Fundraisers
• Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department holds a stuffed chicken breast/stuffed pork chop dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson Township Building, 7407 Lamor Road.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than age 12. Takeouts available. Info: 724-456-2665 or 724-662-4323.
• A stuffed pork chop/ham loaf dinner will be served Sunday beginning at noon at Vincent Methodist Church, Walnut Street, Jackson Center. Meal includes potatoes, cole slaw, vegetable, dessert and beverage. Cost is $8 for adults and $3.50 for children younger than age 10. Info: 724-662-4968.
Meetings
• Farrell High School class of 1950 meets at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday instead of 11:30 a.m. at Happy Days Diner, Brookfield. Please note the change in time.
• Farrell High School class of 1949 meets for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s Restaurant, E. State St., Hermitage.
• Farrell High School class of 1956 gathers for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Golden Coral Restaurant, state Route 18, Hermitage.
• Farrell High School class of 1961 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Happy Days Diner, old Route 82, Brookfield.
Support group
• A grief support group will be held the third Tuesday of every month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the first floor conference rooms by the cafeteria at Grove City Medical Center in Pine Township. The grief support group will provide an opportunity for grieving adults of any age to get together for mutual support. Those who have experienced a death recently or at any time in the past are welcome. The meetings will always be positive, with laughter, tears, and supportive conversation. At each meeting a topic of interest will be presented. Participants are welcome to talk about that or any other topic of interest or concern, or just listen and enjoy a cup of coffee. The group offers an opportunity for people to make new friends or to network with other participants for ongoing mutual support.
The group is sponsored jointly by Family Hospice and Palliative Care in Hermitage and by Grove City Medical Center.
Information: Jeff Harter, 724-983-6020 or Julie Glass, 724-450-7108. No reservations are needed, and there is no cost to participants.
Local News
Things To Do from February 3, 2009
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Victim describes armed robbery at her home
Charges were held to court Friday against a Sharon teen charged as an adult in an October armed robbery.
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Overheated motor starts small fire at gas well
Jamestown volunteer firefighters put out an accidental natural gas well equipment fire Friday morning in Greene Township that started when a pump motor overheated.
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Burglary was man’s solution to money woes
The end of 2010 was “a crazy time in my life,” Grant T. Lockhart told a judge Thursday.
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Wife describes crash’s effect on her family
Amber Gehr has seen Joseph A. Hoffman driving around and it galls her.
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Evaluations ordered for man who ‘found’ baby
The man accused of dropping off his girlfriend’s infant at a hospital and claiming he’d found it abandoned was released Friday from Mercer County Jail.
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District abruptly ends use of security firm
Two western Pennsylvania school districts – including Grove City – have stopped using a private security firm after learning that some guards were convicted felons or sex offenders.
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Couple charged in bank robbery
A Hubbard man with a Mercer County rap sheet and his girlfriend have been charged with robbing a New Wilmington bank on Jan. 24.
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eCenter officials eye ways to attract kids to tech careers
When government officials talk about promoting their municipalities for businesses and entrepreneurs, it’s assumed they are hoping to attract adults.
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Board to seek tax hike OK from state
For Sharon City School District officials and many others across Pennsylvania, the headaches and planning for the 2012-13 budget have already begun.
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Bond payment savings will exceed $1 million
Back in October, when Hermitage Municipal Authority officials first started talking about refinancing two bond issues, they expected they could save $106,000.
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