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CENTER TWP — A square dance and country dinner will be held Friday at New Haven Court at Clearview, 100 New Haven Lane, to benefit the Butler County Humane Society.

The dinner will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and dancing will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The dance will feature square dancing demonstrations by the Keystone Squares.

Admission is free and donations will be accepted for the humane society. Reservations are required by calling 724-477-8701.

BUTLER TWP — The second annual Footprints in the Heart benefit remembrance walk will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Butler County Community College.Registration for the event will begin at 8 a.m.Proceeds from the walk benefit the Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Center. The event is sponsored by Thompson-Miller Funeral Home.

BUTLER TWP — Reservations are now being accepted for a bus trip Aug. 15 to visit the Presque Isle Downs and Casino and tour an area winery.The bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. from Butler Township Park and will return at 7:30 p.m.Cost is $35 and includes bonuses for the casino trip. Reservations are due Aug. 10 by calling 724-431-6534.

PITTSBURGH — Nominations are now being accepted for Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh's Power of Work Awards, which honor employers that help those with special needs overcome barriers to work.Employers of all sizes in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties are eligible. Employers may nominate themselves.Winners will be announced at the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association Conference and Exhibition Sept. 25 and 26. An awards ceremony and reception will be held Oct. 18 at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.For details or nomination forms, contact David Tobiczyk at 412-390-2236 or tobiczyk@goodwillpitt.org. Forms are also available at www.goodwillpitt.org. Nominations are due Sept. 7.

The following family reunions have been planned:<B>The Roudebush Family Reunion </B>will be held Saturday at the Karns City Municipal Building.Dinner will begin at 1 p.m. Drinks and plates will be provided. Participants should take food to share and an auction item.<B>The Ewing Family</B> will gather for a reunion at 5 p.m. Saturday at Slate Lick Presbyterian Church, 106 Brown Road, Freeport.Participants should take auction items and a tureen to share.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fundraising 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.

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