COUNTY CALENDAR
SQUARE DANCE – A square dance (also line dancing, polkas, cake walk and more) will be held on Friday, Aug. 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Rogersville Fire Hall. Caller will be Dave Dahl. Cost is $5 per person or $8 per couple. Food and drinks will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m. Benefits Center Twp. Volunteer Fire Department. Call 724-499-5385 for additional info.
COAL SHOW – The 61st annual Bituminous Coal Show will be held Aug. 16-23 in Carmichaels. This week-long celebration honors King Coal and our regional coal heritage. Numerous events and activities will be held. For more info, visit www.kingcoalshow.org.
FRONTIER FESTIVAL – The annual Mason-Dixon Frontier Festival will be held Aug. 23-24 from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Free admission. Crafts, music, raffles, pre-1840 living history encampment, tractor and car parade, antique engines and cars, Civil War re-enactments and much more. Golf cart shuttle available. Take 1-79 to exit 1, Mt. Morris, to Creek Rd. 1/2-mile to Mason-Dixon Park in Pa. For more info, call 304-879-5500 or 304-879-5372, email keeperoftheland@aol.com or go online at www.masondixonpark.net.
PAINT ‘N SIP – A “Paint ‘n Sip” benefit for “The Walk to End Alzheimer’s” will be held on Monday, Aug. 25 at Rohanna’s Lodge. Doors will open at 6 p.m., painting will begin at 6:30 p.m. (by Casey Clark, artist). Sponsored by Amedisys Hospice and the Greene Team for Hope.
ART BLAST – The ninth annual Art Blast on the Mon will be held in Greensboro on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info, call 724-943-4462 or visit www.natgreene.org.
BENEFIT EVENT – A Walk to end Alzheimer’s will be held at Wana B Park in Carmichaels on Saturday, Sept. 6. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the program starts at 9:30 a.m. For more info, call 814-312-7301 or visit www.alz.org.
POOL PARTY – Calling all dogs! Bring your humans to the Humane Society of Greene County’s annual “Dog Gone Pool Party,” which will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Carmichaels Pool. For more info, contact the shelter at 724-627-9988.
BAKE SALE – St. Anns Women’s Guild will hold a bake sale on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse on Friday, Sept. 12. The sale starts at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the sale will benefit various fundraising initiatives. There will be baked goods, haluska, chili, BBQ ham sandwiches, veggie pizzas and much more. For more info, call Earlene Schifko at 724-627-6915 or 724-833-5845.
FLASHLIGHT DRAGS – The Flashlight Drags races will be held at the Greene County Airport on Sept. 13. Gates open will be held at 11 a.m. Racing will be from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. For more info, call the Department of Recreation at 724-852-5323, or visit www.flashlightdrags.com.