Local briefs
Service set Walnut Hill United Methodist Church, 132 Collier Road, Uniontown, on Easter Sunday will have a sunrise service at 7 a.m., breakfast at 8 a.m. and worship at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Arnold G. Husk will give the sermon “Stones That Easter Rolls Away.’
Event planned
An Easter celebration event will be held at Third Presbyterian Church, located at 425 Union St. in Uniontown, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. A registration will be held from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
The program will include a worship service that features Christian drama, craft activities for youths and adults, and an Easter egg hunt, plus snacks.
His Kingdom Ministries, an interdenominational drama team, will present the drama. For more information, call the church at 724-438-2529.
Band to play
Connellsville Presbyterian Church, 711 S. Pittsburgh St., Connellsville, will feature the Aaron Greer Band, performing a special “contemporary” worship service, on Saturday, April 22, at 7 p.m.
For more information, call 724-628-4401.
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PennDOT posts schedule
Christopher T. Sleighter, Fayette County acting maintenance manager with the state Department of Transportation, has announced the following tentative work plan for the week beginning Monday.
– Bridge deck repairs will be performed on the overpass on state Route 3019, Morgantown Street.
– Signs will be updated, downed signs will be replaced and work orders will be addressed on various state routes throughout the county.
– Shoulder cutting operation is scheduled for state Route 3013, McClellandtown-Lambert Road.
– Shoulder stabilization maintenance is scheduled for state Route 4036, Central School Road; state Route 4026, Fords Hill Road; state Route 4010, Searights-Herbert Road; and state Route 4013 in Waltersburg.
– Crack sealing is scheduled for state Route 3009, Walnut Hill Road.
– Mechanical patching is scheduled for state Route 0281, Mae West Road.
– Patching is scheduled for state Route 2012, Sugar Loaf Road.
– Pipe replacement is scheduled for state Route 1051, Breakneck Road.
– Pipe flushing and bridge cleaning is scheduled for state Route 3013, Adah-Palmer Road.
All maintenance activities are conducted on a weather-permitting basis. PennDOT reminds motorists to drive with caution throughout all work areas and be alert for signed work zones requiring the use of headlights.
PennDOT has a 24-hour toll free number for residents to call to report road maintenance concerns. The number also can be used to report locations of dead deer on state highways. The number is 1-800-FIX ROAD (1-800-349-7623). Information also is available online at www.penndot12.com
Forum announced
Mon Valley Branch NAACP President George Burroughs Jr. and political action chairman Charles Bolden Jr. announced that on Thursday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m., the branch will present a candidates forum on the fourth floor of Mon Valley Health Center, Eastgate 8, Monessen. An invitation is extended to the public to come and enjoy the evening. Candidates from all political parties are welcome. There is no charge to the public nor to the candidates.
All statewide area candidates and those from the surrounding areas of Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties are invited. Any candidate who has not received a letter of invitation can call the NAACP branch office at 724-684-8545 or FAX 724-684-3196.
Fire safety event set
The Fayette City Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a fire prevention safety program for autistic children at the social hall at 225 Main St. at 6 p.m. May 2. Fire department Capt. Ron Himich said local fire departments, emergency medical personnel and police are invited to the program. Instruction on how to approach an autistic child during an emergency will be one of the topics covered in the program, he said.
Inspection slated
The state Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement will perform an inspection in Fayette County the week beginning Monday.
People whose dog has an expired license will be cited and could be ordered to pay up to $300 in fines.
State law requires that all dogs 3 months or older be licensed by Jan. 1 of each year. The license should be displayed on the dog’s collar. Licenses for spayed or neutered dogs cost $6.50 each; other licenses are $8.50 each. The rates are reduced to $4.50 and $6.50 for senior citizens or those with disabilities.
Rabies vaccinations are required for all dogs and any house cat that is over 3 months old. The maximum fine per violation of the rabies law is $300 per day.
All dogs must be under control and are not permitted to run free.
Anyone wishing to lodge a complaint should call Gary Moore, state dog warden, at 724-246-1448 or online at www.agriculture.state.pa.us.
Blood drive set
A blood drive for two Masontown boys will be held on Monday at All Saints Social Hall in the borough.
The drive, held by Central Blood Bank, is to help replenish blood supplies for Josh Liston, 13, and Jacob Elias, 4.
Lisa Cassidy, a spokeswoman for the blood bank, said that this was the first drive held for Elias, but noted that one was held for Liston in October 2005.
Liston was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in February 2004. The rare disorder results from the unexplained failure of the bone marrow to produce blood cells. Liston’s treatment included receiving blood transfusions for more than a year.
In March 2005, Elias was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (ALL), a pediatric cancer.
It is an overproduction of immature lymphocytes, called lymphoblasts that congest the bone marrow and prevent it from making blood cells properly.
Elias has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment that has required him to use numerous blood products. He will have to continue that treatment for two more years.
Donors must be at least 17, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in generally good health.
Friends and family are sponsoring the drive. Anyone interested in donating can call Correna Swiantek at 412-209-7573 or Central Blood Bank at 1-866-DONORS-1, or by visiting www.centrabloodbank.org.
Menallen plans cleanup
MENALLEN TWP. – Township supervisors announced the annual spring cleanup will take place during the week of April 17-21. Residents are asked to put any items they wish to get rid of outside on the same day their trash is regularly picked up. Supervisors said elderly people who need assistance or those with questions should call the municipal building at 724-245-7108.
In addition, supervisors also want the public to know the New Salem Volunteer Fire Department will sell pork sandwiches at the New Salem Woods picnic area from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 22.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to support their local fire department, supervisors said.