofCouncil President Pat Schaefer of LloydAvenue and Jeff Peters.
Exchange Student Wins Art AwardManami Kitazawa, an exchange stu-
dent from Japan who is currently asenior at Woodland Hills, has beenawarded first place in a national artcompetition. Her winning art will hangin the Halls of Congress for a year. Shehas stayed with two Edgewood hostfamilies during her time here.
On to the Art InstituteMarjie Stewart of Walnut Street
has been named Writers’ CenterCoordinator at the Art Institute ofPittsburgh beginning July 1. Marjieanticipates completing her Ph.D. inEnglish composition at the IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania within thenext year.
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On The Edge
Welcome to the Borough of Edge-wood’s newest employee, Chief RobertPayne, who was sworn in at the Aprilcouncil meeting. He retired from theAllegheny County Police Department asa homicide detective and has alsoworked as a police chief in Plum Bor-ough, Pitcairn Borough and Carlow Col-lege. The men and women of the depart-ment look forward to meeting the chal-lenges of the future with our new Chief.We wish him a long and successfulcareer in Edgewood.
Family Learning DayOn Saturday, April 19, the Edge-
wood Police Department participatedin Family Learning Day at The WesternPennsylvania School for the Deaf.Officer Crow gave a safety talk for theattendees advising them of valuablehome security tips. Later, a police carwas available for the children to viewand they could ask officers any ques-tions they may have. Thanks to WPSDfor inviting us to participate in thisevent.
Activity ReportThe Edgewood Police Department
responded to and handled 1,671 callsfor service in April 2008. There were456 incidents reported, 222 complaintsreceived and nine accidents investigat-
ed, none of which resulted in personalinjury, and nine of which resulted inproperty damage.
Part I Crimes are the more seriouscrimes of homicide, rape, robbery,aggravated assault, burglary, larceny,motor vehicle theft and arson. Of the34 Part I Crimes committed in the bor-ough, one was robbery, two were bur-glary, 19 were shoplifting, five wereaggravated assault and seven wereother crimes.
There were 19 adult and no juvenilearrests made for felony and misde-meanor violations.
Edgewood officers wrote a total of101 traffic citations and 350 parkingcitations, and made four arrests fordriving under the influence. There wasone vandalism/criminal mischief com-plaint and one narcotics offense.
Officers also responded to eightfalse alarm calls, took 225 reports,responded to 24 public nuisance com-plaints, wrote one non-traffic citationand responded to 10 calls for medicalassistance.
Summer driving: Young children maydart out into traffic. They can’trecognize danger and don’t know howto react to it. Do your part to keep ourchildren safe and drive cautiouslywhen children are near the roadway.
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TrainingMay was a busy month for the
EVFD in the training department. Thepet first aid CPR class was a success. Infact it was one of the largest attendedclasses in the county. Thank you toLoraine Nogrady for the donation,through the Pittsburgh Irish SetterClub, for the second set of nose cupsfor pet CPR.
In addition we sponsored a basicvehicle rescue class. New members ofthe EVFD as well as Forest Hills VFD,Woodland Hills EMS, and Eastern AreaPre Hospital Service participated. Withthe ever-changing design to vehicleseven the “old timers” learned some-thing.
Chicken and RibsBefore you know it the smell of
chicken and ribs will permeate theBorough thanks to the EVFD. Yes,Community Day is fast upon us. Any
business or organization that wouldlike to participate in the parade pleasecontact me for details.
The Safety TipWhile surfing the net I found an
interesting article on propane tanks.See: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/methtank.asp. It seems thatmeth lab “professors” are using pro-pane cylinders for anhydrous ammo-nia. This chemical is not compatiblewith brass and will corrode the valveand fitting. This will cause the valve toleak as well as weaken the strength ofthe tank. If you have your own tankthis won’t be a problem. If you use theexchange tanks for propane, examinethe valve look for a distinctive blue-green corrosion on the brass, evidenceof tampering with the threads and anyammonia odor around the cylinder. E-mail me at [email protected] if you would like a copy ofthe safety alert.
By Dave AndrewsFire Chief
About three months ago, thePittsburgh Post-Gazette ran an articlediscussing suburban municipal debt inAllegheny County. In my opinion thatarticle was incomplete. It lumped com-munities together by looking at anannual DCED report submitted bymunicipal auditors. The article report-ed that communities such asEdgewood, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, andMt. Lebanon were in over their headsbased on vague standards associatedwith debt ratios for municipalities.
Channel 4 ran what it called aninvestigative report this past week onmunicipal debt as well. It indicatedthat communities with debt amountingto 10% of their annual budgets were introuble. I have not seen that numberused as a benchmark in all my timedealing with municipal finances.
While the Channel 4 report did notmention Edgewood specifically, it didrefer to Edgewood in its online report,which consisted of listing communitiesand their total annual debt amount. Itlisted Edgewood’s debt as approxi-mately 11% of its annual budget.
