Classes/programs
The Latrobe Senior Center announces the following events for the month: Nutrition program on Wednesday; "Stars & Stripes Forever" event on May 25; wear you patriotic shirt. The center is looking for volunteers. Call Joan for details. Farmer's market vouchers will be available in June. Computer classes with John Senko are scheduled June 7, 14, 21 and 28. Call to register. For more information or to register for programs, contact the center at 724-539-0237.
A program on rogues and rascals in Pennsylvania history will be presented at 6 p.m. Monday at Adams Memorial Library, Latrobe. Dr. Alan Irvine, Pennsylvania commonwealth speaker, professional storyteller and professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, will bring to life these spies, thieves and the "wickedest man on earth." This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. To register for this free, family-friendly program, call 724-539-1972.
Sacred Heart School in Youngstown will hold an orientation program for kindergarten students enrolled for the 2006-07 school year from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday to acquaint the children with one another, the teacher and aide and the classroom through various fun and academic activities.
These technology camps for girls ages 11-14 are planned at the YWCA of Westmoreland County, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg: -- Robo Lab I, June 12-16. Participants will build and program Legos robots.
-- Robo Lab II, June 19-23. Continuation of Robo Lab I, featuring more complex working robots.
-- Digital Video Camp, July 17-21. Participants will create and edit video public service announcements.
All camps meet 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Information and registration: 724-834-9390.
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley will offer these summer art camps for ages 5-12: -- Arts Across America, June 19-30, explores the nation's cultural heritage through the art, music and dance of different regions, including New Orleans, Texas and Hawaii.
-- The Art of Puppet Theatre, July 17-28, teaches theatrical techniques, scenery and costume design through puppetry and culminates with a children's puppet theater production.
Ages 5-8 will attend 9 a.m.-noon; ages 9-12 will attend 1-4 p.m. Fee of $175 includes materials and snacks. A nonrefundable $25 deposit is required with registration. Information: 724-238-6015 or www.sama-art.org .
Alabaster Productions will offer a solo artist performance and recording camp for ages 5-18 June 19-23 in Ligonier. Camp will include solo CD recordings, voice lessons, performance coaching and makeup, hair and costume consultation, along with interviews with Pittsburgh-area talent scouts. Information: 800-532-1575.
PA Cleanways will play host to an environment and ecology workshop for grade 4-6 teachers 9 a.m.-1 p.m. June 24 at St. Vincent College, Unity Township. Program provides four Act 48 hours. Fee of $20 includes snack. Information: www.pacleanways.org. To register by June 9, call 724-836-4121.
Greater Latrobe School District varsity football and cheerleading staffs will hold a camp at the senior high school practice field July 10-13 from 6 to 8:15 p.m. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 through 13 who wish to learn the fundamental skills involved in football and cheerleading. All participants will receive a T-shirt as well as snacks each evening. Cost is $25. Proceeds benefit the Unity Township and Latrobe Midget Football and Cheerleading programs. Registration forms are available at the Greater Latrobe Senior High Athletic Office, the Unity Township Municipal Building and the Greater Latrobe Midget Football sign-up trailer. The deadline to register is June 30. For more information, call the Senior High Athletic Office at 724-539-4236. Open houses
Sacred Heart School in Youngstown is holding an open house for parents who are school shopping from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday. The open house will include a visit to the classroom of interest, a presentation on the school, information on tuition awards and scholarships that are available and an opportunity to meet with parents of current students. Special arrangements will be made for parents who would like to attend but are unable to do so on Thursday. Call the school office at 724-539-5561 to register. Church news
Latrobe Presbyterian Church, 428 Main St., Latrobe, will hold a bazaar Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Vogelsang Room (parking off Depot Street). A huge flea market is planned as well as books, baked goods and lunch. Proceeds will benefit the local food bank.
All men of the area are invited to a Community Breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1325 Mission Road (Lawson Heights) in Latrobe. Pastor Paul Poerschke, from St. James Lutheran Church in Ligonier, will present a power-point program about his experiences working in the Mississippi area after Hurricane Katrina and information about what still needs to be done. A free-will offering will be taken to cover expenses. Call 724-537-7273 to make reservations.
