on the horizon<strong>West</strong> Hills Symphonic Band concertseason’s upcoming series at <strong>West</strong><strong>Allegheny</strong> High School: Sunday, <strong>December</strong>12, 3 p.m., Gala Holiday Concert featuringlocal choirs and festive favorites; Sunday,March 27, 3 p.m., Spring Concert with Musicof the Masters and Broadway Gems;Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m., Swing into Summerwith the Best of the Great AmericanSongbook. The WHSB will once againperform outreach concerts for many otherlocal events. Organizations interested inhosting an outreach concert, contactPrincipal Conductor/Music Director ClemRolin, (412) 788-4713.First Place 4 Health, a 12-week Christcenteredweight-loss and healthy livingprogram, begins at Crossroads Church inNorth Fayette again on Tuesdays, January11, 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. (childcare provided).Wednesdays, January 12, 5 to 6:15 p.m., orThursdays, January 13, 5:45 to 7 p.m. Initialsession fee is $110 for materials. Call(412) 494-9999.100th Anniversary of Scouting Boy ScoutTroop 248 Alumni CelebrationCalling all Alumni members of Boy ScoutTroop 248 to join in an alumni celebration atOakdale Community Center, Saturday,February 12, 2011, between 2 and 4 p.m.,(724) 693-0549 or visit the Web site,www.Oakdaletroop248.org.SNPJ Lodge 106, Imperial, every Saturdayduring the college football season, offershalf-price pizza, whole wings, and all youcan eat spaghetti dinners (dine-in only) for$8 from 2 to 6 p.m. The lodge will hold itsNew Year’s Eve Party in the clubroom. Call(724) 695-1411.New 4-H Club to Start in <strong>West</strong> <strong>Allegheny</strong>A new 4-H group is organizing in the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Allegheny</strong> area. It has been some time since a 4-Hgroup has operated in this area of <strong>Allegheny</strong> County. Manely Horses is a new 4-H group devotedmostly to the study and enjoyment of horses. It is open to anyone ages 8-18 that loves horses andwants to learn more about them. Horse ownership is not required. The first organizational meetingwill be held at Hebron Church, Route 30 in Clinton on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. For moreinformation, contact Michelle Wilson, (724) 899-3403 or by e-mail: mwilson4@zoominternet.net.Enrollment is limited to the first 15 students.Winter Events at The ROCK in OakdaleThe ROCK, Youth & Family Center After School Program in Oakdale is open from 3 to 4 p.m. forHomework Hour and 4 to 7 p.m. for Open ROCK, Monday through Thursday. Come to FamilyNight Saturdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Season memberships are $15/child or $30/family. (724) 693-2777,www.rockoakdale.org.Send a bit of “home” to someone you know!We Do Gift Certificates!Send a Holiday Gift Subscription of <strong>Allegheny</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> for thatout-of-town relative,college student, or someone who has moved away. Subscriptions arejust $12 per year for six issues!CALL: (724) 695-3968 or e-mail: alleghenywestmagazine@comcast.net.8 <strong>Allegheny</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
COMING UP IN NORTH FAYETTE . . .Mommy and Me, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: $2.Chess for Kids, Mondays, 4:45 p.m.Exercise classes at the Community Center include Line Dancing, Mondays,9:30 a.m.; Silver Sneakers, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays,10:30 a.m.; Zumba, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.; Yoga, Tuesday andThursday, 11:15 a.m., Thursday, 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.; and IntervalCircuit, Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 pm.Silver Sneakers Splash at the Donaldson Elementary School pool, Tuesdays andThursdays, 4:30 p.m., and Water Walking, Monday through Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m.The gym is open every morning from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. for people to walk andstay out of the colder weather.Senior Citizen Luncheons will be held on Thursday, <strong>December</strong> 9 and January 27 atthe North Fayette Community Center starting at 11 a.m. Cost is $3 for NorthFayette Township residents and $4 for non-residents for the holiday lunches and$2 for residents and $3 for non-residents for all the regular lunches.Community Center Rentals are available also for the gym and community roomstarting at $50 for two hours.The P.A.L.S. program is running basketball clinics for children with special needson Friday nights from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Community Center gym. P.A.L.S. is alsohosting a Christmas party on Friday, <strong>December</strong> 10 from 6 to 7 p.m., also at thegym. These events are free.On <strong>December</strong> 11, children can participate in the children’s library ChristmasParty at 2 p.m.For more information on any of these programs, to register, or to get on theSenior Citizen mailing list, contact North Fayette Parks and Recreation at(412) 788-4888, ext. 118, (724) 693-3118, or e-mail rbrozovich@northfayette.com.Become a friend of North Fayette Parks and Recreation on Facebook.COMING UP IN FINDLAY . . .Findlay Township is offering a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, thenation’s leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host itsaffordable, non-invasive, painless health screenings on Monday, January 31, 2011,9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Activity Center, 310 Main Street, Imperial. Five screenings will beoffered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries, abdominalaortic aneurysms, hardening of the arteries in the legs, atrial fibrillation or irregular heartbeat, and a bone density screening; for men and women. Call 1-888-653-6441, or visitwww.lifelinescreening.com, for more information or to pre-register.Those Snow BootsWere Made forWalkin’Keep up your walking fromthe <strong>2010</strong> Ready, Set, Walk!Challenge and jumpstart 2011with the See a Smaller ShadowWinter Walk Challengesponsored by the AirportCorridor TransportationAssociation (ACTA) and theOakland TransportationManagement Association(OTMA). Register at www.walkchallenge.organd start recordingsteps on January 1, 2011. Stepswill be recorded for four weeksand the top walker will beannounced on February 2, 2011– Groundhog Day. Participantswho log their steps will beeligible for weekly prizes with the top walker in theprogram receiving a grand prize valued at $300.Contact ACTA at (412) 809-3508 with questions.When it’s all said and done, we hope you are well onyour way to seeing a smaller shadow!Robinson Plaza Two, Rt. 60 & Park Manor Dr.Suite 420, Pittsburgh PA 15205(412) 809-3505, Fax: (412) 809-3509,www.acta-pgh.orghelping othersLet us know about a project orevent that helps others. We willpost it here. These are always freelistings. (724) 695-3968 or e-mail:alleghenywestmagazine@comcast.net<strong>December</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Allegheny</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 9