WHAT’ S NEWS IN BRENTWOOD- BALDWIN-WHITEHALL
BRENTWOOD FIRECRACKER 5K!
This is the 42nd year of this Brentwood tradition, which attracts more than 2,000 runners! This year’ s event will be held on Friday, July 4, at 9 a. m. at the Brentwood Towne Center. It’ s a great event for serious athletes as well as families, with a special registration for ages 11 and under. Besides being a fun event, proceeds from the race will help rotating charities, including Special Olympics, the American Diabetes Association, the Salvation Army and several others. Since 2007, the Brentwood Library, Food Pantry, Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services and Drop the Puck on Cancer have also benefited.
Enjoy a fun summer event and see your neighbors!
Visit brentwood5k. com for signup, and follow along on Facebook at facebook. com / brentwood5k.
WHITEHALL GREEN THUMBERS 50TH YEAR!
been providing education on gardening, promoting horticulture, and encouraging conservation of our natural resources in our area for five decades!
The garden club offers monthly speakers on a variety of interesting topics and sponsors community events, and awards a $ 2,000 scholarship to a Baldwin High School senior each year. Its volunteers also actively engage in maintaining the plantings outside the Whitehall Library.
If you would like to know more about this dynamic group, visit the Facebook page at facebook. com / WhitehallGreenThumbers or email WGTGC @ outlook. com.
WHITEHALL BOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENTS present a program on the French and Indian War in our area.
Then on Oct. 23, popular presenter Tom McMillan will return to speak on his new book,“ 1776: The Year That Made America.”
Registration for these programs is hosted by the Whitehall Public Library. Registration begins on the first day of the month when the program is held. You may register online at whitehallpubliclibrary. org.
IN THIS ISSUE!
Be sure to check out our school and borough news pages! Also, see our feature on the Brentwood Motor Coach Company, which brought friends and neighbors together. ■
This is a special year for the Whitehall Green Thumbers Garden Club, which has
The Whitehall Borough Historical Society( WBHS) has interesting programs in the coming months about major events in our nation’ s history as they relate to western Pennsylvania.
On Sept. 25, Brian Reedy, chief of interpretation at Fort Necessity, will
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