5 Things You Need To Know This Week
The Pittsburgh Chapter of NAPO (National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals) will hold its annual Organizing Symposium event from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 11, at Embassy Suites, 550 Cherrington Parkway in Coraopolis. The event, ‘The Art of Letting Go’: Organizing Tips and Tricks from the Pros, will provide information to attendees on organizing their homes, paper, photos, schedules and more. The keynote speaker is James Lott, Jr, long-time NAPO member, author and host of the Super Organizer Show radio program. Admission is $15 if preregistered or $25 at the door. Preregistration ends Jan. 8. To register, visit http://www.NAPOpittsburgh.org/AnnualSymposium.
Peters Township announces two options for Christmas tree disposal. The first option for residents is to recycle the tree by dropping it off in Peterswood Park at the Baseball Fields Parking Area (behind outfield of Field #2). Trees will be converted to pine mulch beginning on Jan. 19. Do not drop off trees after this date. There are yellow signs directing where to drop off the trees. The second option is to place trees out for curbside garbage collection on your normal collection day. All items and decorations must be removed from the tree prior to disposal.
Six Steps To Sanity, a faith-based program that is an outreach of the Substance Addiction Ministry (S.A.M.) at St. Louise de Marillac Church, Upper St. Clair, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 17, in the Bishop Leonard Room (lower level) of the church. Parents, grandparents and family members of adult loved ones suffering from addiction will learn how to deal with an addicted loved one. Based on the book “Setting Boundaries With Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents” by Allison Botke, the free program will meet every Wednesday for 12 weeks and is open to people of all faiths. Registration is required as space is limited. To register or for more information, call or email Bruce or Nancy Shea at sixstepstosanity@gmail.com or 412-854-8156.
The Fort Pitt Museum, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center museum system, is temporarily closed during the month of January for exhibition maintenance and updates. The museum will reopen to the public on Jan. 27. For more information, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
On Dec. 29, the Peters Township Police Department had several reports from Peters Township businesses regarding counterfeit $100 bills. Any suspicious transactions or person(s) should be reported to PTPD by calling 911.