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Jeep show planned at Lower Burrell VFW
The P-Dawg Jeep show will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18 at the Lower Burrell Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1601 Wildlife Lodge Road, rain or shine.
Sponsored by the Sgt. Vinson A. Pelisari Jr. Memorial Fund and AKV Back the Blue, the event is held in memory of Sgt. Pelisari and his love of Jeeps.
Curtis and the Shakerz will provide music and there will be awards, beer, food trucks, a basket raffle and a rubber duck race. Spectator admission is free. To register your vehicle, visit p-dawg.org.
Super raffle to award $20,000 prize
St. Joseph High School is conducting a $20,000 super raffle to help to keep tuition affordable for students at the school.
Tickets are $100 each. Prizes include a $20,000 grand prize and three $1,000 runner-up prizes.
The drawing will be at the June 6 Tom Kaniecki Spartan Scramble golf tournament. Winner need not be present. Only 500 tickets will be sold. For tickets, call Amy Haugh at 724-226-7872 or ahaugh@saintjosephhs.com. Checks made out to the school can be mailed to St. Joseph High School, 800 Montana Ave., Natrona Heights PA 15065.s
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Allegheny Township
May 15: The Alle-Kiski Chapter of the American Wine Society will meet at 7 p.m. at River Forest Country Club, 130 Club House Drive. Jill Kummer from Taste Great Wines in Allison Park will be the speaker and theme will be Napa vs. Sonoma. Wines will be served paired with food. Cost: $47. Paid reservations required by 5 p.m. May 11. Guests welcome. Information:allekiski@yahoo.com.
Apollo
Today: 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. There will be specials and wish jars. Details:724-478-4831.
Friday: Apollo United Presbyterian Church, 401 First St., will have a spring salad and sandwich bar from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church. No reservations required. Cost: $9.
May 17: A Super Patriotic Bingo will begin 7 p.m. at the St. James Parish activities center, 109 Owens View Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost: $30, includes supplies, food and drinks. Additional games will be sold at the door and there will be instant tickets and a basket raffle. Must be 21. Wear red, white and blue apparel. Proceeds will benefit the parish. Tickets: Linda, 724-882-8776.
July 26: Roaring Run Watershed Association is accepting reservations for a craft and vendor fair planned at 698 Canal Road. Details: 724-244-3135.
Apollo/East Vandergrift
May 14: St. James and Our Lady, Queen of Peace parishes will sponsor a bus trip to Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. from the St. James parking lot, 109 Owens View Drive. The group will be at the casino for five hours. Must be 21. Cost: $30, includes $20 in free play. State-issued photo ID required to receive free play. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-478-4958.
Bethel Township
Thursday: The Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek will offer a free lecture, “Bird Window Collisions and Prevention,” at 6 p.m. at the center, 142 Kerr Road. Reservations required. Reservations: armstrongcenter.org/odc-events.
Brackenridge
Today: Al-Anon will meet at 8 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 847 10th Ave. The group offers help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics.
Thursday: Bingo will be at 7:15 p.m. at the American Legion, 845 First Ave. Details:724-994-6030.
Thursday: The Allegheny Valley Salvation Army and Community Center in Brackenridge will hand out free grab-and-go lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the center parking lot, 917 Brackenridge Ave. Free grocery items from Walmart and Aldi will be available. Everyone is welcome.
Cheswick
June 1: Cheswick Recreation Board is accepting applications from craft vendors and food trucks for the annual Strawberry Festival planned from 3 to 7 p.m. in Rachel Carson Park. Rain or shine. Volunteers are also needed. Details:recboard@cheswick.us.
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East Vandergrift
May 31: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church will host a designer purse bash at 1 p.m. in the church social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Cost: $35. Tickets: call or text Mary Ann, 724-980-2087, after the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass in the church vestibule or at the parish office in Apollo.
Freeport
Today: The Blessing Closet, formerly known as the Thrift Store Ministry, at Freeport United Methodist Church, 211 Fourth St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All items are free, but donations will be accepted. Items available include clothing of all sizes, bedding and window items. Donations of clothing, shoes and boots welcome; must be laundered and free from smoke and pet hair. Wheelchair accessible. Details:724-295-3095.
Gilpin
Thursday: Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department will host bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 113 Firehall Road.
June 13: A car show will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Christ the King Parish, 125 Park Lane, as part of the Leechburg 175th anniversary celebration. Check-in will begin at 3 p.m. There will be food, music and a 50-50. Legacy awards will be awarded based on historic Leechburg car dealerships. Cost: $10 in advance; $15, at the gate. Registration: dioceseofgreensburg.org/carshow. Proceeds will benefit the anniversary committee.
