Perryopolis news
Feb. 27, 2005 Nedra and Raul Lopez
724-677-0660
Birthdays
Polly Torrusio and Carol Ann Hamilla celebrate birthdays today. Dot Hutchinson, Patrick Black and Erin Heyges are birthday celebrants Monday; Carol Nesti, Feb. 29; the Rev. Frank Lesniowski, Tuesday; Becky Balentine, Wednesday; Kevin Franks, Shirley Ugolini, Keana Bertocci, Bob Taylor, Gary Humbert, Helen Calcagni, Thursday; and Nora Dzurko, Tony Fao Sr., Saturday.
Reminders
– The Perryopolis Basketball Boosters will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the Frazier Library. All parents of basketball participants are invited to attend.
– The Frazier Community Library has Pennsylvania Income Tax forms in stock. Please do not come to the library during school hours, but in the evening when it is open to the community.
– Brief Tai Chi class is available for those with diabetes, arthritis, bad knees, etc., and an alternative way to build health and wellness. For more information, call Sue Daniels at 724-736-4076.
– Red Hat events include high tea at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Farmington; Mon Valley Whistlestoppers pajama breakfast on April 9 at the Thompson House in Brownsville at 10 a.m. for the first 100 who pay; and St. John’s Church calendar party April 3, at 2 p.m. The tickets are $8 each. Only 20 women can attend. Call the Queen if you want to attend.
– The Rev. John Euker of St. John’s R.C. Church is leading a tour of Ireland from Sept. 6 to 15. Deposit of $300 is required before Feb. 28. Call Epic Journeys at 1-877-705-7030 for information.
– Perryopolis Food Bank, held at the Perryopolis Methodist Church, changed distribution to the second Thursday of each month.
– Smock Historical Society Easter roll sale is under way. Nut, poppy seed, apricot and prune rolls are $7 each. Deadline for ordering is March 12. Pick up will be March 19 at 11 a.m. at the Smock Community Center. Place orders by calling 724-677-2415.
– Frazier High School Class of 1965 is asked to send addresses to Ruthie Hawker Shields, P.O. Box 657, Perryopolis, Pa., 15473. Call 724-736-2001 and leave a name and address. Or e-mail to Ruth at cinder@dp.net.
– Starting in March, Sue Daniels will do Reiki on second and fourth Fridays from noon until 4 p.m. This ancient, gentle, healing method can help re-balance the body’s natural rhythm and energy flow. Call Sue Daniels at 724-736-4076.
Spaghetti dinner
There will be a homemade spaghetti dinner on March 6 at the Perryopolis Sons of Italy sponsored by Ladies Roman Star Lodge.
Take-outs are available from 11 a.m. to noon. Patrons are to provide their own containers.
Dine in from noon to 4 pm. Meals are $6 for adults, children under 12 years, $3.
Altar Society
The Altar Society of St. John Church is holding its annual fish sandwich sale at the social center from noon to 6 p.m. every Friday during Lent, except Good Friday. The sale will be held on Friday, March 11 and 18. Fish sandwiches, pierogies and side dishes are available. The price of the pierogies is $4 a dozen and the fish sandwiches are $3.50. Please bring your own containers. To order in advance, call 724-736-2677 or 724-736-8897. Order on Friday by calling 724-736-2210.
Boy Scout fund-raiser
A basket auction, sponsored by Perryopolis Boy Scout Troop 625 at the Perryopolis Sons of Italy, will be held March 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is $2 and includes light refreshments. Donations of any kind or filled gift baskets would be greatly appreciated. Call Dana at 724-736-0198 or Sharon at 724-736-8803 for more information.
Prom boosters
A meeting of the prom parents/boosters will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the home economics room of Frazier High School. Volunteers are needed to help with fund-raisers and other projects. There will be no cow pie bingo this year. If you have questions, call Miss Moyer at the school or Patty Olinzock at 724-736-8164.
Red Hat Society
Someone pointed out that Crabby neglected to put a contact number in the last several Red Hat notices. For information on the Perryopolis Purple Passions, call Queen Connie Fuller at 724-736-0955.
Two people said that they had visited other Red Hat groups in this area and found them to be very unorganized.
The Red Hat Society is a dis-organization and is proud of that fact.
The only rule of the Red Hats is that there are no rules, except that when attending a society function, members must wear the appropriate colors for their age (pink and lilac for those under 50 and red and purple for those over 50).
Bidding goodbye
Harmony Presbyterian Church recently lost their oldest living member. The church family and friends bid a sad good-bye to Thelma Murphy of Star Junction who passed away on Feb. 13. Thelma was a special lady of 101 years old and will be sadly missed.
Library goes Bunco
If you haven’t heard of Bunco, you are not alone. Bunco is the best-kept secret in the world of parlor games. A simple, 19-century dice game for groups of 12 players, Bunco offers harried homemakers a relaxing evening of socializing and friendly competition among friends.
While Bunco parlors were the place to play in the 1870s and 1880s, the Victorian era brought the game into the family home. Today, Bunco is making a comeback.
The Frazier Community Library is offering an afternoon of Bunco. Gather friends, come to the library and learn a new game. The rules are simple and easy to learn. Everyone can learn to play within a few minutes.
Bunco, refreshments, prizes and friendly competition are offered at the Frazier Community Library on April 10 from 2 to 5 p.m.
The cost is $15 per person. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Tickets may be purchased at the library or at The Harvest House. For more information, call 724-797-0255.
All proceeds benefit the Frazier Community Library.
Sunny sez’
Sunny collects signs and saw one on a shoe store that was called, “Soul to Soul’; on a coffee shop, “Uncommon Grounds’; and on a brake repair shop, “We stand in front of our brake jobs.”
Feathered friend
Crabby was talking to the neighbor at the Funny Farm last week when one of the neighbor’s geese (mentioned in an earlier column) sneaked up behind her. Crabby calls this goose Bill Murray since he’s the ringleader of the Goosebusters. Bill kept creeping up closer to Crabby as she talked, and she just knew he was going to bite her on the backside. But instead, Goose Bill hung around eyeing her up. Crabby finally decided to pet the goose, and then he followed her to her vehicle and wouldn’t get out of the way so she could leave. She opened the door to shush him away, and he looked as if he wanted to crawl in and go for a ride. Crabby remembered that in Greek art there are paintings of Lyda and the swan, but who wants a boyfriend with feathers?
Moose golf news
The cabin fever for golfers is getting to the breaking point. The golf guru has had many phone calls urging him to check on the condition of the golf course at Linden Hall.
They fear that the course will not be in shape when the tourney begins, and they do not want anything to hold them back.
So, he went to the course and consulted the big Kahuna (in Hawaii he is the main man Tim Hall). When asked if the course was going to be in shape, he, with a disdain look said, “The personnel has always had the course in pristine shape on opening day. We have the best people available working on it.”
Then on to Ron Fronczak, the man who is in charge of the Pro Shop. When asked the same question, he said, “With Mimi Miller, Mary Rowe, Darlene Hayes (married to the state champion Mike Hayes), Nellie Evans and Hazel Newell at their post, you bet it will be ready. The grounds crew is now working on it, and have been, weather permitting, since the end of last season.”
Having had the assurance from the two titans of golf, he can now disseminate the information to the masses (i.e. hackers) and not have to answer the phone as much.
As promised, here are the results of last year’s team champions: Vince Lamana, Terry Hawkins, Mike Vinsick, Kurt Davis and Nick Yodanza. Congratulations, and now you can empty the sand box.