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Reese Fleeger of Butler, a sophomore at Thiel College, will be the speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast to be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the Preston Room at the Butler YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St.

Fleeger will speak on the topic "The Dream Lives On."

The event is sponsored by the YWCA and the Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Center. Tickets are available at either facility.

For details, call the Dunbar Center at 724-287-5648 or the YWCA at 724-287-5709.

The Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Center, 501 Fairground Hill Road is now offering tutoring by a certified teacher.For details or to schedule an appointment, call the center at 724-287-5648.

The Armstrong Regional Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is organizing support groups for people suffering from mood disorders and for their spouses and other close family and friends.The Armstrong Regional chapter serves Armstrong, Butler and Indiana counties and is seeking to form one or more support groups, depending on interest.An organizational meeting will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the private dining room on the second floor of Butler Memorial Hospital, East Brady Street.For information, call 724-297-5140 or armstrongregionalDBSA@hotmail.com.

The Eagle is seeking contributors for a story on collecting.If you have an interesting collection to tell us about, call Sandy at 724-282-8000, Ext. 252.

The Reality Tour, a drug awareness program for youth ages 10 and older and their parents, will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Butler YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St., Feb. 14 at Mars Home for Youth and Feb. 18 at the Slippery Rock University Student Union.The tour is open to children age 10 and older when accompanied by a parent or guardian.Registration forms are available at www.realitytour.org.

FORD CITY — A General Educational Development test will be conducted from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 5 and 6 at Ford City Junior/Senior High School, Fourth Avenue and 11th Street, Ford City.Cost for the test is $50. Participants must be at least 18 years of age or provide written request.The deadline to register for the exam is Feb. 1.Registration forms are available at the Armstrong School District Administration Building, 410 Main St., Ford City. For information, call Chuck Pepper at 724-763-7151.

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.</B>

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