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Members of the Butler High School Class of 1950, as part of their 65th reunion activities, will meet at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the chapel at the Butler County Memorial Cemetery for a “Moment of Memory.” The group will remember those who have moved on. A brief prayer will be given by classmate the Rev. Donna Wagner Shogren.
For more information, call Patricia Grenet Hill at 724-352-2223.
Scout Stewards program offeredBRADY TWP — Registration opens at 9 a.m. Monday for Scout Stewards, a special learning and volunteering experience that will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road.The event, part of a National Public Lands Day weekend, is for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts from the Junior Girl Scout and Webelo Scout ages/levels and up.The Scouts will discover the importance of maintaining resources on public lands and participate in a volunteer project to help the park. Participants also will receive a commemorative patch.Registration is limited. Individual Scouts or troops/packs/groups (of no more than 10) must register for the program by calling 724-794-6011.
LYNDORA — The Butler High School Class of 1946 will have its 69th reunion Aug. 22 at Phillips Hall of the Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave.There will be a reception at noon followed by a luncheon at 1 p.m.For more information, call Verna Vargo at 724-287-1344.
FREEPORT — Freeport Area Library, 428 Market St., will host a scrapbooking workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 29.Participants will create a scrapbook page featuring a summer vacation, staycation, special event or memory. The finished page will be suitable for framing.Those attending should take pictures, menus, receipts, mementos, ticket stubs and other items for the project.To register or for more information, call the library at 724-295-3616.
BRADY TWP — The Awesome Spirit Of Wildlife, a local youth wildlife conservation group, and Skye's Spirit Wildlife Rehabilitation Center will host “Wild Spirit,” a live animal presentation at 2 p.m. Aug. 29 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road.The program will showcase various native and exotic reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals.Admission is free; donations will be accepted. All proceeds will further TASOW's and Skye's Spirit's ongoing missions of wildlife conservation through education and rehabilitation.
To register, visit http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/jennings_environmental_education_center or call 724-794-6011.Notices of local upcoming news should be received by the Focus Department one week in advance of the event. Entries should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to: P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003, or focus@butlereagle.com.
