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North Bulletin Board
Thursday, July 09, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT

Butler -- Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at Succop Theater, Butler County Community College,107 College Drive. Call 724-284-8505 or visit www.bc3.edu.

Butler -- The Dixie Doodlers Trio will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Carousel Shelter, Alameda Park. Free. Call 724-284-5383 or visit www.co.butler.pa.us.

Cranberry -- Joe Negri & Friends will perform at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Cranberry Rotary Amphitheater, Cranberry Community Park, Route 19.

FESTIVALS

Cranberry -- The township will hold its community days, a three-day festival including a carnival, car cruise and community treasure and scavenger hunts, today through Saturday at Cranberry Community Park, Route 19. Call 724-776-4806 or visit www.CTCChest.org for a schedule of events.

FOR CHILDREN

Butler -- Turtle expert Greg Levish will talk about turtles at the next Butler County Parks and Recreation Department outdoor discovery program at 7 p.m. next Thursday in the Carousel Shelter of Alameda Park. Call 724-284-5383.

Winfield -- Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead, 199 Cooper Road, off Route 356, Cabot, will hold a children's day from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for ages 5 through 17, and free for children 5 and younger. Call 724-283-8116 or visit www.butlerhistory.com.

FOR SENIORS

Cranberry -- Starting Tuesday, Cranberry Public Library will hold free computer classes from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays for senior citizens. Call 724-776-4806.

FOR TEENS

Sewickley -- Sewickley Public Library is looking for teen music lovers for a program, Youth Culture & the Rock Festival, at 5 p.m. next Thursday. Fans are being asked to listen to music and watch videos of the Monterey Pop, Woodstock & Altamont festivals and discuss their impact. Registration required; call 412-741-6920 or e-mail rottmundk@einetwork.net.

FUNDRAISERS

Jackson -- The 20th annual Raider Maze 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run begins at 8:30 a.m. July 25 at Seneca Valley High School, Seneca School Road. Proceeds benefit the Seneca Valley cross-country team. Call 724-452-3805 or e-mail raidermaze5k@yahoo.com.

GOLF

North Sewickley -- The annual Fore the Children Golf Classic to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Butler County will be held Aug. 7 at Olde Stonewall Golf Club. Shotgun start at 10:30 p.m. Fees are $300 for individuals, $1,100 for foursomes. Registration deadline is July 31. Call 724-287-4733.

MEETINGS

Kilbuck -- The North Boros Old Tymers Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sunny Jim's Restaurant, 255 Camp Horne Road. All men from Avalon, Bellevue and Avonworth high schools are invited. Call Bill Dugan at 412-766-7936.

Fox Chapel -- Cindy Fink will speak about the importance of the cocoa plant at the next Piccadilly Herb Club meeting at 10 a.m. next Thursday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road. Free. Call 412-487-2343.

Franklin Park -- The North Hills Toastmasters Club meets on the first, third and fifth Thursdays of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ingomar United Methodist Church Ministry Center, 1501 W. Ingomar Road. Visit www.northhillstoastmasters.net.

RECREATION

Indiana Township -- The Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club will hold a mushroom walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hartwood Acres. Meet at the parking lot in front of the mansion. Bring water, food, a container to carry the mushrooms, and wax or paper bags to store them. Visit www.wpamushroomclub.org or call 724-443-6878.

Portersville -- A park naturalist will speak about butterflies at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McDanel's Launch Pavilion No. 7 on the North Shore of Moraine State Park. A short hike to a nearby butterfly habitat will follow. Call 724-368-8811.

Portersville -- The Butler YMCA adult triathlon is scheduled for Saturday at Moraine State Park, Route 422, North Shore. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m.; race starts at 7:45 a.m. Distances include a quarter-mile swim, a 7-mile bike trail and a 3.1-mile run. Contact Jamie Knauff at 724-287-4733 or jknauff@bcfymca.org. Visit www.bcfymca.org.

Zelienople -- SV North Soccer, serving Seneca Valley School District, is holding fall outdoor soccer registration for boys and girls who will be age 4 by July 31 through age 18. Registration will be held next Thursday, July 17 and July 18 during Horse Trading Days in Zelienople. Register from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church tent, North Main Street and West Grandview Avenue.. For information or to register online, visit www.svnorthsoccer.org.

SEMINARS

Butler -- Lifesteps will offer a seminar, Families Forever, to teach parents how to minimize the negative effects of divorce or custody situations on children. The program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 25 at Lifesteps Inc., 383 New Castle Road. Registration closes two weeks before class. Registration fee is $50 for adults. Call Lifesteps at 724-283-1010.

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First published on July 9, 2009 at 12:00 am
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