Potpourri
The Reality Tour, a drug awareness program for youth and their parents, will be held at 6 p.m. April 14 at the Butler YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St.
Tours are also planned April 10 at Mars Home for Youth and April 28 in the Student Union at Slippery Rock University.
The tour is open to children age 10 and older when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Registration forms are available at www.realitytour.org. For information, call 724-679-6612 or e-mail carolgreen@candleinc.org.
MARS — Mars United Methodist Church is looking for crafters and vendors for their annual Pies/Posies/Peddler Market Day to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3.To reserve space or for information, call Barb Sekel at 724-772-7905.The church is located at 525 Pittsburgh St.
Hunter-trapper education courses, required of all first-time hunters prior to purchasing a hunting or fur-taking license, are being offered in Butler County from late-March through September.Training topics will include responsibility and ethics, conservation, firearms and ammunition, wildlife identification, bowhunting and muzzleloading, trapping and fur taking laws, survival and first aid and turkey hunting safety.Classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. March 27 and 28 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29 at Valley Dam Sportsman's Club in Hilliards.Another session of classes will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 4 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 5 at Evans City Sportsmen's Club.Participants must be at least 11 years old by the last day of the course.For class schedules and registration information, visit www.pgc.state.pa.us/ and click "Hunter Education Classes."
GIBSONIA — Free Easter dinners for those in need will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, 5827 Meridian Road and Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas, 85 Charity Place, Valencia.Reservations for the buffet dinner can be made by calling St. Barnabas Nursing Home at 724-444-5510 or Valencia Woods at 724-625-4000, Ext. 228.Butler High School changes play datesDue to the postponement of the Butler High School musical recently, the performance of the play "The Adventures of Nate the Great," have been moved to 7:30 p.m. March 29 and 3 p.m. March 30. Tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored.Tickets are available at the door.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fundraising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and nonprofit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event. Items should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to Focus, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.