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Free summer meal program planned in Freeport
A Pittsburgh Food Bank summer youth café for children 18 and younger will be distribute free grab-and-go meals from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays June 22 through July 27 in the parking lot of Laube Hall, 115 Community Park Road, Freeport.
Each child will receive a bundle that will contain four breakfasts and five lunches. No reservations are required.
For other food distribution sites, visit pittsburghfoodbank.org/summer.
Entries welcome for Tarentum Independence Day parade
Tarentum Recreation Board will sponsor an Independence Day parade at 10 a.m. July 4 that will run through Brackenridge and Tarentum.
For information, contact Carrie at 724-448-1470 or tarentummagazine@gmail.com.
Calendar
Allegheny Township
June 27: Markle Volunteer Fire Department is accepting space reservations for its indoor/outdoor flea market at the firehall, 470 Joyce St. Dates: June 27, July 25, Aug. 22 and Sept. 26. Cost: indoor, $25; outdoors, $15. Details:724-236-0665.
Apollo
Today: Apollo Area Historical Society will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WCTU Building, 317 N. Second St. The current display includes memorabilia from the Apollo bicentennial celebration. Free admission.
Sunday: Randy Quinn will present a southern gospel music concert at 3 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 214 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Donations will be accepted. Details:724-478-1283.
Arnold
July 11: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church will host a Christmas In July vendor market and pierogi sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church hall, 1610 Kenneth Ave. Vendor applications are being accepted until July 9 or sold out. No fee. Details: call or text 724-681-3383. Reservations: tinyurl.com/ya4mn56v.
Bell Township
Ongoing: Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department is selling tickets for a raffle to win a Royal Caribbean cruise. Includes a six- to eight-night cruise for two. Only 300 tickets will be sold. Not valid Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Years weeks. Cost: $15 each. Details and tickets: tinyurl.com/93zmn8a3.
Freeport
Today: Freeport Area Library will offer a Father’s Day craft drop-in for all ages from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library, 428 Market St. Reservations required. Reservations:724-295-3616.
Harrison
Today: The Diaper Pantry at Christ Our Hope Anglican Church will distribute diapers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 926 Painter Ave., and at Sheldon Park, both in Natrona Heights. Recipients must drive up and remain in their vehicles. First-time recipients must provide their own identification, the child’s birth certificate and a current WIC or SNAP card.
June 27: Friends of Harrison Hills Park will sponsor a presentation about the park’s purple martin colony at 1 p.m. at the environmental learning center. Ken Kostka will be the speaker. Reservations required. Reservations:friendsofharrisonhills@gmail.com.
Leechburg
Today: The Clothing Closet at First Lutheran Church, 358 Main St., will be open from 9 a.m. to noon. All items are 20 cents each. Please bring a bag. Donations welcome.
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.
Mondays: First Lutheran Church, 358 Main St., will offer a 13-week GriefShare support group at 6 p.m. through July 27 in the church parlor. Anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one is welcome. Participants can join at any session. Reservations:724-845-7518 or griefshare.org.
July 25: Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company will host a Christmas in July Luau black light bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 268 Canal St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $31, on the fire company Facebook page; $30, at the door; includes one pack of cards, a dauber, food and drinks. There will be rip tickets and a 50-50. Christmas, luau and beach wear encouraged.
Ongoing: Kiski Valley Community Band is accepting performance dates for summer and the holiday season. Details:plmarco23@gmail.com.
Lower Burrell
Today: The city farmers market will be open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Bon Air Elementary School, 3260 Leechburg Road.
Mondays: Overeaters Anonymous will offer a Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. Details:info@gpioa.org.
June 27: The Moose will host its monthly luncheon bingo at the lodge, 499 Reimer St. Doors open at 11 a.m. Note the date is changed this month. Details: 724-335-4131.
Through June 30: The works of Linda Roos will be on display during regular hours at People Library, 3052 Wachter Ave. Roos is a member the Allegheny Valley League of Artists and the New Kensington Camera Club. Hours: Sundays and Mondays, closed; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
July 4: Westmoreland County Marines Detachment is selling raffle tickets to support its Christmas Groceries for Veterans program. The winning number will be the 7 p.m. July 4 Pennsylvania Lottery Daily Number. Prizes include a 20-foot telescoping flag pole, a 250th Anniversary flag and a solar light for the pole, or $1,000 cash. Your choice. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: Jim Walters, 724-681-6293 or waltersusmc@comcast.net.
New Kensington
Today: The city farmers market will be from 9 a.m. to noon at 985 Fifth Ave. SNAP and WIC/FMNP vouchers welcome.
