BUTLER TWP — Lifesteps' Early Education Center will offer an open house and information on its free Pre-K Counts education program from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the education center, Building 69 at the Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

The program is open to children ages 3 and 4 at risk of academic failure due to income restraints.

Free Child Check developmental screenings for children age 5 and younger also will be available.

For information, call Terri Sapp at 724-285-2259.

Couples planning to be married during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend should plan to apply for their marriage licenses soon.Due to the state-required waiting period, the last day to apply for a marriage license in time for a holiday weekend wedding will be Nov. 16. All licenses must be picked up by 4 p.m. Nov. 21.Marriage licenses are available at the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphan's Court office at the Butler County Government Center. The office will be closed Nov. 22 and 23.

CRANBERRY TWP — Butler Health System's WholeHealth will present a program on diabetes called "Know Your HealthySteps" at 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA on Route 19.Dr. Eva Toth of Butler Regional Endocrinology will host the two-hour session that will discuss diabetes prevention and control. Free glucometers and pedometers will be provided by Bayer.The event is free, but seating is limited. Please call 724-631-0148 to register.Reality tour centers on drug awarenessThe Reality Tour, a drug awareness program for youth and their parents, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Butler YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St., and Nov. 19 at the Slippery Rock University Student Union.Registration forms are available at www.realitytour.org. For information, call 724-679-6612, or send an e-mail to carolgreen@candleinc.org.

The following craft shows and rummage sales have been announced:<B>St. John's United Church of Christ</B>, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, will host a craft show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Lunch will be available.<B>SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church</B>, 21 Evergreen Drive, Lyndora, will host a craft show, food festival and rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Tours of the church will be available.

PENN TWP — The Federation of Metal Detector and Archeological Clubs will hold a convention Friday through Sunday at Conley Resort, Route 8.Dealer area and exhibits will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Free seminars will begin at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

ZELIENOPLE — English Lutheran Church, High Street and East Grandview Avenue, will host a Fair Trade Fair from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.Crafts, chocolate and coffee produced by citizens of Peru, Ghana, Chili, Palestine and India will be sold.Refreshments will be available for purchase.For details, call Tom Grant at 724-452-8618.

LYNDORA — The Butler Cat Fanciers will host their annual cat show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave.The show will feature registered show cats and household pet cats.

ZELIENOPLE — Tickets for the Christmas Home Tour, sponsored by the Zelienople Historical Society, will be sold from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Passavant House, 243 S. Main St.The tour will begin at 9 a.m. Dec. 1. A lunch will be served.No tickets will be sold the day of the tour. For information, call 724-452-9457.

FORD CITY — A General Educational Development test will be conducted from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 at Ford City Junior/Senior High School, Fourth Avenue and 11th Street.Participants must be at least 18-years-old. Candidates age 16 and 17 are required to present a written request from an employer, educational institution or armed forces recruiter.The deadline to register is Friday. Registration forms are available at the Armstrong School District Administration Building, 410 Main St.Applicants must present photo identification at the time of testing. For information, call Chuck Pepper at 724-763-7151.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fundraising events, newly elected officers and other news from nonprofit groups should be sent to the Focus department at Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.