🌱 Is a Bethel Park home on Sherwood Road headed to sheriff’s sale?

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In today's newsletter:

• Is a Bethel Park home on Sherwood Road headed to sheriff’s sale?
• Which local schools will face Uniontown in new flag football league?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas party and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 56 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Snow showers; windy, cooler, temps: high: 44, low: 23.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Legal Advertising – Public Notices – Sheriff's Sale 12-17, 2025 (newpittsburghcourier.com) — A Bethel Park home at 5017 Sherwood Road is listed for Allegheny County Sheriff’s Sale in January 2026 over unpaid taxes owed to the Bethel Park School District. The lengthy notice details countywide sale rules and dozens of other affected properties, but Bethel Park residents should pay closest attention to this local tax and foreclosure action.
   

• Herald-Standard Athlete of the Week: Aierra Jenkins, Uniontown (heraldstandard.com) — Bethel Park gets a mention as one of the schools Uniontown’s girls flag football team will face in WPIAL Section 2 this spring, alongside several other South Hills programs. The story spotlights Uniontown senior Aierra Jenkins, who just scored her 1,000th career basketball point and also earned a flag football scholarship to PennWest California.
   

📸 Around Bethel Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethel Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Christmas party
  Trader Jack's Flea Market, 999 Steen Rd, Bridgeville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Christmas Observed (Elementary School Parties)
  Bethel Park SD Bethel Park, PA 15102
• PRESCHOOL POWER
  Bethel Park Public Library , 5100 W Library Ave , Bethel Park
  10:30 am

Saturday December 20

• SOUTH HILLS GARDEN OF BOOKS... BOOK CLUB
  Al's Cafe , 440 McMurray Rd , Bethel Park
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• 2025 Council Christmas Party — South Hills Knights of Columbus
  Al's Cafe , 440 McMurray Rd , Bethel Park
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• SP- Session 2- Tiny Tots Ice-Skating (11:00 am) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  11:00 am
• SP- Session 2- First-Time Ice-Skating Lessons (Tuesdays) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  4:30 pm
• SP- Session 2- Advanced Ice-Skating Lessons (Tuesdays) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• SP- Session 2- Advanced Ice-Skating Lessons (Thursdays) - Bethel Park, PA 2026
  South Park Ice Rink , 300 Corrigan Dr , Bethel Park
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Weekday Storytime (Morning, Fall/Winter 2025)
  Dormont Public Library , 2950 West Liberty Avenue , Pittsburgh
  10:30 am
• Weekday Storytime (Afternoon, Fall/Winter 2025)
  Dormont Public Library , 2950 West Liberty Avenue , Pittsburgh
  1:30 pm
• Basketball - Jefferson Middle Boys vs. Upper Saint Clair High School (Away)
  Fort Couch Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Swimming - Varsity Coed vs. North Allegheny High School (Home)
  Mt. Lebanon High School
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Bethel Park. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Bethel Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whitehall

• Three (somewhat) winning Powerball tickets sold in Pa., including one in Whitehall (lehighvalleynews.com)
• Lehigh Valley boys basketball: Allen turns out the lights on Nazareth; becomes EPC's lone unbeaten (mcall.com)
• George H. Heim 1933-2025 (fcfreepresspa.com)

Bridgeville

• The Top 3 Best Dog Trainers in Pittsburgh PA (fingerlakes1.com)

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