The Stroller, July 26, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Summer festival on tap at Concordia Lutheran Ministries

The 143rd annual Concordia Lutheran Ministries Summer Festival will be from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Lund Care Center backyard, 134 Marwood Road, Jefferson.

The event is open to the public and admission and parking are free. A picnic lunch will be served beginning at 12:30 p.m. and the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band will be featured at 1:30 p.m. There will be a car cruise, picnic-themed food, activities and a fishing derby for children 12 and younger. Food tents will accept cash only. The Rev. Barry Keurulaien will be the featured speaker at a 4 p.m. worship service.

Haven Apartment tours will be from 1 to 3 p.m. For details, call 724-352-8268, or visit the events page at concordialm.org.

Apollo concert to feature Gibbons Big Band

The Gibbons Big Band will perform a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Apollo First Lutheran Church, 214 N. Pennsylvania Ave. as part of the church summer concert series.

Donations will be accepted.

Opportunities available to help senior citizens

Open Your Heart to a Senior is looking for volunteers to help our older neighbors.

Drivers are needed to take people to doctor appointments, shop for their groceries and make calls to check on and say hello to people who are alone. To offer your time and for information, call 724-205-6282 or email oyhs@wfspa.org.

James Hunter to perform Sunday at Hartwood Acres

The free 2024 Allegheny County Summer Concert series will feature James Hunter with Jax Hollow at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater, 4070 Middle Road, Hampton.

Bring a chair. Popup tents and umbrellas are permitted but must be taken down before the performance begins. Dogs are permitted but must be on a leash at all times and be up to date on all vaccinations and licensing.

Calendar

Apollo

Saturday: Apollo Hose Company No. 2 will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 325 N. Fourth St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $25, includes all games except the optional quickie. Full kitchen available. Details: 724-478-4831.

Apollo/East Vandergrift

Aug. 14: Our Lady, Queen of Peace and St. James parishes will sponsor a bus trip to Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. from the St. James Church parking lot in Apollo. Cost: $35, includes driver gratuity and $20 in free play. Must be at least 21. Reservations required. Reservations:724-478-4958.

Clearfield Township

Today and Saturday: An indoor/outdoor rummage sale will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. John School, 668 S. Clearfield Road, Fenelton. Food will sold and proceeds will benefit the charities supported by the St. Francis Parish Marian Guild.

Fawn

Wednesday: Center Church, 1575 Donnellville Road, will host “Prayerfully Fit,” a free exercise class for women age 8 to 98 to help manage stress, reduce pain and pray, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the church. Reservations required. Reservations:724-226-2300.

Freeport

Saturday: St. Mary Mother of God Church will host a community day and music festival from 3 to 9 p.m. at the parish family community center, 407 Freeport Road. There will be music, family activities and games. Food and drinks will be sold.

Saturday: Freeport Eagles will sell barbecued chicken dinners from 11 a.m. until sold out at the aerie, 101 Fifth St. Cost: $10, includes coleslaw. Dine in or takeout. Advance orders strongly encouraged. Orders:724-295-9979.

Harrison 

Today: Natrona Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the post, 894 Veterans Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be specials, a 50-50 raffle and final jackpot game.

Sunday/Wednesday: The Pittsburgh-Tarentum Campmeeting Association, 1451 Main St., will have a service at 7 p.m. Sunday with speaker Glenn Nagle. Paul Dougherty will speak at a service at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Public welcome. Details: Kelly Dougherty, 412-915-1436.

Sunday: A Hogs and Rods car cruise will be from noon to 5 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 894 Veterans Lane. There will be food, drink specials, a 50-50 raffle and karaoke with Bucky.

Sept. 8: Table reservations are being acceptedbytheVeteransofForeignWarsforacraftshowsetfor11a.m.to5p.m.atthepost,894VeteransDrive.Cost:$25;withelectric,$30.Details:Deb,412-298-6175ordmckillop@hotmail.com. 

Sept. 21: The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is accepting sponsorships and vendor applications for its annual Mutts, Meows and Margaritas event planned for 4 to 7 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 894 Veterans Lane. Pups can attend in person and cat lovers will be provided with a special lanyard with a photo to wear at the event. Vendor and sponsor information: visit the event calendar at akhopecenter.org/events-calendar. Details: Mary, 724-224-1100 or maryb@akhopecenter.org.

Kiski Township 

Saturday: A spaghetti/lasagna dinner to benefit Brantley Solomon will be from noon to 6 p.m. at Kiski Township Volunteer Firehall, 1037 Route 56. Menu: spaghetti or lasagna, meatballs, salad, rolls and dessert. Cost: $15; 12 and younger, $8. There will be a basket raffle and 50-50. Proceeds will help with medical costs. Details: Mike, 724-664-4161.

Kittanning

Sunday: The Armstrong County Historical Museum will host a free Summer Survival outdoor event with Mystic Beauty from 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum, 300 N. McKean St. There will be live demonstrations of natural beauty products, make and takes and historical herbs available. Parking is available behind the museum and on Vine and McKean streets.

Lower Burrell  

Saturday: The Joseph “Bud” Myers Farmers Market will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bon Air School parking lot, 3260 Leechburg Road.

Sunday: A takeout spaghetti dinner will be from noon to 4 p.m. at the Moose, 499 Reimer St. Menu: spaghetti, salad and roll, $10; bake sale items, $1. Details:724-335-4131.

