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CBS News
04-08-2025
- CBS News
Plum Borough School District using new security system
As students prepare to go back to school, the safety of students and staff is the number one priority of any district. To make sure everyone stays safe from threats, districts are using the latest technology. Plum Borough School District will be using a system similar to what you'd see at a professional sporting event. The OpenGate systems will go into Plum High School and their 7-8 building this school year. It allows people to flow through more quickly while detecting any problems. "If they don't have anything on them that would be recognized as a weapon, they are going to pass right through," said Plum assistant superintendent Dr. Ashley Boyers, who is the safety and security coordinator. There is an alarm that will go off and security will be alerted if anyone needs an additional screening beyond the device. The school district will alert police if warranted. "People have to feel safe and secure, whether they come to work or they come to learn. That's the most important piece," Boyers said. To start the year, the devices will go at the visitor entrance. They will also be used at bigger events like football games. Boyers said there's been no incident at his district, but there have been incidents at games in the Pittsburgh region over the years. The detectors cost about $19,000 and the district has four of them. "It's nothing that we have individually gone through, or as an organization gone through, just that it's the next step for us in our progression of safety and security," Boyers said. Plum studied the system for two years before deciding on it. They saw it in action at neighboring Franklin Regional to see how it works. Boyers says the detection system could be moved to student entrances or other buildings if needed during the school year. "We will expand that throughout the school year at some point in time or as events may dictate," Boyers said. Shaler will also be using this system this school year. It said it will have five for the upcoming school year, two at the middle school and three at the high school.
CBS News
06-06-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
History behind Oakmont Country Club ahead of U.S. Open
The story of golf could not be told without the Oakmont Country Club. For a record-setting 10th time, the golf course is hosting the U.S. Open. It's challenged the best in the world for more than 100 years and will host this year's U.S. Open from June 12-15. "The best of the best tend to win here, and sometimes the best of the best have their hearts broken here," Oakmont Country Club historian David Moore said. Since 1903, the Oakmont Country Club has rewarded the perfect shot and punished mistakes. Arguably, one of the toughest spots is the iconic church pews. According to Moore, they've changed names and designs. They got their name during the 1960s from a newspaper writer. "When he said if you hit it into these church pew-like bunkers, only divine intervention can help you save par, and the name has stuck ever since," Moore said at the Oakmont Country Club. As for the name of the club, it can be a bit misleading. More than 90% of it is in Plum Borough. "Oakmont was named after the town in which the train station was in, and that's why it's not Plum Country Club," Moore said. However, its place in golf history can't be questioned. It has hosted the U.S. Open more than any other course, with its first one in 1927. The club has hosted one every decade, except the 1940s, since then. "Between Johnny Miller's 63, Jack [Nicklaus] and [Arnold Palmer] in '62 and Ben Hogan's fourth and final victory in 1953," Moore said. From winning birdies to missed putts and clutch drives, hole 18 may have created the most emotional history. "Eighteen has just been instrumental in crowning or breaking hearts over the last 120 years here," Moore said. Next week, a new chapter will be written.
