Westmoreland Heritage Trail officials will host their annual festival and poker run June 1 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Murrysville.
Each participant in the poker run will stop at five checkpoints along the trail to choose a playing card. At the end of the event, participants will have a complete poker hand, with the best hands receiving prizes for first, second and third place. It is not a race. Participants can choose an 8-mile bicycle ride or 4-mile (round-trip) walk to the checkpoints.
Registration before May 25 is $25. Day-of registration is $30. All registered participants will receive a 2024 Poker Run T-shirt. Registration will be at 9 a.m. at the Murrysville Community Center, 3091 Carson Ave. The poker run begins at 10 a.m. All players must return by 11:30 a.m. Awards and a raffle will follow at noon.
The afternoon will include basket raffles, food vendors, ice cream, beer and discounts for new Westmoreland Heritage Trail memberships. It will be held rain or shine.
All proceeds will go towards trail maintenance and future improvements.
Those interested in becoming sponsors or donating a raffle basket can email WHTpr2017@gmail.com.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.