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PETERS TOWNSHIP
FARMERS MARKET
The third annual Peters Township Farmers
Market opened on May 18. The first two years
were extremely successful and this year aims
to be the best yet with over 30 vendors, local
entertainment, dining and a new Healthy
Eating Series geared toward children.
Products offered will include fresh produce
from five different farmers, eggs, milk, bread,
cheese, beef/chicken/pork, pasta, cured
meat, condiments, wine, jams/dips, olive
oil/vinegars, honey, hummus, maple syrup,
organic fresh pressed juice, fresh cut flowers,
prepared foods and sweet treats such as kettle
corn, shaved ice, pies, cookies, biscotti and
more. Local artisans will be offering
handmade home and body care products,
jewelry and more.
The new Healthy Eating Series feature is
geared toward kids and families to help further
educate them on making healthy eating
choices, why buying fresh/local is important,
and to teach kids where their food comes from.
The market will offer tours that give customers
the chance to visit local farms like Freedom
Farms, Logan Family Farms and Kern Farms
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to learn more about how their food is grown.
Nutrition experts will conduct kid-focused,
engaging activities and fun food challenges
at the market. Pittsburgh Farm to Table and
Pathways to Smartcare Wellness will be doing
a local food challenge to engage kids on buying
local and eating fresh produce.
Additionally, each week will feature live
entertainment from local performers, area
children’s groups and chef cooking demos
from local restaurants and culinary schools.
If you’re interested in performing, please send
a message via the Facebook page or email
[email protected].
The Peters Township Farmers Market will
be held every Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at
St. David’s Episcopal Church located at
905 E. McMurray Road, Venetia 15367.
The market will continue through Nov. 23.
For more information, to sign up
for weekly newsletters, and for a full list
of participating vendors, visit
peterstownshipfarmersmarket.org.
local nursing homes, youth organizations,
the food pantry, community gardens and
three high school scholarships. The club
appreciates the community’s patronage and is
looking forward to next year’s fundraiser. For
membership information, contact Pat Stanfill
at 724.942.5421.
’CLASSICS ON MAIN’ CAR
CRUISE
Looking for something fun to do on a
sunny, summer afternoon? Then be sure to
check out the Classics on Main Car Cruise,
Covered Bridge Region AACA, to be held
on Main Street in Washington, PA, on July
10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The car cruise will
showcase a pavilion exhibit of military vehicles
and orphan automobiles and is open to all
wheels! For more information, contact
Julie Herder at [email protected].
DONALD BROWN
ACHIEVES THE CIRCLE OF
HONOR
UPS driver Donald Brown of McMurray
was recently inducted into UPS’s prestigious
Circle of Honor for achieving 25 years of
accident-free driving. He and 69 other elite
drivers from PA are among the 1,613 newly
inducted into the company’s honorary
organization.
Globally 8,703 active UPS drivers are
members of the Circle of Honor. Collectively
they’ve racked up more than 245,000 years and
more than 5.3 billion safe miles during their
careers. That’s enough miles to travel to Mars
and back 19 times!
EXPLORING HISTORY
WITH THE PETERS CREEK
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Over the past few months the Peters Creek
Historical Society has hosted several guest
speakers as part of its monthly meetings.
On Monday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., the
society welcomed Larry Gallant to speak
about “Mysteries of Ancient PA.” Gallant’s
THANK YOU FROM THE
presentation covered topics on the Mystery
GIANT OAKS GARDEN
Stone and the Copper Plates of Peters Creek,
CLUB
the Monolith and Rock Shelter at Piney Fork,
The Giant Oaks Garden Club of Peters
the Giants of Finleyville, Elrama and other
Township would like to extend thanks to all
mysteries. He is an avid history buff, a member
of the local community members and
speaker of the Heinz History Center team, an
businesses who supported the Annual Plant
associate editor of Ancient American Magazine
Sale and Flea Market, either with donations
and the author of a forthcoming book titled
or purchases, held at the Peters Township
“Prehistoric Pennsylvania.”
Library on Saturday, May 14. It was a huge
For more information about the Peters
success, despite the intermittent raindrops.
Creek Historical Society, contact Ruthann
The money earned will help to provide support Seraly by emailing [email protected].
for organizations and community outreach
programs such as the PT Library, Washington
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