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Animal Protectors plans evening of chocolate
Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley will host “Chocolate Paws,” an evening of chocolate, from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 at River Forest Country Club, Allegheny Township.
There will be chocolate food, music, a basket auction and 50-50 raffle.
Tickets are $40. For tickets, call 724-339-7388 or visit tinyurl.com/2ntp9hjy. Ticket deadline is Feb. 15.
Bowl-A-Thon to raise money for foundation
The annual Bowl-A-Thon sponsored by Burrell Education Foundation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at Wildlife Lanes, 1000 Wildlife Lodge Road, Lower Burrell.
Cost is $25 per bowler; $45 for 2 or $90 for a 4-person team. There will be prizes, a silent auction and 50/50. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
For details or to register, call Krista Pisano at 724-334-1443, ext. 3153, or Michael Discello at 724-334-1406, ext. 2091 by Feb. 14. The Bowl-A-Thon benefits the foundation’s educational, cultural and recreational activities for residents of Upper and Lower Burrell.
Free lecture to discuss how to raise drug-free children
The Westmoreland Council on Substance Abuse and Youth and Burrell School District will host a lecture, “Journey to Success: Raising Drug-free Kids” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria of Burrell High School, Puckety Church Road, Lower Burrell.
Patrick Bibza of Steel City Hx Cx Recovery will be the speaker. For a link to attend virtually, visit CSAY Northmoreland on Facebook.
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Freeport
Today: St. Mary Mother of God Church will sponsor a diaper pantry for those in need from 10 a.m. to noon on the lower level of the church Family Community Center, 407 Freeport Road. Use the back door entrance. First-time recipients must provide their ID, the child’s birth certificate and their current WIC or SNAP card. Distributions are the first Saturday of each month. Registration required. Registration:724-448-6880.
Sunday: A bingo night will be at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary Family Community Center, 407 Freeport Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost: $21, includes 16 regular games. Extra packets will be available and there will be five specials, food, strip tickets and a $750 must-go jackpot.
East Vandergrift
Feb. 14: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish is selling tickets for a Sweetheart cash raffle. The winning numbers will be the 1:30 and 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Lottery Pick-4 numbers on Valentine’s Day. Each winner will receive $1,000 and a $100 gift certificate to Sweetlane Chocolate Shop in Vandergrift. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets:724-568-3409 or 724-859-3186, in the parish office or after Sunday Mass in the church vestibule.
Harrison
Monday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will offer at STEM program, “Northern Lights Winter Landscapes,” for children in third through fifth grade at 4:30 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Students will learn about the aurora borealis and create a winter landscape. Reservations required. Reservations: tinyurl.com/yyaxds93.
Tuesday: Pennsylvania CareerLink will offer free job assistance and help with computer skills from noon to 2 p.m. at Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Help will be available with writing resumes, job searching, mock interviews, basic computer skills and apprenticeship opportunities. No reservations required; just stop in.
Feb. 8: Allegheny County park rangers will host a free Junior Ranger program, “Storytime with the Park Rangers” from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center, Freeport Road, Natrona Heights. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Stuffed animal friends of all species are welcome. Reservations required. Reservations:tinyurl.com/5yw8v6s7.
Kiski Township
Today: Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department will sell homemade pizzas from 5 to 9 p.m. at the firehall, 1037 Route 56. Menu: cheese pizza, $12; buffalo chicken or barbecue chicken pizza, $15; s’mores pie or cinnamon sticks, $6. Toppings: pepperoni, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Dine in, takeout and delivery within the township available for a $4 fee. Orders: 724-541-6345 or 724-681-6665.
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Sunday: An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be from 8 to 11 a.m. at Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department, 1037 Route 56. Menu: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, biscuits & gravy and hash browns. Cost: $12; age 5 to 12, $7.50; and 4 and younger, $3.
Leechburg
Today: The Leechburg Museum is closed for the season. Visits are available by appointment. Details:724-845-8914 and leave a message or email lamahs@windstream.net.
Monday: Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company will host bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 268 Canal St. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open.