"Treasure Cove, Discover the Riches of Christ," a Bible school for ages 3-12, is planned June 19-23 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Darlington Road, Ligonier Township. Program is offered in conjunction with St. John's United Church of Christ. To register by today, call Rita Horrell at 724-238-4089. Anyone interested in an adult class also may call. Bookmobile visits
Adams Memorial Library bookmobile schedule for this week in Unity Township is as follows: -- Monday: Edgewood Nursing Center (10 to 10:45 a.m.), Free Methodist Church, Toppers Road (11:15 to 12:15 p.m.), Growing Tree (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.), Passavant Memorial Home (2:30 to 3 p.m.), St. James Church, Youngstown (3:05 to 4 p.m.), Hostetter Post Office (4:15 to 5:15 p.m.) and Whitney South Townhouses (5:30 to 6:30 p.m.).
-- Tuesday: Little Treasures (11 to 11:45 a.m.), Olympia Place (noon to 12:45 p.m.), Sacred Heart Church (1:30 to 3 p.m.), Wimmerton Place (3:15 to 4:15 p.m.), Wimmerton Heights (4:20 to 5:15 p.m.) and East High Acres (5:30 to 6:30 p.m.).
-- Wednesday: St. Bartholomew Church, Crabtree (5:15 to 6:15 p.m.).
For more information, contact Adams Memorial Library at 724-539-1972.
Camps
A Computer Day Camp designed especially for girls entering grades seven to 10 will be offered by the St. Vincent College Department of Computing and Information Science June 13-14 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Classes and demonstrations will be conducted in the department's laboratory on Dell computers that use the Windows operating system. All classes and demonstrations will be taught by St. Vincent College faculty or by professional women working in the discipline. Cost of the camp is $30 for both days including lunch, snack, instructional materials and use of available St. Vincent recreational facilities during breaks. Camp size is limited to 18 participants, who will learn how to do essential file manipulations in the Windows operating system, design and create their own Web pages using HTML programming language, learn about Visual BASIC programming, design and manipulate their own database using Microsoft ACCESS and be part of a computer crime scene investigation. For information, contact Ms. Carr at the St. Vincent College Department of Computing and Information Science.
Two Loyalhanna United youth soccer camps are scheduled for June 14-16 and Aug. 9-11. Camp times are from 10 a.m. to noon each day. The camps offer games and activities for 5 to 9 year olds. The camp encourages fitness, agility and soccer skills development. The coaching director for this camp is nationally licensed by the United States Soccer Federation to work with recreational and competitive soccer players. All activities will be held at the Loyalhanna Soccer Park on Bethel Church Road. The registration deadline for the June camp is May 26. The August camp registration deadline is July 21. Camp fee is $25 per three-day camp and includes a T-shirt. For more information, visit www.loyalhanna.org or contact Jackie Pimpinella at 724-834-2795.
Greater Latrobe School District varsity football and cheerleading staffs will hold a camp at the senior high school practice field July 10-13 from 6 to 8:15 p.m. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 through 13 who wish to learn the fundamental skills involved in football and cheerleading. The fee to attend the camp is $25. Proceeds will directly benefit the Unity Township and Latrobe Midget Football and Cheerleading programs. Registration forms are available at the Greater Latrobe Senior High Athletic Office, the Unity Township Municipal Building and the Greater Latrobe Midget Football sign-up trailer. The deadline to register is June 30. For more information, call the senior high athletic office at 724-539-4236.
Shooting Stars Basketball Camp will be held July 25-28, at the Greater Latrobe Senior High School gym. This camp, held by the Wildcat coaching staff and players, is open to youth ages 8 through 13. Camp times are 10 to 11:45 a.m. for ages 8 to 10 and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. for ages 11 to 13. Shooting Stars is devoted exclusively to teaching fundamental skills. Youth will receive individual instruction in each of the following: ball-handling skills, running the fast break, taking the ball to the hoop, footwork and proper shooting technique. To register for this camp or for more information, contact Coach Wetzel at 724-532-2028. Fundraisers
Sacred Heart Parish in Youngstown will hold a "Celebration of Music" on May 21 at 3 p.m. The program, coordinated by the Rev. William Beaver, O.S.B., will be in honor of Sister Mary Celine, CSSF, the first principal of Sacred Heart School. Music will be provided by The Heartbeat Chorale of Sacred Heart under the direction of Linda Bruening, director of music of Sacred Heart Parish; Outreach Glory, directed by David Napoli, director of faith formation, St. Paul Parish; God's Anointed under the direction of Glenn Buzzard. The suggested donation is $10. All proceeds will benefit Sacred Heart School.
