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fighters. Station #2 is located on Wildwood Road Extension and is a garage only housing a pumper engine and a special operations vehicle that has an

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August 2008 From the Neighborhoods of Hampton Township, PA Vol. 3 No. 9

The Hampton News Veteran’s Memorial… Its Roots Date Back to 1920

By Tracy Burns

The Veteran’s Memorial, now located in front of the Hampton Township Commu-nity Center memorializes those who fought for our country in the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and recognizes the service of those who fought in Korea and Viet-nam. The memorial has been in our township longer than many realize. On May 19, 1920, a woman by the name of Martha Anderson dedi-cated land to the township to create a memorial for Civil War Veterans such as her husband, Hugh L. Anderson. The memorial’s location was at the intersection of Mount Royal Boulevard and Route 8 across from Anderson Road. Later, when the intersection

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Hampton Student Selected in Young Scientist Challenge

Michael Koehler, 15, a graduate from 8th grade of Hampton Middle School, has been named a semifinal-ist for the state of Pennsyl-vania in the Discovery Edu-cation/3M Young Scientist Challenge. The challenge is the premier national science competition for students in grades 5 through 8 and is designed to encourage the exploration of science among America’s youth and to promote the importance of science communication. Koehler entered the challenge last month with a video he made of himself explaining Bernoulli’s prin-ciple. The judges selected one semifinalist from each state, and Koehler’s entry was chosen as the best from Pennsylvania. As a semifi-nalist, he will be awarded $250.00, a certificate, a

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Chiropractic… A Family Affair

by Dr. Domenic Febbraro

For those of us who are parents, summertime may drastically change our daily routines as we

enroll our children in sports and recreational activities that the warm weather invites. These activities, including our coveted summer vacations, provide excel-lent opportunities for families to truly recon-nect with one another. In fact, it is well known that maintaining and strengthening our family connection plays a critical role in pro-moting our health and extending our lives. Equally important is reconnecting within ourselves, with respect to our health. To further explain, a disconnection often occurs from within that is commonly neglected or trivialized. It cannot be detected nor is it a consideration during a routine medical

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As important as a fire department is to a community, it is ironic that a volunteer fire department gets its start by asking the municipality to authorize their exis-tence. But that’s how it works. Hampton Volunteer Fire Department No.1 is based on Duncan Avenue and has been in exis-tence for over 75 years. The North Hamp-ton Volunteer Fire Department is 100% volunteer and was founded in 1955. Both departments are completely funded by a .25 mil fire tax that is levied by Hamp-ton Township. Station #1 is located on North Pioneer Road and houses a pum-per engine, an aerial ladder truck, and a Chevy suburban that is a squad truck car-rying manpower and equipment. This station also has a rental hall up-stairs. There is an office and meeting room downstairs with a TV room for fire-

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Deborah A. Lange has been appointed to a position on the Ohio State Pharmacy Board by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland for a term of four years from July 2008—July 2012. Debbie is a 1980 honors graduate of Hampton High School and a 1985 graduate of the West Virginia Uni-versity College of Pharmacy. Currently, Debbie is employed as a pharmacist for the Target Corporation and resides in Cin-cinnati. She has also served as President

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was changed, the memorial was relocated to Mount Royal Boulevard near what was then a Hampton Township school. It was updated and dedicated on October 8, 1950. After the pas-sage of more time, the school was no longer on that site and the location became less practi-cal as there was no where to park for services that were held. Again, a new location was found necessary if it was to receive the attention it de-served. “These are changing times

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and it was just too diffi-cult to appreciate fully the memorial currently at the Mount Royal location,” said Martha Hunkele, council member. All members of council at that time felt the idea of relocating the memorial to a place where it would be better recognized and appreciated was impor-tant. When the commu-nity center was in its planning phase, they real-ized the benefits of this location. The move ini-tially met some resis-tance, but after contacting The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars who gave their blessings, plans moved forward. “I think it’s important for the young people in our community to have a sense about the people who fought to give them their freedom,” said Hunkele. “There might be someone they know on the plaques; maybe an uncle or a grandfather”. Hunkele sees the me-morial as an important learning tool as well as

recognition for those who served. Hunkele went to the Hampton Community Association to propose the idea of getting the township residents involved. The opportunity to take owner-ship in the project was achieved by making it pos-sible for them to donate funds by purchasing bricks that would hold the names of veterans. Bricks could be purchased for a loved one regardless of their resi-dency in Hampton Town-ship. Approximately $55,000 was raised through brick purchases, United Way contributions, govern-ment donations including grants of $5,000 supported through Randy Valkovich’s office (2007) and $10,000 supported through Jane Orie’s office (2006) as well as many cash donations. The dedication cere-mony was held on Memo-rial Day. July 3rd an offi-cial Recognition Ceremony was held to recognize the completion of the memo-rial’s construction was as well as key participants in the project. The township p u r c h a s e d m a t e r i a l s ($73,800) and services in kind were donated to the project by Dave Nicklas owner of Wickline Devel-opment, Miller Electric, Hampton Rotary Club and LMS Nursery along with the Bardonner Family ($92,600), which together

comprise the total project cost of $166,400. Alex Zarenko, Director of Hampton Township’s Community Services Department, coordinated the entire project. The gravestone next to the me-morial was donated by Sandy Ro-denbaugh a member of the Bardon-ner Family. It is the gravestone of one of her ancestors, a war veteran. Sandy Rodenbaugh also re-searched names of veterans in the Civil War at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial in Oakland and donated the Civil War Veterans plaque on the memorial. Hampton Community Associa-tion is currently working on the next phase of the project which is to ac-quire the names of veterans from the Korean and Vietnam Wars and se-cure plaques to memorialize their service as well. They will continue to move forward with the plaques until the memorial is up to date. They are still selling bricks and collecting funds to further the me-morial project. Information can be found by contacting Joyce Fastuca, township liason, at 412-487-0400.

