This website is unavailable in your location It appears you are attempting to access this website from a country outside of the United States therefore access cannot be granted at this time TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need Colleen Kasenic has never owned a business before But she is planning to give it a go with West View Brew a new coffee shop set to open at 442 Perry Highway in West View After more than 30 years working at a travel company Kasenic said she wants to try out the coffee business though she admits to not knowing much about the drink Kasenic said renovations of the building that will house the shop in the borough’s main business district across from the West View Hub have taken more than a year and required the replacement of essentially all the utilities she said it will be a “beautiful space.” A resident of West View for more than 20 years On some of the building’s wall space she said she hopes to offer an area for local vendors to sell “knick-knacks.” is to offer residents a “fun” place to congregate “I just want to make a space where people can come here and relax and enjoy a place to meet up in a central point in West View,” she said She said she hopes to find a good manager to bear some of the burden of the new small business and several baristas experienced with coffee equipment and customer service said she has seen the building West View Brew will occupy serve many roles over the years But the owner of the 49-year-old floral shop said she is looking forward to meeting her new neighbor “We’re always happy to have a new business in the borough,” Schellhaas said Public Works coordinator Rich Rapp said he looks forward to trying the coffee He said the borough is always happy to see new businesses on Perry Highway Rapp said he hopes West View’s ongoing “streetscape” project a safety and beautification initiative that will rework the borough’s main drag will draw even more businesses to West View’s 1 square mile should open its doors to customers sometime in late February Stay up-to-date on important news from TribLIVE 1-800-909-8742 © 2025 Trib Total Media | All Rights Reserved About Us Advertise Career Opportunities Contact Advertising Contact Circulation Contact Newsroom Contact Us Feedback Request Correction Resource Center Scholarship Opportunities Send Letter to the Editor Send News Tip Subscribe Subscriber Services Blog eFeatures Email Newsletters eTrib Facebook Home Delivery Instagram LinkedIn Marketing Minute Store Locations TribLIVE App - App Store TribLIVE App - Google Play X (formerly Twitter) Arts & Entertainment Best of the Best Business Directory Circulars Contests Coronavirus Lifestyles Local News YaJagOff Obituaries Opinion Our Publications Photos Real Estate Sports Video Weather Cookie Settings Privacy Policy Terms of Service 2024 at 3:08 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}(Shutterstock)ROSS AND WEST VIEW and the time window that day to grab some treats so you don't have to play diabolical tricks is narrow - so trick-or-treaters and parents should make every moment count Part of doing that is knowing when official trick-or-treat hours are in your community It’s also recommended that costumes are bright or that trick-or-treaters carry a light so they’re visible to everyone around them Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Westview’s commercial nucleus is looking a bit like Old Fourth Ward West these days.  recently wrapped all work in Westview on Ralph David Abernathy Boulard streetscape upgrades and a fresh needed access point to the Westside Trail.  The .5-mile streetscape improvement project runs through the heart of Westview’s business district and stretches of protected bike lanes.  The RDA Access Point (located at 1385 Ralph David Abernathy) provides ramp and stair access and new lighting and trees between the street and Beltline.  Beltline leaders say both initiatives boost safety for pedestrians and other non-motorists in the area and should lend a spark to adjacent Westview businesses along Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard.  In other Westview news, Beltline officials announced this week they plan to officially break ground on the long-awaited Enota Park project on Tuesday in commemoration of Earth Day 2025.  The expansion of Enota Park—it’s little more than a .3-acre playground surrounded by woods today—has been in the works for nearly 20 years.  Envisioned as a gateway between the Westside Trail and Westview or about half the size of Historic Fourth Ward Park on the Eastside Trail Features will include a large pavilion covered by a solar shade structure Officials have told Urbanize the work is scheduled to finish in 18 months meaning the new park would open to the public in late 2026.  Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram   • Westview news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)  Work to replace a natural gas line is expected to restrict traffic late June on Route 19 in West View Lane restrictions were scheduled to start Monday just north of the intersection with Bellevue Road and are expected to be in place from 8 a.m Crews from Peoples Natural Gas will be doing the work Drivers are advised to use caution while traveling through the area Information on conditions on major roadways is available online at 511pa.com traffic speed information and access to traffic cameras Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com Heavy fire tore through the four-story West View Towers in Bogota on Sunday afternoon displacing residents and sending plumes of thick smoke into the skies Firefighters responded to the scene at 15 Palisade Ave and found flames shooting through the roof They evacuated residents of the 14-unit brick building Bogota was aided by fire departments from around the area An American Red Cross team was also on the ground helping 12 displaced families communications manager at the American Red Cross New Jersey Region The team set up a reception area for the families inside the Fire Department on Larch Avenue to offer emergency assistance Police and fire officials were not immediately available to comment West View Elementary third graders filed into theater No 5 at the North Hills Cinemark to watch the Metropolitan Opera’s 2006 rebroadcast of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” With the help of educators Martin Richter and John Thomas the North Hills School District is one of only 66 school districts nationwide that gets to participate in the Met Opera’s HD Live in Schools program allowing students to experience the magic of opera for free at their local movie theaters The week before the field trip to the Cinemark Richter and Thomas visited West View Elementary’s third grade classes to teach the students about what they would see and hear during their viewing of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Richter taught them about arias while Thomas taught them about the repeated visual and narrative appearances of the number three each group in their own corner of the classroom with their own iPads and worksheets “Each group is listening to a different aria from ‘The Magic Flute.’ Arias are kind of analogous to descriptive passages in stories,” Richter said “There are action sequences in operas and then there are parts where the action stops and the characters sing an aria that tells about themselves through the music and through the words So the students are gathering information about some of the main characters of ‘The Magic Flute.’” Once the students finished studying the arias they moved to the next classroom for Thomas’ lesson which focused on the repeated use of triangles in the visual design of the opera Mozart worked typical Freemason themes and symbols into “The Magic Flute.” “Equilateral triangles were something that the Freemasons liked an awful lot because it is the strongest shape to use in building “In ‘The Magic Flute’ opera itself there are a lot of things that are in threes There are three chords in the introduction of the opera There’s a whole bunch of threes you can find.” About the program and the educators behind it The Met Opera’s associate director of education said the HD Live in Schools program is the “foundational bedrock program of the Met’s educational initiatives.” “It’s the reason the education department was founded in 2007,” Rinehart said “The idea behind HD Live in Schools is basically to make it possible for students across the country to attend live transmissions of Met operas in their local movie theaters.” the baseline of the program consists of the Met purchasing the tickets for the students and teachers and sending the opera recordings to the local theaters “We provide teachers with curricular materials and things they can do with students We do professional development training for teachers and administrators,” Rinehart said “We do virtual student engagement initiatives for students across the country so they feel part of a broader community.” Sixty-six school districts across the country currently participate in the HD Live in Schools program Rinehart said the Met selects the districts based on a few factors one being that there must be an accessible movie theater nearby and another being that the school district must be supportive at the administrative level there must be teachers or administrators who can “take on the project and lead it and be the face of the project in their home communities.” “There really has to be at least one person who takes it under their wing and says ‘This is something that is worthwhile and this is something we’re going to develop with our colleagues and our families and our students,’ ” Rinehart said those project leaders are Richter and Thomas “Martin Richter is one of our favorites a pillar of the program,” Rinehart said and he and John are doing amazing things in North Hills the fact that they’re both retired and still keeping at it and getting involved with local students and teachers it’s just a really amazing thing.” Richter studied music theory at Carnegie Mellon University the University of Chicago and Northwestern University before getting his master’s in education at Duquesne University in 1993 he taught in the gifted and talented program at West View Elementary School Thomas said that for 20 years Richter invited him to the opera Thomas turned him down over and over again until one day he took him up on it Thomas became an opera advocate alongside Richter the school districts that are selected to participate in the HD Live in Schools program usually are either very large districts or are significantly economically disadvantaged which Thomas said is why the Met turned them down multiple times and eventually they were accepted into the program around 2019 Thomas credits the North Hills School District’s ability to participate in the HD Live in Schools program to Richter’s passion and perseverance “We have this program because we have Martin Richter,” Thomas said “It was a singular individual within the organization that said it’s not exactly what it is that we normally go for but this guy is so on fire and is working so hard that they deserve a shot and that’s why I’m willing to throw in in whatever modest way I can.’ ” Richter was determined to get the North Hills School District into the program so he could get the chance to help children understand an art form that typically is not covered in the school curriculum “Because it’s storytelling and music there are connections to every curricular area there There’s engineering just in the way that you set up an opera stage,” Richter said there’s science — everything in opera And I thought that this was a real chance to be able to share that To use opera as a jumping off point for the various subjects to enrich children’s lives.” third graders Freddie Scherer and Rocco Gualtieri agreed it was long but fun Freddie particularly enjoyed “all of Papageno’s songs” and the part where “the ugly guy (Monostatos) was sneaking up on the Princess.” Rocco especially liked Prince Tamino’s aria Thanks to their lessons from Thomas and Richter both students noticed the reappearance of the number three “There were pyramids,” Freddie said “Don’t forget those three ladies,” Rocco added There was just a lot of threes in it.” Bella Markovitz is a TribLive contributing writer at the University of Portland's Chiles Center The winner will play Jesuit in a semifinal Friday Lake still has two years before he can join older brother Josiah in the Division I ranks but the first-team all-Three Rivers League guard (20.6 points 3.9 rebounds) went over 1,000 career points in the team’s Round of 16 win over South Salem and “has established himself as a force on both ends of the court,” coach Bubba Lemon said a second-team all-Three Rivers League selection has been among the state leaders in field goal percentage the past two seasons shooting 63% this season while averaging 9.7 points and 8.6 rebounds The second-team all-Three Rivers League selection will play quarterback for BYU he provides a physical presence in the interior (10.1 points Vialva arrived from West Linn over the summer and seamlessly fit in alongside Jemai Lake in the Timberwolves backcourt shooting 45% from 3-point range and averaging 17.4 points and 3.7 rebounds as a repeat first-team all-Three Rivers League selection Kefgen led the Wildcats in scoring at 16.2 points per game and grabbed 5.5 rebounds in making the all-Metro League first team Grady showed Wildcats fans what they were missing last season as he recovered from ankle surgery averaging 13.4 points (shooting 35.2% from 3-point range) 6.1 rebounds and three assists and earning Metro League co-player of the year honors in leading the team to its first outright league championship The second-team all-Metro League point guard averages 8.8 points, 5.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds for the Wildcats, who advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 2017 The Metro League defensive player of the year also chips in on offense averaging 6.4 points while shooting 40% from 3-point range Westview's Peyton Read with a steal on Tualatin's first possession and it leads to a 3-pointer by Jason Grady Nolan Keeney with Tualatin's first basket Javier Diaz with a putback for a 4-3 Timberwolves lead Jemai Lake with a second-chance bucket to give Tualatin a 6-3 lead James Kefgen goes hard to the basket and finishes for Westview Kai Russell drives through the lane and finishes for Westview Pat Vialva with his first points for Tualatin Westview's Dayton Jenkins is fouled on a putback attempt with 0.4 second on the clock He makes 2 of 2 from the line for a 17-10 lead Kai Russell leads the way with eight points Kai Russell begins the second quarter with his third 3-pointer of the game Javier Diaz with an emphatic blocked shot for Tualatin Diogo Alves knocks down a corner 3 for Tualatin James Kefgen scores inside for Westview to end the Tualatin run Jason Grady scores in the lane for Westview Pat Vialva beats the shot-clock buzzer for Tualatin Jason Grady scores for Westview on the other end Jemai Lake fouled on a 3-point attempt and buries all three free throws for Tualatin Lucas D'Haem scores on a fast break for Westview which leads 28-21 in the closing seconds of the half Kai Russell has 11 points; Jason Grady has nine points and five rebounds Jemai Lake and Pat Vialva have six points apiece for Tualatin Javier Diaz gets the first basket of the second half Westview's Peyton Read makes 1 of 2 from the line Jemai Lake scores for Tualatin — and he's fouled Javier Diaz 3-pointer gives Tualatin a 31-29 lead Now a Wildcats steal and a layup by James Kefgen Jason Grady 3-pointer makes it 36-31 Westview and the Westview student section is pumped Tualatin comes out of the timeout and gets a 3-pointer by Nolan Keeney He drives the lane and scores to bring Tualatin within one at 39-38 Westview gets a 3 by Kai Russell and leads 42-38 First basket of the fourth quarter goes to Westview's Kai Russell who scores (after three Wildcats offensive rebounds) and is fouled Jemai Lake drives the lane and scores for Tualatin Westview's James Kefgen converts a reverse layup Pat Vialva scores quickly at the other end James Kefgen goes to the line for three free throws after being fouled on a deep shot It's a nine-point lead for Wildcats at 57-48 with 2:31 to go Jemai Lake makes two free throws for Tualatin Lucas D'Haem wide open under the hoop for two easy Westview points Jason Grady makes 1 of 2 at the line for Westview Tualatin's Jemai Lake makes 3 of 3 from the line Timberwolves trail 62-53 with 40.8 seconds to play Westview can seal it from the free throw line Lucas D'Haem makes 2 of 2 from the line again Three players score in double figures for Westview: James Kefgen (21) Grady adds seven rebounds and four assists Jemai Lake has a game-high 25 points for Tualatin Javier Diaz has nine points and 10 rebounds To get live updates on your phone — as well as follow your favorite teams and top games — you can download the SBLive Sports app: Download iPhone App | Download Android App JD HUMBURG, SBLIVE SPORTSJD Humburg is a Managing Editor for SBLive Sports © 2025 ABG-SI LLC - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER The winner will play top-seeded Barlow for the 6A state championship Saturday The Crusaders were a well-balanced attack this season but Kilfoil (a Saint Martin’s commit) was the leader of the group making the all-Metro League first team after averaging team highs in scoring (14.4 points) and assists (3.3) while grabbing 4.5 rebounds per game Bongen shot 36% from beyond the 3-point arc and averaged 12.1 points in making the all-Metro League third team Stimpson missed most of the first half of the season He made the all-Metro League third team and helped Jesuit win eight in a row to clinch a state tournament berth The third-team all-Metro League selection (10.2 points per game) led the Crusaders in 3-point shooting hitting at a 46% clip — including going 9 for 12 in playoff wins over Gresham and Nelson First basket of the game goes to Jesuit's Joe Stimpson — and it's a 3-pointer Jesuit's Trey Cleeland gets an offensive rebound James Kefgen gets the first basket for Westview Joe Stimpson beats the shot clock buzzer with another 3-pointer for Jesuit Crusaders up 11-2 early against their Metro League rival Jesuit's Patrick Kilfoil hits a floater in the lane right before the first-quarter buzzer First basket of the second quarter goes to Jesuit's Ryan Fraser — and it's another Crusaders 3-pointer Peyton Read scores for Westview to end the Jesuit run Isaac Bongen with his third 3-pointer (without a miss) for Jesuit which trails 28-9 midway through the period Dayton Jenkins with his first basket for Westview Jason Grady with a nice move inside to score for Westview Dayton Jenkins goes 2 for 2 from the line for Westview Sam Curvy wide open under the basket for his first points for Jesuit Jason Grady converts a 3-point play for Westview Westview looked pretty good in the second period Jason Grady has a game-high 12 points for Westview Isaac Bongen has 11 for Jesuit; Ryan Fraser has nine First basket of the second half goes to Westview's James Kefgen on a fast-break layup Patrick Kilfoil makes 2 of 2 free throws for Jesuit James Kefgen scores again and has all six points in the period for Westview Isaac Bongen goes 2 for 2 from the line for Jesuit Ryan Barone gets a steal and dishes to Patrick Kilfoil for two Jesuit points and a 42-26 lead Wildcats trail 42-29 with 3:46 left in the third quarter Amazing reverse layup by Jesuit's Patrick Kilfoil James Kefgen makes 2 of 2 from the line for Westview Isaac Bongen with a great move and two more Jesuit points It's 46-33 with a minute to go in the third quarter What a game for Jesuit sophomore Isaac Bongen who drains his fifth 3-pointer and has 18 points in 16 minutes First basket of the fourth quarter goes to Jesuit's Ryan Barone who banks in a 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer It's been that kind of night for the Crusaders James Kefgen makes 3 of 3 from the line for Westview which trails 52-36 early in the fourth quarter Isaac Bongen passes on the 3 this time and drives the lane for two Jesuit's Joe Stimpson makes 1 of 2 from the line Westview's Dayton Jenkins rebounds his miss and scores Patrick Kilfoil with a great move in the lane and two Jesuit points Isaac Bongen with a game-high 20 points for Jesuit Also in double figures for the Crusaders: Ryan Fraser (11) Patrick Kilfoil (10) and Joe Stimpson (10) Alcoa capped its final season in Class 3A with a 10th straight state championship to finish its 2024 TSSAA football playoffs run Friday with a 40-21 win over Westview at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga Alcoa finishes the season (13-1) handing Westview its first loss of the season Eli Graf had 21 carries for 221 yards and two touchdowns while Micah Jones had