Stevenson hosting senior expo Friday at GCC

GROVE CITY — More than 50 vendors and exhibitors are expected at the Ninth Annual Senior Expo hosted by Rep. Dick Stevenson, Grove City, R-8th District.

The expo is set for 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Grove City College.

Exhibitors will discuss health care, prescriptions, long-term care, safe driving, Meals on Wheels and post-retirement living. Veterans Affairs will give free flu shots to veterans. Veterans and spouses who have not received VA services in the past will need to take discharge for verification. Veterans’ spouses may receive the flu vaccine at a nominal fee from the Visiting Nurses Association. The free expo, which will be held at the college’s intramural room, is open to seniors age 55 and older and their families. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered.

For more information, contact Stevenson’s district offices at 724-458-4911 or 724-284-1431.

WYSU fund drive prizes include trip to Ireland

YOUNGSTOWN -- Listener-supported WYSU, Youngstown State University’s public radio service, is holding its special 40th anniversary fall fund drive through Friday. The drive goal is $106,000.

Everyone who pledges support to WYSU through the end of the drive will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets for an 11-day “Enchanting Ireland” excursion. The station will also be offering daily prize packages, a new member prize basket, and a Pennsylvania member prize package. All of the prize packages include a new HD Radio.

Thanks to a grant from The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, every pledge of support made to WYSU this fall will result in Second Harvest Food Bank distributing $30 worth of food to hungry local families.

Contributions to the station’s fall fund drive can be made by phone at 330-941-1481, or through a secure online server at www.wysu.org

Planetarium presents Hubble Vision II

NEW WILMINGTON — “Hubble Vision II” will be presented in the coming weeks in the Westminster College Planetarium, Room 116 of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.

Dr. Thomas Oberst, Westminster assistant professor of physics and director of the planetarium, will host shows at 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 11, 12, 14, 18, and 19. An additional 5 p.m. viewing is set for Nov. 14.

In this multimedia production, major themes in current astronomy and cosmology are presented: views of the planets, a peek into star birth nurseries, visions of star death in its many forms, explorations of star clusters and galaxies and views of the universe when the earliest galaxies were first coming into being.

Rooftop stargazing will follow the 7 p.m. shows, weather permitting. The program is free and open to the public. However, reservations are necessary due to limited seating. New this year is an online reservation form: www.westminster.edu/acad/phys/dept/planetarium.cfm. Reservations can also be made by contacting Westminster’s Physics Department at 724-946-7200 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or by e-mail: pitmanmp@westminster.edu.