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on board air compressor to refill firefighters air tanks, a command area with radios to communicate with all public agencies, a telescoping light tower for scene lighting, and can carry 10 firefighters. The North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department is dedicated to fire suppression and truck work while the Hampton VFD No.1 is suppression and rescue along with fire police. Hampton Township is 16 square miles with a mixed occupancy of housing, commercial and industrial facilities. In addition to protecting our homes, the fire department also protects many schools, large stores, daycare facilities, nursing homes, churches, hotels, restaurants, gasoline stations, a section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and more. This 16 square mile area is the primary area of responsibility of the two North Hampton departments as well as assisting neighboring communities if

necessary. North Hampton VFD has 60 members, but only about 30 members are active. The de-partment has approximately 30 high school and college age students. A volunteer must be 16 years of age to join and there are restrictions on the tasks that any firefighter is al-lowed to perform both by North Hampton VFD rules and by the Pennsylvania workers regula-tions. After the age of 18 there

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Imagine a treatment that could make you happier, healthier, and even wealthier. An intervention so pow-erful it could cause beneficial chemical changes in your blood in a matter of minutes. A technique that

you can do yourself, in the privacy of your own home in the time it takes to make a microwave dinner (maybe less), that can banish migraines, stomp out depression, put an end to fears, eliminate food cravings, abate longstanding pain, and enhance your mem-ory. According to some folks it can be “used for anything.” Is this science fiction? Nope, it’s EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT often billed as “energy psychology” is the brainchild of Gary Craig, who is not a psychologist, a psychia-trist, or a counselor, but a Stanford engineering graduate. Craig fine-tuned a technique dubbed as Thought Field Therapy (TFT) that he learned from a California psychologist, Dr. Roger J. Calla-han. So how exactly does one perform the miracle of EFT? Well to put the technique on the head of a pin, EFT is very similar to Chinese energy methods such acupressure or acupuncture, without the needles. You merely tap, tap, tap, on special areas of the body while accepting your condition. For example, you would think to yourself, “I accept myself even though I suffer from headaches.” The tapping can be used in one or more parts of the body. Recommended areas for tapping include the outside portion of the hand near the smallest finger (e.g., imagine the striking area for a karate chop), under the eyes, under the nose, right above the chin, under the arm, and on the collar bone, to name a few. By the way, if my explanation is a bit simplistic, You Tube is inundated with folks who will demonstrate and help teach you the technique. Mr. Craig will send you a manual with explicit direc-tions or a lengthy DVD series to help you fine tune your skills.

Tap into the power: Miracle cure or bargain basement snake oil?

The obvious question is: Does EFT work? Many experts and high profile individuals believe it does. Dr. Joseph Mercola, the osteopathic physician who espouses a diet void of grains, and runs the most popular US alternative health site, Mercola.com, highly recommends EFT. So does world famous New Age Guru Deepak Chopra. The world wide web is crawling with people who insist that within minutes they were cured (yes, I just used the C word) of supposedly incurable conditions such as multiple sclerosis. You will notice that in a high percentage of the cases these indi-viduals – including Mercola and Chopra – are not licensed mental health counselors.

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checkup, and most of us are completely unaware of its existence until damage is done and symptoms soon follow. In fact, it is a major contributing factor to the pandemic of chronic ill-ness. For those who have read past articles I’ve submitted to “The Hampton News”, you will know I’m referring to a (spinal) vertebral subluxation. Most commonly recognized as a distortion or misalignment of one or more vertebra in the spi-nal column, a subluxation directly interferes with normal nerve transmission between your brain and your body, which is your source for healing and repair for a lifetime. I often refer to this source for healing and repair as the vital connection for optimal health. It cannot be overstated how critical this vital connection is, for I often encounter seemingly “healthy” people who report eating, moving, and thinking well, but an examination of their spine and nervous system reveals moderate to severe damage due to subluxation. Typically, a detailed history of past trauma (minor or major) validates the nature and extent of their exam findings. The most common occurrence of traumatic spinal subluxation dates back to the birthing process, particularly if there is a prolonged and difficult labor and delivery, as well as if intervention was required, including C-sections, forceps use, or vacuum extraction. It is for this reason that I urge each and every parent to con-sider Chiropractic checkups as part of a routine family af-fair, thereby supporting normal development and function of the most important structure and system in the body-the spine and nervous system, which governs all bodily functions in-cluding our most sophisticated defense system, the immune system. Families who receive regular checkups and comple-ment their lives with daily healthy habits of eating, moving, and thinking well, (concepts I teach in my office), are, in fact, fine-tuned for optimal health.

At Health First Chiropractic, Dr. Domenic Febbraro serves Hampton Township and surrounding communities with 12 years of clinical experience in the field of adult and pediatric corrective spinal care. A graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1988, he received his doctorate from Life University, School of Chiro-practic in 1996. He is a member of the Chiropractic Fellowship of PA. His purpose is to educate and adjust as many families as possible toward optimal health through natural Chiropractic

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Hampton Police logged a total of 749 actions by officers between 6/01/08 and 6/30/08. Here are a few of the 749 incident calls that the HTPD dealt with over the course of the month:

Traffic Accidents 34 Domestic Disputes 23 Frauds 12 Juvenile Problems 17 Thefts 11 Drunk and Disorderly 9 Residential Burglary

On 6/09/08, the HTPD received a call from a resident on Hampton Avenue stating her prescription medication and a pair of earrings were missing. The victim also noticed the window to a spare room was open.

Theft

A report was filed on 6/02/08 at the HTPD stating a wallet with a debit card was stolen from an employee at a local pharmacy on Wildwood Road. On 6/16/08, Detective Hoffman received infor-mation from Ross Township Police about a person stealing purses and using the credit cards. The investigation continued on 6/17/08 when the detectives went to Allegheny County Jail and removed the suspect for questioning. The suspect admitted to stealing the wallet and using the debit cards at various locations. Charges were filed and he was arraigned.

On 6/10/08 a manager of a bar in Hampton Shoppes phoned the HTPD to report a customer running a bar tab up to $83 and left the bar without paying. The manager contacted the customer and the client refused to pay. Then the police contacted the customer and the customer agreed to pay.

On 6/10/08 HTPD was advised of two suspects bragging about stealing money from a resident on Wildwood Road. Police con-

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D.U.I. 5 Burglary 2 Threats & Harassment 6 Fire 1 Overdose 1 Suicide Attempts 3

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firmed with the resident that (12) $100 bills were missing from the home. The witness identified the suspects from photos and an ar-rest warrant was served on 6/17/08 for the female suspect which admitted to nothing. She was transported to the magistrate, ar-raigned and transported to the Allegheny County Jail. The second male suspect was already being held in the Allegheny County Jail.

On 6/18/08 a report was made on Shamrock Drive of a theft of two rings stolen from a residence. The victim believes the theft occurred while a couple of workers were in their home. The case was later closed on 6/27/08.

HTPD responded to a theft report at a towing business on Route 8. The case is under investigation as a possible employee internal theft.

On 6/30/08, a resident on Middle Road reported a person re-moved his John Deere Utility Tractor from the rear of his house that is under construction. The actor(s) appeared to drive it out the driveway to Middle Road. The vehicle had a half broken right tail-light, broken glove box and yellow plastic John Deere seat covers. The value of the vehicle is $11,000.

Suspicious

On 6/21 and 6/23/08 a victim received two messages on his home phone about an order he placed for a moving van. The victim did not call the company back. On 6/23, the victim received a call from a car dealership in Butler that someone was trying to get a loan from carloans.com.

