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WHAT’S NEWS IN SHALER FREE EVENTS IN SHALER! MOVIE IN THE PARK AT KIWANIS PARK FEATURING ‘MOANA’ Friday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. Rain Date: Saturday, Sept. 16 Bring your blanket or chair and come enjoy the movie with friends and family! Free popcorn will be available. FALL FESTIVAL IN KIWANIS PARK Saturday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. Parade at 2 p.m. around the park, costumes optional. Crafts, games, straw obstacle course, and races are planned. Bring or buy a pumpkin to decorate. 27TH ANNUAL SHALER HOLIDAY ‘LITE UP’ NIGHT Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Shaler North Hills Library & Middle School Mt. Royal Boulevard Visit with Santa and friends. UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM Sunday, Sept. 10, 1 to 4 p.m. Great Wheel Spinning Day A gathering of wheels! All Great Wheel Spinners, bring your wheels and join us! Visitors young and old – come watch and try your hand at this traditional skill! Do you spin with a Great Wheel? Please bring it along to our gathering and spin with us! Even if you don’t spin, bring your wheel to the gathering! Admission: $3/adults, $1/children under 12, DLMA members free/ For more information e-mail DLMuseum@ gmail.com or call 412.486.0563 and leave a message. Saturday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hydref— the Museum’s Fall Festival The museum comes alive with re-enactors, demonstrators, crafts people, music, food and children’s activities. Come to the Hydref and step back in time! Saturdays, Oct. 21 & 28, 6 to 9 p.m. Lantern Tours at the Museum A quiet, family oriented, historical alternative to Halloween. Learn about—and possibly catch a glimpse of—the Deacon, the museum’s resident, benevolent ghost. Costumed guides and demonstrators in every building. Sunday, Oct. 29, 1 to 4 p.m. Last Sunday to visit the museum for the season. Check this website for special events and classes throughout the winter! The Depreciation Lands Museum is a living museum located at 4743 S. Pioneer Road in Allison Park. The museum is open every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. ROSE YMCA BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING PROGRAM The Million Hearts campaign was launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with the goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. As part of this effort to prevent cardiovascular disease, the Y-USA designed a program to reduce participants’ blood pressure based on the successful “Check It, Change It,” research study. The YMCA’s Blood Pressure Self- Monitoring program supports adults with high blood pressure in developing the habit of self- monitoring blood pressure and understanding the role nutrition plays in pressure management through personalized support. 6 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Shaler The BPSM evidence-based program is a four- month program designed to help adults with high blood pressure develop the habit of routine blood pressure monitoring. The goals of the program are: 1) Reduce blood pressure 2) Develop new skills for managing blood pressure 3) Gain the ability to identify and control triggers that raise blood pressure 4) Increase confidence in adopting healthier eating habits Heart Healthy ambassadors from the YMCA will take participants’ blood pressure during face-to- face meetings and will train participants to take their own blood pressure accurately using the American Heart Association ABCD protocol. In addition, the YMCA will offer a nutrition education seminar each month. For more information, email the Healthy Living Director at the Rose Family YMCA in Cranberry Township at [email protected]. EMMAUS TO HOST 4TH ANNUAL SPIRIT RUN On Oct.15, Emmaus will host its fourth annual SPIRIT RUN, a Halloween costume-themed chipped 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk to benefit the Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh and its mission of providing homes and support for people with intellectual disabilities. All skill and fitness levels welcome. The Spirit Run is an out-and-back course along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, followed by an awards ceremony, refreshments and a family-friendly celebration in the South Shore Riverfront Park at South Side Works. Post-race activities include Halloween-themed crafts and fun with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, pumpkin painting and more! For more information, visit: EmmausPgh.org/spiritrun.