Perryopolis news
Aug. 28, 2005 And Nedra and Raul Lopez
Phone724-677-0660
Birthdays
Nancy Kerestesi and Maria Marshall are both birthday celebrants today.
Other celebrants include Cecelia Lesho, Madonna Rathway and Giovanna Bitonti, Tuesday; Eric Gearheart and Hope Baker, Wednesday; Taci Behana, Thursday; Elaine Hutchinson and Raul Lopez, Saturday.
Anniversaries
Anna and Tony Fao celebrate their wedding anniversary on Monday.
Nedra and Raul Lopez also celebrate their wedding anniversary on Monday.
Reminders
– PAHS and Frazier Cross Country Team’s third annual Pioneer Community Days two-mile run will be held Oct. 1 at Sampey Park. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration at 7:30. Walkers and runners are invited to participate. For information, contact Dan Coldren at 724-326-8610 or Joe Turek at 724-628-0999.
– The Frazier Class of 2005 graduation DVDs are available for pick up in the high school office.
– Sue Daniels will do Reiki on the second and fourth Fridays from noon until 4 p.m. This is a free community service, a healing method to help re-balance the body’s natural rhythm and energy flow. Call Sue Daniels at 724-736-4076.
– Ethnic dinner at St. Nicholas Church will be Sept. 25.
– Frazier High School class of 1965 will hold its 40-year reunion on Nov. 25 at the Holiday Inn at Belle Vernon (Route 51 and Interstate 70). Send addresses to Pam Komacko Anderson, P.O. Box 7, Star Junction, Pa., 15482. Call Pam at 724-736-0453 or Ruthie at 724-736-2001 and leave a name and address, or e-mail Ruthie Hawker Shields at cinder@dp.net.
– The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department accepts reservations for the fire hall, which holds up to 300 people. For more information, contact Jim McGavitt at 724-736-0291 or e-mail guido@dp.net.
– The Smock Historical Society museum is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until October and on other days by appointment for group tours. Call 724-677-2415 for more information.
– Local members of the Greensburg Diocesan Choir are raising money for a trip to Italy to sing for the Pope in Rome.
They are selling a hardcover cookbook at $15 each (668 recipes) and a CD of the Greensburg Choir for $15 each. Contact Pat Filak at 724-736-8414, Joanne Torruiso at 724-736-2994, or Anna-Mae Warnick at 724-736-4032.
– Ron Potter is seeking volunteer actors to make a short film of local history. Anyone interested may call Potter at 412-264-8096.
– The PAHS is seeking vendors, crafters and demonstrators for Pioneer Days to be held on Oct. 1 and 2 at Sampey Park. Contact Shirley Baldwin at 724-736-2955, Dolores Fisher at 724-736-4302 or Dan Coldren at 724-326-8610 for further information. A quilt show will be held during Pioneer Days. Contact Amy Barber at 724-326-4946 to register. For membership, call Ginny Wingrove at 724-736-2769. Individual dues are $10 per person.
Peach Festival
The PAHS is holding a peach festival today from noon to 4 p.m. at Sampey Park. The price is $4 for adults, $2 for children and free for ages 5 and under. The George Washington Grist Mill will be open for tours. Proceeds benefit the Perry Area Heritage Society.
Library
The Mary Fuller Frazier Community Library will have a Children’s Story Hour on Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to noon. The theme is Raggedy Ann. All children are welcome to attend.
The library will be closed for Labor Day from Sept. 3 to 5 and reopen on Sept. 6, when extended hours will begin. Extended hours are 3:05 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cheerleading
Rocks and Rolls all-star cheerleading squad recently competed at Carmichael’s King Coal cheerleading competition on Aug. 20. The girls obtained the highest overall score for their division and received the Judge’s Choice Award for their excellent performance.
The girls will next compete at the Atlantic Coast Regional Competition to be held at Charleroi High School on Sept. 17.
Entertainment schedule
The Perryopolis Moose will hold dances on the following Saturday nights beginning at 9: Sept. 3, Abandoned Southern and Classic Rock; Sept. 10, Powerplay, DJ Karaoke; Sept. 24, Wayback classic rock band; Oct. 1, Old Shoes Rock, country oldies; Oct. 8, Dreamcatcher; Oct 29, Halloween party, Roger Rush Country Band; Nov. 12, Powerplay DJ Karaoke; Nov. 19, Country Thunder; Nov. 26, Old Shoes; Dec. 3, Powerplay DJ Karaoke; and Dec 17, Christmas party. Come ring in the New Year with the Moose and Roger Rush.
White Cane Day
The Perryopolis Lions Club announces its annual White Cane Drive on Friday and Saturday. The neighborhood Lions will be on hand to ask the generous residents of Perryopolis for a donation to this worthy cause at the following locations: National City Bank, Save-A-Lot, Randall’s Restaurant, and Rendina’s Village Bakery. The White Cane donations help fund the Lion’s projects to benefit projects for the blind.
FYI
Just in case Dolores Fisher’s buddies are looking for her at work, she is now in Belle Vernon at Accessorize This. Dolores is one of the people in charge of the Pioneer Day festivities, and she doesn’t want anyone to think she’s lost.
Pioneer dance set
The Perry Area Heritage Society is hosting a Pioneer Days kick-off dance on Sept. 30 at Sampey Park from 7 to 10 p.m. Music is by Old Shoes. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the cost is $5 per ticket. Food and refreshments will be available for sale. For tickets, call Eldo and Shirley at 724-736-4078.
Christian Church
The Christian Church will hold an all-church picnic on Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. Ken and June Ansell have graciously agreed to have the picnic in their beautiful pavilion again this year. The church will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and drinks and everyone is asked to bring a favorite side dish, salad or dessert.
Coming in October is the annual congregational dinner and meeting on Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center. As before, the dinner will be covered dish. Following dinner, the slate of board officers, elders, deacons and trustees will be voted on. The proposed budget for 2006 will also be presented to the congregation for approval.
Happy anniversary greetings go to the Rev. John and Mary Matsko, Aug. 1; Jimmy and Erin Staggers; John and Denise Zundel, Aug. 15; and Mark and Lisa Hegyes, Aug 27.
Kid’s Klub
Kid’s Klub is ready to kick off with an important meeting for staff, parents and kids on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Family Life Center of the First Christian Church, Perryopolis.
A set-up meeting will be held and refreshments will be served. The ages this year will be kindergarten through fifth grade and the theme will be “Getting Back to Basics” with emphasis on learning the Books of the Bible, the Ten Commandments and Bible enrichment.
The Kid’s Klub meetings will be on Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. The club is for all kids in the Perry community. The cost is $35 for one child and a discount for additional children.
Sunny sez
Football from a woman’s point of view: The teams go out on the field and flip a quarter. Then they spend the rest of the night trying to get it back.
Everybody yells, “Get the quarterback! Get the quarterback!” Like… Hello? It’s only 25 cents.