Animal Complaints

On 6/21/08, HTPD received a call in response to a neighbor shooting a dog on Field Acres Drive. When police arrived, a family pet was found deceased ap-proximately 15 feet from the owner’s residence. The shooter explained the neighbor’s dog was out-side and when the man opened the door to his house, his dog ran outside. He told police he knew the neighbor’s dog would attack his dog; therefore he shot the

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neighbor’s dog. Police explained that the shooter’s action was a serious error in judgment and that he should not have fired in the direction of a residence unless his life was in im-minent danger. The neighbor admitted to wrongfully shoot-ing the neighbor’s dog. Charges are being filed via sum-mons.

Fraud

6/18/08 a call from California Drive was reported of a male calling the victim stating she won 4 million dollars and wanted her credit card information. The male called a second time and a third time stating he was with the sheriff’s office and needed her information or there would be a warrant for her arrest. The victim was advised to hit *57 on the tele-phone after the call and to check and watch their credit report for 90 days.

6/20/08 a resident on Legran Drive reported fraudulent use of her credit card from an unknown actor. The actor charged $890 to the card using the resident’s social security number and date of birth to verify the transaction.

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Chef’s Corner They aren’t Much to Look at; but the Heirloom Tomato is a Gem

by John Rizzo

T hey come in all shapes and colors and are nothing like the traditional bright red, blemish free, round and pear shaped tomatoes that we are all used to. I know when I first saw

one; I thought to myself “These tomatoes are hideous.” Then I tasted one and changed my whole point of view. It was firm, sweet and meaty; it was the ultimate tomato. Heirloom tomato plants are “open pollinated’ which means that the seeds grow true to their type. The tomatoes we are used to see-ing are hybrid which means they were genetically altered for desir-able characteristics, such as color, shape, size, plant yield and their resistance to disease. Many heirloom tomatoes come from seeds that are passed down from generation to generation. Heirloom tomatoes are gaining in popularity and more and more farms are beginning to commercially produce these. There are literally hundreds of varieties of heirlooms to choose from ranging in colors from deep purple, bright green, yellow, and a variety of reds. Although heirlooms are not as readily available as the hybrids, they can be found in your upscale supermarkets, whole food stores, and at the produce yards. You will often find that heirloom toma-toes are grown organically as well; meaning no pesticides, fungi-cides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. One last significant point about heirlooms is that most of our commercial tomatoes are grown from very few varieties. If some-thing catastrophic would happen to these crops such as pest infesta-tion, disease or blight; it could wipe out the entire future of the com-mercial tomato. Heirlooms are genetically unique from each other and from commercial tomatoes; which means that many would likely survive the conditions that destroyed the commercial crop. The following recipe for marinara sauce can be made with all varieties of tomatoes including your garden varieties. Keep in mind, if you’re using heirlooms, the type of tomato can significantly affect the flavor and color of the sauce. You could feasibly make green or purple marinara; how’s that for a dramatic effect?

Marinara Sauce Yield: About 5 Cups Blanch the tomatoes in a pot of simmering water for about 45 seconds. Immediately remove and let cool. Remove the skin and core; cut open and remove the seeds. Dice the tomatoes into 1/4 inch cubes. Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan and add the anchovies and cook for a few seconds until they dissolve. Add the onion and sauté until soft, then add the garlic and oregano. Cook for an additional minute. Add the tomatoes and black pepper and cook for about 30 minutes until the tomatoes cook down and become saucy. Add salt, sugar, if necessary, and the fresh parsley. Mix well and re-move from heat. Marinara is a traditional meatless sauce that should be rela-tively thin and somewhat chunky. Of course, you can make it any texture you’d like simply by cooking it longer and possibly puree-ing it in a blender or food processor.

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Band Camp: Just The Beginning by Steve Andritz

The Hampton High School Marching Band is looking for-ward to another exciting and fun-packed season this year. This year’s band consisting of 228 talented musicians is very anxious to get started off on the right foot. As always, their first event of the year is the annual band camp. The band director, Mr. Chad Himmler, instructs this camp at the end of every summer to pre-pare for the upcoming season. Their first performance is at the Kennywood Fall Fantasy Parade on Saturday, August 16th.

Band camp is a two week-long event in which all band stu-dents begin to practice intensely for their upcoming season. Prac-tice begins on Monday, August 4th. During the first week, they start at 8 o’clock in the morning and finish at 5 o’clock in the evening. But the second week, practices are only held for three hours in the afternoon. Band camp takes place on the athletic fields at Hampton High School and at Fridley Field. Practices are almost always held outside. The only times when they would move practice inside is during a rainstorm or evidence of thun-der.

A typical day at band camp is a relatively simple concept. It starts out with the students breaking off into sections according to the instruments they play. Then, the students rehearse solely the parts that they need to improve on as individuals. After that, the sections merge together and prepare to practice as a whole. Finally, Mr. Himmler stands on the tower with the other directors and they do a full fledged band rehearsal. For the majority of the day, it is straight out practice with very few breaks. The only extended break they get is an hour-long lunch break from twelve o’clock to one o’clock. There are also a few five to ten minute water breaks built into the schedule, which is very necessary to cool down if the weather is sweltering hot outside.

Band camp is a very useful way to get reacquainted with your band friends after the long summer. According to junior tuba/sousaphone player Jimmy Herring, all of the members’ fa-vorite part of being in band is the close friendships you make. Band is one of the activities at Hampton High School which re-quires the greatest commitments from each of the members. That is why it is very important for all of the band members to bond with each other and enjoy all of their time together.

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The only way to change these numbers is to accelerate the principal pay down. There are numerous ways to do it such as making extra principal payments, bi-weekly programs, or through an advanced mortgage acceleration program. All of these methods reduce the principal and cut the interest paid but are definitely not equal in effectiveness. Extra principal pay-ments cut the principal and interest but in no way optimize accel-eration. Biweekly payments take about 7 years off of a 30 year mortgage if started from the beginning. Advanced mortgage acceleration programs are designed to optimize the acceleration and interest saved.

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Hampton Home Sales 6/16/2008 –7/15/2008

address Sold price 3261 Long Meadow Drive $478,900 4256 Laurel Ridge 450,000 3151 Henrich Farm Lane 430,000 2843 Indian Spring Lane 430,000 4634 Vitullo Drive 403,500 3275 Long Meadow Drive 365,000 4100 Northampton Drive 365,000 3293 Long Meadow Drive 359,900 4324 Muirfield Drive 359,000 2746 Shadowrock Ct. 324,000 2750 Shadowrock Ct. 307,250 Lot 30 Apple Ridge Drive 291,060 3013 Hartswood Drive 290,000 Lot 44 Apple Ridge Drive 261,250 2330 Saddle Drive 250,000 4094 Branding Place 219,000 3118 Haberlein 199,000 3201 Morningside Drive 190,000 4389 Winchester Drive 190,000 2912 Kilcairn Lane 188,415 4085 Surrey Drive 185,500 3397 Cramlington Drive 182,000 4612 Sylvan Drive 160,000 2459 Trotter 155,000 2401 Saddle Drive 152,137 4294 Rosanna 130,000 4484 Birchwood Lane 124,900 4520 Bucktail Drive 110,000 4913 Hardt Road 69,000 2184 Duncan Avenue 62,000

