Senior Citizen Events – Sept. 11
Adult Interest Center at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, meets at 11 a.m. on Fridays. Lunch is served at noon for $6. Tim Hartman will offer tales of stage and screen on Sept. 13. Hartman is a storyteller, artist, puppeteer and singer.
• Gregg Kinney will portray the life of Jackie Robinson on Sept. 20.
• Jack Puglisi will talk about the life of Abe Lincoln on Sept. 27.
For details, call 412-343-8900.
Collier Township Parks & Recreation will offer Pickle Ball for Seniors ages 60+, 2-3 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 16-Oct. 21 at the new pickle ball courts at Collier Park.
Learn the game and strategy while getting exercise. Both singles and doubles are welcome. Cost is $50 for residents, $60 for nonresidents. Preregistration is required at www.colliertownship.net or at the Parks office.
Vanadium Woods, Scott Township, will sponsor the following free events:
• Cher & Friends starring Suzane Laughlin, 2:30 P.M. Sept. 17.
• Understanding Medicare and Your Options, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 4.
To register, call 412-221-2900.
Collier Township Parks & Recreation will hold the seminar “VA Benefits and Asset Protection” at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Collier Community Room for all Collier Township residents.
Veterans Administration accredited attorney Cindy Alvear, an elder law attorney with Julian Gray Associates, will discuss the basic eligibility requirements for Veterans Pension; how the veteran, widow or spouse can stay at home and still receive VA benefits; what can be done with excess resources under the current and proposed VA rules; and why a lawyer is needed to plan for VA benefit eligibility. To register, call Collier Parks & Recreation at 412-279-2525.
Mt. Lebanon Recreation Department will hold a senior luncheon and movie matinee on Sept. 17 at the Mt. Lebanon Rec Center (second floor) for senior adults and their adult guests.
Special guest will be Jim Cardamon, a former guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Check-in is at 10:30 a.m.
Cost of $6 includes lunch, a 50/50 raffle and a movie. Call 412-343-3409 to preregister. The event is sponsored by Sunrise Senior Living.
Asbury Heights, a senior living community and care facility in Mt. Lebanon, will hold the final event in its “author series” of the Hand in Hand educational lectures, at 6 p.m. Sept. 18.
Eleanor Schano, Pittsburgh’s “Woman of Firsts,” will present Live Well/Live Long in Asbury Heights’ Social Room. To RSVP, call 412-571-5138 by Sept. 16. Refreshments will be served.
Schano has been making history since she became the first female commercial television announcer and weathercaster in 1951 and will share her knowledge and experiences.
The Retired Men’s Luncheon Group of Pleasant Hills will meet at noon Sept. 19 in the Fellowship Hall of the Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church (corner of Old Clairton Road and Audrey Drive).
Enjoy old fashioned music and sing-a-long with Dick Moninger and Norm Azinger, The Banjo All-Stars, who have been playing together for 20+ years all over Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Cost for the lunch is $6.
Call the church office at 412-655-2000 by Sept. 13 to be included in the lunch order.
Senior Expo 2013 will take place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 19 at Washington Crown Center.
More than 100 vendors and representatives from local, state and federal agencies will be on hand to answer questions and provide information concerning older adults, including: social security, transportation, Medicare, legal services, in-home services, legislation, consumer protection, long-term care and utility services.
There will be entertainment and free health screenings, along with complimentary morning coffee and pastries.
Strabane Trails Village, Washington, will host the Pittsburgh Banjo Club at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Music will include banjos, trumpets, tubas and bass. To register, call 724-225-4100.
Baptist Homes Society will hold its annual Community Day noon-3 p.m. Sept. 21 at its senior community on Castle Shannon Boulevard. This year’s theme is Discover Your Community. Area businesses and service agencies will be on hand with services such as paper shredding by Business Records Management, safety information by Mt. Lebanon Fire Department, and eye glass collection by the Rotary. Elected officials, Mt. Lebanon Police, Mt. Lebanon Library and others will also be on hand.
Free hot dogs and lemonade. Entertainment includes a petting zoo, Cura Hospitality healthy food demos, area dance troupes, sign language demos by Baptist Homes residents and more. For more information, contact Marilyn Walsh at mwalsh@baptisthomes.org or call 412-572-8258.
Home Instead Senior Care will sponsor Alzheimer’s care training at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 22 at the center in Bethel Park. Caregivers will learn to manage behaviors, encourage engagement and care for themselves while caring for a loved one. To register, call 412-595-7554.
Active Christian Seniors at Canonsburg U. P. Church will sponsor a three-day trip to Lancaster County Sept. 24-26. Travel to see “Noah” and then on to Gettysburg for its 150th Memorial Year. For more information, call 724-745-0800.
Peters Township Parks & Recreation will sponsor a senior bus trip to Seven Springs on Sept. 30. Enjoy lunch, Tahitian drums, primitive Samoan fire dance and ancient untamed Hawaiian hula.
For more information, call 724-942-5000.
The WWI & KW Veterans’ Bus Trip will once again welcome veterans to join the free trip to the National Memorials on Oct. 1. Buses leave at 6 a.m. and return approximately 9 p.m. Lunch, dinner and beverages are provided. Wheelchairs available upon request. Nurse and helpers will be on board. To register for this free trip, call 724-709-3614.
In the South Hills, the bus leaves from Green Tree. Since 2006, 1,400 veterans have had the opportunity to see tributes to their sacrifice and service.
Donations to continue this service are gratefully accepted. Make checks payable to WWII Memorial Vets Trip and mail to: ESB Bank, Attn: Paula, 701 Corporation St., Beaver, PA 15009.
Seniors for Safe Driving will present a highway safety education program for seniors 55 years of age and older. The class will take place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Rec Department of Upper St. Clair.
Successful completion of the program makes senior drivers eligible for a 5 percent discount on their auto insurance premiums, across the board, for a period of three years.
If you have never participated in a senior driving program before, you must attend a two-day class.
To register, call 1-800-559-4880 or 724-283-0245, or visit www.seniorsforsafedriving.com.