WHAT’S NEWS IN MOON TOWNSHIP
2018 DRAMA CLUB
SPRING MUSICAL:
‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’
more information about the race from the
website OhioValleyHospital.org.
The Moon Area High School Drama
Club will perform ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for
its spring musical this year.
Show Times (Tickets sold at the door.)
March 15-17, 7 p.m.
March 18, 2 p.m.
Ticket Prices
Seniors/Students: $10
Adults: $12
Ticket Presale Dates at the High School
March 7-9, 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
March 11, 1 & 3 p.m.
March 12, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.
March 13-14, 10:30 a.m.; 1:30,
6:30 & 8 p.m.
MOON AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT BUS DRIVERS
NEEDED
Moon Area School District is
contracted with Student Transportation
of Pennsylvania (STA) to provide
transportation management services to
the district. STA is NOW HIRING for all
routes.
Call the terminal or apply online at
www.drive4sta.com to indicate your
interest.
Should there be any questions about
daily services, please contact Lynn Fabian
at 412.269.9970 or [email protected].
TAKE ON THE ANNUAL
OHIO VALLEY
HOSPITAL AND
KENNEDY TOWNSHIP
5K AND ‘RUN THIS
TOWN!’
It’s a race partnership 37 years in the
making. Last year’s Ohio Valley Hospital
and Kennedy Township 5K welcomed
more than 200 runners and walkers.
The 2018 race, kicking off on Saturday,
May 12, hopes to achieve an even bigger
turnout.
The 5K starts at the hospital at 8 a.m.,
while a DJ plays participants off onto a
rolling-hill course. The after-party features
a continental breakfast and awards
ceremony. The race offers prizes for top
overall runners and by age group. You can
sign up now at www.active.com or get
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TO OFFER FREE LEAD
TESTING FOR
CHILDREN
The Allegheny County Health
Department (ACHD) is now offering
free blood lead level testing for uninsured
and underinsured children in Allegheny
County.
Testing will be done at ACHD’s
Immunization Clinic every Tuesday
(9 a.m. to noon) and Thursday (noon
to 4 p.m.). No advance appointment is
necessary. The clinic is located on the
fourth floor of the Hartley Rose Building
(425 First Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15219);
patrons are advised to enter the building
via Cherry Way.
“To support the new universal lead
screening regulation in Allegheny County,
we are pleased to announce our new
lead testing services for uninsured and
underinsured children,” said Dr. Karen
Hacker, ACHD Director. “In Allegheny
County, children can be exposed to lead
from multiple sources including paint,
dust, soil and water. Blood lead testing is
an important strategy to identify children
who have been exposed, and intervene.”
Blood lead level tests at the
Immunization Clinic will be done via
a capillary screen or what is commonly
referred to as a “finger stick.” Parents
and/or guardians should call the health
department at 412.687.2243 to find out if
they qualify for these services.
Children with elevated test results
from the capillary screen will be referred
to their primary care provider to have
a required confirmatory blood draw
(a venous test) at another location as
prescribed by the child’s health care
provider.
ACHD is reminding parents and
providers that a regulation requiring all
children in the county, unless otherwise
exempted, to have their blood lead
levels tested went into effect on Jan. 1,
2018. The regulation, which applies to
all residents and schools of Allegheny
County, is meant to boost early detection
and treatment of lead poisoning and
reduce the incidence, impact, and cost
of the problem. It also will enhance
countywide surveillance of childhood
lead poisoning.
For more information about ACHD’s
approach to preventing lead exposure,
visit achd.net/lead. ■