Imagine! Yough Country

Inside this issue:

Imagine! Yough Country 1

Chamber to hold

9th Annual

Community Yard Sale

1

Member Spotlight:

La Boheme

2

Sustainable Design

Workshop

2

A Look Back 2

Community Calendar 3

March Membership

Renewals

4

Falcon Foundation

Seeks Nominations for

Hall of Fame

4

April 2012 NEWSLETTER

April Mixer

Carnegie Free Library

Mon, April 30, 2012 - 6 p.m.

Carnegie Free Library

RSVP on or before April 26 by calling

the Chamber office at 724-628-5500.

Chamber to hold

9th Annual

Community Yard Sale

The 9th annual Connellsville Community Yard

Sale will take place on Sat., May 5, 8:00 a.m. -

12:00 p.m. Interested residents may pick up an

application form at the Chamber of Commerce

office or visit the Website at

www.greaterconnellsville.org.

Completed applications and the fee are due no

later than Fri., April 27.

If you have any questions or need additional infor-

mation, please call the Chamber office at 724-628-

5500.

Four days of reflection and reunion are

coming to Connellsville, May 25-28.

Various events, musical entertainment,

a Golden Reunion, and other activities

are being planned that culminate May

28 as Connellsville remembers those

who have served their country with a

Memorial Day parade and program.

The schedule follows:

May 25, 9 a.m.—4 p.m.

Yough Country Symposium at Yough River Park

The morning sessions will include

discussions about tourism and its ties to

our many trails with afternoon

discussion to center on tourism and

hospitality opportunities. An evening

musical concert at the Wesley United

Methodist Church will conclude the

symposium.

May 26, 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Geranium Festival

Join the Connellsville Garden Club to

welcome Spring with numerous

activities and the opportunity to

purchase flowers for your garden.

May 27, 1-4 p.m.

Golden Reunion for Connellsville,

Immaculate Conception, Geibel and

Dunbar high school graduates of the

40s, 50s and 60s, plus the East Park

Welcome Center dedication ceremony.

May 28, 9:45 a.m.

Memorial Day Parade and Program

Downtown Street Banners

We have just a few spots left!

Reserve yours today by calling the

Chamber office at 724-628-5500.

La Boheme, located at 316

W. Crawford Ave. features

treasures from the Czech

Republic. The store carries

an exquisite array of mer-

chandise that ranges in price

from as little as jewelry for

$9.00 to ornate chandeliers

that reach into the thou-

sands of dollars.

The store is owned by John

and Lucy King. Lucy grew

up here and her mother still

lives in the area, which

played a part in the Kings’

decision to move their busi-

ness here from Mount Leba-

non.

The couple looked at various

properties with the thought

of including a bed and

breakfast in their plans.

They were looking for a

building with great visibility

and high traffic for the store

that was close to the bike

trail for the bed and break-

fast. They purchased a prop-

erty on West Crawford Ave.

and are very pleased with

their decision.

"We believe in this area and

its potential for growth. We

were drawn here because of

the bike trail and redevelop-

ment plans for Connells-

ville," King said.

The traditional and contem-

porary glass and crystal

featured at La Boheme are

beautiful beyond descrip-

tion. There is jewelry for

proms, weddings and gift

giving. There are handmade

toys, small, one-of-a-kind

glass animals, vases, chess

sets, Roccoco milk glass

and so much more! The

colors are splendid!

The handmade Christmas

ornaments are outstanding,

each one unique and beauti-

ful.

La Boheme's regular hours

are Tuesday - Friday 10

a.m.

to 6:00 p.m., closed Sunday

and Monday. For further

information, visit

www.crystal-bohemian.com

or call 724-628-4808 or 877

-892-8900.

Member Spotlight:

La Boheme

Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce Page 2

A Look Back:

April 8, 1957

Sustainable

Design

Workshop The Redevelopment Authority

of the City of Connellsville is

pleased to announce that

grant funding has been re-

ceived from the Claude

Worthington Benedum Foun-

dation and PA Department of

Community and Economic

Development to conduct a

Sustainable Design Workshop

on April 11, 12 and 13.

The focus of the workshop is

to provide building owners in

the eastern side of Downtown

Connellsville an opportunity to

have their buildings evaluated

by architectural and engineer-

ing professionals. Environ-

mental Planning and Design

has been hired to conduct the

workshop. Their team con-

sists of McCollom Develop-

ment Strategies, Richard

Hoch (Asst. Professor at IUP),

John Zanetta, and Glenn

Wolfe.

It is an important part of com-

munity and economic devel-

opment to start with pre-

development. This exercise

will serve this capacity. In

addition to the buildings, the

consultants will have land-

scape architects present

plans for Cameron Court as

well as other open spaces.

As part of the workshop stu-

dents from IUP will be in-

volved in the planning pro-

cess. Michael Edwards has

also been working with stu-

dents in a technical writing

class at Penn State Eberly

Campus to examine the feasi-

bility of projects including the

showing of movies at East

Park, a fly fishing business,

and various other hospitality

related businesses.

If you own a building in this area

of town or are interested in partici-

pating please contact Michael Ed-

wards at 724 626 1645. The work-

shop will be held at the Redevelop-

ment Authority offices located at

124 West Crawford Avenue from 9

am to 5 pm each day.

The final presentation will be part

of the 3rd Annual Symposium on

Friday, May 25th at 2:00 at Yough

River Park.

GREATER CONNELLSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

APRIL 2012 COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Geibel HS Middle

School presents

CATS

2 3 4 5 6

Passover Begins

Good Friday

7 YRTC Race-

Yough Park

8

9 10 11 12 13 14

10:15 a.m. Yoga - Carnegie Free Library

15

The Secret Garden—Geyer Theater

2:30 p.m.