Harrison
Today: The Agape Thrift Shop at Grace United Methodist Church, 1333 Freeport Road, will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Clean clothing in all sizes is needed. No housewares or bedding please. Bring donations on Wednesday or leave them on the front porch. Do not place donations in the blue bins behind the church.
Today: Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank will be open from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at 1913 Freeport Road, Natrona Heights. Food bank participants can receive food allotments twice per month. Those who are not yet registered should come from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The Sparrow’s Nest clothing and home goods ministry will be open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Details and alternate times: 724-226-0606, ext. 10.
Today: The Becky’s Closet community clothing store at Faith Lutheran Church, 1500 Broadview Blvd., will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. Cost: adult tops and bottoms, 50 cents; children’s clothing, 25 cents. Please bring small bills and your own bags. Donations welcome during these hours. Everyone welcome.
Thursday: Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a Pampered Chef sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the hospital lobby, 1301 Carlisle St., Natrona Heights. Cash and checks will be accepted. Proceeds benefit auxiliary-sponsored hospital projects.
Friday: 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 game jackpot.
Friday: Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a Fudgie Wudgie sale featuring gourmet fudge and chocolates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the hospital lobby, 1301 Carlisle St., Natrona Heights. Cash and checks will be accepted. Proceeds benefit auxiliary-sponsored hospital projects.
Monday: The Who Knew? program at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will present “Remembering Veterans” at 6 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-226-3491 or alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.
May 13: Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation will offer a free seminar about what diabetes is and how to manage it from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the foundation, 1 Acee Drive. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-294-3157 or pkuzmirek@akhealth.org.
May 17: Harrison Township Recreation Board is accepting vehicle reservations for a touch-a-truck planned from noon to 3 p.m. at Highlands High School. Details:harrisontownshiprb@gmail.com.
Jefferson Township
Thursday: Bingo will be at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, 754 N. Pike Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open. Proceeds benefit post and auxiliary projects.
Leechburg
Saturday: 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.
Lower Burrell
Today: Peoples Library will host an online talk with Dr. David Rosmarin, author of “How to Use Anxiety to Thrive,” at 2 p.m. Recordings will be available to watch on demand. Registration required. Registration: libraryc.org/peopleslibrary.
Thursday: The Chess Club for Kids at Peoples Library will meet at 4 p.m. at the library, 3052 Wachter St. Details:724-339-1021.
May 14: Peoples Library will host an online talk with Liann Zhang, author of “Julie Chan is Dead,” at 7 p.m. Recordings will be available to watch on demand. Registration required. Registration: libraryc.org/peopleslibrary.
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New Kensington
Today: 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.
Today: 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.
Thursday: Knead Community Café will hand out free grab-and-go meals from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the cafe, 1011 Barnes St. This week’s meals are sponsored by the Vincent Donatelli Fund. Details:878-847-7997 or kneadcommunitycafe.org.
Thursday: New Kensington Eagles Auxiliary Bingo will be at 7 p.m. at the aerie, 2134 Freeport Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. Sales are from 6 to 6:50 p.m. Cost: $25 for a 12-on package; specials will be available. The kitchen will be open. Public welcome. Details:724-448-7403.
Thursday and Saturday: The Community Clothes Closet, 1129 Kenneth Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items available include clothing for all members of the family, shoes, linens, purses and handbags. Donations welcome during business hours only. Do not leave donations at the door.
May 10: Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley is accepting basket donations and supplies to make baskets for its annual spring luncheon planned at Knead Community Café. Details:jperin@animalprotectors.net.
May 17: Vendor applications are being accepted by Knead Community Café, 1011 Barnes St., for an outdoor Mother Nature’s Garden Market at the cafe, rain or shine. Items must be homemade, natural-based or garden related. Cost: $35, for a 10 x 10-foot space. Details and applications:kneadcommunitycafe.org/mngm-vendor-application.
Oakmont
Friday : Oakmont Carnegie Library will sponsor a jigsaw puzzle competition from 11 a.m. to noon at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. Teams of up to four will build the same 300-piece puzzle and see who can finish first. All ages welcome. Reservations required. Team reservations:oakmontlibrary.org
Through May 31: The works of members of the Allegheny Valley League of Artists will be exhibited on the lower level of Oakmont Carnegie Library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. A free reception and meet-and-greet will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the library.
