The Stroller, Oct. 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Annual Red Kettle 5K and Fun Run planned Nov. 14

Allegheny Valley Salvation Army Corps and Community Center will sponsor a Red Kettle 5K Run and Walk Nov. 14 at the center, 917 Brackenridge Ave., Brackenridge.

Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. and a Kids 1-Mile Fun Run will be at 8:30 a.m. The 5K Run/Walk will begin at 9 a.m. A to-go pancake breakfast for all participants will be at 9:30 a.m.

Entry fee is $20 for the 5K Run/Walk and $15 for the Kids 1-Mile Fun Run if paid by Oct. 30. Fees increase $5 each after that date. Registration deadline to receive a race t-shirt is Oct. 30.

To register and for more information, visit salvationarmywpa.org/rkr. Proceeds benefit this year’s Rescue Christmas efforts.

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Donations welcome for the Friendship Garden Food Pantry

Donations for the food pantry in the Tarentum Friendship Garden can be dropped off at the pantry on First Avenue or at the side doors to First United Presbyterian Church, 913 Lock St., Tarentum.

Items needed include cereal, bread, canned vegetables, soup, macaroni and cheese, rice, spaghetti and pasta sauce.

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Generations House of Worship to host trunk-or-treat

Generations House of Worship, Brackenridge, will host a trunk or treat from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at the church, 1160 Parkside Drive.

Treats will be distributed from decorated cars and there will be a big screen movie. Bring a chair.

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Burtner House Restoration Society selling commemorative Christmas ornaments

Burtner House Restoration Society is taking orders for handcrafted Christmas tree ornaments to celebrate the 200th birthday of the homestead in Harrison.

Ornaments are brass with a gold finish and have an image of the house and Christmas tree with a bicentennial banner. Cost is $22 each plus $4.95 shipping and handling.

Proceeds will benefit the Restoration Society. To place an order, contact Cindy at 724-226-2970 or cindyqueenb@comcast.net or Lucy at 724-224-7118.

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Pasta dinner to benefit Children’s Free Care Fund

The Allegheny and Kiski Valley offices of Howard Hanna along with Villa Ballanca Restaurant will host a drive-thru pasta dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the restaurant, 2740 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell, to benefit the annual Children’s Free Care Fund.

There will be 50/50 and basket of cheer raffles on site. Dinner tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 724-339-4000 or visit fmgweb.com/chowchow/events/1754-howard-hanna-allegheny-valley-kiski-offices-pasta-dinner.html.

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Calendar

Apollo

Nov. 3: Apollo Hose Company No. 2 is accepting orders for a soup sale. Varieties: vegetable beef, wedding and sweet or spicy chili. Cost: $7 per quart; $4 per pint. Order deadline: 6 p.m. Saturday. Pickup: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the fire hall, 325 N. Fourth St. Orders: call 724-549-1601 or message the company Facebook page with name, phone number, type and size soup

Today: Apollo Hose Co. No. 3 will sell takeout chicken wings and fries from 6 to 9 p.m. or until sold out. Pickup will be at the front entrance, 707 N. Fifth St. Cost: $18 per dozen; $10 half dozen; fries, $4. Advance orders required. Orders: 724-478-3001 or 724-575-2311 from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 5 p.m. Saturday

Apollo-Ridge School District

Monday: Apollo-Ridge School Board will conduct the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. online at Zoom.us. The meeting ID is 996 0960 39 and the password is 357401. To be granted permission to speak at the meeting, participants must display their first and last name and when recognized, will be asked to provide their address of residency. Audio only: 646-558-8656

Brackenridge

Dec. 10: Pioneer Hose Company is selling tickets for a holiday model train and $500 cash raffle. Cost: $5 for two numbers. Drawing will be based on the 7 p.m. Dec. 10 PA Pick 3 number. Tickets: send a message to the company Facebook page.

