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Things to do from Oct. 14, 2008
Bus trip
• McQuiston Center by the Park in Sandy Lake is planning a bus trip to Riverside Dinner Theater in Cambridge Springs on Dec. 4 for a Christmas show, “Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings.” The bus will depart at 11 a.m. for a noon lunch and matinee. Call 724-376-3608 to reserve a seat.
Fundraiser
• Christ Lutheran Church, 396 Buhl Blvd., Sharon, is having a rummage/yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The church is also selling tickets for Lock, Stock & Barrel Subs to help benefit the Reed Family Fund. The $4 tickets are for half of a chopped ham, salami and cheese sub. For tickets, call 724-981-2070.
All proceeds benefit the Reed Family Fund. Robbie Reed, a 2-year-old who is autistic, got lead poisoning from the paint in the family’s home. They moved out months ago while the lead is being removed and have not been able to go home yet.
Thrivent Financial will supplement any proceeds from these events.
Health
• Sharon Regional Health System holds these events at the Diagnostic & Imaging Center, 2435 Garden Way, Hermitage, unless otherwise noted:
– Healthcare Provider CPR for new participants, 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the School of Nursing, 740 E. State St., Sharon. Fee is $40. Registration: 724-983-2771.
– I Can Cope: Taking Care of Money Matters, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 with Bob Clarke of the American Center Society and Brenda Barber as speakers.
– Highmark Senior Products, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 29 provides information on supplemental insurance for Medicare recipients who want additional coverage.
– Breastfeeding class, 6 p.m. Oct. 20.
– Cancer Awareness, a two-part panel discussion: Part 1, “Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 with speakers Drs. Donald Keenan, Ravi Sachdeva and William Poller; and Part 2, Gynecologic Cancer — Genetics & Treatment at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 with speakers are Drs. John Comerci, D. Lawrence Wickerham and George Garrow.
– Children’s Story Hour: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, 10 a.m. Oct. 24. This is a story time with songs, finger plays, a craft, and snacks. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes.
– Alzheimer’s Support Group, 6 p.m. Wednesday.
– Compassionate Friends Support Group, 7 p.m. Oct. 27.
– T.R.I.O.: Transplant Support Group, 7 p.m. Oct. 27.
– Sudden Infant Death Survivors, 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Behavioral Health Services, 2375 Garden Way, Hermitage.
– Bereavement Support Group, 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at Behavioral Health Services, Hermitage.
Registration for programs and support groups: 724-983-5518 or 800-346-7997, unless otherwise noted.
• UPMC Horizon will host these events:
– Free prostate screening, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage. The screenings include examination and Prostate Specific Antigen blood test by Dr. Paul Lange. Men who are 50 or older; have not had a prostate screening in the past year; have a family history of prostate cancer; or African American qualify. Appointments: 724-347-7700 (space is limited).
– Yellow Ribbon Support Group, 10 a.m. Saturday, hospital in Farrell.
• “Your Environment and the Connection to Breast Cancer” will be presented at 2 p.m. SundayOct. 19 in Tara — A Country Inn, Clark.
Aileen Magnotto is presenting the event. Dr. Maryann Donovan will speak.
Cost is $15 and includes a light lunch. Tickets are available in UPMC Horizon’s Womancare Center, the Breast Care Center of Sharon Regional Health System and Magnotto’s Shop’n Save, all Hermitage.
Info: Mrs. Magnotto at Shop’n Save, 724-347-2232.
Meetings
• Greenville High School class of 1969 gathers at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 at Perkins restaurant, Hempfield Township, for a planning session regarding the 40th reunion in 2009.
• Mercer County Local Task Force – Right to Education meets at noon Thursday and the third Thursday of each month at The Arc of Mercer County, 850 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage.
Info: Marcia Chikosky, 724-346-5188, or Rick Gadola, 724-342-3569.
Support group
• Overeaters Anonymous will meet at these times and places:
– Bethany Presbyterian Church, 100 Venango St., Mercer, 6 p.m. Thursday. Info: Susan, 724-748-3278.
– Grove City Medical Center conference room A, 631 N. Broad St., Pine Township, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Info: Kathy 724-794-3764.
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Teaching with technology
Technology in the classroom is always changing and one Greenville teacher has spent the last three summers learning new skills through a program limited to a select few.
Jan Abernethy, a fifth-grade teacher at East Elementary School, was one of 75 teachers nationwide chosen to attend the Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute, which is held at a different location each year.
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Actors visit Camelot
The magic and mysticism that abounds in the King Arthur legend has been just as prevalent in the life of a woman who has written a three-part play chronicling the history of Camelot’s famed ruler.
Youngstown native Carol Weakland said she’s been working for 12 years on the play that premiered last weekend: “The Arthurian Trilogy Part One, Arthur and Merlin: The Making of a King.” She was never able to assemble a cast to play the demanding roles or “whittle down” the lengthy script into a compact but complete show. But this year, everything came together.
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Annual senior fair is Friday in Sharon
State Rep. Mark Longietti will hold his fourth annual free Senior and Health Education Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Sharon American Legion, 1395 E. State St., Sharon.
The fair will feature farmers market coupons, free health screenings, about 50 vendors, door prizes and free information and services.
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Dolata carves time for local fest
Walter Dolata shows and sells his wood carvings at arts festivals — sometimes large ones — in New York, Maryland and Ohio.
But he always makes time for the arts festival in his back yard: the Hermitage Arts Festival, which runs this weekend at Rodney White Olympic Park.
“I like it,” said Dolata, who lives in Hermitage. “It’s a local festival. It’s a nice little festival.”
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Farmers market vouchers for seniors available
Mercer County Area Agency on Aging Inc. is again offering the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to eligible Mercer County Seniors.
This program is made possible through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Distribution.
The purpose of this program is to encourage older adults to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables produced by local growers.
Eligible seniors can pick up vouchers at locations in Greenville, Grove City, Mercer, Sandy Lake/Stoneboro and the Shenango Valley . -
Victorian Weekend begins Friday evening
Step back into a gentler era during the 22nd annual Victorian Weekend Festival, planned for Friday through Sunday on the historic Mercer County Courthouse Square.
The weekend begins with “A Victorian Concert” by the Mercer Community Band at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the bandstand on the east side of the county courthouse; the warmup concert starts at 6.
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Girl Scouting gold goes to RHS grad
Lorrie Lehman, daughter of Dave and Rosemary Lehman of Reynolds and sister of Tommy, was recently awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award from Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.
The Gold Award recognizes leadership, hard work and service to the community and for exemplifying the ideals of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Only five percent of Girl Scouts nationwide earn this recognition annually.
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Public invited to annual Farm Safety Day
Our annual Mercer County Farm Safety Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Leslie N. Firth Learning Center, home of Mercer County Cooperative Extension, and the adjacent 4-H Park, 483 N. Perry Highway, 1 1/2 miles north of Mercer in Coolspring Township.
Our staff, along with event sponsor, the Agricultural Health and Rural Safety Advisory Committee, invite you and your family to attend and actively participate in a full day of safety demonstrations and open dialog on an issue which affects us all. Our goals are to make rural residents more conscience of common hazards, risky behaviors, and cultural traditions which often contribute to farm and rural accidents.
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Urban League offers outdoor movie series
It’s been decades since movies have been shown on a big screen in Farrell.
The Shenango Valley Urban League is changing that this summer, with its “Films in the Square” series, to be held Friday nights at Veterans Square.
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Fourth of July activities
There's no lack of Independence Day celebrations planned in the area.
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