Pittsburg, PA
Pittsburgh-area teacher to be honored at CMA Foundation’s Music Teachers of Excellence Awards
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teacher in the Canon-McMillan School District will be honored at the CMA Foundation’s Music Teachers of Excellence Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.
Deanna Grandstaff, a band teacher at Cecil Intermediate School in Cecil Township, is among 30 music educators who will be honored for their “dedication and impact on music education in their classrooms and school communities,” the school district said in a news release on Thursday. The award show is on Sept. 17 at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
“I can’t think of a music teacher more deserving of this honor than Deanna Grandstaff,” said Bob Kleinhans, principal of Cecil Intermediate School, in Thursday’s news release. “She epitomizes what it means to be an outstanding music educator on a daily basis.”
Kleinhans went on to say that Grandstaff is “an advocate for all of the students in the Canon-McMillan School District,” adding that student participation in the musical instrument program at the school has “grown exponentially each year.”
Grandstaff is set to receive $2,500 for improving her school classroom and $2,500 as a personal stipend.
Of the 30 teachers being honored, 10 are from Metro Nashville Public Schools, 10 from other school districts in Tennesse and 10 are from across the United States.
According to its website, the CMA Foundation “was birthed from the passion of our artists and industry professionals who first fell in love with music within the four walls of a classroom.”
Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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