Today: St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 150 Elmtree Road, will have a takeout Slavic food sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the church hall. Menu: stuffed cabbage, pierogi, soups, haluski, kielbasa sandwiches, hot dogs and baked goods. Cash, cards and checks accepted. Tours of the church will be available. No advance orders. Details and a full menu: visit stjohnnewken on Facebook.
Today: Knead Community Café will sponsor a pig roast fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. at the café, 1011 Barnes St. Menu: pulled pork sandwiches, cowboy beans, macaroni & cheese and potato salad. BYOB. Cost: $30, available online only at tinyurl.com/yk4uthmt.
Today: Real Life Church will serve a community breakfast for lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 1825 Freeport Road. Menu: bacon, sausage, pancakes, sweet treats, coffee, tea and water. Donations will be accepted.
Monday : A Vitalant community blood drive will be from 2 to 7 p.m. at St. George Orthodox Church, 1150 Leishman Ave. Appointments recommended. Appointments:877-258-4825 or visit Vitalant.org and search ZIP Code 15068.
Monday and Tuesday: Donations for the Mt. St. Peter Church trash and treasure sale will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the church, 100 Freeport Road. No clothes, large furniture, television or non-wheeled luggage.
Aug. 1: Valley High School Marching Band is accepting reservations from vendors, food trucks and car show participants for a show planned at the high school. Cost: 10 by 10-foot vendor space, $30; food trucks, $100; and car show entries, $25. Details: Sara Brink, 724-351-0687.
Oakmont
June 27: Oakmont Carnegie Library will offer a program, “The Trouble With Lawns: Reclaiming Our Landscapes With Native Plants,” at 1 p.m. at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. Reservations required. Reservations:tinyurl.com/mvcybptb.
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.
June 28: Vandergrift Public Library will host a tea party fundraiser, “Authors in the Neighborhood,” from 1 to 4 p.m. at Pleasant View Brethren Church fellowship hall, 1156 Pleasantview Drive. Local authors Joseph Szalanski, Mike Firek and Alex Chaffins will read and discuss their books. Appetizers, sandwiches, desserts and beverages will be served. Cost: $30. Recommended for 14 and older. Tickets:724-568-2212 or tinyurl.com/3a4sxzbr.
Aug. 1: Space reservations are being accepted for a flea market to benefit Tiny Cause animal shelter at Riverside Drive-In Theatre, 1114 Lees Lake Lane. Crafters, yard sale vendors and marketers welcome. Cost: minimum $10 Chewy gift card donation or a raffle basket for the event. No food vendors. Reservations:tinycauseadopt@gmail.com.
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.
Mondays: The American Legion will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the post, 7824 Saltsburg Road. Cost: $25 per packet; extra packets, $5 each; cover-all game, $5 per card. There will be 16 regular games that pay $50 each, four specials that pay $100 each. Food and beverages will be sold. Details:412-795-9112.
Saxonburg
Through Sunday: South Butler Community Library, 240 W. Main St., will host a Scholastic book fair during regular hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Food trucks will be available from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and there will be a balloon artist from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Details:724-352-4810 or southbutlerlibrary.org.
Springdale
July 31 and Aug. 1: Vendors applications are being accepted for a community celebration planned from noon to 10 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field, 850 Lincoln Ave. Details:sbpdevents@springdaleborough.com.
Tarentum
Today: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The monthly dollar breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon. Menu: pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice. A used book and jewelry sale will be from 9 a.m. to noon. Details:724-224-9220.
Monday: The weekly food pantry at Streetlight Ministries, 203 W. Seventh Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone in need. Note the time change for summer. 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 admitted after those who have registered.
West Deer
Today: Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host a free star party starting with solar observing at 7 p.m. at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory, 225 Kurn Road, in Deer Lakes Regional Park, weather permitting. Bring binoculars, a blanket and camping chair. Use only parking lights if entering through the park gate after dark. Donations will be accepted. Details and weather updates:724-224-2510 or 3ap.org.
Aug. 7: West Deer will sponsor a 250th anniversary community parade in the township. Entries of floats, marching bands, local heroes and organizations are welcome. Details: Amy, 412-651-5033.
West Leechburg
Today : The 26th annual Allegheny Valley Insulator Show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the West Leechburg Firemen’s Recreation Hall, 1116 Gosser St. Dealer setup: 7:30 a.m. Table fee: $20 for an 8-foot table. Free admission. Details: Ron Barth, 724-845-8439 or rkbarth@windstream.net.
Worthington
Wednesday : Worthington-West Franklin Community Library will offer a free program, “Understanding Diabetes and Your Health,” at 1 p.m. at the library, 214 E. Main St. Reservations required. Reservations:724-297-3762.