A committee hearing on the environmental impact of natural gas vehicles will be held on October 1 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m at the Finleyville Community Center, 3547 Marion Ave. The hearing will feature testimony from the DEP, industry representatives and local businesses with experience in natural gas vehicles.

At the request of state Representative Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington), the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee (Joint Legislative Conservation Committee) will travel to Finleyville on Thursday, October 1, for a public hearing on the environmental impact of natural gas vehicles.

The hearing will focus on one of the more frequently overlooked aspects of natural gas vehicles – the impact these vehicles have on our environment. Representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection, the natural gas industry and local organizations will testify on how the use of natural gas vehicles can help reduce emissions and promote domestic energy security.

A pancake and sausage breakfast will be cooked up by the Odd Fellows and the Saint Francis Knights of Columbus.

Stop in for a great breakfast on Saturday, November 14 from 8 a.m. until noon. All-you-can-eat pancakes will be available at the Odd Fellows Hall across from the Gastonville Elementary School on Finleyville Elrama Road. The proceeds will benefit charities supported by the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Columbus. $7 at the door.

Fall is in the air, and the members of the Oliver Miller Homestead Associates invite you to join us for some of the traditional activities that our pioneer forefathers would have enjoyed in the late eighteenth century. The Children’s Harvest Festival will be held at the Homestead site off Corrigan Drive in South Park on Sunday, October 20, from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. Read more...

Meals on Wheels of Peters Township has been a staple of our community for over 4 decades, helping senior citizens to stay healthy and in their homes with nutritious, home-delivered meals.

Our program started out as a joint project of local churches in the basement of St. David’s church, where we operated for 34 years before moving into our current facility above the Peters Township Fire Department in 2009.

What sets our Meals on Wheels program apart from many others is the high-quality of meals we are able to serve for such a modest fee. Even with rising food costs, we never turn someone away for lack of ability to pay. In addition, we have expanded our concept of community outside of the borders of Peters Township by serving neighboring areas that need us, either because they don’t have their own Meals on Wheels program, or current programs were not meeting all of their needs. We now serve about 200 clients daily in a wide circle of communities around Peters Township, including Canonsburg, Houston, Finleyville, Lawrence, and parts of Eighty-Four, Bridgeville/S. Fayette, Upper St. Clair, and Bethel Park.

We rely on over 200 volunteers throughout the course of a year to contribute their time and talents to prepare, package, and deliver meals to our clients. As the need for meals continues to grow, so does our need for volunteers. Kitchen helpers work from 8:00-10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings to help prepare and package meals. Drivers deliver meals from about 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on one of our twelve routes. At this time, drivers are especially needed on Fridays, but there are opportunities on various days. Volunteers can work once a week, every other week, or as occasional substitutes, on year-around or seasonal schedules. We also need volunteers to bake cookies and desserts at home to donate for our clients’ meals. Financial donations are also appreciated and are used directly for food and supplies for our meals.

Anyone interested in volunteering or donating should call 724-969-1000, email mowpt1@verizon.net, or stop by our kitchen any weekday morning. We are located at 243 E. McMurray Rd., above the Peters Township Fire Department.