Friends of Dormont Pool will sponsor its first scavenger hunt from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18.

The family-friendly walking adventure through the borough will include sleuthing and surprises.

Event day registration is at the starting point, McCormick-Dorman VFW Post 694 on West Liberty Avenue. Participants are to bring a digital camera.

Cost is $10 per adult ticket; No cost for ages 12 and younger if accompanied by an adult ticket-holder.

For more, call Rich or Carla at 412-343-3760.

• The borough is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to lease and operate the snack bar operations at the Dormont Pool. Submission deadline is 4 p.m. Nov. 14. Detailed specifications may be obtained by contacting borough manager Warren Cecconi at 412-561-8900.

The Washington Road Central Business District will rock on Saturday at Uptown Rocks, when party-goers will caravan to several venues for beer and wine sampling and live music from 7 to 9:30 p.m. First Commonwealth Bank will sponsor the 21-and-over evening.

Performers include Camden Leeds, Gary Musisko, Alex Kaufman and Jasper Lewis. The venues are: Empire Music, Planet Art Gallery, Avalon Exchange and David Burke Photography. Molly Brannigans will host the after-party with music from Corned Beef and Curry.

Tickets are $15 in advance and are available at Empire Music, Avalon Exchange and Molly Brannigans. Molly's will also sell tickets the night of the event.

• The pedestrian bridge connecting Parse Way to the Light Rail Transit station on Shady Drive East in Uptown Mt. Lebanon will be closed for a Port Authority improvement project that will start this weekend and be finished by the end of November, weather permitting. The elevator also will be closed.

Pedestrians who usually access the T station from Washington Road should go around the block to Shady Drive East for the duration of the project.

The closure is necessary for contractors to replace the deteriorated concrete on the bridge deck.

The bridge dates back to the early 1990s, said Public Works Director Tom Kelley.

• The Denis Theatre Foundation, which recently received 501(c)3 tax exempt status, will hold a cleanup day Saturday. Volunteers are asked to sign up for one of three shifts: 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. or 3-5 p.m. Registration is requested through its website at www.denistheatre.org/Volunteer/Cleanup.

The foundation and Pittsburgh Filmmakers also will be hosting a South Hills preview for the upcoming 27th annual 3 Rivers Film Festival. The Oct. 29 event from 7-9 p.m. at Molly Brannigan's on Washington Road is free, with a cash bar, giveaways and film clips.

RSVP at www.denistheatre.org/FilmmakersEvent.

Get in the moment: Rent some lederhosen, grab your beer mug and come to Scott's eighth annual Oktoberfest, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Scott Park, off Lindsay Road.

Admission is free, but food, rides and the pumpkin painting cost.

Activities will include pony rides from 1-4 p.m., a petting zoo, pumpkin painting, a rock climbing wall, crafts, hayrides, German dancing, a train ride, craft show, ticket auction, childrens' activities and a variety of food. Music, including some local talent, will be heard all day. The Rhythm Kings will perform from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the Mansfield 5 will play from 4-6 p.m.

All eight district cafeterias earned a total of 57 Black Diamond Awards from the Allegheny County Health Department as part of its most recent inspections.

Franklin Elementary and Neil Armstrong Middle earned eight Black Diamonds each; Washington, Lincoln, Memorial and Penn elementaries and Bethel Park High School each earned seven Black Diamonds and Independence Middle School earned six.

Black Diamonds are the highest awards given by the Health Department and are given only to those facilities with exceptional standards of cooking, cooling, reheating, hot and cold food holding, protection from cross-contamination and sanitation, as well as having a certified manager on staff.

Metz and Associates provides food service for the school district. Joe Consolmagno is the district's Food Service Director.

The Mt. Lebanon school board chose P.J. Dick Inc. as the construction manager for the high school renovation project.

The selection was made during an Oct 2 special meeting. The board based its choice on the fact that the P.J. Dick firm has worked as construction manager and general contractor for 10 regional school districts since 1993.

Among the high school projects the firm handled are Upper St. Clair, Baldwin, Montour, Allegheny Valley and Center Area.

Because of the several-week delay in choosing a construction manager, the schedule of community discussion meetings will be revised. A community forum originally scheduled for Oct. 29 in the high school auditorium has been postponed. No new date has been set. Likewise, community meetings at Markham, Jefferson and Howe elementaries will be rescheduled.

• Jubilee Christian School, an inter-denominational school for grades K through 6, will hold a fall open house at 10 a.m. Nov. 4.

Parents and prospective students are invited to attend a brief informational session, after which they may meet with the school's principal and tour school facilities at Washington and Scott roads.

Jubilee currently has openings for students in kindergarten through sixth grade who wish to transfer from public, private or home-school settings to complete the 2008-09 school year. A limit of 16 students per class allows teachers to address each student's individual learning style and needs. In addition to academics, Jubilee fosters spiritual development founded on Biblical principles.

For more, contact Judi Phelps at 412-561-5917 or visit www.jubileechristianschool.org.

• At the September Diocese of Pittsburgh Principals' meeting, St. Bernard School was presented with two 1st place category MARC of Excellence Awards. These awards were established in order to honor schools that produce outstanding work in marketing, communications and public relations and are given by MARC Advertising of the South Side, in conjunction with the diocese.

The first award in the category of "Public Relations and the Media: Newsletters" was given to honor the excellence of the St. Bernard School News monthly newsletter; and the second award in the category of "Special Events Publications" honored the promotional materials for last year's Mardi Gras at LeMont Restaurant.

The school district will conduct a Middle School Renovation Community Forum from 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the high school LGI Room.

The district's architects, Graves & McLean, will present information about the Middle Schools renovation project for Boyce and Fort Couch Middle schools.

Those planning to attend should call 412-833-1600, option 1, ext. 2202, or e-mail renovation@uscsd.k12.pa.us.