Community Food Warehouse of the Shenango Valley in Farrell is sponsoring the “Each One Feed One” campaign. More than 2,900 Mercer County families rely on the warehouse and its network of emergency food providers. Donations may be made in honor or memory of someone. Checks can be made payble to Community Food Warehouse can be sent to Box 425, 821 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Farrell, 16121. Info: 724-981-0353
Mercer County Chapter pf the American red Cross will hold a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Hickory United Methodist Church’s Swanson Hall. Donors will receive a Thanksgiving-themed apron and a thank you from Paula Deen, including some of her favorite holiday recipes.
Groups interested in entering a float or band i the 10th annual Hermitage Holiday Light Parade should register as soon as possible. The parade will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Call Amy Gargiulo at 724-983-0900 to register.
Retired Sharon High School guidance counselor Sue McLaughlin will lead a workshop at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in Room 102 about preparing your child for life after high school, in college, tech or trade school, from choosing a major, selecting a school, and paying for it. Reservations are requested via e-mail: edplanner53@yahoo.com or by phone 724-346-0982.
The Citizens of Sharon for Home Rule committee has a new Web site to provide information and enable committee members to get involved. It is: www.sharonhomerule.com
The Farrell Alumni Hall of Fame will hold its third annual banquet on Saturday, Oct. 20, in the high school cafeteria when it will induct 10 honorees. The following are the inductees and their year of graduation: Dr. Clarice (Flint) Ford, 1975; James Golubich, 1947; Theodore “Ted” Pedas, 1949; James Pedas, 1947; Dr. Robert Peel, M.D., 1960; Dr. Samuel G. Sava, 1949; Kathy (Yankevich) Bialk, 1979; Rosemarie Scarmack, 1949; Frank Sincek, 1959; and the late school superintendent Louis J. Morocco, 1938.
The Rev. Sam Childers will speak on "Miracles in Sudan" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, in Slippery Rock University Union Multi-Purpose Room. All are welcome to the free event. He has performed rescue work in southern Sudan and northern Uganda.
A group of Sharpsville residents, in cooperation with the borough and school district, is planning a 10th anniversary reunion of the school’s 1997 PIAA Class A state football championship team. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1, will feature a parade before the game, tail-gating before the game, introductions during the game, and a reception after the game at Muscarella’s Café Italia.
The annual gathering of the Farrell High School Class of 1970 is scheduled for Saturday evening, July 28, at Billy's Black & Gold on Sharpsville Avenue in Sharon. The get-together starts at 7 p.m.
