In brief: Mattress sale, Halloween parades and more in Quaker Valley
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Halloween parades
Sewickley’s Halloween Parade will start at Cochran Hose Company at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 28.
Leetsdale’s Halloween parade is planned for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Participants will meet at the borough building at 373 Beaver St. and walk to Henle Park for candy and fun. Go to leetsdaleboro.net for more information.
Mattress sale
The Quaker Valley Marching Band and QV Vocal Ensemble are hosting the return of the annual Mattress Sale Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Quaker Valley Middle School gym. If you or anyone you know are in the market for a new mattress, bedding, pillows, sheets, mattress protector, box spring or bedframe, please consider checking out the sale. The one-day-only traveling showroom features name brand products in all sizes, brand new with factory warranties, with delivery and financing available. Low prices with no overhead compared to brick-and-mortar stores, and profits benefit the spring travel fund for the QV Marching Band and Vocal Ensemble. For more information, contact Cory Neville, QVHS Band director, at nevillec@qvsd.org or 412-749-6009.
Survey offered
Sewickley officials have launched a cultural landscape survey with the help of Big Pine Consultants. Survey respondents can be anonymous. The goal is to collect data from residents in an effort to establish new standards for historic preservation. The project is grant funded and made possible through the National Park Service’s Certified Local Government program. Consultants also will be in the borough collecting data for the project. Deadline to fill out the survey is Oct. 31. The survey is available online at surveymonkey.com/r/8T5RNRN.
Leaf cleanup
Leestsdale will host a leaf cleanup Nov 3. Volunteers are to meet at the borough building at 9 a.m. Degori Lawn Care will assist volunteers in helping people rid up various parts of the borough. Low-income seniors and handicapped in need can request assistance from the group. Deadline for volunteers and requests is Oct. 30. Call 724-266-4820 ext. # or email Mayor Sandra Ford at mayorford@gmail.com for more information.
Penguin Bookshop Writers Series
Columbus, Ohio, bookstore owner and novelist Linda Kass will be at Penguin Bookshop 7 p.m. Nov. 9 to talk about her new novel, “Bessie,” about the early life of Bess Myerson. She will be joined by author Sherrie Flick to engage in a discussion about Kass’s experiences in writing the book. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. Guests will also have the opportunity to have copies of “Bessie” signed afterwards. RSVP online at penguinbookshop.com.
Fern Hollow Nature Center
Lunch and Learn programs are offered in partnership with the Nature Center’s neighbor, The Sewickley Heights History Center and include a 45-minute presentation, a question and answer period, and lunch from a local restaurant. On Nov. 14, Yvonne Hudson will present and perform “Ring in the Vote,” the story of Jennie Bradley Roessing, a Pennsylvania women’s suffrage leader, known for her activism and inspiration during the campaign to gain the right to vote for American women.
For more details and to register, visit fhnc.org.
Senior men’s club
An affiliate of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, the Senior Men’s Club will host Lynn Truske Oct. 27, who will discus Plan B. On Nov. 3, Lisa DeRosa-Costanza will discuss Living Style with Lisa. On Nov. 10, SMC member Dan Sanko will talk about the Vought Corsair F4-U and VF 653 During the Korean Conflict. Rivers of Steel: The Carrie Blast Furnace will be the topic Nov. 17. There will be no meeting Nov. 24. For more information, visit smensclub.org or Facebook.com/smensclub.
Nature festival
The Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association, Bell Acres Firehall and local environmental organizations invite the community to join them at a free festival focused on the rights of nature. The festival will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Big Sewickley Creek Fire Hall, 1850 Big Sewickley Creek Road.
There will be three movie screenings of “Hellbent,” the story of local Pennsylvanians fighting to save a creek with a rare salamander inhabitant, the Eastern Hellbender. The film is 20 minutes long and will be shown at noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. Between screenings, visit with folks from the Allegheny Land Trust, Fern Hollow Nature Center, Beaver County Conservation District and more. Purchase hot dogs and popcorn from the Bell Acres Ladies Auxiliary, and children can enjoy activities such as rock painting.
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