Upcoming meetings

Sewickley Historic Review Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at the borough building, 601 Thorn St.

Leet’s planning commission will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at the township municipal building, 194 Ambridge Ave.

Cub Scout sign-up night

Cub Scout Pack 243 will have its sign-up night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20, in the basement of the Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 414 Grant St. Registration for new and returning Scouts is open to boys in first through fifth grades. For more information, contact Sewickley243@gmail.com.

Churches of Crafton Tour

Stroll with Crafton Heritage by foot or automobile 1-6 p.m. Sept. 24 to experience the highlights of six active churches and travel the paths that our predecessors once took. A guide map will be provided on the day of the tour.

On tour is St. Philip Roman Catholic, Nativity Episcopal, First Baptist, St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran, Crafton United Presbyterian and Hawthorne Avenue Presbyterian.

Not on the tour, but included in the commemorative booklet are the once thriving Crafton United Methodist, First Christian and First Presbyterian.

The commemorative booklet includes the history of the nine churches that were all active at once. This is only available for tour-goers and must be ordered online. A reception will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. at Crafton United Presbyterian, 80 Bradford Ave.

For more information or to register, visit craftonheritage.org. Only 60 tickets will be sold.

Oasis Teen Center

All students in grades 5-9 can join the free after school program, the OASIS at the Sewickley Valley YMCA. Teen can hang out at the Y with their friends Monday through Thursday from 3-6 p.m. Kids can shoot hoops in the large gym, play games, make crafts and more. The YMCA Youth & Teen Center is free and a YMCA membership is not required. For more information, call 412-741-9622 or visit sewickleyymca.org.

Clothesline Sale

Sewickley Academy’s Home & School Association is hosting the annual Clothesline Sale for the community Sept. 23-27. Gently used clothing for all ages, as well as books and sporting goods, will be available for purchase in the Academy’s Snyder Gym. Proceeds benefit the many student activities sponsored by the Home & School Association throughout the school year. Each day of the sale begins at 10 a.m., closing at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 26, and at 5 p.m. Sept. 24, 25 and 27. On Sept. 26, all remaining items will be sold at half price, and Sept. 27 is “Bag Day” during which shoppers pay a total of $25 for anything they can fit in a provided bag. Donations toward the sale are being received through Sept. 10. Items may be dropped off in the carts located outside of the Academy’s Rea Auditorium.

Senior Men’s Club

An affiliate of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, the Senior Men’s Club speaker on Sept. 23 will be Jeremy Shaffer, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress. Upcoming speakers include Captain Robert Jolly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discussing the locks and dams of Western Pennsylvania on Sept. 30; Len Barcousky discussing Presidential visits to the region on Oct. 7; Tom Waseleski discussing Homestead as a mill town on Oct. 14; Dawn Keezer of the Pittsburgh Film Office on Oct. 21; and Bob Ferguson talking about the electric power grid backup on Oct. 28. For more information, visit smensclub.org or Facebook.com/smensclub.

Business Connection

The Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, a referral group of business professionals, will meet Sept. 21 at the Eat’n Park on Route 60 in Robinson Township for breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Speakers will be John McLay of WesBanco and Jason Henze of Overhead Door Company of Pittsburgh. To attend, become a member or for more information, visit gpbc-pgh.org or call 412-364-6446, ext. 302.

Ole 5K

TASH’s 14th Annual Ole 5K will take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Harmar Grove Pavilion in North Park.

TASH is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that has worked in Oaxaca, Mexico, since 1998. It aims to bridge the community of Pittsburgh with the people in Mexico. Pete Noll, a 1992 graduate of Quaker Valley High School, has lived in Oaxaca for the past 20 years, but comes back several times a year. Together with his team, they are organizing the 14th annual Olé 5k Benefit race to support The Anna Seethaler Hospital and other local nonprofits.

At the conclusion of the Olé 5K Benefit race, there will be a Mexican buffet, Oaxaca-grown organic coffee, smoothies, 50/50 raffle, music, and an awards ceremony.

For more information, visit tashinc.org.

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