The Stroller, June 9, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Open house to mark closing of Burrell’s Stewart School

A community open house to mark the closing of Stewart Elementary School in Lower Burrell will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the school on Leechburg Road.

The public is welcome to walk through the school one last time, take photographs and learn about the history of the school.

Benefit concert scheduled June 21 in Harrison

A concert to benefit the Chief Justin McIntire Memorial Foundation will be from 3 to 8:30 p.m. June 21 at Citizens Hose Fire Rescue, 965 Burtner Road, Harrison.

Country band Saddle Up will perform from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be food trucks, children’s activities including a duck pond, a cash bar and chuck-a-luck.

Admission is $10 in advance and will be $15 at the gate. For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/3h49uvjk. For details, email cjm1501foundation@gmail.com.

Calendar

Allegheny Township

June 19: The Alle-Kiski Chapter of the American Wine Society will meet at 7 p.m. at River Forest Country Club, 130 Club House Drive. Speaking Ryan Compton from Vallozzi’s Restaurant in Greensburg will be the guest speaker. Six wines will be served paired with food. Cost: $47. Paid reservations required by 5 p.m. June 15. Guests welcome. Visit Alle Kiski AWS on Facebook. Information: allekiski@yahoo.com.

June 21: Markle Volunteer Fire Department is accepting space reservations for an indoor/outdoor flea market planned at the firehall, 470 Joyce St. Cost: indoors, $25; outdoors, $15. Details and reservations: 724-236-0665.

Apollo

Wednesday: Apollo Hose Company No. 2 will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 325 N. Fourth St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There will be specials and wish jars. Details: 724-478-4831.

July 26: Roaring Run Watershed Association is accepting reservations for a craft and vendor fair planned at 698 Canal Road. Details: 724-244-3135.

East Vandergrift   

Friday : Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish is selling tickets for a spring cash lottery raffle. There will be two winners and each will receive $1,000 cash and a $100 gift certificate to Naser’s Foods in Apollo. The winning numbers will be the 1:30 and 7 p.m. June 13 Daily Pick 3 numbers. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: 724-568-3409 or 724-859-3186, or at the parish office or in the vestibule after 11 a.m. Sunday Mass.

Freeport

Wednesday: Freeport Area Library will host a story time for children who are at least 3 years old and an adult from 11 a.m. to noon at the library, 428 Market St. No reservations required. Details: 724-295-3616.

Wednesdays: The Blessing Closet at Freeport United Methodist Church, 211 Fourth St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All items are free, but donations will be accepted. Items available include clothing of all sizes, bedding and window items. Donations of clothing, shoes and boots welcome; must be laundered and free from smoke and pet hair. Wheelchair accessible. Details: 724-295-3095.

Gilpin   

Friday : A car show will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Christ the King Parish, 125 Park Lane, as part of the Leechburg 175^th anniversary celebration. Check-in will begin at 3 p.m. There will be food, music and a 50-50. Legacy awards will be awarded based on historic Leechburg car dealerships. Cost: $10 in advance; $15, at the gate. Registration: dioceseofgreensburg.org/carshow. Proceeds will benefit the anniversary committee.

Harrison   

Tuesday: Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary will host a Memory Makers memory board sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria, 1301 Carlisle St., Natrona Heights. Boards measure 8 x 12 inches and are created from a picture on your phone or a regular photo. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Proceeds will benefit auxiliary projects for the hospital.

Wednesday: The Agape Thrift Shop at Grace United Methodist Church, 1333 Freeport Road, will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Clean clothing in all sizes is needed. No housewares or bedding please. Bring donations on Wednesday or leave them on the front porch. Do not place donations in the blue bins behind the church.

Wednesday: Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank will be open from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at 1913 Freeport Road, Natrona Heights. Food bank participants can receive food allotments twice per month. Those who are not yet registered should come from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The Sparrow’s Nest clothing and home goods ministry will be open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Details and alternate times: 724-226-0606, ext. 10.

Wednesday: The Becky’s Closet community clothing store at Faith Lutheran Church, 1500 Broadview Blvd., will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. Cost: adult tops and bottoms, 50 cents; children’s clothing, 25 cents. Please bring small bills and your own bags. Donations welcome during these hours. Everyone welcome.

June 13: A Vitalant community blood drive will be from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Charles Young Conference Room at Allegheny Valley Hospital, 1301 Carlisle St. Appointments recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Appointments: 877-258-4825 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and search with the ZIP Code 15065.

June 18: Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation will offer a free hands-on self-defense class for women from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the foundation, 1 Acee Drive. The program is designed for women who are heading to college or military service, traveling or work or live alone. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-294-3157.

June 21: Burtner House Restoration Society is seeking volunteers to help out at its annual strawberry festival. Details: bhrs1821@gmail.com or burtnerhouse.org.

Jefferson Township

Tuesday: Concordia at Cabot sponsors a free monthly caregiver support group at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the Lund Care Center private dining room, 134 Marwood Road. Use Entrance 4. Anyone who cares for a loved one with a physical problem or diminished reasoning skills at home is welcome. Details: Stefanie Dietrich, 724-352-1571, ext. 8271.

Kiski Township 

Monday : An American Red Cross community blood drive will be from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kiski Township Volunteer Firehall, 1037 Route 56. Appointments: 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

Tuesday: The diaper pantry at Spring Church Lutheran Church, 3623 Lutheran Church Road, will distribute diapers from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church. Recipients must register in advance. First-time recipients must provide their own ID, the child’s birth certificate and a current WIC or SNAP card. Registration: 724-478-1528.

