February 01, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
White Oak American Legion Post 701 will hold an oldies dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 10, a spokesman said.
Admission is $5 and music from the 1950s and '60s will be provided by DJs Candy and Mike.
The legion is located at 2813 Capital St. All proceeds benefit veterans programs. For more information, call (724) 984-6611.
February 01, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 432 is taking orders for its homemade soup sale, a spokeswoman said.
Orders for chicken noodle or beef noodle soup should be placed by Feb. 13 at (724) 872-7495. Soups are sold by the quart for $7 each.
All orders will be available for pickup between 10 a.m. and 12 noon Feb. 17 at the Yukon Croatian Club, 129 Union St. in Yukon. The club number is (724) 722-4100.
February 01, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The South Hills Coin Club will hold its 58th anniversary coin show on Saturday and Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South Hotel, 164 Fort Couch Road, Bethel Park, a spokesman said.
Admission and parking are both free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (724) 984-6611.
The club's regular monthly meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at Bethel Presbyterian Church, 2999 Bethel Church Road, Bethel Park. All members and the general public are invited. A 50/50 drawing will be held and prizes for kids will be awarded. Applications are now being accepted for membership, the spokesman said.
February 01, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
A Mardi Gras "Paczki" Dance will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Angela Merici Church, 1640 Fawcett Ave., White Oak.
"Come and enjoy some great polka music provided by the Versa J's in our Father Drap Hall," a spokeswoman said.
Paczki are deep-fried Polish pastries similar to jelly doughnuts, and in Polish communities, paczki are traditionally made just before Ash Wednesday as a means of using up sugar, eggs and butter as part of a pre-Lenten feast.
January 23, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
State Sen. Jim Brewster has been re-elected as chair of the board of the McKeesport Housing Authority, a spokeswoman said.
The third-oldest housing authority in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, MHA was created before World War II and provides more than 1,000 units of low-cost rental housing to senior citizens, the disabled and low-income residents.
Brewster has served as the authority's chair for 27 years.
“It is an honor to be elected chair for another year,” Brewster said in a prepared statement. “The authority’s work in the City of McKeesport is vital. I am proud to serve on this board and for the community in this capacity.”
January 23, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(All photos by Sarah Reck, courtesy Senator John Heinz Regional History Center)
A traveling exhibit that examines life in the Pittsburgh region during World War II is coming to McKeesport this week.
"We Can Do It: WWII," created by the Senator John Heinz Regional History Center, will be on display at McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center beginning this Saturday.
Michelle Wardle-Eggers, who was recently named executive director of the McKeesport center after serving as its archivist, said the exhibit will be on display through March 20.
The center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
January 23, 2018 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements, Duquesne News
Bus rider Derek Gordon displays one of the postcards being distributed by Pittsburghers for Public Transit. (Submitted photo courtesy Pittsburghers for Public Transit.)
Two community groups will hold a rally Friday morning in Pittsburgh to protest possible cuts to buses serving McKeesport, Duquesne, Braddock and Swissvale.
The protest, being organized by Pittsburghers for Public Transit and Just Harvest, will urge the board of directors of Port Authority of Allegheny County to amend plans for its proposed Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, loop so that the project doesn't unfairly burden riders of the 61A, 61B and 61C buses, said Laura Wiens, director of the transit group.
The planned BRT loop would connect downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland with more frequent buses using dedicated bus lanes.
Under the proposal, 61-route buses that currently connect McKeesport, Braddock and Swissvale with downtown Pittsburgh would terminate in Oakland, where passengers would have to transfer to a BRT bus to continue their trip.
January 17, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Mon Valley residents who need help filing their income taxes may be eligible for one of several free tax clinics being provided around the district.
The clinics are being held in McKeesport, Duquesne, Braddock, Clairton, Homestead, Turtle Creek and Elizabeth beginning Jan. 27, said Stephanie Eson of Human Services Center Corp. in Turtle Creek.
The clinics are being sponsored in part by the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Human Services Center and other agencies.
Although the clinics are free, appointments must be scheduled in advance by calling 2-1-1, Eson said. To be eligible, taxpayers must have had a 2017 income of $25,000 or less if filing as an individual, or a household income of $45,000 or less.
January 16, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Above: Pat Harris and Cheryl Myers Cotter receive a proclamation from McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko during January's city council meeting. (Tube City Almanac photo)
Five people were honored this month by McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko and city council for living the "McKeesport Message."
At this month's city council meeting, proclamations were presented to George Mushalko for living the value of "respect," to Carlinos Acie for "hope," and to Pat Harris and Cheryl Myers Cotter for "love."
Also honored, for the value of "dignity," was Melissa Staley, who could not be present.
The "Living the Message" awards are presented quarterly by a subgroup of Cherepko's Select Committee on Crime and Violence.
January 09, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Carnegie Library of McKeesport has posted programs for January, including a talk by a local author, a new current affairs discussion group, and the latest installment for its "Reading Social" book club.
For more information about these programs or any event at the library, call (412) 672-0625 or visit www.mckeesportlibrary.org.
All events are at the main library, 1507 Library Ave., unless otherwise noted.
