In brief: Upcoming meetings, Halloween parade and more around Sewickley area

Leet meetings planned

Leet Civil Service Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the township building, 194 Ambridge Ave.

Leet Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the township building. Meeting agendas and more information about township activities can be found at leettownship.org.

Leetsdale council

Leetsdale council will host a workshop meeting 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the borough building, 373 Beaver St. Council’s next voting session is at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the borough building. Agendas are posted on the borough website, leetsdaleboro.net.

Halloween Parade

The Rotary Club of Quaker Valley will have a Halloween Parade from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29. Organizers said the parade begins at the intersection of Chestnut and Thorn streets. It continues down Thorn to Walnut Street, then on to Beaver Street and back on to Chestnut Street. Organizers plan to have hotdogs, chips, and drinks and treat bags for children at the borough building. Quaker Valley Middle School and high school students are expected to participate in the parade.

Parents’ Night Out

Leetsdale Parks and Recreation presents a Parents’ Night Out, an event for adults from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Henle Park. Paul Benson is scheduled to perform. The concession stand will be open with sausage sandwiches and cheese trays for sale. Other activities include a 50/50 raffle and other fundraising efforts.

Historical Society talk

Sewickley Valley Historical Society invites you to join us at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 when we present Dr. Connie Ruzich and her work “Why We Remember: Lost Voices of World War I.”

Ruzich, a 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholar at the University of Exeter and professor of English at Robert Morris University, will share photographs, letters, poems and other first-hand accounts from the First World War. Rather than focusing on military strategies and battles, the presentation will instead look at the stories and experiences of people who lived through the world’s first industrial war and will explore the question: Why do we commemorate past wars?

Ruzich will also share her research into the use of poetry in British centenary commemorations of the First World War.

The event is free and open to the public. Participants can join in person at the Old Sewickley Post Office or on Zoom. Additional information can be found at www.sewickleyhistory.org

Luminary kits

Boy Scouts from Sewickley Troop 243 are continuing the tradition of selling luminaria kits for the holiday season. Each kit contains 10 five-inch candles, 10 white paper bags and a bag of sand. The price is $14/kit, by check or PayPal. Orders will be taken through Dec. 5, with delivery to local homes on Dec. 10. To support the fundraiser, email BSTroop243Sewickley@gmail.com or call/text Jennifer Nastasi at 708-829-8734.

Wine Walk

Sewickley Chamber of Commerce presents its 12th Wine Walk 5-8:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Festivities kickoff in Locust Place and continue through the heart of the borough business district. About 30 businesses have signed up to participate and attendees get to sample a new wine at every stop.

Early bird tickets are $35 and $40 at the door. Organizers said only 50 tickets will be available at the door, so get one early. A couple food trucks are expected to participate. Food purchases are not included with the Wine Walk ticket cost.

The check-in tent will be at Locust Place next to Starbucks. More information about chamber activities is available at sewickleychamberofcommerce.org.

Business Connection

The Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, a referral group of business professionals, will meet Nov. 2 at Eat’n Park on Route 60 in Robinson for breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Speakers will be Barbara DeJohn of Colonial Life and Dr. Dan Nicolaus of Hometown Spine & Sport Chiropractic Rehab. To attend, become a member or for more information, visit gpbc-pgh.org or call 412-364-6446, ext. 302.

Senior Men’s Club

An affiliate of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, the Senior Men’s Club speaker on Oct. 28 will be Bob Ferguson, who will talk about the electric power grid backup. On Nov. 4, Capt. Robert Jolly of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will discuss the locks and dams of Western Pennsylvania rivers. For more information, visit smensclub.org or Facebook.com/smensclub.