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WHAT’S NEWS IN PENN HILLS PENN HILLS PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMMING FALL 2019 coach, ESPN sports analyst and renowned motivational speaker Nov. 5 Beth Macy, award-winning journalist with a focus on social problems including the opioid crisis Capes & Crowns, a Superhero and Princess Party HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES INCOME GUIDELINES INCREASE FOR WIC PROGRAM Oct. 5, 2-4 p.m., Universal Park, Schrott Pavilion, free admission. Come dressed as your favorite superhero or princess! The event will feature crafts, games, a bounce house and music. A special meet & greet with a superhero and princess to be announced. Light refreshments will be provided. Please call 412.798.2147 by Sept. 23 to register. Second Annual ‘Autumn in the Hills’ Festival Oct. 12, 4-8 p.m., Turner Friendship Park, free admission. Join in this 2nd Annual over-21 event featuring live music, food trucks, axe throwing, games of chance and more! Halloween in the Park Dec. 3 Alan Zwiebel, Emmy Award- winning comedy writer including for “Saturday Night Live” Oct. 26, Penn Hills Community Park, 12-2 p.m., free admission. Halloween parade, games, and activities for children through age 12. 22nd Annual Holiday Craft Show Nov. 23, Linton Middle School, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., free admission. The Holiday Craft Show features over 125 homemade craft vendors selling all varieties of holiday season items. TOWN HALL SOUTH SPEAKERS SERIES Are you looking for intellectual growth and cultural stimulation through national and international acclaimed speakers that inspire, educate, inform and enlarge one’s world? Subscribe to Town Hall South, which began in 1969 and features five lectures that are held in the Upper St. Clair High School Theatre from 10:10- 11:10 a.m. For the 2019-2020 season, the array of speakers will be: Oct. 1 Lou Holtz, legendary football 4 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ questions posed by the luncheon audience—which frequently leads to a very candid exchange! Tickets for the 2019-2020 season are sold as a series only and can be purchased by visiting the website at townhallsouth.org. Feb. 4 Vijay Gupta, violinist/educator/ mental health advocate March 17 Lynsey Addario, Pulitzer Prize- winning photojournalist, focused on War, Injustice, Resilience and Humanity. In addition to the formal lecture, an optional luncheon at St. Clair Country Club is held immediately following, where the speaker is available to answer icmags.com The Allegheny County Health Department announced that income guidelines for the PA Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program have increased. The 2019-20 income limits for eligibility start with an annual gross income of $23,017 for a family of one; $31,284 for two; $39,461 for three; $47,638 for four; and $55,815 for five. Allegheny County residents with family sizes larger than five should contact the health department’s WIC Program directly for benefit information by calling 412.350.5801. WIC is a federally funded program for pregnant women, postpartum and breastfeeding mothers, infants and children under the age of 5. Eligibility is based on income and nutritional risk. Participants receive nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support and food benefits redeemable at participating grocery stores for infant formula, infant cereal, jarred baby foods, milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, juice, cereal, peanut butter, whole grains including bread, tortillas, oatmeal, rice and pasta, soy beverage, tofu, dry or canned beans, canned chunk light tuna, pink salmon or sardines, and fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables including organic varieties. WIC participants are reminded to pick up their Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers, which are available through Sept. 30, 2019, or while supplies last. The vouchers can be redeemed for locally grown fruits and vegetables at FMNP-authorized PA farm markets and stands through Nov. 30, 2019.   n