Meetings

• West Middlesex High School class of 1965 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Middlesex Diner in West Middlesex. Spouses are welcome. Info: Beverly Chlpka, 724-962-4806.

• Farrell High School class of 1961 gathers for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Legends Sports Pub & Grille, 3601 E. State St., Hermitage. All classmates, spouses and guests are welcome.

• Brookfield Senior Group “Over the Hill Gang” meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at the firehall on state Route 7 in Brookfield. Lunch will be available for $3. There will be bingo and cards with prizes.

Dr. Nicola B. Nicoloff will discuss “Current Concepts in Cardiology.” Please note the change in the date. The group is meeting the third Friday of this month instead of the fourth Friday. All seniors are welcome.

Fundraisers

• Church of the Beloved Disciple, 1310 S. Center St. Ext., Pine Township, holds a soup fest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Cost is $6 a person or $5 if you take your own spoon and bowl. Cost includes a beverage and dessert. All surplus soup will be sold for a donation beginning at 6:30 p.m. Take your own containers. There will also be a basket raffle.

• St. Anthony’s Church bakers are taking orders for their holiday bake sale. Orders are to be picked up between 2 and 6 p.m. Nov. 18. Orders are being taken for breads, pumpkin and apple pies and cinnamon rolls. To order, call 724-347-5835 or 724-342-7391.

• Sonny’s Dreamcatchers Relay for Life/American Cancer Society fundraiser team will be set up at the Orchard Manor bazaar Nov. 20-21 in Grove City. The team will be selling fudge, cinnamon rolls, fruit dumplings, pies, jewelry, tie dyes and more. Info: 724-974-8864 or 724-974-8799.

• The Stoneboro Lion’s Club holds its 61st annual pancake and sausage supper from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 21 in the cafeteria of Lakeview High School. This is an all-you-can-eat meal served with juice, coffee, tea, milk and cookies. Cost is $7 for adults at the door or $6.50 in advance. Tickets for children younger than age 12 at the door are $3.50 and $3 in advance. Tickets available from any Lion’s Club member. Also available will be packages of freezer-ready whole hog sausage at the door for $2.50 a pound to take home. Proceeds will help with many local projects, groups, organizations and individuals.

• Brookfield United Methodist Church, 6951 Grove St., serves an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 21. Menu includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad bar, bread and butter, beverage and homemade dessert.

Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 6 to 12. Takeout orders available beginning at 3:30 p.m. Ticket info: 330-448-1001.



Kids stuff

• The Mercer County Family Center presents its annual Book Buddies Book Club. Parents and children ages 3 to 5 are invited to explore the benefits of early literacy through books, songs, activities and crafts. The program will be held at these times and locations:

• 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in Reynolds.

• 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 9 in Greenville.

• 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 9 at Commodore Perry.

• 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 10 in Jamestown.

Information or to pre-register, call Emily Jackson at 724-588-1018, ext. 1312, by Nov. 27. Registration is limited.

• West Hill Ministries presents Veggie Tales Operation: Christmas Child party from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Come have breakfast and see the latest Christmas video “St. Nicholas — A Story of Joyful Giving.” Help pack Christmas shoe boxes for children around the world. Take a shoe box and/or something to put in it for a child. Give a small toy, hard candy, toothbrush, hair clips, soap, wash cloth, etc. or just come and lend a hand. The goal is to pack 30 boxes.

• Learn about the wonders of the natural world with your child at McKeever Environmental Learning Center, near Sandy Lake, at 2 p.m. Sunday. You and your child will have a chance to experience nature through a series of partnered games and activities. Topics include how animals survive nature and how to tell trees apart. The event is geared toward children ages 6 and older. Adults must work with their children. This event will take place mainly outdoors so come dressed for the weather. Wear appropriate footwear for spending time off the trails. Participants will meet in the parking lot in front of the dining hall.

Info: www.mckeever.org or call 724-376-1022.



Class

• Buhl Community Recreation Center, Sharon, offers a lifeguard/CPR recertification Nov. 28. Water prelims are at 9:45 a.m.; water test at 11:15 a.m. and CPR test at 12:30 p.m. Info: 724-977-1631.