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’Tis better to give
Blanket drive
FARRELL — Community Missionary Baptist Church, 1013 Emerson Ave., Farrell, is sponsoring a blanket drive through Dec. 15.
Blankets will be given to the elderly, the needy and disabled residents of the community.
New or gently used blankets, afghans and body throws may be dropped off at the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays; and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Info: 330-448-2517 or 724-346-1490.
Tiger Paw Giving Tree
SHARON — People can stop by Case Avenue Elementary in Sharon between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. today and Thursday and take an ornament off the “Tiger Paw Giving Tree” in the lobby to buy items for students and the school clothes closet.
Those unable to make it during those times may call 724-983-4015.
Toys for Tots
MERCER COUNTY — Several organizations will collect toys for local kids who may not get gifts this holiday.
Accepting new, unwrapped toys for tots are:
• State police U.S. Route 62, Jackson Center, round the clock through Dec. 11.
• Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, until Dec. 15.
• Penn State Shenango, in the campus bookstore in McDowell Hall and in Sharon Hall rooms 103 and 214, through Dec. 11.
• Thiel College Campus Police, on the second floor of the Howard Miller Student Center, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• Greenville-West Salem Township Police station at Main and Water streets.
Applications for Toys for Tots can be obtained by calling the Mercer County Family Center at 724-588-2404.
Urban League
FARRELL — The Shenango Valley Urban League, 601 Indiana Ave., Farrell, will sponsor a Secret Santa gift collection to benefit Joshua’s Haven, a homeless men’s shelter in Sharon.
Unwrapped white socks, slippers, headbands, shaving cream, shampoo, thermal underwear and socks, and large or extra large pajama pants, T-shirts (regular or long-sleeve) or sweatshirts can be taken to the Urban League between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 9.
Slovak Home
FARRELL — The First Slovak Workingmen’s Educational Club Home of Sokol USA Lodge 103 in Farrell is collecting toys and monetary gifts through Christmas for Children’s Aid Society, Mercer; the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign, Greenville; and for the lodge’s annual children’s Christmas party at the club.
New toys and money can be dropped off from 7 a.m. to midnight daily, including weekends.
Presents for Patients
MERCER COUNTY — The community is asked to deliver small gifts to residents of Mercer County nursing, assisted living and personal care homes via Presents for Patients. These establishments are involved:
• Ashby’s Personal Care Home, 752 Stambaugh Ave. Sharon — 8.
• Bentley House, 2400 Garden Way, Hermitage — 40.
• Countryside Convalescent Home, 8221 Lamor Road, East Lackawannock Township — 118.
• Grove Manor, 435 N. Broad St., Grove City — 97.
• Hospitality Care Center, 3726 E. State St., Hermitage — 33.
• Juniper Village at the Shenango Inn, 1330 Kimberly Road, Sharon — 95.
Gutchies for Kidz
HERMITAGE — As part of the Gutchies for Kidz program, Quota International of Hermitage is collecting new pajamas for children in Mercer County. Please drop off boys and girls pajamas in the sizes of 4-14 at these Hermitage locations:
• Knott’s Interiors, 1505 N. Hermitage Road.
• Je’riel Fashions, 1550 E. State St.
• Greenville Savings Bank, 550 N. Hermitage Road.
‘Tis better to give is a seasonal column published as space permits. Send written information to Nancy Ash, The Herald, Box 51, Sharon 16146.
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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.
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Dolata carves time for local fest
Walter Dolata shows and sells his wood carvings at arts festivals — sometimes large ones — in New York, Maryland and Ohio.
But he always makes time for the arts festival in his back yard: the Hermitage Arts Festival, which runs this weekend at Rodney White Olympic Park.
“I like it,” said Dolata, who lives in Hermitage. “It’s a local festival. It’s a nice little festival.”
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Farmers market vouchers for seniors available
Mercer County Area Agency on Aging Inc. is again offering the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to eligible Mercer County Seniors.
This program is made possible through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Distribution.
The purpose of this program is to encourage older adults to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables produced by local growers.
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Victorian Weekend begins Friday evening
Step back into a gentler era during the 22nd annual Victorian Weekend Festival, planned for Friday through Sunday on the historic Mercer County Courthouse Square.
The weekend begins with “A Victorian Concert” by the Mercer Community Band at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the bandstand on the east side of the county courthouse; the warmup concert starts at 6.
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Girl Scouting gold goes to RHS grad
Lorrie Lehman, daughter of Dave and Rosemary Lehman of Reynolds and sister of Tommy, was recently awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award from Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.
The Gold Award recognizes leadership, hard work and service to the community and for exemplifying the ideals of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Only five percent of Girl Scouts nationwide earn this recognition annually.
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Public invited to annual Farm Safety Day
Our annual Mercer County Farm Safety Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Leslie N. Firth Learning Center, home of Mercer County Cooperative Extension, and the adjacent 4-H Park, 483 N. Perry Highway, 1 1/2 miles north of Mercer in Coolspring Township.
Our staff, along with event sponsor, the Agricultural Health and Rural Safety Advisory Committee, invite you and your family to attend and actively participate in a full day of safety demonstrations and open dialog on an issue which affects us all. Our goals are to make rural residents more conscience of common hazards, risky behaviors, and cultural traditions which often contribute to farm and rural accidents.
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Urban League offers outdoor movie series
It’s been decades since movies have been shown on a big screen in Farrell.
The Shenango Valley Urban League is changing that this summer, with its “Films in the Square” series, to be held Friday nights at Veterans Square.
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Fourth of July activities
There's no lack of Independence Day celebrations planned in the area.
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