three rushing TDs and 76 yards It was a punishing offensive attack for the Tornadoes who won the program's 23rd football state title was 18-of-24 for 265 yards with a touchdown Asa Barnes added two rushing TDs for the Chargers (14-1) Stream Tennessee HS football games live on NFHS Network CLASS 5A PREVIEW TSSAA football championship: Page vs. Sevier County GARY RANKIN'S PICKS Who TSSAA football all-time wins leader Gary Rankin is picking in state championship games Eli Graf pops a 49-yard TD run for AlcoaThe Tornadoes quarterback was patient on the run then turned on a burst of speed to sprint 49 yards for a Alcoa touchdown with 1:17 left to give his team a 40-21 lead It took only two plays on that possession after Westview scored on a 64-yard pass play Westview freshman Graham Simpson threw a pass to Miles Brown who turned it into a 64-yard touchdown pass late That cut Alcoa's lead to 34-21 with 1:28 left in the game Simpson has thrown for 265 yards in the game The only thing missing from Graf's day was a touchdown pass The senior quarterback took care of that with a 6-yard scoring toss to Eli Owens with 2:07 left in the game as Alcoa pushes its lead to 34-14 against Westview in the Class 3A state championship Alcoa got the ball back after stripping Westview quarterback Graham Simpson with 5:37 left in the game and holding a 27-14 lead trying to avoid Alcoa's pressure when the ball was ripped away giving the ball back to the Tornadoes at Westview's 24 yard line Chargers force goal line turnoverWestview's defense came up big with its back to its own goal line forcing an Alcoa fumble at the 1-yard line trailing the Tornadoes 27-14 with over nine minutes left in the game Graham Simpson engineered a 77-yard drive that resulted in Asa Barnes' second rushing touchdown as Westview cut into Alcoa's lead 27-14 Graham was 7-for-7 on the drive leading to the TD with 5:01 left in the third quarter It's been all Alcoa in the first half of the Class 3A state championship as the Tornadoes chase a 10th straight title Micah Jones has 57 yards rushing and three touchdowns while quarterback Eli Graf has run for 95 yards Westview quarterback Graham Simpson and the Chargers offense struggled in the first quarter but found some rhythm in the second Simpson orchestrated a drive that resulted in 4-yard rushing TD from Asa Barnes Simpson is 8-of-12 for 76 yards in the first half Fake punt leads to fourth Alcoa touchdownEli Graf set up to punt but instead took off down the far sideline for 32 yards That set up Micah Jones' third rushing TD as the Tornadoes hold a 27-7 lead with 20 seconds left before halftime The Chargers marched down the field in its most impressive series of the first half led by freshman QB Graham Simpson and capped by Asa Barnes' 4-yard touchdown Westview cuts Alcoa's lead to 20-7 with 3:02 left in the second quarter Simpson had completions of 28 and 21 yards on the drive before Barnes plunged forward to fall across the goal line for the TD Eli Graf's 1-yard touchdown pushed Alcoa's lead to 20-0 with 6:19 left in the first half Three of Alcoa's four possessions in the first half has started in plus-territory The Tornadoes have dominated time of possession with over 12 minutes for Alcoa and five for Westview End of 1Q: Alcoa 13, Westview 0The yard disparity is striking after the first quarter as Alcoa holds a 13-0 lead on Westview after the opening quarter Westview has managed just 31 yards in the first 12 minutes Micah Jones has two rushing TDs for Alcoa while Eli Graff has rushed for 46 yards Westview freshman star Graham Simpson is 4-of-7 for 16 yards Micah Jones scored his second touchdown in the first quarter with a 5-yard run This came after Alcoa's defense stuffed Westview on a fourth-and-1 play as the Tornadoes lead 13-0 Micah Jones and Eli Graf punished Westview's defense on the Tornadoes' first possession leading to a 7-yard touchdown run by Jones to give Alcoa a 7-0 lead with 5:59 left in the first quarter The pair ran for a combined 68 yards for the score after Alcoa stoned Westview on its first offensive possession The championship games will be televised across the state on these stations (channel numbers over the air, cable channels can be found here): Nashville: WUPX MyNetwork TV Channel 30Memphis: WMC-TV+ Channel 5.5Knoxville: WKNX Channel 7Chattanooga: WFLI MyNetwork TV Channel 53.2Jackson: Jackson Energy Authority E+ broadband Channel 6 (not OTA)Tri-Cities: WCYB.2 CW Network Channel 5.2TSSAA football championships schedule: Full BlueCross Bowl game scheduleAll times Eastern; Games in Chattanooga What you need to knowIs this the year that Alcoa slips Or will the Tornado continue its Class 3A championship dominance in its final year in the classification Alcoa returns veteran state champion QB Eli Graf who has 2,998 total yards and 39 touchdowns Football finalist this season and captured last year's state championship MVP He’s thrown for 1,814 yards and 24 touchdowns with five interceptions and ran for another 921 yards and 15 TDs has 33 catches for 426 yards and seven TDs We occasionally recommend interesting products and services If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently Reach sports writer George Robinson at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports West View Healthy Living received the WorthyWorks Award from the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce and the Wayne County Community Foundation in recognition of its commitment to quality of life and contributions to the betterment of the community nonprofit continuing care facility for seniors offering a continuum of living options designed for their evolving needs West View has been a cornerstone in the Wooster community the organization strives to offer care within a family-like atmosphere rooted in Christian values to ensure moral integrity and respect for all West View provides holistic care for the mind president and CEO of West View Healthy Living has been with the organization for nearly 11 years Her dedication to long-term care was inspired by her childhood Hall’s passion for serving others is reflected in West View’s team which builds meaningful relationships with residents and their families “We very much support each other through the trials and tribulations of life all the while providing great care to the people that we serve,” Hall said The mission has come full circle with a former resident’s family establishing a fund to support the needs of caregivers and employees The generosity is a testament to the sense of community that has been fostered at West View where staff and residents are valued and cared for West View offers gathering spaces to the public and engages in numerous initiatives The team gives back by participating in service clubs partnering with other nonprofits and hosting events extending the organization’s mission beyond its walls “You’ve gotta have a strong spirit and courag e… working hard every day to live your mission.” The team at West View is passionate about service and in order to continue providing high-quality care they rely on mutual support from the community The Worthy Works Award is presented annually in partnership with the Wayne County Community Foundation to a local 501(c)3 not-for-profit in recognition of its long lasting commitment to the quality of life in the community and active contributions to the betterment of the community This story was provided by the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce An upcoming 4.1% rate increase for West View Water Authority customers can be attributed to higher operating expenses approved by the authority board of directors The last rate increase was in September 2018 recently completed a cost-of-service study “This study demonstrates that a rate increase is necessary,” authority executive director Robert Christian said “The study looks at operating expenses and determines the revenue requirement.” The rate reflects an increase in both the volume consumption charge and customer service charge the cost of volumetric consumption will increase to $7.22 per 1,000 gallons which does not include a monthly customer charge the equivalent rate per 1,000 gallons would be $9.44 A chart on the West View Water Authority website shows that the rate is below the average of 24 other water providers comparing an equivalent rate per 1,000 gallons The highest listed is Aqua Pennsylvania Inc and the lowest is at Monroeville Water Authority at $5.73 West View’s cost of water increased by a relatively large amount to $6.98 per 1,000 gallons not including the meter charge “It was offset by millions in grants and included $16.7 million in new infrastructure investments over the next three years plus our tank maintenance program,” he said The West View Water Authority has taken steps to hold costs down and improve efficiency takes tanks out of service one at a time to thoroughly refurbish them extending their useful life avoiding the need to replace them for a longer period More than $13 million in grants secured in the past two years has helped defray costs of water line extensions intake/treatment facility and road improvements The authority supplies water to 32 municipalities and more than 200,000 people in portions of Allegheny The original water treatment plant is located on Neville Island along the shore of the Ohio River and has a capacity of 40 million gallons per day A new water treatment plant located in Baden has a capacity of 15 million gallons per day The source water is surface water obtained from intake structures in the Ohio River The authority’s engineering department is at 2428 Rochester Road in Franklin Park Customers may be eligible to receive a grant to be applied to their accounts. Visit westviewwater.org for more information Natalie Beneviat is a Trib Total Media contributing writer BEAVERTON — When Westview’s James Kefgen finally got a shot from long range to drop After missing his first nine shots from beyond the arc Kefgen drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 to play lifting the No.4-ranked Wildcats to a 52-51 Metro League victory over the No.6 Southridge Skyhawks on Tuesday night at Southridge High School Westview’s Kai Russell scored a team-high 13 points as the Wildcats (16-4 8-0 Metro) took a major step toward clinching their first outright league title opening a two-game lead over the defending champion Skyhawks (17-4 Southridge led by as many as seven points in the second quarter Westview led by