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PENN TWP — The Visiting Nurses Association will sponsor The Wine Event from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Mansion, 141 Mansion Lane. The night will feature wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, a chocolate fountain, silent auctions, raffles, games of chance and sports memorabilia.
The event benefits the VNA's Inpatient Hospice Facility. Tickets are $30. Call 724-282-6806.
ZELIENOPLE — Zelienople Boy Scout Troop 457 seeks previous members to help celebrate the Past, Present and Future of Boy Scout Troop 457. A dinner is planned for January. Memorabilia such as photos, scout books or patches is sought.Send member information including name, address, phone number to e-mail address Troop457zelienople@live.com or call 724-553-5898.
Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes are sought to participate in Presents for Patients, a holiday program that matches long-term care residents with a member of the community who personally delivers a gift.Facilities receive training on how the program operates and signs up residents, ensuring that each one receives a gift.Call 724-443-0011 or visit www.presentsforpatients.com.
GIBSONIA — The Greater Cranberry Men's Chorus will host a Christmas open house at 6:45 p.m. Monday at Richland Elementary School, 3811 Bakerstown Road.The chorus is open to men in Butler County or northern Allegheny County who love to sing and perform in an all-male chorus. Call Jim at 724-321-2970 to register.
PROSPECT — St. Christopher's Church, Route 528, will host an Oktoberfest dinner and holiday flea market from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30.Children age 12 and younger in costume accompanied by an adult eat free.
PROSPECT — The Ghostly Gray Trail Race will be held Oct. 30 at Lutherlyn, 500 Dick Road. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The day's events will happen rain or shine at 10 a.m. and include a 5K trail walk, 5K trail race/run, 10K trail race/run or a 30K mountain bike trail race.For information, visit www.troopdcamp- cadet.org or call 724-284-1134 Ext. 250. Proceeds benefit Camp Cadet, a cooperative project of the Pennsylvania State Police.
ZELIENOPLE — The youth ministry of St. Peter's Reformed Church, 320 E. Grandview Ave., will collect canned goods from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 in Zelienople during trick-or-treating in lieu of candy. Donations benefit the Southwest Butler County Food Pantry.