FC Church to hold health screenings
FOX CHAPEL: The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1610 Powers Run Road, will have health screenings March 16 to assess the risk of stroke and vascular disease.
Life Line Screening will offer carotid artery screenings, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, ankle brachial index and bone density screenings to assess the risk for osteoporosis.
The tests are fast, painless and use ultrasound technology. They are conducted by registered or registry-eligible ultrasound technologists. A board-certified physician reviews the results of each test to ensure the accuracy of the results before they are mailed to the individual. If a screening suggests further evaluation, the individual is encouraged to seek appropriate follow-up care with his/her own physician.
Each screening requires 10 minutes or less to complete and costs $40. A package of three vascular screenings is $99.To register for an appointment call 1-800-407-4557.
Shady Side sellingtickets to musical
FOX CHAPEL: Tickets are on sale for Shady Side Academy's production of the musical "Babes in Arms" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, through Monday, March 11, at the school's Memorial Hall.
This 1937 version of "Babes in Arms" boasts one of the great scores ever written with featured songs such as "Where or When" and "My Funny Valentine."
The story focuses around a group of teen-agers forced to a work farm during the Depression by their out-of-work vaudevillian parents. In a desperate attempt to avoid farm labor, the children put together a summer-stock theater performance with hilarious and melodious results.
Walt McGough, Musetta Durke, Marsh Blackstone, Lena Dickinson, Mike Papincak and Adrienne Genovese have the lead roles. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Shady Side Academy box office at 412-963-3040.
FOX CHAPEL: Borough council last week approved the reappointment of one person and the appointment of two others as members of the Community Center and Library Association Board.
Joanne Welsh of Cornwall Drive was reappointed to a three-year term. Elizabeth D. Harrison, also of Cornwall Drive, and Anne Thomasmeyer of Timber Ridge Road will begin three-year terms. All three women are O'Hara residents, however Fox Chapel has approval rights because it contributes more than 15 percent of the municipal funding for the library and community center's operation.
Senior luncheon set for FC High
O'HARA: The Fox Chapel Area School District annual senior citizens' luncheon and choral/orchestra performance will be March 2.
There will be two seatings for the free turkey lunch, 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. At about 1 p.m., a concert will be held featuring the Madrigal Singers directed by high school choral director Craig Cannon and the high school orchestra directed by orchestra director Mairi Thompson.
The luncheon will be in the Fox Chapel Area High School cafeteria and the choral/orchestra performance in the high school auditorium.
The event is sponsored by the Fox Chapel Area High School Student Council. Space is limited and reservations are required for the luncheon.
Call Beverly Schulte at 412-967-2443 for reservations and details. University Women set meeting time
FOX CHAPEL: The Fox Chapel Area Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 12 at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road.
The speaker will be Davitt Woodwell, regional director for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and former director of the Riverlife Task Force.
For details on membership, call 412-767-5596.
Flower sales help Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society's 29th annual Daffodil Days will be celebrated the week of March 18. Bouquets of the first flower of spring and the Society's symbol of hope are being sold and will be delivered to businesses, schools, homes and hospitals across Pennsylvania that week.
Orders are due by early March for delivery the week of March 18. Donations are $6 for bunches of 10 flowers. The flowers also will be available for individual purchase at sites throughout Pennsylvania during the week.
For details about becoming a volunteer, purchasing daffodils, or details 1-800-ACS-2345.
Golf permits for seniors on sale
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works, Parks Division announced that Senior Citizen Golf Permits for the upcoming regular golf season will go on sale from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. beginning March 11, Mondays through Fridays, at the North and South Park Golf Courses.
Persons age 55 and older are eligible to purchase the permits, at a cost of $60. Season locker rentals at $25 each also will be available beginning March 11.
Winter golf continues through March 10 after which the courses close for season preparation. The target opening date is March 29.
For details, call North Park at 412-961-0512 or 724-935-1967; South Park at 412-835-3545.
Fox Chapel PTA holds fashion show
O'HARA: The Fox Chapel Area High School Parent Teacher Association will have its annual spring fashion show at 7 p.m. April 15 in the high school auditorium.
Teachers and students will model new fashions in casual attire, sportswear, at home wear and also prom fashions.There also will be door prizes.
Details on ticket purchases will be forthcoming.
