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IKEA/Montour Trail half-marathon Saturday
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The Montour Trail Council is preparing for the sixth annual IKEA/Montour Trail half-marathon, 5K run and walk on Saturday.
The half-marathon is to start at 8 a.m. from the IKEA parking lot at Robinson Town Centre, followed by 5K runners at 8:15. Walkers in the 5K board buses at 7:45 a.m. to travel from IKEA to their starting point along the Montour Trail.
Jesse Forquer, race director and a Montour Trail Council board member, said nearly 600 registrations have been received. This puts the event on pace with last year's, when total registration by race day exceeded 1,000.
Runners and walkers can register at IKEA from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday or Friday or between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. on race day.
The race benefits the maintenance and expansion of the Montour Trail. Awards to the top finishers will be given at IKEA following each race.
Montour schools
The Forest Grove PTA is sponsoring a free Health and Safety Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the elementary school, Forest Grove Road, Robinson Township.
The fair is designed to educate residents of all ages about health and safety issues and the services provided within the community.
More than 35 service organizations and businesses will be on hand, including Ohio Valley General Hospital, Bayer Corp., Robinson Emergency Medical Services, Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Allegheny County Health Department.
Children also may bring their bikes and helmets to participate in a bike rodeo. Minor bike repairs will be made by the Kennedy Township police and the Parkway West Rotary. For additional information, please contact Jan Lang at (412) 262-1431.
Green Tree
The South Hills Group for the Separate & Divorced holds monthly support meetings at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Green Tree.
On Sept. 11, Dr. Joanne Paradise will speak on "Letting Go and Holding On." The group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. For more information, contact Sister Kathy Hoerster at (412) 921-8191.
Carnegie
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library in Carnegie will be holding story times this fall.
Anyone who would like to participate can bring their children to the library at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 18. The group will meet every Tuesday to read a story and make a craft or have a snack.
For details, contact Sarah Lovic at (412) 276-3456.
Also, to celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month in September, the library will offer refreshments throughout the day Sept. 15 to anyone who registers for membership at the library, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie.
Kennedy Township
St. Malachy Catholic Church on Forest Grove Road is renovating landscaping around the rectory, and needs help.
The project entails removing dead bushes, trimming existing shrubbery and modernizing the general landscape. Cindy Laquinta is coordinating the project; for details, call her at (412) 331-9963.
Coraopolis
The Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce is co-sponsoring a sales/marketing seminar, "The Secret of Selling More and Building Brands," from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Crowne-Plaza Hotel, 1160 Thorn Run Road in Coraopolis.
The featured speaker will be author and marketing executive Mitch Gooze, president of the Customer Manufacturing Group of Santa Clara, Calif., and author of the book, "It's Not Rocket Science: Using Marketing to Build a Sustainable Business."
Cost of the seminar, which includes lunch and an afternoon snack, is $99 for chamber and association members who prepay, $119 for member walk-ins, $150 for non-members who prepay and $169 members for others.
Reservations can be secured by calling (412) 481-6397; for details, call (412) 264-6270.
The half-marathon is to start at 8 a.m. from the IKEA parking lot at Robinson Town Centre, followed by 5K runners at 8:15. Walkers in the 5K board buses at 7:45 a.m. to travel from IKEA to their starting point along the Montour Trail.
Jesse Forquer, race director and a Montour Trail Council board member, said nearly 600 registrations have been received. This puts the event on pace with last year's, when total registration by race day exceeded 1,000.
Runners and walkers can register at IKEA from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday or Friday or between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. on race day.
The race benefits the maintenance and expansion of the Montour Trail. Awards to the top finishers will be given at IKEA following each race.
Montour schools
The Forest Grove PTA is sponsoring a free Health and Safety Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the elementary school, Forest Grove Road, Robinson Township.
The fair is designed to educate residents of all ages about health and safety issues and the services provided within the community.
More than 35 service organizations and businesses will be on hand, including Ohio Valley General Hospital, Bayer Corp., Robinson Emergency Medical Services, Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Allegheny County Health Department.
Children also may bring their bikes and helmets to participate in a bike rodeo. Minor bike repairs will be made by the Kennedy Township police and the Parkway West Rotary. For additional information, please contact Jan Lang at (412) 262-1431.
Green Tree
The South Hills Group for the Separate & Divorced holds monthly support meetings at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Green Tree.
On Sept. 11, Dr. Joanne Paradise will speak on "Letting Go and Holding On." The group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. For more information, contact Sister Kathy Hoerster at (412) 921-8191.
Carnegie
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library in Carnegie will be holding story times this fall.
Anyone who would like to participate can bring their children to the library at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 18. The group will meet every Tuesday to read a story and make a craft or have a snack.
For details, contact Sarah Lovic at (412) 276-3456.
Also, to celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month in September, the library will offer refreshments throughout the day Sept. 15 to anyone who registers for membership at the library, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie.
Kennedy Township
St. Malachy Catholic Church on Forest Grove Road is renovating landscaping around the rectory, and needs help.
The project entails removing dead bushes, trimming existing shrubbery and modernizing the general landscape. Cindy Laquinta is coordinating the project; for details, call her at (412) 331-9963.
Coraopolis
The Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce is co-sponsoring a sales/marketing seminar, "The Secret of Selling More and Building Brands," from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Crowne-Plaza Hotel, 1160 Thorn Run Road in Coraopolis.
The featured speaker will be author and marketing executive Mitch Gooze, president of the Customer Manufacturing Group of Santa Clara, Calif., and author of the book, "It's Not Rocket Science: Using Marketing to Build a Sustainable Business."
Cost of the seminar, which includes lunch and an afternoon snack, is $99 for chamber and association members who prepay, $119 for member walk-ins, $150 for non-members who prepay and $169 members for others.
Reservations can be secured by calling (412) 481-6397; for details, call (412) 264-6270.
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