In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of March 18, 2024

‘Cool Tools’ for garden club

“Cool Tools and Tool Care for the Gardener” is the show-and-tell topic for the March 26 meeting of Longvue Acres Garden Club, with Steve Piskor, Penn State master gardener

If your tools are the boss, not you, then this program is designed for you.

The presentation begins at 7:40 p.m. at Northmont United Presbyterian Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless. Programs are on the fourth Tuesday of the month and are free and open to the public.

For more information, contact longvueacresgardenclub1950@gmail.com.

AARP meets in McCandless

AARP No. 2991 meets at noon the third Thursday of each month at Northmont Presbyterian Church 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless. Everyone is welcome.

Entertainment will be by Bobby Shawn at the March 21 meeting. Attend for fellowship, entertainment, 50/50 and refreshments.

Membership dues are $10 per year. For more information, call 412-953-1420.

Lane closure on McKnight Road

A single-lane closure through April 5 is taking place around the clock on the three-lane section of McKnight Road in northbound between the Evergreen Road-Babcock Boulevard interchange and just south of Braunlich Drive in Ross.

Northbound McKnight Road will be reduced to single-lane traffic nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the same location.

Bradford Woods Earth Day

Bradford Woods Conservancy will sponsor an Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27.

The Reserve in Bradford Woods is the site of the event, which features a free picnic lunch at noon. Nick Stahlman, a wildlife habitat educator, will give a presentation on birds of prey from 11 to noon.

Activity tables will be available for guests 10 to 11 and again from 1 to 3. Animal Friends therapy dogs will be visiting and strolling around the reserve.

For more information, call 724-272-4400.

Belairs perform at Sealarks meeting

Sealarks Women’s Group will meet at 1 p.m. April 10 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, McCandless. The program is the Pittsburgh Belairs singing group

Sealarks provides Christian fellowship and social activity for women alone. All women alone are welcome to attend and consider joining the group.

Call Edie at 412-487-7194 for more information.

Order seedlings

North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale, offering a variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of yards and the ecological health of the region.

The council also is partnering with North Park’s Latodami Nature Center to make available lawn-to-nature kits.

Deadline for ordering is April 3. Pickup will be on April 27 at the Latodami Nature Center. Visit www.naecwpa.org for more information about the sale and to place orders.

Dinner, speakers at church

Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road, McCandless, will host two special events next month.

A free drive-thru spaghetti dinner, open to the public, is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. April 15. The meal includes pasta and meatballs, tossed salad, rolls and butter, and dessert.

The church’s speaker series continues from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 22 with “Children and Technology.” Kent Rogers of Christian Counseling Associates will speak about the psychological aspects, and the Rev. Adam Thompson, pastor of Ascension, will speak on the theological aspects.

The event will be held in the fellowship hall, with entry at the rear of church, and is open to the public. For more information, call 412-364-4463.

Senior softball registration

Registration for the Northern Allegheny County Senior Softball League is open.

The organization is a competitive, slow-pitch league for players in two divisions, ages 50-plus and 62-plus. Tryout evaluations are held in March and April. Games are played from May through August, primarily at the North Park Senior Ballfield Complex at the Lodge in North Park.

Sign up at www.nacssl.com or email nacssl@yahoo.com.

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