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Coal items available Give a box full of Christmas memories this year with the “Presents from the Past” available at the Coal and Coke Heritage Center, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.
The classic work of the coal and coke era, “Patch/Work Voices: The Culture and Lore of a Mining People,” is available for sale as well as “Common Lives of Uncommon Strength: The Women of the Coal and Coke Era” by Dr. Evelyn Hovanec.
Arrangements can be made for personal book inscriptions for holiday gift giving.
Copies of the 56-minute documentary titled “Silver Cinders: The Legacy of Coal and Coke in Pennsylvania,” which features many familiar sites in Fayette County, are available in both VHS and DVD format.
A variety of Christmas ornaments; reproduction maps and blueprints; postcards featuring mine horses; a portfolio of six color prints of Leisenring II Works circa 1950; note cards from watercolors by Ellen Whyel Carroll and wooden collectibles featuring a coal tipple, coke ovens, company story, stable, company house and outhouse can be purchased individually or as a set.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Call 724-430-4158 for more information.
Memorial unveiling set
Hand Over The Reins” designated driver campaign, a program that partners with local drinking establishments to wear “Hand Over The Reins” pins and to hang up posters as a reminder to their patrons during the holiday season.
Power interruption set
Allegheny Power announced this week that electricity service will be briefly interrupted to several areas in and around Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
The interruption will allow the power company to transfer electricity load from the Ohiopyle Circuit to the new Nemacolin Circuit.
About 100 customers in The Maples, Laurel Pond, Hardy Boulevard, Hidden Lakes and the Condos on the Links will be affected during the interruption.
Allegheny officials said a rain date has been set for 9:30 a.m. Friday should inclement weather prevent the transfer Thursday morning.
Lifeguard course offered
The Uniontown Area YMCA will offer an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course Dec. 16-21.
Registration fee is $170 for YMCA members and $190 for non-members. The fee includes lifeguard training, first-aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and professional rescuer classes.
For more information, call the YMCA at 438-2584 and ask for Betty Zajac.