Murrysville area: Rotary Oktoberfest, Delmont electric bike raffle, car show and more

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Rotary Oktoberfest set for Sept. 30

The Murrysville-Export Rotary will host its annual Oktoberfest celebration from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 30.

The cost is $10 for adults, and includes a $2 food/drink coupon. Families and children are welcome. Proceeds will benefit local Rotary charities.

The evening will feature German-style food, beer and wine, a “Wall of Beer” raffle, brewing tank raffle and a dirndl-and-lederhosen contest.

It will be at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 pavilion, at 3235 Sardis Road. For more, call 724-309-2771 or email tpauly@ventanapa.com.

Visionary Committee to hold bike raffle

The Delmont Visionary Committee is selling raffle tickets for two electric bicycles.

The first, a Kona Coco HD Electric Bike features a hub drive motor and has a retail value of $1,999. The second is a Journey Sora 700CC, with an aluminum frame, waxwing carbon fork and a retail value of $1,299.

Raffle tickets are for $10, which will purchase five chances on the Kona or eight chances on the Journey. Winners will be based on the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Pick 3 evening lottery on Nov. 9 for the Kona and Nov. 10 for the Journey.

All proceeds will benefit the committee’s efforts to make Delmont more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly.

Tickets are available at Teri’s Place A Salon, 2377 Route 66 in Delmont or by emailing delmontvisionarycommittee@gmail.com.

Lions club car show in Delmont

The Delmont and Murrysville Lions Club will host a car show from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Aug. 27.

Donations are $10 and dash plaques will be issued to the first 125 entrants, in addition to trophies being awarded. The rain-or-shine event will also include a basket raffle and 50/50. Food and drinks will be available and entertainment will be provided by DJ Larry. Pets are not permitted.

It will be at the Delmont Fire Department, and officials are asking attendees to use the Abbe Place entrance rather than the main entrance at 2360 Route 66.

AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary collecting hearing aids

The Ladies Auxiliary at the White Valley AMVETS is collecting used or unwanted hearing aids for donation to the John Tracy Clinic, which offers programs to educate and offer emotional support to parents and preschool-age deaf children.

The clinic is named after actor Spencer Tracy’s son, who was diagnosed with profound hearing loss in 1925. Over the years, the clinic has enabled more than a half-million children to master oral communication with their hearing peers by the time they reach elementary school.

Donations are accepted all year. To drop off or arrange pickup of a donation, call 724-448-5511 or 724-454-0978.

The White Valley AMVETS Post 85 is at 2100 Carolina St. in Murrysville.

Moms in Prayer begins fall session

The Murrysville Moms in Prayer group will start its fall sessions with a meeting at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 24 at First Presbyterian Church in Murrysville.

The group prays for students, teachers and school staff.

The church is at 3202 North Hills Road in Murrysville. For more, call 724-325-1166.

Library speaker focuses on ‘Action-Packed’ painting series

Oil painter Clare Mears Stefanini will discuss painting people in motion at an Aug. 28 presentation in the Murrysville Community Library.

Stefanini will discuss her “Action-Packed” exhibition, a series of paintings capturing motion and sometimes multiple images of a figure in one painting. She has exhibited works at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania State Museum and local venues and libraries. “Action-Packed” will be on display through the end of August at the library.

Attendees are asked to register at MurrysvilleLibrary.org or by calling 724-327-1102. There is no cost to attend.

The library is at 4130 Sardis Road in Murrysville.

Coxcomb restaurant to host grand opening

The Coxcomb, a restaurant opening in the former Bella Luna space in Murrysville, will hold a soft opening the weekend of Aug. 18, with a grand opening the weekend of Aug. 25.

The Coxcomb is at 5060 William Penn Highway near the Murrysville/Monroeville border.

International Women will host Cuba presentation

The International Women club’s next meeting will feature a presentation on Cuba by club member and local travel agent Sharon Battle.

The meeting is at 9 a.m. Sept. 8 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road in Monroeville. All women in the community are invited to attend.

The church’s “Mother’s Day Out” babysitting program is suspended until further notice.

Memorial event benefits Westmoreland Heritage Trail

The third annual Ted Hayes Memorial Bike Ride/Run/Walk to benefit the Westmoreland Heritage Trail will be Aug. 26 at the Slickville Fireman’s Pavilion.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the event kicking off at 10 a.m. Along with Bill O’Hara, Hayes oversaw development of the first section of trail, from Slickville to Saltsburg. He was an active volunteer and trail board member.

The ride/walk/run will leave from the pavilion, 3028 Route 819 in Slickville, and go to Saltsburg and back, with a picnic lunch, auction baskets and entertainment to follow. Registration is $35.

To register, call 724-972-3414 or email hshearer513@comcast.net.

Festival street closures

Export officials announced the following street closures for the borough’s upcoming Ethnic Food & Music Festival, set for Aug. 19:

• Gale Court will close at 11 a.m. Aug. 18 and will reopen at 8 a.m. Aug. 20

• The borough parking lot will close at 11 p.m. Aug. 18 and reopen at 8 a.m. Aug. 20. The lot is closed to parking with the exception of vendors who have a parking pass.

• Washington Avenue will be closed from 11 p.m. Aug. 18 to 8 a.m. Aug. 20.

• Lincoln Avenue will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 19. Drivers can detour via Polk Street, Madison Avenue and the borough parking lot.

• Brick Hill Road will be closed at District Court 10-3-02 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 19.

Live music

• Ginny’s Neighborhood Pizza Joint, 5549 Old William Penn Hwy., Murrysville: Gas House Annie, 6 p.m. Aug. 12; Aubrey Burchell, 6 p.m. Aug. 26.

• SchoolHouse Tavern, 2001 Main St., Claridge (Penn Township): Elias Khouri, 6 p.m. Sept. 1; Dallas Mars, 9 p.m. Sept. 23; 8th Street Rox, 8 p.m. Oct. 21

• Tuesdays at Townsend concert series, 130 Townsend Park Court, Murrysville: Derrick Beattie, Aug. 22, 6:30-8 p.m.

• Joey’s the Edge, 5904 Washington Ave., Export: Weekly Tuesday jam session with host Kenny Blake, 8-11 p.m.

Upcoming meetings

• Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority, 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at the authority offices, 3001 Meadowbrook Road in Murrysville. For more, see FTMSA.org/board-meetings.

• Export council, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at the borough building, 5823 Washington Avenue. Agendas are available in advance at ExportPennsylvania.com.

• Murrysville council, 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21, streamed at Murrysville.com — enter “Channel 21” in the search field — and archived on the school district’s YouTube channel.

• Delmont council, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg Street. Agendas are available in advance at DelmontBoro.com.