Mrs. Alice Elizabeth (Massung) Lyon of Whitehall, celebrated her 98^th birthday with family on September 13, 2022.  Alice was born and raised in Castle Shannon and was one of seven children. 

Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2022

Will Compete For Title of Miss Teen USA This Fall

Alexandra Jones of Forward Township is Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2022.  Alexandra represented Miss Monongahela River Teen USA 2022 at the event, and was crowned the winner on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the Richland Performing Arts Center in Johnstown, PA.  She will go on to compete in Miss Teen USA this fall.

Alexandra is the daughter of Melissa and Kevin Jones, and she is a 2022 Graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School where she received High Honor Roll for all Quarters 2018 – 2022.   She was also a member of the Academic League, National Honor Society, Student Government Association, the Interact Club, and played on the Varsity Girls Golf and Varsity Track teams.  

Alexandra has also been a member of the Girl Scouts since 2010 and is a Girl Scout Lifetime Ambassador, and earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for her program ‘Affirmations with Alli’ where she helps support mental health in youth with positive affirmations and information on mindfulness on Instagram: affirmationswalli and through her website: affirmationswithalli.wixsite.com.  

She has been recognized for her dedication to community service having received both the Elizabeth Rotary Club and Women’s’ Club scholarships. 

Alexandra will be pursuing a Business Information Technology degree from the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech. 

The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant.  Three Pennsylvania teens have crossed over to win the Miss Pennsylvania USA title and compete at Miss USA.

McDonald’s® recently recognized McDonald’s of Belle Vernon General Manager Anthony Mattie as an Outstanding Manager. 

By Charlotte Hopkins

Pleasant Hills author, Addie Herrington, hosted a book launch at the Baldwin Borough Library on June 13.  Her books, ‘Passion to Survive’ and ‘Passion to Endure’, are classified as action romance books for readers 18 and older and launched the start of her Passion book series.