as many as four at the end of the third quarter and then there were five lead changes in the fourth quarter before Kefgen stepped into his game-winner from the left corner Southridge had two more possessions to try and take the lead The first ended with a turnover on an off-the-ball offensive foul The other ended with a lob pass intended for Alonzo Hoff under the basket that Westview’s Dayton Jenkins deflected out of harm’s way as time expired “It’s a great win,” Westview coach Mike Wolf said Like this is how you have to play if you want to get to the Chiles Center if you want to advance and compete for a state championship “It’s not lost on us that it gives us a two-game lead with four games left and Westview’s never won a league title That’s something I’ve tried to downplay in conversations That was a goal for them — to win the Metro League title.” Southridge’s Keenan Reckamp finished with a game-high 14 points while Hoff had 13 points and Elijah Thomson scored 12 “I loved the way our guys competed,” Southridge coach Phil Vesel said “We didn’t hang our heads when we got down that was our game plan going in — just compete and play possessions.” Westview had key contributions off the bench from Jenkins (10 points) and Jacob Epstein (eight points) but the game turned on two crucial shots — Russell’s 3-pointer to close out the third quarter to give the Wildcats a 41-37 lead and Kefgen’s game-winner “I’m blessed to have a team that has confidence in me to pull shots at the end of the game,” said Kefgen the 6-foot-3 senior who signed with Oregon Tech in November so … I think just the confidence that my team has in me allows me to make shots like that.” how much of a relief was it to see one go through the net “When you don’t hit one the whole game and you hit one to put your team up one with a minute left I don’t think there’s any better feeling.” And it wasn’t just his teammates who told him to keep shooting you’re not going to think about the last five,’” Wolf said “I was just really proud of him to put all that behind him and make a big shot.” Southridge’s Nikko Kalish missed the game with flu-like symptoms leaving the Skyhawks without a key starter who had been playing some of his best basketball over the past two weeks “It hurt us not having that extra player,” Vesel said “We had to play some guys who haven’t been playing a ton and Westview is a team where you’ve got grind and it’s physical we had a guy run through a screen and just send one of our guys to the floor The officials watched that happened and that was the tone of the game — it was going to be a real physical game Westview has better depth than we do and with another player out I thought fatigue played a little bit of a role down the stretch I felt like we were a little bit tired there the second half.” the Skyhawks had a chance coming out of a timeout with 1.9 seconds left and chance to inbound the ball in the front court and from in front of their own bench The plan was to lob the ball toward to basket to the 6-7 Hoff who would either score off the catch or get fouled because the pass wasn’t high enough and the 6-1 Jenkins got to it before Huff “We were trying to get a play at the rim if we felt like we had an advantage and it looked like Alonzo had a step on that kid,” Vesel said so we had a guy that hadn’t really run that spot as our inbounder and he didn’t quite get the ball up high enough and it got tipped away it puts Westview in the driver seat for a league title With the senior-dominant crew that they have I don’t know if anyone else can put an ‘L’ on them and we don’t get a chance to chase ‘em anymore since they got us both times.” but with one road game against last-place Aloha and home games against Beaverton the Wildcats appear to have a lock on their first outright league championship “That was a big win and a big step toward a league title,” said Russell They’re one of the top teams in the state for a reason but our defense won us the game and some late-game A new K-8 school will be built on the site where Rule High School once stood west of downtown Knoxville The new school is expected to serve 1,000 elementary schoolers and 600 middle schoolers from the Beaumont Overcrowding will soon become an issue there and district leaders wanted to get ahead of it With the new school will come new boundaries The district will close Beaumont Magnet Academy and Maynard Elementary School West View Elementary will be converted into a standalone preschool The deal is possible through a property swap with Knox County KCS will turn the Beaumont and Maynard buildings over to Knox County in exchange for the vacant Rule High property "I just really want to be clear so that no one will have any doubt, I’m all in," District 1 school board member John Butler said Feb He represents the communities that will be affected by the new school Patricia Fontenot-Ridley passed and board Vice Chair Steve Triplett was absent The new K-8 school will be located in the Lonsdale neighborhood at 1919 Vermont Ave. Which students will the new school serve?The new school will serve the Mechanicsville Students from Beaumont Magnet Academy and Maynard and West View elementary schools will be transferred to the new school The new school will help to fix complicated boundaries that divide neighborhoods Students who attend Beaumont Magnet Academy Lonsdale and West View elementary schools are currently split up to Bearden What will happen to existing schools?Knox County Schools is planning to convert West View Elementary into a standalone preschool Beaumont Magnet Academy and Maynard Elementary schools will be given to the county in a land swap for the former Rule High School property Magnet schools provide unique learning opportunities in a specific area or theme not offered at other Knox County Schools provides special honors and fine arts programming District 2 representative Anne Templeton unsuccessfully asked for a commitment to ensuring the magnet program continues at the new school "Why would we discontinue something that typically has a wait list?" Superintendent Jon Rysewyk said at the board's discussion meeting Feb the district might find an even stronger program A motion to include funding for a magnet program an arts-integrated curriculum and honors programming opportunities was proposed by Templeton Butler said the fight for extra programs can be made later to make sure the new school is built without delay The new K-8 school is expected to cost nearly $60 million for construction and potential road costs to the site Last year, Knox County Schools leaders decided to build a new 1,200-student elementary school in the Farragut area It is scheduled to open in the 2026-27 school year and is expected to cost $47 million The existing primary and intermediate schools will be renovated into elementary schools Areena Arora, data and investigative reporter for Knox News, can be reached by email at areena.arora@knoxnews.com. Follow her on X @AreenaArora and on Instagram @areena_news plenty of youngsters became better prepared for the start of a new school year Heyl Family Practice’s first-ever Backpack Bonanza gave students the opportunity to choose from among all kinds of items for the classroom “For over 75 years we’ve been part of the community and we wanted to figure out a way to give back,” Dr He represents the third generation of physicians in the practice started by Dr and the Heyls’ office has been in the same Center Avenue building since 1953 “It’s been really great taking care of the grandparents There’s this continuity of generation after generation,” Dr somebody will be here with a young child and say Louis took over the practice in 1981 and has partnered with Dr Brian Nolen are the other Heyl staff physicians Frank’s Pizza & Chicken and Center Avenue Slice donated slices of pizza and other munchables The West View Volunteer Fire Department brought trucks for guests to peruse and borough police officers were on hand to provide friendly greetings “Every kid who preregistered or comes today gets a backpack,” Scott Heyl said midway through the proceedings “We partnered with local schools to get lists of what the kids would need and so each of the backpacks has notebooks and pencils and crayons Youngsters could select from tables full of items to complete their supply necessities in accordance with their preferences Providing assistance were members of the Heyl Family Practice staff “What they give to our patients and what they do to take care of our patients has just been amazing,” Scott said “They’ve really bought into taking care of the community We’re really lucky — really lucky — to have them.” The Heyls are part of Genesis Medical Associates Inc. an independent practice of primary care physicians Heyl Family Practice opened a second office But Louis Heyl gave his assurance about the original location ‘Are you going to stay in West View?’ I say I’ll never leave West View.’ It’s the flagship,” he said “It really is the bedrock of what our practice is all about.” Harry Funk is a TribLive news editor, specifically serving as editor of the Hampton, North Allegheny, North Hills, Pine Creek and Bethel Park journals. A professional journalist since 1985, he joined TribLive in 2022. You can contact Harry at hfunk@triblive.com Westview's boys golf team came out firing to start the season this week 20-team Canby Invitational by six strokes at Willamette Valley Country Club they built on that momentum by taking first place by nine strokes in a Metro League tournament at Quail Valley Golf Club After finishing fourth in the 6A tournament last season early indications are that Westview is ready to move up this year “We're really deep in our squad,” coach Alex Ely said “We've got six or seven players that can shoot in the 70s it's really trying to figure out who's going to play each week.” Westview graduated its top golfer in Andy Yang including two outstanding juniors in Jake Rodgers and Alex Yang Rodgers tied for 12th at state last year and Yang tied for 16th “These kids are really on the cusp from breaking super low,” Ely said of the junior duo “The things they've got to clean up are the simplicities of course management If they can clean up those little minor areas of their game I see them as kind of being unstoppable as a force of two.” Rodgers and Yang led the Wildcats in both wins this week Rodgers shot a 3-over 75 and Yang fired a 76 to place sixth and 11th Rodgers shot a 1-over 73 for third place and Yang finished with a 76 for fourth place Westview's winning score of 309 at the Canby Invitational included senior Noah Janss (78) and junior Alex Lim (80) The Wildcats finished ahead of Glencoe (315) Nelson (318) and reigning state champion Jesuit (319) I didn't care about winning or losing,” Ely said “We just got into that tournament wanting to see how our scores stack up in the state but where we stack up is always the question.” with Rodgers and Yang supported by Janss (79) and junior Keaton Docktor (81) It was enough to easily defeat Mountainside (318) and Jesuit (319) Ely believes his team compares favorably with the other Metro powers we're more focused on taking things one day at a time so we can get to state and have that opportunity to take on Lake Oswego,” Ely said To have a chance at contending for its first state title Westview needs the players behind Rodgers and Yang to hold their own “They all had an incredible summer season,” he said “They all kind of stuck around as a team throughout the summer Lake Oswego had the most impressive debut in 6A shooting a 9-over 297 to win the Tigard-Tualatin Preseason Showcase at Tualatin Country Club on Monday who won the 6A tournament by eight strokes last year junior Nate Cheriel (77) and senior Colin Konkol (77) Central Catholic (309) and Lakeridge (312) in the 13-team tournament Tigard senior Jennings Oelke (70) was second Mountainside sophomore Kai Hang and Central Catholic senior Michael Baldwin tied for third at 71 Jesuit senior Jack Harrington opened the season by winning the Canby Invitational and the first Metro League tournament Harrington shot a 1-over 73 at the Canby Invitational at Willamette Valley to win by one stroke over Canby freshman Connor Holden Sherwood freshman Hudson O'Connell and Seaside senior Logan Norman Harrington fired a 1-under 71 in the Metro tournament at Quail Valley It was enough to hold off Mountainside sophomore Cisse Noriyasu Harrington tied for 12th in the 6A tournament last year Glencoe followed its second-place finish at the Canby Invitational by winning the first Pacific Conference tournament Tuesday at Michelbook Golf Course in McMinnville The Crimson Tide's score of 303 defeated Sherwood by six strokes Glencoe senior Brody Landaker was medalist with a 1-under 71 Glencoe senior Owen Irving and Sherwood junior Tiger Lu tied for second at 72 announced that it has received a significant minority investment from WestView Capital Partners (WestView) a Boston-based growth equity firm focused on partnering with middle-market companies The investment will enable CardFlight to further develop its suite of payment solutions and continue to expand the number of small businesses and merchant partners it serves across the United States Latham & Watkins LLP represented WestView in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Boston partner Nate Amory Advice was also provided on tax matters by Bay Area partner Grace Lee; on compensation and benefits matters by Boston partner Josh Friedman with associate Rebecca Fishbein; on intellectual property matters by Boston partner Sarah Gagan with associates Matthew Snyder and Alex Theuer; on data privacy matters by Washington with associate Kiara Vaughn; on payments matters by Washington partner Parag Patel; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin and San Diego/Los Angeles counsel Hannah Cary with associate Enrique Covarrubias; and on finance matters by Boston partner Susan Parker PORTLAND -- The Westview Wildcats put up a spirited fight for all but three minutes of their loss to the Wright Gators on Saturday But the final three minutes of the second quarter were the Wildcats’ undoing Wright’s Noah Schow finished with a team-high 15 points leading the Gators to a 50-44 victory over Westview in Saturday’s quarterfinals of the 28th Les Schwab Invitational boys basketball tournament at Portland State University’s Viking Pavilion Jeremiah Harshman had 14 points and Reggie Lester had 10 points as the undefeated Gators (8-0) of Tacoma advanced to Sunday’s 7:15 p.m semifinal against the La Lumiere (Ind.) Lakers “I think we played pretty well,” Lester said “I’m excited to play another good team and hopefully we can come out with another win.” Westview’s James Kefgen scored a game-high 25 points hitting seven three-pointers along the way The Wildcats (4-2) were within striking distance until the final 2:15 of the second quarter when the Gators went on a 12-4 run to take a 31-20 halftime lead Westview staged a fourth-quarter rush that trimmed a 15-point deficit to five with less than a minute to play “That’s a really good barometer for where we’re at,” Westview coach Mike Wolf said “Wright presented us some different challenges just in terms of their overall length and athleticism and toughness.  “We let them set the tempo and speed us up a little bit We tried to match that instead of counter it and play to our strength I don’t think we’re ever going to be the fastest team on the floor but our inability to accept that tonight was part of the problem.” Both teams were coming off close wins — Westview 64-58 over Camas (Wash.) on Thursday and Wright 52-47 over Nelson on Friday — so the first quarter and a half of Saturday’s quarterfinal saw both teams poking and prodding at one another had a 19-16 lead when their game suddenly took off with just under three minutes to play in the first half knocking down a turnaround jumper along the baseline Then Harshman made two baskets — a running right-handed bank shot in the lane and a three-pointer from the top of the arc Martin Kaupanger followed with a two-handed dunk off a Westview turnover Lester drilled a three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer and five other empty possessions -- three that ended with turnovers “The pace got to Wright’s liking,” Wolf said some of our reads and actions that are open against teams with less length Or it looked open and it closed faster than expected “I thought our defense was as good as I could have hoped against them And what was it that got into the Gators late in the second quarter “Just adjusting to Westview’s style of play,” Wright coach Dominique Williams said so just read the room and see what we’ve got.’ “We started to see where we could attack them from and then we were just playing the way we play I think that’s what happened when we took up that lead.” Schow said the Gators stepped up their intensity at both ends of the floor “We just really signed in on defense and didn’t allow any good shots,” he said The Gators extended their lead to as many as 15 points when Brian Holiday scored on a layup that made it 47-32 with 4:32 to play in the fourth quarter who scored 11 of his 25 points in the final 4:10 His final three-pointer came with 23 left and pulled the Wildcats within 49-44 “We couldn’t find a counterpunch to get back in the game soon enough,” Wolf said Wright shot 43.5 percent (20 for 46) from the field with five three-pointers to Westview’s 32.6 percent (14 for 43) with nine treys The Gators also had the edge in rebounds (29-28) I think we could have done better,” Schow said “We had a big lead — 11 at halftime and at one point in the second half it was 15 — and then we just kind of let up toward the end We’ve just got to do a better job of closing out games.” Sunday to face Metro League rival Southridge which dropped a 70-48 decision to La Lumiere in Saturday’s late semifinal competing the way we are in late December and the quaterfinals of the LSI … sign me up,” Wolf said “The nature of tournament basketball is you have to turn the page even fast than we had to on Thursday You can sit with a win a little bit longer we’ve got to learn from whatever we need to only if it relates to the team that we play tomorrow.” Jesuit 59: Isaac Carr scored 20 points and Duce Paschal had 18 points and 17 rebounds to help send the Rams in Sunday’s semifinal against Gonzaga of Washington Central Catholic outscored the Crusaders 20-11 in the third quarter to take a 44-35 lead Pat Kilfoil scored a game-high 26 points and Isaac Bongen had 20 points and nine rebounds for Jesuit and seven assists to lead the Lakers of La Porte Drew Groenig scored 14 points with six rebounds and Keenan Reckamp had 13 points to lead Southridge BEAVERTON -- The Westview Wildcats got the job done at both ends of the floor and the effort showed where it matters most — on the scoreboard Westview’s Jason Grady scored nine of his team-high 15 points in the first half Friday 5 Wildcats to a 70-51 Metro League boys basketball victory over the No 3 Southridge Skyhawks at Westview High School 3-0 Metro) closed the second quarter on a 15-1 run to take a 39-24 halftime lead and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way snapping Southridge’s six-game winning streak “Our execution was phenomenal through the entire team “This sends a message to the rest of the league and to whoever we play that we’re here to play and we’re here to win.” Westview coach Mike Wolf saw it pretty much the same way as the Wildcats avenged last month’s 62-57 loss to Southridge at the Les Schwab Invitational “We played well on both ends of the floor and it starts with defense for us,” Wolf said “The familiarity with Southridge and understanding their tendencies and how they want to get to action helps but I thought we made them take tough shots.” Southridge’s Keenan Reckamp led all scorers with 19 points but was the only player to finish in double figures for the Skyhawks (13-3 who lost for the first time to an in-state opponent “I didn’t think we were ready to play,” Southridge coach Phil Vesel said “We’re a young team as far as experience together Going on the road in league play on a Friday night They played really well and they wanted to come at us But it was a combination of them playing great and then us thinking we were going to win because we’d beat ‘em once before.” There were four lead changes and two ties before Westview’s Lucas D’Haem drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Wildcats a 17-12 lead 1:55 to play in the first quarter Reckamp kept Southridge close when he converted a transition lay-up off a Westview turnover that pulled the Skyhawks within a point The last four minutes of the half belonged to Westview Westview had eight possessions and went 5 for 6 from the field with one 3-pointer and 4 for 5 at the free-throw line The run started with a Dayton Jenkins 3-pointer followed by a James Kefgen jumper in the lane Southridge