The Stroller, Nov. 18, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Model train display set at Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church

The 31st annual model train display at Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church, 810 Main St., Manor Township, will open Monday and continue through Nov. 26. Hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Nov. 25, including Thanksgiving, and 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 26.

The exhibit features operating model trains of N, HO, O, 027, S and On30 gauges and large Lego displays. Admission is either canned goods or a monetary donation that will be sent to the Ford City Food Bank.

For information, call the church at 724-763-1010 or 724-545-1892.

Apollo Meals on Wheels seeking volunteer help

Apollo Area Meals on Wheels is looking for volunteers to help prepare meals and deliver meals to clients.

Hours for kitchen help are 7 to 9 a.m. and drivers 9 to 11 a.m., both Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays. For details, call the office at 724-478-3117.

Free holiday hams and potatoes to be given away

Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation and Cook Vandergrift will distribute free hams with potatoes from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec 14 at a drive-thru at the Cook facility, 1186 Montgomery Lane, Parks.

Reservations are required. One hundred hams with bags of potatoes will be given out. To register and for details, call 724-845-8621, ext. 332221.

Contributions needed for homeless veterans’ stocking project

Local veterans’ charity Five Forces is collecting personal items for the Homeless Heroes Stocking Project.

The Homeless Heroes Stocking Project works with the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania to supply stockings for Christmas to more than 2,500 homeless veterans in our area.

Items needed include full-size shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste; wash cloths, soap, plastic toothbrush and soap holders, socks, gloves, draw-string backpacks and $10 gift cards to Walmart or Giant Eagle. Donations will be accepted during operating hours at Sports Performance + Spine, 140 Market St., and Hebron Lutheran Church, 201 Main St., both in Leechburg; Little Owls Learning Center, 493 Route 66, Gilpin; and Meyers RV Sales of Pittsburgh, 4616 Route 66, Washington Township.

Monetary contributions can be made through PayPal to VLPHomelessHeroes@gmail.com. For information, contact Mindy at 724-882-8039 or fiveforces14@yahoo.com.

Calendar

Allegheny Township

Today: Alle-Kiski Day Quilters and Sewers will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Allegheny Township municipal building, 136 Community Building Road. Bring your project. No dues or fees. Free parking, lighting, tables and electrical outlets available. Bring a lunch and drinks. The group meets the first and third Friday of each month. Details: Pat, 724-601-3089.

Apollo

Saturday: Apollo Events Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Soldiers and Sailors Hall in Owens Grove. Volunteers are needed for the Christmas event. New members welcome.

Dec. 31: Tickets are on sale for a New Year’s Eve bingo set for 8 p.m. at Apollo Hose Company No. 2, 325 N. Fourth St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $25 before Dec. 22; $30 at the door, includes hot dog and sauerkraut. Full kitchen will be available. There will be 17 regular games, four early birds, four specials, pull tabs and door prizes. Tickets: Shelby, 724-549-1601 or Gina, 724-594-6187.

Arnold

Saturday: A free brunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. at The Tomb, 1821 Fifth Ave. Christian fellowship will be at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1610 Kenneth Ave. will have a pop-up pierogi sale from 9 to 10:30 a.m. while supplies last at the church. Varieties: potato or sauerkraut, $12 per frozen dozen. Karen’s Cookies will be available. No advance orders required.

Avonmore  

Dec. 3: Space reservations are being accepted for a Christmas craft and vendor show planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Avonmore Senior Center, 458 Railroad St. Cost: $10, includes a table. Reservations: 724-697-4014.

Brackenridge

Sunday : Avon House of Beauty will host a bingo to benefit Toys for Tots at the American Legion, 845 First Ave. Doors open at 1 p.m. and early birds begin at 2:30 p.m. Prepaid packages are encouraged. Cost: small package, $30; large package, $40. There will be food, drinks, a basket auction and giveaways. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for a child 12 and younger and receive a free jackpot card. Handicap accessible. Details: Deanna, 412-452-6596.

Buffalo Township

Sunday: A spaghetti dinner will be from 2 to 6 p.m. or until sold out at the White Star Club, 401 Shuster Drive. Dine-in or takeout. Menu: spaghetti with meat sauce, salad and rolls, $12; meatballs, $3. This is the last dinner of the year. Orders: 724-295-2656.

East Franklin

Dec. 13: Country and blue grass artists Jeff and Sheri Easter will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Harvest Church, 143 Reed Road. Cost: $22. Reserved seating available. Tickets: harvestpa.org/events.

East Vandergrift

Sunday: Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish will host bingo at 6:30 p.m. in the social hall, 411 McKinley Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 6: Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish is selling tickets for a St. Nicholas Day raffle. Winning numbers will be the first drawn Pennsylvania Daily Pick 3 numbers at noon and 7 p.m. on St. Nicholas Day, Dec. 6. Winners will each receive $1,000, a $100 gift certificate to The Central Restaurant in Apollo and a $100 gift certificate to Naser Foods in Oklahoma Borough. Cost: $10, includes two numbers. Tickets: Deborah, 724-859-3186, in the parish office and in the church vestibule after Sunday Mass.

Harmar

Today: The 20-piece Shriners Stage Band will perform swing music from the 30’s through the 60s from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Syria Shrine Ballroom, 1877 Shriners Way. Admission: $5. Proceeds benefit Shriners projects.

Harrison  

Today: Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary is conducting a cash and carry Pampered Chef fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria conference room. Cash, check, Venmo and PayPal accepted. Online orders with home delivery: pamperedchef.com/party/avhauxiliary.

