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To share your experience with Butler Eagle readers, call Sandy Marwick at 724-282-8000, Ext. 252.
Lifesteps will hold free child development screenings on the following dates:• 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 4, YMCA, 339 W. Washington St., Butler.• 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 15, Early Education Center, VA Medical Center Grounds, Building 68, Butler.Visits take about 30 minutes, and results are discussed immediately. The screening looks at development in the areas of playing, talking, seeing, hearing, moving and thinking.Appointments are recommended but not required.For information or to schedule, call 724-283-2154, Ext. 313, or 800-225-2010.
ZELIENOPLE — Zelienople Historical Society will change its tour schedule effective Jan. 4. Tours will be offered Mondays through Fridays beginning at 9:30 a.m. Advance notice is appreciated. Reservations are required for large groups. Tours may be possible by appointment. Call 724-452-9457.Tours begin at the Passavant House, 243 S. Main St., and include the Buhl House. Tours last 90 minutes to two hours.From June to September, scheduled tours will be given at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays.No reservations are necessary for the scheduled tours, unless you have a large group.
BUTLER TWP — A Families Forever seminar will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Lifesteps, 383 New Castle Road.Enrollment closes two weeks before the class.Families Forever teaches parents how to minimize the negative effects on children involved in divorce and/or custody situations.To register, call Lifesteps at 724-283-1010.
Registration will begin Jan. 2 for book clubs at the Butler Public Library for children ages 10 to 12 and teens ages 13 to 16. The book clubs will meet once a week through February.Each week, participants will read a portion of the featured book and discuss it at the next meeting. Snacks will be provided. If there is a movie version of the featured book, there will be a movie night at the end of the month. For information, contact Peter Bess at 724-287-1715.
Smokestoppers, a free eight-session program designed to help people stop using tobacco, will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 in Classroom 6 at Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 E. Brady St.The remaining sessions will be held Jan. 12 to 15, 19, 21 and 26 at the same time and location.For information, call Community Health Challenge at 724-283-9955.
