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Annual bird count planned in Harrison Hills Park
Friends of Harrison Hills Park will sponsor a Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 14 at the park, Natrona Heights, Harrison.
The event engages bird watches of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Rain or shine. To participate, stop in from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park Environmental Learning Center. Observers can stay inside the center or take a short hike at 10:30 a.m. or noon with a park ranger to view the birds. Stay for as little as 15 minutes or the entire time. No reservations are required.
Binoculars and identification guides will be available and experienced birders will be available to help with identification. For details, contact Dave at 724-487-3586 or davbrooke@gmail.com.
Leechburg to be featured on PCN TV
The Pennsylvania Cable Network channel will air a program about Leechburg at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The History & Culture program will highlight the Leechburg Area Museum & Historical Society and artist the late Peter Besharo and his artwork.
Chicken Parm on the menu at free dinner
First Presbyterian Church of Tarentum will host a free dine-in community dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 913 Lock St.
The menu will include chicken Parmesan, pasta, green beans, salad, garlic bread and dessert. No reservations are required, and everyone is welcome.
Calendar
Apollo
Feb. 5: Apollo Memorial Library will host a free Penn State Extension workshop, “Winter Sowing” for adults from 6 to 7 p.m. at the library. 219 N. Pennsylvania Ave. This hands-on class will cover how to start seeds outdoors during the winter using recycled containers as mini-greenhouses. Materials and seeds will be provided. Reservations required. Reservations:724-478-4214 or armstronglibraries.org/apollo.
March 14: St. James Parish, 109 Owens View Ave., is accepting space reservations from flea market, yard sale and craft vendors for a flea market planned from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month in the parish activities center. Details: Linda, 724-882-8776.
Arnold
Tuesday: A free dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at The Tomb, 1821 Fifth Ave. Everyone welcome.
Friday: St. Vladimir Church, 1610 Kenneth Ave., is accepting orders for its weekly pierogi sale. Cost: potato or sauerkraut, $14 per dozen. Pickup: 12:30 to 4 p.m. Fridays in the church social hall. Orders:724-339-9257, 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Brackenridge
Today: The monthly Sons of the American Legion breakfast is canceled due to the weather. The next breakfast will be Feb. 22.
Buffalo Township
Today: The spaghetti dinner scheduled at the White Star Club is postponed to Feb. 1 due to the expected inclement weather.
Tuesday: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a drive-through food distribution for anyone in need from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Lernerville Speedway, 313 N. Pike Road. No reservations required. Guests should remain in their vehicles and open their door or trunk and will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
East Vandergrift
Today: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish will have bingo at 2 p.m. in the church social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 1 p.m. There will be a 50-number jackpot game, a 52-number picture frame game and a magic number game. Details: 724-478-4958.
Feb. 14: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish is selling tickets for a Sweetheart raffle. The winning numbers will be the 1:30 and 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Lottery Pick-3 numbers on Valentine’s Day. Each winner will receive $1,000, a $50 gift card to Fine Wine and Spirits and a $50 gift certificate to Sweetlane Chocolate Shop in Vandergrift. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: 724-568-3409, in the parish office or after Sunday Mass in the church vestibule.
Freeport
Saturday : The Veterans of Foreign Wars is accepting table reservations for an indoor flea market at the post, 102 Fifth St. Hours: setup, 8 to 10 a.m.; selling, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and clean-up, 3 to 4 p.m. Cost: $10, includes a table and chairs. Reservations:724-295-2280.
Harrison
Tuesday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will have a story time from 10 to 11 a.m. for children age 3 to 6 at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. The program will be about counting. No reservations required. Details:alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.
Wednesday : The Kitchen Sink Book Club at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. The selection will be “A Spool of Blue Thread,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Tyler. Copies are available at the circulation desk. Reservations required. Note the new date. Reservations:724-226-3491 or alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.
Indiana Township
Today: The spaghetti dinner planned atRural Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is canceled.
Kiski Township
Tuesday: The diaper pantry at Spring Church Lutheran Church, 3623 Lutheran Church Road, will distribute diapers from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church. Recipients must register in advance. First-time recipients must provide their own ID, the child’s birth certificate and a current WIC or SNAP card. Registration:724-478-1528.
Leechburg
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.
Tuesday: Kiskiminetas Watershed Association will meet at 6 p.m. at the River Bank Center, 152 Market St., second floor. New members welcome.
Feb. 14: A murder mystery dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall at the Sokol Club, 55 Siberian Ave. Cost: $45. There will be a cash bar, basket raffle and 50-50. Tickets: stop in at the club. Questions: sokol255@outlook.com. Proceeds will benefit the Sokol 255 Educational Scholarship Fund.
Lower Burrell
Today: The spaghetti dinner at the Moose is canceled due to the weather.
