Woodlands Foundation elects directors
The Woodlands Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to enrich the lives of children and adults with disabilities or chronic illness by providing access to programs at its Bradford Woods site, has elected directors to its governing board for 2002.
The directors are:
Officers and board members whose terms continue in 2002 are Dr. Donald H. Reigel, chairman; Peter Clakely, president; Jennifer Kelly, vice president; Adam Yofan, secretary; Aaron Savin, treasurer; William Block, chairman emeritus; and directors Karen Craig, Tasso Katselas, state Sen. Jane Clare Orie, Gay Simpson, Lauren O. Troutman and James M. Usher.
Richland Township
The St. Barnabas Charitable Foundation is seeking volunteers to collect spare change for its Pennies for Patients campaign.
The campaign raises money for the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund, which supports nursing-home and assisted-living patients.
The foundation wants to exceed last year's total of 1.55 million pennies or $15,500.
Businesses, church groups, scouting organizations, parent-teacher organizations and others are asked to participate in the program. The foundation will supply milk carton collection containers printed with facts about the campaign.
The campaign will continue through May 10.
To participate, call the St. Barnabas Charitable Foundation at (724) 444-5521.
Beaver County
The Community College of Beaver County Student Government Association will present a date- and acquaintance-rape program at 11 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the college's Student Union Conference Room, on the upper level of Building 1.
Topics will include myths and facts, dating violence and legal resources and consequences.
The program will feature speakers Holly O'Paddick from Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, Ed Brizzi from The Women's Place and lawyers from the LoPresti, Melograne, Stewart & Zinski law office.
For more information, call Jessica Woods in the Student Activities Office at (724) 775-8561.
Petrolia
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will provide bottled drinking water to customers of the Petrolia Water Authority as a precautionary measure after a water sample from the system was shown to contain sulfonic acids from industrial waste.
Kelly Burch, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Northwestern regional director, said it is safe for Petrolia residents to use the community's water supply for bathing and washing clothes.
Petrolia's system was tested as part of an investigation into contaminated wells in northeastern Butler County where industrial waste was disposed of several decades ago.
Sulfonic acids are substances not found in nature and not frequently detected. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not established a drinking water standard for sulfonic acids, and they are not part of routine water quality sampling.
The sample that indicated the presence of sulfonic acids was collected Feb. 4. It takes a month for the DEP to receive sample results from the laboratory. Previous tests did not reveal contamination.
Burch said sulfonic acid contamination cannot be treated, and the department is considering long-term solutions, which might include the construction of a new public water system for Petrolia and surrounding communities.
Petrolia Water Authority provides water to 140 homes and businesses from two wells and a spring. The company will continue to provide water to its customers for normal household activities and fire protection.
For more information about the water delivery, call the Petrolia Water Authority at (724) 756-3541 or the Northwest office of the DEP at (814) 332-6837.
Butler Township
Butler County Community College will have an open house on humanities, social science and transfer programs from 6 to 8 p.m. March 19 in the college's Convocation Center.
Interested students and their parents can learn more about the following programs: biological science, early childhood education, elementary education, English, fine arts, criminology, communications, graphic design, humanities, mathematics, physical education, exercise science, sports management, psychology, physical science and secondary education.
Faculty and students from the Humanities and Social Sciences Division will be available to meet with students and answer questions about the programs.
Admissions and financial aid information also will be available.
Campus tours will be given at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. and food and refreshments will be served.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, call the college's admissions department at (724) 287-8711 or 1-888-826-2829, Ext. 346.
Slippery Rock
U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will visit Slippery Rock High School to speak with the student body and faculty on a range of topics, including the deaths of eight Slippery Rock students this school year.
The assembly will start at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the high school and will include presentations by law enforcement officials and a video presentation by race car driver Mario Andretti. The auto safety video was produced by Slipper Rock High School students.
Six Slippery Rock High School students were killed in two car accidents, one student died when she was hit by a car while crossing the street and the eighth student died from illness in February.
Region
Free copies of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission's in-season trout-stocking schedule are now available for Butler County.
The in-season trout stocking is expected to begin April 15, after trout season opens April 13.
Trout stocking schedules are available in offices of state Rep. Frank LaGrotta, at 419 Sunset Drive in Butler and at 718 Lawrence Ave. in Ellwood City.
The schedule also includes stocking dates for Armstrong, Beaver, Elk, Lawrence, Crawford, Mercer, Clarion and Venango counties.
The schedule also can be viewed on the commission's web site at www.fish.state.pa.us .
Butler
The Veterans Administration Medical Center will sponsor free heath screenings for veterans during a health fair and enrollment clinic this week.
Veterans can obtain oral cancer screening, cholesterol tests, blood pressure screenings, pneumonia vaccine and cardiovascular risk screenings. The health fair will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. No appointment is necessary.
Instructor Jack Squires will be discussing various aspects of early American antiques during six classes beginning Monday and continuing for six consecutive weeks between 7 and 9 p.m.
Classes are at the Butler County Heritage Center, 119 W. New Castle St. Butler. Cost is $60 per person. To register, call (724) 283-8116.
