The university will hold commencement Saturday. For space reasons, it is limited to only members of the Seton Hill community and invited guests of the graduates.

The ceremony, for about 230 graduates, will begin at 11 a.m. in Salvitti Gymnasium in McKenna Center.

The ceremony will be dedicated to the memory of Seton Hill trustee Douglas J. Wood.

Tickets will go on sale Monday for four Palace Theatre shows presented by Westmoreland Cultural Trust. Internet pre-sales will start at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

The shows are: Golden Dragon Acrobats of China, July 15; Weird Al Yankovic, July 26; Edwin McCain Acoustic Trio, Aug. 6; and "An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood," Sept. 20.

All shows will be at The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg.

Call the theater box office, 724-836-8000, or go to www.thepalacetheatre.org.

Comedian Bob Saget's show June 7 at the Palace Theatre has been canceled. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.

A dog party, "Bowties & Bows," will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Walkers Pet HoTail, 4603 William Penn Highway, Murrysville.

The event is free and is sponsored by Walkers and Murrysville Parks and Recreation.

Pets in formal attire will be in either the fenced-in play yards (weather permitting) or in Walkers' indoor play area.

A representative of the parks department will answer questions about the dog park to be built in Murrysville Community Park.

To enroll a pet, call 724-327-7297. Dogs must be on a leash and chaperones must provide proof of vaccinations.

The summer season at Apple Hill Playhouse, Delmont, will begin next Thursday with the farce "No Sex Please, We're British" by Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot.

Nate Newell is the director and the cast includes Jim Scriven and Monica Filippone, of Monroeville; Kate O'Halloran, of Irwin; Chip Kerr, of Greensburg; and Pam Farneth, of New Kensington.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through May 31, plus one matinee, at 2 p.m. May 18.

Tickets are $16, $14 for students and seniors. For more information, call the box office at 724-468-5050 or go to www.applehillplayhouse.org.

Michael Lubinsky, an employee of the Westmoreland County Department of Corrections, is one of the recipients of the second annual Governor's Awards for Excellence.

Mr. Lubinsky and Christopher C. Mickulicz of the Fayette County Department of Corrections received Heroism awards from Gov. Ed Rendell. Awards were presented to state employees in seven categories.

Mr. Lubinsky and Mr. Mickulicz were driving to the Fayette State Correctional Institution Aug. 28 when they stopped to assist a woman whose teenage son appeared ready to jump from the West Brownsville Bridge. The two men approached the teen and talked him down.

This is national Public Employee Recognition Week. Gov. Rendell declared yesterday State Employee Recognition Day.

For more details, go to www.awards4excellence.state.pa.us.

The Parent Teacher Student Association is selling two items related to members of the class of 2008: yellow yard signs saying "Proud Family of a Penn Hills Senior" for $10, and a "Kiss Your Senior Goodbye" personalized note and bag of Hershey kisses for $1.

Baccalaureate will begin at 7 p.m. June 2, 2008, in the Thomas A. Bond Auditorium of the high school.

The Norwin Art League's annual Membership Show will run through June 30, 2008. It began last Thursday at Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road.

It is free and open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

For more information, call 724-836-3074.

Representatives of the Bridge Educational Foundation, Advance America, Aegis Security Insurance and Motorola announced the donation of $32,535 in scholarships to families from Westmoreland County.

It occurred Friday at Mother of Sorrows School, Murrysville.

For more information, go to www.bridgeedu.org

Projects supporting agriculture and tourism in 24 Pennsylvania counties -- including three from Westmoreland -- will benefit from nearly $9.5 million in new state investments.

Commonwealth Financing Authority approved the investments from the First Industries Fund, which Gov. Ed Rendell created in his 2005 economic stimulus package.

The First Industries Fund provides grants, loans, and loan guarantees to agriculture- and tourism-related businesses in Pennsylvania.

There were two First Industries Agriculture Fund loans that went through the Small Business First Program for Westmoreland:

• $200,000 to Alvin B. Vance Jr. and Stella Vance, Cotton Spring Farm, to purchase a 178-acre dairy farm in Alverton.

• $75,000 to Todd and Marla Frescura, Todd Frescura Dairy Farm, to purchase a 103-acre dairy farm in Latrobe.

There was one tourism loan for Westmoreland:

• $200,000 to Living Treasures II Inc. and Thomas R. Guiher, Donegal. The primary business of Living Treasures II is the operation of a motel, tack shop, and animal park. The loan funds will be used to construct four new suites at the motel and relocate the tack shop.

For more information go to www.newpa.com or call 1-866-466-3972.

Four Saint Vincent College faculty members recently were granted tenure. They are:

Dr. Veronica I. Ent, associate professor of education. She also has been a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, and was a librarian and media specialist at Greensburg Salem High School for eight years.

Dr. Jennifer L. Koehl, associate professor of biology. A Greensburg resident, Dr. Koehl was presented the Quentin Schaut Faculty Award in 2005.

Dr. Mark Rivardo, associate professor of psychology. He is a 1993 Saint Vincent graduate.

Dr. Eugene V. Torisky Jr., associate professor of philosophy. He will chair the philosophy department starting in the fall.

Sarah Hulyk, a sophomore English and creative writing major, was one of six Waynesburg University students who were recently inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, an English honorary. She is a Greater Latrobe High School graduate.