CHICORA — Chicora Elementary School was recently awarded a $3,960 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support the school's Project LEARN (Learnpads Engage All Readers Now) Program.

The grants help teachers, schools and organizations with the funding and resources they need to begin the school year.

This month, the foundation awarded about $4 million in youth literacy grants to about 825 schools, nonprofit organizations, libraries and community groups nationwide for the advancement of literacy.

SUMMIT TWP — Saxonburg Road will close to traffic beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday to replace a cross pipe.The road will close between Lindsey Lane and Kemar Drive during the replacement of the pipe by Butler County maintenance crews.A detour will be in place using Saxonburg Road to Route 356 to Winfield/Saxonburg Road.The road is expected to reopen to traffic by the end of Sept. 19.

CRANBERRY TWP — A Zumbathon to benefit a breast-cancer patient is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at Grace Community Church, 9160 Marshall Road.The suggested donation is $15. Funds raised will help pay for the cancer treatment of Paul Reichard Jr. of Butler. Reichard, known as Tall Paul, will leave Sept. 20 for Switzerland to undergo cyber knife radiation treatment.Tax deductible donations also can be sent to One Hope One Life International in care of Beth Newell, 117 Grosvenor Ave., Butler, PA 16001.For updates on Reichard's two-year battle with cancer, visit www.youcaring.com/tallpaul) or follow “Tall Paul's Journey” on Facebook.

BUTLER TWP — A free blood test to detect a hereditary form of emphysema called Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (AAT) will be offered Saturday at Associates in Respiratory Medicine.The testing will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its office, 389 New Castle Road.People with these conditions are recommended to get tested: Early onset emphysema; COPD; family history of emphysema, COPD, liver disease or panniculitis; liver disease with an unknown cause; asthma with minimal response to medication; shortness of breath with routine activity, or a cough with or without mucus or phlegm.

Ten years ago on Sept. 17 much of Butler County began flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan. Scores of houses and businesses and miles of roads were damaged or destroyed.The Butler Eagle wants to share residents recollections and reactions to what is called the most severe natural disaster ever to hit the county. Send your comments to the newspaper at:E-mail: news@butlereagle.comFax: 724-282-4180Mail: Hurricane Ivan stories, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler PA 16003.