information on registration and other
details.
CANDLE TREE FARM
Dates: Open the Friday after Thanksgiving
Address: 2776 South Bridge Road,
Washington
Contact: candletreefarm.com, or
724.249.6472
INTRODUCTION TO
SNOWSHOEING
Date: Jan. 14 (Pre-registration is required.)
Address: Oliver Miller Homestead Parking
Lot, 1 Stone Manse Drive, South Park
Contact: county.allegheny.pa.us/parks, or
412.350.2455
Ride the wagon into the fields and
choose from thousands of trees. When
you return, staff members can shake out
any dead needles and bale your tree if
you wish. Then go inside the barn for
a.complimentary hot chocolate or coffee
and see a large selection of wreaths made
from fresh greens on the farm. Visit the
website for more information. Dress for the weather and learn to
snowshoe this winter with the park
rangers! This will be a basic instruction
class with a trek through the woods
(approx. 1 mile). Program is weather-
dependent: if there is no snow, it will be
a guided hike. Visit the website for more
information on pre-registration, fees and
other details.
SIMMONS FARM LENSSHOOTERS PHOTO CLUB AT
PETERS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY
Address: 170 Simmons Road, McMurray
Contact: simmonsfarm.com/
christmastrees, or 724.941.1490
A large selection of Christmas trees
are available, from tabletop trees up to
15ft.-tall trees. Cut-Ur-Own trees available
in very limited sizes and varieties. Call
ahead prior to visit. Wreaths, poinsettias
and Christmas planters are available daily.
Visit the website for more information.
TRAX FARMS
Address: 528 Trax Road, Finleyville
Contact: traxfarms.com, or 412.835.3246
Trax Farms is a 400-acre working farm
market and greenhouse. There is a limited
number of cut-your-own trees, and you
will need to schedule an appointment.
The Christmas Shop offers trees,
ornaments, and decorating and gift ideas
for the holidays.
THE DEERSLAYER TRAIL RUN
Date: Dec. 3
Time: 10 a.m. start
Address: South Park Fairgrounds (under
the Big Clock), Brownsville Road,
South Park
Contact: gprrc.com/schedule.php
Run off the holiday cookies by
challenging yourself with a 4-mile or
8-mile race. Visit the website for more
Date: Jan. 10
Time: 7 p.m.
Address: 616 East McMurray Road,
McMurray
Contact: ptlibrary.org, or 724.941.9430
Learn something new in 2018! On
the second Wednesday of the month
from September to May, the Western
Pennsylvania Lensshooters Photography
Club meets at the library. It is dedicated
to providing a forum where members
can learn from guest speakers and other
members’ techniques to improve their
photography—both film and digital.
Annual dues are just $15. Visit the website
for more information.
MAKER MONDAYS AT CARNEGIE
LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 4 p.m.
Address: 510 East 10th Avenue, Munhall
Contact: carnegieofhomestead.com, or
412.462.3444
The New Year is a great time to learn
something new! Kids and teens from
ages 11 to 18 can learn a new way to
make things each Monday, including
woodworking, weaving, 3-D printing,
and sculpting in the Knowledge Vault, the
library’s new classroom. Visit the website
for more information.
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