[naviga:h3]Glade Run Lake site of fishing festival[/naviga:h3]

MIDDLESEX TWP — A free Catfish Release Day and Family Fishing Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Glade Run Lake Park.

No license is needed for those who register.

The event will kick off at 10 a.m. with the catfish release and a discussion of the history and future of Glade Run Lake.

Fishing fundamental stations will be set up at 11 a.m., with adult trout being stocked at noon.

A bird identification walk with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will begin at 12:30 p.m.

Family fishing will be ongoing throughout the event.

The event is sponsored by the Butler School District and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

For more information, contact Ryan Harr at the Butler County Conservation District office at 724-284-5270 or Dave Andrews with the BASD at david_andrews@butler.k12.pa.us.

[naviga:h3]Roadwork projects pick up speed[/naviga:h3]

Road patching and replacement projects are scheduled for the coming week in Butler County.

Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, lane restrictions are planned on Route 3019, Warrendale Road between Route 228 and Allegheny County, for patching operations. The work is expected to be completed before the end of the week.

Motorists traveling Warrendale Road can expect congestion and delays and should allow extra time or seek alternative routes between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Brownsdale Road, is scheduled to close for a pipe replacement project in Penn Township.

Brownsdale Road will close to traffic Monday between Valencia Road and Riebold Road, and a posted detour will be in place. The detour uses Valencia Road to Union Church Road, to Mars Evans City Road, to Route 68 East to Brownsdale Road.

The road is expected to reopen May 12, and in the interim will be open for local traffic and emergency personal only.

Seven Fields borough will kick off its annual road resurfacing program Monday. Ten borough roads will be milled and paved: Bedford Court, Wilshire Circle, Welbourne Court, Georgetown Court, Fairfax Court, Saxony Drive, Wellington Drive, Wedgewood Drive, Woodhaven Drive and a portion of Northridge Drive from Old Mars-Crider Road to Farrington Drive.

Tom Smith, borough manager, said work should take a week or two, weather permitting.