Westmoreland happenings: family fun day, trunk-or-treat, grief seminar, more

Arts

• Westmoreland Performing Arts will perform “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 8 p.m. and midnight Oct. 27 and 28 at the Westmoreland County Community College Science Hall Theatre. Tickets: 724-672-3322 or westmorelandperformingarts.com.

Church News

• Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host a revival “Jesus Is Coming” at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the church, 554 Stanton St., Greensburg. Public welcome.

Fundraisers

• Union Presbyterian Church, 656 Route 380, Washington Township, will serve a drive-thru dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the church. Menu: chicken breast, stuffing, mixed vegetables, cranberry sauce, rolls and chocolate chip cookies. Donations will be accepted. Drive around to the rear of the church.

• Visitation Church, 740 Walnut St., Mt. Pleasant, will host a cavatelli and spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the church. Menu: cavatelli or spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. Cost: $15; 4 to 12, $7.50; 3 and younger, free.

• A breakfast fundraiser will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Latrobe Center for Active Adults, 15 Avenue C. Menu: eggs, ham, potatoes, pancakes, sausage and beverages. Cost: $10; 5 and younger, $5. Details: 724-539-0237.

• A fundraiser to benefit Mon Valley Paws will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Dawg’s, 110 Sara Way, Belle Vernon. There will be a basket auction. Bring a food item donation to be entered into a raffle. Details: Randy, 724-493-8305.

• St. Florian Church, 4263 Route 981, Mt. Pleasant Township, is accepting orders for a kolache sale. Varieties: 14- to 15-inch rolls in nut, apricot, poppy seed and prune, $15. Orders required by Oct. 30. Pick-up dates: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 12 in the church social hall. Orders: Phyllis, 724-423-5233; Fran, 724-420-1648 or Claudia, 401-257-9513.

• Youngwood Area Revitalization and Development (YARD) is accepting table reservations for a holiday craft show planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 at Youngwood Volunteer Firehall. Cost: $25 for a 6-foot table. Details: 724-925-2480 or pkling5504@aol.com.

• Greensburg-Catholic Schoolhouse and St. Emma Monastery, 1001 Harvey Ave., Greensburg, will sponsor lantern-lit walking tours of the monastery grounds from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 and 29. Tours leave the main parking lot every 10 minutes. The tour will honor the feasts of All Saints and All Souls. Bring a flashlight. Cost: $10; students, $5; 12 and younger, free. Proceeds will benefit the monastery. Details: 724-961-0224 or greensburgpa@catholicschoolhouse.com.

Halloween Events

• Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church, 4600 Old William Penn Highway, Murrysville, will host a trunk-or-treat from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 in the church parking lot. Parents and guardians are welcome to bring their costumed children. Allergy-friendly treats will be available. Details: newlonsburgchurch.org.

• Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road, will host a Fall Family Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 28. Members of Proctor’s Militia will be encamped and there will be hayrides, demonstrations and guided tours up to the cemeteries on the hill. Costumed children are welcome to trick-or-treat around the historic site. Cost: $10; seniors, $8; children, $6; 5 and younger and Westmoreland Historical Society members, free. Jack-o-lantern tours will be offered at 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Learn about superstitions of the early settlers of Westmoreland County. Reservations required. Cost: $12; Westmoreland Historical Society members, $10. Reservations: 724-836-1800, ext. 210.

Health

• Cornerstone Ministries Church, Murrysville, will offer a luncheon and program “Surviving the Holidays” for anyone who lost a loved one will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 4 at the church, 2200 Cornerstone Lane. Reservations required by Oct. 31. Reservations: 724-733-0070 or visit cornerstonelive.net/happening-now.

Meetings

• The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 in the red Conservation District barn, 218 Donohoe Road, Hempfield. There will be a short business meeting followed by a program. Guest speaker Loree Speedy will present “Stories About Forest Trees – A Bit of Natural History.” Light refreshments will be served afterward. Annual dues of $10 per individual and $15 per family are now payable. New members welcome.

Organizations

• Ligonier Valley Writers announced the winners of its 18^th annual Flash Fiction Contest. They are: Don Ellenberger of Stahlstown, first place; Cricket Jean Baunoch of Indiana, Pa., second place; Lord My’k Podgor of Cleveland, third place; and Barbara Parker of Radford, Va., Dana Weber and Nicole Bradley, both of Ligonier, honorable mentions. The six winning stories will be performed at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 at 1942 Tacos and Tequila Restaurant, 1867 Route 30, Ligonier. The event is free and the public is welcome.

Senior Citizen News

• The Irwin Senior Activity Center at First Methodist Church, 310 Oak St., will have a leaf painting workshop at 10 a.m. Nov. 2. Reservations required. Details: 724-787-1760 or mumsest@aol.com.

Special Events

• Protect PT will sponsor a program for all ages “Nature’s Tricks and Treats” at noon Oct. 29 at the Community Environmental Education Center, 3344 Route 130, suite B, Harrison City. Maria Wheeler-Dubas will be the guest speaker. Cost: $5. Tickets: protectpt.info/treats.

Sports

• Rostraver Sportsmens and Conservation Association, 539 Cedar Creek Road, Belle Vernon, will hold trap shoots from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, at 10 a.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Public welcome. Details: 724-984-6611 or rostraversca.org.

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