HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission will consider whether to award the state's final harness racing for a track that is being proposed in Beaver County.

The commission has scheduled a special meeting to consider an application for Valley View Downs in South Beaver Township.

The track has been proposed by Centaur Incorporated, which was one of two groups whose applications were rejected by the commission.

The state Supreme Court in July upheld the commission's original rejection of Centaur and another application for a harness track in Lawrence County. But the court allowed both groups to reapply.

PITTSBURGH — Officials with the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh expect enrollment to be about 26,000 this year, comparable to last year's numbers despite the closure of two elementary schools.Robert Paserba, the diocese's superintendent of schools, said enrollment has dipped for kindergarten through eighth grade, largely due to a decrease in school-age students in the city. But high school enrollment has increased, especially at Bishop Canevin in Oakwood and Quigley Catholic in Baden.Some of the increase is due to an anonymous donor, who is offering tuition assistance to students, officials said.Diocesan officials also said that the schools are in better financial shape this year.

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh development company has completed its purchase of Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resort in Somerset County.The Buncher Co. closed on the deal Friday with the Kettler family of Gaithersburg, Md., which has owned the resort since 1983. Terms were not released.Buncher plans an upscale gated residential and golf community on property it owns next to the resort, which is about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.Buncher also plans improvements to the resort, including a new roof, paint and carpeting, and new shopping and dining amenities.

PITTSBURGH — A fundraising campaign for the United Flight 93 memorial is about to resume.State Sen. Jane Orie, R-40th, started the "Hearts of Steel" campaign in December 2001, planning to raise about $10,000.But by August 2003, the fund had collected more than 1 million dollars. Because of federal reporting requirements, Orie put the money in a trust and stopped collecting donations.She's expected to announce on Thursday that the Pittsburgh Foundation will take over, allowing fundraising to resume.The memorial is expected to be finished in 2011.