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PENN TWP — For the first time in Butler County, WQED-TV cooking personality Chris Fennimore will join with chefs from several Butler County restaurants and prepare a dinner to benefit the Community Health Clinic of Butler County.
“Signature Sensations” will run from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Butler Country Club, 310 Country Club Road.
Fennimore, producer of the TV show “QED Cooks,” and chefs from Andora, the Butler Country Club, Echo, Hotel Saxonburg, Natili's and Siba, will demonstrate signature dishes from each restaurant. Those dishes will be served at the multicourse dinner.
In addition, attendees will learn about the appropriate wine pairings for each dish and sample the recommended wines.
Tickets are $100 per person, $150 with wine pairing. Tickets can be bought by calling 724 841-0980.
The event is sponsored by Huntington Bank.
Boy Scouts will be out Saturday going door to door in parts of Butler County asking homeowners for canned food that will be given to food banks.Scouts from the Moraine Trails Council will be out from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in various neighborhoods.Frank Girardi, executive officer of the council and the branch manager of Northwest Savings Bank's Valencia office, is the chairman this effort, and he has enlisted the support of his bank.All Northwest branches in Armstrong, Butler, and Lawrence counties are collection points for people who want to drop off food items to help needy families.If you would like to support the food drive, contact the Moraine Trails Council at 724-287-6791 or drop off a canned or boxed food item at a Northwest branch.