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County will play host to a Celebration of Local Philanthropy 6 p.m. May 23 at Seton Hill University, Greensburg. Program to be followed by dinner will honor grant recipients, donors and board members. Chinese auction will benefit the Youth Advisory Committee Endowment Fund. Information and reservations: 724-836-4400.
The 11th annual Westmoreland County Sports Dinner and Auction to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania will be held 7 p.m. May 24 at Ferrante's Lakeview, Route 30, Greensburg. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m. Theme is "Love Ya, Black and Gold"; guests are invited to wear black and gold apparel. Prizes will include sports memorabilia, mystery gift bags and raffle tickets. Cost is $75 per person. For tickets, call Colleen Fulkerson at 412-261-5880 or e-mail ckaufman@efwp.org .
Mutual Volunteer Fire Department holds a weekly Jumbo Wing Night every Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $7 per dozen. Dine in or carry out available.
Sacred Heart School in Youngstown is offering tickets for $2 on a $1,200 cash prize with winning number to be taken from the 7 p.m. May 26 Pennsylvania three-digit Daily Lottery drawing. Information: 724-539-5561.
The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is sponsoring a series of Great Strides fundraiser walks. Area events beginning at 11 a.m. include: Saturday Youghiogheny River Park, Connellsville; and May 21, Lynch Field to Five Star Trail, Greensburg. Information: 412-321-4424 or www.cff.org/greatstrides .
Sacred Heart School, Youngstown, will hold its eighth annual Golf for the Heart outing Aug. 19 at Donegal Highlands Golf Course. The $80 cost per golfer includes green fees, cart, beverages, a steak dinner following the event, and prizes. A $2 ticket for a $1,200 cash prize is also available. The winning number will be taken from the 7 p.m. Pennsylvania three-digit Daily Lottery drawing on May 26. For more information, to sponsor a hole, make a donation or purchase $2 tickets call 724-539-5561. Proceeds of Golf for the Heart will benefit the students of Sacred Heart School.
Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual golf outing at the Latrobe Elks on May 21. Call 724-539-3006 to reserve a spot. Elks members will receive a discount. Hole sponsors are also needed at a cost of $50 per hole.
The annual Cerebral Palsy Golf Outing will begin with a shotgun start 9 a.m. June 4 at the Latrobe Elks Golf Course, off Route 982 north of Latrobe. Fee for team of four is $220, with sponsorships also available. Dinner only is $20. Information and reservations: 724-539-8511.
The Westmoreland County Arthritis Walk sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation, a United Way agency, will be held June 10 at Lynch Field in Greensburg. Event features one- and three-mile courses and family activities. To register, form a team or make a donation, call 800-522-9900 or visit www.ArthritisWalkGreensburg.kintera.org .
Donations are being sought for an auction planned 10 a.m. June 10 at the Salt Center in Saltsburg. Proceeds will benefit Saltsburg Community Days Sept. 8-10. No clothing or large appliances will be taken; furniture donations are limited because of lack of storage space. Information: Michelle at 724-639-3728 or e-mail dylstin@adsmonline.net .
Excela Health Hospice is offering a Father's Day card designed by local artist Susan E. Pollins as a tribute to her family and featuring themes of generational influences and the continuous journey of life. Cost is $10. Proceeds benefit unfunded expenses of hospice patients. Information: 724-689-1653.
The seventh annual Wildcat Basketball Golf Outing will be held July 1 at Champion Lakes Golf Course. The 4-Man Scramble outing will begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and will include a luncheon at 2 p.m. The cost is $75 per player and includes 18 holes with cart, dinner and skill prize on every hole. Hole sponsors and green sponsors are also needed. For more information, call Don Mueseler at 724-537-8494. All proceeds will benefit the Latrobe Basketball Program.
