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Things to Do - Nov. 4, 2009
FUNDRAISERS
• Penn State Shenango THON, a benefit for kids with cancer, is set for Dec. 5. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K run/walk starts at 9 a.m. beginning at the Casino in Buhl Farm, Hermitage.Entry fees are: Pre-registered individual, $15; pre-registered family (up to four), $40; day-of-the-race individual, $20; and day-of-the-race family, $50. All checks should be made payable to Penn State University. Please place THON in the memo section. Pre-registration deadline is Dec. 4. Entry fee includes Miles of Smiles Timing Service T-shirt, coffee, hot chocolate and refreshments after the race. Prizes for top three overall male and female and top three in the following age groups: 19 and younger, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and older. Wear your craziest Penn State gear to support kids. Details: Stephanie Chastain, 724-983-2846.
• A dinner, Chinese auction and raffle to benefit Joshua’s Haven City Mission, runs 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Billy’s Black & Gold, Sharon. Dinner cost is $7 for adults; $5 for children ages 6 to 12; and free for children ages 5 and younger. ickets: Bill Novosel, 724-981-2030, or Sherry Swetz, 724-983-0304.
• Women’s Ministries serves a pork chop dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at Shepherd of the Valley Church, 2717 Valley View Road, South Pymatuning Township. Dinner includes stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, apple sauce, bread, dessert and coffee, punch or tea. Cost is $7 for adults; $4 for children age 6 to 12; and free for children younger than age 6. Info: 724-962-4000.
• A stuffed pork chop dinner will be 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at Hartstown Presbyterian Church, just west of the blinker light on U.S. Route 322. Dinner includes side dishes, beverage and homemade pie. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 for children ages 6 to 12; and children younger than age 6 are free. Info and takeouts: 814-382-4757.
• Calvary United Methodist Church, 44 S. Mercer St., Greenville, holds a beef vegetable soup sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14. Soup will be sold by the quart. Lunch will be available and includes soup, sandwiches and homemade pie. Bring the family.
• Grove City Woman’s Club will be making apple dumplings Nov. 19. Orders are to be picked up between 3 and 5 p.m. at the Snow Goose Inn. Orders: Dorothy, 724-458-4644.
• The fifth annual missions auction at Sandy Lake Wesleyan Church, 3096 Sandy Lake-Grove City Road, is scheduled for Nov. 14. Doors and concessions open at 5 p.m. and auction begins at 6 p.m. Donated items include a one-hour plane ride for two including a stop for dinner, Thompson Center 50 cal cap and ball muzzleloader, a signed Hines Ward Steelers poster, furniture, a handmade quilt, gift certificates from area businesses and more. Baby-sitting available. Concessions include homemade pies, baked goods, sandwiches and more. All proceeds benefit short-term mission trips sponsored by the church. All bidders welcome for a fun-filled evening. Details: 724-376-3410.
• Grace Lutheran Church Men are planning their fall kraut dinner for Nov. 14 in Grace Lutheran Church, 111 Hall Ave., Hubbard. Serving will be 4 to 6:30 p.m. or until food runs out. Dinner includes pork and kraut, mashed potatoes, bread and butter, dessert and beverage. Cost is $7 for adults; $4 for children ages 5 to 12; and free for children younger than age 5. Thrivent Financial Trumbull County Chapter will provide matching funds to support projects in the church and the community. Info: 330-534-3168.
• Monsignor Geno J. Monti School Guild will have its annual turkey bingo Nov. 15 at Fatima Hall, 1225 Union St., Farrell. Doors open at 1 p.m. and bingo begins at 2 p.m. There will be refreshments, door prizes, 50/50 and grand raffle. Admission is $3. Tickets available at the door.
MEETINGS
• Pymatuning Joint High School class of 1953 meets for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Carini’s Restaurant, Jamestown. All classmates, spouses and friends are welcome.
• Penn Power Retirees meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 10 Tuesday at Denny’s restaurant, East State Street at North Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage.The Penn Power Christmas party is Dec. 8 at the Greenville Veterans of Foreign Wars. Paid reservations are needed by Nov. 20. Reservations: Peggy, 724-962-4837, or Tom, 724-588-4169.
