Upper St. Clair Community Day Promises Fun For All

PPER ST. CLAIR, PA - The 39th annual Upper St. Clair Community Day is set for Saturday, May 19. The event will occur from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and this year’s theme is “Pink Panthers.”

Two retiring Upper St. Clair School District officials - superintendent Patrick O’Toole and school police chief Joe Conners, will serve as grand marshals of the Pink PAnther Parade, which begins at 11:30 a.m. The parade route will be Truxton Drive, along McLaughlin Run Road to Panther Pass, and up to the high school. Parade entries will compete in the following award categories: most creative, most spirited, best pink panthers theme and best Upper St. Clair theme.

New to Community Day this year is a scavenger hunt conducted by the high school student council from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids can hunt for hidden gems that will be scattered around Community Day. Inside each gem, a note will tell the finder to bring the gem and the paper to the Student Council Information Station to claim the prize.

The events and activities will be as follows:

• 7:30-9:30 a.m. Fair booth setup (McLaughlin Run Activity Center parking lot)
• 7:45-8:15 a.m. Color Run/Walk for Fun registration (high school stadium)
• 9 a.m. Color Run/Walk for Fun (high school stadium entrance, Truxton Drive.)
• 9:15-10:15 a.m. Hottest Dog Contest (stage area)
• 10:30-11 a.m. Kick-off Ceremony (USC Veterans Park)
• 10:45 a.m. Color Run/Walk for Fun Awards (race tent)
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Clair’s Kennel Open House
• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fair Booths, Entertainment (stage area)
• 11:30 a.m. Parade
• Noon (after parade) Bake Off Awards (McLaughlin Run Activity Center parking lot)
• Noon-3 p.m. Log House Open House, Herb Sale, Gilfillan Farm House Tours, Pony Rides (grassy area near batting cages)
• Noon-4 p.m. Inflatable and Trackless Train, Petting Zoo (library parking lot), Gilfillan Farm Barnyard Activities, Volunteer Fire Department Tours
• 2 p.m. Toddler Trot (Founders’ Field)
• 4 p.m. High School Sand Volleyball
• 3 p.m. Duck Race (McLaughlin Run Creek)

Shuttle bus service will be available to the Municipal Building every half-hour starting at 10 a.m. from the following locations:

• Boyce Middle School
• Fort Couch Middle School
• Upper St. Clair High School
• Gilfillan Farm
• Westminster Church, south lot
• Fire Station

Permit parking only will be allowed in the Public Works parking lot on Truxton Drive.

Photo: Patch file.