Happenings for the week of April 25, 2022: Y’s Healthy Kids Day, library events in Plum
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Y’s Healthy Kids Day scheduled
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh’s Healthy Kids Day will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 30 at locations including the Sampson Family YMCA, 2200 Golden Mile Highway, Plum.
The event features activities such as swim lessons, paint by numbers and relays to motivate and teach families how to develop and maintain healthy routines at home.
For more information, contact the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh at 412-227-3800 or visit https://www.pittsburghymca.org/.
Book sale set
Oakmont Carnegie Library’s Big Bag Book Sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 at the library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd.
Fill a bag with books for $5. The library will provide the bags.
Call 412-828-9532 or email anderson2@einetwork.net for more information.
Events schedule at Plum Community Library
Plum Borough Community Library events include Celebrate Harry Potter Day by making various crafts May 2, and a presentation on retirement planning with David Bousquet, May 11.
Patio Pleasures, piano and painting on the patio, is scheduled for May 24.
Monthly features include mahjong, Scrabble, chess, coloring, take-home kits, Movie Day, book club and Knit/Crochet for a Cause. For details, visit Plumlibrary.org.
Huge Indoor Yard Sale scheduled
After two years, Oakmont United Methodist Church will host its Huge Indoor Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 at the corner of Fifth Street and Maryland Avenue.
Plenty of vintage items will be available, along with funnel cakes and coffee.
Garden Club of Oakmont plans plant sale
The Garden Club of Oakmont’s annual plant sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7 at Hoffstot’s Cafe Monaco, 533 Allegheny Ave., Oakmont.
Hanging baskets, annuals and perennials, lettuce and herb bowls and one-of-a-kind flower-filled containers will be available, just in time for Mother’s Day. Flowers will be sold by the flat or market pack.
The From Our Own Gardens section is returning, and offerings should be even more plentiful than usual after a two-year hiatus.
The mostly perennial plants are grown and have thrived in Western Pennsylvania.
Additionally, the Lions Club of Oakmont will be at the event selling brooms.
Purchases support the plantings and hanging baskets that help keep Oakmont beautiful.
Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.
Please observe all covid-19 prevention protocols in effect at the time of the sale.