The Stroller, March 30, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Spaghetti dinner benefit planned Saturday at Marconi Club

A spaghetti dinner to benefit Kiski Area High School sophomore Anna Shaffer will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Marconi Club, 135 River Ave. Leechburg.

Shaffer, 16, is recovering from influenza A and double pneumonia. She is waiting for a double lung transplant and is a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Cost is $10; 10 and younger, $8; dine in or takeout. There will be a silent auction. Proceeds will be donated to her family. For tickets and information, call Christina Gross at 724-448-2968.

Tickets on sale for benefit concert in Harmar

Blue Force Foundation will sponsor a concert to benefit the family of fallen Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire April 1 at Futules Harmar House, 1321 Freeport Road, Harmar.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and there will be a cocktail hour until 8 p.m. when dinner will be served. Music will be by Ricky Manning and the Donnie Irish Band. There will be a cash bar, raffles and a 50/50. Admission is $45; children, $20 and includes dinner.

For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/4dffdcbr.

Calendar

Apollo

Friday: St. James Church, 109 Owens View Ave., will have Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. at the church. Public welcome.

Saturday: Apollo Area Historical Society Museum, 317 N. Second St., will reopen for the season. Details: 724-478-2849 or 724-212-9255.

Arnold

Friday: St. Vladimir Church, 1610 Kenneth Ave., is accepting orders for its pierogi sale. Varieties: potato or sauerkraut. Pickup: 12:30 to 4 p.m. Fridays in the church social hall. This will be the last sale of the season. Cost: $12 per dozen. Orders: 724-339-9257, 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Saturday: Homemade doughnuts will be sold from 6 to 10 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1721 Victoria Ave. Cost: $8 per dozen. Orders: 724-335-0101.

Saturday: Arnold United Methodist Church, 1801 Leishman Ave., will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon at the church. Menu: choice of plain, blueberry, pecan and chocolate chip pancakes or French toast, sausage and drink. Dine in or takeout. Cost: $8; 12 and younger, $6.Details: 724-339-2377.

April 8: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church is selling paska bread in cooperation with Fazio’s Pizza and Italian Foods as a fundraiser. Cost: $7.25 per loaf, with or without raisins. Order deadline is Sunday. Pickup: April 8 in the church hall, 1610 Kenneth Ave. Orders: call or text 724-681-3383. Your call or text must be returned for the order to be verified.

Avonmore

April 22: A bingo to benefit the Avonmore Senior Center will begin at 1 p.m. at the center, 458 Railroad Ave. Doors open at 11 a.m. and free coffee and doughnuts will be served before the games start. An early bird jackpot game will be at 12:45 p.m. There will be a 50/50, door prize, 14 regular games, five specials and a $300 last jackpot game. Cost: $20 before April 21; $25 at the door, cash only. Tickets: 724-697-4014.

Brackenridge

Today: The Allegheny Valley Salvation Army and Community Center offers free grab and go lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in parking lot at the center, 917 Brackenridge Ave. Free grocery items from Walmart and Aldi will be available. Everyone welcome.

Today: Bingo will begin at 7:15 p.m. at the American Legion, 845 First Ave.

Buffalo Township 

Monday : Buffalo Elementary School PTO is conducting a Sarris candy sale through April 3. Orders: sarriscandiesfundraising.com and enter group code 10-1588.

Frazer 

Saturday : The New Kensington Camera Club and Focus on the Arts Gallery will offer a free workshop, “Lightbox Photography,” from 1 to 4 p.m. in suite 208 at Pittsburgh Mills Mall. Use Entry 2 by M@C Discount. Andy Benton will be the instructor. Bring your camera or smartphone. Reservations are encouraged, but not required. Reservations: comment on the event posting at Focus On The Arts Gallery on Facebook.

Gilpin

Today: Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department will host bingo at 7:15 p.m. at the firehall, 113 Firehall Road.

Harmar

Wednesday : Alle-Kiski Strong Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon with Pennsylvania Sen. Lindsey Williams from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Futules’ Harmar House, 1321 Freeport Road. Cost: $35; chamber members, $30. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-224-3400, allekiskistrong.com or lynda@akstrong.com.

Harrison

Friday: 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.

Jefferson

Today: Bingo will be at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, 754 N. Pike Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. Under new management with higher payouts. The kitchen will be open. Proceeds benefit post and auxiliary projects.

Kiski Township

Saturday: A chicken and biscuit dinner will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at Spring Church Lutheran Church, 3623 Lutheran Church Road. Dine in or takeout. Menu: chicken and a biscuit, mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw and dessert. Cost: $10; 6 to 12, $5; 5 and younger, free. The facility is wheelchair accessible. Details and orders: 724-478-1528.

April 15: A Night at the Races to benefit the Apollo-Ridge Baseball and Softball Boosters will be at 6 p.m. at the Apollo Spring Church Sportsman’s Club, Route 56. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $20, includes dinner, water and pop. There will be strip tickets, a basket raffle and 50/50. Tickets: Jeff, 724-596-6218, or Erin, 724-454-7325.

