In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of May 13, 2024

Triblive | Monday, May 13, 2024 12:01 a.m.

‘Bowl for the Cure’ scheduled

The 15th annual “Bowl for the Cure” will be held beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Nesbit’s Lanes, 3501 Leechburg Road in Plum.

The cost is $20 per person or $100 per lane and includes bowling, shoes, pizza, pop, random drawings, a 50/50 drawing, basket auction and door prizes.

Proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money to help those diagnosed with breast cancer and survivors.

For more information, contact Seanna at 412-510-3876 or by email at bowlforthecure@comcast.net.

Plum seeks junior councilperson

Plum, in cooperation with the Plum School District, is accepting applications until May 31 for the junior councilperson program.

The program gives an opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to engage in borough government and develop leadership skills.

The term will coincide with the school year, from September through June. Candidates should submit an application to the borough with a one-page cover letter highlighting their interest in the position.

Applicants should be a borough resident and a high school or college student. The junior councilperson will be required to attend council meetings and write a monthly report for council.

The position is not paid, and the junior councilperson will not be permitted to vote or attend executive sessions.

Vitalant schedules blood drive in Oakmont

Vitalant will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 26 in the parish hall at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 374 Delaware Ave. in Oakmont.

Vitalant is a nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organization that provides blood to hospitals and patients across the U.S., specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and research.

Appointments to donate can be made online at vitalant.org, by calling 877-258-4825 or with the Vitalant smartphone app.

Rain barrel workshop slated

A rain barrel workshop will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. May 30 in the banquet hall of the Plum municipal center, 2000 Mike Thomas Way.

Water captured in rain barrels can be used for lawn care, gardens, and washing cars. They can help reduce the flow of stormwater runoff, minimizing pollutants and is a free water source for irrigation.

Participants will be provided with a barrel and hardware to assemble their own rain barrels to take home. A short demonstration will be provided to ensure barrels are ready for use.

The cost is $35. Space is limited and registrations are being taken on the borough’s website, plumboro.com.

Plum Class of ’74 reunion in works

The Plum High School Class of 1974 will celebrate its 50th reunion Sept. 13 at Veltre’s Wedding & Event Center, 324 Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum.

For more info, call 412-366-6689 or email plumalum74@gmail.com.

Group offers support for weight loss

All are welcome to join the men and women at Oakmont TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) who are learning how to lose weight.

With in-person meetings, rewards, support and encouragement, we gain knowledge of healthy eating and exercise.

You may visit with no obligation Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1261 Pennsylvania Ave. in Oakmont. Weigh-in is private followed by a brief business meeting, sharing time, and educational program all ending by 7:15.

There is well-lit parking, wheelchair accessibility and security. For more information, call 412-828-3854 or e-mail jmjkwj@gmail.com.

Pull tabs collected for charity

The Plum Recycling Committee is collecting aluminum can tabs as part of the “Million Tab Challenge” benefitting Pittsburgh’s Ronald McDonald House.

Collection containers are at 18 locations in Plum — borough building, community center, EMS building, Holiday Park firehall, Italian Club, John Anthony’s, Lelulo’s, Plum Library, Longwood at Oakmont, Nestbit’s, Oakmont Elks, public works building, recreation desk at the borough building, S&T Bank on Saltsburg Road, Shooti’s, Shop ‘n Save on Golden Mile Highway, Stanford and the Sampson YMCA.

Tabs are taken to a local scrap metal yard and weighed for cash, which is used to support the mission of the Ronald McDonald House. For information, contact Morgan Knox with the Pittsburgh Ronald McDonald House at 412-246-1103.

Oakmont library offers chess club

A free chess club for kids ages 8 to 19 is available at the Oakmont Carnegie Library.

The class meets from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays. No experience is necessary, and no registration is required. Sessions will include introducing chess pieces and how they move, opening moves and setups, controlling the center and mid-game scenarios, checkmating and endgame, and chess etiquette.

The library is at 700 Alle¬gheny River Blvd. in Oakmont.For details, call 412-828-9532.