Nov 11, 2012 3 min read

Vankirk Friendship 4-H Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Eighty Four. Election of officers will be held.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Support Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Monongahela Valley Hospital. For more information, call 724-929-9492.

Understanding Your Meal Plan will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. To register, call 724-258-1483.

Innovations in Acid Reflux Disease will be presented at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Monongahela Valley Hospital. To register for this free program, call 724-258-1333.

Understanding Your Blood Sugar Readings will be held from 6 to 8 p.m Wednesday at Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. To register, call 724-258-1483.

Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Monongahela Valley Hospital. For more information, call 724-292-9404.

Arthritis Support Group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Monongahela Valley Hospital. For more information, call 724-258-1321.

AARP 55 Alive refresher driving course will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Some insurance companies offer discounts for course completion. All information is conveyed in a classroom setting. Cost is $12 per person for AARP members and $14 for non-members. To register, call 724-258-1234.

Ostomy Support Group meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Monongahela Valley Hospital. For more information, call 724-258-1773.

Healthy eating supermarket tour will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Healthy Directions at the Giant Eagle in Finleyville. The topic is “I have diabetes, what can I eat?” To register for the free tour, call 724-258-1483.

A free carbon monoxide screening will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Healthy Directions at the Giant Eagle in Finleyville. Smokers can see how much poisonous gas remains in the body after smoking, and how it affects their organs and life. For more information, call 724-348-6699.

Understanding Your Diabetes Medications will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. To register, call 724-258-1483.

“Slay Ride,” a murder-mystery dinner theater, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Avella fire hall. Cost is $25 and includes dinner, mixers, coffee and performance. The event benefits Cedar Grove Park. There will be a prize for the craziest Christmas sweater. Tickets are available at Cross Creek Township building.

Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will hold a free starfest star party at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at Mingo Creek Park Observatory. View the night sky through a 24 inch Ritchey-Chretien Reflector and 10 inch Refractor telescopes. For more information, visit www.3ap.org.