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PLACES TO GO . . .THINGS TO SEE. . . STUFF TO DO . . . SEPTEMBER 2
Washington Camera Club Meeting Printing Basics in Photoshop Elements will be presented. Everyone is welcome to attend. 7pm, Room 104 of the County Annex Building behind the Washington Court House. For more information: Ray (724)225-5842 SEPTEMBER 6
Grandparents Day Celebration - Join Century III Mall and Comfort Keepers Home Care in celebrating Grandparents Day with resources and activities for all ages. On Saturday, September 6, Century III Mall will be hosting a Resource Fair. The mall will be featuring booths with local resources as well as intergenerational activities for community members. The event is from 12:00 noon until 5:00 PM. There will be a “create-a-card table” for children to create greeting cards to be distributed to our local elderly in placement, as well as an Intergenerational Talent Show with prizes for the winner of each generation-group. If one or various members of your family, from any or all generations, have a talent they are willing to share at this event, contact Maura at 412-653-6100. Clutter for a Cure Yard Sale - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Andrew Reilly Memorial Park Large Pavilion on Rt. 885 in Jefferson Hills. Proceeds from this sale will benefit the Tamara DiClaudio Cancer Care Fund. Item donations are also being accepted for the sale. Pick up is available within the local area. Call 412-608-4223 or 412-466-5124 with questions or donations. SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
Estate Tag Sale - from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 307 Bull Run Rd., Brownsville. Attention Antique & Americana Collectors: Huge sale - Approximately 3000 items: Something for everyone! Blue-grey stoneware crocks, blue & white saltglaze, yellowware, old pewter ice cream molds, candle molds & old tinware including tin ABC plates from the 1800s. Huge collection of old wooden bowls & other country primitives & furniture. Large collection of throws & quilts, Boyds Bears plus other quality crafts. One of the biggest selections
of Americana from old to newer. Don’t miss this sale. Collection acquired over 50 years. Also, new Craftmatic double bed & refurbished 1968 red Ford Mustang 302 coupe all matching #s, asking $18,000.00. Call with any questions 412-384-6704 or 703303-1768. Plunge! Cabaret, Performance - Plunge! Cabaret, a regionally based performing arts troupe, will join with Womansplace, a local organization working to address domestic violence in our community, and the Grand Theatre in Elizabeth for a benefit weekend on September 6-7. The weekend will feature two performances of “One-ery…Two-ery…”, Plunge! Cabaret’s cornerstone show about the choices we make and those we’re made of. Saturday’s performance is at 7:30 pm, and the Sunday performance, beginning at 3 pm, will begin and end with two community awareness events bringing to light issues of domestic violence and supporting the work of Womansplace. Plunge! is dually based out of Pittsburgh and Washington, DC. For more information and current updates about this benefit weekend, visit www.plungecabaret.com or call 1-888-671-5943. For theater information and directions, visit www.elizabethgrand.com or call 412-384-0504. SEPTEMBER 8
Canonsburg General Hospital’s 24th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament - at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the hospital. The event, cosponsored by the Canonsburg General Hospital Medical Staff and Angelo Falconi’s Moon Township Dealerships, includes brunch, dinner, a raffle and skill prizes. For more information about corporate sponsorship or to register to play, call Becky Biddle, Director of Development at 724-745-3913.
on Thursday, September 11 at 7 p.m. The informal gathering will take place at Sunny Slope located in the Allgheny County Park. The tribute will also recognize the members of the departments who are the first to respond to any emergency in South Park Township: the South Park Township Police Department, Broughton Volunteer Fire Department, Library Volunteer Fire Company and Tri-Community South Emergency Medical Service. Members of the Allegheny County Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department will also be in attendance. Active military personnel and veterans will be honored at the event due to the many sacrifices these men and women have made, and continue to make on behalf of our country. Other participants include the boy scouts, girl scouts, local performers, and a bagpipe player. A helicopter flyover is also part of the service. Township residents are invited to attend the memorial ceremony that will include patriotic songs and the distribution of American flags. The boy scouts will be collecting old, worn flags that will be retired at a later date during a formal ceremony. The parking lot of Windover Hills United Methodist can be used to accommodate any parking overflow, and the church will be used for the ceremony in the event of rain. Please join us on September 11th to reflect, and also to reaffirm that united we stand.
ture food, sidewalk sales, a car cruise, a pie baking contest, a Chinese auction, a flea market, displays on Finleyville history, music, free kids’ games, a coloring contest, a kids’ scavenger hunt, and more! Parking will be available in the Presbyterian Church lot, the Finley Middle school lot, and the Finleyville Volunteer Fire Department Hall lot. Please be respectful of property owners when parking on side streets. Come and join in the fun! Poker Run, Bike Run, Car Cruise & Festival – presented by Ringgold Rams Club, benefits Ringgold Students. Win a $20,000 merchandise gift card for use at Cerini Harley-Davidson / Buell or $18,000 cash. All cards must be picked up at the dealerships between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. All poker hands must be registered at Palmer Park before 6:00 p.m. $50 donation for one poker hand. Best poker hand wins $1,000; 2nd best, $750; 3rd best, $500; and worst poker hand, $500. All ties split. Starting at 12:00 Noon, live bands and DJ, numerous foods, and merchandise vendors. Merchandise gift card or cash will be given away on the Pennsylvania lottery three digit number drawn at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 13. For ticket information, call or stop in at any of the five area Harley-Davidson dealers or call Don Devore at 724-258-7100. Ticket includes refreshments.
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7th Annual Peter’s Township Golf Classic - at the Scenic Valley Golf Course. Proceeds will be donated to The Angels Place Organization. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Shotgun start at 10 a.m. Cocktails at 3:30 p.m. and dinner starting around 4:30-5:00 p.m. Cost is $125 per golfer, $500 per foursome. Includes golf, cart, beverages, lunch at turn, dinner & prizes. For more information, contact Joe Verduci at 412-409-9100 ext. 307 or visit www.peterstownshipreferrals.com.
September 11 Remembrance Ceremony The South Park Township Board of Supervisors, in conjunction with Windover Hills United Methodist Church, is again sponsoring a September 11th Remembrance Ceremony that will be held - rain or shine -
Finleyville Community Day Festival Finleyville will hold its 2008 Community Day on September 13 from 10 am - 6 pm along Marion Avenue. The event will fea-
SEPTEMBER 13
Car and Bike Cruise - The Olde Large Hotel in Jefferson Hills will be having a “Car and Bike Cruise” on Saturday, September 13 from 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Entry fee is $1. Join us for a special memorial cruise for two of our friends/brothers, Dennis Pasqualini and Rick Shiner, gone but not forgotten. Plenty of giveaways, dash plaques, trophies and other prizes. Don’t miss the outside Jello shots followed by JELLO WRESTLING by the fine ladies. Food and drink specials all day and night. The Olde Large Hotel is located at 5100 Oak Road just off Route 51. For questions or information, call 412-3849950, or contact Jim at 412-897-7475, jamessprites@comcast.net