Oakmont-Plum area happenings, week of Sept. 12, 2022

Touch a Truck in Oakmont

Oakmont Lions Club has partnered with the Oakmont Carnegie Library to present the 2022 Fred Favo Memorial Touch a Truck from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 25.

The event is expected to have more than 20 different types of trucks — from police, fire and construction vehicles to a bookmobile — lined up along Allegheny River Boulevard from Washington to Maryland avenues.

The library will have a variety of children’s games.

Admission is $5 per person. Children younger than 12 attend for free.

The event is named in memory of longtime public servant and business man Fred Favo, who served on Oakmont council from 1964 to 2003, including 34 years as council president. Favo was the borough treasurer from 2004 to 2019.

He also was an Oakmont Lions Club member for 60 years and a track coach for Riverview School District for more than a decade.

Favo is credited with starting Touch a Truck with the Lions in 2017. He died June 8, 2020, at age 87.

All proceeds from the event benefit the library and Lions charities. Email oakmonthistory@gmail.com for more information.

Car seat safety check

A free car seat safety check event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Holiday Park VFD, 415 Abers Creek Road, Plum.

Along with seat checks, featured will be free hot dogs and drinks, tours of the fire station, and EMS, fire and police vehicles on display.

Appointments are required and can be made at http://link.plumboro.com/carseat.

The event is made possible by Plum EMS, Holiday Park VFD, Plum police, Allegheny County Department of Health, Pittsburgh Poison Center, PennDOT, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Allegheny County police and Plum Borough Department of Administration.

Hydrant flushing scheduled

Plum Municipal Authority will conduct its hydrant flushing program from Sept. 19 through Oct. 21.

No work will be done on weekends. Customers may experience low pressure and should test water before doing laundry or drawing large quantities of water because it may be discolored. Water color usually clears within a few hours.

For more information, call the authority at 412-793-7331.

‘Protect Your ID’ seminar

The Holy Family Parish SOS Ministry team announces an educational seminar, “Protect Your ID,” with Officer Joe Risher of the Allegheny County Police Department and Terrie Anthony from AAA East Central.

They will discuss the many ways that you can protect yourself from being a victim of identity theft and how to protect against scammers. The seminar will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Holy Family Parish, Our Lady of Joy Church Hall, 2000 O’Block Road, Plum.

To register, call the SOS Ministry office at 412-793-4511 x107 or email sos@holyfamilypgh.org.

Holy Family senior fair

The Holy Family Parish SOS Ministry team is hosting a senior fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Our Lady of Joy Church, 2000 O’Block Road, Plum.

The event is being presented by the National Aging in Place Council, which will provide free flu shots and blood pressure screenings. In addition, 17 businesses will be providing information on a variety of topics of interest to seniors. Visit each of the tables for drawings and giveaways.

Also, a certified Alzheimer’s care professional will offer a presentation on the disease and dementia at 11:30.

Professionals in several fields will be on hand to answer questions about elder law, pharmaceuticals, home organizing, skin care, senior facilities, home health, life insurance, mortgage information, caregiver solutions, holistic health, Parkinson Foundation, Plum Community Center and wheelchairs, lifts and scooters. The Seniors Blue Book will be available to provide many more resources.

To register, call the SOS Ministry Office at 412-793-4511 x 107 or email sos@holyfamilypgh.org. Indicate if you intend to have a flu shot when you reply. Light refreshments will be served.

Social hour

Verona Community Garden, 246 W. Railroad Ave., Verona, holds social hours from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month. For details, visit veronaborough.org.