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Upcoming Westmoreland Conservancy events

The Westmoreland Conservancy will host the following events:

• Opt-Outside Black Friday hike, will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 24, leaving from the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Rd., and traveling the Don Harrison Community Trail, a 5-mile walk extending from the Townsend Park ballfields to the Walter Reserve on Wiestertown Road. The hike will stop at the Caywood lot on Hills Church Road (1.75 miles from the start) and the Walter Reserve lot on Wiestertown Road (4.25 miles from start). Hikers are advised to carpool and leave a vehicle at their chosen destination and the municipal lot.

• Tomer Hot Chocolate Hike, will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 16, leaving from the Tomer Reserve; parking is at the northern end of Twin Oaks Drive. The hike will focus on overwintering birds and will conclude with hot chocolate back at the parking lot.

• Winter solstice walk, will take place at 4 p.m. at the Morosini Reserve, Morosini Farm Court in Murrysville. Enjoy a hike during the shortest day and longest night of the year, with sunset at 4:55 p.m.

• First Day hike, will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 1 at the Caywood Reserve on Hills Church Road in Murrysville.

Medicare enrollment information sessions

• The Murrysville Community Library will host a series of Medicare information sessions in November.

Sessions will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 3, 15 and 30. Sessions will take place at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and 21.

The sessions will be hosted by Charles DeAngelis of Bankers Life. No registration is required and the sessions are free to attend.

For more, call 724-327-1102.

• The Delmont Public Library will also host a Medicare information session at 10 a.m. Nov. 2 at the library, 75 School Street in Delmont. For more, or to register, see DelmontLibrary.org.

Drag queen bingo

The Italian-American Club in Export will host “Legendary Queens of Drag Bingo” on Nov. 11.

It will be at 7 p.m. at the club, 5930 Kennedy Avenue in Export. Doors open at 5 p.m. and tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Tickets include food (baked ziti, salad, roll and cake) and eight regular games. Specials are $3 each or two for $5. There will be a cash bar, and the event is for those 21 and older.

To purchase tickets, call 724-327-9727 or Venmo @IACExport.

Donations for used book sale

The Murrysville American Association of University Women is accepting donations for its annual used book sale.

The sale will take place Nov. 9-11, and association members and Murrysville Community Library officials are collecting used items through Nov. 7 at the library, 4130 Sardis Road.

Items to donate include fiction, non-fiction and children’s books, as well as jigsaw puzzles (no missing pieces).

Encyclopedias, manuals, textbooks, and musty or moldy books will not be accepted.

For more, call 724-327-1102.

Bingo in Harrison City

St. Barbara Parish in Penn Township’s Harrison City neighborhood will host its monthly bingo at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 8 at the church, 111 Raymaley Road.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Payouts are $100, $150 and $1,400. Admission is $27 and extra packages are $5. Early-birds, “quickies,” all-nighter, 50/50 and games of chance are also available.

For more, call 724-744-4594.

Woman’s club schedules annual Christmas Tea

The Murrysville Woman’s Club will host its annual Christmas Tea fundraiser at noon Nov. 18 at the Lamplighter Restaurant.

The event includes a silent auction for a wide variety of gift baskets.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased from club members or by calling 412-760-5809.

Foundation seeking grant applications

The Community Foundation of Murrysville, Export and Delmont is accepting applications through Dec. 15 for grants to nonprofit organizations in all three towns.

Grants in the range of several hundred dollars will be awarded to groups demonstrating a need for small sums to make a significant, long-term impact on the local community.

Email rcook109@gmail.com for an application.

‘Paint & Sip’ event to benefit Myasthenia Gravis Association

The Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western PA will host its fourth annual Virtual Holiday Paint & Sip Celebration on Dec. 7.

The event will benefit MGA’s free patient support services. For a $50 donation, participants will receive a link to participate, the supplies needed to create a snowflake-inspired painting, and two bottles from Kavic Winery in Carnegie.

The paint session will be led by art therapist Kristy Walter.

For an additional fee, participants can take part in a Christmas cookie exchange and virtual reindeer races.

For more, or to purchase tickets, email mgaoffice@mgawpa.org or call 412-566-1545.

‘Paint and Play’ at Newlonsburg church

Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will host a Nov. 9 “Paint and Play” event for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will include open gym time and a pottery painting activity led by Brushes and Beans Cafe. 

Participants are asked to bring a bag lunch. Dessert will be provided.

The cost is $21. Checks can be made payable to the church with “Paint and Play Event” in the subject line. Register by Nov. 6 at TinyURL.com/mrz6fejt. For more, email catharine_weiss@comcast.net.

Curbside leaf collection set

Murrysville residents can schedule a curbside pick-up for leaves and yard waste on Nov. 18 and Dec. 9.

Forms to schedule a pick-up are available at Murrysville.com by clicking “About Us” and then “Forms, Permits & Maps.” There is a 20-bag limit for each collection. The deadline to sign up is the Thursday prior to pick-up.

For more, see Murrysville.com.

International Women Club meeting

The International Women Club will welcome guest speaker, poet and author Helga Mears at their next meeting, set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 3.

Mears will present “How Could This Happen? My Family from the Monarchy to Today.” It will detail her birth in Germany during World War II, fleeing from the Russian army to West Germany with her parents and older sister, and moving to the U.S. in 1970, after which she became a high school teacher and adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

All women of the community are invited to attend. The meeting is at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road in Monroeville.

For more, email margaretjdavies@gmail.com.

Festival to benefit FR Panther Foundation

The FR Panther Foundation will host the Panther Groove Festival on Oct. 28, featuring the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band and collaborative performance with FR student musicians.

The Pittsburgh Doo Wop Band brings a stage show of music from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

Reserved seating is available with tickets ranging from $15 to $25. The evening will also include a basket raffle and 50/50 drawing. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. at the senior high school, 3200 School Road in Murrysville.

Proceeds will benefit the foundation’s Innovation Grants Program for students. Event sponsorships are also available. For more, call 724-327-5456, ext. 7617 or email fprovenzano@frsdk12.org.

Tickets are on sale at GoFan.co by entering “Franklin Regional Panther Foundation” in the search bar. Only student tickets will be sold at the door.

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