JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley School District will mark Patriot Day Friday by connecting lessons and activities in tribute to those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the United States.

Students will wear red, white and blue, and students in the JROTC will be in uniform.

More than 30 lessons at the senior high school will incorporate the 9-11 events, which will include a discussion about how the terrorist acts impacted business, students creating a 3-D poster in memory of 9-11 and an artistic tribute.

The ladder truck from the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Department will be on the secondary campus with an oversized flag throughout day and during the first half of the football game that night when Seneca plays Fox Chapel.

Seneca Valley's 16th annual Veteran Recognition event will be conducted at the game. Veterans will meet the football team at 6 p.m. in the locker room to put American flag stickers on their helmets.

More than 45 veterans will walk onto the track at 7 p.m. when an announcement will be read.

The Butler Fire Department will receive more than $121,000 in federal funds to help pay for new equipment.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced that the funding would come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for operations and safety.Fire Chief Nick Ban said the money will go to 19 self-containing breathing apparatus.“We were fortunate enough to receive the grant, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to replace them,” he said.The grant came from a competitive nationwide program.“The department must vie for the grants along with everyone else,” Ban said.Ban wrote a request for the grant last year.He said it would take about four to six months to get the new gear due to a backlog from the vendor.The city must match 5 percent of the grant — about $6,000.Ban said the fire department tries to receive grant money whenever possible, adding it has been successful in the past in receiving awards to pay for a fire safety trailer, a fire engine and other safety equipment.The city department last received a $52,000 from the program in 2011.

SUMMIT TWP — The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will have their annual fall workshop, “Blueprint for Creative Gardening” from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 19 at the Herman Fire Hall.Bill Paxton will give a presentation on herbs and herb garden design.Gardener George Weigel, a consultant and writer from the Harrisburg area, will talk about designing a garden and picking the best plants for each season.Weigel also will present “Gardening in Pennsylvania: Not for Wimps,” a look at gardening conditions in the region including challenges such as erratic weather, poor soil, plant eating animals, bugs and diseases.The final session will be given by Crawford County master gardener Debbie Pifer on the Japanese-based art of Kokedama, which is a form of gardening derived from bonsai.To register, call the Penn State Extension at 724-774-3003 or visit http://extension.psu.edu/gardening/events.