Meetings
• Mysteries And Paranormal Society Pennsylvania Paranormal/Ghost Hunting group will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sharon City Building.
This month’s topic is Past Life Regression — Who Were You? Admission is $5. Door prizes and refreshments follow the meeting. Info: PathLsTakn@aol.com
• Mercer Area Library will hold a book discussion at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23.
Nancy Ollinger-Thiess will lead the discussion on “The Secret Between Us” by Barbara Delinsky.
Books are available at the library for $5. Details: 724-622-4233.
• Sharon High School class of 1963 gathers for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 28 at Jess’s restaurant in Hermitage.
• Sharon High School class of 1956 meets for lunch at noon Wednesday at Jess’s restaurant in Hermitage.
Info: Jean, 724-347-7590, or Donna, 724-962-5551.
• Sharon High School class of 1942 gathers for lunch at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Back Yard Bistro in Hermitage.
• The League of Women Voters of Mercer County is sponsoring a program on “Health Care Reform” at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Juniper Village at the Shenango Inn, 1330 Kimberly Road, Sharon.
Gynecologist Dr. John Gallagher, board member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, will give an update on the health care reform bill.
The public is invited.
• Sharpsville High School class of 1958 meets for dinner Dec. 8 at Jess’s restaurant in Hermitage. Social hour will be 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and dinner will follow.
Reunion
• Brookfield High School class of 1960 will celebrate its 50th class reunion Sept. 25 at Leo’s in Howland, Ohio.
Addresses are needed for these classmates: Val Jean Bugg, Carol Corey, Sara Cullings Kempenski, Robert “Jim” Fuller, Evelyn Gagliardi Leonetti, Mary Gonder Bolt, Bill Housman, Alan Miller and Priscilla “Dolly” Schaeffer.
Anyone with info is asked to call Melba “Sis,” 330-448-4591, or Fran, 330-448-6539.
Fundraisers
• A pancake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 5 at Mercer Free Methodist Church, 519 Grant St. Cost is $5.
• A spaghetti dinner will run 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Shenango Valley Masonic Lodge 810, South Neshannock Road at East State Street, Hermitage.
Dinner includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, beverage and dessert.
Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children younger than age 12.
Health
• UPMC Horizon offers these events:
Silver & Fit: Group Exercise class, 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, UPMC Horizon Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Hempfield Township. Registration: 724-588-3001.
Free bariatric surgery information session with Dr. Etwar McBean, 8 a.m. Wednesday, hospital in Greenville. Registration: 724-588-6660.
Family and Friends Pediatric CPR, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage Registration: 724-347-4780.
Meditation class, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Womancare Center. Registration: 724-347-7700.
• Sharon Regional Health System holds these events at the Diagnostic & Imaging Center, Hermitage, unless otherwise noted:
New Healthcare Provider CPR class, 4 p.m. Nov. 17, School of Nursing, 740 E. State St., Sharon. There is a $40 fee. Register at 724-983-CPR1.
Taking Control: Managing MS Symptoms with Dr. Zahid Akram, noon Nov. 18. Lunch will be available.
Highmark: Stress-Resilient Nutrition with Gayle Linden, licensed practical nurse, noon Nov. 16.
Story Hour: “Corn Aplenty,” 10 a.m. Nov. 20 with Miss Gayle as the reader.
Diabetes: Am I At Risk?, noon Nov. 19 with certified diabetes educator Lisa Bertolasio, director of Sharon Regional’s Diabetes Center.
Registration, unless otherwise listed: 724-983-5518 or 800-346-7997.
Support groups
• UPMC Horizon offers these groups:
Ostomy Support Group, 2 p.m. Sunday, hospital in Greenville.
Bereavement Support Group, 7 p.m. Monday, hospital in Greenville.
Breastfeeding Support Group, 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage; and 11 a.m. Wednesday, UPMC Horizon Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Hempfield Township. Registration: 724-347-4780.
Weight Loss Surgery Support Group, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Womancare Center.
Lupus Support Group, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Womancare Center.
Yellow Ribbon Support Group, 10 a.m. Saturday, hospital in Farrell.
• These support groups meet at Sharon Regional Health System’s Diagnostic & Imaging Center, Hermitage:
Compassionate Friends Support Group for those who have lost a child, 7 p.m. Nov. 30. Special program by Alan Pederson in concert for bereaved parents.
T.R.I.O.: Transplant Support Group for anyone who has had an organ transplant or for a family member or friend of a transplant recipient, 7 p.m. Nov. 30.
• These support groups meet at Behavioral Health Services, 2375 Garden Way, Hermitage:
Support for Sudden Infant Death Survivors, 7 p.m. Nov. 24.
Bereavement Support Group for those grieving the death of a loved one, 6 p.m. Nov. 17.
• Mercer County Chapter Parents of Murdered Children, Inc., a support group for families and friends of those who have died by violence, meets from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday and the second Saturday of each month at UPMC Horizon’s hospital at 2200 Memorial Blvd., Farrell.
Info: 724-877-1551 or 724-877-3130.
Holiday events
• Word Centered Fellowship Church, 490 Lucy St., Masury, holds a free Fall Harvest dinner from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 21.
All are welcome. Info: 330-448-4060 and leave a message.
• Sharon American Legion Unit 299 holds its Christmas party beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at Sharon Country Club.
Reservations: Karen Frye, Pat Guscar, Lisa Rowe or Marlyn Abbott by Nov. 25
