Special event

• Ken Springirth, author of “Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad” will be part of Greenville Heritage Day at the Greenville Railroad Park and Museum, 314 Main St., for a book signing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. This is the 140th anniversary of the beginning of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, which started out as the Bear Creek Railroad. The first line was completed from Shenango to Pardoe during October 1869. Andrew Carnegie obtained ownership of a series of railroads which in 1900 became the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, connecting the Lake Erie ports of Erie and Conneaut, Ohio, south to North Bessemer near Pittsburgh. Over the years the railroad played an important role in many western Pennsylvania communities. Springirth, author of seven rail books published by Arcadia Publishing, has a vested interest in rail history; his father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia and his grandfather was a trolley car motorman in Washington, D.C.



Fundraisers

• UPMC Horizon employees will hold their fourth annual Motorcycle Poker Run Aug. 1. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in the upper parking lot of the hospital in Greenville. The ride begins at 10:45 a.m., with stops at Fatboys Saloon, Conneautville; Hunter Jacks, Girard, Pa.; and Lake Tavern, Mecca, Ohio. The ride ends at about 4:30 p.m. at Fishermen’s Cove, Orangeville, where dinner will be served. Tickets are $20 for drivers and $15 for passengers. Anyone who registers before July 17, will receive a free T-shirt. Proceeds benefit the hospital’s Community Health Foundation Patient Transportation Fund. Registration: Alyson Fisher, 724-589-6347, or Kristan Eastlick, 724-589-6328.

• Stoneboro Historical Society, 6 Railroad St., holds a flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

• The next Community Clothes Closet at Central Christian Church will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 10 at 44 S. Main St., Hubbard, across from Handyman Hardware. There is no charge for the clothing and quantity is not limited. If you have a need, come and help yourself. Donations may be dropped off at the church from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Thursday. Summer clothes are being accepted; there is not a large storage area to keep out-of-season clothing.

• The Annual Ride 2 Provide, all-wheels poker run and chicken roast, is July 12 at the Clark House. Registration is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; dinner served at 5 p.m. and FX Project live begins at 5 p.m. Cost is $15 a person. There will also be a Chinese auction and 50/50 raffle. Proceeds benefit medical appointment transportation for the community. Details: 724-981-2875, ext. 204; 724-962-2095; www.phnfoundation.et or www.paclarkhouse.com



Reunions

• Wolf Creek Township School annual reunion for Gordon Montgomery and Patterson schools will be at 5 p.m. July 12 in the pavilion at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Scrubgrass Road, Grove City. Take food to share and your own table settings. Coffee and cold drinks will be provided. Pictures to share are welcome. Info: 814-786-9375.

• The 93rd Ligo reunion will begin at noon Saturday at White Chapel Church in New Wilmington. Beverages will be provided. Please take a dish to share.

• Mercer High School class of 1994 holds its 15th reunion July 18 at 1866 Restaurant, 3333 Sharon-Mercer Road, East Lackawannock Township. Optional dinner at your own expense in the restaurant from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by reunion from 7 to 11 p.m. in the upstairs loft. Cost is $10 a person and is due by July 10. Addresses are needed for these classmates: Hemant Desai, Lacy Dugan, Ron Foy, Cindy Hoffman and Candida Trouterman. Registration: Debbie McClay-Daugherty, 412-401-3235; or these Web sites: Classmates.com, Mercer High School Alumni Web site and Facebook under Mercer High School Past and Present.  



• Farrell High School class of 1945 meets at noon July 7 at Red Lobster, Hermitage.