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MARS — The Mars Public Library will host a Ladies Cream Tea from 6:45 to 8 p.m. May 31 at the library.
Cost is $7 per person and reservations and payment are due Friday.
The event is open to women and girls 6 and older. To register, call the library at 724-625-9048.
PENN TWP — The Blazing Star Choral Society will sponsor a three-day music workshop for children from June 12 to 14 at the Succop Conservancy.The camp is open to vocalists ages 8 to 14.The theme of the camp is "Music Around the World." Instructors are Ian Babb, a teacher in the South Butler School District, Davlin Hupp, a local performer and artistic director Donald Rasely.The cost for the camp is $50 for the first child, and $35 for additional children in the same family. Cost includes a T-shirt, lunch each day and music. Scholarships are available.The deadline for registration is Tuesday.Registration forms are available at www.butlerarts.org/blazingstar/children.php. For information, call 724-283-4829, or e-mail Blazingstar91@aol.com.
The Butler Outdoor Club will host its annual Outdoor Extravaganza Friday through Monday at Breakneck Campground, Cheeseman's Farm, Portersville.Camping and a variety of outdoor activities and programs will be available. Agear sale and exchange will be held Friday through Sunday.Registration is required. For a schedule of events, activities, day trips and costs, visit www.butleroutdoorclub.com.To register, call Joyce Appel 724-526-5407 or send an e-mail to joyceappel@arm-tek.net
EVANS CITY — The Providence Plantation will host AColonial Evening on Saturday, including a guided tour, wine and cheese reception, program, period meal and music.The event begins at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m.Cost is $10 per person and the program is open to participants ages 10 and older. Reservations can be made by calling 724-538-8818.The plantation is at 300 Textor Hill Road.
SLIPPERY ROCK — Stories and memorabilia are now being sought for display at the annual Slippery Rock Heritage Festival to be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 on the Slippery Rock University Campus.For information or to submit items, call 724-794-4931.
The Butler High School Class of 1956 will host a reunion the weekend of Aug. 4, 5 and 6.The reunion committee is now seeking contact information for the following classmates:<B>Florence Buckley, Carol Cober Berrin, Earl E. Cotton, Shirley Welker Crowe, Betty Daugherty McClimans, William Gould, Dorothy Fennell Green, Ken G. Gressley, Gerald E. Hare, David V. Klein, Ray Klingensmith, Thomas Lang, Donald H. Lockshin, Lulu Belle Christy Martin, Janice Cress Matlick, Carolyn Henricks McGuigan, Clarence Mowery, Robert Percy, Edward Powell, Margaret Renforth, Claude A. Robb, Helen Krajnikovich Ross </B>and <B>Rosemary Ryan Wagner.To submit information, call 724-482-4341. Reservations for the reunion are due July 5.
PROSPECT — The Presbyterian Church of Prospect, 115 Church St., will host a sale of tea, coffee and handicrafts from developing countries from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.SERRVsales benefit artisans and farmers where the products originate.
CHICORA — St. Paul's Community Church, 2167 Route 268, will host its annual Bike Blessing and Ride at 11 a.m. Saturday to benefit the Brittany Maycock Memorial Scholarship Fund.Arain date has been scheduled for June 3. For information, contact Edith Hiles at 724-526-5580.
MARS — The Mars High School Class of 1956 is seeking contact information for the following classmates for a reunion to be held Aug. 19 at the Conley Resort:</B>Robert Blackstone, Thomas Hudson, Phyllis King Barker, Joyce Maslowsky, Richard Maxwell, Martha Mercer Markle and <B>Betty Short Dittman.To submit information, call 724-898-3311.
The following sales will be held this weekend:</B>Attics and Cellars Day community garage sale, 8 a.m. Saturday, East Brady.<B>Attic Sale</B>, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Activity Center, 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot.<B>Giant Yard Sale</B>, 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, CrossWay Church of the Assemblies of God, Route 228, Middlesex Township. Benefits Speed-the-Light Program for missionaries.
HARMONY — Reservations are being accepted for a "Quilt in a Day"program to be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Stewart Hall at the Harmony Museum, Mercer Street.The two-part presentation will be led by Zelienople native Patricia Knoechel.Quilts and supplies will be available for purchase and museum tours will be available for $5 each at the completion of the program.For information or to register, contact the museum at 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822.
VALENCIA — The Valencia Historical Society has collected and is now selling a 212-page collection of unbound issues of "The Valencia Vagabond."The publication contained local news sent to area servicemen and women stationed abroad.The compilation will be sold for $20 and contains issues between June 1944 and January 1946.For information or to purchase a copy, contact Shirley Kelly by phone at 724-625-2215 or by mail at P.O. Box 821, Mars, PA16046.
HARRISVILLE — ANative American Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Harrisville Community Park.The event will include Native American drums, flute, story-telling and crafts. Food will be available for purchase and an auction will be held.Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors.The event is sponsored by the United Eastern Lenape Nation.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.
