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Drive-thru dinner to aid Peoples Library
Peoples Library will sponsor a drive-thru dinner Feb. 24 at the library, 880 Barnes St., New Kensington.
The menu from Hoffstot’s Café Monaco in Oakmont will feature pasta fagioli with crackers, Parmesan-crusted chicken, lemon butter penne, broccoli, roll & butter and dessert. Cost is $40.
Pick-up will be from 4 to 6 p.m. behind the library. Reservations are required by 5 p.m. Feb. 20. For reservations, send a check payable to Peoples Library to the library, Attn: Director, 880 Barnes St., New Kensington PA 15068, visit peopleslibrary.org or stop in at the Lower Burrell or New Kensington library. For details, call 724-339-1021.
Calendar
Allegheny Township
Feb. 19: The Alle-Kiski Chapter of the American Wine Society will meet at 7 p.m. at River Forest Country Club, 130 Club House Drive. Society member Matt Kristofik will discuss “Wine Finds That Won’t Break Your Wallet.” Wines will be served paired with food. Cost: $47. Paid reservations required by 5 p.m. Feb. 15. Guests welcome. Visit Alle Kiski AWS on Facebook. Information:allekiski@yahoo.com.
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
Today: Speed Family Blessing Box will sponsor a family bingo from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at MJ’s Bar and Grille banquet hall, 1735 Fourth Ave. Cost: 25 cents per card per game. A limited food and drink menu will be available and there will activities for children.
Today: Arnold United Methodist Church, 1801 Leishman Ave., will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon at the church. Menu: choice of plain, blueberry, pecan and chocolate chip pancakes or French toast, sausage and drink. Dine in or takeout. Cost: $9; 12 and younger, $7. Details: 724-339-2377.
Avonmore
Today: The pasta and salad bar fundraiser planned at the Avonmore Community Center is postponed. Watch The Stroller for updates.
East Vandergrift
Feb. 14: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish will host a Valentine’s Day dance from 6 to 10 p.m. in the church social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Cost: $20 each; $35 per couple; includes beer, water, sandwiches, snacks and dessert. BYOB. There will be a DJ, basket raffle and 50-50. Tickets: 724-478-4958 or 724-882-9212.
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
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 to the lower level. First-time recipients must provide their ID, the child’s birth certificate and their current WIC or SNAP card. Registration required. Registration: Elaine, 724-448-6880.
Today: Freeport Area Library will host a free craft workshop and photo ops with props from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. while supplies last as part of the borough’s Galentine’s Day celebration. Details:724-295-3616.
Feb. 14: Freeport Area Library will host a free workshop for adults, “Winter Sowing” with Master Gardeners of Armstrong County from 11 a.m. to noon at the library, 428 Market St. The 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 are required and space is limited. Reservations:724-295-3616.
Harmar
April 26: Table reservations are being accepted for an indoor spring craft show planned at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center, 1877 Shiners Way. No electronic payments will be accepted. Sponsored by Daughters of the Nile. Reservations: Peggy Addleman, 724-709-9916 or peggyaddleman@gmail.com.
Harrison
Monday: The Anime Club at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. The group is focused for adults, but students who are at least in ninth grade are welcome and must fill out a permission slip. Reservations required. Reservations:alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.
Feb. 14: Friends of Harrison Hills Park will sponsor a Great Backyard Bird Count from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park Environmental Learning Center. Rain or shine. 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 required. Binoculars and identification guides will be available and experienced birders will be available to help with identification. Details: Dave at 724-487-3586 or davbrooke@gmail.com.
Kiski Township
Feb. 16: An American Red Cross community blood drive will be from 11 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. at Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 1668 Route 56 Appointments:800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and search with code APOLLOFM.
Leechburg
Sundays through March 15: Leechburg Youth Baseball Association will accept player registrations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its clinics in the Leechburg Area High School gymnasium, Center Avenue. New players must bring a copy of their birth certificate and insurance card. Details and online registration: leechburgyouthbaseball.com.
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.
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
Mondays: Overeaters Anonymous will offer a Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. Details:info@gpioa.org.
Feb. 14: An all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon at Braeburn Community Church, 4146 Arnold Ave. Cost: $10; children $5. Tickets: Marie, 724-448-0841 or at the door.
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
Monday: Peoples Library will offer Construction Crew, an hour of play with building supplies, at 1 p.m. at the library, 880 Barnes St. Details:724-339-1021.
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.
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: Sunday. Quantities are limited. Orders:724-335-9988.
O’Hara
Wednesday : A Vitalant community blood drive will be from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the large group instructional room at Fox Chapel Area High School, 611 Field Club Road. Appointments recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Donors must be at least 16. Appointments:877-258-4825 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and use group code UHS010025.
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.
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.
Tarentum
Today: First Baptist Church will host a free teen drop-in event from 3 to 5 p.m. at the church, 410 E. Third Ave. Use the rear entrance. There will be a movie and food will be served. The event will be the first Saturday of each month.
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 : Bridgepoint Church will host a Super Bowl chili and soup cook-off at 6 p.m. in the church social hall, 400 E. Ninth Ave. Bring your best soup or chili and watch the game on a big-screen television. Prizes will be awarded at halftime.
Sunday: The Allegheny chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors will meet from 9 a.m. to noon at the Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society, 224 E. Seventh Ave. Clock expert Scott Becker will discuss Seth Thomas balance wheel clocks and ships clocks. Members will be available to answer questions about your old clock. Free admission and refreshments. Public welcome.
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.
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.