BUTLER TWP — Lifesteps will host free Child Check developmental screenings for children age 5 and younger from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Butler County Family YMCA, 339 N. Washington St., and 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at Lifesteps' Early Education Center, on the Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus on New Castle Road.

Each screening takes about 30 minutes and results will be discussed with parents immediately.

Appointments are recommended. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 724-283-2154, Ext. 313, or 800-225-2010.

JEFFERSON TWP — His Kids Christian School, 650 Saxonburg Road, is accepting applications for the 2008-09 school year.An open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and Feb. 12 and 13.Classes are available for students entering preschool through grade 5.For information, call 724-352-8177.

The Butler After Five Womens Club is now accepting reservations for its next dinner, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Butler YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St.The event will feature Bill Mitchell, who will speak about the Duncan-Miller Glass Company, and Naomi O'Kane, who will speak on the topic "How to Adjust Our Life's Pattern Into a Perfect Fit."Reservations are due Feb. 8 by contacting Patty Reigh at 724-287-7021 or HPReigh@zoominternet.net.

The Rotary Clubs of Northwestern Pennsylvania are seeking four professionals to visit Scotland in September as part of a group study exchange program of the Rotary Foundation.Applicants must be between age 25 and 40 at the time of the trip, which will last about a month. They will be accompanied by a Rotarian team leader.The group will be hosted by a Rotary district in the northeastern part of Scotland. They will tour Scottish business and industry, governmental offices, schools and recreational areas. Each team member is expected to spend five days in activities relative to their profession.The foundation will provide air fare, and Rotarian hosts in Scotland provide meals, lodging and group travel. Team members pay for personal and incidental expenses.Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must live or be employed within the Rotary district, which is from Cranberry Township to Erie and from the Ohio line east to Dubois or Leechburg. They must be employed in a business or profession full-time. Relatives of Rotary members are not eligible.Interested persons can contact Ken Fleeson, District GSE chairman at 724-452-7339 or fleeson@zoominternet.net. Applications are being accepted through Feb. 15.Additional information can be viewed at www.district7280.org/GsePage.htm.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.