"Kean Idol" Announces Vocal Finalists
Winners of rounds four and five
Gibsonia, Pa. - March 20, 2006 - The preliminary rounds of the "Kean Idol" Amateur
Vocal Contest concluded as 49 contestants competed in rounds four and five on Sunday, March 19 at
1 and 4:30 p.m. These 12 finalists will join 15 other finalists to compete for the Kean Idol title
on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets to the Kean Idol championship are $10 for adults and $6
for students under 12. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund.
A panel of three judges selected the top six vocal finalists from round four on March 19 at 1 p.m.
They are Lisa Castor of Charleroi; Larry Coles of McKeesport; Elena Falgione of Glenshaw; Kaitlynne Kline
of Carlton, Pa; Katie Kuhn of Jefferson Hills, Pa, and Natalie Schaefer of Gibsonia. The audience members
voted among the six finalists choosing Natalie Schaefer as the winner of Round Four - Kean Idol.
Round five of Kean Idol was held at 4:30 p.m. on March 19. The top six vocal finalists were selected by
a panel of three judges. They are Katie Colosimo of Wexford; Michaela Gennuso of Venetia, Pa; Samantha Lerda
of Wexford; Sarah Marince of Moon Township; Kelsey Wilson of Ellwood City and Paige Wingard of Irwin.
The audience members voted among the six finalists choosing Kelsey Wilson as the winner of Round Five - Kean
Idol.
Northern Connection, Your Community Magazine is the signature sponsor; Blue Bird Bus Sales and Monarch Student Transportation are the event sponsors. Armstrong Cable will videotape each round that will air in the Butler, Mars and Zelienople viewing audiences each week.
About St. Barnabas - St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind
in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational
setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and
residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the
St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St.
Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St.
Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The
Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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