countered with nine possessions and 1 for 2 at the free-throw line with one offensive rebound and one turnover “That just shows what we’re capable of,” said Grady “We all can make big-time plays and we had a stretch there that literally ran them out of the gym.” It also helps to have a floor leader in Russell who has taken his game to a higher level over the past few weeks “We’ve been talking with Kai about being more aggressive creating in transition,” Wolf said “He really wants to execute and run half-court offense and he wants to do what a point guard is supposed to do and sort of get loose and get to the rim and be aggressive and attack he got himself to the basket and he created for some other guys so that was a pretty complete game for us and I’m pretty excited because Southridge is a really which was a big factor during the 15-1 run to close the half “It got physical and our guys didn’t respond well,” Vesel said it can be a physical game — lots of hand-checking and forearms — and that was stuff that the officials were just going to let go and play through “Our guys didn’t respond well to that and we kind of dropped our heads a little bit when we didn’t get some calls Westview capitalized and we had some breakdowns they get a lay-up in three seconds — that’s a recipe for getting beat.” which was effective at times but never did enough to get the Skyhawks back within striking distance “That’s the first time that we’ve really had to scramble and play that way,” Vesel said Elijah Thompson and Alonzo Hoff missed a couple easy ones because you feel like you have to score and it’s an unusual feeling because you’re not used to playing that way.” Kefgen finished with 13 points and D’Haem had 11 points for the Wildcats “I think we’re a really good basketball team,” Wolf said “I think we can play a lot of different styles and execute a game plan based on what we think gives us the best chance to win And their versatility and adaptations are what I’ve most proud of.” Westview returns to action Tuesday at Jesuit you can see the strength of the top three teams and the RPIs bear that out,” Wolf said “But there are no nights off in this league Vesel agreed — there is a lot of basketball still to be played before the Metro League crowns a champion “It hurts to lose and it hurts to lose the way we did tonight,” said Vesel but no one is going to go undefeated in our league we’ve got to get back in the gym and get better at some things.” Westview's Jaydon McBreen (7) grabs a pass during the game between Westview and Lakeridge on Friday 2022 at Hillsboro Stadium.Naji Saker for The Oregonian/OregonLive .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Nik Streng | The Oregonian/OregonLiveIt’s hard to think of another football team in Oregon that went through more turmoil this summer than Westview did Dan Weaver was hired to take over as head coach in mid-August just days before the first practice of the year Weaver and the Wildcats can finally put a notch in the win column after a 38-22 win over McKay Perhaps the biggest sigh of relief in Oregon on Friday night came from Bethany the game was blown wide open in the second by Westview running back Heath Thompson who scored the first points of the game on a 70-yard touchdown run Then Hank Whitworth connected on a 13-yard pass to Peyton Reed Thompson would score again (on a one-yard run) in the third quarter Coupled with a 66-yard touchdown run from Xander Kekaualua it was a lead that McKay just would never match Thompson ended the game with 14 carried for 174 yards and three touchdowns Whitworth completed 10 of 13 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown The Wildcats (1-2) host Evergeen (Washington) next week before starting Metro League play at Jesuit on Oct -- Nik Streng, nstreng@oregonian.com, @NikStreng Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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would fix atypical school zones where peer groups in the Mechanicsville Lonsdale and Beaumont communities are split up as they progress between elementary KCS allocated $66 million in its capital improvement funds last year in anticipation of a change in the neighborhoods Here's an early look at the plan the board will consider this week and potentially vote on Feb The new K-8 school would be located in the Lonsdale neighborhood at 1919 Vermont Ave. How many students would the new school serve?The new school is expected to serve 1,000 elementary schoolers and 600 middle schoolers from the Mechanicsville Students from Beaumont Magnet Academy and Maynard and West View elementary schools would be transferred to the new school Knox County Schools is proposing to convert West View Elementary into a standalone preschool Beaumont Magnet Academy and Maynard Elementary schools will be passed on to the county in a land swap for the former Rule High School property The new K-8 school is expected to cost nearly $60 million for construction and potential road costs In 2022, Knoxville received a $40 million federal grant for its Transforming Western Heights project an affordable housing development that is projected to be home to 400 school-aged kids The development will add 740 low- and mixed-income homes to the neighborhood northwest of downtown School district leaders initially presented three options: a new elementary school a new middle school and a new combined K-8 school but are now pitching only the K-8 option for a vote by the board 22 community meeting at West View Elementary School ‒ one in a series of eight meetings about the school proposal ‒ parents and teachers said they're worried a larger school with a range of grades will be a setback to the intimacy of existing smaller elementary schools Construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2026 and be completed by 2028 Last year, Knox County Schools leaders decided to build a new 1,200-student elementary school in the Farragut area the existing primary and intermediate schools will be renovated into elementary schools Pittsburgh Union Progress An ancient milky-white light bulb occupies a prominent place in the center of West View Floral Shoppe’s showroom A sign says the the bulb once illuminated a beloved roller coaster called the Dips at West View Park People once flocked to the amusement park that the Rolling Stones played a concert at the park’s dance hall But then times changed and other parks such as Kennywood expanded The light bulb in Beth Schellhaas’ flower shop is a way to keep its memory alive One example: The pandemic forced a shift away from in-store shopping and toward online purchasing How can boroughs like West View keep their business districts and that plan got a boost Tuesday when U.S arrived to announce he’d secured $1 million in federal funds to help keep the borough’s business district vibrant and safe Deluzio and a handful of West View leaders gathered at the borough hall and held a brief news conference — complete with the passing of a giant million-dollar check — then took a tour of Perry Highway where many of the borough’s businesses are located explained the borough’s ongoing Streetscape Project a multiphase redevelopment effort to improve the business district for both business owners and residents The plan involves improvements to sidewalks street beautification and perhaps even moving West View’s fire hall and borough building to a new Both are now located in buildings on Perry Highway and a shale hillside behind the borough offices worries officials “We hope that we don’t have any landslides,” Henry said.  It’s too early to talk about the project’s completion date Deluzio’s announcement “was a good shot in the arm and will help propel us into designing a project and then bidding the project,” Henry said D-Brighton Heights — helped secure state funding During brief remarks at the borough building Deluzio discussed the mix of activity that takes place daily on Perry Highway: children walking to and from an elementary school a flew blocks away fire trucks may not be able to dispatch as fast as they need to in a crisis kids might have difficulty getting to school We need good strong infrastructure in business districts like this … We’ve got to invest in these things tangible things that can hold a community together.” West View Floral has been a part of the community since 1976 when Schellhaas’ mother opened the business Its interior is packed with flowers and baskets — and fragments of the town’s past A painting of the old amusement park with a brass nameplate reading “West View Park 1906” hangs on a back wall A metal brake and connector from one of the park’s roller coasters sits on the floor And a trunk near the shop’s entrance contains old newspapers and a letter jacket from West View High School Deluzio popped into the place — he and Kinkead split briefly from the tour group to chat briefly with Schellhaas whom they found sitting in the back of the shop and surrounded by flowers A soap opera played quietly on a TV screen behind her The three chatted about business — walk-in traffic has declined since the COVID-19 pandemic lots of people use the phone or order online Schellhaas walked to the front of the store and looked out at the street flags and veterans had filled Perry Highway during the annual Memorial Day parade West View maintains the feel of a “little hometown,” Schellhaas said “My dad did the last revitalization in 1979 Steve is a photojournalist and writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette but he is currently on strike and working as a Union Progress co-editor Stay up-to-date with the latest William Blair news and insights William Blair acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to Armira on its partnership with Osypka AG William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Abry Partners in connection with its pending significant minority investment in European Dynamics Information contained on the internet is not subject to William Blair & Company's control or review For disclosure information, please visit www.williamblair.com/disclosures As many local pharmacies have closed their doors one has stuck around for decades- leaving an imprint on a Tulsa community The owner of Westview Pharmacy says there was only one pharmacy in this area when they started which was one reason he wanted to open a pharmacy in North Tulsa Westview Pharmacy sits on the corner of 36th Street North and Martin Luther King Jr "I live in the neighborhood and