Mondays: Overeaters Anonymous will offer a Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. Details:info@gpioa.org.
Tuesday: Redemption Church will host a free GriefShare program about self-care and being fearful and overwhelmed from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the church, 3400 Garvers Ferry Road. Anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one is welcome. Meetings will continue on Tuesdays through March 17. Details: Brenda Heinz, 412-398-1622.
Jan. 31: A spaghetti dinner to benefit cancer patient Janet Powell will be at the Kinloch Volunteer Firehall, 915 New York Ave. Donations of gift certificates, gift baskets, pasta sauce, pasta, rolls, butter, salad, desserts, plates, and to-go containers are being accepted. Details: Carrie, 724-826-0168 or Holly, 724-351-2782.
Feb. 7: A murder mystery dinner will be at 6 p.m. at the Moose, 499 Reimer St. A prom thriller will be presented by The Theater Factory. Cost: $50, members, $45. Details:nkmoose53@gmail.com.
Through Feb. 28: The works of local mixed media artist Lynn Jacques, a member of the Allegheny Valley League of Artists, will be on display during business hours at Peoples Library, 3052 Wachter Ave.
New Kensington
Feb. 13: St. George Orthodox Church is accepting orders for a grape leaves sale. Cost: six for $7; or 12 for $14. Pickup: noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in the church hall, 1150 Leishman Ave. Order deadline: Feb. 8. Quantities are limited. Orders:724-335-9988.
Oakmont
Monday : The Kids Book Club at Oakmont Carnegie Library will meet at 5 p.m. at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. Children in third through fifth grade or who are independent readers welcome. Reservations required. Reservations:oakmontlibrary.org.
Tuesdays: Taking Pounds Off Sensibly (TOPS) meets at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1261 Pennsylvania Ave. Private weigh-ins will be from 5:45 to 6:10 p.m. and the meeting will be afterward. The first meeting is free. Details:412-828-3854 or jmjkwj@gmail.com.
Parks Township
Today: 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
Monday: The quilting group at Holiday Park United Methodist Church, 81 Sandune Drive, will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church chapel. The group sews baby quilts for donation to those in need and the Linus Project. New members welcome. Meetings are the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Sewing and quilting instructions are provided and no equipment is needed. Details:724-327-6552.
Sharpsburg
Feb. 8: Addiction Recovery Ministry will host a family-friendly Super Bowl party at 5:30 p.m. at the John Paul I Center, 201 Ninth St. Soft drinks and snacks will be provided; bring an appetizer to share. Reservations required by Feb. 1. Reservations: Rosemarie, 412-378-9290.
Springdale
Tuesday : The Tuesday Night Book Club at Springdale Free Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. The selection will be “Beautiful Ugly” by Alice Feeney. Copies available at the library. New members welcome. Reservations required. Reservations:724-274-9729.
Feb. 2: Springdale Free Public Library will sponsor a Mad Science of Pittsburgh program, “Radical Robots” for children in second through sixth grade at 6 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. Reservations required. Reservations:724-274-9729.
Feb. 7: A bingo to benefit Frazer Volunteer Fire Department No. 2 will be at 1 p.m. at the Springdale Veterans Association, 1151 Pittsburgh St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40 in advance; at the door, $45; includes a package of 12 cards for 18 regular games, 12 cards for four specials and 2 jackpot games. Daubers must be used for all games. There will be over $4,000 in prizes. Cash will be accepted for food purchases. No BYOB. Tickets: Jennifer, 724-980-4544 or send a message to Frazer VFD No. 2 on Facebook.
Tarentum
Today: First Baptist Church, 410 E. Third Ave., will distribute free detergent, bleach and scented beads after the worship service to anyone in need.
Monday: Streetlight Ministries, 203 W. Seventh Ave., will have a weekly food pantry from noon to 2 p.m. for anyone in need. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule after 8:30 a.m. Mondays and people are admitted through the line in order of sign up. A variety of breads, sweet goods, canned items, produce and meats will be available. Walk-ins are welcome, but will be admitted after those who have registered.
Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St.
Vandergrift
Mondays through March 19: Vandergrift Public Library will sponsor a chess club for children in kindergarten through eighth grade from 6 to 7 p.m. at 163 Washington Ave. Students are paired with others their age and are guided by a chess master and volunteers. Chess boards are provided. A tournament will be at 9 a.m. Feb. 28. Reservations required. Reservations: tinyurl.com/yv5ztzrp.
Washington Township
Tuesdays and Thursdays: The Blessing Closet at Union Presbyterian Church will be open by appointment from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at the church, 656 Route 380. Items available include paper products, cleaning supplies, feminine hygiene products and pet supplies. Appointments:724-337-3042.