Lower Burrell
Sunday: Burrell High School Marching Band will sponsor a bowling fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wildlife Lanes, 1000 Wildlife Lodge Road. Cost: $20, includes bowling and show rental. There will be a bake sale, basket raffle and 50-50. Lane sponsorships: $75. Tickets: burrellmarchingbandwam@gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the band’s spring trip to Virginia.
Feb. 8: The Moose will sponsor a comedy dinner at the lodge, 499 Reimer St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be at 6 p.m. Steve Hofstetter will be the headliner at 7 p.m. Dinner will be by Mom’s Kitchen. Cost: members, $40; qualified guests, $45. Paid reservations required. Reservations: stop in at the lodge.
New Kensington
Sunday: Aluminum City Terrace Bingo Committee will host bingo from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the activity center. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Cost: $5, includes one board, snacks and drinks; extra boards, $1 each. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Public welcome.
Monday: Pucketos Garden Club will meet at 11 a.m. at United Presbyterian Church, 601 Fifth Ave. Guest speaker Chris Kubiak, education director of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, will discuss “Birds and Native Plants.” A light lunch will be served. Guests welcome. Follow us on Facebook. Details and reservations: Pat, 724-275-7207.
Wednesday: The Ken High Class of 1960 will meet for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Knead Community Café, 1011 Barnes St. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month. Spouses and guests welcome. Details: Robert Grden, 440-269-0345 or bgconcord@aol.com.
Wednesday: A veterans service officer will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the office of state Rep. Jill Cooper, 356 Freeport St., suite 100. Services available will include disability and pension claims, benefit questions, assisting spouses with survivor benefits issues and applications for veterans grants. Appointments will be accepted, but walk-ins are welcome. Appointments:724-472-4102.
Oakmont/Verona
Feb. 13: Riverview Relay for Life is accepting orders for its Daffodil Days fundraiser through Feb. 13 to support the American Cancer Society. Cost: $15 for a bunch of daffodils or tulips; and $20 for mini-potted daffodils. A Gift of Hope is available for $25 and your flowers will be donated to a local cancer center, nursing home or hospice. Orders will be delivered in the Oakmont-Verona area during the week of March 18. Orders:tinyurl.com/dd25oakmontverona
Parks Township
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.
Saxonburg
Monday:Bingo will begin at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company, 210 Horne Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. The kitchen will be open.
Feb. 10: South Butler Community Library will host a jigsaw puzzle contest from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the library, 240 W. Main St. Four-member teams of adults, teens and families will build the same 300-piece puzzle and see who can finish first. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-352-4810 or director@southbutlerlibrary.org.
Springdale
Wednesday : Springdale Free Public Library will host a celebration of World Read Aloud Day at the 6 p.m. Wacky Wednesday program for children of all ages at the library, 331 School St. Reservations required. Reservations:724-274-9729.
Tarentum
Today: Bethel AME Church will host a fish fry from noon to 4 p.m. at the church, 250 Western Ave. Menu: fish dinner, $15, includes coleslaw, baked beans, corn on the cob, bread and dessert; fish sandwich with coleslaw, $12. Details:724-224-2417.
Today: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 724-224-9220.
Sunday: The Allegheny chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society, 224 E. Seventh Ave. Members will bring a clock from their collection and discuss how they became interested in the hobby. The public is welcome to bring an old clock or watch and have questions answered.
April 12: The Masons are selling tickets for a 50-50 raffle to benefit the lodge scholarship program. The winning number will be drawn at 10 a.m. at the April 12 pancake breakfast at the lodge, 307 Lock St., second floor. Cost: $2; six for $10. Tickets: send a check with “raffle” in the memo line made out to Pollock Lodge No. 502, 307 Lock St., Tarentum PA 15084.
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Vandergrift
Sunday: A spaghetti dinner will be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 141 Sumner Ave. Menu: spaghetti, salad, bread, soft drink and dessert. Cost: $10; age 4 to 12, $6; younger than 4, free; takeouts, $15. Proceeds will benefit the family of veteran John Walsh who lost their home in a fire.