The Stroller, Oct. 26, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Champion’s Crusaiders and Five Forces plan purse bingo
A designer purse bingo will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at West Leechburg Firehall, 1116 Gosser Road.
Doors open at 11 a.m. Admission is $40 and includes cards for 10 regular games, specials, a light lunch, water and pop. There will be walk-arounds, strip tickets and a 50-50 raffle.
Proceeds will benefit Champion’s Crusaiders Rescue and Five Forces veterans charity. For tickets, send a message on the Champions Rescue Facebook page .
Westmoreland County Marines to supply Christmas groceries
Westmoreland County Marines will provide Christmas groceries to local veterans’ families in need.
Registration is required by Nov. 15. Families must include an honorably discharged or active duty veteran and live in Lower Burrell, Upper Burrell, New Kensington, Arnold, Vandergrift, Leechburg or Apollo to be eligible. To register, email Jim Walters at waltersusmc@comcast.net with full name, address, telephone number and branch of service.
Funds for the project come from local residents and businesses. To make a financial donation, mail a check payable to Westmoreland County Marines, in care of Jim Walters, 176 Hilltop Drive, Lower Burrell PA 15068.
Congratulations to Kiski Area Marching Band
The Kiski Area High School Marching Band won first place overall at the Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship held Oct. 19 in Newark, Del.
The band earned first place in the Outstanding Music Performance and Outstanding General Effect categories and second place for Outstanding Visual Performance.
The group had also placed first Sept. 21 at the Bands of America Central Ohio Regional Championship in Obetz, Ohio.
Calendar
Allegheny Township
Sunday: The flea market planned at Markle Firehall is cancelled.
Sunday: The Kiski Area Marching Band Fall Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the high school Gym B. There will be food, crafters, baked goods and vendors.
Apollo
Today: Apollo Hose Company No. 2 will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 325 N. Fourth St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $25, includes all games except the optional quickie. Full kitchen available. Details: 724-478-4831.
Nov. 22 and 23: Apollo United Presbyterian Church, 401 First St., is accepting reservations for its annual Christmas tea. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for a craft sale and entertainment will be at 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. Menu: chicken salad or baked ham croissant. Cost: $20. Proceeds will benefit Food 4 Kids and Apollo Area Food Bank. Paid reservations required. Tickets: 724-478-4807, text 724-448-7887 or 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the church.
Brackenridge
Sunday: Sons of the American Legion will serve an all-you-can-eat community breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon in the American Legion, 845 E. First Ave. Cost: $10; younger than 10, $6.
Nov. 22: The American Legion Entertainment Committee is selling tickets for a $2,500 Christmas cash raffle. Winner will be the 7 p.m. Pa. Pick 3 lottery number. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: 724-980-1745 or 724-224-8444.
Buffalo Township
Thursday : Buffalo Elementary PTO is conducting a spirit wear sale online at tinyurl.com/3r6vhb8d. Pickup: 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the school. Order deadline: Thursday.
Sunday: A spaghetti and ravioli dinner will be from 2 to 6 p.m. or until sold out at the White Star Club, 401 Shuster Drive. Dine-in or takeout. Menu: spaghetti, $12; homemade ravioli; $16, both include salad; homemade meatballs, $3. Cash only. Takeout orders: 724-295-2656.
East Vandergrift
Sunday: 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 53-number jackpot game, a 51-number picture frame game and a magic number game. Details: 724-478-4958.
Leechburg
Today: The Leechburg Museum will close for the season and will be open by appointment during the winter. Details: 724-845-8914 and leave a message or email lamahs@windstream.net.
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.
Monday: First Lutheran Church, 358 Main St., hosts a GriefShare support group for anyone who has lost a loved one at 6 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 9 in the church social hall. Participants can join at any session of the program. A Surviving the Holidays session will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the church. Reservations appreciated, but not required. Reservations: 724-845-7518 or griefshare.org.
Nov. 2: A spaghetti dinner to benefit Leechburg Public Library will be from noon to 4 p.m. at the Marconi Club, 135 River Ave. Menu: spaghetti, side salad and roll. There will be a dessert sale, DJ, cash bar and 50-50. Cost: $15; child, $8. Advance tickets required. Tickets: stop in at the library, 139 Market St.
Nov. 9: Leechburg Area Community Association will host a comedy night at 6:30 p.m. at the Marconi Club, 135 River Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Performers will be David Michael and Teresa Logan. Must be 21. BYO snacks. Admission: $25. There will be a cash bar, basket auction and 50-50. Tickets: Patricia Klasnick, 724-596-0398, slapsticksproductions.com or stop in at Leechburg Public Library, 139 Market St.
Nov. 9: Leechburg Rotary will sponsor an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church, 271 Main St. Menu: pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Cost: $8; 9 and younger, $6; 2 and younger, free. Dine in or takeout. There will be a raffle for a $500 gift certificate from Sprankle’s Neighborhood Market. Tickets: rotaryclubofleechburg@gmail.com or send a message on the club Facebook page.
Lower Burrell
Today: The Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a Halloween party with Jukebox Johnny from 8 to 11 p.m. at the post. Members and three guests welcome.
