Holiday events
• Export Light Up Night will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 outside the Export Fire Department at the corner of Washington and Lincoln avenues.
The evening will include a fish fry at the Export Moose from 3-8 p.m., a dance performance by DeStella Dance Centre, live music from 6-8 p.m. at Keystone Church, and Santa’s arrival at 7 p.m.
There will also be a lottery tree raffle and the annual cookie crawl.
• Santa at Sardis will take place from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 7 at Sardis Park, on Rocky Hill Lane in Murrysville.
The annual celebration will include campfires, s’mores, hot cocoa, cookies and photos with Santa.
Parking is limited and families are encouraged to carpool. In addition, the field is often wet and/or muddy and proper footwear is also encouraged.
The event is also seeking volunteers. If interested, call 724-327-2100, ext. 131 or 115.
• Bus trip to People’s Gas Holiday Market in Downtown Pittsburgh, will take place Dec. 11, hosted by the Murrysville and Hempfield recreation departments.
The bus still stop to pick up participants at Hempfield Park (22o Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield) at 10 a.m. and at Murrysview Shoppes (5030 William Penn Hwy., Murrysville) at 10:30 a.m. The bus will leave the market at 3 p.m.
The cost is $35 per person and includes light snacks.
• A special Polar Express event along with a live reading of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” will take place at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Delmont Public Library with guest Kenneth Serfass.
Serfass regularly appears at local libraries and events, typically as a reenactor portraying past presidents like Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
The event is for children ages 2-10. Registration is required by calling 724-468-5329 and only 20 spots are available.
The library is at 75 School Street in Delmont.
• A special live reading of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by Kenneth Serfass will take place Dec. 14 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Delmont.
The reading will be at noon, Dec. 14 at the church, 39 East Pittsburgh Street in Delmont.
Attendees are invited to bring a food item to donate to the Westmoreland Food Bank, a new unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots program or a new pet toy for the Action for Animals shelter in Latrobe.
Refreshments will be available during a 20-minute intermission and after the program.
No registration is required; the program is free to attend.
Priest shares journey at ‘Boomers & Beyond’
Father David Slusarick, parochial vicar at Mother of Sorrows Parish in Murrysville, St. John’s in Delmont and St. Mary’s in Export will be the featured speaker at the Dec. 10 “Boomers & Beyond” speaker series.
Slusarick will share the story of his journey to the priesthood. The presentation will begin at noon at Mother of Sorrows social hall, 4202 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville.
There is no cost to attend. Participants may bring a bag lunch and a guest.
Symphony East luncheon
The public is invited to the annual Symphony East “Sounds of Joy” holiday luncheon, set for 11:45 a.m. Dec. 2 at the Lamplighter Restaurant on Route 22.
For more, or to request a reservation form, call 724-327-4864 or go to SymphonyEast.org/events.
‘Wreaths Across America’
Members of Trail Life USA Troop 2417 are accepting sponsorships for wreaths to be laid on veterans’ graves at Murrysville Cemetery during National Wreaths Across America Day, which is Dec. 14. Sponsorships start at $17. To sponsor a wreath, go to WreathsAcrossAmerica.org/PA0882P.
Upcoming public meetings
• Franklin Regional school board combined discussion and voting meetings, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21 and streamed live at Murrysville.com. Agendas are published in advance at Go.boarddocs.com/pa/frrg/Board.nsf
• Murrysville council, 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21 and streamed live at Murrysville.com.
• Delmont council, 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg Street. Agendas are posted in advance at DelmontBoro.com.
• Export council, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the borough building, 5821 Washington Avenue. Agendas are posted in advance at ExportPennsylvania.com.