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Cheswick 6579.6 23.208 5 4.69 32.898 Shaler 6438 24.7 2.8 4.69 32.19 West Deer 6344.6 25.323 1.71 4.69 31.723 Harmar 6231.6 23.208 3.26 4.69 31.158 Westview 5994 19.6 5.68 4.69 29.97 Indiana 5598 20.3 3 4.69 27.99 Richland 5528 20.2 2.75 4.69 27.64 Hampton 5500.1 20.53 2.2805 4.69 27.5005 O'Hara 5438 20.3 2.2 4.69 27.19 Fox Chapel 5398 20.3 2 4.69 26.99 Ross 5251.42 19.6 1.9671 4.69 26.2571 Ohio Twp. 5248 18.8 2.75 4.69 26.24 Pine 5218 20.2 1.2 4.69 26.09 Bradford Woods 5181 18.99 2.225 4.69 25.905 Marshall 5076 18.99 1.7 4.69 25.38 McCandless 5036 18.99 1.5 4.69 25.18 Franklin Park 4992.6 18.99 1.283 4.69 24.963

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North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief David Hoburg’s Report for 6/10/08 thru 7/7/08

Dispatched Incidents This Period: False Commercial Fire Alarms 13 Vehicle Accident and/or Containment Detail 5 False Residential Fire Alarm 5 Live Wire Down, Transformer or Electric Problem 4 Hazardous Material Incident or Natural Gas Leak 3 Good Intent, No Problem 2 False Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2 Working Residential Structure Fire 1 Vehicle Fire 1 Flooded Basement 1 Appliance Smoking or On Fire 1 Working Commercial Structure Fire 1 Elevator Rescue 1 Total Incidents Responded To This Month 40

The North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department has responded to 228 inci-dents in 2008 to date. 40 have been late night calls (between 11PM & 7AM) & 79 weekday, work time calls (between 7AM & 5PM Monday thru Friday).

Incidents: North Hampton VFD and Hampton VFD were called for a house fire on Polo Fields Drive on June 17 with heavy fire through the roof at the time of dispatch. This was in a quad type home and the worst damage was confined to the unit of origin. Assisting at the scene were West Deer #3, Richland, and Middle Road Fire Departments. North Hampton assisted Richland VFD on July 4 when someone tried to set a mobile home on fire on Kramer Road.

New Membership: We can always use new members who are interested in firefighting or as drivers only. There is a place in the department for anyone interested in helping. Please contact Chief David Hoburg daytime at 724-443-0300, or leave a message at the fire department at 724-443-5250 if you are interested. An application can be downloaded at the fire department web site: www.northhamptonvfd.org. There is a lot of additional information about our department at that web site.

Fraud Continued The actor used a California mailing address.

6/20/08 a resident on Camberly Drive went to the police station and reported fraudulent charges on her bank debit card. The reported person has a suspect in the North Side of Pittsburgh. Hampton Police traveled to the location, but unable to locate the suspect. The investiga-tion continues.

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plaque for the Middle School, and a T-shirt. The next step now is the judges will narrow down the selection to 10 finalists to be announced in Au-gust. The 10 finalists will go on an all expenses paid trip to Washington, DC in October to compete for two days for the chance to be named "America's Top Young Scientist". The winner receives a $50,000.00 savings bond and a trophy. In 1999, Discovery Communications, LLC, launched the competition to nurture the next generation of American scientists at a critical age when in-terest in science begins to decline. Over the past nine years, more than 540,000 middle school students have been nominated to participate in the competition, and winners have gone on to speak in front of members of Con-gress, work with the nation’s top scientists, and pursue academic careers in the sciences. For more details on the program, visit the website: www.youngscientist.discoveryeducation.com.

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On 6/21/08, a resident from Lakewood Drive reported six unauthorized online/electronic bill payments on her bank statement. Several suspects have been questioned and are going to pay the money back to the resident.

6/23/08 the reported person arrived at the Hampton Police Station to report credit card fraud. She stated over the weekend, she attempted to use her credit card, but it was declined. After calling the bank, it was discovered that two unauthorized charges were made and one attempt over the internet. The transaction was declined due to an incorrect security code. The charges and attempt were in the San Jose, California area.

On 6/24/08 a victim entered into a civil contract with another party. The victim purchased a townhouse years ago and recently discovered the deed was forged. The deed was signed outside Hampton and the property is in Carnegie. The victim believes there is forgery involved.

6/24/08 a resident from Sample Road went to the Hampton Police Station to file a report due to someone using her checking account to purchase $212.72 worth of items from a retail store in Washington County. The rout-ing number on the bottom of the check differs from the routing number on the top of the check. The local bank in Hampton verified the routing number of the check and Hampton Police went to the retail store in Washington County and observed the surveillance video. The police were able to identify the actor and proceeded to the sus-pect’s residence. She admitted she altered the routing numbers and gave written admission and gave the investi-gators the remaining checks. Charges via summons.

6/28/08 a victim on West Stag Drive reported they were contacted by their credit card company and ques-tioned two transactions on their card. Both transactions were not authorized by them. The account was closed by the bank and they were advised to call HTPD for a full report. Police also requested Western Union provide infor-mation on suspect who attempted to transfer money using the victim’s credit card. The investigation continues.

6/30/08 a call from South Pioneer Road for credit card fraud. Police advised resident to bring in the statement.

6/30/08 a Hampton resident reported he purchased a vehicle from a person in Cranberry, PA. The seller stated the vehicle had 85,000 original miles. The victim learned the vehicle had 240,000 miles and that the instrument clus-ter was changed. The investigation continues.

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U8 Boys Tournament Play By Dave Case

Ahhh…there is nothing quite as sweet as a summer of baseball with the boys of Hampton; in this case, I am referring to the 8–year-old A-team – The Hampton Hornets! Trent Aguiar, Ryan Bates, Zach Case, Phillip Conti, Ted Donegan, Erick English, Adam Graff, Justin Griffith, Zack Mattiuz, Tyler Steedle, Greg Susi, and Aidan Thomson made up one of the toughest rosters in the North Hills area. In their first tournament appearance at Knob Hill Park at the Brad-Mar-Pine tournament, the team faced tough com-petition from Pine-Richland, McCan-

Photograph by Wayne George U10 Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament

This year Coach Kuzemchak took twelve girls (some first year players) from each in house team and made them into All-Stars for a traveling tournament team. The coaches and girls worked hard practicing in the evenings to prepare themselves for some tough challenging ball against teams in Be-thel Park, Natrona Heights, and Saxonburg tournaments. The Hampton Heat girls held their heads high and hung in each game while playing and managed to reach the semi-finals at the Bethel and Natrona Heights Tournament. Team Photo: Coaches Bob Sheetz, Head Coach John Kuzemchak, Kerry Nelligan and John Kuzemchak, Sr. All Star Players: Sarah Jameson, Val Kristofic, Ashley Sheetz, Erica Tronetti, Maddy Nelligan, Steph Rizzo, Riley Aquiar, Alyssa Hunkele, Courtney Kuzem-chak and Emily Beran. Missing from photo: Jane Roberts and Megan Thornton.

dless, Ingomar, and Mt. Lebanon but ended as unde-feated Tournament Champs! After that exciting start the team went on to take 3rd place in a ten-team tourna-ment at Cranberry, and in their final appearance at the Ingomar/Franklin Park Tour-nament the Hornets took second in a nail-biter Cham-pionship game to Ingomar, (8-7). The team ended the season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, (and a lot of proud parents).