The 17th annual NA/FA Laurel Highlands Charity Golf Classic to benefit the Westmoreland County Food Bank will begin with a shotgun start 10 a.m. July 14 at Glengarry Golf Links. Registration and continental breakfast are at 8 a.m.; steak dinner follows at 4 p.m. Event features $50,000 putting contest and hole-in-one prizes including a car. Fee is $100 per golfer or $380 per foursome. Information and registration: 724-468-8660, Ext. 15.
The American Liver Foundation is offering discount tickets through July 31 for the 2006 84 Lumber Classic Sept. 11-17 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Golf Course, near Farmington, Fayette County. Tickets for single-day general admission are $15 each or $50 for four. Information: 412-434-7044. Special events
Greater Latrobe Junior High School Seventh-Grade Band and Eighth-Grade Band and Chorus will present a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the senior high school auditorium
Father Fest, an event celebrating the importance of dads in the family and community, is planned June 17-18 at parks throughout Westmoreland County. Sponsors are ParentWISE and Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Alliance. ParentWISE is seeking poems, writings and art work by children and adults for inclusion in a commemorative booklet to be distributed during the event; submission deadline is Friday. Information: 724-837-5410. Scholarships
The Pennsylvania Plastics Initiative Scholarship Program provides awards of $2,500 per semester, up to $10,000, to associate-degree students majoring in plastics and polymer technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology and plastics engineering technology at Penn State Erie. Awards are prorated for part-time students. Applicants must be state residents demonstrating financial need who intend to work in the Pennsylvania plastics industry after graduation. Scholarship is automatically renewed with demonstrated academic progress and cumulative 2.5 GPA. Information: 570-327-4766 or 800-367-9222; e-mail "a href="mailto:finaid@pct.edu"> finaid@pct.edu ; or visit www.pct.edu/finaid/ .
The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts offers award packages for student artists in dance, film and video, photography, theater, visual arts, writing, voice and classical, pop and jazz music. Applicants must be high school seniors during the 2006-07 school year; those who are age 17 or 18 on Dec. 1 but are not seniors also are eligible. Registration fee is charged. Early registration deadline is June 1; final deadline is Oct. 2. Information: 800-970-2787 or www.NFAA.ARTSawards.org . Trips
Latrobe-Unity Parks & Recreation will sponsor a bus trip to the Grove City Prime Outlets on Wednesday. The day will include shopping at more than 140 name brand outlets. Buses will depart at 8 a.m. and will return at 6 p.m. The cost is $18 per person and includes transportation, a large shopping bag with directory, coupon book and other store discounts. Lunch is on your own. Registration deadline is Monday. Call LUP&R at 724-537-4331 to reserve your seat.
Fun Time Travel is sponsoring a trip to see "Grease" at the Carousel Dinner Theatre in Akron, Ohio, departing 8:45 a.m. June 7 from St. Paul Church, 820 Carbon Road, Greensburg. Fee of $87 includes transportation, show, dinner and gratuities. Information and reservations: Mary Curiale at 724-837-3616.
The Apollo Area Historical Society is planning a trip to Gettysburg June 23-24. On the agenda are a performance of "For the Glory -- The Civil War Musical" at the Majestic Theater, tours of the battlefield and the Dwight D. Eisenhower home and farm, visits to other area attractions and shopping outlets, dinner at the Dobbin House Tavern and one breakfast. Cost is $270 for double or triple occupancy and $331 for single occupancy. To reserve by Monday, call 724-478-3037.
Latrobe-Unity Parks & Recreation reminds area seniors of the following upcoming bus trips: -- June 14: Amish Country tour and shopping, $48 per person. Registration deadline is May 26.
-- Aug. 30: Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game, $35 per person. Registration deadline is July 24.
For more information, call the LUP&R office at 724-537-4331.
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Kittanning is planning a trip to Italy Oct. 1-9. In Rome, participants will attend a papal audience and tour the catacombs, Forum, Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica and Sistine Chapel. Tour sites also include Montecassino, Tivoli and Assisi. Space is limited. For information, call 800-242-0728, fax 724-543-2938, e-mail padre16201@yahoo.com or write St. Mary Church, 101 W. High St., Kittanning, PA 16201. Reunions
Latrobe High School Class of 1956 50th reunion committee is seeking the following members: Rose Marie Foster Grejtak, William Keltz, Sally Leary Espinoza, Dorothy Lizza Marcelli, John Shaulis, Robert Repko, Mary Margaret Busam George, Richard Lee Davis, Jerry Goebel and David Cox. Anyone with information is asked to call Kay Leone Shick at 724-834-2781.
