Happenings in Plum, Oakmont, Verona area, week of April 24, 2023
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Plum musicians earn honors
The following students from Plum Senior High School reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning a place in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival music ensembles:
Carly Beninati, All-State Concert Band, clarinet; Nathaniel Beninati, All-State Orchestra, trombone; Ethan Grindle, All-State Concert Band, clarinet; Katrina Evankovich, All-State Concert Band, French horn; AJ Kim, All-State Wind Ensemble, flute; Madilyn Shingle, All-State Concert Band, French horn, Tommy Zummo, All-State Orchestra, cello.
Oakmont-Verona Memorial Day
The Oakmont-Verona Memorial Day parade and ceremony will take place on May 29.
The parade will line up at 9 a.m. on East Railroad Avenue in Verona and begin at 9:30. Frank Bonaroti is the parade marshal.
The route will be along Allegheny River Boulevard across the Roger F. Duffy Viaduct to Pennsylvania Avenue, and then to the Verona Cemetery at Oakmont.
If you know of any veteran who passed away since May 2022 whose arrangements were outside of Oakmont and Verona, please send the name, date of death and branch of service to sean truby@yahoo.com so that the veteran can be recognized.
Vietnam veterans in Verona and Oakmont who would like to be recognized in the program can contact Rich Luciana at 412-969-7191.
License-to-carry firearms event
A firearms license-to-carry event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13 at the Plum Borough Building, 2000 Old Mine Road.
The event will be on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department. New and renewal applicants must have a valid Pennsylvania identification or driver’s license, a completed application and $20 cash to pay the fee.
The sheriff’s office also will have a representative from its opioid reduction program, Project DUMP, on site to accept expired and unused medications. Glass bottles, liquids, syringes, inhalers, insulin and creams will not be accepted.
Indoor yard sale
Oakmont Methodist Church will host an indoor yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29.
The church is at the corner of Fifth Street and Maryland Avenue.
Garden summer storytime set
Verona Community Garden, in partnership with Oakmont Carnegie Library, is offering summer storytime from 11:30 a.m. to noon weekly on Wednesdays from June 7 through July 26 at 246 W. Railroad Ave.
Stories will be geared toward children ages 1 to 5. Contact veronagarden grows@gmail.com for more information.
Business Blossom Award launched
Verona Chamber of Commerce invites business members to participate in making the business district a walkable garden with the inaugural Business Blossom Award contest.
The contest will start June 1 and the winner announced Sept. 15. Prizes are:
• First place, $300 cash to be donated by Bettis Floral Event Design. Your business name will be engraved on a vase that will be displayed in until the following year.
• Second place, $75 gift certificate to be donated by the Hula Bar.
• Third place, $50 gift certificate donated by Eiler’s Hardware.
All Verona residents can vote. The ballot box will be at 757 E. Railroad Ave. There also will be a panel of judges.
Movies in Railroad Park
The Verona Parks and Recreation Board announces its Movies in the Park series, starting with “The Sandlot” on May 12. The movies start at dusk in Railroad Park, 737 E Railroad Ave.
Also on the schedule are “Aladdin” (1992 version), June 9; “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” July 21; “Ready to Rumble,” Aug. 11; “The Empire Strikes Back,” Sept. 8; and “Hocus Pocus,” a special Halloween drive-in event.