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California (PA) William Harris Brown (July 30, 1951 – February 15, 2023) [ 1 ] was an American basketball coach at California University of Pennsylvania . [ 2 ] He previously held the same position at California State University, Sacramento . and served as an assistant at multiple Division I institutions throughout his career.
He attended Rostraver High School, where he was the starting quarterback and graduated in 1947. [4] He attended Duquesne University , but was unable to afford completing his degree. [ 4 ] He took a career in radio news broadcasting in Charleroi , Connellsville , Kittanning , and at WBVP-AM in Beaver Falls . [ 4 ]
Rostraver Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,374 at the 2020 census. [2] History.
Nov. 22—(Editor's note: To mark Westmoreland County's 250th birthday this year, we've come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to ...
Bert Rechichar was born on July 16, 1930, in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, the youngest of ten children. [1]He attended Rostraver High School in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, for whom he played football in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons — playing halfback on offense and safety on defense. [2]
Memorial to the Darr Mine disaster Entrance of the Darr Mine, now covered in forest; photographed June 2011. The Darr Mine disaster at Van Meter, Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, near Smithton, killed 239 men and boys on December 19, 1907. [1]
During his lifetime, the population grew to about 700, and there was a steam ferry connecting Belle Vernon with Allen Township across the river. The little hamlet boasted five dry goods stores, four groceries, two glasshouses with 87 employees, a boot and shoe, cabinet, chair, wagon, saddle/harness, blacksmith/tanning shops, and two sawmills.
Webster is a census-designated place [1] located in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 906 . It was laid out in 1833 by Benjamin Beazell, and named for the Federalist statesman Daniel Webster. [ 2 ]