Meetings
• Farrell High School class of 1949 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s restaurant, East State Street at North Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage.
• Mercer County Pomona Grange 25 will meet at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7, with Pleasant Valley Grange 1643 hosting, at London Grange 1492.
Take a nonperishable food item or monetary donation for this year’s community service project, which will end with this meeting.
• Farrell High School class of 1950 meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s restaurant, East State Street at North Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage.
Special event
• The Gallery Stitchers Embroidery Club’s First Show will be held from 10 to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 at The Gallery, 116 N. Pitt St., Mercer.
On display will be an embroidery quilt exhibit, pillows, wall hangings, dimensional pieces plus an antique embroidery section.
Fundraiser
• Masury United Methodist Church will hold a “Soup”er Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the church’s fellowship hall, 1382 Broadway Ave.
Menu includes: homemade soups, sandwiches, salad bar, dessert and beverage. Donation is $6 for adults and $4 for children 10 and younger. Takeouts are available.
There will also be a craft and bake sale. Donations support the help fund.
Info: www.masuryunitedmethodist.com
Kids stuff
• Have your children fingerprinted for free and ensure their safety from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Community Library of the Shenango Valley, 11 N. Sharpsville Ave., Sharon.
A parent or guardian must be present. The event is sponsored by Western & Southern Financial Group.
To make sure enough fingerprinting supplies are availalbe, please call Melanie Preston at 724-347-5565, ext. 115.
Community
Things To Do from October 30, 2009
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Vets’ clubs coordinate coupon clipping for troops
The next time you come across coupons for items you don’t buy or that have expired, hang on to them; military men and women overseas can use them for their own groceries.
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American chestnut topic of workshops
If you have an interest in helping contribute to the eventual return of American chestnut to our forest ecosystems, one of these workshops might be your cure for spring fever:
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Farrell grad a classic(al) example
A Farrell High School graduate will return to the Shenango Valley next weekend to perform with an elite classical guitar quartet from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
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Kids meet challenge with 3-D creations
When Sharpsville Area Elementary School fifth-grade teachers asked students to create their own cities, they were expecting colorful drawings of buildings, parks and streets.
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Student revives animation technique for feature spot in band’s music video
Westminster College sophomore Joe Ligo knew the process of incorporating stop-motion animation into the video wouldn’t be easy.
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Hallowed grounds
Churches look to infuse faith in believers in all kinds of ways.
At First Presbyterian Church of Sharon, leaders are hoping a little bit of coffee might help.
Last week the church hosted its first Cana’s Corner Coffeehouse. Twice a month the church will open its doors to musicians and set up a coffee and snack bar.
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Hallowed grounds
Churches look to infuse faith in believers in all kinds of ways.
At First Presbyterian Church of Sharon, leaders are hoping a little bit of coffee might help. -
Satellite office
For nearly 30 years, Sharon native Edward “Ted” Cattron was bound by threat of treason charges to keep a big secret from his family and friends and only recently has been able to share the truth.
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Artist creates with fabric
Evian Zukas-Oguz said her husband calls her “the nutty professor of fabric” because of the way she goes into her own world when crocheting, sewing, weaving on a loom or working on a knitting machine.
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19th drive reaches $13,764
The Herald Good News Fund’s 19th annual drive that will provide turkeys for Christmas to local families in need has collected $13,764 so far.
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