Sunday: The annual Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Festival of Faith will be at 7 p.m. at Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3084 Leechburg Road. The Rev. Felicia Brock, pastor of Tarentum First Baptist Church, will be the speaker. Church choirs and praise bands will provide music.
Sunday: A takeout spaghetti dinner will be from noon to 4 p.m. at the Moose, 499 Reimer St. Menu: spaghetti, salad and roll, $10. Details: 724-335-4131.
Monday and Wednesday: The Adult Day Care Mobile Veterans Program will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1601 Wildlife Lodge Road. Sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, all veterans are welcome.
Tuesday: Peoples Library, 3052 Wachter Ave., will offer free tech help by appointment at 4:30, 5:15 and 6 p.m. at the library. Help is available with Word and Excel and library resources Libby, Princh and Power Library. Appointments: 724-339-1565 or stop in at the library.
Nov. 2: Puckety Presbyterian Church, 1009 Puckety Church Road, will host a spaghetti dinner from noon to 7 p.m. in the church Faith Hall. There will be a basket raffle. Cost: $10; takeouts, $11. Tickets: Deb Artman, 724-339-1323.
New Kensington
Today: St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 150 Elmtree Road, will have a takeout Slavic food sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the church hall. Menu: stuffed cabbage, pierogi, soups, haluski, hot sandwiches and baked goods. There will be a basket raffle, flea market and tours of the church. Cash and checks only. Details and a full menu: saintjohnnewken.org.
Monday: Peoples Library will host “Construction Crew,” an hour of play with building supplies, at 1 p.m. at the library, 880 Barnes St. Details: 724-339-1021.
Tuesday: Peoples Library, 880 Barnes St., will offer free tech help by appointment at 1, 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. at the library. Help is available with Word and Excel and library resources Libby, Princh and Power Library. Appointments: 724-339-1021 or stop in at the library.
Nov. 29 to Dec. 1: Memorial Park Dek Hockey will host a Turkey Cup tournament at the dek hockey rinks in Memorial Park. Cost: $300 per team, includes referee fees and event T-shirts. There will be a silent auction, toy drive for Toys for Tots and 50-50. Team reservation deadline: Nov. 1. Details: bit.ly/3ZaLpqA.
Oakmont
Nov. 11: Oakmont Elks will sponsor a Veteran’s Day dinner at 5 p.m. at the lodge, 106 Washington Ave. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. There will be a parade of service flags and Plum High School ROTC will perform the Vacant Table ceremony. Menu: roast pork loin, sides, salad, dessert, rolls and butter and coffee or tea. Cost: free for veterans and active duty and reservists; guests, $10. Reservations required. Reservations: 412-828-1668.
Parks Township
Sunday: 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.
Springdale
Nov. 2: Saturday Adventure Time at Springdale Freeport Public Library will host a screening of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” for children in prekindergarten through sixth grade at 11 a.m. at the library, 331 School St. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas. There will be a craft and popcorn bar. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-274-9729.
Nov. 3: A purse bingo to benefit Feeding the Flock Ministries will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Springdale Veterans Association, 1151 Pittsburgh St. Doors open at noon. Cost: $30 in advance, includes 10 games of bingo, snacks, beverage and a ticket for the door prize raffle. There will be bonus rounds, a basket raffle, cash bar and 50-50. Proceeds benefit Feeding the Flock Ministries. Advance tickets recommended. Tickets: tinyurl.com/5n78t4vj.
Nov. 15: Springdale Free Public Library is accepting orders for pies and pumpkin rolls from The Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown. Varieties: chocolate meringue, coconut cream meringue, lemon meringue, apple, blackberry, cherry, Dutch apple, harvest, peach, raisin, razzleberry and pumpkin pies, and pumpkin rolls, all $12. All items arrive fresh and can be frozen. Paid order deadline: Nov. 4. Pick-up: Nov. 15. Orders: 724-274-9729.
Tarentum
Today: A postcard show and sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Allegheny Kiski Valley Historical Society Heritage Museum, 224 E. Seventh Ave. Free admission.
Today: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 724-224-9220.
Sunday and Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St. An opportunity for silent prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 19, 20 and 21: SS Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, 339 E. 10th Ave., is taking orders for its Thanksgiving nut roll sale. Nut, apricot and poppy seed rolls will be available. Pickup: Nov. 19, 20 and 21. Cost: $15 each. Orders: 724-224-3026, leave a message with your name, phone number, order and pickup date; tarentumbyzcath@gmail.com or tarentumbyzcath.org.
Vandergrift
Nov. 2: TinyCause will sponsor a microchip and nail trim clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tiny’s Fur Family Shop, 131 Columbia Ave. Cost: microchip, $25, includes lifetime registration; nail trims, $10; and ear cleanings, $5. Appointments required for microchip service only. Appointments: send a message to TinyCause on Facebook.
Washington Township
Nov. 28: The Kiski Valley Turkey Trot 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run to benefit Kiski Area Youth Network will be Thanksgiving, Nov. 28 at Kunkle Park, 985 Pine Run Church Road. Serious and casual runners and walkers of all ages welcome. Proceeds benefit Kiski Area Youth Network. Registration: kvturkeytrot.com.