Local briefs
Group to meet The Holy Rosary First Association will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Republic Volunteer Fire Company Social Hall for continuing discussions on the efforts to have Holy Rosary School reopened. The group is asking members of all denominations interested in supporting continuing Christian education in Republic to attend the meeting.
New hauler
Redstone Township residents have a new garbage hauler in their area. As of July 1, Fayette Waste has taken over collection services for Pellick Sanitation. For more information, call Fayette Waste at 724-430-0100.
Screenings offered
Fairchance Free Methodist, 53 S. Morgantown St., will offer free health and wellness screenings for blood pressure, heart rate, glucose, skin cancer and eye exams today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Resources are available for emotional health issues. The following items will be given away: canned goods, clothing, household items, hamburgers, hot dogs and pop. The youth will sponsor a car wash on a donation basis. For more information, phone 724-564-5000.
Group to perform
The Grandma Honeys will perform at Brownfield Community Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Lunch will be served at noon for a fee. For reservations or for more information, call the center at 724-529-2930 or Emma Jane Davis at 724-529-2530.
Harshbarger elected
Susie Harshbarger, a Uniontown native and graduate of the Uniontown Area School District, has been elected to serve as chairwoman for the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau board of directors for 2005-2006.
The bureau is the official tourism-promotion agency for Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties.
Harshbarger, business office manager for the Oakhurst Tea Room, resides in Somerset County with her husband, Jim, and four sons. Her parents, James and Louise Hager, reside in Uniontown.
“The Laurel Highlands is perfect in so many ways. From its breathtaking beauty to its history and culture to its variety of places to go and things to do. I truly love it here,” said Harshbarger.
Harshbarger served as vice-chairwoman for the board of directors for the past two years and is an active member of the bureau’s group marketing committee.
Performances scheduled
Waynesburg College, in conjunction with Celebrating the Arts 2005, will present The Immigrants, by Kit’s Kaboodle, on Tuesday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the college’s Performing Arts Center. Admission is free.
The live, interactive theater performances are recommended for all ages. The 1:30 p.m. event is geared toward children. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
A highly acclaimed, one-woman program, The Immigrants (Liverpool, 1894), follows the journey of Irish immigrant Maggie McLaughlin. The audience will experience the tribulations of ocean passage, Ellis Island examinations and settling in a strange, hostile world.
For more information, call 724-852-3256.
Parade planned
The Fayette Chamber of Commerce is planning a parade Sept. 10 in Uniontown to kick off the 84 Lumber Classic, which is scheduled for Sept. 12-18 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa.
The “84 Lumber Classic Kick Off Community Parade” will start at 11 a.m. at Uniontown High School, Fayette Street.
From there, the long procession will travel up Stewart Avenue to Five Corners East before heading down Main Street all the way to Five Corners West, where it will return to Fayette Street and to the school.
“We want it to be big,” said Charmaine Sampson, assistant to Joseph A. Hardy III, who founded 84 Lumber and owns Nemacolin.
Golf tournament tickets and merchandise will be on sale at the Farmer’s Market on the day of the parade.
The march is still in the planning stages.
Bands and organizations wishing to participate in the parade should call the chamber at 724-437-4571.