In brief: Trail & Treat, Ladies Day Out and more in the North Hills

Tribune-Review | Monday, October 12, 2020 12:01 a.m.

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Ladies Day Out

St. Barnabas Charities is hosting a Ladies Day Out, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Trees Manor at St. Barnabas in Gibsonia. The event will feature strolling food stations, signature cocktails, live music, a luxury drawing every half hour, raffles and more. Tickets are $80-$100 per person. For more information or to register online, visit stbarnabashealthsystem.com/ladies-day-out.

Trail & Treat

Hosanna Industries will hold its second annual Trail & Treat 2-4 p.m. Oct. 25 at its Dickey Road campus in Gibsonia. Bring your ghouls, goblins and friendly furry friends for a safe and socially distant fun afternoon. Walk the trail, collect treats from characters and take photos. For more information or to donate treats, contact Emily Cadenhead at emilysafran@gmail.com or 724-770-0262.

Scavenger hunt will test your McCandless knowledge

Think you know McCandless?

Then put your knowledge to the test during a family-friendly scavenger hunt to discover some of the area’s hidden treasures.

The event, which runs through Oct. 31, costs $15 for a family or group of four.

Participants can stop by Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays to pay the fee and pick up a “Hidden Heritage” booklet to begin hunting.

Completed answer sheets must be returned to the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center by Oct. 31.

Every group that returns an answer sheet will receive a Heritage Center pin and becomes eligible to win a prize basket.

Groups that get at least eight questions correct will be entered a second time.

Those who answer all 10 questions plus the four bonus questions will receive a third entry for the prize basket.

Town Hall at 9955 Grubbs Road. The Heritage Center is located adjacent to Town Hall.

Nominees sought for citizens of the year award

Ross is accepting nominations for the second annual Durachko-Gottfried Ross Township Citizen of the Year Award.

The award is presented annually to a Ross Township individual or a group of individuals who have made a meaningful and significant impact on our community.

The honor is named for Dr. Peg Durachko and her late husband Dr. Richard Gottfried of Ross, who was one of the victims killed at the Tree of Life mass shooting in October 2018.

The township created the award to honor residents who have “demonstrated a commitment to having made considerable, noteworthy and long-lasting contributions to the lives of our residents and their families through the same selfless and caring manner displayed by the remarkable citizens for whom this award is named,” according to officials.

Nomination forms and instructions for submitting them are available online.

Ross offering new exercise program for kids

Ross has added a number of new outdoor exercise programs called Kids on the Go that is designed to introduce children to yoga, Pilates, core training and weight lifting.

The program is open to kids between the ages of eight and 12 and will be held from 4:30 to 5: 30 p.m. on Wednesdays in October.

To allow for proper social distancing, the program will be held outdoors in the township’s amphitheater.

The cost is $48 for residents and $54 for non-residents.