The Stroller, Jan. 31, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Free transportation available to Black History Month event

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, will have a free Sunday Fun Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 as part of its Black History Month celebration.

There will be live music, community partner tables, activities and food vendors. Reservations are required. For event reservations, visit thewestmoreland.org/events.

Free round-trip transportation from New Kensington will leave at 9:30 a.m. and return at 3:15 p.m. To make a reservation for the shuttle, visit showclix.com/event/new-kensington-shuttle. Shuttle registration deadline is 5 p.m. Feb. 7.

St. Joseph HS plans cash bash fundraiser

A community cash bash will be from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in Patterson Hall at Guardian Angels Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Campus, 800 Montana Ave., Harrison.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, and include a light dinner, beer, water and a chance to win cash prizes. BYOB and snacks. Winner need not be present.

Checks made out to St. Joseph High School can be sent to 800 Montana Ave., Natrona Heights PA 15065. Proceeds will benefit the student transportation fund at the school. For details, call Amy Haugh at 724-226-7872 or email cashbash@saintjosephhs.com.

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. service scheduled Sunday

Allegheny Valley Association of Churches will sponsor its annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial service at 3 p.m. Sunday at Christ Our Hope Anglican Church, 926 Painter Ave., Natrona Heights, Harrison.

The Rev. Diane Curry Randolph, pastor of Freeport, Grace and Trinity United Methodist churches, will be the speaker. Donations will be accepted for the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund.

Calendar

Freeport

Saturday: St. Mary Mother of God Church will sponsor a diaper pantry for those in need from 10 a.m. to noon on the lower level of the church Family Community Center, 407 Freeport Road. Use the back door entrance. First-time recipients must provide their ID, the child’s birth certificate and their current WIC or SNAP card. Distributions are the first Saturday of each month. Registration required. Registration: 724-448-6880.

Sunday: A bingo night will be at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary Family Community Center, 407 Freeport Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost: $21, includes 16 regular games. Extra packets will be available and there will be five specials, food, strip tickets and a $750 must-go jackpot.

East Vandergrift

Feb. 14: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish is selling tickets for a Sweetheart cash raffle. The winning numbers will be the 1:30 and 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Lottery Pick-4 numbers on Valentine’s Day. Each winner will receive $1,000 and a $100 gift certificate to Sweetlane Chocolate Shop in Vandergrift. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: 724-568-3409 or 724-859-3186, in the parish office or after Sunday Mass in the church vestibule.

Freeport

Ongoing: Freeport Area Library is accepting donations for the library thrift shop, 428 Market St. Items welcome include used books in good condition, jewelry, handbags, housewares, linens, pots & pans, dishes, china, board games and toys. No clothes, shoes, electronics, textbooks or stained or broken items please. Details: 724-295-3616.

Harrison 

Today: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will host Toddle Time for children 12 months to 3 years old and their caregiver at 10 a.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. No reservations required.

Today: Natrona Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the post, 894 Veterans Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be specials, a 50-50 raffle and final game jackpot.

Monday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will offer at STEM program, “Northern Lights Winter Landscapes,” for children in third through fifth grade at 4:30 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Students will learn about the aurora borealis and create a winter landscape. Reservations required. Reservations: tinyurl.com/yyaxds93.

Feb. 8: Allegheny County park rangers will host a free Junior Ranger program, “Storytime with the Park Rangers” from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center, Freeport Road, Natrona Heights. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Stuffed animal friends of all species are welcome. Reservations required. Reservations: tinyurl.com/5yw8v6s7.

Kiski Township 

Saturday: Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department will sell homemade pizzas from 5 to 9 p.m. at the firehall, 1037 Route 56. Menu: cheese pizza, $12; buffalo chicken or barbecue chicken pizza, $15; s’mores pie or cinnamon sticks, $6. Toppings: pepperoni, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Dine in, takeout and delivery within the township available for a $4 fee. Orders: 724-541-6345 or 724-681-6665.

Sunday: An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be from 8 to 11 a.m. at Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department, 1037 Route 56. Menu: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, biscuits & gravy and hash browns. Cost: $12; age 5 to 12, $7.50; and 4 and younger, $3.

Leechburg

Saturday: The Leechburg Museum is closed for the season. Visits are available by appointment. Details: 724-845-8914 and leave a message or email lamahs@windstream.net.

Lower Burrell  

Sunday: Burrell High School Marching Band will sponsor a bowling fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wildlife Lanes, 1000 Wildlife Lodge Road. Cost: $20, includes bowling and show rental. There will be a bake sale, basket raffle and 50-50. Lane sponsorships: $75. Tickets: burrellmarchingbandwam@gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the band’s spring trip to Virginia.

Feb. 8: The Moose will sponsor a comedy dinner at the lodge, 499 Reimer St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be at 6 p.m. Steve Hofstetter will be the headliner at 7 p.m. Dinner will be by Mom’s Kitchen. Cost: members, $40; qualified guests, $45. Paid reservations required. Reservations: stop in at the lodge.

New Kensington

Today: Peoples Library will host “Construction Crew,” an hour of play with building supplies, at 1 p.m. at the library, 880 Barnes St. Details: 724-339-1021.

Sunday: Aluminum City Terrace Bingo Committee will host bingo from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the activity center. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Cost: $5, includes one board, snacks and drinks; extra boards, $1 each. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Public welcome.

Parks Township

Today: Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department will host bingo at 7 p.m. in the firehall, 1119 Dalmation Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Sunday: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will have a country music jam night from 5 to 8 p.m. at the club, 1111 Shipman Road. Bring your favorite stringed instrument and sing along. Refreshments available. Public welcome. Details: 724-845-2390.

Springdale 

Wednesday : Springdale Free Public Library will host a celebration of World Read Aloud Day at the 6 p.m. Wacky Wednesday program for children of all ages at the library, 331 School St. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-274-9729.

Tarentum

Today: Free bread and baked goods will be distributed at 10 a.m. while supplies last at Highlands Family Center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., suite 12. Details: 724-224-9006.

Saturday: Bethel AME Church will host a fish fry from noon to 4 p.m. at the church, 250 Western Ave. Menu: fish dinner, $15, includes coleslaw, baked beans, corn on the cob, bread and dessert; fish sandwich with coleslaw, $12. Details: 724-224-2417.

Saturday: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 724-224-9220.

Sunday: The Allegheny chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society, 224 E. Seventh Ave. Members will bring a clock from their collection and discuss how they became interested in the hobby. The public is welcome to bring an old clock or watch and have questions answered.

April 12: The Masons are selling tickets for a 50-50 raffle to benefit the lodge scholarship program. The winning number will be drawn at 10 a.m. at the April 12 pancake breakfast at the lodge, 307 Lock St., second floor. Cost: $2; six for $10. Tickets: send a check with “raffle” in the memo line made out to Pollock Lodge No. 502, 307 Lock St., Tarentum PA 15084.

Vandergrift

Sunday: A spaghetti dinner will be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 141 Sumner Ave. Menu: spaghetti, salad, bread, soft drink and dessert. Cost: $10; age 4 to 12, $6; younger than 4, free; takeouts, $15. Proceeds will benefit the family of veteran John Walsh who lost their home in a fire.

Washington Township

Today: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 4078 Route 66. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and sales start at 6 p.m. Free coffee. The kitchen will be open. Players must be at least 18 or accompanied by an adult.