Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Trip Planned

The trip constitutes the first fundraiser for America's Pop Music Hall of Fame, based in Canonsburg. Here's how you can get in on the action.

We told you about the nominees. We told you about the front-runners for induction. We told you about America's Pop Hall of Fame's new digs (a committee member said it tentatively was scheduled to take possession of the property formerly known at Toys My Way Cafe in Canonsburg this week). Now we want to tell you about the first fundraiser planned for the Hall of Fame—a trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday,Nov. 15. Organizers confirm that the $35 ticket includes both bus transportation and admission to the Hall of Fame. The bus will leave from the borough parking lot at 7:30 a.m. and return at approximately 4:30 p.m.  Interested? Checks should be made payable to: America's Pop Music Hall of Fame. Those …

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High School Students Duct Tape Principal for Charity

Fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation draws a lot of participation

During lunch Wednesday at Canon-McMillan High School, students could be heard chanting: “Tape him up. Tape him up.” They were crowded around Principal David Helinski, who allowed students to duct tape him to a pole for charity—four times.  Students could purchase pieces of duct tape approximately 3 feet long for a $1 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and wrap the principal with it, hoping to bond him to a pole in the center of the cafeteria. The challenge was to see if students could provide enough tape and put it in the right places to keep Helinksi attached to the pole with duct tape when the chair he was standing on was removed. Apparently the word spread quickly when Helinski fell down in 1.8 seconds after the first lunch period. …

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Becky Brindle

1:19 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Canon-McMillan Spirit Week Raises Money for Charity

The principal will get duct taped, a teacher will get a pie in the face and Make-A-Wish will benefit; community donations are also sought for the cause.

It's the end of the school year and Canon-McMillan High School students decided to do something different. Raising money for a good charity is a great idea. What about duct taping the principal or hitting a favorite teacher with a pie in the face? Canon-McMillan students will be doing all three and then some. Teacher Rick Bell’s Leadership 2 classes have organized two spirit weeks full of fun fundraising events with all the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. According to Bell, it costs $3,900 to make one wish come true through the foundation. The school is hoping to raise enough for as many as three wishes. Each day of the spirit weeks will have a theme featuring appropriate apparel: Monday, May 21: College Shirt Day Tuesday, …

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WAHS Holds Valentine's Fundraiser

This year, send a card to your special someone and help the shelter, too.

The Washington Area Humane Society is now taking orders for Valentine's Day cards. For $6 you can send your special someone a valentine and help the shelter too! Your special someone will receive a picture of a shelter animal with your message inside. Please complete the form available on-line at http://www.washingtonpashelter.org/ and return your form to WAHS Valentine P.O. Box 66 Eighty Four, PA 15330 by Feb. 3 with your $6 donation.

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Valentine's Day Giving That’s Twice as Sweet!

A Valentine's Day fundraiser for Angel Ridge Animal Rescue has been announced.

Let's face it: Valentine’s Day can sneak up on you. But no worries: Angel Ridge Animal Rescue will help you take the guess work out of the upcoming holiday. The nonprofit asks you to go ahead and save yourself the gas, time, rush, lines and inconvenience of shopping for the perfect gift and let them send your special someone an original, custom-designed valentine (and help support Angel Ridge Animal Rescue at the same time). For a $5 donation, we will sign, fold stamp and mail your card to your valentine Feb. 10. All proceeds benefit Angel Ridge. Attached is a form that you can fill out today and scratch the task off your list. All you have to do is fill it out and stick it in an envelope with your check made payable to Angel Ridge Animal …

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The Editor's Corner

Editor's Choice: Have a Hockey Night in Southpointe; Help a Good Cause

A Cecil man needs our help—here's how to get involved.

Dear Friends, We've been following the story of Matthew Taylor—a young Cecil man who suffered a tragic accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. His medical bills have been monstrous, and his family and friends have rallied to hold fundraisers to help offset those costs. We wrote about an upcoming spaghetti dinner benefiting the young man, but we also wanted to pass along this email we received today about a benefit planned at the Iceoplex Wednesday. Here's the skinny: Canon-McMillan Hockey families, On Wednesday, Nov. 23, Canon-McMillan Hockey Association has a big night of hockey planned for the Iceoplex. Our two freshmen teams will be playing one another at 6 p.m., which will be followed by the Junior Varsity team playing Mt…

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Get Out: Our Top Picks for Fun This Weekend

Groping for weekend plans. No worries. Here are our top 10 picks.

1. Community Spaghetti Dinner  Where/When: First United Methodist Church, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday Why Go?: The First United Methodist Church is hosting a free community spaghetti dinner. Everyone is welcome. Pricing: Free. 2. Light Up Night Weekend   Where/When: Downtown Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday Why Go?: The 51st Duquesne Light Light Up Night will kick off this Friday in Point State Park with a Santa Spectacular! The evening will be capped off by lighting of the Legendary 80′ Duquesne Light Tree, followed by the Macy’s Fireworks to Music Finale! Stroll through the city side of Point State Park after 5 p.m. and enjoy treats and activities for kids of all ages! Saturday night will begin with …

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Buy a Ticket, Get a Chance to Win a Harley

The North Strabane Fire Department hopes raffling off a motorcycle will help raise as much as $10K.

Over at the North Strabane Township Fire Department, $10 could buy you a Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle. If, of course, you’re lucky. Chief Mark Grimm said the department is now selling raffle tickets for the 2011 bike — which retails for about $25,000. The winning raffle ticket will match the Big Four lottery number drawn on Memorial Day, and he added that sales tax and the cost of the title is already paid. There are three chances to win on each ticket. Grimm also mentioned that the seller of the winning ticket will receive a $1,000 prize, too. He said the money raised will go toward the volunteer side of the department, which hopes to realize between $5,000 and $10,000 from the fundraiser. So ask your friendly neighborhood …

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