Today: The Discovering Family Roots group at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Share ideas with others, learn new research tips, and see what research resources are available in the library local history department. Reservations required. Reservations: alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.

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.

Leechburg  

Saturday: 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. Customers should wear a face mask and bring a bag. Clothing donations welcome.

Saturday: Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church will have its free takeout monthly Pot Love Dinner at noon at the church, 271 Main St. Reservations required by noon Friday. There is a one dinner per family member limit. Those with reservations will be served first. Line-up will be outside. Everyone is welcome. Reservations: 724-845-1901 or church@crcpc.org.

Dec. 10 and 11: Table reservations are being accepted for a Christmas craft and vendor show planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Leechburg Volunteer Firehall, 268 Canal St. Cost: $30 per day or $50 for both days, includes one table and two chairs. Details: Melissa, 724-332-9090 or allermelissa@comcast.net.

Dec. 17: Holy Innocents Anglican Church, 366 Third St., will have its annual Christmas Bake Sale. Orders are being taken for assorted homemade cookie trays. Cost: large trays, $40; small trays, $30. Order deadline: Nov. 30. Orders: 724-882-2665, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Lower Burrell

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

Saturday: Peoples Library will host a STEM project for children of all ages at 11 a.m. at the library, 3052 Wachter Ave. No reservations required. Details: 724-339-1021.

Sunday: A flag retirement ceremony will be at 2 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1601 Wildlife Lodge Road. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts as well as Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 will participate. Public welcome.

New Kensington  

Saturday and Tuesday: The Community Clothes Closet, 1129 Kenneth Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Items available include clothing for all members of the family, shoes and linens. First-time customers receive 15 free items. Summer clothing donations accepted during business hours.

Sunday: A spaghetti luncheon and handbag raffle will be at 2 p.m. at Speed Family Blessing Box, 1702 Fifth Ave. Cost: $10; children, $7. Sponsored by Tastefully Blessed Catering.

Oakmont

Saturday: Oakmont United Methodist Church, 419 Maryland Ave., will have a Christmas bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Lunch will be sold from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and there will be a bake sale. Details: 412-828-9499.

Parks

Sunday: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will host 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.

Saltsburg

Saturday: Saltsburg Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will have a holiday craft and vendor fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at River Hall, 313 Salt St. The kitchen will be open and there will be a silent auction. Free admission. Homemade chicken noodle, potato and stuffed pepper soups will be sold for $8 per quart. Soup orders: 412-855-4061. Proceeds will benefit the fire department.

Springdale   

Saturday: A spaghetti dinner to benefit the medical expenses of Stephen James “Jim” Hvizdos of Springdale will be from 1 to 6 p.m. the Springdale Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1151 Pittsburgh St. Cost: $20 and there will be a cash bar, silent auction, bake sale, DJ and 50/50. An Army veteran, Hvizdos suffers from kidney disease and is awaiting a kidney transplant.

Monday : The Geraldine Yanni Science program for children in fourth through sixth grade at Springdale Free Public Library will meet at 6 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. The topic will be, “Who Pooped in the Park?” Space is limited. Registration required. Registration: 724-274-9729.

Nov. 22: The Tuesday Night Book Club at Springdale Free Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 331 School St. The selection will be,” Women in White Coats – How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine,” by Olivia Campbell. New members welcome. Details: 724-274-9729.

Tarentum  

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

Sunday and Tuesday: Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St. An opportunity for silent prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays: Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St. will have an Advent Bible study Nov. 30, and Dec. 7 and 14 at the church. A community friendship meal will be served at 6 p.m. and the Bible study will be afterward. 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.

Upper Burrell

Dec. 10: Upper Burrell Senior Citizens Holiday Celebration will be from noon to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church banquet hall, 3740 Seventh Street Road. Lunch will be served. Free for township residents 62 and older. Reservations required by Dec. 2. Reservations: 724-335-3517.

Dec. 24: Upper Burrell Volunteer Fire Department and Vigilant Hose Company of Portvue are selling tickets for a $15,000 Christmas Cash Giveaway. Cost: $20 per ticket, includes eight numbers. The winning number will be taken from the 7 p.m. Dec. 24 Pennsylvania Pick 4 number. Details and tickets: ubvfc11training@gmail.com.

Vandergrift 

Tuesday : Vandergrift Public Library will offer a Thanksgiving story time at 5 p.m. at the library, 128C Washington Ave. There will be a craft for children and a craft for families. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-568-2212.

Dec. 3: Tiny Topaz Cheerleaders will sponsor a holiday cosmic bingo and ugly sweater contest at 7 p.m. at the Bari Club, 329 Sycamore St. Doors open at 6 p.m. and there will be a buffet from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost: $40 or $280 for a table of eight, includes buffet and eight regular games that pay $100 each. There will be specials, a DJ. ugly sweater contest, a basket raffle, cash bar and 50/50. Must be 18 to attend. No outside food or beverages permitted. Tickets: holidaycosmicbingo.com.

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.

West Deer   

Dec. 10: Deer Lakes Band Boosters are accepting table reservations for its ninth annual craft and vendor show. Details: deerlakesbands.org or dlbandshow@hotmail.com.

Winfield

Today: Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Winfield, will host a vendor showcase sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Haven I dining room, 112 Marwood Road. Free admission. Cash, credit and checks accepted. A portion of sales will benefit the Concordia Haven Apartments activities department. Free parking available. Details: Chantelle, 724-352-1571, ext. 8251.