Dawson News

After about 30 years of serving the residents of Dawson in some capacity, Barbara Wilhelm is handing over the mayoral reins to political newcomer Carol Costella.

Dawson Volunteer Fire Co. will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the fire station on Galley Street.

At a recent meeting of the Dawson Volunteer Fire Company, the new officers for the coming year were elected.

Area groups or organizations wishing to announce their events in this column for New Year's Eve, please get your information to me today; it will be deeply appreciated.

Two Tri-Town families are opening their homes for Christmas to benefit good causes.

Leisenring Presbyterian Church will hold its monthly food distribution from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

A developer that abandoned plans to buy the shuttered Bloomsburg Mills property unexpectedly sought to add student apartments to a project near Central and Tower roads here in recent months, township officials say.

There is free parking in Scottdale for the month of December. Please think about putting the money you would have used for parking into the Salvation Army kettles.

Laurel: To fencing off a public danger. Recent railroad deaths in Derry Borough have prompted a community-driven effort to fence a problematic area where some residents illegally cross the tracks.

Thursday is Thanksgiving. Please remember area schools are not in session until Dec.

Residents of Dawson will soon welcome their new code enforcement officer, Rita Borenstein.

Lance: To Derry Borough's fatal "shortcut." The deaths of Sheila Singer, 37, and her son, John, 2, struck by a freight train while crossing railroad tracks, is a profound loss at a site where such senseless tragedies have become far too frequent.

A few new faces will be seen at upcoming school board meetings next year. In Connellsville, five candidates ran for four seats on the Connellsville Area School Board.

Connellsvile police responded to 410 N. Cottage Ave. on Oct. 28 for a report of an accidental shooting.

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department will have soup and sandwiches at the Flatwoods Fire Hall from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Workers at the Fayette County Courthouse in Uniontown have been advised to take precautionary measures after an assistant district attorney was diagnosed with H1N1.

Dawson Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a Halloween dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at its fire hall.

In the late 1800s, the villages of Unionville and Julian along Bald Eagle Valley benefited from the railroad that tied the towns together.

Area trick-or-treat events are set as follows: * Bullskin: Oct. 31, trick-or-treat from 3 to 6 p.m. * Connellsville: Sunday, trick-or-treat from 4 to 5 p.m.; Oct.

The Leisenring Presbyterian Church will hold its monthly food bank from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.