PENN TWP— Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are invited to a daylong seminar hosted by Tom Grove, co-author of "The Inner WealthInitiative."

The Nurtured Heart Approach will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Penn Christian Academy, Airport Road.

The event focuses on changing how students think about their behavior and potential and ways to cope.

For reservations, call the school at 724-586-5200. The seminar is free and includes breakfast and lunch.

BRADY TWP — Ghost story evenings will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Slippery Rock University's Old Stone House, at the intersection of routes 8 and 173.The event offers different ghost stories or plays in each room of the former stage coach stop. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.Tours will begin at the house's porch. Stories will be led by members of the Phi Alpha Theta history honorary, the Brookfield Storytellers, students from Knoch High School and members of the Center for Paranormal Study and Investigation.For details, call 724-738-4964.

CENTER TWP — Clearview Mall will host a Halloween night in the mall from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.The event, which includes a costume contest and trick-or-treat time, is for children ages 2 to 12.The costume contest will begin at 5:30 p.m. Trick-or-treating from store to store will follow at 6:30 p.m. Participating stores will have balloons at their entrances.

CRANBERRY TWP — Plains Presbyterian Church will host a scrapbook crop from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the church's fellowship hall, 326 Plains Church Road.Proceeds benefit Mars Home for Youth.Participants receive a 4-foot work space. Aswap table will be available and lunch can be purchased.For registration forms, call the church at 724-538-8785 or visit www.plainschurch.com. For information, call Melanie Sturrock at 724-538-9860.

CHICORA — Vendors are needed for a craft show to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at Chicora United Methodist Church, 203 Central Ave.For details, contact Tom Hilliard by phone at 724-445-2059 or by mail at 195 Cartwright Road, Chicora, PA 16025.

Applicants are now being accepted for the 2008 Miss Butler County USA pageant Dec. 2 at the Kean Theatre in Gibsonia.The pageant is the official preliminary to the Miss Pennsylvania USAand Miss USApageants.The pageant is open to unmarried women ages 17 to 26 as of Feb. 1. Participants must also be Butler County residents or attend a school in the county.For information or to register, contact pageant director Marilyn E. Kane at 724-287-0576 or 724-287-3576.