This team was coached by a great group of guys led by manager Mark Griffith. Phil Conti, Albee Bates, John Aguiar, and all star pitcher Mike “the Machine” Susi, helped the boys stay focused on baseball fundamentals, good sportsmanship and most of all - love for the game. The parents and families that fol-lowed the team devotedly around the region provided the energizing cheer-leading that only families can give. Most of all – this team had a BLAST playing baseball, and we had a blast watching them! Coach Griffith sent a great email out to the parents at the end of the season and his words said it best:

“I’m so proud of the way the kids responded all sea-son. Regardless of the situa-tion they NEVER quit and not once did I hear one player say anything negative to an-other. They really became a team over these last few weeks. As with most success-ful teams it takes contributions from every member to make it happen. We saw that time and time again with this team. Whether it was a timely hit or a play in the field, the boys were able to get it done more times than not. Sure we’d like to win all the games but even in defeat the boys handled themselves with class.” Well said Coach…thanks for a great season boys!

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Left to Right – Hannah McAfoose, Alex Grob, Sierra Downing, Dianna Conte, Kaleigh Gable, Breanne Voddé, Jasz Jo-seph, Emily Stitt, Alli Steinmetz and Hannah Langford. Missing from picture are Gianna Rotel-lini and Bethany Lueers. The 2008 edition of the Hampton Township 11 and 12 Year Old Slow Pitch Softball Tournament Team enjoyed a successful season with a second place finish in the Center Township Tour-nament this year. Other tournaments entered were Mercer County, DeHaven and Saxonburg.

2008 Hampton Township 12U Slow Pitch Softball Tournament Team

U-9 Boys Tournament Play By Tracy Burns

The Nine Year Old A Tournament Team from Hampton just wrapped up their 2008 season. The team roster included: Neal Cor-belli, Eli DeGregorio, Spencer Homitz, Antonio Ionadi, Ryan Krist, Jordon Marsonek, Domenic Scherer, Nick Schuit, Ryan Sickles, Austin Steedle, Justin Weinbrenner, Samuel Werling, and Jordon Zabroski. Team Manager was Keith Steedle and coaches were Bruce Krist, Chris Schuit, and Matt Sickles. The team played their first tournament in Mars where they went 2-2 beating Moon and Upper St Clair before losing to Brad-Mar-Pine and Mars. In their second tournament, the team won against Bauerstown, Squirrel Hill, and Pine Richland and took a loss to Fox Chapel placing them in the championship game at Bauerstown. The team lost 9 To 8 in extra innings to Pine Richland taking runner up. The third tournament was held in Brad-Mar-Pine where the team made the semi-finals beating McCandless and Brad-Mar-Pine but losing to Penn Trafford. In the semi-finals, the team lost a hard fought 8-5 decision to Cranberry. In the final tournament at Upper St. Clair, they lost to Peters Township and WestPoint the two top teams.

“These kids work hard, tournament play is a big commitment,” said Steedle, openly proud of his team.

The Mercer County Tourna-ment offered a new experience for the girls this year. The entire team and their families took to

the road, spending the entire weekend together for softball, swimming and shopping excur-sions to the Grove City Outlet

Malls. Guess which activity the girls (and moms) enjoyed the most?

are no restrictions as long as the person has proper training. All firefighters are permitted to perform tasks for which they have been trained. The basic firefighting classes at the Allegheny County Fire Academy are over 150 hours. Additionally, there are many other classes available to the firefighters. Many firefight-ers have several thousand hours of certified training in addition to the twice per month in-house training that the departments offer. Firefighters attend monthly meetings at the fire department, Hampton Township Fire-fighter’s Association meetings (joint asso-ciation of North Hampton & Hampton VFD), meetings with Allegheny County 911

to revise alarm assignments and concerning standard operating guidelines, monthly meetings with Hampton Township officials to review new plans and building blue prints, and meetings with members of the Northern Chief’s Association. The average active firefighter will re-spond to approximately 100 fire calls a year. Recent call volume has averaged close to 500 calls per year, up quite impressively from an average of 30 calls in the 1950’s. North Hampton VFD averages 15 firefight-ers per call. Firefighters are notified by pager when there is a working incident. The Fire Chief will respond to the scene to evaluate what the incident requires which may include expediting the response, adding neighboring companies to assist, downgrad-

ing the response, or even canceling the units altogether. Firefighters will respond to their closest station and respond on fire units to the scene. There may be firefighters at the station performing routine maintenance, cleaning the station or just hanging out in the evenings, but normally they are respond-ing from home. The daytime is a difficult time due to few firefighters available to respond. This is always a concern. All neighboring depart-ments can be called for additional manpower if needed. This is known as mutual aid. On structure calls, any fire involving a building, both North Hampton and Hampton Fire De-partments along with one or more mutual aid departments will respond. Our primary mu-

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Today’s Fashion

August Means Sale By Deann Gauntner

With the retail seasons always one step

Healthy Child Healthy World

“Creating Healthy Environments for Children,” is a program designed by Healthy Child Healthy World, a non-profit organiza-tion, to help share information with parents, teachers, administrators and child care professionals that will create healthy environments for children. This free program is available to any Parent Group, school or-ganization, child care professional or individuals interested in learn-ing the 5 Easy Steps to healthier homes, child care centers and schools; as shown in a new DVD. The video features actress and mother, Amy Brenneman, along with leading pediatricians: Dr. Philip Landigan and Dr. Alan Greene. The 5 Easy Step Guide is given to everyone attending the program. This program is presented by Beth Egan and Holli Shaw, a mother and daughter team, who are dedicated to educating others about how to make indoor environments safer and healthier for eve-ryone. To reserve a date for this program for your organization or to

receive additional information on this program please contact Beth Egan at 412-487-0333 or e-mail eganshaw@comcast.net. Healthy Child Healthy World exists because over 125 million of America’s children now face a historically unprecedented rise in chronic disease and illness. The purpose and goals of the organiza-tion are: • Expand awareness and understanding of environmental hazards to

children’s health • Help the public learn about healthier practices, solutions, and

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National Night Out 25th Anniversary

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Richland Target Parking Lot

3pm-6pm Festivities include: free finger printing kits, local police, fire and EMS vehicles, self defense demos, games with prizes, local food, and much more!

