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Views & Voices' bridal edition takes the cake
It’s that time of year again and I don’t mean the winter season.
The bridal season is upon us and many brides-to-be and family members are preparing for that special, very personal event. This month in Views & Voices we try to make the preparing and planning just a little easier in our special “Art of Love” edition.
In “Let Them Eat Cake” we highlight the amazing confectionary magic that many of the bakeries in our region provide. Check out their unique flavors, batters and fillings and their imaginative displays.
There is also information about buying the ring, choosing and saving your bridal flowers, setting up housekeeping, preparing to travel out of the country and the latest trends in bridal gowns, plus special breakfast-in-bed recipes from the Australian Walkabout Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lancaster, which is owned by a West Middlesex native and her husband.
We also share a few inspiring love stories including the transatlantic couple who met through Rotary International’s Group Study Exchange program, and a little romantic history about Buhl Mansion Guesthouse and Spa, originally the home built by Frank H. Buhl for his bride Julia.
Learn about a special program – Brides Across America – that provides free gowns for brides-to-be who are either serving in the armed forces or are engaged to someone with orders to be deployed.
We also explore the history of a popular local reception site – The Corinthian – and learn a little of downtown Sharon’s history and the old businesses that used to be there.
Home delivery subscribers to The Herald and Allied News will find the edition inside today’s papers. As of December, readers can also subscribe to the magazine digitally or purchase Views & Voices from area dealers that carry our magazine every month. Besides our newspaper offices in Sharon and Grove City, magazine dealers include Classy Cat Consignment Boutique, Hermitage; Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, Mercer; Flowers on Vine, New Wilmington; Country Crossing Gifts & Collectibles, Leesburg; The Kitchen Shoppe, Volant; Organics and More, Sandy Lake; Susan’s Beauty Parlor, Greenville; Myrna’s Gifts & Flowers, Jamestown; Mary Turner Skincare & Day Spa and Down Under Consignment, both New Castle; French Street Cafe and and Mama & Me, both Howland, Ohio; Grove Manor, Grove City; Shears Styling Salon, Hubbard, Ohio; and Sacred Garden, Sharpsville.
We at Views & Voices encourage our readers to thank our advertisers by supporting their businesses. In these challenging economic times, our advertisers continue to believe in the importance of being a part of this positive regional publication and it’s the joint collaboration of our loyal readers and advertisers that keep the issues coming.
Sherris Moreira-Byers is editor of Views & Voices.
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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.
Eligible seniors can pick up vouchers at locations in Greenville, Grove City, Mercer, Sandy Lake/Stoneboro and the Shenango Valley . -
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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