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All four Community Park tennis courts will closed for repainting and striping beginning May 19.
Weather permitting, they will reopen for play starting Saturday, May 24, in time for Memorial Day Weekend. Two of the courts were completely reconstructed this spring.
During the closing, all play and USTA lessons will be postponed. Make-up days will be scheduled for lessons missed.
Bad weather during the week scheduled for painting could delay its completion. For updates, contact the Parks & Recreation Customer Service desk at 724-776-4806 x1129.
The 2008 Cirque de Bike Rodeo, a free bicycle safety event open to all Haine and Rowan School students and their siblings, will take place, rain or shine, between 2:00 and 4:00 on Sunday afternoon, May 18, at the UPMC Passavant Cranberry parking lot.
Activities include helmet checks, bike safety checks, and rider performance skill checks. Those completing the circuit will be presented with a Safe Kids Certification from the Cranberry Township Police Department. Helmets that fail inspection will be replaced free of charge through a state grant. To register or for more information, contact Haine School program chairs Charity McLaughlin 724-772-0291 or Kim Linner 724-741-6110. For Rowan Elementary students, contact Lori Heinlein 724-779-3916 or Ann Cotter 724-591-5246. The Bike Rodeo is jointly sponsored by the Haine PTO, the Rowan PTA, Cranberry Township Police, Butler County State Police Barracks, and State Farm Insurance.
It’s time to come out of the garage.
Bands in the area which are looking for exposure may be able to find it on Saturday, July 12, during Cranberry Township Community Chest Community Days, in front of thousands of guests.
Cranberry Township’s Community Chest Community Days Committee is searching for local musical talent to feature on its mainstage amphitheater from 3:30 until 5:00 PM. The bands will not be paid, but they will have the opportunity to perform for friends, neighbors and guests from all around the region.
If you have a band looking for an opportunity to showcase its talent in one of the region’s premier community events, send any descriptive information about your ensemble, along with a demo CD, to: CTCC Community Days, c/o Cranberry Township’s Parks & Recreation Department, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 by May 31. Selections will be made June 14.
Up to five cable-style gunlocks per household are available, free of charge, from the Cranberry Township Police Department. The locks are provided through a nationwide program called Project ChildSafe. Since 2003 the program, which is a partnership of the firearms industry, U.S. Dept. of Justice grants, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation together with local law enforcement, elected officials, community leaders, state agencies and businesses – has distributed more than 35 million locks to gun owners. Its aim is to promote safe gun handling and storage practices.
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