For more information call: Mara Lehman at 412-780-8640

ahead, you are probably seeing fall clothes in all of your favorite stores. I recently got an email from one of my shopping haunts (on one of our 90 degree days) letting me know “it

is time to think cashmere.” While I love the thought, it is really time to think sale. This is the best time of year to find amazing deals to stock up for next summer, or

even the rest of this summer. The best deals are those that you are con-fident will be in style next summer. Stay away from trends, like the baby doll dress. I have it on good authority those are on their way out. Look for swimwear sales. Macy’s has some adorable Lucky Brand and Kenneth Cole that are fabulous, and practically a steal. Also check out “summer” jean styles. This is the perfect way to buy jeans to wear for fall. I just bought the perfect pair of AG jeans half off and I can’t wait to wear them. Finally, look for staples that you will be happy you have next year, flip flops, sandals, tank tops and shorts. Let me leave you with a couple tips. Only buy something you would have consid-ered at full price. Check out boutiques, like Chick Downtown in the Clark Building and Footloose in Shadyside, where you can get up to 70% off on high end designers. Find those items you coveted all summer and see if they are at your “good deal” price, like Coach san-dals, or the ideal summer dress. There is such a magnificent feeling when the first hot day after a long winter you pull out those brand new amazing Coach sandals that you bought last year for a bargain. So go directly to the back of the store, and shop away!

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You’re Invited!! Join us August 6, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. for the End of Summer Reading Blow—Out Party!! This year Pizzicato Puppets will be performing their “Big Bug Shadow Puppet Show!” Afterwards, YOU are invited to create your own shadow bug puppet! There will be Eat-n-Park cookies and bug juice for everyone! Bring the family!!! Registration is a must!

Join us August 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. for an End of Adult Summer Reading Party fea-turing “Steel City Sound” Barbershop Quartet! Join us for a great musical program of barbershop har-mony… happy songs, lovely ballads, exciting tunes sure to bring back a memory and a smile. Winners of our Adult Summer Reading Program will be announced. Refresh-ments will be served. Bring the whole family! Registra-tion Appreciated!!

August 8, 2008 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. Don’t Bug Me! Keeping Pesky Bullies Away! This interactive and lively program will focus on dealing with the pesky bullies you may encounter. Learn some tips to tell those bullies to bug off! Don’t let bullies ruin your summer reading fun! This program is designed for chil-dren going into grades K thru 2nd grade. Registration re-quired.

August 16, 2008 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Grow a Reader Workshop! For adults only! Learn the skills to encourage your young child to become a life-long reader and be prepared

for success at school. Registration Required.

August 21, 2008 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Tomatoes! Here, There and Everywhere! Tomatoes took a bad rap at the be-ginning of the summer, but we bet many of you have lots of friends who grow their own tomatoes and now they are taking over your kitchen! What do you do with them all? Well, the folks at Mildred's Farm know just what to do! Join them as they discuss

how to grow, can, freeze and cook toma-toes. There will even be a tasting of some delicious tomato dishes! Registration Appreciated. Hampton Community Library would like to thank all their busi-ness and community sponsors that donated prizes and incentives to make this year’s Summer Reading Program another overwhelming suc-cess! THANK YOU!!!!

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The Fitness Corner

Tired of your exercise routine? TRY INTERVALS!!

Part 3 in the series, “Getting the Most from your

Cardiovascular Exercise” By: Matthew Imhof, M.Ed., C.P.T.

“Slow and steady wins the race.” This phrase has been a staple of proponents of low to moderate levels of cardiovascular exercise for decades. It implies that going slow for long periods of time will allow you to achieve re-sults. While this is true in theory, what often happens is that the minimum level of effort needed to achieve results is never met and your body simply gets efficient at going slow. As I discussed in last month’s article, if you want to transform your fitness, it’s all about “intensity”. And the best way to incorporate intensity into any cardiovascular training program is with intervals. Intervals are quite simply periods of greater intensity (measured by increase in heart rate or respiration) followed by periods of lesser intensity incorporated into one workout. This technique is great for breaking the monotony of “slow and steady” and studies have shown that interval training can significantly boost metabo-lism and fat burning over steady paced exercise. So how do you incorporate intervals into your routine? Let’s take a closer look. First, intervals stress your body differently

than steady cardiovascular exercise and there-fore should be included in your exercise routine 1-2 times per week at most. This will allow your body to benefit from the change of effort while also allowing time to recover between sessions and become stronger. Second, to benefit from intervals, total time spent at interval pace should be about 20 min-utes. If you are a beginner, try 10 minutes and gradually build up your total interval time. Anything over 20-24 minutes will simply over-stress your body, lead to excess fatigue and possible injury. Third, there are three main types of inter-vals: long, medium and short. Long intervals raise your heart rate to between 75-85% of pre-dicted maximum and that effort is held for up to 10 minutes. Recovery between intervals is usu-ally short, about 1 minute. A sample workout would be (2) 10 minute intervals with a 1 min-ute recovery between each. These are great for increasing metabolism and offer a huge return on heart health while not going so fast that you feel you can’t breathe. Medium intervals raise you heart rate to between 85-90% of predicted maximum and that effort is held for up to 5 minutes. Recovery is longer here, usually equal to the time of your interval. A sample workout would be (4) 5 minute intervals with up to 5 minutes of recover between each. These will test your breathing more than long intervals but you have the in-creased recovery to get ready for the next one. Short intervals are performed at a pace that

is between 90-100% of predicted max heart rate and generally last 1-3 minutes. This effort will feel hard and fast, however your recovery is 4 times as long as your interval length. A sample workout would be (8) 2 minute intervals with up to 8 minutes of recovery between each. These are generally performed by individuals who wish to become faster. Be aware that this level of effort brings greater risk of injury due to its high level of exertion and should only be per-formed by individuals who have been consis-tently exercising for at least 4-6 months. As always, be sure to warm up and cool down for these workouts with at least 10 minutes of easy aerobic activity. Additionally, be sure to stretch when done to keep your muscles long, flexible and to prevent injury. So if you find yourself getting bored with your daily routine or are stuck on a fitness pla-teau where nothing seems to change, try break-ing the mold and do some intervals. Chances are they could be the tool you need to get mov-ing in a new and exciting direction. This article is intended to provide basic health & fitness information. Always speak with a physician or fitness professional prior to be-ginning any exercise regimen. To see a biogra-phy of Matthew Imhof, please visit www.santoshayogapa.com. Also if you have ideas or questions you would like discussed in future columns, please send them to yoga@santoshayogapa.com (attention Fitness Corner).

