Oct 24, 2012 2 min read

The Mystery of the Loaded Librarian, an audience-participation murder-mystery fundraiser, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Chartiers-Houston Community Library, 730 W. Grant St., Houston. Admission is $12 and includes refreshments. Sponsored by Friends of Chartiers-Houston Community Library. St. Michael Orthodox Church, 1201 Patton Ave., Monessen, will hold its annual Middle Eastern dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. There will be kibbee, grape leaves, Syrian-style rice and beans, salad and pita. For more information, call 724-684-7460. Dance with Laurel Valley County Band will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Center in the Woods, 130 Woodland Court, Brownsville. Admission is $7 per person and includes snacks and beverages. For reservations, call 724-938-3554, ext. 103. Buffalo Grange 1523 will hold a birthday and anniversary dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the grange hall. Pretzel sale will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 2 at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Cost is $1.25 per pretzel or five for $5. Proceeds benefit patients and visitors. The event is sponsored by the Auxiliary of Mon-Vale Health Resources Inc. For more information, call the gift shop at 724-258-1167. Trinity United Methodist Church, 530 Center Church Road, McMurray, will hold its annual spaghetti dinner and bake sale from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in fellowship hall. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 4 to 12 years old. Children younger than 4 eat free. There will be a choice of meat or vegetarian sauce. Takeout will be available. Proceeds benefit Trinity’s outreach ministries, including the Appalachia Service Project. Concord Presbyterian Church, Route 18, will hold an all-you-can-eat buffet-style ham dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 4 to 12 years old. Children younger than 3 eat free. Takeout will be available. Proceeds benefit missions. Genealogical Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania will meet at 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at Citizens Library, 55 S. College St., Washington. Linda Reese will present “Angel in Victorian Cemeteries,” explaining the meaning of different angels. For more information, call 724-222-2400. Innovations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. Dr. Surinder K. Aneja will present the free program. To register, call 724-258-1333.