LYNDORA - The Butler Junior Women's Club will host its annual charity gala, Twilight Magic, from 5 to 11 p.m. March 5 at the Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave.

The event will include dinner, dancing and an auction.

Tickets are $25 each and are available by calling 724-282-6771. Proceeds will benefit local charities.

The Albert Gallatin Home Care and Hospice will offer a free volunteer training session for Butler County residents from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays from March 3 through March 31 at the hospice's Butler branch office, 201 S. Duffy Road.For information on volunteer training, call 800-245-4144 by Monday.

World Heritage, a public benefit organization, is seeking families to host high school students from France, Germany, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Denmark and Italy.Host families provide room, board and guidance for a teenager living away from home. Students are screened and selected based on academic performance, English proficiency, teacher recommendations and personal interviews. Couples, single parents and families with or without children at home are encouraged to apply.Each student is fully insured, brings his or her own spending money and expects to be included in normal family activities and lifestyles.For information, call Maureen Russo at 800-888-9040 or visit www.world-heritage.org.

The trustees of the UPMC Horizon Medical Staff Scholarship Fund are now accepting applications for their annual scholarship.Applications are available to students in local medical schools by calling Julie Anderson, 724-983-7528.The deadline to apply is April 15.

NEW CASTLE - Tickets are now available for the annual Crisis Shelter auction to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.Tickets are $25 and include dinner. For information or tickets, call the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County at 724-652-9036.

NATRONA HEIGHTS - A rummage sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Center United Methodist Church, Donnellville Road.The event will include a soup and bread sale.

FREDONIA - The Fredonia Lions Club will host an indoor rodeo at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Pro Rodeo Sundance Arena, Fredonia Road.Events for children will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m.Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors age 62 and older and children age 12 and younger.Discounted pre-sale tickets are available at the Boot Box in Grove City.Proceeds will benefit the Fredonia Lions Club service projects. For information, call 724-588-1667.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fund-raising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and non-profit 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.