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North Hills Community Outreach’s August

2008 Calendar

August 7 – Young Widows/Widowers Support Group, 7 PM, Kings in Wexford August 7 – Volunteer Orientation for new and prospec-tive volunteers, 10 AM, NHCO Millvale. August 11 – Bereavement Support Group, 2 PM, NHCO Allison Park August 13 – Ask the Attorney free legal consultations for qualifying individuals, 7-9 PM, NHCO North Boroughs. Appointments are REQUIRED. August 14 – Bereavement Support Group, 10 AM, NHCO Millvale For support group and Ask the Attorney information, contact Harriet Gibbs at 412-487-6316, option 2. To register for the volunteer orientation, contact Jennifer Drayton at the same number.

Faith in Action Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to provide non-medical assistance (e.g., rides to the doctor, grocery shopping, friendly visits, etc.) to senior citi-zens. A training will take place on August 12, 9:30 AM, at North Hills Com-munity Outreach’s Millvale location. To attend or for more information, call Cathy at 412-307-0069.

Free Rides for Seniors Trainings Volunteer drivers and dis-patchers are needed for North Hills Community Outreach’s Free Rides for Seniors program, a shuttle bus that operates weekdays along Freeport Road. Train-ings will be held on July 25 at 10 AM and July 27 at 6:30 PM. Both will take place at Lighthouse Pointe in O’Hara. To attend or for more in-formation, contact Kerry at 412-449-0151.

Donate Your Unwanted Vehicle to Help Low-Income Families Community Auto, a nonprofit or-ganization that provides low-income individuals with safe and reliable vehicles at greatly reduced prices, needs donations of used cars, preferably ones that need minimal repairs. All donations qualify for a fair market value tax deduction. Contact Randy Murchak at 724-443-8300.

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Local School News

A Flood of Faith St. Ursula School Grand Reopening

St. Ursula Parish in Allison Park is hosting a Grand Re-opening of their school on Sun-day, August 24th. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is scheduled immediately following 9 am Mass. The newly remodeled school will be open for touring until 1 pm. St. Ursula School, serving grades kindergarten through eighth grade, has been under reconstruction since a broken toilet valve on the first floor flooded the school overnight in December 2007. The water caused the ceiling in the cafete-ria and kitchen to collapse, damaged floor tile and dis-turbed asbestos that conse-quently needed abatement as part of the reconstruction. “We were very blessed that all the children and faculty were at

home enjoying Christmas break when this occurred,” said Sr. Joanita Fedor, Principal. The Diocese of Pittsburgh’s repre-sentatives were on the scene immediately and provided all the necessary support to get the reconstruction underway. Sr. Joanita and Father Garrett Dor-sey, Administrator, devised a plan for the school year to con-tinue, uninterrupted, in portable classrooms. Neighboring par-ishes, St. Richard and St. Cath-erine, opened their facilities to the school and CCD for two weeks while the portable class-rooms were erected. “We are so excited to showcase our beauti-ful new school to the commu-nity that reached out to us with so many donations of time, space, money and prayers,” says Susan McKee, mother of two St. Ursula school students. “There truly was a flood, not just of water, but of generosity, determination and pure faith.”

Hampton Proudly Represented at Technology Competition in Orlando

A total of nine Hampton High School (HHS) students successfully represented the District at the 30th Anni-versary Technology Student Association National Con-

ference in Orlando, Florida from June 28 to July 2. The HHS students were among 4,800 other students and educators from across the United States as well as from two schools in Ger-many. The Conference provided a venue for its members to compete in more than 60 events based on principles and con-cepts learned through projects during the school year in sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics. A four-member Hampton team took fourth place nation-wide in Animatronics. Jeff Acquaviva (Grade 11) and George Uehling (Grade 10) designed and engineered the project and Katherine Chen (Grade 10) and Alex Watts (Grade 12) pre-

sented the project on site. The team of seniors Joe Bonino and Alex Watts were ranked seventh in the nation for technology problem-solving. Junior Rick Miller and Senior Sarah Miller ranked ninth in the nation, in a field of 98 teams, for construction systems. Rick Miller, Alex Watts and senior Nate Radebaugh ranked in the top 15 in the nation for Cyberspace Pursuit. Senior Jennifer Arnold was elected as Pennsylvania State Secretary for the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (PATSA). This is the first time PATSA has elected an officer for a chapter as new as Hampton's - only two years old. The HHS Technology Club is overseen by teacher Vince Kuzniewski. Talbot Challenge Provides Family Fun

The Hampton Band and Orchestra Parents’ Association is once again hosting the annual Talbot Challenge on Wednesday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Fridley Field. In case of rain, the Challenge will be rescheduled to Thursday, Au-gust 21. The community is invited to come and cheer on their favorite Hampton fall sports teams and the Hampton band in a Wacky Olympics competition including games such as a water balloon toss, three legged race, limbo, and a pie eating contest, to name just a few. Admission for adults is $2 and $1 for students. Tickets are available at the gate or from band and sports team mem-bers. Come and catch the Hampton fall sports spirit! Many of the school organizations will be selling food and school spirit novelties.

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Hampton High Wins First in Scholarship Blood Drive

Central Blood Bank (CBB) announced that Hampton High School (HHS) has placed first in its division for the Scholarship Blood Drive competition. The divisions are deter-mined by the size of the senior class, so Hampton competed against other high schools of similar size. This is the 7th consecutive year that

Hampton earned first place. HHS received $4,000 which was awarded to these members of the Class of 2008: Madeline Whitman ($2,000), Haley Harrison ($1,000), and Ra-chel Kress ($1,000). The Scholarship Blood Drive is a joint effort of the HHS Health Office and Parent-Faculty Association. Each year, in association with CBB, HHS hosts three blood drives. In the 2008-2009 school year, those dates are 10/1/08, 1/27/09, and 5/20/09.

Hampton High School Plans New Student Orientation

All students who will be attending Hamp-ton High School (HHS) for the first time in the 2008-2009 school year, including all freshmen and other newly registered ninth through 12th graders, are encouraged to attend the HHS Orientation on Tuesday, August 26,

from 9 a.m. until approximately noon. A letter will be sent to students' homes with more de-tailed information prior to the date. The principal and assistant principal will address the students, advise them of building procedures, behavioral expectations, and in-troduce the guidance counselors. Students will have the opportunity to review their schedules and routes to each classroom.

All students who will be attending Hampton Middle School (HMS) for the first time in the 2008-2009 school year, including all sixth graders and any new seventh and eighth grade students, are invited to the HMS Orientation on Tuesday, August 26 from 1 to

2:30 p.m. This event is for students only. Members of the HMS Leadership Club will lead students on a building tour. New students will also follow an abbreviated ver-sion of their schedules.

