Edition #4 May 2024-August 2024 Borough of PH- Beaver Falls, PA  From the Editor's Desk A View From the Heights newsletter is a community effort and depends on the members of our community for articles, data entry, layout, proofing, and delivery. If you are interested in submitting an article or have an idea to include for the next edition see my contact information below. If you are interested in helping to distribute the next newsletter to the residents please let me know. If you'd like to be in the next newsletter in the anniyersary/birhdoy section please let me know. Let's Connect.. Do you have news or an idea to add to the newsletter? Editor Kelly Manning Phone 724-464-6692 Email manningosegmal.com Graduates  PH FIREMAN'S LADIES' AUXILIARY The Ladies' Auxiliary organizes programs, fundraisers, and other activities for the benefit of the residents and fire fighters of Patterson Heights. The Auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. (except November we meet the 2nd week due to election day) upstairs in the Borough Building. If youl have not yet joined, the Auxiliary invites you to come to a meeting, and would love tol have you as a member. Contact one of our officers at the following email: phwidoderouaegmolcon Final meeting before the summer break: Tuesday, June 4th 7:00PM Our meetings will pick up with our fall meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd for our annual meet and greet for the year with our pockluck dinner. We hope to see you there! Anniversaries & Birthdays Happy Anniversary to... Linda and Michael Swearingen Caren and Jim Turnbull Linda and Brian Harsh Happiest of Birthdays to... Ladies of Auxiliary: Fran Levinger Lindsey Beegle Community Members: Mark Harsh Jocelyn Phillips  *  EIHEIGHTS PATTERSON WAMED JAMES PATTERSON EARLY SETTLER  3  To see all our events and happenings, make sure to keep an 1 eye on our website or the PHVFD Facebook page. Council meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM upstairs at the PHVFD. pH/polenon-ghicon, A few notes from council.. Areminder, please dor noth handle orr move any! baby animals, such as birds or rabbits. Oncey your move or caringf fort theb baby andi ity will nots survive. Ify your have a true concern please contact and animalr rescue expert. Ast the days get warmer more people willl bec outside enjoying our wonderfulr neighborhood community. Please bec aware ofs small children playing outside asy you are drivingi in ther neighborhood, and forp people walking or jogging. Stop att the stop: signs and drive thes speed! limit so we can! keep ther neighborhood: safe. That beings said, for those children onk bikes or scooters please watchi for cars and wear) yours safety gear appropriately.  B  3rd May June Ist August 31st August Ist August 23rd May 6th May 17th  animalsi itisk  handle baby  known that the mother wills stop  Congratulations to our 2024 Patterson Heights Graduates! Our community wishes the best in you all your future endeavors. C    Upcoming Community Event & Néws Did youl know....?  AI Message from the Fire Chief  125  Emergency: services are continually evolving, with new challenges arising dailyt thati test first responders. These issues arer not uniquet toF Patterson! Heights but affect departments nationwide. Some common challengesi include alack ofr manpower, insufficient funding, inadequate training, and aginge equipment. To address these issues proactively, the PHVFDis takings stepst to ensure wer remaino a viable organization in thet future. Lack ofr manpoweri is perhaps the! biggest issue facing thev volunteer fires service. Wel have beeni fortunatei in recent years tor recruit newr members, but we are dways lookingf for more. Opportunities include Associate Members, Fire! Police, Jr. Firefighters Suppression Firefighters, and Suppression! Firefighters. Nop previous experience isr required. Lack off fundingi is another significant issue. Inn many municipalities, fire departments are often an afterthought wheni it comes tot funding. Ouro department has been very activei in applying fors state, federal, andp private Int the past year and al wel have received grantsf from The Office oft the State Fire Commissioner, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, The Garys SiniseF Foundation, and AEDGrant.com. Last month, we submitted and applicationi for 50(c)(3) (Charitable Organization): status. We arel hopeful to receive this designation, whichs should open up additional funding opportunities fort the The Office of the State Fire Commissioner operates ar recognition programi that acknowledges fire departments atc a national level based ont their certification levels. This program honors organizations that activelys support, promote, andr motivate their emergency response personnel to voluntarily obtain certificationi through the Commonwedlths Certification! Program, overseen byt the Office oft the State Fire Commissioner. We are pleased to announcet that this past December, we attained Bronzel Level Status, signifying that atl least 50% of our members are Pro-Board Firefighterl Icertified. EMSr resources are stretched thin, creating a stresseds system. Likei thet fires service,t thisi isa nationwide crisis. Int they past few months, the PHVFDI has beeny working closely with Borough Councilt to achieve ORS (Quick Response Service) certification. Wel have recently purchased asquad (2015F Ford Explorer), and our goali is to certifyt thes squado and one of oure engines for QRS. Whilet thisi isr not a replacement for EMS, our godli is tol help alleviates some oft the! burden onl local EMSP providers ando offeri ther residents ofF Pattersonk Heights anotherl leveld ofs service. We are looking forp people tos supplement manpower for QRS who might noth bei interestedi in thet firefighting side. Thosei interestedi in obtaining Emergency! Medical Responder (EMR) certification, whichr requires approximately 56-70 hours of hybrid classroomi instruction, should We deeply appreciate thes support of ther residents ofF Patterson Heights. Your encouragement, participation, and contributions are vitalt to ours success ande enable ust to continue providing emergency: servicest to our community. Thank) youf fors standing with us as we work tor meet these challenges ande ensure thes safety and well- being of ourE Borough.  