The Stroller, March 26, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Knead Community Café to serve free grab and go meals

Knead Community Café in New Kensington in partnership with First National Bank, will offer free bagged grab and go meals from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the café, 1011 Barnes St.

The menu will be based on availability. Meals will be distributed at the front gate entrance of the café. Those who stop in should remember to maintain social distancing practices while in line.

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Armstrong public defender applications available online

Applications for the services of the Armstrong County Public Defender are now online and applications can be mailed, faxed or returned by email, according to Chief Public Defender Chuck Pascal.

Applications can be accessed at by clicking here: co.armstrong.pa.us/index.php/departments-m/public-defender-m.

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Goodwill urges public to hold on to donations

Goodwill of Southwest Pennsylvania urges donors to hold on to donations until the donation centers reopen.

Items left outside centers will be exposed to the weather and possibly damaged or ruined. Donations will be needed when government authorities allow the centers to reopen.

For details, visit goodwillswpa.org or facebook.com/goodwillswpa.

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New Kensington-Arnold School District offering meals for students

Free grab and go breakfast and lunch meals are being distributed to New Kensington-Arnold students from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays at Martin, H.D. Berkey School and Hunt elementary schools, the Arnold police station, and the former Fort Crawford Elementary School, now owned by the Salvation Army.

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Calendar

Harrison

June 20: Burtner House Restoration Society is seeking crafters, vendors and demonstrator for the annual Strawberry Festival, set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the homestead, Burtner Road. Details: call or text Sandy, 724-719-8594

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Cancellations

All events listed below are canceled unless otherwise noted:

Apollo

Saturday: Bingo events planned at Apollo Hose Co. No. 2

April 2: Apollo Area Historical Society meeting is cancelled. The museum will remain closed until at least May 2. The Society has rescheduled the April 5 program about trolleys to be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the WCTU Building, 317 N. Second St.

Arnold

Thursdays: Services at Arnold Towers are suspended until further notice.

Arnold United Methodist Church: All meetings, activities and services are canceled.

Brackenridge

• The borough office is closed to the public until further notice, but is accepting telephone calls during normal business hours. Payments will be accepted by mail or through the mail slot. The Easter Egg Hunt is cancelled.

Buffalo Township

• Nar-Anon meetings at Generations House of Worship are canceled until further notice. Details: Laurie, 724-895-3385

• Zion United Methodist Church has canceled all worship services for March 29. In their place, a single worship gather will be offered at 10 a.m. via Facebook live at Facebook.com/zionsarver/. The stream will then be posted via Youtube on the church’s webpage, zionsarver.com. All meetings and events at the church are also canceled.

Butler

Butler Lions Club has canceled the April membership and board meetings and the following events: the March 28 Spring Convention, April 18 Adopt-A-Highway, the sausage sale and Mother’s Day rose sale. Membership meetings are tentatively scheduled to resume May 5.

Cheswick

April 11: The Cheswick-Springdale Lions Club Easter Egg hunt is canceled. Monthly club meetings are canceled until further notice.

Fawn

April 4: The Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Center United Methodist Church is canceled.

Fox Chapel

April 14: The Fox Chapel Area Branch of The American Association of University Women meeting

Gilpin

The nut roll bake sale at Christ the King Parish is postponed and will be rescheduled.

Harrison

• Allegheny Valley Association of Churches office is closed until further notice. Anyone who needs assistance can call 724-226-0606. Tax appointments will be rescheduled.

Today: The monthly soup luncheon at St Joseph Church, Natrona, is canceled.

Through Friday: All adult education classes at Allegheny Family Network North are canceled.

Friday: Gold Card Easter Luncheon at Highlands High School, Natrona Heights, is canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Saturday: The Cleaning Day at the Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center

Sunday: The joint meeting of PNA Lodge 599 and PNA Council 164

Sunday: The Life Underground program at the Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center

April 4: The Harrison Township Easter egg hunt

April 25: The Earth Day Clean-up is postponed.

Leechburg

Leechburg Recycling Center is closed. There will be no pick-ups or drop-offs until further notice. No materials should be dropped off in front of the recycling center gate.

First United Methodist Church: worship services are canceled until further notice.

April 9: The Leechburg Public Library Board meeting is canceled.

Mondays: The GriefShare group sessions at First Evangelical Lutheran Church are postponed and will be rescheduled.

Lower Burrell

• The City of Lower Burrell Egg Hunt

• Entertainment and events at the Veterans of Foreign Wars are canceled and the club is closed through March 30.

Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church: is closed for all activities and services until further notice.

Saturday: The Luncheon Bingo at the Moose

Saturday: The Change for Cancer dance-a-thon is postponed and will be rescheduled.

Sunday: The Spaghetti Dinner at the Moose

New Kensington

St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church is closed for all services, fundraisers and activities until April.

Saturday: The craft and vendor fair planned by Open Your Heart to a Senior at the Quality Inn

March 30: The Eagles REAC Breakfast is canceled.

Mondays, Tuesday and Saturdays: The Community Clothes Closet will be closed at least until March 30.

Fridays: The vegan Lenten lunches at St. George Orthodox Church

Parks Township

May 2: Parks Township Sportsman’s Association has canceled the Kids Fishing Day.

Penn Hills 

April 4: The annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the William McKinley Citizens Center

Plum

Plum Community Center is closed and all events canceled through March 30. Meals on Wheels will continue as scheduled. Those over 60 who are food insecure or rely on the daily lunch can continue to pick up Congregant Lunch provided by the county on a take-out basis only. Pick-ups will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Lunches must be ordered a day in advance by calling 412-795-2330.

Oakmont

Riverview Community Action Corp. is closed until April 1 for all activities except home delivered meals. Questions: 412-828-1062

Saxonburg

April 6: The GFWC Saxonburg District Woman’s Club meeting and the board meeting

Springdale

Sunday: Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Springdale Volunteer Fire Department

Tarentum

• BridgePoint Church: Activities at the church, including the grief support group, and the children’s food and fun event are canceled. A live stream of the Sunday church service will be on Facebook Live.

• April 4: The Rabies Clinic at Summit Hose Company is canceled, and will be rescheduled in the fall.

• Tarentum Eagles is closed until March 30.

• Tarentum Elks Lodge is closed. Entertainment, bingo and the May 2 cash bash are canceled.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars is closed and there will be no Friday night bar bingo.

• The Heritage Museum will be closed to visitors until further notice. Details: AKVHS.org or 724-224-7666

Vandergrift

April 21: The Miss Freddye and Musicians in Unity concert at the Casino Theater. For refunds, call 724-567-5049 if paid by cash or check. Credit card refunds will be issued to your card.

Washington Township

April 5: The Spring Swap meet at Washington Township Volunteer Fire Hall is canceled. All hall rentals are postponed.

April 18: The Star Party planned by the Amateur Astronomy Association of Pittsburgh is canceled.

West Deer

April 5: The Easter Egg Hunt planned by the township Parks and Recreation Board is canceled.

East Union Presbyterian Church: all services and activities are canceled, except for West Deer Food Bank and Meals To Go distributions.