Parks Township
Friday: Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department will host bingo at 7 p.m. in the firehall, 1119 Dalmation Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m.
June 21: Parks Township Sportsman’s Association is accepting space reservations for a craft fair and flea market. Rain or shine. Cost: $15. Reservations required by May 31. Reservations: Tina, 724-448-6182 or Lisa, 724-496-3931; or ptsclub74@gmail.com.
Plum
Friday: The free Allegheny County Family Drive-in Movie series planned Friday in Boyce Park wave pool parking lot will feature the film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” rated PG, weather permitting. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk. Guests may bring their own snacks and drinks. Closed captioning is available by request. Movie audio is played through a radio transmitter on 87.9 FM.
Saxonburg
Today : South Butler Community Library will host a free self-care workshop for adults and teens at 6:30 p.m. May 7 at the library, 240 W. Main St. This month’s topic will be skin care. Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Reservations:724-352-4810 or director@southbutlerlibrary.org.
Thursday: The dementia caregiver support group at South Butler Community Library will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. at the library, 240 W. Main St. The group meets the second Thursday of each month and provides a safe place for caregivers to share their feelings and discuss their day-to-day challenges. No reservations required. Details: Michelle Govan, RN, 724-504-5512.
South Buffalo
May 18: A spring super bingo to benefit Dynamic Community Foundation will be at 3 p.m. at South Buffalo Firehall, 100 Fire Hall Road. Doors open at 2 p.m. Cost: $50, in advance; includes 25 games. There will be jackpot games, specials, food, drinks, pull tabs and an ATM on site. BYOB Tickets: Jackie, 744-681-7902, or Jen, 724-295-5500.
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Springdale
Thursday: The diaper pantry at St. Mark Lutheran Church will distribute free diapers from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church, 600 Pittsburgh St. Advance registration required. First-time recipients must provide their own ID, the child’s birth certificate and a current WIC or SNAP card. Distributions are the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Registration: 724-274-5313.
Thursday: Lower Valley Community Food Bank will distribute food from 1 to 3 p.m. from the rear entrance of the Springdale borough building, 325 School St. Do not arrive before 12:45 p.m. Anyone in need of food who lives in Springdale, Springdale Township, Cheswick, Harmar and the sections of Indiana Township and West Deer with a zip code of 15024 is welcome. New recipients can register Thursday. Updates:lowervalleyfoodbank.org.
May 14: Springdale Free Public Library will host an author talk with former TribLive reporter Richard Gazarik, author of “Gun Smuggling, Castro’s Cuba and the Pittsburgh Mafia,” at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-274-9729.
May 18: A music fundraiser, Bands Together for HOPE, will be from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Springdale Veterans Association, 1151 Pittsburgh St. groups scheduled to perform include Miss Freddye, Lost Boys, J&J Acoustic, Big House Pete and the Shiners. Admission: $15. Food will be sold and there will be a basket auction and 50-50. Proceeds will benefit the Allegheny Valley HOPE Association. Tickets: avhopeassociation@gmail.com.
Tarentum
Today: Highlands Family Center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., will offer a free farmers market from noon to 5 p.m. while supplies last. There are no income guidelines and everyone is welcome. The event is the first Wednesday of each month. The Allegheny WIC Van will be onsite to help clients apply for WIC, receive nutrition education and breastfeeding support.
Today: The Elks will host bingo at 6:30 p.m. at the lodge, 219 E. Sixth Ave. The kitchen is open to the public from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Menu: elks644.org/elks-kitchen-1. Orders:724-226-1644 by 8:15 p.m.
Fridays: Free bread and baked goods will be distributed at 10 a.m. while supplies last at Highlands Family Center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., suite 12. Details:724-224-9006.
Vandergrift
Saturday : Scout Troop 551/6551 will sponsor a flower and plant sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casino Theatre.
Washington Township
Today: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 6 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church, 656 Route 380.
Friday: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 4078 Route 66. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The kitchen will open and card sales start at 6 p.m. Free coffee. Players must be at least 18 or accompanied by an adult.
West Deer
Thursday : The Vitalant community blood scheduled at the township building is canceled. Watch the Stroller for a new date.
Winfield
Thursday: The Matrona Family Resource Center at Cabot Church, 707 Winfield Road, will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. New and gently used clothing in sizes preemie through 10/12 will be available, as well as strollers, car seats, toys and more. No reservations required. Details:724-524-1809 or tinyurl.com/mw9kd9cp.