Notices
The David Bradford House will present Ghosts of Washington Haunted History Walking Tours from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tours will leave from the garden of the David Bradford House, 175 S. Main St., Washington, and last about 45 minutes. Parking is available on the street or in nearby city lots. Cost is $5 per person. Hot beverages, snacks and souvenirs will be available. This is the seventh year for the popular walking tours. Each year the routes and the stories change. Just to make people guess, the creative team always tells one fictional story so that throughout the tour, people will listen and question what they’re hearing. The David Bradford House is open to the public by appointment for individuals, families and large groups. To arrange a visit, call 724-222-3604. Visit www.bradfordhouse.org for more information.
Halloween Night Walk along the Panhandle Trail at the McDonald Trail Station will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday. Tricks and treats will be provided to children ages 11 and younger as they walk a portion of the Panhandle Trail near McDonald. Children are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes for the walk. There is no fee but registration is required. To register, call 724-228-6867. The program is sponsored by Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation and McDonald Area Redevelopment Association.
West Newton Senior Center will host a tour of Belmont, Ohio, Saturday, including the glass factory and gift shop, sheriff’s museum, a 23-room Victorian mansion and Dickinson Cattle Ranch, where participants will ride a school bus into the fields to feed longhorns. Lunch will be held at Cracker Barrel. Cost is $76 and the bus will depart West Newton at 7:30 a.m. and Belle Vernon at 7:45 a.m. Reservations can be made by mailing a check to West Newton Senior Center, 103 E. Main St. West Newton, Pa 15089.
Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host free star parties Friday and Saturday at Mingo Creek Observatory in Mingo Creek County Park. The program will begin at dusk as long as there is a partly clear sky. If it is raining or cloudy, the program will be cancelled. Reservations are not required. For more information, visit www.3ap.org.
Peters Township Public Library welcomes best-selling author and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Todd Moss to discuss his latest international thriller, “Ghosts of Havana,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Moss is chief operating officer and senior fellow at the Washington think tank Center for Global Development, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. A book signing and light refreshments will follow the program. To register, email programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724-941-9430 ext. 1.
Peters Creek Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, in the social room of Wrights United Methodist Church, 788 Venetia Road, Venetia, with guest speaker Keith Bastianni. He is a resident of Bethel Park, a member of the South Park Historical Society and archeologist with Michael Baker International, as well as an artist with a number of hobbies and interests. His varied hobbies include interest in UFO investigations and the paranormal. The program will be “Strange Tales For An Autumn Evening: A Martian Odyssey” and will give an overview of planet Mars in mythology and popular culture with a discussion of some of the mysteries surrounding the red planet.
Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Halloween parade Oct. 26. Lineup stars at 6 p.m. at Chess Park and the parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best costumes and floats. For more information, call 724-258-5919 or visit www.monongahelaareachamber.org.