WHAT’S NEWS IN WEST JEFFERSON HILLS
PROGRAMMING AT
THE PLEASANT HILLS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
A HOGWARTS HOLIDAY: Thursday,
Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. While you might not be able
to visit Hogsmeade this holiday season, you
can learn how to make some really awesome
Harry Potter-themed ornaments. For students
in grades 4-12. A $2 donation per person is
requested and will be collected at the event.
Please register by calling 412.655.2424 or
emailing [email protected].
PJ FAMILY STORY TIME – A TIME FOR
MITTENS: Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. Mittens
keep your hands warm and cozy in the cold
weather. Join us for stories, silly songs, a
delicious craft, and a mouth-watering snack.
Wear your PJs and bring a stuffed friend
to join in the fun. Family program. Please
register by calling 412.655.2424 or emailing
[email protected].
MAKE AND PAINT ORNAMENTS:
Wednesdays, Dec. 14 and 21, at 10:30 a.m.
Make fun ornaments out of air-drying dough
on Dec. 14 and then come back to paint them
on Dec. 21. For children ages 2 and up.
Please register at 412.655.2424 or email
[email protected].
THE PLEASANT PLAYERS READERS
THEATER PRESENTS “A VISIT OF
ST. NICK”: Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m.
Come listen to this fun radio program, first
performed in 1939, about the family from
Clement Moore’s famous poem. Peek into
the lives of the mouse family as they prepare
for a special visitor. Family program. Please
register by calling 412.655.2424 or emailing
[email protected].
LEGO EXTRAVAGANZA CLUB:
Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 4 p.m. Calling all
Lego fans, come build with us on the last
Wednesday of every month. We’ll have Legos
you can use but feel free to bring your own.
For children ages 3 and up. No registration
necessary.
LEARN HOW TO PLAY CHESS:
Thursdays, Dec. 29, at 2 p.m., and Jan. 5 at
4 p.m. Learn the art of chess from a U.S.
Candidate Master. David Donohoe will teach
us some basic strategy and tactics, then we’ll
play a few rounds. For students in grades
4-12. Please register by calling 412.655.2424
or emailing [email protected].
GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP:
Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Let
your creativity run wild while you use a
variety of edible materials to decorate a premade gingerbread house. Family program. A
$3 donation per house decorator is requested
and will be collected at the event. Please
register by calling 412.655.2424 or emailing
[email protected].
ANNUAL FAMILY HOLIDAY PARTY:
Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate the
winter holidays at the library. Enjoy stories,
games, crafts, snacks and a special visit
from the man in red. Family program.
A $2 donation per child, and a half-dozen
cookies per family is requested and will
be collected at the event. Please register
by calling 412.655.2424 or emailing
[email protected].
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to your smoke alarms, and the alarms should
be replaced every 10 years, so check the
manufacture date on yours today.”
If you forgot to check your devices
when you turned your clocks back, please do
so now.
RESIDENTS URGED TO
CHANGE BATTERIES
IN DETECTORS
Allegheny County Emergency Services
Chief Matt Brown reminds residents to
change the batteries in their smoke alarms and
carbon monoxide detectors. Battery checks
on these devices are recommended around
Daylight Saving Time changes to promote
an easy-to-remember time of year to think
about safety.
“Daylight Saving Time provides a perfect
opportunity to increase awareness in the
community about the life-saving benefits of
smoke alarms,” said Brown. “Smoke alarms
can’t do their jobs, however, if the batteries
have died, so checking the batteries is just as
important. Age matters as well when it comes
Smoke alarms detect and alert people to
fire in its early stages, giving them the time
needed to escape safely. When working
properly, smoke alarms can mean the
difference between life and death. More than
one-third (38%) of home fire deaths result
from fires in which no smoke alarms are
present. The risk of dying in a home fire is cut
in half in homes with working smoke alarms,
while three out of five home fire deaths result
from fires in properties without working
smoke alarms. Newer models of smoke alarms
have long-lasting batteries that do not need to
be replaced, but thousands of homeowners
still have models that use standard alkaline
batteries that must be replaced regularly. No
matter what type of smoke alarms are used in
a ho