REUNION
• Sharpsville High School class of 1960 is planning its 50th class reunion weekend for Aug. 13-14. Addresses are needed for these classmates: Beverly Barnes, Shirley Campbell Porterfield, Susan Dunder McCauley, Vivian Dilley Brown, Sandra Dulaney Frye, James Hoffman, Gloria Klink Elsoff, Arthur Kantner, Donald McVicker, Beverly Means Morris, Fred Merat, Jim Patterson, Barbara Missany Patterson, Oren Shaffer, Karen Shaw Duncan, Judy Snyder DeVilbiss, Tom Joyner, Judy McCracken, Mardee McClean, Penny Martin James, Gloria Kopan, Ray Stahl, Patrick Burns and Ed Davis. Info: Dave Nelson, 724-962-0377, or Dorothy O’Stafy, 724-347-7174.
SUPPORT GROUP
• Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Self-help Group meets from 5:30 to 6:45 Thursdays in the Founders room of Notre Dame Church, 2325 Highland Road, Hermitage. Info: Renee Zamary, 724-981-5435.
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Sisters pretty accomplished
The most nerve-wracking moment in a pageant is when it comes down to the last two girls on stage, and 17-year-old Caroline Collins has stood in that spot three times in her life.
After two first-runner-up places in the National American Miss Pennsylvania Pageant, the pressure was really on for the Shenango Township girl the third time — her younger sister, Lexi, had taken the pre-teen crown in Harrisburg the day before in her first pageant run.
But Caroline wasn’t disappointed this year. In August, the Collins family celebrated the crowning of two daughters when the older sister was named Miss Pennsylvania Teen, and they all couldn’t be happier.
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‘Rat Packer’ pays homage to friend
When Jerry Chiodo was in the hospital, shortly before he died, Sirjio the Entertainer, his friend for 40 years, stole into his room one night after Chiodo’s family had left, and sang “New York, New York,” to him.
“I promised him right then, ‘I won’t let people forget you,’ ” Sirjio said.
Sirjio, of Farrell, has made good on his promise by creating the Jerry Chiodo Memorial Scholarship, a non-profit charity that plans to present music scholarships to high school students interested in careers in music.
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Pet project
There are two new faces at Strayhaven Animal Shelter in Hempfield Township, but they don’t belong to any cats or dogs.
Greenville-area residents Kristen Weaver and Todd Dunlap have been working as the shelter’s new managers since May, and they’ve already completed some upgrades to the property at 94 Donation Road.
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Car club hosting national antique car event here
Antique and classic cars are no strangers to local roads this time of year as old car enthusiasts cruise on sunny days.
Next week, expect to see not one or two cars as you drive around town, but dozens.
The folks who put on the Father’s Day Car Show will be hosting a national classic car tour Wednesday through Aug. 27 that will be based in the Shenango Valley.
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Flying fortress
“I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it,” 88-year-old John Grosbeck said in a weak voice that was filled with emotion.
It was the first time Grosbeck had been on a bomber since 1944, he said. The local stop was part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s “Salute to Veterans Tour,” and on Tuesday and Wednesday people had the chance to buy a seat on a flight aboard the “Aluminum Overcast” B-17G.
The Aluminum Overcast is at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., through today and will be at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport Sept. 14 and 15. Ground tours are offered for a small fee but are free to all veterans. -
Teen wins two World Open baton twirling titles
Brianna Colbert, daughter of Steven and Melissa Colbert, Hermitage, won World Open Three Baton Twirling and World Open Flag Twirling titles at the National Baton Twirling Association’s America’s Youth on Parade at Notre Dame University, July 20-23.
This National and World Open baton competition held in South Bend, Ind., had thousands of twirlers from all over the United States, Canada and representatives from other countries as well. While there,Simone Esters of Hermitage and Marissa Pierce of West Middlesex, members of the Shining Star Competition Team, represented Pennsylvania in the Miss Majorette of America Pageant, founded in 1945.
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Blues will fill air
The Sharon Arts and Music Initiative’s inaugural Sharon City Blues Fest, like its headliner, is “The Real Deal.”
Grammy Award nominee John Primer will take the stage along with local and regional blues musicians on Sept. 11 in downtown Sharon.
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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.
For more information, call 724-981-4655. - More Community Headlines
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