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Shaler police Chief Sean Frank recently was named president of the Western Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

The Shaler Area School District recently presented six staff members with its annual Kim Baysek-Young Extra Mile Award, which recognizes those who have “gone above and beyond” in their work for the district.

Classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder are among those being celebrated for their talents and overcoming their disabilities at Unlimited Sound, a free concert set for Feb. 2 at Temple Ohav Shalom in Allison Park.

Etna Council accepted, “with regrets,” the resignation of longtime member Megan Tuñón at its Jan. 21 meeting.

Despite the freezing temperatures outside, attendees turned out and filled almost every seat in the Zappala Campus Center Square room at La Roche University to hear Dr. Angela Reynolds proclaim this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be “a day of recommitment and a purposeful decision to not give up hope.”

• Shaler Area High School student Ivy Wegner won honorable mention in the 10th-12th grade category of the WPCTE (Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English) Flash Fiction Contest. Wegner’s entry, “The Key,” was one of only five who earned this award in her grade category. Students were asked to write a very short story, less than 500 words, with a plot and developed characters. Wegner’s story was about a mysterious key to a drawer that held secrets.

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Shaler co-indoor track and field coach Shawn Ryan knows track during the winter can get monotonous.

Bayleigh Perez is confident about what happens when the basketball leaves her hands. Shaler’s 5-foot-2 senior point guard enjoys pushing the pace.