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Golf outing planned Aug. 23 by Leechburg church
A golf outing to benefit the local and national mission projects of Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church, Leechburg, will be Aug. 23 at the Links at Spring Church, 3257 Balsiger Road, Kiski Township.
Check-in will begin at 11 a.m. and the shotgun start will be at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $100 per player and includes a cart, hot dog at the turn, dinner and a chance for prizes.
Registration deadline is Aug. 12. To register, call 724-845-1901 or visit crcpc.org/golf.
Calendar
Allegheny Township
Saturday : 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
Wednesday: 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.
Arnold
Tuesday: The Tomb, 1821 Fifth Ave., will serve a free community dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Everyone welcome.
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.
Brackenridge
Wednesday: 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.
Cadogan
Wednesday: The township farmers market will be from 3 to 6 p.m. in Overlook Park. Details and vendor information: Jeanne, 724-815-7347.
Freeport
Wednesdays: The Blessing Closet 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.
Harrison
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: The free summer children’s playground lunch program for children 18 and younger will serve lunch at 11 a.m. at Natrona Park. A wild animal show will be at noon and the library bookmobile will open at 1 p.m., both on Wednesday. No registration required.
Wednesday: 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.
Wednesday: 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.
Wednesday: 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.
Saturday : 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.
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
Today: 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.
Today: First Lutheran Church, 358 Main St., will offer a 13-week GriefShare support group at 6 p.m. Mondays 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.
Wednesdays and Saturdays: Leechburg Area Museum & Historical Society, 118 First St., will be open from noon to 3 p.m. and by appointment. Details: 724-845-8914 or lamahs@windstream.net.
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: Overeaters Anonymous will offer a Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. Details:info@gpioa.org.
Tuesday: Peoples Library will host a summer story time at 1 p.m. at the library, 3052 Wachter St. Details:724-339-1021.
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 : 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.
Today 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.
Tuesday: A summer story time will be at 11 a.m. at Peoples Library, 880 Barnes St. Details:724-339-1021.
Wednesday: Peoples Library, 880 Barnes St., will host a program at 1 p.m. about organic food with Allegheny Land Trust. Participants will help to create organic salsa and compare it with a store-bought variety. No reservations required. Details:724-339-1021.
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
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.
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 : 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
Today: 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.
Today: 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.
Springdale
Wednesday: Springdale Free Public Library will offer a free crochet class for beginners at 6 p.m. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-274-9729.
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 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.
Tuesday: Olive Branch Drop-In Center will sponsor a trip to a driving range and to Sweetie’s at 10:45 a.m. Details:724-224-1600.
Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St.
Tuesday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will host a free story time in the park from noon to 12:45 p.m. near the water park in Riverview Park, First Avenue, weather permitting. Bring a blanket. No reservations required.
Wednesday: 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/attaboys-kitchen. Orders: 724-226-1644 by 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday: The borough farmers market will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in the upper parking lot of First United Presbyterian Church, 913 Lock St. Vendor information:office@fupct.org.
Wednesdays and Saturdays: Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society, 224 E. Seventh Ave., is open from noon to 3 p.m. and other times by appointment. Details: 724-224-7666.
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.
Wednesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 6 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church, 656 Route 380.
West Deer
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.
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.