Leechburg

Today: A New Path Al-Anon Family Group, a free, confidential program for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, will meet at 7 p.m. online for the winter months. Details: tinyurl.com/yp6hd8zn.

Friday: Leechburg Public Library will offer a program, “Music, Movement and Stories,” for children 2 years old and younger and their caregiver, from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the library, 139 Market St.

Friday: The Leechburg Ministerial Association will host a Lenten lunch at 11:45 a.m. in the social hall of Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church, 251 Main St. Donations will be accepted.

Lower Burrell

Saturday: The Veterans of Foreign Wars will feature the G6 band from 8 to 11 p.m. at the post. Members and three guests welcome.

April 8: 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 donateblood.centralbloodbank.org and use group code C2210076.

Oct. 22: New Kensington Moose is accepting table reservations for a fall craft and vendor show planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the lodge, 499 Reimer St. Spaces limited to one representative from each company on a first come, first served basis. Cost: $25 for an 8-foot table; $20 for a 6-foot table. Reservation deadline is Sept. 1. Reservations: text 724-448-2506 or mooselodge053@gmail.com.

New Kensington 

Today: Knead Community Café in New Kensington will hand out free grab-and-go meals from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the café, 1011 Barnes St. This week’s meals are sponsored by Second Tuesday Book Club. Details:878-847-7997.

Today: New Kensington Eagles Auxiliary Bingo will be at 7 p.m. at the aerie, 2134 Freeport Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open. Public welcome. Details: 724-448-7403.

May 13: Vendor applications are being accepted by Knead Community Café for an outdoor May Market at the café, 1011 Barnes St. Vendors who sell homemade, natural-based or garden-themed products welcome. Rain or shine. Details: Kathy, 878-999-8680 or kneadcommunitycafe.org/mothernaturesmarket.

Saxonburg

Saturday: A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at Saxonburg Memorial Church, 100 W. Main St. Menu: spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, drink and dessert; $15; 10 and younger, $12. There will be a basket auction. Proceeds will benefit the Foster Family who lost their home Feb. 27 in a house fire. Details: 724-309-9391.

Tarentum 

Today: The Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum and Women of Alle Kiski Engaging will host a Women’s History Month event from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the museum, 224 E. Seventh Ave. Local historian Cindy Homburg will discuss some of the remarkable women in history from the Alle-Kiski Valley. Donations will be accepted and reservations are required. Reservations: 724-224-3400 or email lynda@akstrong.com.

Today: The free diaper bank at Highlands Family Center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. One distribution per child per month is available. Details: 724-224-9006.

Today: Central Presbyterian Church is having a Lenten Bible study series, “Jesus Through the Centuries,” at 1 p.m. at the church, 305 Allegheny St. Details: 724-224-9220.

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.

Weekdays: Free food and hygiene items are available at Highlands Family Center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., suite 12. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Mondays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Details: 724-224-9006.

April 6: Alle-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum and History Center is accepting table reservations for an evening of scrap booking planned from 6 to 8 p.m. at the museum, 224 E. Seventh Ave. Donations will be accepted. Bring your own supplies. Soft drinks, coffee and treats will be sold. Reservations: 724-224-7666 and leave a message.

Vandergrift  

Friday : Vandergrift Public Library is raffling a quilt made and donated by library patron Jane Strohm to benefit the library. Cost: $1 each; $5 for 10; and $10 for 25 tickets. The drawing will be Friday. Cash, check or PayPal accepted. Details and a photo of the quilt: Vandergriftpubliclibrary.org. Tickets: stop in at the library, 128C Washington Ave.

Fridays: Kiski Area Association of Churches will host Lenten lunches from noon to 1 p.m. Fridays through April 7 at Vandergrift Presbyterian Church, 195 Washington Ave. There will be a short devotional message by a local pastor and a presentation by a representative from a different agency and ministry that serves the community. Lunch of soup and sandwiches will be served afterward. Donations will be accepted to benefit the association’s ministries. No reservations required.

Friday: Vandergrift Public Library is accepting donations of gently used fiction and non-fiction books. Donations must have been published within the last 10 years and be approved by library staff. No. textbooks, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, coffee table books or books with severe damage or mold please. Bring books to the library during operating hours. Do not leave books on the porch. Details: 724-568-2212.

April 22: St. Gertrude Parish Men’s Club is selling tickets for a night at the races set for 6 p.m. in the church hall, 303 Franklin Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $20, includes food, beverages and a horse. Tickets: 724-568-2331.

Washington Township

Friday: 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.

Saturday through May 1: A fishing area for children 12 and younger only is available on Pine Run in Kunkle Park. Sponsored by the Washington-Bell Lions Club. Thanks to Black Leggs Trout Nursery for supplying the fish. Details: 724-727-3515.

West Deer

Saturday: A pancake and sausage breakfast will be from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at Bull Creek United Presbyterian Church, 224 Tarentum Culmerville Road. Menu: pancakes, sausage, coffee, juice and milk. Donations accepted. Dine in or takeout.