The Stroller, Aug. 5, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Wine tasting fundraiser planned at Wooden Door Winery
Burrell Education Foundation will host a wine tasting event at 6 p.m. Thursday at Wooden Door Winery, 101 Custer Ave., Vandergrift.
Tickets are $25 and include a spaghetti dinner, wine sampling with a free glass of wine and entertainment. There will be a silent auction. For tickets and information, call Michael Discello at 724-334-1406, ext. 2091. Proceeds will benefit the foundation’s activities for students and teachers of the Burrell School District.
Car cruise set Saturday in North Apollo
The Kiski Valley Region Antique Car Club of America will host a car cruise from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Lackey’s Dairy Queen, 2130 River Road, North Apollo.
Vehicle registration will begin at 3:30 p.m. and costs $10. The first 75 vehicles will receive a custom wooden photo dash plaque and a milkshake. There will be food, ice cream, music, basket raffle, 50/50 and door prizes. For details, call Kim at 724-568-3330.
Performers needed for annual Casino Theater Christmas show
The Casino Theater in Vandergrift is looking for singers, dancers and actors for this year’s 25th annual Hometown Christmas production set for Nov. 25 through 27.
Children and adults are needed. Rehearsals will begin Sept. 1. For details, call 724-681-6667.
Reunions
• Ken High Class of 1958 will have a reunion at 1 p.m. Sept. 15 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell. Details: Marie Thompson Capo at 724-335-2297 or sistermariedom@gmail.com; or Darlene Pike at 724-316-1838 or darlenepike1940@gmail.com.
• Freeport High School Class of 1961 will have a reunion at 3 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Praha Restaurant, 400 Corbet St., Tarentum. Interested classmates should call Norma at 724-431-7271 or Eileen at 724-352-9013.
• West Deer High School Class of 1962 will have a reunion Aug. 20 the West Deer Veterans of Foreign Wars, 355 W. Starz Road. A social hour will begin at 1 p.m. and a picnic buffet will be served at 2:30 p.m. Classmates who have not received information should contact B.J. Seibert Morrison at 412-487-6485 or BMorr0813@gmail.com.
• Plum High School Class of 1966 will have a reunion from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 27 at Pugliano’s Italian Grill, 1808 Golden Mile Highway, Plum. Menu: buffet dinner including appetizers, deli platter, salads, vegetables, beef, chicken, pasta, dessert and non-alcoholic beverages. Cost: $35 each payable in cash at the door. Please have exact change. Casual attire recommended. Reservations and details: Al Poxon, alpox1@aol.com.
• Highlands High School Class of 1970 will host a Turning 70 mixer at 6 p.m. Aug. 27 at Hill Crest Country Club, 3411 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell. All Highlands High School graduates are welcome. There will be a cash bar, finger foods, a DJ and dancing. Details: Debbie, 724-224-1972 or Dave, 724-226-0747.
• Freeport Area High School Class of 1982 will have a reunion Aug. 20 on the back patio at the White Star Club, Buffalo Township. Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost: $25, includes buffet dinner at 6 p.m. and music from 7 to 10 p.m. Cash bar. Reservations required by July 31. Details: Michelle, 412-576-6539.
Send reunion news to Carol Pinto-Smith at 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com.
Calendar
Allegheny Township
August: The Allegheny Township Lions rabies clinic is canceled.
Apollo
Tuesday : The Teen Book Club at Apollo Memorial Library will meet at 5 p.m. at the library, 219 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Students age 13 to 18 welcome. Copies of the book are free while supplies last. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-478-4214.
Sunday: Apollo Area Historical Society will sponsor a program, “The Development of the Pennsylvania Long Rifle,” with Doug Plance at 6:30 p.m. at Drake Log Cabin, Williams Alley.
Thursday: St. James Parish is selling tickets for a Full Moon $2,500 cash raffle. Cost: $10, includes two 3-digit numbers. The winning number will be the 7 p.m. Aug. 11 Pa. Lottery Pick-3 number. Tickets: Linda, 724-882-8776, after Mass in the church vestibule and at the parish office.
Arnold
Saturday: Homemade doughnuts will be sold from 6 to 10 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1721 Victoria Ave. Cost: $8 per dozen. Orders: 724-335-0101.
Bethel
Saturday : The Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, 142 Kerr Road, will offer a nature writing workshop from 10 a.m. to noon at the center. Author and Pennsylvania Master Naturalist trainee Sandra Stanko will be the instructor. Cost: $8. Must be at least 13 years old to attend. No experience necessary. Reservations required. Reservations: armstrongcenter.org/odc-events.
