Murrysville area: Bus trip, tree planting, ‘Patriotic Thanksgiving’ performance, more
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Bus trip to holiday market
The Murrysville and Hempfield parks and recreation departments will co-host a Dec. 14 bus trip to the People’s Gas Holiday Market in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The bus will pick up passengers at 9 a.m. at Hempfield Park, 220 Forbes Trail Road, and at 9:30 a.m. at the Murryview Shoppes, 5030 William Penn Highway, then head to the market.
The bus will leave the market at 3 p.m. The cost is $35 per person and includes light snacks. Register online MurrysvillePArecreation.com.
Upcoming public meeting dates
The following meetings are open to the public:
• Franklin Regional reorganization/committee-of-the-whole/voting meeting, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 19.
• Export council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 6 at the borough building, 5821 Washington Avenue. An agenda is available in advance at ExportPennsylvania.com.
• Delmont council meeting, 7 p.m., Dec. 13 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg Street. An agenda is available in advance at DelmontBoro.com.
‘Polar Express’ reading, visit from St. Nicholas
The Murrysville Recreation Department will host a reading of “The Polar Express” children’s book and a visit with St. Nicholas in December.
Sessions will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 a.m. Dec. 10, at the Murrysville Community Center, 3091 Carson Ave. The cost is $20.
The event will include hot chocolate and cookies, and children will receive their own train ticket.
Register at MurrysvillePArecreation.com. For more, call 724-327-2100, ext. 131.
Charity collecting candy
Local nonprofit Military Connections will have collection bins in both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties for leftover Halloween candy that will be donated to troops overseas.
Collection points are located at:
• Military Connections, 313 Tionesta Drive, New Kensington
• Tomlinson Insurance Agency, 506 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont
• Oakmont Realty, 630 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont
In addition, for those in the South Hills, John F. Slater Funeral Home at 4201 Brownsville Road in Brentwood is also collecting candy and other supplies through the end of November that will be donated through Military Connections.
Needed supplies include granola bars, 5-Hour Energy drinks, candy canes, Pop-Tarts, Slim Jims, individual bags of nuts and fruit snacks, energy bars and single-serve powdered Gatorade.
For more, see MilitaryConnections.org.
Train station hours changing
The Export Train Station has changed its hours for winter.
The station will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Daily hours will resume in April 2023.
Association of University People meetings
The Association of University People’s club for single college graduates will host four dinners in November:
• Nov. 24, 2 p.m., Thanksgiving dinner at the Lamplighter, 6566 William Penn Highway in Salem
The club invites four-year college graduates, age 50 and older, to join them for fun events and to meet new people. RSVP to any of the dinners by calling 412-862-7861 or emiling nl.hokaj@gmail.com.