The Stroller, May 18, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller.

Vaccine, microchip clinic set at Animal Protectors

Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley will host a rabies, distemper and microchip clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the shelter, 730 Church St., New Kensington.

Cost is $20 for a 1-year rabies vaccine, $25 for a distemper vaccine and $30 for microchipping. All payments must be in cash.

Dogs must be on a non-retractable leash and cats must be in a carrier.

Memorial Day events to be published

The Tribune-Review is compiling a list of Memorial Day observances to be published in the Valley News Dispatch print edition and online at TribLive.com.

If your organization is planning an event, please send information as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith at cpinto-smith@triblive.com, mail to TribLive, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084 or fax 724-226-4677.

Calendar

Allegheny Township

June 21: Markle Volunteer Fire Department is accepting space reservations for an indoor/outdoor flea market planned at the firehall, 470 Joyce St. Cost: indoors, $25; outdoors, $15. Details and reservations: 724-236-0665.

Apollo

July 26: Roaring Run Watershed Association is accepting reservations for a craft and vendor fair planned at 698 Canal Road. Details: 724-244-3135.

Arnold

Tuesday: Free dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at The Tomb, 1821 Fifth Ave. A Bible study group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Avonmore  

May 31: A bingo to benefit Avonmore Public Library will be at 1 p.m. at the Avonmore Senior Center, 458 Railroad Ave. Doors open at 11 a.m. and early birds will be at 12:45 p.m. Cost: before May 20, $20; at the door, $25. There will be a must-go jackpot game that will start at $200, a 50-50 raffle and silent auction. Food will be sold. Tickets: 724-388-2123.

East Vandergrift 

Today: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish will have bingo at 6:30 p.m. in the church social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There will be a 57-number jackpot game, a 51-number picture frame game and a magic number game. Details: 724-478-4958.

May 31: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church will host a designer purse bash at 1 p.m. in the church social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Cost: $35. Tickets: call or text Mary Ann, 724-980-2087, after the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass in the church vestibule or at the parish office in Apollo.

June 13: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish is selling tickets for a spring cash lottery raffle. There will be two winners and each will receive $1,000 cash and a $100 gift certificate to Naser’s Foods in Apollo. The winning numbers will be the 1:30 and 7 p.m. June 13 Daily Pick 3 numbers. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: 724-568-3409 or 724-859-3186, or at the parish office or in the vestibule after 11 a.m. Sunday Mass.

Fawn

Today: The Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society’s Flea-Tique antique and collectible show will open the season from daybreak to 1 p.m. at the Bull Creek Tour-Ed Mine site, off Bull Creek Road. The event is held rain or shine on the third Sunday of each month May through October. No pets are permitted. Customer parking: $3 per vehicle. Proceeds benefit the Alle-Kiski Heritage and Tour Ed Mine museums. Details: 724-224-0178.

Gilpin   

June 13: A car show will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Christ the King Parish, 125 Park Lane, as part of the Leechburg 175^th anniversary celebration. Check-in will begin at 3 p.m. There will be food, music and a 50-50. Legacy awards will be awarded based on historic Leechburg car dealerships. Cost: $10 in advance; $15, at the gate. Registration: dioceseofgreensburg.org/carshow. Proceeds will benefit the anniversary committee.

Hampton

Monday: The Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will host a free program, “The Hardest Campaign Ever Inaugurated: Hunter’s Retreat from Lynchburg,” by Jon-Erik Gilot at 6 p.m. at the Hampton Community Center, 3101 McCully Road. Public welcome.

Harrison

Today: The Polish National Alliance, 14 Linden St., Natrona, will sell takeout Polish platter dinners from 3 to 6 p.m. while supplies last. Menu: stuffed cabbage, haluski, kielbasa, mashed potatoes, vegetable and roll, $12; pop and water, $1. Details: 724-224-4471.

Today: A hogs and rods vehicle show will be from noon to 5 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 894 Veterans Drive. All vehicles welcome. There will be a cash bar, food, karaoke with Bucky Oaky and a 50-50. Sponsored by the post auxiliary.

Today: Volunteers are welcome for a cleanup day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Burtner House, 1650 Burtner Road. Lunch will be served. Details: bhrs1821@gmail.com.

Tuesday: The Accordion Club is seeking new players of all ages. Meetings are from 1 to 3 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6003 Freeport Road. Details: 724-236-0665.

May 21: Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation will offer a free seminar about the health benefits of chocolate from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the foundation, 1 Acee Drive. The first 30 people to reply will receive a free box of chocolate. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-294-3157 or pkuzmirek@akhealth.org.

May 28: The Kitchen Sink Book Club at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. The selection will be “Woman With a Secret” by Sophie Hannah. Copies are available at the circulation desk. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-226-3491 or alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.

June 21: Burtner House Restoration Society is seeking volunteers to help out at its annual strawberry festival. Details: bhrs1821@gmail.com or burtnerhouse.org.

Leechburg   

Monday: Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company will host bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 268 Canal St. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open.

June 14: The Kiskiminetas Watershed Association will sponsor an Anything That Floats Regatta from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Families and groups are encouraged to bring their most creative float-worthy craft and float on the Kiski River from the Leechburg Firehall to the Riverfront Park canoe and kayak launch. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative watercrafts. Registration: $30 per craft with proceeds benefiting the watershed association. Details: kiskiwatershed.wordpress.com/regatta.

Lower Burrell 

Today: The American Legion, 1100 Wildlife Lodge Road, will be open for breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon. Menu: pancakes, creamed ground beef on toast, eggs made to order with toast, home fries and sausage or bacon.

