The Butler County Children's Center, Even Start Family Literacy of Butler Memorial Hospital, the Butler Public Library and North Trails, Home of the Bookmobile, have set the 2005 schedule of Story Fun events.

The monthly events include stories, crafts and snacks for children age 10 and younger, accompanied by an adult. Participants will also receive a free book.

Story Fun will be held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at North Trails, Home of the Bookmobile, 1553 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury.

A second group will meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Butler Public Library, North McKean St.

The monthly activities begin in January and will continue through December.

Shipmates from the USS Maddox Destroyer Association are being sought for a reunion to be held Sept. 15 to 18 in Mobile, Ala.For information or to request an invitation, contact Cliff Gillespie by mail at 215 Wichita Ave., No. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; by phone at 714-960-5283; or by e-mail at cwgilles45@aol.com.

NORTH HILLS - The North Hills Multicultural Consortium will host its fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 17 at the Holiday Inn North Hills, 4859 McKnight Road.The master of ceremonies for the breakfast will be Vikram Rawal of the Indian Cultural Association of Pittsburgh. The featured speaker will be Stephen Thomas, director of the Center for Minority Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.The event will also include entertainment and the presentation of the Spirit of Unity Award.Cost to attend is $16 for adults and $8 for students. For reservations, call 412-364-3844 by Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH - The Three Rivers Adoption Council will host three informational meetings in January about adopting older children, including school-age children, sibling groups and children with disabilities.The first meeting will be held Tuesday at the council office, 307 Fourth Ave., third floor. Meetings will also be held Jan. 18 at Grace Lutheran Church in South Park and Jan. 20 at the Monroeville Library. All meetings begin at 7 p.m.To register for a meeting or for other adoption information, contact Sue Zola at 412-471-8722.

PITTSBURGH - As a part of the Bellevue Pediatrics Lecture Series, the Northland Public Library will host the program "Mothers and Sons Growing Together: Puberty from 10 to 13 years of age," at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the library, 300 Cumberland Road.Participants should register at the library information desk.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fund-raising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and nonprofit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event. Items should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to Focus, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.