http://www.sharonherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 12 May 2008 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_133164218.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_133164218.html Fundraisers• Volant Volunteer Fire Company holds a ham dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. May 22. Mon, 12 May 2008 08:35:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_132195310.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_132195310.html By Joe ZentisLife StoriesSharon old-timers will remember Ed Murchie as the owner of Murchie Flowers in Sharon, as well as a couple of greenhouses. He worked long hours, often seven days a week. Asked whether the work would hurt his health in later years., his stepmother replied, "Maybe not. It might make him stronger." Sun, 11 May 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_132194427.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_132194427.html By Wally WachterThe Way We WereIt’s almost graduation time for seniors who have spent the last 12 years of their lives preparing for their adult lives in the professions they have chosen to follow.But in future days, the memories of school days will always be pleasant ones. At least they were for us who faced the same dilemmas decades ago. Sun, 11 May 2008 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_132001331.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_132001331.html Whether it’s a cross-country ride or just a cruise through Buhl Farm park, Parke Wentling said there’s something open and communal about bicycle riding. Sat, 10 May 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_131225708.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_131225708.html Fri, 09 May 2008 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_130173601.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_130173601.html Special events• A craft show is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Legacy Banquet Center, 1946 Mercer-Grove City Road, Grove City. Fri, 09 May 2008 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_130160437.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_130160437.html The Penn State Master Gardeners of Mercer County are available from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays at the extension office to assist you in finding answers to your lawn and gardening questions throughout the growing season.  Thu, 08 May 2008 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_129182525.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_129182525.html Grove City Area School District students attended Academic Games League of America’s National Academic Games held April 24 through 25 in Kissimmee, Fla. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_129163547.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_129163547.html 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. Wed, 07 May 2008 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128182222.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128182222.html When Arthur Dale Likens was growing up, he knew his family was poor. Wed, 07 May 2008 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128181245.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128181245.html 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. Wed, 07 May 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128180425.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128180425.html 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. Wed, 07 May 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128175931.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128175931.html 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. Wed, 07 May 2008 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128174230.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128174230.html 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. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128164714.html http://www.sharonherald.com/community/local_story_128164714.html 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.