Tuesday : The Armstrong Nature Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, 142 Kerr Road. The selection will be, “H is for Hawk,” by Helen McDonald. Reservations and masks required. Reservations and details: armstrongcenter.org/odc-events.
Aug. 27: Summer’s Last Fling, a fundraiser for the Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the center, 142 Kerr Road. There will be music by the 7 Mile Run Band, a rock-climbing wall, food, drinks, raffles, silent auction and nature activities for the whole family. Admission: $20; children, $12. Tickets: tinyurl.com/bdf4jj5k.
Brackenridge
Saturday: A drag queen bingo to benefit cancer patient Kevin Coudriet will be at 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Brackenridge American Legion, 845 First Ave. Doors open at 2 p.m. Cost: $35, includes food. Extra packages and daubers will be sold and there will be a cash bar, refreshments, small games of chance, a silent auction and 50/50. Tickets: 724-814-0180.
Cheswick
Aug. 7 to 11: Cheswick Christian Fellowship will host a free vacation Bible school, “Rocky Railway,” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the church, 1407 Pittsburgh St. Details: 724-274-4846.
East Vandergrift
Saturday and Sunday: A rummage sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 1 p.m. Sunday in the basement of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church, 420 McKinley Ave. All items except collectibles will be 50% off.
Sunday: Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish will host bingo at 6:30 p.m. in the social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Freeport
Sept. 17 and 18: Freeport Renaissance Association is accepting vendor applications for the annual September By the River event. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18. Art, food and business vendors welcome. Details: freeportcommunity.com or septbytheriver@gmail.com.
Hampton
Sunday: The John Pizzarelli Swing Seven will be featured at the free 2022 Summer Concert series Sunday at Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater, 4070 Middle Road. Black Dog Winery and Hop Farm Brewing trucks will be on site beginning at 6 p.m. and performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Bring a chair.
Harmar
Thursday: Fox Chapel Area High School will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the Vitalant Donor Center, 2585 Freeport Road, Suite 207. Appointments recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Donors must be at least 16. Appointments: visit the Donate Blood button at donateblood.centralbloodbank.org and use group code HS010025 or contact Cyndi Funk at 412-477-2957 or cfunk@vitalant.org.
Harrison
Today: Natrona Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the post, 894 Veterans Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be specials, a 50/50 raffle and final game jackpot.
Today: The free summer children’s playground program sponsored by Natrona Comes Together Association will feature a trip to Community Library of Allegheny Valley, Natrona Heights. Parents can drive their children to the library or a van will leave the playground at 12:30 p.m. Permission slips will be collected before boarding the van. The group will return to the playground between 2 and 2:15 p.m. for snacks.
Thursday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will offer an adult painting class to create a tropical hibiscus from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Cost: $5. Paid reservations required by Tuesday. Reservations: alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.
Kittanning
Saturday and Sunday: Armstrong County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society will host a free antique quilt display from 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum, 300 N. McKean St. Locally made quilts from the 1800s and early 1900s will be on display and local quilters available to answer questions. Free parking is available on Vine and McKean streets and behind the museum via the North Grant Avenue entrance.
Leechburg
Saturday and Wednesday: Leechburg Museum will be open from noon to 3 p.m. Alternate times available by appointment. Details: 724-845-8914 or lamahs@windstream.net.
Lower Burrell
Saturday: The Lower Burrell Farmers Market, 2800 Bethel St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lower Burrell Lions will sell brooms.
Saturday: Peoples Library will present, “Mysteries of the Deep,” with master storyteller Alan Irvine at 11 a.m. at the library, 3052 Wachter Ave. No reservations required. Details: 724-339-1021.
Saturday: The Veterans of Foreign Wars will feature the band Memory Lane from 8 to 11 p.m. at the post. Members and three guests welcome.
Aug. 13: Church of God is accepting space reservations for a parking lot treasures sale planned from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 273 Chester Dr. Cost: $5 per space. Rain date: Aug. 20. Reservations and details: 724-335-4422 or lbcog@hotmail.com.
Manor
Oct. 8 and 9: Vendors applications are being accepted for the Fall For Animals Festival set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 8 and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 9 at Crooked Creek Horse Park, 467 Crooked Creek Dam Road. Cost: $60 for a 10 x 20-foot space. Spaces will be assigned by lottery. Electricity is available. Vendors must participate both days open to close. Paid reservation deadline: Sept. 23. Details: Rini, 724-859-3559.
New Kensington
Today: East Kensington Community Circle bingo is cancelled due to building maintenance. Bingo will return in September.
Today and Saturday: The 41st annual Mt. St. Peter Festa Italiana will be from 5 to 10 p.m. on the parish grounds at Mt. St. Peter Church, 100 Freeport Road. There will be music, food, children’s games and games of chance. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Saturday and the festa will open afterward. Free shuttle service will be available from Valley High School. Free admission.