Patterson Heights Borough will be celebrating 125 years this summer. We will celebrate this milestone at our upcoming Community Day Event- save the date information below. If you are interested in helping please reach out to the Recreation team for Community Days for volunteer Helena Fields at halemolielai.-agmallcon they will be running our big event with Council's Recreation Chair- Ryan Errett. More information with specific happenings and times 2024 Patterson Heights Community Day: Mark your Calendars for Patterson Height's Annual Community Day event, which will take place on Saturday, August 10, 2024. It's going to be an awesome day full of fun and community, and we hope to see everyone in attendance! For more information about the first 100 years of our Borough's history check out the link below on a web browser for a brief history of our little community. This is found under the More tab on our PH Borough website. htps//paltenom-talice-haton, Memories and fun fact from Resident- Marjorie (Hill) Fond childhoodr memories consist ofp playingr marbles on dirts streets making the string play area ont the ground and carrying! her roller skatest to one oft two cements sidewalks att thet time- one on4 4th Ave. and another on! North Oak Dr. Didy youl know there were. 3s storesi int the Heights asv well as at tennis court and Lived on7 7thA Avenue for 95 ofh her 98y years (two differenth houses).  Non- (ages 14-17), half,  opportunites: to come via the PH  Lindsey Beegle atl beeglelBegmall.com: or  website  and our recreation FB page.  grants.  department.  Harsh  contact Chief Medlino atj jmedinephvid.org.  whichy was Old Oak Dr. att thet time. ballf fieldh here?    Critter Corner Dakota's Story and Didy ever ap pet knowi it was a youe for get and changer you your family? Well, we got that with Dakota Fred Manning. rescue he was "left" along side the road as a to be away from his mother. Icame home one day and the hubby said, "There is a kitten in the garage, he is very sick so do not let him in the house around Penny and do not get attached- you say to that? He was the cutest little thing with big bright eyes and he could peek through Well, Dakota did make it through the night and  A Life Well Lived most  Little Free  Asr of youk knowt there was ar mani that lovedt to Library stroll the streetsi inc ourl little community. He was a farm boyb by! heart andl lovedt to walk ands seer nature. He was a collector ofs sticks and most likely cleaned up onA March7 7th1 this pasts spring. Hel lived ani incredible life-f from lowa tol India all the wayk back to Beaver County, PA where het took upr residence inF Patterson back. most beautiful seat int the house, the sky, as ai tail gunner in WWII. Afteri the war, hey was ab blue collar workeri int the steel mill like so many othersi int this area. your liking. Hel knewe everyone and theyk knew! him. Hel hadak love going to airs shows and collecting trinketsf forl his friendly smile and wave onk his daily walks. Hei is greatly missed byl his wife, children, grandchildren,  As you take your spring or summer time walk around our beautiful  game Dakota came to  some  your) yard ats point or gave) you a friendly wave as neighborhood do not forget to visit our Little Harsh' "Tex" forl 100) years. Tex wenti tob be with thel lord a book that suits next literary  hes strolled! by. The worldy was blessedt tol have Willard Free Library-LFL on Fourth Street and choose us as a rescue from a farm in Ohio. When say  your  adventure. Remember to take a book, but very young and verys sick kitly, probably too little  also return a book the next time you are were removed from the LFL to assess any As always, thank you so much for your contributions and the use of the varied  Heights for 70 years. He got tos seet the world from the Since it is the end of winter, the books  interior problems and should be restocked to he may not make it through the night." What do  of God, his family, his country, andr many! hobbies like patronage; you keep the LFL going with your the garage screen door at me looking so sad. garaget trivet wall. Hel lived a grandI lifei inl his 100) years books. Remember that should you want to hei is the sweetest boyi int the world. We have had onE Earth and thoset that! knewl himy willr misss seeing that keep any of the books for yourself or to pass him for about 8y years now this coming July. Hei is  them on - go for it..books are to be shared. I al lap sitter especially on at fuzzy! blanket, at treat do ask that if you do have a beloved book lover, and a wild man when he gets to watchi the notes, comments, umderlning/Mgh-lghling, breakfast each morning like clock work, and he many readers, it is difficult to pay attention best friends (the dogl puppy. loves! him more than the cat to the concept of what is being read when in return). We can'ti imagine our lives without this there is so much commentary. Thank you. As sweet gray and white long-haired boy who always, should you have any questions, Ican greatly resembles a version of al Main Coon!  and greats. -words written by his granddaughters  (most of us do) and you've made copious  birds and rabbits in the yard. He screams for his  please retain the book for your pleasure. For loves us, and the  Miso and Dakota are  be contacted at spo4ecomcast.neet of 724-  kitly.  InLoving Memory  846-0186.  William" "Bill" Starng passed awayi in April 2024. Hev will be greatly missed! byl hisl lovingy wife, his children, grands, and great. Hev was aj joy tot talkt to during our bake sales and PHF Fireman's! Ladies' Auxiliary events. Billy will be remembered fork hisk kindr nature, and his willingness to aways helpi in our community.  Happy Reading! Sue Pokego