Murrysville area: Woman's club scholarships, bio-ethics talk, more

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Woman’s club scholarships, fundraiser event

• The Murrysville Woman’s Club is accepting applications for at least three non-traditional scholarships of $3,000.

Applicants must be residents of Westmoreland County, 21 years or older and must demonstrate financial need. They must be currently enrolled in college or provide proof of acceptance for enrollment.

Applications are available at Seton Hill University, Westmoreland Community College’s Youngwood and Murrysville campuses, the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus, and community libraries in Murrysville, Delmont, Greensburg, Hempfield and New Kensington.

For more, email joycekoga@yahoo.com or call 724-733-1633.

• The club is also hosting a “Li’l Bit of Country” event with country music and a DJ, breakfast buffet, gift baskets and a silent auction.

It will take place at 10 a.m. April 30 at the Lamplighter, 6566 William Penn Highway in Salem. The cost is $30. Proceeds will benefit the club’s community projects.

For tickets, call 412-760-5809.

Route 356 section to close in Allegheny Twp.

Route 356 will close beginning April 4 between Route 56 and White Cloud Road, as work crews from Ligonier Construction Co. perform drainage upgrades, box culvert installation and reconstruction of the road.

The closure is anticipated to last through the end of the year. All side roads between White Cloud and Route 56 (Leechburg Road) will be closed where they intersect with Route 356, except for Indian Hill, Bagdad and Pleasant Hill roads, for residential access only.

Detour signs will be in place.

Bio-ethics expert featured at AAUW meeting

Lisa Parker, director for the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Bioethics and Health Law, will be the featured speaker at the April 14 meeting of the American Association of University Women’s Murrysville chapter.

Parker will discuss research ethics and the “All of Us Research Program,” an effort to gather health data from a million people across the U.S.

The meeting will be at 10 a.m. April 14 at the Murrysville Community Library’s Tech Noook.

The library is at 4130 Sardis Road in Murrysville. For more, see Murrysville-PA.aauw.net.

Delmont Visionary hosts T-shirt design contest

The Delmont Visionary Committee will host a children’s T-shirt design contest with the theme, “Every Litter Bit Hurts.”

Children ages 14 and under can use five colors of either crayons, markers, color pencils or paint to create a design on an 8-1/2-by-11-inch sheet of paper with their name and phone number on the back.

Entries are due by April 5 and all entrants will receive a free gift. The winning design will be screen-printed on the back of litter clean-up shirts.

For more, call 724-689-5292.

Municipal cleanup week begins April 25

Murrysville Cleanup Week will take place April 25-30. Residents can receive permit passes to take items to the Valley Landfill, 6015 Pleasant Valley Road, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the week, and from 7-11 a.m. April 30.

Permit passes will be available through April 29 at the reception desk in the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road.

Speaker will discuss hospice vs. palliative care

The “Boomers and Beyond” speaker series at Mother of Sorrows parish in Murrysville will welcome speaker Cheryl Aughton, marketing director at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, to its April 19 session.

Aughton will discuss the differences between hospice and palliative care and the different types of assisted living, skilled nursing and continuing care communities that are available in the region.

The presentation will be at 11:30 a.m. April 19 at the church’s social hall, 4202 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville.

Sessions are free. Attendees can bring a bag lunch. Beverages are provided.

Tire recycling event set for April 9

Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center in Unity will host a scrap tire recycling event from 8:30 a.m. to noon, April 9 at the center, 355 Pleasant Unity Mutual Road.

All types of tires will be accepted and eligible for a $1 discount. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. The cost is based on the type of tire. Last year, more than 800 tires were recycled, according to center officials.

Groups collecting illegally dumped tires can recycle them for free if they notify Cleanways before April 5 by calling 724-879-4020.

For more, call 724-879-4020.

Easter pet photos being taken at Heritage Trail

The Murrysville Recreation Department will host an Easter pet photos session from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Westmoreland Heritage Trail visitor center on Route 22.

The event is free to attend, but donations to Pet Friends Animal Rescue in Irwin will be requested. Walker’s Pet Ho-Tail staff will provide treat bags for pets while supplies last.

For more, call 724-327-2100, ext. 131.

Recreation program guide published

The Murrysville Recreation Department has published its annual program guide, which is available online at MurrysvillePA recreation.com.

The guide includes information on spring and summer programs at all of the municipal parks, as well as dates for the summer Tuesdays at Townsend concert series, nature programs and more.

Upcoming public meetings

• Franklin Regional school board committee-of-the-whole meeting (no voting), 7:30 p.m. April 4 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 19 and archived on the district’s YouTube page.

• Export council meeting, 6:30 p.m. April 5 at the borough building, 5821 Washington Ave. Agenda published in advance at ExportPensylvania.com.

• Murrysville council meeting, 7 p.m. April 6 at the municipal building. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 19 and livestreamed at Murrysville.com, where an agenda is also available.

• Franklin Regional school board voting meeting, 7:30 p.m. April 11 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 19 and at Murrysville.com, where an agenda is also available.

• Delmont council, 7 p.m. April 12 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg St. Agenda published in advance at DelmontBoro.com.

Moms in Prayer group meets weekly

The Murrysville-area Moms in Prayer group, a Christian, nondenominational women’s gathering, meets at 1:15 p.m. Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church in Murrysville.

The group prays for students, teachers, administrators, school board members and staff in the surrounding school districts.

There also are plans to start an evening meeting. The church is at 3202 Hills Church Road.

For more information, visit MomsInPrayer.org, call 724-420-4036 or email jewelseverafter@gmail.com.