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Penn Hills High School

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Nearby: Saying Goodbye to Penn Hills High School

This Friday, alumni will have the chance to say a final farewell to the old Penn Hills High School and tour the new school building.

Are you an alumni of Penn Hills High School—or do you remembering being on a visiting team that played at the school? An open house to celebrate the history and future of Penn Hills High School will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 28, at the high school, 12200 Garland Dr., Penn Hills. Alumni will get a final chance to visit their alma mater and take a "Stroll Down Memory Lane" from 1 to 3:30 p.m. At 3:30, a closing ceremony will be held at the current high school building. From there, the program location will switch to the new Penn Hills High School, located on the same campus at 309 Collins Dr. The opening ceremony for the new high school will take place at 4 p.m. Tours of the new high school will be available from 1 to 5 p.m…

Monday, October 8, 2012

Movie Screening Wednesday About Penn Hills Native's Triumph over MS

The documentary tells the story of Tony Lonero, a Penn Hills baseball player who finished the grueling Paris-Brest-Paris cycling marathon three times since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

"Ride to Finish," a movie about Tony Lonero, a 1977 Penn Hills High School graduate and standout athlete, will premiere at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Linton Middle School, 250 Aster St., Penn Hills. Admission is free. The movie will tell Lonero's story—from his days playing baseball in Penn Hills to playing professional baseball in Italy, including being part of the Italian Olympic team in 1984. However, after his baseball career ended, the story has a twist as he triumphs over being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001 by finishing the 776-mile Paris-Brest-Paris cycling ultramarathon three times since then. Though Lonero, 53, has lived in Anzio, Italy since the 1980s, his mother, JoAnn Bary, lives in Plum Borough. Lonero is being inducted …

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