NEIGHBORS
The Rotary Club of Butler on Nov. 3 hosted the 50th anniversary celebration of the annual Rotary Pancake Festival to benefit Lifesteps.
The event saw 1,375 guests and will net more than $10,000 to benefit the Lifesteps Family Caring Fund.
This year, each ticket purchased entered guests into a drawing to win a cruise to Nassau, Bahamas. The winning ticket belonged to District Judge
Pete Shaffer of Butler.———
The <B>Butler County Rotary</B>'s Turley Roundup provided an early Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 8 to residents and guests at Parker Personal Care.Parker Personal Care, an affiliate of the Butler YWCA, provides 24-hour assisted living service to 35 individuals.Butler County Commissioner Dale Pinkerton is the founder and honorary chairman of the Turkey Roundup Committee.———
<B>Vivian Futscher</B> of Kittanning was named VNA Hospice's 2009 Volunteer of the Year.Futscher has been a VNA volunteer since 2005. Since then, Futscher has become dedicated to many hospice patients, especially those in nursing or personal care homes.Her duties include doing whatever it takes to make her patients comfortable, including giving them a cool cloth for their forehead, holding their hand, reading them scripture or just sitting quietly with them.Futscher also volunteers at the First Church of God in Kittanning and ACMH.———
<B>Tiffany Keffalas</B> of Butler Township will compete Nov. 27 to 29 for the title of Miss Pennsylvania Teen U.S.A. at the Hyatt Regency in Pittsburgh.The winner will represent the state in the national Miss Teen U.S.A. pageant.A student at Butler Intermediate High School, she is the daughter of James and Karen Kefflas.———
<B>Linda Norris</B> of Butler was named the 2009 Teacher Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educator. Norris is a faculty member in the English department of Indiana (Pa.) University.She has been a teacher at IUP for 18 years and directed the undergraduate English education program for the past 12 years.Criteria for the award include professional preparation, degrees and certifications, professional experience, scholarship and service. Norris received bachelors degrees in English and French from Penn State, a master's degree in education in language communications, and a doctoral degree in instruction and learning from the University of Pittsburgh, where she received the Outstanding Dissertation Award.———
On Nov. 12, the winners at the Butler Duplicate Bridge Club were:First: <B>Bill Stewart </B>and <B>Alan Martin</B>Second: <B>Judit Bardi</B> and <B>Carl Bonfiglio</B>
