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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Heidelberg Oktoberfest Events Schedule

The Heidelberg Oktoberfest celebration is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Heidelberg Park!

Heidelberg’s second annual Oktoberfest celebration is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Heidelberg Park. There are a full schedule events that includes music, dancing, games, food and, of course beer! The events will go from 1 to 8 p.m. with numerous bands and activities during the day, and finish with fireworks to end the festivities. Last year's Oktoberfest was moved into the Heidelberg fire hall because of rain, but organizers are hoping for better weather this year! Read below to find learn more about the events, activities, music, food and parking. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter! Don Wojtila Polka Band – 1 to 4 p.m. Mansfield 5 – 4 to 8 p.m. Helen Matlak – Floating around festival …

Friday, November 4, 2011

Local Parks Offer Creative Inspiration

Photograph for fun and leisure in the area's many recreation parks.

The Chartiers Valley area has a generous number of local parks. Each with their own personality and features. It's in this wealth of public space that shutterbugs can find artistic inspiration and personal expression. They are used for the ball teams and young families who want to get their kids moving. No question they are a great asset to our lives. But, it seems, we forget how beautiful these areas are on every level. The hustle and bustle of every day life makes it easy to take the parks' availability for granted. Armed with nothing more than an inexpensive digital camera and an open mind, the parks beckon to be seen and enjoyed. Thanks to our technological era, we can capture time and place digitally. This would have cost a small …

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Sewage Tank No Longer an Option in Heidelberg Park

Heidelberg Park isn't a prime location for ALCOSAN's storage tank

Heidelberg Park has been removed as a possible location to install a multimillion-gallon ALCOSAN sewage storage tank, Mayor Kenneth LaSota said. The Heidelberg mayor told the borough council this week that he learned earlier this month that ALCOSAN has removed the park from consideration and may go with a different approach to the storage plan. ALCOSAN had wanted to install a 6 to 9-million gallon storage tank underneath Heidelberg Park, along with various other locations near the Chartiers Creek. LaSota said the issue galvanized the community for two years and garnered 126 signatures on a petition against the plan. LaSota said he attended an ALCOSAN committee meeting on Aug. 2 and saw that Heidelberg Park had been removed from the plan. …

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