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January 30, 2010 Last Updated: January 30, 2010 11:30 AM Neighbours

BANK DONATES TO MORAINE TRAILS COUNCIL — Paul McEachin, assistant vice president and branch manager at Farmers National Bank, presents a $2,100 check to Betty Bopp, office manager of the Moraine Trails Council.

Historical society presents awardThe Zelienople Historical Society presented its Angel Award to Ron Goehring of Zelienople.The award is given annually to a person or group who has made a major contribution to the preservation or promotion of local history.Goehring has been an active member of Zelienople Historical Society since 1989 and has served on the board of trustees since 1995. He has been extensively involved with fundraising and educational efforts of the society and is chairman of the Historic Properties and Ground Committee.Zelienople Historical Society established The Angel Award to honor Joan Teichart, who collected angel figurines and donated the Buhl House to the Society.

The Butler Bunni Bunch 4-H group competed Jan. 8 to 16 at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show. The following members placed:Kelly Bieber of Prospect: youth best of variety, mini rexElizabeth Greiner of Tarentum: youth opposite sex of breed, lilacEmily Malkowiak of Sarver: Family Living, 4-H textile science art project, pillow sewing projectRebecca Masterson of Butler: rabbits, youth classes, mini black rex; rabbits, youth classes, two other categoriesRachel McGinley of Butler: youth best of variety, red mini rex; youth best opposite sex of variety, red mini rex; Family Living, 4-H textile science beginner, sewing pajama bottoms; Family Living, 4-H textile science art project, crochet projectPeter McGlashan of Evans City: poster contest winner, science of rabbits;Sarah Rager of Renfrew: youth best of breed, silver fox; youth best opposite sex of breed, silver foxJoseph Vaerwyck of Tarentum: rabbits, youth best of breed, Blanc de HototRichard Vaerwyck of Tarentum: Guinea Pigs: youth best of variety, Flemish Giant, light gray; youth best of variety, Cavy-Abyssinian, self, best of variety; youth best of variety, Cavy-Abyssinian, solid, best of variety; youth, best of breed, Cavy, Abyssinian, best of breedRabbits: youth, best of breed, Florida White, best of breed; youth, best opposite sex of breed, Florida White, best opposite sex of breedCody Wood of Saxonburg: rabbits, meat pensShelby Wood of Saxonburg: rabbits, meat pens.

NATIONAL EXPOSURE — At Butler Catholic School, three students were published in “Our Sunday Visitor,” a national weekly Catholic newspaper. The subject was the 26th annual “Christmas Memories” feature edition. Essays by Katie Klinko, sixth grade, left, and Chris Gamble, eighth grade, and a poem by Kate Kletzli, eighth grade, right, were published in the Dec. 20 edition.

FAIRGROUND MARKET WINS CHILI COOK-OFF — Lesley Bachman, left, president of Operation Spay Neuter, and Carol Landis, a member of Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, present Fairground Market owner Tom Taylor with the first place award for the third annual Chili Cook-Off on New Year's Eve. The event raises funds to support the work of both groups.———

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at Butler Catholic School recently took part in a program with Scholastic Book Clubs and Super Bowl MVPs Peyton Manning and Eli Manning to help donate more than one million books to disadvantaged children.Students in Kathy Frederick's English and literature classes at BCS read 100 books as part of Scholastic Book Clubs' ClassroomsCare program. Then the philanthropy-based literacy campaign donated 100 books to charities identified by the Manning family, including Reach Out and Read and Save the Children.Since its launch in 2001, the ClassroomsCare program has resulted in the donation of more than 9 million books to children in need.———On Jan. 21, the winners at the Butler Duplicate Bridge Club were:First: Alan Martin and Ray KramerSecond: Joe Abrams and Bill Stewart.