In brief: North Allegheny area events, week of Oct. 21, 2024

Halloween in Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods Volunteer Fire Company will host a Halloween event on Oct. 25.

Wear your favorite costume and meet for trunk-or-treat at 6:15 p.m. at Bradford Woods Community Church, 4836 Wexford Run Road. A parade begins at 6:30, ending at the Fire Hall for snacks, music and fun.

Trick-or-treating in the borough is from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Marshall trunk-or-treat

Marshall Township’s trunk-or-treat event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Elias Fry Barn in Knob Hill Community Park, 415 Knob Road.

Registration is required. Visit secure.rec1.com/PA/marshall-township-pa/catalog.

McCandless Winterfest

Plan ahead for Winterfest, scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at the McCandless Public Works Garage and McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center.

Featured will be snow games, a bonfire with s’mores, food trucks, crafts, character appearances, hot chocolate, a “name the plow” contest, holiday light display and story time at the HCC. For more information, visit www.townofmccandless.org.

Club hosts Master Gardener

The Ingomar Garden Club will hold its Nov. 6 at Northmont Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless.

A 10:30 a.m. business Meeting will be followed by an 11:30 lunch and presentation by Master Gardener Elaine Liberati. She will discuss raised-bed gardening, including techniques for filling beds economically, soil fertility and irrigation using resources in your own backyard.

Prospective members are invited. For more information, visit www.ingomargardenclub.com.

St. John’s trunk-or-treat

A community trunk-or-treat is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland, 311 Cumberland Road, McCandless.

All are welcome.

Election Day dinner

Little Hill United Methodist Church is holding its annual Soup ’n’ Salad Election Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at 2350 Magee Road Extension, Franklin Park.

The cost is $12 for a choice from among five soups, plus salad, beverage and dessert.

Sealarks meeting

Sealarks Women’s Group will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, McCandless. The program is “Gadgets of the Past” by Carol Kunz.

Sealarks provides Christian fellowship and social activity for women alone. All women alone are welcome to attend and consider joining the group. Contact Edie at 412-487-7194 for more information.

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