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
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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