Norwin area happenings Oct. 29-Nov. 4

St. Stephen’s to sell Pierogi

St. Stephen’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 90 Bethel Road, North Huntingdon, will sell potato cheese and lekvar pierogi for $10 a dozen on Nov. 6, beginning at 10 a.m. in the church hall.

Masks and social distancing will be required.

Irwin seeks crossing guard

Irwin is hiring a part-time crossing guard at a rate of $9.85 per hour.

Council on Oct. 14 authorized advertising for applicants for the job after Katherine Montrose resigned.

Ardara church sponsors program on dealing with loss

Coping with the Losses in Life is a Christ-centered nine-week program at the Ardara United Presbyterian Church, 3380 Nehrig Road, beginning Nov. 11.

The program is designed to help people experiencing grief, sorrow, and life-controlling behaviors associated with many of the major losses in life. That can be the result of the death of loved ones, divorce, loss of a job, status, as well as life in general. The goal of the program is to find healing and wholeness in Christ.

Because of social distancing requirements, space, and registration is limited to 12 people. There is a $10 fee for the participant manual.

The program will be held on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., beginning Nov. 11.

To register, call 724-863-5010 or email the church at ArdaraChurch@ArdaraChurch.org.

Norwin gets covid-19 grants

Norwin has been awarded three grants totalling about $400,000 from the state’s allocation of the federal CARES Act to cover covid-19-related expenses, the school district said.

Norwin got $319,480 from the state Commission on Crime and Delinquency to buy 1,080 iPads and supplies to sanitize and clean the school facilities under the “Technology to Guarantee Distance Learning.” The grant is for covid-19 related expenses from March 1 to Oct. 30.

The district also was awarded a $336,700 grant from the state education department’s school emergency relief fund to buy educational technology, including hardware, software and connectivity, supplies to sanitize and clean facilities, touchless water bottle fillers, and personal protective equipment.

The Special Education COVID-19 Impact Mitigation Grant program awarded Norwin $50,340 to offset the salary of a temporary teaching position of Norwin Online Academy for students with individual education plans and complex needs to provide synchronous and asynchronous teaching in special reading and math programs.