Pride in Penn Hills Cleanup Day will be held this Saturday to remove trash from roadsides.

Groups can register to take part at the parks and recreation office in the municipal building. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided to those who sign up.

Participants will begin picking up litter at 8 a.m. and continue until noon.

Anyone wishing to be added to a group can call the parks and recreation office at 412-798-2147.

Litter topic

Boris Weinstein, known as the "Shadyside Litter Ridder," will speak at the May 21 meeting of Crescent Hills Civic Association.

The meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 11609 Frankstown Road (next to McDonald's), is open to the public.

Unity Golden Age

Unity Golden Age Club will meet at noon on May 15 at Unity Community Church, 215 Unity Trestle Road, Plum.

The club will hold a memorial service in honor of deceased members.

Pie and coffee will be served.

Entertainment will be Dennis Bowman, a local TV weatherman and ventriloquist.

The club is still collecting items and monetary donations for troops overseas. For more information on items on the troops' wish list or on joining the group, which is for people age 55 or older, call Shirley at 412-793-5879.

Property tax relief

The state will provide property tax relief to homeowners now that slots revenue from the state's gaming facilities have reached the necessary $400 million threshold.

State Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Penn Hills) said this year's distribution is the first ever provided under the Taxpayer Relief Act, which he voted for in 2006.

The Property Tax Relief Fund contains almost $613 million, which will be distributed to the state's school districts for property tax reductions. Those reductions will be reflected in school property tax bills that homeowners will receive this summer.

The estimated property tax relief per homeowner in Penn Hills is $189.

In 2007, gaming revenues helped expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program to help 540,000 Pennsylvania senior citizens receive $234 million in property tax relief.