Shaffer organizing license plate replacement event
State Rep. Jeremy Shaffer, R-Pine, is sponsoring a hard-to-read license plate replacement event from 3 to 5 p.m. April 29 at his district office, 5500 Brooktree Road, Pine.
If your license plate is blistered, peeling or discolored, you can fill out the required PennDOT MV-46 form — Application for Replacement of Illegible Registration Plate available on the agency’s Driver and Vehicle Services website — before you attend the event or at Shaffer’s office.
There is no fee for this service. The fine for operating a vehicle with an illegible license plate is $100.
To participate, bring your vehicle and vehicle information, including title number, VIN number, license plate number and the make and year of the vehicle.
Members of the Northern Regional Police Department will be on hand to help complete the application.
Residents are asked to sign up in advance at repshafferpa.com/Form/HardtoReadLicensePlateEvent2025.
Richland plans annual Junk in Your Trunk sale
It’s time do some spring cleaning and earn a little cash for your effort.
Richland is hosting its annual Junk in Your Trunk sale from 8 a.m. to noon May 17 at the municipal building, 4019 Dickey Road.
The township must have a minimum of 25 vendors by May 9 to host the event. The maximum number of participants is 75.
Registration is required for all sellers at https://secure.rec1.com/PA/richland-township-pa/catalog. The deadline to sign up is May 15.
Setup for sellers only starts at 7 a.m. The sale will open to the public at 8 a.m.; please, no early birds.
Rotarians collecting medical equipment
The Rich-Mar Rotary is seeking donations of no-longer-needed medical equipment during Richland’s annual Junk in Your Trunk sale from 8 a.m. to noon May 17 at the Richland Township Municipal Building, 4019 Dickey Road.
Items being collected include canes, crutches, walkers, pulmonary walkers, wheelchairs, transport chairs, knee scooters, sock aides and shoe horns, bedside commodes and bedpans, toilet and tub rails, bed canes and bed rails, shower chairs, toilet risers, bedside tables and bed trays, nebulizer machines and accessories, blood pressure monitors (home use and nonmercury), feeding bags and tubing, reachers/grabbers, dressing sticks and humidifiers.
The Rotary distributes the items to those who are less fortunate.
Junque Sale to benefit church’s mission projects
Bakerstown United Methodist Church at 5760 William Flinn Highway, Richland, is planning a Junque Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26.
Bring your friends and neighbors. We have everything you need!
In addition to the flea market, grab-and-go breakfasts will be served.
All proceeds benefit the church’s mission projects.
For details, call 724-443-3184.
Swing dance, complete with lessons, open to all ages
The HPC Big Band is back in the swing of things.
The community is invited to attend the “All That Jazz” Swing Dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 16 at Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2942 E. Hardies Road, Hampton.
All ages are welcome dust off their dancing shoes and join us. Invite your friends and get a table. Dance or just sit back, relax and enjoy the music from across the decades.
Free swing dance lessons will be given by professional instructor, Jared Clemens, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by live music.
Refreshments, including hot and cold snacks and hors d’oeuvres, will be available and is included in the ticket price.
Tickets are $15 each, and children 12 and younger are free. Live 21-piece band, food, and dance instruction all included.
For tickets, call Karen Schmidt at 412-867-6416 or the church office at 724-443-3201.
For details or questions, call the church or visit its website at hamptonpresbyterian.net.
Senior group hosting stand-up comedian
The Young@Heart senior social group at Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting stand-up comedian and comedy writer Shaun Eli for an afternoon of laughter May 8 at the church, 2942 E. Hardies Road, Hampton.
Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the show will start at 12:30 p.m.
Eli is a former comedy writer for Jay Leno when Leno was the host of “The Tonight Show.”
According to Leno, “Shaun writes the kind of smart comedy I like to use in my opening monologue.”
Tickets are $15 each and includes lunch and the show. Invite your friends and get a table.
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For tickets and other information, call contact Karen Schmidt at 412-867-6416.
For details or questions, call the church office at 724-443-3201or visit its website at hamptonpresbyterian.net.
Free smoke alarms available to county residents
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, Pennsylvania has suffered more home fire deaths this year than any other state in the nation.
In an effort to help save lives, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross is launching a communitywide initiative.
The chapter is hosting a Sound the Alarm event on April 24 where volunteers will install hundreds of free smoke alarms in homes throughout Allegheny County. Residents in need of smoke alarms are encouraged to schedule an appointment for installation by calling 412-263-5278 or submitting a request online at SoundTheAlarm.org/GreaterPA.
Working smoke alarms can reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by 50%, and the American Red Cross is aiming to reach as many vulnerable households as possible.
Blood donors sought
April is National Volunteer Month, a reminder that the blood supply in the U.S. relies primarily on volunteers, and the American Red Cross and Vitalant are encouraging people to help.
