Monroeville area: Senior driving class, free Easter dinner, car show, more

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Senior driver class

Juniper Village at Forest Hills will host a Seniors for Safe Driving class April 16 that offers participants a chance to receive a discount on their car insurance.

Drivers 55 and older can lower their car insurance by 5% for the next three years by taking the course, which will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Juniper Village, 107 Fall Run Road in Forest Hills. The cost is $17 and no driver’s exam is required.

For more or to register, call 800-559-4880.

Trivia night supports reading programs

The Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will host an after-hours age 21 and older Spring Trivia Night on April 13 at the library. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Sliders, snacks and drinks are included in the ticket price. There also will be a bake sale, basket raffle and 50/50 drawing tickets available for purchase. During intermission, there will be a “just for fun” musical trivia game with a prize for the winning table.

A cash prize of $100 will be awarded to the first-place team and $50 for second place.

For more information, visit the circulation desk at the library or monroevillelibrary.org. Tickets go on sale March 18. The library is located at 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd.

Open house at Weiger Religious School

Temple David’s Weiger Religious School will host an open house at 9 a.m. April 7.

The school is at 4415 Northern Pike in Monroeville. RSVP to weigerschool@templedavid.org or call 412-372-1206.

Free community Easter dinner

Christ the Divine Shepherd Church will host a free Easter dinner from 12:30-3 p.m. March 31 at the church, 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville.

Car show benefit scheduled for April

The Steel City Chapter of the Heavy Hitters Car Club will host an April 21 car show.

It will be from noon to 5 p.m. at the CCAC Boyce Campus, 595 Beatty Road in Monroeville, with special guest host and former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps.

The entry fee is $10 and the event will include food, music, a 50-50 and basket raffles along with awards in seven categories.

Proceeds will benefit Tiny Cause, a nonprofit dog rescue shelter in Vandergrift. For more, see SCheavyhitters.com.

Kindergarten registration open

Gateway School District officials announced that kindergarten registration for the 2024-25 school year is open.

Parents can go to Gateway k12.org/resources/parent- resources/registration to complete an online enrollment form. Kindergarten screenings will take place in May.

For more, call 412-373-5705 or email ccappell@gatewayk12.org.

Divine Mercy school, Divine Shepherd church events planned

Divine Mercy Academy School and Christ the Divine Shepherd Church, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville, are planning these events:

• Stations of the Cross are held at the church every Friday at 2 p.m. during lent. At 7 p.m. on March 22, seventh graders from the school will be offering “silhouette stations,” at which time they will pose behind white fabric to demonstrate each station.

• Preschool through eighth grade registration is now open for the upcoming school year. Visit dmapgh.org for more information, or email schooloffice@dmapgh.org with any questions.