Buffalo Township 

Sunday: A spaghetti dinner will be from 3 to 7 p.m. at the White Star Club, 401 Shuster Drive. Seating for members available inside and outside on the patio. Non-members welcome for takeout. Cost: $10, includes spaghetti, salad and rolls; extra homemade meatballs, $3. Call ahead or order at time of pickup. Face masks required upon entering the building. Orders: 724-295-2656

Oct. 29: Zion United Methodist Church will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. in the family life center, 438 Bear Creek Road. Appointments recommended. Appointments: 412-209-7000 or visit the Log In button at Vitalant.org and search with group code C664

Fawn

Monday: Fawn Supervisors will conduct a budget workshop at 5 p.m. at the municipal building, 3054 Howes Run Road.

Freeport 

Monday: Freeport Council will hold the agenda meeting at 7 p.m. in the borough office, 414 Market St. Details: 724-295-2251

Tuesday: St. Mary Mother of God Church will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. in the church hall, 608 High St. Appointments are recommended. Appointments: 412-209-7000 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and search with group code G0040286

Gilpin

Oct. 31: Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department is taking orders for a drive-thru stuffed cabbage sale. Pick-up: 4:30 p.m. after the department trunk-or-treat. Cost: $2 each. Advance orders required. Orders: 724-845-7200, leave a message

Harrison

Monday: Harrison Commissioners will conduct the regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the municipal building, 1 Municipal Drive. Details: 724-226-1393

Monday: The Yarn Friends group at Community Library of Allegheny Valley will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. online. New members of all skill levels and ages welcome. Registration required. Registration: Alleghenyvalleylibrary.org or 724-226-3491

Thursday: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will offer, “Mad Science Spooktacular,” for children in kindergarten through sixth grade at 6 p.m. online. Children will experience creepy potions and create their own cup of glow in the dark slime or Tootsie rolls. Registration required. Registration: click here.

Indiana Township

Sunday: Rural Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. will host an all-you-can-eatCQ spaghetti and meatball dinner from noon to 5 p.m. at the firehall, 135 Little Deer Creek Road. Dine in or take out. Details: 724-265-4000

Kiski Township

Nov. 18: Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department is accepting orders for pies and pumpkin rolls from The Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown. Cost: $9.50 and varieties available include chocolate meringue, coconut meringue, lemon meringue, apple, dutch apple, blackberry, wild blueberry, razzleberry, cherry, peach, raisin, pumpkin and harvest and pumpkin rolls. Paid orders due Nov. 7. Pickup: Nov. 18 at the firehall. Details and orders: call or text Morgan, 724-466-2812

Leechburg

Today: Leechburg Public Library will have a mini book sale from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Leechburg Volunteer Fire Co. Oktoberfest at the firemen’s grounds, 268 Canal St. Cost: $2 per bag

Today: The Leechburg Area Museum, 118 First St., will be open from noon to 3 p.m. Face masks and social distancing required.

Lower Burrell

Sunday: A takeout spaghetti dinner will be served from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Moose, 499 Reimer St. Menu: spaghetti, salad and roll, $8. Details: 724-335-4131

New Kensington

Today: St. John the Baptist Orthodox Catholic Church, 150 Elmtree Road, New Kensington, will have a drive-thru Slavic Food Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the church. Menu: stuffed cabbage, pierogi, borscht, kielbasa sandwiches, rolls, pies and more. No advance orders will be accepted. Details: 724-337-8162

Today: First Evangelical Lutheran Church will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the church Trinity Hall, 221 Ridge Ave. Appointments are recommended. Appointments: 412-209-7000 visit the Log In button at Vitalant.org and search with group code C5300045.

Today: An outdoor fall festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Knead Community Café, 1011 Barnes St. There will be over 25 merchants in the café courtyard and along Fifth Ave. Face masks required when walking through the fair. Details: Marcie, 878-302-3270

Today and Monday: The Community Clothes Closet, 1129 Kenneth Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Monday. Face masks required, and a maximum of 25 people can be in the store at one time. Donations welcome only during operating hours.

Sunday and Nov. 1: Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania will host sign-up events from noon to 2 p.m. in Memorial Park. Details: gswpa.org or 800-248-3355

Nov. 3: East Kensington Community Circle is accepting orders for its Election Day beef vegetable soup sale. Cost: $7 per quart. Pickup: Nov. 3 at the Community Circle Building, 1785 Seventh St. Road. Advance orders strongly recommended. Orders: 724-339-7887

Oakmont 

Today and Sunday: A drive-thru Greek food sale will be from noon to 7 p.m. while supplies last at Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church, 12 Washington Ave. Menu: chicken alexis, lamb shanks, pork souvlaki, pastitso, gyros, spanakopita, stuffed grape leaves, rice pudding and pastries. Orders accepted for frozen half pans of spanakopita, pastitso and moussaka at dormitionpgh.org/foodtogo. No cash; only credit and debit cards will be accepted. Please remain in your vehicle.

