The Brownfield Community Center has done it again! It has made even more improvements to the outside pavilion area with the addition of a ceiling over the pavilion and new restroom facilities as well as a utility room equipped with a double sink and refrigerator for your convenience. Currently the pavilion can seat 150, but more tables are under construction as we speak. The parking lot has also been repaved. There will soon be a number of new electrical outlets for using electric roasters, coffee pots, etc., and believe it or not, a number of new improvements are planned before the summer season. Did you know that you can rent the pavilion for $100 per day for a family reunion, birthday party, graduation party, etc.⢠To inquire about renting this beauty, contact the Brownfield Community Center at 724-529-2930.
Keep in mind that the Community Center holds a weekly bingo game at 6:45 p.m. every Monday to help raise money to keep the building up and running. Volunteers are always needed. If you are interested in Bingo, the cost for the Bingo games is $11 for the first package and $5 for each additional package. If you would like to volunteer, just stop by the community center or call 724-529-2930, and I'm sure that they'll find something for you to do.
On Saturday, Rudy Stanish, the "Omelet King," will prepare his world-famous omelets at the East Liberty United Presbyterian Church in Vanderbilt. The church is located along Route 201, just across from the Scottdale Bank & Trust building. Breakfast will be served from 9-11 a.m.; admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 3 through 12. Children under age 3 are served free. Along with omelets, the menu will include ham, potatoes, toast, honey buns, juice and coffee. All are welcome to attend. Stanish has traveled all over the world making his luscious omelets and now, even in his elderly years, he continues to do what he loves best. I think it's worth the price of admission just to watch this elderly gentlemen display his talents.
On May 16 and 17, there will be no school in the Connellsville area and Frazier school districts because of Kennywood Day on Monday and Act 80 Day on Tuesday. School will resume on May 18 as scheduled.
On May 17, The Dawson Grange No. 419 will host a lunch at the Brownfield Community Center from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will also serve a ham dinner from 4-7 p.m. to help benefit the concession stand improvements taking place at the fairgrounds. The cost for the ham dinner is $6 for adults; $3 for children age 10 and younger.
Dawson Grange is currently taking orders for 18-inch hoagies to be picked up on June 11. The hoagies are $4.50 each. Orders will be taken until June 4. Pick up your hoagies from 10 a.m. until noon on June 11. Contact Doug Gardner at 724-736-2933 or Janet Smith at 724-736-2943 to place an order.
On May 18, the Leisenring Presbyterian Church will hold its monthly food bank from 8:30-10:30 a.m. On May 19, the East Liberty United Methodist Church of Vanderbilt will hold its monthly food pantry from 10 a.m. until noon. Please bring a basket or box with you.
Bishop Thomas Bickerton of the Western Pennsylvanian Conference of the United Methodist Church will be leading worship services at a joint Dawson Charge service on Pentecost Sunday at the Philip G. Cochran Memorial United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Howell and Griscom streets in Dawson. The service will begin at 10 a.m. A joint charge choir will present the music for the occasion and Bishop Bickerton will administer communion. The public is invited.
A happy 20th birthday is wished to our son and brother, Jesse Lynn, who celebrates today. We are proud of the man you have become and we wish you all the best in your future. Love Mom, Dad, Emma, Earl, Jim and Annette.
A very special happy second birthday is wished for our grandson, Colby, who celebrates his birthday Tuesday. Love Grandma and Pappy Lynn, Aunt Emma, Uncle Earl and Uncle Jim.
Well that's it for this week folks. Back to birthdays and trivia next week. If you have something for this column, call me at 724-529-0238 or drop me a line at 276 Banning Road, Dawson, PA 15428. You can also e-mail me at bethannlynn@otmail.com.
Keep smiling and have a great week.
