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Mayor Allen honors Bethel Park student Molly Mathias for Special Olympics medals
Summary
Mayor Allen presented community announcements and recognized Bethel Park student and Special Olympics powerlifter Molly Mathias, who won multiple medals at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota and received a certificate of recognition from the borough.
Mayor Allen opened his report with a series of community reminders and recognized a local athlete: "We have our splash park set up in the day, which is this Thursday at 08:30," he said, then introduced Molly Mathias to the council.
Mathias, a Bethel Park student who competed at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota, told the council, "I had a great time at the USA games." The mayor read a certificate of recognition noting that Mathias won powerlifting medals at the 2026 Games and presented it to her and her father, Mike.
An event presenter at the meeting summarized Mathias's results and local support: she won a silver in bench press (106 pounds), a bronze in deadlift (208 pounds) and a combined total bronze (438 pounds) and trained at the Teleo Performance Gym under John and Heather Dennis, who the presenter thanked for their coaching and for hosting athletes.
The mayor used his report to advertise upcoming borough events — a yard-waste drop-off on Aug. 15, Community Day on Sept. 12 (parade at 9 a.m. in the high school parking lot), and a concert at Millennium Park on Aug. 20 — and to invite residents to the borough's 90-plus club luncheon for residents over age 90. The council applauded Mathias and congratulated her on her medals.
