Monroeville area: VA town hall and resource fair, Patton Street road work, upcoming blood drives, more

Veterans town hall, resource fair

The VA Pittsburgh Health Care System will host a veterans town hall and resource fair June 11 at the Henry Parham VA Outpatient Clinic in Monroeville.

Veterans, their families, stakeholders and the public are invited to take part in both events. The resource fair will run from 1-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m. The town hall will take place from 3-4 p.m.

Patton Street partial closure

The Allegheny County Public Works Department will close part of Patton Street in Monroeville beginning June 9.

The closure will stretch between Monroeville Boulevard and Mt. Pleasant Drive, and will last through September, while work crews build a retaining wall and make drainage improvements, replace guide rails and repave the street.

Residents in the closure area will have access to their homes at all times.

The $484,774 project is headed up by Pugliano Construction of Plum.

Construction starts on Route 380/286 intersection

Delayed construction work at the intersection of Route 286 and Saltsburg Road in Murrysville began on Thursday, Plum officials said.

Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy funded temporary traffic improvements last year as part of its Hermes fracking well pad project, built nearby on the Murrysville-Plum border off Logan’s Ferry Road. The work will make those improvements permanent, Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico said.

Drivers headed north and east on Golden Mile Highway must now wait at the traffic light to turn left onto Saltsburg Road. The light also controls Route 380 traffic continuing straight onto Golden Mile Highway.

During construction, the far-right northbound lane of Golden Mile Highway will close for roughly a month, and northbound traffic will no longer be able to make a left-hand turn onto Saltsburg Road. They must continue north to Toohey Road and come back to the intersection on the southbound side, Plum officials said.

In addition, a barrier wall will be placed in the northbound lanes of Golden Mile Highway to ensure a safe work area for construction crews.

Blood drives

Vitalant will host blood drives on the following dates in Monroeville:

• June 17: No. 1 Cochran East, 4520 William Penn Highway, 2-6:30 p.m.

• June 20: AHN Forbes Hospital Learning Center, 2570 Haymaker Road, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• June 30: Courtyard by Marriott, 3962 William Penn Highway, 1-7 p.m.

Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and must be at least 16 years old. Type O and platelet donors are in particular need.

For more, or to schedule an appointment, call 877-258-4825 or go to Vitalant.org.

Revolutionary War church service

A Revolutionary War service will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on June 29 at Hillcrest United Presbyterian Church, 1622 James St., Monroeville.

The event is a recreation of worship service on the Western Pennsylvania frontier that would have been led by Presbyterian missionaries during the Revolutionary War. Themes addressed during the Revolution – natural rights to liberty, tyranny of government coercion and the role of Christians during those social conflicts – will be discussed using Bible passages used during that era.

The service will be held outside on church grounds and is open to the public. Everyone is invited to bring a lawn chair and bagged lunch for fellowship after worship.

For more, call 412 824-5600 or visit HillcrestUPC.org.

Upcoming meetings

Upcoming public meetings include:

• June 9: Pitcairn council combined workshop/council meeting, 6 p.m. at council chambers, 609 Broadway Blvd.

• June 10: Monroeville council voting meeting, 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 2700 Monroeville Boulevard. An agenda is available in advance at Monroeville.pa.us.

• June 17: Pitcairn Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. at council chambers.

Convention center events

The following events are scheduled at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd.:

• June 6-8: Pittsburgh Rock and Gem Show

• June 7: Odditinked: Oddities, curiosities, tattoos and more. For more, see GratzieVentures.com

• June 14: Steel City Xpo car show. For more, see SteelCitySociety.com.

For more information, see MonroevilleConventionCenter.com.

Camp Invention events

Students in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to take part in Camp Invention, a nationally recognized summer enrichment program, which will be held at several locations this summer in Monroeville.

Each year, the program features curriculum inspired by the new class of inductees at the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

It will be at Gateway Middle School, 4450 Old William Penn Highway, from June 9-12; and at the Monroeville Church of the Brethren, 481 Center Road, on Aug. 11-15.

For more, or to register, see Invent.org/camp.

Food pantry

The Garden City Food Pantry will host a food distribution day from 9-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. June 12 at 500 Laurel Drive in Monroeville.

Distributions will take place on the second Thursday of each month. Additional distribution days will be July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11.

For more, see GardenCityFoodPantry.org or call 412-373-0391.

Association of University People

The Association of University People invites potential new members to join them at an event.

The association invites singles age 50 and older, who are four-year college graduates, to join them for activities and to meet new people. Activities include picnics, monthly dinners, a book group and meetups at local concerts and wineries.

For more, call 412-353-9088 or email AUPsingles@gmail.com.

Divine Mercy Academy cheer camp

Registration is open for Divine Mercy Academy’s Saber Summer Cheer Camp, which will be held from 6-8 p.m. June 23-26. This year’s theme is “Neon Lights and Saber Nights.”

Camp is open to all school students entering kindergarten through eighth grade in the fall. Students will learn basic cheerleading skills while building school spirit and teamwork. A showcase for family and friends will be held June 26.

Students will receive pompoms to use at the showcase and then take home. Register by June 1 to receive a free Sabers Cheer T-shirt. The fee is $30; payment (cash or check made out to DMAAA) can be dropped off or mailed to Divine Mercy Academy, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville, 15146. To register, contact Tina Cuda at tina.caruso8@gmail.com by June 18.