Leechburg  

Today: Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company will host bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 268 Canal St. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open.

Wednesdays and Saturdays: Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society, 118 First St., will open from noon to 3 p.m. Details: 724-845-8914 and leave a message or lamahs@windstream.net.

July 12: The Shawn Deslauriers Scholarship Fund is accepting basket donations for the memorial bocce tournament planned at the Marconi Club. Details: Dan Swartz, 724-822-2835 or danno6699@gmail.com.

Friday: A cat crawl to benefit Cat Crusaiders will begin at 6 p.m. as part of the 175^th Anniversary Celebration. Stops will include Sharp Shooters at 6 p.m., Sokol at 7 p.m., the Elks Lodge at 8 p.m., Dizzy’s Place at 9 p.m. and the Moose at 10 a.m. Cost: $15 per crawler, includes food and snacks. Raffle drawings will be at 11 p.m. at the Moose. Details: 724-882-0268.

Lower Burrell

Tuesday: Burrellton Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Community Presbyterian Church, 2751 Grant St. New members welcome. Details: 724-335-3353.

Tuesday: Peoples Library, 3052 Wachter Ave., will have a summer story time at 1 p.m. at the library. Details: 724-339-1021.

Saturday : Bethel Masons, 118 Allen St., will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lodge banquet room. Appointments recommended. Appointments: Sharon, 412-600-4333 or visit Vitalant.org and use account code UC2210076.

Through July 20: The works of Allegheny Valley League of Artists members Eileen Kopelman and Patti Giordano will be on exhibit during operating hours at Peoples Library, 3052 Wachter Ave.

Aug. 3: The Dog Gone? Search, Trap and Rescue group is seeking food and craft vendors for the Rallying for Rescues event planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Kotecki Park. Proceeds will benefit local animal rescues. Details: call or text 724-309-8284.

Murrysville

June 17: A Seniors for Safe Driving class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murrysville Senior Center, 3091 Carson Ave. Sponsored by Pa. Rep. Jill Cooper, the class is PennDOT approved and for drivers who are at least 55 years old. Safe drivers can receive a 5 percent discount on auto insurance for three years. Details and registration: 724-283-0245, 800-559-4880 or seniorsforsafedriving.com.

New Kensington   

Tuesday: A representative from PA CareerLink will be available from 10 a.m. to noon in the office of state Rep. Jill Cooper, 356 Freeport St., suite 100. Services available will include resume and job search help, assistance navigating the Pa. CareerLink website, registering for workshops and interviewing techniques.

Tuesday: Peoples Library, 880 Barnes St., will have a summer story time at 11 a.m. at the library. Details: 724-339-1021.

June 14: Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley is accepting donations for its yard sale. Donations can be dropped from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays at the shelter, 730 Church St. No clothing please.

Oakmont

Tuesdays: Taking Pounds Off Sensibly (TOPS) meets at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1261 Pennsylvania Ave. Private weigh-ins will be from 5:45 to 6:10 p.m. and the meeting will be afterward. The first meeting is free. Details: 412-828-3854 or jmjkwj@gmail.com.

Plum 

Today: The quilting group at Holiday Park United Methodist Church, 81 Sandune Drive, will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church chapel. The group sews baby quilts for donation to those in need and the Linus Project. New members welcome. Meetings are the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Sewing and quilting instructions are provided and no equipment is needed. Details: 724-327-6552.

Today: The Farmers Market will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. at its new location at Plum Creek Presbyterian Church, 550 Center New Texas Road. The weekly market will continue through Aug. 25.

Tuesdays: The Plum Food Pantry, 81 Sandune Drive, distributes free food from 4:30 to 6 p.m. the first three Tuesdays of each month. Recipients in need must stop in at the pantry to be confirmed/verified. Details: 724-327-0367.

Saxonburg 

Wednesday : South Butler Community Library will host a free self-care workshop for adults and teens at 6:30 p.m. May 7 at the library, 240 W. Main St. This month’s topic will be bath and body. Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Reservations: 724-352-4810 or director@southbutlerlibrary.org.

Springdale

Wednesday : Springdale Free Public Library will host a free talk with A.E. Kayser, author of “Out of the Ashes” at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-274-9729.

June 19: The adult Scrapbooking Club at Springdale Free Public Library will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. Reservations: 724-274-9729.

Tarentum

Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St.

Wednesday: The Tarentum farmers market will open for the season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the upper parking lot of First United Presbyterian Church, Lock Street. Additional vendors welcome. Vendor information: office@fupct.org.

Wednesday: The Elks will host bingo at 6:30 p.m. at the lodge, 219 E. Sixth Ave. The kitchen is open to the public from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Menu: elks644.org/elks-kitchen-1. Orders: 724-226-1644 by 8:15 p.m.

Wednesdays and Saturdays: The Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society, 224 E. Seventh Ave., is open from noon to 3 p.m. and other times by appointment. Details: 724-224-7666.

Washington Township

Tuesdays and Thursdays: The Blessing Closet at Union Presbyterian Church will be open by appointment from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at the church, 656 Route 380. Items available include paper products, cleaning supplies, feminine hygiene products and pet supplies. Appointments: 724-337-3042.

Wednesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 6 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church, 656 Route 380.