Aug. 16: Westmoreland County Marines No. 1416 is selling tickets for a $1,000 meat raffle. The winning number will be the 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Lottery three-digit number. The winner receives $1,000 worth of meat from Sprankle’s Markets, a four-burner Char-Broil grill, grill cover, stainless steel utensils and a 20-pound propane tank. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: Jim Walters, 724-681-6293 or waltersusmc@comcast.net.

Middlesex Township

Wednesdays: Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, will sponsor a free weekly grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 14 to Sept. 18 in the bereavement room at the office, 116 Browns Hill Road, Valencia. Bereavement coordinator Marcia Jones-Washington will lead the group. Reservations required by Thursday. Reservations:800-720-2557.

New Kensington

Saturday: A free community health, wellness and career fair will be hosted by Rep. Jill Cooper from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Banquet on Barnes at Knead Community Café, 1011 Barnes St. Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department will perform a demonstration with blood hounds at 11 a.m. Details:724-472-4102.

Saturday: Real Life Church will host a back-to-school giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn at Voodoo Brewery, 956 Fifth Ave. There will be free backpacks, school supplies, clothing and toiletries. Children must be present to receive the backpack. Walking tacos will be served.

July 31: A Vitalant community blood drive will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Knead Community Café, 1011 Barnes St. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Appointments:877-258-4825 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and search with account code UK357.

Aug. 10: Voodoo Brewing Co. is seeking basket raffle donations for the New Kensington K9 Unit fundraiser set for 5 to 10 p.m. at the brewery, 956 Fifth Ave. Donations can be dropped off at the brewery or at the New Kensington Police Department, 301 11^th St.

Oakmont  

Through August 31: Kerr Memorial Museum, 402 Delaware Ave., Oakmont, is featuring an exhibit of elegant fashions of the late 1800s to the Roaring ‘20s at the museum. Items on display were donated to the museum by the W. H. Brown Family of Pittsburgh. Hours are by appointment. Tours and information: 412-826-9295 to schedule a tour.

Parks Township

Today: Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department will host bingo at 7 p.m. in the firehall, 1119 Dalmation Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Sunday: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will have a country music jam night from 5 to 8 p.m. at the club, 1111 Shipman Road. Bring your favorite stringed instrument and sing along. Refreshments available. Public welcome. Details: 724-845-2390.

Plum

Aug. 2: Pucketos Garden Club will host a luncheon fundraiser at 11 a.m. at Veltre’s Wedding & Event Center, 324 Coxcomb Hill Road. There will be a bake sale, basket raffle and 50-50. Cost: $45. Proceeds benefit the club scholarship fund. Tickets: Barb, 724-448-6022.

Saxonburg

Saturday: A spaghetti dinner to benefit National Alliance on Mental Illness of Butler County (NAMI) will be from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Saxonburg Veterans of Foreign Wars, 572 W. Main St. Menu: spaghetti, salad, roll and dessert, $8. Tickets: Katelyn, 724-939-0031 or Michael, 724-290-9209.

Tarentum  

Saturday: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A used book and jewelry sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 724-224-9220 or cpctarentum.org.

Saturday: Bethel AME Church will host a $1 spaghetti dinner from noon to 3 p.m. at the church, 250 Western Ave. Also available: banana and chocolate zucchini breads, $5; stuffed pepper and haluski soups, $4. Please order after 10 a.m. for orders of more than five spaghetti dinners. Orders:724-224-2417.

Sunday and Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St. An opportunity for silent prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 to 28: Summit Hose Company is accepting vendor applications for its fall festival. No food or alcohol vendors will be accepted. Details: Carrie Fox, 724-448-1470.

Ongoing: Tarentum Area Lions Club has a variety of styles of brooms for sale. Types available include soft and hard bristle push brooms, $16; kitchen brooms, $13; heavier duty mill brooms, $15; children’s brooms, $8; and whisk brooms, $8. Details: Jody Shumaker, 724-954-2341; Donna Holsing, 724-899-6277 or send a message to Tarentum Area Lions Club on Facebook. Proceeds benefit local and global Lions charities.

Vandergrift 

Sunday: The Casino Theatre will host a cabaret “Pixie Dust” at 1:30 p.m. featuring students from Leechburg Area and Kiski Area school districts, Dance Clik and Sandra Lynn’s School of Dance as part of the Vandergrift Artfest. Vocalists and dancers will perform songs from Peter Pan, Hook, Finding Neverland and more. Doors open at 1 p.m. Open seating. Admission: $5. Proceeds will benefit restoration projects at the theater.

Aug. 10: A Beach Bingo will begin at 7 p.m. at Vandergrift No. 1 Firehall, 278 Franklin Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost: $25, include 10 regular games that pay $50; four specials that pay $100; and a $500 must-go jackpot game. Advance tickets include one free jackpot card and meal. There will be food, instant games and a silent auction. Must be 21. BYOB. Proceeds will benefit Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 and American Legion Auxiliary. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3r3hs55p and at the door.

West Deer

Saturday: A Treasures from your Trunk sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Victor campus of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, 527 Bairdford Road. Set-up will begin at 8 a.m. Rain or shine. Snacks will be sold. Sponsored by the parish women’s guild. Cost: $12 per space; 2 for $20, cash only.