Hampton Rotary is help-ing Rotary International find 3 host families for placement for either one male and one female student. If interested, please im-mediately contact Hal Eng-lish, President, Hampton Ro-tary on his cell at 412-303-4605. The host family pro-vides a room and meals for the student while the student attends Hampton High School. You do not have to have children or children in

high school to be a host fam-ily, just a Hampton resident. Time frames: end of August ’08 thru approxi-mately Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving thru end of February, March thru end of school. Rotary supports the stu-dents and is involved in many of their activities so you are not alone in this venture that will be truly rewarding to you and the international stu-dents. Please call immedi-

ately for more information or if possible, to help. Student Information: Jose Arteaga, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, BD 2/26/91. He is the youngest of 3 with interest in tennis and read-ing. Jose has been involved in his school’s government including being President of his class. He attended a Mathematics Olympiad and also has traveled to various parts of the world. Jose’s father is a teacher and direc-tor of a university institute and his mother is a librar-ian. He lives in an area of beaches and in the middle of the oil industry. He is look-ing forward to his exchange to gain maturity, understand-ing of culture, and improving his English.

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Lightning Bugs: One of Summer’s Little Miracles

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So it’s the middle of summer, that’s right we have until September 22nd remember! One favorite summer activity of kids and some adults is to catch lightning bugs. But did you ever wonder how these little creatures actually light up their bodies? Just how does an insect make light? Lightning bugs, or fireflies, are actually little beetles that store a chemical in their abdomens called luciferin. When the beetle breathes, this chemical comes into contact with oxygen from the air and gives off

a bright flash of light. The process is called bioluminescence. This light helps lightning bugs find their mates. While flying, the male flashes his light first. When the fe-male, who is usually sitting on ground

vegetation, sees the male’s light, she flashes in response allowing the male to find her. A short flash dialogue takes place as the male flies closer and closer, and then, if all goes well, they mate. Each lightning bug species has its own flash pattern which enables them to know that they are attracting a mate within their own species. The patterns can be continuous glows, single flashes or a series of multi-pulsed flashes. These types of lightning bugs are nocturnal, meaning they are ac-tive at night. There is another species of fireflies which does not pro-duce light and are usually diurnal, or day-flying. A few diurnal fireflies that live in shadowy places, such as beneath plants, are luminescent. So, the next time you’re chasing those little buggers (pun intended) take a second to think about how cool nature is.

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tual aid companies are West Deer, Richland VFD, Peebles VFD, Elfinwild VFC, and Middle Road VFC. North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department has two types of leadership. The Line Officers are in charge of all training, fire equipment, fire calls, and anything related to the actual fire end of things. The rank of the Line Officers is: Fire Chief, David Hoburg, Deputy Chief, John Schwend, Assistant Chief, Adam Millstein, Captain, David Hotovec, 1st Lieuten-ant, Al Hahn, 2nd Lieutenant, Jerry Wittmer, 3rd Lieutenant, Paul Satzger, 4th Lieutenant, Mario DeIuliis and 5th Lieuten-ant, Mike Piovesan. The Administrative Officers handle the business end of the fire department and include: President, Rick Marsico, Vice President, John Kuss, Financial Secretary, Al Hahn, Treasurer, Jerry Wittmer, and Recording Secretary, Jordan Brennan. There is also a Board of Directors. North Hampton VFD firefighters, in addition to training and responding to incidents, are involved with community projects including the extensive fire prevention and safety programs at the elementary schools, preschools, and with special ed students in the township as well as community events such as the delivery of Santa Claus to the community light up night and fire protection for the 3rd and 4th of July community festivities at the Hampton Community Park.

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Local Events

Picadilly Herb Club

Ruth Rouleau, member of the Western Pa. Unit of The Herb Society of America, will speak about "Gardens of England and Scotland" at 12:30 P.M., August 20, 2008 at the Picca-dilly Herb Club meeting, Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Fox Chapel. Reservations unnecessary-admission free.

Mark Your Calendar for a Special Open House

You are invited to

The Grand Reopening of St. Ursula School

On Sunday, August 24, 2008 Ribbon Cutting immediately following 9 AM Mass

Open House 10 AM – 1 PM Prizes drawn on the hour!

St. Paul’s Raises Money for the “Sawyer Fund”

St. Paul's United Methodist Church hosted it's second an-nual fundraiser on July 13, "With All the Toppings." This brunch featured pancakes and waffles smothered in ice cream and all the topping. There was also a silent auction, bake sale and many children's activities. All the proceeds from this event support St. Paul's Sawyer's Fund. The con-gregation at St. Paul's established this fund after Sawyer Rebholz, a six year old from the congregation was diag-nosed with AML leukemia in the spring of 2007. Sadly, after a very courageous fight Sawyer lost his battle to this disease on June 24, 2008. The St. Paul's congregation wants to thank all those who have supported Sawyer's fam-ily and Sawyer's Fund during this enduring time. It's with great hope that Sawyer's Fund will continue and be able to financially help other families that have children diagnosed with critical and unexpected medical conditions.

A Face Painting Booth at the Sawyer Rebholz fundraiser

Pink Ribbon Round-Up The third annual Pink Ribbon Round-Up (PRR) is scheduled for October 10 and 11, 2008. The PRR is a two-day charity event for breast cancer research.

The event kicks-off with a Western-themed gala at Lexus of North Hills on Friday, October 10. At $125 per person, the evening in-cludes food, beverages, dessert bar, live entertainment, a silent auction and “Reverse Auction” for cash. Mary Robb Jackson, KDKA-TV News, will serve as honorary chair-person. On Saturday, October 11, the PRR horseback ride will take place in North Park at 11:30 a.m. Entry fee for riders is $25, plus $100 minimum in donations. Equestrians of all lev-els, Western and English, are invited to participate. Riders must bring their own horse.

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On the other hand, many, if not most psychotherapists, health practitio-ners, and mental health treatment organi-zations remain skeptical. The EFT studies are hardly conclusive. Kind in mind that the placebo effect works in a high percent-age of situations. In other words, a sugar pill, or the belief that something such as EFT is very powerful, makes the tech-nique work. As an example, some re-search on EFT demonstrates that it doesn’t matter where you tap. So much for the Chinese energy hypothesis. Some hard core scientists merely dismiss the proce-dure as a ritual; pseudoscience at best. A handful of professional practitioners who did practice EFT and TFT are a tad embar-rassed and now admit that they did not

want to admit failure when the techniques proved ineffective. The bottom line is that there is from what we know at this time there is no harm in trying EFT. Certainly if you do it yourself it is indicative of the old adage: it’s cheap and it’s easy. It’s really not all that different than scratch-ing an itch. If it works, wonderful, you’re cured. On the other hand, I wouldn’t dare bet the family farm on it. Dr. Howard Rosenthal is professor and pro-gram coordinator at St.

Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and the author of a string of books. His website is www.howardrosenthal.com.

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