Perryopolis News
Birthdays
Irma Strother celebrates her birthday today. Other birthdays this week include Monna Johnson and Josh Potter, Monday; John Vargo and Gary Hayes, Thursday; Jennifer Jellick, Shelly King and John E. Pollack, Friday; and Marlene Oswald and Eddie Broadwater, Saturday.
Anniversaries
Ann and Mike Vindivich celebrate 57 years together today.
Joyce and Bruce Hawker and Kristi and Darris Marteny celebrate on Thursday.
Reminders
n Sept. 12 — Golden Agers at the Senior Center.
n Sept. 18 — Lions sausage and pancake brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. Nicholas pavilion; $5 per person and includes coffee and drinks.
n Sept. 24 — Golden Agers “Murder Mystery Train Ride” the cost is $110. Call Dee at 724-736-2909 for information.
n Sept. 24 — Frazier Class of 71 will have its 40-year class reunion at Sampey Park. Contact Sandy at 724-929-4174 or Darlene at 724-736-8818.
n Oct. 1 — Pioneer Days Quilt Show, call Leslie Chalfant at 724-366-2978 or 724-736-2395.
n Oct. 8 — Frazier class of 1966’s 45-year reunion at Sampey Park at 5 p.m.
n Oct. 15 — Golden Agers Gateway Clipper Cruise. Call Dee at 724-736-2909 for information.
n Oct. 22 — Frazier class of 2001 – 10-year reunion at Bud Murphy’s (Shamrock Room) in Connellsville from 7 – 10 p.m. Cost is $20 per person. Visit us on Facebook at Frazier Class of 2001 Reunion Central or email us at frazier2001@gmail.com.
n Oct. 23 — Ethnic dinner at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church from noon to 4 p.m. in the church hall. Halupki, kielbasa w/sauerkraut on a roll, pirohi, green beans, homemade nut and apricot cookies and a beverage. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Takeouts available.
n Dec. 11 — Golden Agers will go to Heinz Hall to a performance of “Celtic Women.” For information or reservations, call Dee at 727-736-2909.
Perryopolis Senior Travel Club information, call Brad Baker at 724-736-8328.
Vernon Belles
The Vernon Bells will hold their semi-annual bunco party at the Perryopolis Sons of Italy on Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. A Chinese auction will be held along with door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. A donation of $10 includes lunch.
Call Faye at 724-736-0354 for tickets or more information.
Altar Society news
Members of St. John’s Altar Society of Perryopolis will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in the social center. Members on the social committee are chairperson Judy Salesi, Carol Vargo, Carmela Coldren, Paula Novobilsky, Gina Doeming and Pat Chalfant.
Senior Travel
Seats are available to join The Senior Citizen Travel Club going to Virginia Beach for a 3-day weekend to enjoy “Christmas at the Beach.”
Two nights will be spent in Virginia Beach, with beautiful Christmas displays on the boardwalk and the sandy beach.
Next stop, Busch Gardens which is promising a spectacular Christmas display and many other side attractions during the stay, including a trip into Williamsburg.
Call Sharon Smith at 724-736-4016 for more information on this and other trips or for information on joining the club.
Clean-up
Fall clean-up in Perry Township will be Sept. 20. Just put it out with garbage. Please remember no hazardous material: tires, building materials, batteries, paint and so on.
If you have questions, call the township at 724-736-2334.
The 23rd annual Perryopolis Pioneer Days Parade will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m.
Any groups, organizations or clubs who would like to participate in the parade should contact Rod Staggers at 724-736-0352.
Race
A week ago, Crabby saw something on Circle Street and couldn’t make it out from the yard. It was moving slowly and she thought it might be some injured squirrel or kitten.
So she went to investigate and found a box turtle slowly plodding along. Lacking any new bear sightings, someone asked Crabby if she called the game warden to report this wild beast. She said, “Oh sure, they trapped him, tagged him, put an ankle bracelet on him to monitor his movements and returned him to the wild.” Not really, Mr. Turtle went to a local flower bed where Crabby hoped he could find his fill of bugs and grass.