Notices
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society Inc., 128 Pleasant St., Morgantown, W.Va., will hold a Back-to-School Model Railroad open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be food and railroad music. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. For more information, visit www.MVRRC.org or www.facebook.com/MVRRHS, or call Richard Henderson at 304-276-1046.
Annual Townwide Yard Sale in Rogersville will begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 2 at Center Township Volunteer Fire Department. The VFD auxiliary will sell food and drinks beginning at 9. Table space is available in the fire hall parking lot. Cost is $5 per table. The auxiliary will accept donations of “sellable” items. To reserve table space, donate items or for more information, call 724-833-0180 or 724-499-5385.
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s annual membership meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the education and events room.
Audia Caring Heritage Association and Musical Mysteries and More will present “Murder on the High Seas” Sept. 30 at the Chartiers Township Arnold Community Center, Houston. Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost is $85 and includes dinner and the show. For reservations, call 724-484-7700.
Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania will hold its third annual Peace from Domestic Violence walk from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30 at Church of the Covenant, 267 E. Beau St., Washington. The walk begins at noon. For more information, visit www.peacefromdv.org or call 724-223-5477. Donations are being accepted to raise $24,000, which is the amount it costs the agency to keep the hotline operational for one year. To donate, visit www.crowdrise.com/3rdAnnualPeacefrom DVwalk.
Transitional Paths to Independent Living’s second annual golf outing will be held Oct. 2 at Lone Pine Country Club, 2755 Park Ave., Washington. The event will help TRPIL renovate and reconstruct the former Washington YWCA as its new headquarters and a community center. Visit TRPIL.com to register or to sponsor the event.
West Newton Center for Active Adults will offer a one-day bus trip Oct. 20. The bus will leave at 7 a.m. for Greensburg, where participants will board an Amtrak train to Altoona. A stop-and-shop will be held at Benzel Pretzel Outlet and Blairs. The trip will continue to Raystown Lake for lunch cruise on Proud Mary. At 3 p.m., the bus will leave for Duncansville to visit an antiques mall and minature railroad display. A prime rib buffet will begin at 5 p.m. Full payment of $110 is required for reservations. Mail to 103 E. Main St. West Newton, PA 15089. For more information, call 724-872-4976.
Cecil Township Parks and Recreation board is looking for vendors and volunteers for the Cecil Township Fall Festival, which will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Call the Cecil Township Municipal Building at 724-745-2227.
West Newton Church of God will offer a one-day bus trip Nov. 3 to Sight and Sound to see “The Miracle of Christmas.” Participants will stop for lunch at Hershey Farms before the show. Cost is $120. Full payment is required to confirm reservations. Cancellations are allowed if you replace yourself. For more information, call Kathy Joseph at 724-835-6047 or 724-554-4620.
Peters Township Chamber of Commerce will host the Treasures of Sicily, featuring extended stays in Palermo and Taormina, Nov. 4-12. Cost of $2,849 includes nine days and seven nights, including hotels, meals, day trips and airfare from Pittsburgh. For more information, contact Brian Schill at Brian@ptcoc.org or 724-941-6345. Reservations can be made at www.centralholidayswest.com/booking. Group booking code is B002222.
Christmas Craft and Vendor Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at Holy Trinity cafeteria and Father Herrmann Hall, Washington. The event will include 100 tables, bake sale, Chinese auction and lunch items. To purchase a table, call 724-695-3573 or email rojahn@verizon.net.