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September 20, 2008 Last Updated: September 20, 2008 01:57 PM Neighbours

Kristen Salina

Kristen Salina was recently elected president of the

Junior Women's Club of Butler for the 2008-09 club year.Salina joined the club in 2004. During her membership in the GFWC Junior Women's Club of Butler, she has served as first and second vice president, co-chair of friendship and social, co-chair of house for Twilight Magic, member of Jr. Woman of the year committee.Salina is the principal at Clarence Brown, Mars Home for Youth and Irene Stacy Partial Hospital program. She resides in Butler with her son, Matthew. Salina is the daughter of Wayne and Sharyn Doyle of Renfrew.In addition to the Junior Women's Club, Salina is also active in the PA Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals.The club year runs from September to May. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at Lifesteps in Butler. Membership is open to women ages 21 to 43. For more information, contact Suzanne Shewalter-Brown at 724-283-4587.

The Brucker family and friends along with Woodbrook Builders held an end-of-summer music festival Aug. 23 at their home in Penn Township to raise money for a local girl's wish with the Make a Wish Foundation. About 300 people attended.The event raised $3,400, enough money to grant a wish for a Butler County girl named Katherine.Five local bands, Sense in December, Fight the Flow, Ozone Itch, The Calamity and MINDS I performed. Festival highlights included a water balloon slingshot, a 50/50 raffle and a scavenger hunt.A Chinese auction raised over $800. The community and many local businesses donated prizes. Some of the auction prizes included Steelers' tickets, gym memberships and other valuable gifts.The Brucker family chose to raise money for the Make a Wish because the foundation recently fulfilled a Brucker family member's wish by sending her to Disney World prior to her passing.For more information on how to refer children or to volunteer, call the Make a Wish Foundation at 1-800-676-9474 or visit www.wishgreaterpa.org.—-

Winners at the Butler Duplicate Bridge Club Sept. 11 were:First north/south: Ray Kramer and Steve Bardi. Second north/south: Lorraine Sherwin and Fred Wilson. First east/west: Judit Bardi and Carl Bonfiglio. Second east/west: John and Ellie Scalzo.

Ginger Dlutowski, a volunteer with the Butler County Make-A-Wish Foundation, presents a plaque to Tom Brucker of Penn Township, whose family’s end-of-summer festival raised $3,400 for the foundation.