Jul 1, 2013 2 min read

AFSCME Retired Chapter 13, subchapter 8402, will meet at 1 p.m. July 9 at Frank Sarris Public Library, 35 N. Jefferson Ave., Canonsburg. All retired state and municipalities employees are welcome.

Why Do You Need a Primary Care Physician? will be discussed at 6 p.m. July 9 in the Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Dr. Laurie S. Molinda will present the Innovations in Medicine series. Refreshments will be served, and parking is free. To register, call the MVH reservation hotline at 724-258-1333.

Hawaiian party will be held at 2:30 p.m. July 11 at Strabane Trails Village, 317 Wellness Way, Washington. The free event will feature tropical refreshments and entertainment by the steel drum band Tropical Sands. To register, call 724-225-4100.

Talk with a Doc: Back Pain will be presented by Dr. Jose Ramirez-Del Toro at 7 p.m. July 11 at Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Refreshments will be served, and parking is free. To register, call the Monongahela Valley Hospital reservation hotline at 724-258-1333.

Benefit yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13 at JFK grade school cafeteria. Refreshments will be available. Proceeds will benefit the Immaculate Catholic Church choir’s trip to Rome to sing for the Pope in 2015.

Tea Etiquette and Health Benefits will be presented by Bella Howard Aug. 1 at St. David’s Anglican Church, 905 E. McMurray Road, Venetia. The program will begin with a luncheon at 11:15 a.m., followed by the presentation at 1 p.m. Howard previously was a registered nurse. She is a certified etiquette consultant and owner/operator of Bella’s House of Fine Teas and Gift Shop. Cost is $7. Reservations are required by calling Debra at 412-746-4664.