Meetings

• Mercer County Christian Coalition will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Evangelical Congregational Church, 3203 N. Hermitage Road (Route 18), Pymatuning Township.

When Arthur Dale Likens was growing up, he knew his family was poor.

Dancers rock the jailhouse during rehearsal for an Elvis Presley-themed tap dance number in ViBe Dance Academy’s recital, which is at 6 p.m. Saturday at Thiel College’s Passavant Center, Greenville. The show, “Kickin’ It Old School,” features jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical and hip-hop routines. Tickets: $7 at the door.

Alexa Magnotto of Hermitage plays the title role in “Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical” as presented by Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland. Ellie Greenwich is an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer who wrote some of the most recognizable songs of the 1960s, many in collaboration with Phil Spector and her husband Jeff Barry. The two dozen pop-rock songs in the score include such hits as “Chapel of Love,” “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Look of Love,” and “And Then He Kissed Me.” Performances in the 750-seat theater are Friday through Sunday and May 16-18. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10, $15, and $20.

Cancer Society sets two free screenings

The American Cancer Society, American Academy of Dermatology and Humility of Mary Health Partners will have two free skin cancer screenings this month.

If you walk into a cave, write something on walls in spray paint, the end of a charred stick or whatever, and leave, it’s considered vandalism.

Art

• “Life As We Know It,” including paintings by local artists Kathy Acker, John W. Carlson, Shirley J. Dobler and John Graham and jewelry artisan Dana Deissler, shows through May 31 at Meadville Council on the Arts.

Annual Asian American film fest opens Friday

PITTSBURGH — The Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival opens Friday at various theaters in Pittsburgh.

Special events

• Pass it on Day will be from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 17 at Emmanuel Christian Church, 4495 Greenville-Sandy Lake Road, New Vernon Township. 

The annual Survivor Dinner for Mercer Relay for Life featured the director of Womancare Center of UPMC Horizon, who talked about plans to construct a $4.6 million comprehensive cancer center in the rear of Womancare Center in Hermitage.

Meetings

• Northwest Democrat Alliance will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Greenville Veterans of Foreign Wars, Conneaut Lake Road (Route 18). 

Bridge Lessons for Kids set in Hermitage

HERMITAGE — Bridge Lessons for Kids is set for June 16 through 20 in Hermitage Schools Parks and Recreation Summer Program in the Hermitage municipal building.

Since 1968, the Shenango Valley Urban League has been a “light on the hill” for the downtrodden of the area.

Meetings

• Hickory High School class of 1960 gathers for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ferrara’s Restaurant, 1208 Hall Ave., Sharon.

Sharing and Caring sets Disabled Tag Days

MERCER COUNTY — Sharing and Caring for Persons in Need of Mercer County will hold its annual Disabled Tag Days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through October at local grocery stores and area businesses.

By Wally Wachter
The Way We Were

We have brought with us from our childhood’s many of the “dos” and “don’ts” that our mothers used to warn us about.

Farrell area schools having pool programs

FARRELL — These classes are running through May 28 in Farrell Area School District’s swimming pool:

The Arc of Mercer County celebrated another successful year at the annual dinner Thursday at Tiffany’s in Brookfield.

Community-supported agriculture reflects an innovative and resourceful strategy to connect local farmers with local consumers; develop a regional food supply and strong local economy; maintain a sense of community; encourage land stewardship; and honor the knowledge and experience of growers and producers working with small to medium farms.

Local teacher gets Carnegie Science Award

HERMITAGE – Hermitage School District Environmental Coordinator Nancy Bires has been named a winner of a 2008 Carnegie Science Award.

Meetings

• Sawhill retirees meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sharon American Legion.

Eight-year-old Sandy Lake twins Andrew and Eric Smith are learning how to turn a profit margin using their family’s greenhouse.

The nationally-known Commander Cody Band of “Hot Rod Lincoln” fame is back at Quaker Steak and Lube at 5 p.m. Saturday, celebrating an open-to-the-public prom and birthday bash.

Kathryn Steingrabe marking 85th birthday with cards

HERMITAGE — Kathryn Steingrabe of Hermitage is celebrating her 85th birthday Wednesday.