Tickets: $12

16 17

Tax Filing Deadline

18 19 20 21 10:15 a.m. Yoga - Carnegie Free Library

4-7 p.m.

Spaghetti Dinner

Wesley United Methodist Church

22 Earth Day

23 24 25 26 27 28 10:15 a.m. Yoga - Carnegie Free Library

High School Musical - Geyer

29 30 Chamber Mixer

6 p.m. - Carnegie Free Library

Fri., May 18

Connellsville Rotary Scholarship Fund 15th Annual Golf Outing—Pleasant Valley Country Club

10 a.m. - Registration; 11 a.m. Shotgun Start

May 25

3rd Annual Yough Country Symposium - Yough River Park

Friday - $20 per person and includes a light breakfast and lunch*

$15 per person for the evening concert

For further information, call the Fayette Cultural Trust at 724-626-0141.

Upcoming Events - May 2012

The Secret Garden—Geyer Theater

Thurs.-Sat. 7:30 p.m. & Sun. 2:30 p.m.

Tickets: $12

May 26 ▪ 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Geranium Festival - Downtown Connellsville

May 27 ▪ 1-4 p.m.

Golden Reunion - East Park

$25 per person includes lunch, entertainment and shuttle transporta-tion for city lot. All graduates of Connellsville, Immaculate Conception and Dunbar from the 40s, 50s & 60s are invited to reminisce.

May 28 ▪ 9:45 a.m.

Memorial Day Parade

Fayette EMS

Glass Cap Federal Credit Union

Holiday Inn—Uniontown

King Solomon’s Lodge No. 346

McCarthy Public Relations, Inc.

George & Janet Puskar

Senior Life—Uniontown

Stefano’s Printing

Roger Suter & Sons

Travelogics

Yough River Trail Council

Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass Co.

Alternatives Yes

Butchko Brothers

CIE

City of Connellsville

Coldwell Banker-Laurel Ridge Realty

Comcast Spotlight

Conn-Area Catholic

Connellsville Area

Education Association

Connellsville BPW

Connellsville Lions Club

Connellsville Lodge #16

Loyal Order of the Moose

Connellsville Police Auxiliary

Connellsville Redevelopment Authority

Connellsville Senior Tigers

Daily Courier—Trib Total Media

Donna J. Evans Realty

923 West Crawford Avenue

Connellsville, PA 15425

Bill Fiesta, President

Phone: (724) 628-5500

Fax: (724) 628-5676

E-mail: info@greaterconnellsville.org

THE GREATER

CONNELLSVILLE

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Visit us at

www.greaterconnellsville.org

March Membership Renewals

Reminder: Your membership dues for 2012 are now due. If you have

not paid and need a copy of your invoice, please contact the Chamber

office at 724-628-5500. We look forward to hearing from you!

Falcon Foundation Seeks

Nominations for Hall of Fame

The Connellsville Area School District Falcon

Foundation is currently seeking nominations

for their 2012 Hall of Fame.

To be considered candidates must be at least

25 years of age and a graduate of

Connellsville Area High School, Connellsville

High School or Dunbar Township High

School.

Nominations will be accepted until April 30.

Forms are available at each Connellsville

Area school and at www.casdfalcons.org. All

nomination forms should be returned to

Connellsville Falcon Foundation, 720 Locust

St., Ext., Connellsville, PA 15425.

The Buy Local Network Earth Week Celebration

Monday, April 16th 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.Tree planting and landscape clean-up at Highlands Hospital & Presentation of the Evergreen Award

Tuesday, April 17th 5:00-7:00 p.m. Free Green Tea & Lemonade Happy Hour at Bud Murphy’s

Wednesday, April 18th 4:30-6:30 p.m.Ice Cream Social in Ohiopyle to benefit Fayette County Fair recycling initiative

Thursday, April 19th 4:30-7:00 p.m.My OWN Campaign Equal Pay Day Rally at the State Theatre

Friday, April 20th 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Uniontown Hospital Green Team Radio Broadcast

Saturday, April 21st 7:00-9:00 p.m.Celebrity Bartenders and Free Green Tea & Lemonade at Bud Murphy’s

Sunday, April 22nd 12:00 - 4:30 p.m.Screening of Earth a Disneynature film at 1:00 & 4:00 & Community Picnic with Earth Day activities at Penn State Fayette Campus(See other side for more information)

Learn more about Earth Week events and the Buy Local Network at

www.buylocalfayette.org

Network

Fayette County

2nd Anniversary

Learn more about Earth Week events and the Buy Local Network at

www.buylocalfayette.org

Earth DaySunday, April 22nd

12:00 - 4:30 p.m.Penn State Fayette Campus - Williams Building

Network

Fayette County

2nd Anniversary

Earth a Disneynature filmSwimmer HallShowing at 1:00 & 4:00Tickets - $3 (proceeds benefit the Fayette County Fair, Community Reinvestment Fund, & Buy Local Network)

James Earl Jones narrates this US version of the 96-minute docu-mentary film which follows families of arctic polar bears, African elephants, and humpback whales for an entire year. The film tracks the animals’ migrations across the globe and through some of the harshest terrains and climates on earth, pointing out in a factual and remarkably non-political way the negative effects of global warming and habitat destruction on these animals and the planet as a whole.

Community Picnic & Earth Day ActivitiesPicnic Lunch - $5 per person

Served from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Earth Day games & educational stations will also be set-up throughout the day.