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

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River City Brass to kickoff concert series at Hartwood Acres

The River City Brass will open the free 2025 Summer Concert series Sunday at Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater, 4000 Middle Road, Hampton.

Gates open at 3 p.m. and performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on site beginning at 6 p.m.

Bring a folding chair. Popup tents and umbrellas are permitted but must be taken down before the performance begins. Dogs are permitted but must be on a leash at all times and be up to date on all vaccinations and licensing.

Help needed at Vandergrift Meals On Wheels

Vandergrift Meals On Wheels is looking for regular and substitute volunteers to help with driving and delivering to clients.

To offer your time and for more information, call 724-567-7893.

Annual night race scheduled July 19 in Apollo

Roaring Run Watershed Association will sponsor its annual 5K night race/walk, “Race to the Moon,” at 9 p.m. July 19 at the trail along the Kiski River.

Parking is at 310 Clifford Ave in Apollo. Everyone is bused to the trail and a baggage claim is at the trail start/finish line. Check-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded afterward.

Cost is $25, plus a $2.75 fee in advance and $30 on race day; and includes a race day T-shirt for those who register by June 24. Registration deadline is July 17.

Luminaries will be placed on the length of the trail and participants must carry a light. To register, visit tinyurl.com/ms5srjxj. For details, visit roaringrunapollo.org.

Thank yous

• Lower Burrell Veterans of Foreign Wars would like to thank all of the volunteers who placed 4,800 flags on the graves of deceased service members on May 24 at Greenwood Memorial Park in Lower Burrell. Participants included Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts and their families and members of the VFW post. Members of the public are encouraged to join in this annual tradition next year. Anyone whose family member was missed can pick up a flag at the cemetery office.

• Westmoreland County Marines Commandant Jim Walters would like to thank the Lower Burrell American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War posts and the members of the Westmoreland County Marines Detachment 1416 for organizing the annual Memorial Day parade. “I was overwhelmed by the flags posted from the end of Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell to the end of Freeport Road in New Kensington. The number of people who lined Leechburg Road for the parade was unbelievable. To one and all, “Semper Fi.”

Calendar

Allegheny Township

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

Today: 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. Cost: $25 per packet. The kitchen will be open with a limited menu. 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.

Arnold

Today: An indoor yard sale will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Tomb, 1821 Fifth Ave.

East Vandergrift   

Sunday: Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish will have bingo at 6:30 p.m. in the church social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There will be a 58-number jackpot game, a 52-number picture frame game and a magic number game. Details: 724-478-4958.

June 13: 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

June 8: Freeport Area Library Association will host an English tea from 1 to 3 p.m. at the library, 528 Market St. The menu will include finger sandwiches, a variety of teas, scones with clotted cream and jam and pastries. Cost: $25. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-295-3616 or stop in at the library.

Gilpin   

June 13: 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  

Through June 6: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will sponsor a Scholastic book fair in the community room of the library, 1822 Broadview Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Purchases will benefit the summer reading program. Details: alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.

June 11: Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation will offer a free American Heart Association First Aid class from 6 to 8 p.m. at the foundation, 1 Acee Drive. The class does not include CPR/AED training. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-294-3157 or pkuzmirek@akhealth.org.

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

Kiski Township

June 9: 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.

Leechburg  

Monday: 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.

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.

Lower Burrell

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

Today: The city’s farmer’s Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bon Air School parking lot, 3260 Leechburg Road.

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.

New Kensington  

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. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Public welcome.

Sunday: Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue, 730 Fifth Ave., will sponsor a vaccine clinic for cats and dogs from noon to 2 p.m. at the rescue, 730 Fifth Ave. Enter the yellow building via the alley. Cost: rabies and distemper for cats and dogs, and feline leukemia, all $15, cash only. One-year rabies will be given unless certificate is shown at check-in. No appointment required.

Monday: Pucketos Garden Club will meet at 11 a.m. in Memorial Park. Members are encouraged to bring plants to share and garden items they no longer need. Lunch will be served. Follow the club on Facebook.

Monday: 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.

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.

Parks Township  

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.

Plum

Monday: The Monday Farmers Market will open for the season 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.

Saxonburg

Monday: Bingo will begin at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company, 210 Horne Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. The kitchen will be open.

Springdale

June 11: 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.

Tarentum  

Today: The Clothing Closet at First Lutheran Church, 358 Main St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All items are 20 cents each. Please bring a bag. Donations welcome.

Sunday: The Allegheny chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors will meet from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society, 224 E. Seventh Ave. The first eight attendees will have an opportunity to build and take home a free quartz clock. Bring an old clock or watch and members will be available to questions. Public welcome.

Sunday: First Baptist Church of Tarentum will distribute free detergent, bleach and scented beads to anyone in need after the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service at the church, 410 E. Third Ave.