Take Sunday stroll at McKeever Center

SANDY LAKE — An afternoon stroll is set for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, starting at the information shelter of McKeever Environmental Learning Center, 55 McKeever Lane, near Sandy Lake.

Participants can bring a snack and drinking water and should wear weather appropriate clothing. Info: www.mckeever.org

Conneaut Cellars Winery harvest picnic is Sunday

CONNEAUT LAKE -- The Conneaut Cellars annual harvest picnic starts at noon Sunday.

Info: 814-382-3999 or 877-229-9463; www.ccw-wine.com

Mexican War Streets tour is this weekend

PITTSBURGH -- The Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour is the oldest and finest house tour in Pittsburgh. During the 40th annual event, held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, visitors will see 13 homes, including that of former Pittsburgh Steeler, Franco Harris. There will be a midway of vendors, along with a restaurant tasting. Food tickets will be available for $5 each.

Tour tickets are available for $18 today or for $20 a person at the booth Sunday on the corner of Monterey Street and West North Avenue. After 10 p.m. today, house tour tickets will only be available at the ticket booth on Sunday.

In early 1964, James D. Van Trump and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. sought to create a preservation group that would provide means of saving and restoring historic homes and public buildings that were slated for the wrecking ball. The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation was incorporated on Sept. 30, 1964, and in 1966, received a $100,000 grant from the Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation and committed the resources to the deteriorating Central North Side area with the intention of creating what turned out to be the first racially integrated, mixed income historic district in the nation. The PH&LF; promoted the area, and helped to establish an independent neighborhood organization -- the Mexican War Streets Society. For more info: 412-323-9030 or www.mexicanwarstreets.org/tour and www.phlf.org.

Waterfowl, Outdoor Expo slated in Linesville

LINESVILLE, Pa. — The 28th annual Ducks Unlimited Pymatuning Waterfowl & Outdoor Expo will be next Saturday and Sunday in Linesville.

The event will begin with a “Waterfowl Hunters Party” Friday evening in St. Phillips Social Hall. Purchase tickets by Wednesday.The expo parade is 10 a.m. Saturday9/19 at Linesville High School. The expo opens at that time in the school. Judging of the decoy carving coontest starts at 12:30 p.m.; and Pennsylvania Duck Stamp competition starts at 1 p.m. Ducks Unlimited auction is set for 5 p.m. in St. Phillips Social Hall.

The expo opens at 10 a.m. Sunday9/20. Waterfowl callers will compete that day in the Expo Duck & Goose Calling competition. Outdoor related vendors, artwork and seminars will round out the event.

Info: Lew Walker, 814-382-8551; or e-mail, lwalker@ducks.org

SRHS participatesin national program

SHARON — Women who give birth to their baby in The Women’s Center of Sharon Regional Health System now have an opportunity to participate in a national public banking cord blood program through the Dan Berger Cord Blood Program. The blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a child, called “cord blood,” is a rich source of stem cells for blood and marrow transplants. About 70 percent of BMT patients don’t find matching donors within their families and must receive transplants from donor registries.

SRHS encourages women preparing for the birth of their babies to consider donating the baby’s cord blood. Women who choose to donate their baby’s cord blood are assured that the focus of their labor and delivery remains on them and their baby, and the birth will not be affected by the collection of cord blood.

The cord blood is collected after the baby is born. There is no charge for participating in the cord blood program.

Patients receive instruction in their physician’s office, complete an enrollment form and receive a kit that is brought to SRHS at the time of birth. Women expecting twins or who are under 18 years of age are not eligible to participate.

Cord blood is needed from people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds in order to match the diverse tissue types of patients as closely as possible.

After identification, the cord blood type is listed on the registry of the National Marrow Donor Program.

This program operates the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse program donor registry available worldwide. The cord blood is stored in a public cord blood bank until needed.

Info: Mary Weigel at 412-209-7479 or e-mail mweigel@itxm.org

Munnell Run Farm Day packed with activities

MERCER — Munnell Run Farm Day will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 on the farm, on Route 58 West, a mile north of Mercer.

Tractor-pulled and horse-drawn wagon rides, farm and trout nursery tours, a local farmers’ market, children’s activities, face painting, a Chinese auction, food by Youth Conservation Camp, Shenango River Watchers, Mercer Historical Society and Woodland Place Auxiliary are planned.

Non-perishable food items will be collected to benefit Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County in Farrell.

Info: 724-662-2242; or at www.munnellrunfarm.org

Jennings Center to mark National Public Lands

SLIPPERY ROCK — The 16th annual National Public Lands Day will be celebrated from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, near Slippery Rock.

Trail construction and rehabilitation will be the day’s focus. Those 12 and older can register by Sept. 18 to take part. Lunch will be provided and each participant will receive a T-shirt.

Registration and info: 724-794-6011.

McKeever Center hosting pair of programs

SANDY LAKE — McKeever Environmental Learning Center, 55 McKeever Lane, near Sandy Lake, will host these events:

• Bird feeding — 10 a.m. Oct. 4.

• “Migration Morning” — 7:30 a.m. Oct. 17.

Info: 724-376-1000.