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Things to Do from June 10, 2009
FUNDRAISERS
• Friends of Mercer Area Library, 143 N. Pitt St., holds a Scholastic Book Fair during regular library hours through Friday. The “Buy One, Get One Free” event offers a variety of book and gift items for children. Proceeds benefit the library. Info: 724-662-4233.
• Volant Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a roast beef dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. June 25. Dinner includes: potato, vegetable, salad, homemade bread, dessert and beverages. Donation: adults, $8; 12 and younger, $4. Proceeds benefit the fire department. Takeouts available. Info: 724-522-2673.
• The Ladies Auxiliary of the Slovak Home are collecting good used items for a rummage sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 11 and 1 to 4 p.m. July 12. Proceeds will go to Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County and for children’s activities at the club. The ladies are looking for new members. There are no dues and meetings are the first and third Thursdays of the month.
• Hartford Fire Association and Burghill Vernon Fire Department will hold a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 21 at the old Hartford Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, Hartford Five Points Road. Cost is $6 for adults; $5 for seniors; $4 for kids ages 5 to 12; and free for children younger than 5. Breakfast includes pancakes, French toast, eggs and sausage, sausage gravy over biscuits, milk, orange juice coffee and tea. Takeouts available.
KIDS STUFF
• Safe Kids of Mercer County Bicycle Rodeo will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. TuesdayJune 16 at Brandy Springs Park, Mercer. The bicycle rodeo is designed to engage and entertain children while demonstrating bike safety inspections, a safety skills course, spectator area, helmet fitting, lessons, games and safety information. All ages are welcome. Children must take their bicycles and be accompanied be an adult. Participants will receive a free bicycle helmet. Rain date is June 23. Info: Susie Kish, Children’s Aid Society of Mercer County, 724-662-4730.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Celebrate Sharpsville’s 135th birthday and Sharpsville Area Historical Society’s annual ice cream social and summer supper from 4 to 7 p.m. June 28 at Mahaney Park, Walnut and Shenango streets. Ice cream social and supper is $6 for adults or $3 for children younger than age 10. A hot dog plate is $1.50. Musical entertainment features excerpts from Mercer County Senior Follies and the upcoming opera “Don Pasquale.” Opera tickets will be available at the event. In case of rain, the event will be held at the Sharpsville Area Historical Society Building, Chloe Pierce Community Chapel, 110 N. Mercer Ave.
• A representative from the Governors Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center will be available from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6166, 5550 E. State St., Hermitage. Veterans seeking assistance are encouraged to contact the representative at this time. Veterans are asked to take a copy of their DD 214. Arrangements can be made for a representative to visit housebound veterans by calling the Erie headquarters, 800-352-0915.
• Apsalm Productions and the Farrell Recreation Commission present Gospel Explosion 2009 at 6 p.m. June 19 at Veterans Square. Experience the wonderful music ministry of the Shenango Valley’s finest choirs, soloists, groups and musicians.
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Overeaters Anonymous will meet at these times and places:
• Diagnostic & Imaging Center, Garden Way, Hermitage; 1 p.m. Monday. Info: Susan, 724-748-3278.
• 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 p.m. Friday. Info: Peggy B., 724-372-6188.
REUNIONS
• The Sandy Lake High School Alumni Banquet will be held July 31 at McQuiston Center by the Park. Social hour is at 5 p.m. Shirley Jenkins will cater the sit-down dinner at 6. The classes of ’34, ‘’39, ’44, ’49 and ’54 will be honored. Info: 724-376-6020.
• Hickory High School class on 1948 will hold its 61st reunion Aug. 8 at Sghetti’s. Reservations: Ellen Gassner, 724-347-5652, or Russell Nickle, 724-962-2479.
• Anyone interested in organizing a class reunion for Hickory High School class of 1974 is asked to contact Linda Nicolett Benedetto, 724-983-1286, or Kim Brown Farnsworth, 724-699-5612.
MEETINGS
• Endorse Resistance of All Substance Abuse Everywhere Youth Coalition meets from 5 to 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at 211 Federal St., Farrell, Info: 724-981-3856.
• Farrell High School class of 1961 meets at 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 15 at Bob Evans Restaurant, Hermitage.
Events of interest to the community are published as space permits.
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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.
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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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