Local briefs
Librarians meet The Western Pennsylvania County Law Librarians met recently for their annual spring meeting at the Fayette County Courthouse in Uniontown.
Counties participating in the meetings were Beaver, Blair, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Lawrence, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland.
New procedures and issues of interest to county law librarians are discussed at the meetings. Fayette County’s wireless computer center was featured for the visitors.
Woman seeks re-election
Margaret C. Watson, of Hopwood is seeking re-election to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee.
Watson was a committeewoman in North Union Township and has been a member of the Pennsylvania State Committee for four years. Watson said she supports candidates endorsed by the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee and is actively involved with the Casey/Wagner phone bank in Fayette County.
Watson said she has been employed by the Laurel Highlands School District for the past 25 years and has been a member of Hutchinson Elementary School PTO for the last 14.
She received the “Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year 2002” award, which resulted in a $500 grant for her school. She is also a member of LHEA, PSEA and NEA, all of which are teacher organizations.
Appointed to the Fayette County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Board in March 1996, Watson also is on the Mental Health Committee for Adults and Children and chairs the bylaws committee.
She is a lifelong member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Uniontown, where she is a member of the Koinonia Adult Sunday school class and the Margaret Laughty Circle.
She and her husband, Brent, are the parents of two children, are lifelong residents of Fayette County and reside on Jumonville Road.
Police plan campaign
As part of this week’s “Buckle Up America! Week,” state police in the Troop B area will conduct regulatory checkpoints to determine if drivers and their vehicles are complying with state law and regulations, including the safety belt or child restraint law.
They also will participate in the “Click it or Ticket” campaign, and warning cards will be issued to motorists as a reminder to buckle up.
For those motorists who would like their child’s restraint system checked, the state police have established child passenger safety seat fitting stations at every state police station in the commonwealth.
The following fitting stations and schedules are for the Troop B area:
– Belle Vernon, fourth Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with trooper John Mosser (724-439-7479).
– Uniontown, second Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Mosser (724-439-7479).
– Waynesburg, second Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with trooper Matt Jardine, (724-627-6151).
Meeting scheduled
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 301 will hold its regular monthly meeting at the post home Sunday at noon. All members are asked to attend. Anyone interested in joining the organization should call 724-628-1867.
Auxiliary to meet
American Legion Post 301 Ladies Auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting at the post home Monday at 7 p.m. All members are asked to attend.
Moment of silence
At 3 p.m. Memorial Day, national parks around the country will participate in a nationwide, 60-second silent reflection for those who died in service to the country.
This National Moment of Remembrance, established by Congress on Dec. 28, 2000, and supported by President Bush, was created to reclaim Memorial Day as a sacred holiday.
In southwestern Pennsylvania, Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington commemorates the soldiers of three cultures who marched, fought and died in the beginning campaigns of the French and Indian War.
The moment of silence also will be observed at Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Springhill Township.
For information on National Parks across the country, check out www.nps.gov/. For information on local events, call the visitors’ centers at Fort Necessity (724-329-5512) and Friendship Hill (724-725-9190).
More information on the National Moment of Remembrance is available at www.remember.gov.
Street to close
The Uniontown Street Department will close South Mount Vernon Avenue to Easy Street for repair work Monday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Official declares candidacy
Masontown Borough Council President Carole Daniels is seeking election as Democratic committeewoman for District 2 in Masontown.
A 30-year resident of the borough, Daniels said she will volunteer her time and energy to improving the community and will uphold the principles of the Democratic Party, focusing on supporting candidates who make senior citizens and working families a priority. She has served on borough council the last 61/2 years.
“My involvement in the community has made me realize it is important to participate in the democratic process; therefore, I have decided to run for committeewoman in District 2 in Masontown,” she said in a release. “Please feel free to call me at any time with any suggestions or concerns at 724-583-0232. Your input is important to me.”