With over 50 duck entries this year in the BVA Rotary ‘Regatta on the Yough’ Great Company Duck Race, winning "Best in Show" was Bill's Golfland, determined by crowd voting at the event on August 23. The Bill's Golfland Duck was designed and created by Emily Orawiec, Bill's Golfland employee.

Auggie Cook, nationally known standup comedian will make his first appearance at the Long Branch Community Grange on October 24 at 6:00PM. 

Auggie has appeared on ABC and A&F as well as worked with many well-known comedians such as Howie Mondell, Drew Carey, Chris Rock, and many more. His quick wit, clean jokes, easy style and hilarious songs have been making people laugh for years.  As a Christian Comedian he will keep you laughing throughout the show.

Prior to the show there will be a delicious dinner served which begins at 6:00PM. Grange doors open at 5:30PM.   The grange is located at 210 Chestnut Street with plenty of

Parking and is handicapped accessible. 

The cost of the show and dinner is a $40 donation.  Tickets can be purchased from any Grange member or by calling 724-938-2529 or 724-344-0945.  All tickets must be purchased in advance. No walk-ins will be accepted.

The Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary Club will sponsor an Electronics Recycling event on October 17 from 10:00AM to 1:00PM at the Herman Mihalich Boat Launch, located at 1 Monongahela St., Monessen.

There will be restrictions on the number and types of items accepted at the event offered with assistance from Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling, the City of Monessen and ProWaste LLC of Belle Vernon.

The following items will be accepted: flat screen and tube televisions, computer towers, computer monitors, computer keyboards, printers and related cables, laptops, e-books, e-readers, fax machines, VCRs, microwave ovens, landline phones, am/fm radios, tape players and turntables.

The following items will NOT be accepted: vacuum sweepers, standalone speakers, carpet scrubbers, large console stereo systems, DVD disks and VCR tapes.

A four-item-per-person limit will be enforced.

“We held a similar recycling event in the spring and the response was tremendous because there are so many rules and regulations about how the public can legally dispose of those old TVs, radios, printers and other items that clutter our basements,” said Bob Pope, who is chairing the event for the Rotary Club.

“As everyone begins their holiday preparations and cleaning, we thought this was the perfect time to offer this service,’ Pope added. “Anyone from any community is welcome to drop off their electronics with us and we’ll safely dispose of them.”

There is no charge for this event, but donations will be accepted to fund projects in the communities served by the Rotary club.

Good food, great friends and stronger communities will come together when the Rotary Club of the South Hills hosts its Community Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 12:00 noon to 7:00PM at Triumph of the Holy Cross, 1 Grove Place in Pleasant Hills.

The community is invited to gather around the table for a traditional spaghetti dinner while helping Rotary continue its work throughout the South Hills. Dinner includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread and butter, with beverages available for dine-in guests. Spaghetti will be prepared by Rockwell’s Red Lion, with meatballs generously donated by Weiss Meats.

Meals are $15 for adults and $8 for children age 10 and under, and guests may choose to eat in or take out. And be sure to save room for dessert! A bake sale featuring homemade goodies will also be held throughout the day. Credit cards will be accepted.

But the dinner is about much more than a plate of spaghetti. One hundred percent of the proceeds will support community charities and scholarships, helping the Rotary Club of the South Hills continue investing in local families, students and organizations.

“Food brings people together,” and Rotary hopes this dinner will do exactly that—bringing neighbors, families and friends together for a great meal while supporting a bigger purpose. 

For tickets and additional information, click on the link to register or contact Robert Weiss at 412-551-6015 for tickets.   Come hungry, bring a friend and help Rotary build a brighter tomorrow—one plate of spaghetti at a time.

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