🌱 How $73K in gambling funds will upgrade Scottdale’s water rescues

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• How $73K in gambling funds will upgrade Scottdale's water rescues

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📰 News we're reading

• Scottdale Volunteer Fire Department to purchase water rescue gear with $73K in gambling revenue (triblive.com) — Scottdale's volunteer firefighters are getting about $73,000 in state gambling revenue to buy new water rescue gear, including dry suits, scuba equipment, and rescue respirators. Local lawmakers say the funding will boost emergency response for Scottdale Borough, Jacobs Creek, and nearby flood-prone areas, improving safety for both residents and first responders.
   

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Friday October 2
• Denise Krestal-Baldwin: Helltown Taproom Mt Pleasant w/ Manic Mango 6-9pm →
  Helltown Brewing - Mt Pleasant Taproom, 13 Henry C Frick St, Mt Pleasant
  6:00 pm

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Wednesday September 30
• Tarot & Divination Exchange Night →
  Celestial Mystic Awakenings Healing Sanctuary, 701 West Main Street, Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Fall Farmers Market
  Connellsville City, 400 W Crawford Ave, Connellsville
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Collaborative Mural Workshop with Jordan Ann Craig
  The Westmoreland, 221 N. Main Street, Greensburg
  10:00 am
• McPoyle Bike/Run/Walk
  Austin Park Begins at
  10:00 am
• Public Tours
  The Westmoreland, 221 N. Main Street, Greensburg
  1:00 pm
• Tangled Up In Brew
  Yough River Park
  6:00 pm
• Heart of the Highlands – Live Piano Recital →
  Sparks in the Valley, 1050 Indian Creek Valley Rd, Indian Head
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Bryon Martini Jr. 5k Memorial Run/Walk →
  Perryopolis PA
• 5K run/walk - Mikes Mission
  Yough River Park
  8:00 am
• Artist Talk: Jordan Ann Craig
  The Westmoreland, 221 N. Main Street, Greensburg
  3:00 pm
• Heart of the Highlands Piano Recital →
  Sparks in the Valley, 1050 Indian Creek Valley Rd, Indian Head
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Connellsville

• WPIAL / PIAA Girls High School Soccer: Midseason standings and postseason seeding projections (pittsburghsoccernow.com)

Greensburg

• Westmoreland County high school notebook: Greensburg Salem's Luke Sikora set to challenge for WPIAL title (triblive.com)
• Westmoreland Historical Society (triblive.com)

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