IN Peters Township October/November 2016 | Page 36

LOOP IN THE C O N T I N U E D PETERS TOWNSHIP DANCE TEAM’S DESIGNER PURSE BINGO The Peters Township Dance Team will hold its third annual Designer Purse Bingo event on Friday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at St. Benedict the Abbot Church, located at 120 Abington Drive in McMurray. The funds raised will help offset costs associated with the team’s participation in local dance competitions as well as their annual trip to Orlando, FL for Nationals. Tickets are $35 per person and include one packet of twelve regular games, food and soda. Additional cards for special games, 50/50 and tickets for a chance to win prizes and raffle baskets will all be available for purchase throughout the evening. Be sure to order your tickets in advance, as seating is limited. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets may be purchased from the 34 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Peters Township members of the dance team and at the door, if the event is not already sold out. Acceptable forms of payment include cash and checks made payable to PTDT. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Michele Backo at 412.997.6025 or email Barb Deliere at [email protected]. All tickets are non-refundable. CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE OF VENETIA Come celebrate the spirit of Christmas in the historic Village of Venetia, located at the 700 block of Venetia Road, on Friday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4 from noon to 5 p.m. Create new family traditions with activities that range from colonial to country, and enjoy the merchants and organizations of an original settlement of Peters Township. The event will begin on Friday evening with the lighting of the 40-foot Village Tree, in addition to caroling and campfires at the historic Wrights United Methodist Church. Saturday’s events begin with Santa’s Breakfast Workshop where children can make a special gift for mom and dad this season, and Sunday will host the traditional Soup and Stroll fundraiser at the Colonial Wright House and Museum of Western Expansion, sponsored by the Peters Creek Historical society. The DARE model train display, food and funnel cakes, and the Touring Red Bird Mission Appalachian Craft Show from Beverly, Kentucky will also be available throughout the weekend. Adding to the festivities this year is the 90th anniversary of the Venetia School building. Its teachers, students and staff were the foundation of Village events up until its closing in 1993. Come and begin the season with sharing, caring, music, food and fun for all ages. For more information call 724.348.4059/814.758.1385 or visit wrightsumc.com. n