it's a monumental place to go to for health care and pharmacy needs," Gary Morton said Gary Morton has come here all his life and says it's never a dull moment when he stops by Bobby Woodard tells me he's been blessed to be in the North Tulsa community for 40 years "We’re just ecstatic and glad to still be here," Woodard said While this started out as Westview Pharmacy 40 years later it’s a thriving medical center with pediatric and primary care Bobby says the goal of the pharmacy was to be a one-stop shop for the community because there was and still is a great need for basic health care services in North Tulsa Lawrence Reid to have a medical clinic in North Tulsa to provide medical services He had a great idea of getting six people together," Woodard said Bobby cares about his patients so much that he makes home deliveries to those who can't get out and pick up their prescriptions "A lot of the patients know me personally and I just like to go out and interact and visit with them and make sure they're OK and happy with our services," Woodard said A happiness that continues a legacy of black-owned business in this community "This means a lot to everyone who grew up here," Morton said 40 years later Bobby is still here impacting lives one prescription at a time MaKayla Glenn graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and the National Association of Black Journalists MaKayla started with News On 6 in August 2022 \"I live in the neighborhood and it's a monumental place to go to for health care and pharmacy needs,\" Gary Morton said \"We’re just ecstatic and glad to still be here,\" Woodard said He had a great idea of getting six people together,\" Woodard said \"A lot of the patients know me personally and I just like to go out and interact and visit with them and make sure they're OK and happy with our services,\" Woodard said \"This means a lot to everyone who grew up here,\" Morton said and general news updates from News on 6 delivered right to your inbox CHATTANOOGA – Graham Simpson felt like he wanted to vomit watched Alcoa celebrate with the TSSAA gold ball and captured the mental image to use as motivation Simpson was disappointed in a 40-21 loss to Alcoa on Friday at Finley Stadium in the Class 3A TSSAA football state championship game “We just didn’t answer the call,” Simpson said “We knew Alcoa was going to be good like they always are … We matched up well with them in the second half if we played like that in the first half who knows what would’ve happened.” Simpson threw for 265 yards and a touchdown on 18-of-24 passing in the championship game He eclipsed the 4,000-yard mark and ended the season with 57 touchdown passes against one interception Westview coach Matt McConnell said he told the players he loves them and appreciates their work to win 14 games for the second time in school history the other in 2021 when the Chargers won the championship McConnell and the Chargers want just a little bit more “We didn’t come here to finish second,” McConnell said “We’ll regroup and try to get here next year.” Simpson left Chattanooga with plans to head to Bozeman coach UT Martin in a NCAA FCS Second Round game against Montana State Jason Simpson called Graham after the Chargers' last two games while the Skyhawks have been on the road TY SIMPSON'S MESSAGE: What Ty Simpson said to brother, Graham, before Westview's TSSAA football championship game Hitting the weight room hard with the motivation of Friday’s loss on the forefront of his mind because I’ve got three years to do it and glad to have guys come back next year to do it with me Austin Chastain is a sports writer covering West Tennessee high schools. Reach him by email at  achastain@gannett.com or on X BEAVERTON -- Even on a night when the Barlow Bruins looked a little rough around the edges Barlow’s Brayden Barron scored a team-high 17 points and Jalen Atkins and Blake Hills added 13 each 2 Bruins to a 55-51 non-conference boys basketball road win Tuesday over No Westview led by as many as 12 points midway through the second quarter before Barlow closed the half on an 8-0 run to cut the Wildcats' lead to 24-20 at halftime there were five lead changes and four ties before Barlow’s Mason Bierbrauer drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to give the Bruins a 46-43 lead with 5:14 to play in the fourth quarter Westview still had a chance after Atkins made one of two free throws to make it 53-51 with nine seconds left James Kefgen’s 3-pointer from the right corner with four seconds left missed the mark for the Wildcats and made both free throws with two seconds left to close out the scoring “Typical early-season game,” Barlow coach Tom Johnson said And you’ve got to give Westview a lot of credit They’re a very good team and I’m happy we survived this.” Kefgen led all scorers with 19 points for the Wildcats Lucas D’Haem and Peyton Read added eight points each “We met the moment and played a really good team who deserves to be ranked second in the state,” Westview coach Mike Wolf said I think we showed that we can go toe-to-toe with teams at that level When Jenkins stole the ball and scored on a breakaway jam to put Westview in front 24-12 with 4:40 to play in the second quarter it looked as if the Wildcats could do no wrong and the Bruins were back in the game heading into the third quarter “We started pressing and we starting picking up our energy,” said Barron “That’s really what changed the game for us.” Barlow had only 20 points in the first half but scored 21 in the third quarter — eight made baskets including five 3-pointers — to take a 41-39 lead into the fourth quarter Hills’ driving layup gave Barlow its biggest lead at 52-47 with 2:37 remaining and the Bruins held on from there pushing their record to 2-0 while spoiling Westview’s season opener “We saw what Westview was doing,” Atkins said “We knew that they were going to try to speed us up and make us do stuff that we didn’t want to do That’s what basketball players do and we came together What would Atkins like to see his teammates take away from Tuesday’s game “The grittier team is going to win,” he said whoever wins 50-50 balls and does the little things But the second half came around and we ended up coming back and winning the game Westview was right there with nine seconds left “We had the ball down two with a chance to win or tie the game,” Wolf said “We executed the play perfectly and James took a tough shot that he can make And if it doesn’t then you’re kicking yourself with your head down “I told them that I was really proud of the effort and the performance What else did Wolf learn about his team in the opener “I learned that we’re pretty good,” said Wolf beginning his eighth season with the Wildcats “I learned that we’ve got a bunch of guys who compete and who want to work and get better “Our defensive game plan was trying to make Barlow do what we want instead of what they want You hold that team to 20 points in the first half Then you give up 21 in the third quarter and you wonder if maybe you stayed with the same thing too long and maybe let them get comfortable and get into a rhythm “No state championships are handed out on Dec PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Westview High School has a new head football coach, after the former head coach, Jamal Jones resigned after allegedly slapping multiple students at a summer football camp in McMinnville Jones is also a Hillsboro police officer and was placed on leave He's been charged with 12 counts of harassment by the Yamhill County district attorney was named interim head coach of the Westview Wildcats in late July according to a letter he sent out called “The Comeback Cats: Westview Football Looks to Flip the Script.” “I had a crazy amount of people from the community say you should go take this job,'” said Weaver “It's an opportunity to kind of build trust back in the community build the program up to what it was before.” Weaver is a trucking and strategic manager at Hampton Lumber Sales in Portland Although he is new to coaching high school football He was the starting center at the University of Oregon for three years He says now he wants to give back to the community and he already knows some of the players at Westview from coaching youth football I knew that I was uniquely qualified from a football standpoint and then also through the support within the community,” he said RELATED | Westview High School head coach under investigation: Accused of slapping, shaking students Weaver says the summer incident caught the attention of a former Duck teammate Weaver says Harrington sent a “special video message” to the players right after the incident to let the team know “that the entire football community has your back.” He also says former Nike brand executive Jordan Rogers led the team through a college-like athletic workshop “to help athletes define who they intend to be as a team.” school and athletic administrators have provided support to students through meals these guys have been through more drama than most football players go through in an entire playing career,” said Weaver and the hearts of our entire coaching staff and Westview community They have shown real resilience in the face of all this uncertainty Weaver says the football team was in the process of “rebuilding” after a 2-7 season last year with a new coach A group of players has been learning a third playbook in four years to compete in the Metro League despite the loss of two starters who transferred to other schools this wasn’t something we needed,” said senior receiver Dylan Velasco “It forced us to make a comeback before we ever played a game but this group has gutted it out and is stronger for it.” “It’s been tough,” said junior running back Heath Thompson “We’ve had to rely on each other to keep moving forward and getting better.” Sophomore quarterback Hank Whitworth wrote on X right after the camp it was the first time hearing about Westview Football with the way guys have been putting in work this off-season it will not be the last time you hear about our football program.” Whitworth told KATU News,“I'm really looking forward to making a statement after all we went through through this off season." “I think this year we got the pieces here to really put on a show on the field on Fridays and show us what West U football is about,” he said The Westview Wildcats will return to McMinnville on Sept “I hope that these guys can come out and perform