Today: The River Church will host its 19^th annual car show at the church, 273 Chester Drive. An outdoor service will begin at 10:45 a.m. and the car show will be afterward. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. There will be a free lunch, awards, a kids zone and door prizes. Vehicle registration: 724-337-4837 or goriverchurch.com.

Lower Burrell/New Kensington

Tuesday: Peoples Library will offer free tech help by appointment at 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. in Lower Burrell and 4 and 4:45 p.m. at the New Kensington library. Appointments: 724-339-1021.

New Kensington 

Tuesday: The Parkinson’s Foundation of Western Pennsylvania sponsors a free support group for Parkinson’s Disease patients and their family members from 2 to 3 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Valley Points YMCA, 800 Constitution Blvd. Details: Chrissy and Josh Lookabaugh, 724-594-3245.

Wednesday: The Corner will host a free seminar, “Create No Fail Goals,” with Nettie Owens at 6 p.m. at the center, 701 Fifth Ave. Reservations required. Reservations: tinyurl.com/5bdz6p2y.

Wednesday : Peoples Library will host an online talk with Rachelle Bergstein, author of “The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us” at 2 p.m. Recordings will be available to watch on demand. Registration required. Registration: libraryc.org/peopleslibrary.

May 27: The Corner will host a free seminar, “Building Your Etsy Brand,” with Nicole Vigilante, owner of Trovo Company, at 9 a.m. at the center, 701 Fifth Ave. Online participation available. Reservations required. Reservations: in-person attendance, tinyurl.com/99yzcuje; online, tinyurl.com/52xh55uc.

North Apollo

Thursday : An American Red Cross community blood drive will be from noon to 5 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Community First Church of God, 507 20^th St. Appointments: 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and search with code NACoG.

Oakmont 

Today: Kerr Memorial Museum will host a Victorian May Day celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum, 402 Delaware Ave. There will be tours of the new Victorian garden, self-guided tours of the museum, refreshments and character reenactments. Donations will be accepted.

Tuesdays: Taking Pounds Off Sensibly (TOPS) meets at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1261 Pennsylvania Ave. Private weigh-ins will be from 5:45 to 6:10 p.m. and the meeting will be afterward. The first meeting is free. Details: 412-828-3854 or jmjkwj@gmail.com.

Through May 31: The works of members of the Allegheny Valley League of Artists will be exhibited on the lower level of Oakmont Carnegie Library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. A free reception and meet-and-greet will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the library.

May 31: The Riverview Relay for Life will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Riverside Park. There will be entertainment, food trucks, a DJ, a visit from the Pirate Parrot, raffles and a 50-50. The luminaria ceremony will be at 8 p.m. To register a team or donate, call 800-227-2345 or visit relayforlife.org/pariverview.

Parks Township  

Today: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will have a country music jam night from 5 to 8 p.m. at the club, 1111 Shipman Road. Bring your favorite stringed instrument and sing along. Refreshments available. Public welcome. Details: 724-845-2390.

June 21: Parks Township Sportsman’s Association is accepting space reservations for a craft fair and flea market. Rain or shine. Cost: $15. Reservations required by May 31. Reservations: Tina, 724-448-6182 or Lisa, 724-496-3931; or ptsclub74@gmail.com.

Plum

Tuesdays: The Plum Food Pantry, 81 Sandune Drive, distributes free food from 4:30 to 6 p.m. the first three Tuesdays of each month. Recipients in need must stop in at the pantry to be confirmed/verified. Details: 724-327-0367.

Richland

Tuesday: An election day spaghetti dinner will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bakerstown United Methodist Church, 5750 William Flinn Highway. Menu: spaghetti, salad, bread & butter, dessert and drink. Cost: $8; senior citizens, $5; children 3 to 12, $5. Proceeds will help to fund a mission trip to Costa Rica. Details: 724-443-3184.

South Buffalo   

Today : A spring super bingo to benefit Dynamic Community Foundation will be at 3 p.m. at South Buffalo Firehall, 100 Fire Hall Road. Doors open at 2 p.m. Cost: $50, in advance; includes 25 games. There will be jackpot games, specials, food, drinks, pull tabs and an ATM on site. BYOB Tickets: Jackie, 744-681-7902, or Jen, 724-295-5500.

Springdale

Today : A music fundraiser, Bands Together for HOPE, will be from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Springdale Veterans Association, 1151 Pittsburgh St. groups scheduled to perform include Miss Freddye, Lost Boys, J&J Acoustic, Big House Pete and the Shiners. Admission: $15. Food will be sold and there will be a basket auction and 50-50. Proceeds will benefit the Allegheny Valley HOPE Association. Tickets: avhopeassociation@gmail.com.

Tarentum

Today: Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will present the Sotiri Tsourekis Trio in concert at 2 p.m. at the church, 305 Allegheny St. The group will perform authentic popular and folk melodies from Greece and the Mediterranean region. Donations will be accepted. Details: 724-224-9220 or CPCTarentum.org.

Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St.

Vandergrift 

Monday: Kiski Valley Chamber of Commerce will have a kickoff meeting at 5 p.m. at Sweetlane Chocolate Shop, 113 Grant Ave.

Verona

Today: A bingo to benefit Riverview Relay for Life will begin at 1 p.m. at the Eagles, 315 James St. Doors open at 10 a.m. Cost: $10, includes one pack of nine regular games. There will be specials, an auction, a lottery board and 50-50 raffles. Food will be sold. Tickets: at the door.

Washington Township

Tuesdays and Thursdays: The Blessing Closet at Union Presbyterian Church will be open by appointment from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at the church, 656 Route 380. Items available include paper products, cleaning supplies, feminine hygiene products and pet supplies. Appointments: 724-337-3042.

West Deer

Tuesday: A food truck night with vendors will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the old Nike site, 4834 Route 910. Sponsored by the township parks and recreation board.