Ligonier Valley High School Class of 1961 will hold its 45-year reunion Aug. 5 at Nino's Restaurant, Star Route, Mt. Pleasant. For reservation form, call Sandy Bailey Walker at 724-537-7834.
Hempfield Area High School Class of 1981 will hold its 25-year reunion Aug. 12 at Mountain View Inn, Route 30, Unity Township. Information: 724-838-1048.
A picnic for former Greengate Montgomery Ward employees and their families is planned for June 25. For information, call 724-837-0787 by June 1.
Hempfield Area High School Class of 1961 will hold its 45th reunion Aug. 26 at Ferrante's Lakeview, Route 30, Greensburg. Those interested in attending should e-mail Rich at r.j.catalano@aol.com .
The USS Long Beach CGN-9 Association Inc. will hold a reunion Sept. 10-17 at the Ramada Inn, 1721 N. LaCrosse St., Rapid City, S.D. To reserve room at $79 per night, call 605-342-1300 by Aug. 10 and ask for USS Long Beach reunion rate. Information: Don Shade, 299 Kiantone Road, Lot 92, Jamestown, NY 14701; 866-352-2469; e-mail lbcgn9@aol.com ; or visit www.usslongbeach-assoc.org . Other news
The Unity Library has reopened at its new location in the Unity Township Municipal Building, 156 Beatty County Road, Unity Township. Hours are 2-7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. The Palmer Children's Summer Reading Program will begin June 5; a book club and Friends of Unity Library group are planned. Information: 724-532-1840 or www.adamslib.org .
Westmoreland County Medical Society offers loans to eligible medical students in their freshman through senior years through its Medical Student Loan Program. Applicants must be attending an accredited medical school and be past or present residents of Westmoreland County. Applications are accepted throughout the summer and are available at the society's office, 231 S. Main St., Suite 207, Greensburg.
The Westmoreland County Food Bank again is planning a Summer Food Service Program to provide breakfast and lunch, along with recreational and educational activities to children ages 18 and under at sites throughout the county. Nonprofit organizations, schools and local governments can play host to sites for the program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Information: Texie Waddell at 724-468-8660, Ext. 20.
The Bullskin Historical Society is seeking artists and crafters to participate in Bullskin Heritage Days in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, June 3-4. Information: 723-887-4322 or 724-887-4689.
The YWCA of Westmoreland County collects used books year-round for the annual September book sale to benefit its literacy program. Acceptable items include audio, children's, paper- and hardback books and puzzles; no encyclopedias, magazines or textbooks. Donations in bags or boxes can be left at the book shed at the Y office, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg. Information: 724-834-9390 or e-mail Info@ywcawestmoreland.org .
Senior Wheels USA makes power wheelchairs available at no cost to qualifying senior citizens and those who are permanently disabled. The program also promotes public awareness of assistance options that help senior and disabled citizens to remain independent in their own homes. Information: 800-246-6010.
A free spring Consumer Information Catalog, with topics including health, personal finance, travel and housing, is available by sending name and address to Consumer Information Catalog, Pueblo, CO 81009; by calling 888-878-3256 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays; or by visiting www.pueblo.gsa.gov .
Legislation is before Congress to provide Merchant Marine veterans of World War II with lifetime tax-free monthly benefits of $1,000, which could be transferred to a surviving spouse upon the mariner's death. Former mariners would have to apply for the proposed benefits. Information is available from Ian T. Allison, Just Compensation Committee, P.O. Box 1705, Santa Rosa, CA 95402; 800-545-4173.
Information on donating a car to charity is available from cars4charities at 866-448-3487 or www.cars4charities.org. The organization handles the entire donation process, which can result in a tax deduction of $500 or more, depending on the sale price of the vehicle.
The spring 2006 issue of "Westmoreland History," a journal published three times yearly by the Westmoreland County Historical Society, is now available. The issue contains articles on African Americans, women and long-range effects of the French and Indian War, along with regular features. Information: 724-836-1800.
