In brief
Workshops offered California University of Pennsylvania is offering teacher-training workshops to become a worldwide Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) science partner.
Workshops will take place at Cal U July 18-19 and July 25-26 in Room 206 of the New Science Building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., where participants will receive designated Act 48 fulfillment. For more information on GLOBE, visit the Web site at www.globe.gov
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Teachers must register for the workshops with Dr. Ted Dominick by phone at 724-938-5934 or by e-mail at begin Dominick@cup.edu Dominick@cup.edu end
by June 15. Include name, school, e-mail and summer phone number. The cost for each workshop is $10 per teacher and includes lunch. More information is available at www.sciteched.org/globe.
Clean-up offered
Uniontown residents living in Lemon Street area will have a chance to clean up the neighborhood this weekend. Rich Lee, which chairs the city’s Zoning Hearing Board and is a Lemon Street resident, said city workers will drop off a garbage dumpster along Lemon Street near the Gallatin Avenue intersection Friday and pick it up Monday. He said several neighbors have volunteered to clean up old mattresses and debris that has been discarded in alleys in the area, and other volunteers are welcome. He said residents may not discard old appliances or paint cans in the dumpster.
Classes scheduled
Connellsville Area High School students will be able to take physical education for credit this summer provided they have a full schedule planned for the 2003-04 school year.
According to Robert McLuckey, principal, the program will run from June 23 through Aug. 1, with flexible scheduling available to allow for vacations and other planned activities.
The class will meet Monday through Friday from 7 to 11 a.m., during the six-week period, with the exception of July 4.
Students must complete 80 hours of class time to gain credit.
The cost of the program is $80 per student.
Applications are available in the high school office and must be submitted for approval by 11 a.m. on June 20.
For additional information call the high school office at 724-628-1350.
Recycling event set
The Fayette County Hard-To-Recycle Drop Off event will be Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fayette County Fairgrounds.
The following items will be accepted for recycling:
nUsed motor oil. It will be collected by Goodwill Industries. Residents can bring their anti-freeze, kerosene, hydraulic oil, motor oil, fuel oil and transmission oil. Residents are reminded to take their containers home.
– Used tires. They will be collected by Dan’s Tires. Residents can remove old passenger and light truck tires from their rims. Cost is $1 per tire.
– Large steel appliances. They will be collected by M.W. Platts Inc. Items include used washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, hot water tanks and stoves. The freon technician will be Jerald “Lynn” Capan from J.C. Mobile Homes and Parts. Cost for all appliances is $2 each.
– Old electronic items. They will be Collected by Pa Cleanways and M.W. Platts Inc. Among the items being accepted are broken television sets, microwave ovens, radios and computers. The cost is $1 each.
Items not being accepted are household hazardous waste and paint cans.
For more information on the Hard-To-Recycle event call the Fayette County Recycling Hotline at (724) 430-4884.
Daley aide to visit
The legislative aide from the office of state Rep. Peter J. Daley (D-California) will be at the Menallen Township Municipal Building, Searights Crossroads today from 8:30 through 11:30 a.m., to meet with constituents from Precinct No. 3, which includes New Salem.
Matters dealing with state government may be referred to this office.
For more information call 724-785-1201.