Monday: Oakmont Council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building, 767 Fifth St. to review the budget. Details: 412-828-3232

Through Friday: Oakmont Carnegie Library invites residents to visit its outdoor garden area on the Allegheny River Blvd. side of the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. Laminated pages from a children’s book are attached to wooden stakes along an outdoor garden path. Details: 412-828-9532

Parks

Sunday: Parks Township Sportsman’s Club will host a Music Night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the club, 1111 Shipman Road. Bring your favorite stringed instrument and sing along. Refreshments available. Members and guests welcome. Details: 724-845-2390

Plum

Wednesday: A Vitalant community blood drive will be from 1 to 6 p.m. at the municipal building, 4575 New Texas Road. Appointments are recommended. Appointments: call 412-209-7000 or visit Vitalant.org and use group code C528.

Saxonburg

Nov. 1: GFWC Saxonburg Woman’s Club is conducting a virtual purse bash through Oct. 31. A Facebook Live drawing will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 1. Cost: $20, for one chance to win one of 14 purses, four side raffles and a 50/50 raffle. Details: facebook.com/saxonburgwomansclub

Springdale 

Tuesday: The Tuesday Night Book Club at Springdale Free Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. The featured book will be, “Heart in the Right Place,” by Carolyn Jourdan. New members welcome. Reservations and face masks required. Reservations: 724-274-9729

Tarentum

Today: 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

Washington Township 

Nov. 8: Space applications are being accepted for an auto parts swap meet set for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington Township Volunteer Fire Co., 4078 Route 66. Cost: 12 x 24-foot space, $25; 12 x 48-foot space, $45; inside 32-foot space, $55. Vendor set up will begin at 11 p.m. Nov. 7. First come, first served. Items will include parts and accessories from anything automotive, classic, high performance, trucks, cars, motorcycles or boats. Reservations and details: 724-727-3079, leave a message

West Deer

Nov. 8: East Union Presbyterian Church, 292 East Union Road, is accepting orders for Christmas door swags made of fresh evergreen. Cost: $20. Order deadline: Nov. 8. Pick up: 10:30 to noon Nov. 29 or Dec. 6 at the East Union Community Center. Proceeds will benefit the church women’s ministry outreach programs. Order forms: facebook.com/EastUnionPCUSA/ or 412-973-8927

West Kittanning

Tuesday: Harvest Community Church will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. in the church hall, 143 Reed Road. Appointments are recommended. Appointments: 412-209-7000, 724-548-5643 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and search with group code G0450037

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Cancellations and changes 

Apollo

Apollo Area Historical Society has canceled all programs for the rest of the year, including the banquet.

Freeport

• The Freeport Halloween carnival and parade are canceled.

• The annual Freeport Kiwanis Pumpkin Path event is canceled.

Harrison

The annual Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Festival of Faith is canceled.

All activities at Burtner House are canceled through the end of the year.

Leechburg

October: The Halloweenburg Festival is canceled.

Lower Burrell

The St. Margaret Mary Parish nut and apricot roll sale is canceled.

Oakmont

The Riverside Women’s Association Halloween parade is canceled.

Oklahoma Borough

Oct. 31: The Drag Queen Bingo to benefit Tinycause Rescue in Vandergrift and the Proper Pitbull is canceled.

Nov. 7: The 90s Bingo planned by North Apollo and Oklahoma volunteer fire departments is canceled. Details: 724-596-7293

Saxonburg

The annual Saxonburg Holiday Parade sponsored by the Saxonburg Area Business Association is canceled.

Tarentum 

The annual BooFest event is canceled.

November: The annual joint Christmas Parade with Brackenridge is canceled.

Vandergrift

The Halloween parade is canceled.

Christopher’s Light children’s charity has canceled the annual children’s Christmas party.