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Calling all gardeners: Do you have a pepper shaped like a smiley face? A potato resembling Richard Nixon? The Eagle is looking for these and other harvest look-alikes for an upcoming Focus photo page.

To show us your interesting produce, call Sandy Marwick at 724-282-8000, Ext. 252.

HARMONY — The Harmony Museum and McPharlin's Guitar and Violin music studio of Harmony will present pizza and music from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 26 in the garden of the Wagner House museum annex, 222 Mercer St. Musicians will play classical selections Thursday and contemporary and pop Aug. 26. Proceeds benefit the museum.

NORTH WASHINGTON — The North Washington Flames Majorette Corps is celebrating its 50th anniversary by inviting all alumni to participate Aug. 16 in a reunion march in the North Washington Rodeo Parade. Practices will be held Aug. 2, 9 and 15 at the North Washington Rodeo Grounds. For information, contact Beverly Bishop at 724-894-2621 or 724-284-4489.

HERMAN — St. Mary's Church, 821 Herman Road, will host its annual picnic Sunday. Ham and grilled chicken dinners will be served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will also be games, a basket raffle, music and free shuttle service from the Herman Fire Hall parking lot.

The Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Center will hold its ninth annual Walk for Recovery on Sunday at Butler Memorial Park's Rotary Shelter. Check in is at 10 a.m. The walk begins at 11 a.m. The event includes horseshoes, volleyball, picnic food, door prizes and raffles. For information, call 724-256-8882.

• n The Herold family reunion will be Sunday at Connoquenessing Park, Constitution Avenue. Meal is served at 1 p.m. with paper products, plastic ware, drinks, hot dogs, buns and condiments provided. Take a dish and family updates. Call Veva Martsolf at 724-865-2834 for information.• The Charles C. Watt family reunion will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Prospect Park. There will be documentation of family history, research advice and a genealogical researcher present. Descendants of James Watt and Anna Dewberry Watt are welcome. Take a tureen. For information, call Pamela at 724-602-4848.

Amedisys Hospice seeks volunteers to visit patients in their home or facilities. Training will be provided. Contact volunteer and bereavement coordinator David Walters at 724-431-4170 or dwalters2611@amedisys.com.

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