with the highest ability perform well on Friday night and by the end of the season it does kind of flip and it's not about all the negative and the court cases look what these kids overcame,” said Weaver If you’d like to support the Wildcats this season, their schedule is here (KATU) — A former Westview High School football coach accused of slapping players during a football camp last summer Investigators said Jones woke up and shook football players in the middle of the night at the camp held at Linfield University in McMinnville “There were roughly 60 Westview High School students that were there for the camp and the last night of camp Coach Jones wanted to lighten the mood and play a practical joke on the kids and most of them understood that it was a joke and eventually the police became involved in the case -- kind of took on a life of its own," said Bracken McKey Some of the kids that were the driving force behind this Coach Jones had actually used his own money to pay for them to come to camp because they weren't able to afford it otherwise So he really got into coaching for all the right reasons He cared about the students; he bought some of them equipment." Jones resigned from his position and turned himself in to police He has been on paid administrative leave from the Hillsboro Police Department The department has been contacted to determine the next steps regarding his employment status MURFREESBORO ― Reese Beaty's expression remains like stone The York Institute star isn't much for dramatic facial expressions, at least not during a game. She walked into her postgame news conference Friday unmoved. She's saving that grin for Saturday if the Dragonettes are fortunate enough to capture a TSSAA girls basketball state tournament championship "Because I don't want something bad to happen, my body language doesn't change," said Beaty, who finished with 31 points with 10 rebounds and four assists as York knocked off Gatlinburg-Pittman 60-45 in the Class 2A semifinal at Murphy Center York coach Michael Green was a bit more blunt Gatlinburg-Pittman may have hated having to keep Beaty in front of them The Iowa State signee had 21 points in the first half She found herself surrounded by four Highlanders at times yet kept knocking down mid-range jumpers and collecting lay-ups that led to York's second state championship appearance in three years "Defensively we didn't execute the game plan," Gatlinburg-Pittman coach Katie Moore said so we had to continue to change who was guarding her So people who really hadn't worked on guarding her were having to match up with her." She expects York to play for state championships every year But she's been waiting three years for that stage York lost the 2A title to Westview in 2022 ― Beaty's freshman season The Dragonettes (30-5) will get another shot at Westview (32-1) when the two play at 1:30 p.m The Chargers won two straight tournament games against York including a 2023 quarterfinal matchup that came down to the last possession "We know their zone is great," Green said of Westview if we shoot that way (Saturday) we probably get beat by 40." But there's a sense that Beaty won't allow it to come to that. She isn't interested in coming up empty in a third consecutive state tournament appearance, not after returning to her team two weeks earlier than expected after a labrum tear in her left shoulder kept her out until January Her team's sluggish quarterfinal game Wednesday against Memphis Business, a game in which Beaty scored only nine points and the team shot 33.3%, could have been the tournament's upset moment but York survived, 44-43 Now the Dragonettes are four quarters away from the program's first state championship since 1984 and memories of York's last state championship appearance are still fresh That 2022 team included Beaty's sister Gabby and featured a team in awe of their surroundings TSSAA BASKETBALL Should TSSAA state tournament brackets be seeded? Coach questions blind draw "We weren't expecting to win a game," Beaty said of that 2022 run "Now we've got a lot more experience and we set our expectations a lot higher Our (starting) five that was here (at state) last year is here this year." 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Banking & Financial Services Computer Software Computer Software Computer & Electronics Do not sell or share my personal information: Nebraska high school boys basketball rankings Omaha Westview didn’t get thrown from the revolving door that has been the No But in Westview’s first real road test of the season The Thunderbirds trailed by 13 with 4:54 left but had two tries in the final five seconds to force overtime before falling 67-66 After Westview’s Tayvin Zephier-Murphy swatted sophomore Brayden Mauro’s corner 3 out of bounds with 4.8 seconds left Bryce Johnson was forced to shoot over Zephier-Murphy and Amir Martin from the top of the key Robby Garcia batted the ball into the basket at the buzzer One point short of being the fourth team in as many weeks to defeat No Said Westview coach Patrick Freeman: “I'm very proud of them first real road test in a tough environment Bellevue West does not lose much here at their own place.” The game’s last five minutes hold a lot of teaching moments for the 16-1 Wolverines as for not what to do with a double-digit lead a 6-foot-6 senior who had been relatively dormant in the middle two quarters after getting nine points in the first had eight points as West came back to 67-64 and finished with 25 points “The game got real chaotic there for both teams," Freeman said “We were just telling the guys in the locker room if we really want to win the state championship Westview’s defense created havoc for the Thunderbirds forcing 20 turnovers in the first three quarters Freeman said the Wolverines met his goal of getting three stops in a row nine times “We wanted to speed them up with our pressure We feel like no one can really maintain our pressure and our guys just did a really good job guarding without fouling," Freeman said Point guard John Sims led Westview with 21 points West’s seven losses are its most since a 20-7 season in 2017-18 It still has home games with two ranked teams the Wolverines has a stretch with three sub-.500 opponents coming up Omaha South on Friday and Lincoln East on Feb Not the time to have the revolving door spin them onto the street “Hopefully we don't get lazy because the opponent might not be up to what we’ve played," Freeman said “We just have to keep staying locked in and practice like a champion Just stay locked in and just keep going for what we want.”  The unranked Thunderbirds (9-6) took it to No with sophomore Jaycee Woodard scoring 17 points junior Vanna Reitsman getting 14 and freshmen Stevie Harley and Da’Nyla Tatum combining for 21 “I thought we played with great effort defensively," West coach Dane Bacon said I told them after that's probably the best defensive effort I've seen since I've been here.” Omaha Westview players celebrate from the bench during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Bellevue West in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's Tayvin Zephier-Murphy (32) goes up to shoot the ball with Bellevue West's Keaton Melcher (4) jumping up to block the shot during the second half of a high school boys basketball game in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's John Sims IV (4) brings the ball down the court with Bellevue West's Brayden Mauro (5) defending during the first half of a high school boys basketball game in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West's Brayden Mauro (5) tries to save the ball from going out of bounds during the first half of a high school boys basketball game against Omaha Westview in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's Tayvin Zephier-Murphy (32) brings the ball down the court with Bellevue West's Robert Garcia (32) defending during the first half of a high school boys basketball game in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's John Sims IV (4) shoots the ball during the first half of a high school boys basketball game against Bellevue West in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West's Tristian Gerez-james (24) shoots a free throw during the first half of a high school boys basketball game against Omaha Westview in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West's Bryce Johnson (3) dribbles the ball with Omaha Westview's Elijah Wilborn (1) defending during the first half of a high school boys basketball game in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's John Sims IV (4) gets ready to shoot a free throw during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Bellevue West in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West's Keaton Melcher (4) looks for teammates to pass the ball to during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Omaha Westview in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West's Robert Garcia (32) shoots a layup during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Omaha Westview in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's Tayvin Zephier-Murphy (32) shoots a free throw during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Bellevue West in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West players cheer from the bench during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Omaha Westview in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's John Sims IV (4) brings the ball down the court during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Bellevue West in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's Amir Martin (24) catches the ball with Bellevue West's Bryce Johnson (3) defending during the second half of a high school boys basketball game in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's Tzyon Patterson (3) celebrates from the bench during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Bellevue West in Bellevue on Tuesday Bellevue West cheerleaders cheer during the second half of a high school boys basketball game against Omaha Westview in Bellevue on Tuesday Omaha Westview's Trey Griggs (2) goes up for a layup with Bellevue West's Brayden Mauro (5) jumping up to defend during the second half of a high school boys basketball game in Bellevue on Tuesday stu.pospisil@owh.com, twitter.com/stuOWH Email notifications are only sent once a day 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