The Harmony Museum's 19th annual WeihnachtMarkt, (Christmas Market), will be held Nov. 14-15 in Historic Harmony and will offer food, shopping and entertainment.

The national landmark district appears much like old villages in Germany. Many of its early Harmonist and Mennonite buildings survive, and the community's preservation efforts have attracted wide recognition.

Artisans and other vendors will display their wares in small buildings, festive tents and the museum's Stewart Hall.

Entertainment is presented in a separate venue.

Market hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 15. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students and free for children younger than 6. Proceeds will benefit Historic Harmony.

Harmony is at I-79 exits 87-88, about 10 miles north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Alle-Kiski Medical Center's PriorityCare program and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging's APPRISE program will offer a Medicare enrollment workshop between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Charles W. Young Conference Center at the medical center's main campus in Natrona Heights, Harrison.

APPRISE staff and volunteers will provide one-on-one counseling about Medicare Health Plan comparisons and enrollment and help with enrollment for programs such as: Medicaid; PACE and PACENET.

Counselors also will be available to help individuals in obtaining dental care and eye care within their local communities, and pharmacists will be on hand for prescription medication counseling and to review possible lower-cost alternatives for expensive medications.

Representatives from agencies including the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare will also attend, and participants can get screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose.

PriorityCare is a free membership program offered by the medical center to all adults age 55 or older. Call 724-226-7339 to register for individual appointments at the workshop or send e-mail to: kgiovann@wpahs.org.

The Geneva College Department of Psychology, Counseling and Human Services, in cooperation with Church CARE, will present a teen suicide awareness seminar for communities in Butler and Northern Allegheny counties. The two-day program will be conducted from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13 and from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 14 at Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228, Mars.

The free seminar will offer workshops, panels and presentations that address teen suicide, and will deal with topics such as identification and awareness, parents and schools dealing with distressed teens, developing church and community resources, teens helping teens and other subjects.

The seminar is free, but advance registration is required. Go to the school's Web site, www.geneva.edu, and click on teen suicide awareness seminar.

Pine supervisors have delayed a decision on T-Mobile's request for a revised conditional use application to locate cables on a communications tower in the township, citing concerns about the safety of the pole.

Supervisor Ted Owen asked the board at Monday's meeting to table the request until its Nov. 16 meeting so township engineers could review whether the pole could withstand winds up to 70 mph as required by federal guidelines or the 100 mph required by Pine.

At issue is a monopole at 121 Meadow Drive that was approved by the supervisors in 2001 for up to three carriers, as long as the antennas and coaxial cables were concealed inside the pole.

Three carriers were already located on the pole when the supervisors granted permission in October 2007 for T-Mobile to locate on the tower, as long as cables were placed inside the pole. It also granted permission for T-Mobile to locate six surface-mounted antennas on the outside of the tower that would be encased in a shroud to match the color of the pole.

At previous meetings, T-Mobile's representatives said that once they began work they realized their cables would not fit inside, so they installed them on the outside. The township issued a stop work order in January 2008, but the cables were already installed by then and T-Mobile activated service.

In previous meetings, Supervisor Frank Spagnolo had criticized T-Mobile for "blatantly" disregarding the terms of the conditional use permit. Mr. Spagnolo was not at Monday's meeting

Mr. Owen said Monday T-Mobile "knowingly has given false statements to the planning commission and us. ...

"I'm just not comfortable with pole safety."

T-Mobile had no representatives at Monday's meeting.

Tickets are now available for the Zelienople Historical Society's annual Christmas Home Tour, which will be held Dec. 5.

Zelienople area homes decorated in a variety of styles will be opened for guests in a self-drive tour beginning at 9 a.m., when maps and a brochure will be distributed. The starting point and luncheon location will be outlined in the greeting letter given to paid ticket holders.

The $22 ticket price includes the tour and a catered luncheon with door prizes and a quilt raffle drawing.

Paid reservations are required in advance; no tickets will be sold at the door.

Tour tickets may be purchased at Passavant House, 243 S. Main St. in Zelienople between 9 a.m. and noon Mondays through Fridays, or may be requested by mailing payment with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the same address by Nov. 30.

Tours of the Society's two historic house museums and use of the Lester Mohr Library for historical and genealogical research are available by appointment. Call 724-452-9457.

In preparation for winter, Animal Friends in Ohio Township is again offering free bags of straw to anyone who owns or cares for outdoor pets.

The agency encourages pet owners to keep pets inside, but if your pet must live outside, the law requires access to proper food and warm, dry shelters.

Straw is the best insulation against the cold and wet winter, Animal Friends says. A car mat or rug should be nailed as a flap over a doghouse door to keep weather out. Extra care must also be taken to provide drinkable water and extra food during freezing temperatures.

Frequently check a pet's paws, ears and tail for signs of frostbite, and see a veterinarian immediately if you suspect frostbite. Check a dog's chain often to make sure it is not frozen to the ground or tangled.

Free bags of straw can be picked up at Animal Friends, at 562 Camp Horne Road. Those who oversee feral cat shelters are also invited to pick up some of the insulation. Straw delivery is available for those without transportation.

If you need a dog house, please contact Animal Friends to inquire about availability.

For more information, call Animal Friends at 412-847-7000.

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