Donations of all blood types are crucial year-round, especially type O, the most frequently transfused blood type. O-negative blood can be given to patients of any blood type, while O-positive can help most patients.
Everyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma during April to the American Red Cross will be entered for a chance to win one of three $5,000 gift cards. Those who donated from April 14-30 will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. For details about the offers, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Hope.
To find a Red Cross location near you and to learn more about blood donation, including eligibility information, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Vitalant is thanking everyone who donates through April 30 with a chance to win a $10,000 Grocery Giveaway; two donors will receive $10,000 prepaid gift cards.
Vitalant operates about 115 donation centers nationwide. Through April 30, Vitalant is offering a $10,000 Grocery Giveaway for everyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma at any Vitalant blood drive or donation center; all donors will automatically be entered for a chance to win one of two $10,000 gift cards. For official rules, visit vitalant.org.
Vitalant is collecting at nearby locations this month, including:
• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24 at Pine-Richland High School’s gym, 700 Warrendale Road, Pine.
• 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28 at North Catholic High School’s gym, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry.
Vitalant’s Pittsburgh North Hills Donation Center at McKnight North Professional Center, Suite 600, 9365 McKnight Road, regularly schedules collection dates, including these upcoming ones: noon to 7 p.m. April 17, 21-24 and 28-30 and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 18-20 and 25-27.
To make an appointment and find other locations, visit vitalant.org, download and use the Vitalant app or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).
Registration open for YASU golf outing
Registration is open to participate in the Young Adult Survivors United’s fifth annual golf outing from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 26 at Birdsfoot Golf Course in Freeport.
The Pine-based nonprofit hopes to raise $40,ooo to benefit its support programs for cancer survivors.
A golf foursome is $600 and includes four playing spots, a gift for each player, greens fees and carts, on-course refreshments and breakfast and lunch.
Space is limited.
The practice range will open at 7 a.m. ahead of the 8 a.m. shotgun start (scramble).
Prizes will be awarded. First place wins $800, second is $550 and third is $300. Contests include longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin.
There will be a cornhole challenge on Par 5.
Multiple sponsorship opportunites also are available, ranging from $200 for tee sponsors to $7,500 for presenting sponsors.
To purchase a foursome or become a sponsor, visit e.givesmart.com/events/Gka.
Volunteers are needed to help with the event. To sign up online, visit tinyurl.com/4mtee6hs.
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For details, visit yasurvivors.org.
Community invited to BBQ to benefit NHCO
The second annual community barbecue to benefit North Hills Community Outreach will be held from noon to 3 p.m. April 27 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, McCandless.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children 4 to 10 and free for those 3 and younger.
The community also can purchase and donate tickets that can be offered to families who use NHCO’s services.
Activities will include an all-you-can-eat barbecue, bounce house, raffles, musc and more.
To purchase tickets, visit nhco.org/bbq.
Real ID Day set for May 5
The Allison Park Driver and Photo License Center, located in the Duncan Manor Shopping Center at 1701 Duncan Ave., McCandless, will host a Real ID Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5.
Applications for Real IDs will be the only services available during the event. No other driver’s license business will be conducted. Starting May 7, residents will need a Real ID-compliant license or identification card, passport or military ID to board a domestic commercial flight, enter a military base or enter certain federal facilities.
PennDOT will need to verify your identity, your Social Security number and your Pennsylvania residency, even if you already have a Pennsylvania driver’s license or photo ID card.
For a list of documents required to apply, visit tinyurl.com/5e3d59t8.
Pine prepping for annual Earth Day Event
Pine is gearing up for its annual 2025 Earth Day Event from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 at the Pine Community Center, 100 Pine Park Drive.
The event will include opportunities to recycle items, support more than 30 market vendors, participate in activities and workshops, and learn about various organizations at information booths. Several food trucks also will be on-site.
For the duration of the event, Michael Brothers Hauling & Recycling and the Junkluggers will collect recycling at the Splash Pad parking lot.
Michael Brothers will accept scrap metal, aluminum cans, Christmas and holiday lights, glass and cardboard. Acceptable scrap metal items include ovens, grills, pots, pans, silverware, baking sheets, cans, wires, bikes, aluminum bats, ladders, metal sports gear, chairs, doorknobs, old keys.All money generated with the scrap metal recycling will be used to purchase Scrap University Kids books for the elementary schools in the Pine-Richland School District.
Junkluggers will collect e-waste and small household appliances, TVs (not CRT/tube) and air-conditioning window units.
Daisy Girl Scout Troop 50185 will be recycling gently used stuffed animals and plush toys as part of the Teddy Bear Brigade, which ships out the toys to children recovering from natural and man-made disasters, children’s hospitals and those in low-income communities.
For details about the event, visit twp.pine.pa.us/484/Earth-Day-Event.