In brief
Advisory issued The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is announcing that the Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Association began sending out solicitation letters for new members last week.
The association solicits only by mail and does not solicit by telephone, the Washington County Sheriff said.
Anyone who receives a call from someone claiming to solicit for the Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Association should be aware that the call is not legitimate and the person should not provide the caller with any personal information or send any funds as a result of the solicitation.
Anyone with questions can contact the sheriff’s association at 2426 N. Second St., Harrisburg, Pa. 17110 or call 717-236-7336 or a local county sheriff.
Schedule listed
The Scottdale Choral Society concert schedule for the next three weeks is as follows: Christ United Methodist Church, Market Street in Scottdale, Sunday at 7:30 p.m.; Cochran United Methodist Church, Griscom and Howell streets, Dawson, Monday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m.; and Everson Evangelical Church, Painter Street, Everson, Sunday, April 3, at 7 p.m.
Blood drive planned
The student council members of Connellsville Area Senior High School will hold a blood drive Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.
American Red Cross Blood Services, Greater Alleghenies Region, supplies blood to 100 hospitals across parts of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. In this region, the need for blood is approximately 1,000 units per weekday, year-round.
An eligible donor must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 105 pounds and be in generally good health. Those with cold, flu or cough symptoms will not be able to donate.
Call 800-GIVE LIFE for more information or visit the Red Cross Web site at www.redcrosslife.org.
Service set
McClellandtown Presbyterian Church, Route 21, Church Hill, will hold a Maundy Thursday Communion worship service for Grace Chapel and McClellandtown churches at 6:30 p.m., led by the Rev. Dr. John Sharp of Uniontown. His sermon is “Even If I Must Die With You, I Will Not Deny You.’
Ruling expected
The Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board will issue a ruling within 45 days on William D. Pritts’ request for a special exception to continue running his Church of Universal Love and Music in Acme, Bullskin Township.
Testimony concluded in the case, which has been continued four times since October 2004.
Pritts petitioned for a special exception for a semi-public, religious-in-nature use for his 147-acre church property located along Bear Rocks Road. The property is zoned A-1 for agricultural use.
County zoning officers have cited him at least twice for holding outdoor concerts at the site since 2002 without the zoning exception. Appeals of those citations have been continued to June 22.
Testimony Thursday lasted for about four hours.
Board members resumed the questioning of Pritts that they started on Feb. 16 when they last convened on the matter, and several people testified both for and against Pritts’ petition.
Special service planned
The Senior Choir of St. Rita Roman Catholic Church in Connellsville will present a Tenebrae service at 7 p.m., on Sunday in the church.
The services date as far back as the 5th century when the ceremony was performed during the matins and lauds, which were on the last three days of Holy Week.
Derived from the Latin word meaning “shadows,” Tenebrae depicts, through the extinguishing of candles, the flight of the disciples and prophets.
The Rev. Frank Lesniowski is pastor of the church, Rosella Talucci is organist, and Henry F. Molinaro is choir director. For more information, call 724-628-2421.