I think it is important to clarify thissuperficial analysis for the Borough ofEdgewood since no opportunity was
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provided by Channel 4. First, theiranalysis rolled all of Edgewood’s debtinto one category and that is very mis-leading. A significant portion of ourdebt is not even paid for out of ourgeneral fund. Also, much of theremaining debt the borough has in itsgeneral fund is short term in nature.1. 42.6% of Edgewood’s outstanding
debt is paid for out of our sewagefund and not from our general fund.This debt then is paid for by userfees. This debt was the result of asewer project the borough complet-ed replacing 1,200 feet of sewerlines on Race Street. If we useWTAE’s analysis indicating that 11%of our annual budget is debt and werightfully subtract this amountEdgewood’s debt is now under 7%of our general fund budget.Conversely, if we would addEdgewood’s user fees from thesewer fund into the revenue side oftheir analysis, Edgewood’s overalldebt would be calculated at a littleless than 5%.
2. 11.25% of Edgewood’s debt is veryshort term in nature and will be paidoff by 2011. In fact Edgewood willpay off its 5-year loan for a DPW
pickup truck in 2009. One of ourloans for our pumper truck will bepaid off in May, 2010 and are two (2)other new DPW trucks have threeannual remaining payments meaningthey will be paid off in 2011.The borough also has an outstand-
ing loan that was used to renovate theKoenig Field bathrooms several yearsback. The $785.28 quarterly paymentwill be repaid in September, 2009.
Edgewood’s long-term debt, which Iwill define as 10 years or more, trans-lates to less 5% of our annual generalfund budget.
The borough will be facing whatamounts to a $50,000 debt in 2016because there will be 27 pays duringthe year. Borough council has had theforesight to set aside one day’s payevery year, as part of the budget, tohandle this added expense. In 2016when other municipalities are scram-bling to come up with this money wewill already have it set-aside.
Finally, there are a variety of otherfactors that should be consideredwhen determining the overall fiscalhealth of a municipality that were lack-ing in both the Post-Gazette article andthe recent Channel 4 telecast:1. We have no outstanding bond
issues.
2. We have an undesignated cashreserve, or rainy day fund, ofapproximately 9% of our annualbudget. Most financial experts agreethat very healthy communities havea set-aside between 5-15%.
3. We have a healthy cash reserve inour sewage fund and liquid fuelsfund.
4. We have comprehensive insurancecovering the Borough for nominallosses as well as catastrophic events.
5. We have an infrastructure that over-all is in outstanding condition.
6. While millage changed in the early2000’s as a response to unpre-dictable property values (andchanged from 5.857 to 6.661 in2003, but only because we eliminat-ed the garbage fee) essentially taxeshave remain unchanged for 12 years.
7. The two long-term debts the bor-ough has incurred where inresponse to a specific need in theborough; a deteriorated sewer lineand new rescue truck for the firedepartment.My point to all of this is to assure
our residents that these items; thequality of our infrastructure, our cashflow, our debt ratios, our programs,and our potential need to go into anyadditional debt is all being aggressive-ly monitored and please rest assuredthat we in fact are an extremelyhealthy borough.
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Parkway PlantersSay Goodbye…
…to Greer, Gary, and Gloria’sfamous hot sausage sandwiches. After12 years of coordinating volunteers toplant the Western PennsylvaniaConservancy and then inviting every-one home for a fabulous lunch, Greerand Gary Mulholland are steppingdown as Garden Stewards/Hosts. Thefinal Mulholland-run planting in Maywas done in record time, partly thanksto the new wave design from theConservancy, which eliminated theneed to couple the irrigation hoses.Everyone returned to the Mulhollands’and enjoyed Gloria’s sausage for onelast time. In order to keep the traditionalive, Gloria has generously agreed toshare the recipe.
Anyone interested in taking over thejob of Garden Steward should contactLynn McGuire-Olzak at lmcquire-olzak@ paconserve.org. The job carriesa $500 honorarium, and makingsausage and hosting lunch is optional.
Yipes, Stripes! Braddock Avenue’s gottem. Along with the new pavement, Braddock Avenue is sporting snazzy new linesmarking parking spaces. Some days, drivers even park between those lines. PennDOT’s April project resulted in asmoother, safer roadway through the Regent Square Business District. Now if we could only stop pedestrians from litter-ing it, it would be a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Or until the potholes bloom again…
Gloria’s Famous Hot Sausage
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Gloria swears by Labriola Brothers sausage, but many locally producedproducts work well. As with many naturally good cooks, Gloria’s recipe is alittle sketchy. It’s very forgiving and great for large crowds, so give it a try!
3# Italian hot sausage11⁄2# onions, sliced1 green pepper, sliced (or to taste)15 oz. can tomato sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sausage in a large roaster, turningoccasionally to brown.
Remove sausage from oven and slice in half longwise (if desired).
Remove excess fat from roaster, leaving just a film.
Return sausage to roaster and add sliced onions, slicedpeppers and stir.
Add tomato sauce and stir.
Cover and return to oven, stirring occasionally for about 11⁄2 hours.
Serves 10 people
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Get the Berries
At the First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood’sannual Strawberry Festival June 11Page 5
Sleep Under the Stars
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Great Gardens
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