Murrysville area: Franklin Regional parking passes, emergency services speaker, summer festivals and more
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Franklin Regional parking passes
Franklin Regional school officials have mailed student parking-pass applications, which can be completed and returned to the high school office by Aug 9.
Forms can be placed in the front-lobby drop box. Parking passes are currently available to seniors. Details about picking up passes will be announced at a later date.
For more, call 724-327-5456, ext. 5003.
‘Boomers & Beyond’ speaker discusses 911 procedures
EMS, fire and rescue instructor James Thomas will present, “So, You Called 911. Now What?” on Aug. 8 as part of the Mother of Sorrows “Boomer & Beyond” speaker series.
Thomas is a member of Monroeville Fire Company No. 4 and has been a paramedic since 1984. Thomas will share practical insights on being prepared for emergency situations.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the presentation is at noon. Attendees can bring a bag lunch; beverages will be available.
Mother of Sorrows is at 4202 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville.
Murrysville Police to host National Night Out
The Murrysville Police Department will host its annual National Night Out event from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 1 at the public works parking lot, 4200 Sardis Road.
The evening will include friendly interaction between law enforcement and residents, and food available from the Wok on Wheel, Truckin’ Triangle, Wing-Pizza-Fries and Comers Cold Stop food trucks.
For more, call the police at 724-327-2100, ext. 200.
County will bury 250th anniversary time capsule
Westmoreland County officials are seeking items to place in a time capsule that will be buried as part of its 250th anniversary.
Murrysville officials put a call out to residents to submit ideas about what to contribute that would be representative of the municipality.
Residents can submit ideas to Murrysville officials by emailing jmorrison@murrysvillegov.org or calling 724-327-2100.
Blood drive in Delmont
The American Red Cross will host an Aug. 1 blood drive at Salem Lutheran Church in Delmont.
It will be from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the church’s fellowship hall, 301 East Pittsburgh Street in Delmont. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment in advance by calling 800-733-2767 or visiting RedCrossBlood.org and entering “SalemLuth” in the “Find a Blood Drive” search box.
Donors can also visit RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of an appointment.
Summer festivals
• Export’s annual Ethnic Food and Music Festival will be from 12-9 p.m. Aug. 19 on Washington Avenue. Main stage entertainment will be DeStella Dance Studio (12:15 p.m.), Jack Tady (1 p.m.), The Licks (3:30 p.m.), Americana (5:30 p.m.) and Brothers Kelly (7:30 p.m.). The East End stage bands will be Winery Cats (1 p.m) and Liquor Missiles (3:30 p.m.).
• Murrysville’s annual Concert in the Park will be Aug. 12 with Woodland Creatures (4 p.m.), Abbot’s Cross (5:25 p.m.), RML Jazz (6:30 p.m.) and a headliner to be announced. It is at Murrysville Community Par, 4056 Wiestertown Road.
• Delmont Daze, 12-7 p.m. Aug. 5, with crafts, balloon art, face painting, Weird Eric the magician, food trucks, local spirits from White Valley Distillery, Salem Spirits and Red Barn Winery and more. Live music from On Our Way Home (1 p.m.), the Delmont Concert Band (3 p.m.) and Sweaty Already String Band (4 p.m.). It will be at the Rose Wigfield Parklet, 27 Greensburg St.
Elderly kindness program at Delmont library
The Delmont Public Library will host a children’s program on “Kindness to the Elderly” on July 31.
The program will be at 6:30 p.m. and is intended for children ages 2-12. Registration is required at DelmontLibrary.org. The library is at 75 School St. in Delmont.
Live music
• Jigger’s Pub, 5835 Washington Ave., Export: Clever Medicine, 3-7 p.m. July 22 (outdoors)
• Ginny’s Neighborhood Pizza Joint, 5549 Old William Penn Hwy., Murrysville: Gas House Annie, 6 p.m. Aug. 12; Aubrey Burchell, 6 p.m. Aug. 26.
• SchoolHouse Tavern, 2001 Main St., Claridge (Penn Township): Elias Khouri, 6 p.m. Sept. 1; Dallas Mars, 9 p.m. Sept. 23; 8th Street Rox, 8 p.m. Oct. 21
• Tuesdays at Townsend concert series, 130 Townsend Park Court, Murrysville: Keyboard Kevin, Aug. 8; Derrick Beattie, Aug. 22. All concerts are 6:30-8 p.m.
• Joey’s the Edge, 5904 Washington Ave., Export: Weekly Tuesday jam session with host Kenny Blake, 8-11 p.m.
Donations for Delmont library book sale
Delmont Public Library officials are accepting donations for its annual book sale, set for Aug 19.
Library staff will accept fiction, nonfiction and children’s books as well as DVDs and books on CD through Aug. 17. Musty or moldy books, or encyclopedias will not be accepted.
Donations can be dropped off at the library, 75 School Street in Delmont.
Upcoming meetings
• Export council, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1, at the borough building, 5821 Washington Avenue. An agenda is available in advance at ExportPennsylvania.com
• Murrysville council, 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21 and streamed at Murrysville.com — enter “Channel 21” in the search field.
• Franklin Regional school board directors, combined committee-of-the-whole/voting meetings, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21, streamed at Murrysville.com — enter “Channel 21” in the search field — and archived on the school district’s YouTube channel.
Westmoreland County Democratic Committee picnic
The Westmoreland County Democratic Committee will host its annual picnic from 1-3:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
It will be in Pavilion No. 5 at Mammoth Park, 171 County Park Road in Mount Pleasant.
There is no cost to attend. All registered Democrats are invited, and may bring a covered dish to share.