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Calling all gardeners: Do you have a pepper shaped like a smiley face? A potato resembling Richard Nixon? The Eagle is looking for these and other harvest look-alikes for an upcoming Focus photo page.

To show us your interesting produce, call Sandy Marwick at 724-282-8000, Ext. 252.

The Whitmire School reunion will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 8) at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive. Dinner is at 4:30 p.m. Take a tureen or dessert. Place settings and drinks provided. RSVP to Jeanne Campbell Bester at 724-283-3623.

SAXONBURG — Animal Partners of Butler County will sponsor a rabies clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at Knoch High School, 345 Knoch Road. Pets will be given a one year shot unless a prior rabies certificate is presented. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier. Animals must be at least 13 weeks old.

The Valencia Community Day picnic will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 15 at Adams Township Community Park. Registration begins at noon.The Valencia Area Historical Society will provide meat and beverages. Take a side dish or dessert. A sing-a-long will follow.

WEST SUNBURY —The Ladies Aide Circle of West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church, 215 W. Church St., will host a peach festival from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 13 in the social hall. A quilt show will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. in the sanctuary, hosted by the Moniteau Quilt Group.

HARRISVILLE — The Butler County Geneaological Club will hold a meeting and picnic at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Prairie Cemetery picnic shelter. Meat and beverage will be provided; take a dish and table service.

CENTER TWP —Newhaven Court at Clearview, 100 Newhaven Lane, will host a dog show from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21. All breeds, ages and sizes may compete for Best Costume, Most Obedient, Cutest Dog and Best of Show. The $5 registration fee will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association. For information, call 724-477-8703.

PENN TWP — Penn Township Community Day will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 14 on the grounds of Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road. Activities include games, entertainment, displays, food and more and concludes with an outdoor Vesper service. For information, call 724-586-7372.

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