In brief: North Allegheny area news, week of March 25, 2024

Garden club features pond discussion

The Ingomar Garden Club’s next monthly meeting is at 10:30 a.m. April 3 at Northmont Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless.

A business meeting will be followed by a light luncheon and guest speaker Brian Golgan, owner of Pondering LLC. He will discuss ways to add a pond or water feature to your landscape.

Prospective members are invited. Visit www.ingomar-garden-club.com for more information.

Understanding Climate Change

An Understanding Climate Change event is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. April 18 at the Heritage and Cultural Center, 830 Aufman Lane, McCandless.

The presentation will be directed at understanding the current status of the changing climate for a nontechnical audience.

Suggested donation is $10. Register at heritagecenter@townofmccandless.org. For more information, visit townofmccandless.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=68.

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.

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.

Contact Edie at 412.487.7194 for more information.

Order seedlings from environmental council

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 naecwpa.org for more information about the sale and to place orders.

Dinner, speakers featured 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.

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.

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