Norwin area: St. Elizabeth Ann church to hold bingo; North Huntingdon appoints board members

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to hold bingo

A Super Bingo with a $1,000 jackpot payout will be held at Mack Hall at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 200 Leger Rd., North Huntingdon, beginning at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 24.

Doors open at 10:45 a.m. The price is $30 per ticket, with lunch and a beverage included in the cost.

There will be 20 games, each with a $100 payout and four specials of $50/$150 for six cards. Extra packets will be sold for $6.

Tickets can be purchased at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Agnes Church, 11400 St. Agnes Lane, North Huntingdon or Immaculate Conception Church, 308 Second St., Irwin.

In case of inclement weather that forces a cancellation, the bingo games will be held on March 2.

Proceeds from the event support the church’s 412 Senior Youth Ministry in the group’s Catholic Heart workcamp mission in the summer and attendance at the National Catholic Youth Conference in the fall.

For more information or to reserve seating after tickets are purchased, contact Mary Frankhauser at 724-600-4894.

North Huntingdon appoints board members

North Huntingdon officials appointed several people to township boards during the commissioners reorganization meeting on Jan. 2.

Kory Bulloch, commander of the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon, was appointed to the vacancy board.

Rod Mahinske, a retired North Huntingdon police lieutenant, was reappointed at the emergency management coordinator.

William Chapman was appointed to the planning commission. Kevin McHugh was appointed to the Western Westmoreland Municipal Authority and Raymond Rush was appointed to the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority.

Russell Heyz was appointed to the zoning hearing board and Cory Hoebel and Beth Robosky were appointed to the recreation board.

During the reorganization meeting, Jason Atwood was elected as president of the board of commissioners, succeeding Zachary Haigis. Eric Gass was elected as the vice president, succeeding Ronald Zona.

Improvements planned for Irwin parks

Irwin Borough is planning to make improvements to Irwin Park and Penglyn Park in 2024.

The borough received a $95,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for general improvements to Penglyn Park on Ash Street. The design for the project, which includes improvements to the baseball dugouts, is expected to begin this year.

At Irwin Park, located off Pennsylvania Avenue, there will be resurfacing of the basketball courts and new fencing will be installed, said Steve Schmitt, borough engineer.