January 07, 2009 03:13 pm
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Fundraisers
• A soupfest/Chinese auction to benefit Marty Miller, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at West Middlesex Elementary School, is set for noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Shenango Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars post home, East State Street, Sharon, across from Daffin’s. Forty-two kinds of soup will be served and a 50/50 raffle held.
Marty has three different types of cancer: retinablastoma, melanoma and rhabodomyosarcoma. He was diagnosed when he was 10 months old and continues treatments in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
• A Victorian tea and fashion show is set for Feb. 21 in Stoneboro firehall. Little Miss Manners, presented by Becki Williams, will be 12:30 to 1 p.m. and special guest Gloria Clover, area author, and a display by Lake’s Area Artisan Guild will be 1 to 3 p.m.
Bring or wear your favorite hat. There will be a Chinese auction.
Cost is $10 for adults and $7.50 for ages 10 and younger. No tickets at the door. To purchase tickets, call Lakeview Area Public Library, 724-376-4217 or 724-376-4116.
All proceeds benefit the library.
Special event
• The Shenango Valley Urban League will be hosting a viewing luncheon of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 20 on the second floor of the Urban League, 601 Indiana Avenue, Farrell.
Michael L. Wright, president and chief executive officer of the Shenango Valley Urban League, invites the community to sit down together to witness history unfold and share in the harmonious spirit of a renewed beginning in the country.
Seating is limited and participation is by reservation only. Reservations: Erin Houston, education director, 724-981-5310.
Meetings
• Sharpsville High School class of 1967 gathers at 6 p.m. Sunday at Muscarella’s, 500 Main St., Sharpsville.
• Mercer County Christian Coalition meets at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hickory Grille, North Hermitage Road, Hermitage.
Estate planner David Gollner will talk about what to expect in planning for future income and savings.
The meeting is open to adults of all ages.
• Hickory High School class of 1960 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m., Jan. 17 at Jess’s, 3640 E. State St., Hermitage.
Support group
• Mercer County Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children Inc., families and friends meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and the second Saturday of each month at UPMC Horizon Health System, 2200 Memorial Blvd., Farrell.
Meetings are open to anyone who has lost a loved one through violence.
Info: 724-877-1552 or 724-877-3130.
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