Saturday and Tuesday: The Community Clothes Closet, 1129 Kenneth Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Items available include clothing for all members of the family, shoes and linens. First-time customers receive 15 free items. Summer clothing donations accepted during business hours.
Sunday: Aluminum City Terrace Activities Group will host a bingo from 2 to 4 p.m. in the activities center, 136 Aluminum City Terrace. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Cost: $3, includes one card; extra boards, $1 each. Snacks will be served. Public welcome.
Aug. 21: Sponsors are needed for a back-to-school bash planned at Lost Dreams Awakening Recovery Center, 408 Eighth St., rear. Details: Ronel, 412-219-8313 or Laurie, 724-594-7903.
Oakmont/Frazer
Through Aug. 31: Panera Bread Café will donate a portion of sales from each Frozen Agave Lemonade, Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, Lemon Drop Cookie and Lemonade tote sold to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a pediatric cancer charity that funds cancer treatment and research. Donations will also be accepted. Participating stores include Pittsburgh Mills Mall, Frazer, and Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont.
O’Hara
Saturday : A drag queen bingo featuring Divine Divas to benefit Guyasuta Youth Football will be from 5 to 10 p.m. at Comfort Inn RIDC, 180 Gamma Drive. Doors open at 4 p.m. Admission: $25. Must be at least 18 to attend. Food and drinks will be sold. Tickets: tinyurl.com/mvec3ncw.
Parks
Sunday: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will host 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
Saturday: The free family movie series at Larry Mills Park, 1 Fontana Drive, will feature the movie, “Sing 2,” at dusk. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and blanket. Free popcorn from Plum Rotary.
Rayburn
Aug. 13: A cash bash to benefit Rory Ridge Horse Rescue will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at Rayburn Volunteer Fire Department, 102 Water Tower Road. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Cost: $20, includes food and drinks. There will be strip tickets, a basket raffle and 50/50. Winners need not be present. Tickets: 724-859-1972 or roryridgerescue@gmail.com.
Springdale
Sunday: A craft and vendor fair will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Springdale Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1151 Pittsburgh St. There will be a silent auction and 50/50. Admission: one new, unused personal hygiene item, such as baby wipes, body wash, shampoo or deodorant to be donated to local food banks and blessing box. Proceeds will benefit Fun and Freedom and Cub Scout Pack 554.
Tarentum
Saturday: 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 have a service from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Riverview Memorial Park, First Avenue, Tarentum. There will be a children’s lesson and craft. Bring a covered dish to share at the picnic which will be afterward. Free food boxes will be distributed. Details: 724-671-7580.
Sunday and Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St. An opportunity for silent prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 3: First Baptist Church will sponsor a trip to see, “David” at the Sight & Sound Theatre in Lancaster. Bus leaves at 8:45 a.m. and returns about 10:30 p.m. Cost: $140, includes transportation, theater admission and lunch. Details: 724-224-2722.
Sept. 8 to 10: Summit Hose Co. is accepting crafter and vendor applications for its Fall Festival. No food vendors, please. Details: Tami Sudy, 878-302-5367 or tamisudy@gmail.com.
Upper Burrell
Aug. 28: Sky View Radio Society is accepting reservations for flea market tailgating spaces at its Swap N’ Shop Hamfest set for 8 a.m. to noon at the society grounds, 2335 Turkey Ridge Road. Cost: $5 per space. Reservations and details: John Italiano, 724-339-3821.
Vandergrift
Tuesday and Wednesday: Vandergrift Public Library will host a Carnegie Science Center Science in the Summer program, “Be A Biologist,” for elementary school children at the library, 128C Washington Ave. Schedule: second and third grades, 5 to 6 p.m. and fourth and fifth grades, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Children should attend both days. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-568-2212.
Washington Township
Today: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 4078 Route 66. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and sales start at 6 p.m. Free coffee. The kitchen will be open. Players must be at least 18 or accompanied by an adult.
West Deer
Sept. 24: East Union Presbyterian Church is accepting space reservations for a fall craft show at the church, 292 East Union Road. Details: Mary Lynn, 412-767-5750.
West Leechburg
Saturday: An 80s Beach Bash will be from noon to 5 p.m. at West Leechburg Volunteer Firehall, 1116 Gosser St. Doors open at 11 a.m. Prizes will include $1,500 cash, purses by Kate Spade, Coach and Dooney & Burke, assorted firearms and a Liberty gun safe. Cost: $25 and winner need not be present. Tickets: 724-332-9090. Proceeds benefit the Leechburg, Gilpin, West Leechburg and Parks volunteer fire departments.
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