Russell UMC to host

community breakfast

RUSSELL – Russell United Methodist Church will host a community breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausages, eggs, orange juice and coffee. The public is welcome to attend.

Caregivers Support Group

meets Monday

The regularly scheduled Caregivers Support Group meeting will be held on Monday at noon at Grace United Methodist Church, 501 PA. Ave. E., Warren. Enter the building via the elevator entrance and proceed to the Wesley Parlor. All caregivers (men and women) and anyone interested in Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related diseases are welcome to attend. A time of sharing concerns, behavior issues, etc., is part of the meeting. Handouts are provided by the Alzheimer’s Assn. and are available for those attending and their families. This meeting provides a safe and confidential place to share any questions from caregivers, as well as to learn of current information, such as classes and events held locally. The Caregivers Support Group is one of 28 teams walking on Sept. 28 in the 2024 Warren Area Walk to End Alzheimer’s. There is still plenty of time to sign up to walk, donate, or volunteer. For more information about the Walk, to donate, or to volunteer, call Amber at 814-636-6389 or go to alz.org/gpawalk. For more information about the meeting contact Laura 814-723-5008 or Linda 814-726-1199

Elk Township Historical

Society Open Saturday

SCANDIA – The Elk Township Historical Society will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the former Scandia one-room school. The 1870s wooden one-room school is restored to its original appearance, with school desks, a painted blackboard, and only the light that comes in the windows. Sit at a desk, try writing on a lap slate with chalk, and experience how students learned in school decades ago. More than 100 years of enrollment records are available for reference, with many years of class photos. The society also has records from 11 other one-room schools that were in Elk Township. A museum across the hallway has loads of kitchen utensils, other tools used on the farm, genealogical references including township families by road name, many photographs and much more relating to life on early homesteads. Learn about family operated dairy farms, methods of preserving food, hand-made leather shoes, and the Scandia Coal Mine. There is a pavilion and playground at the school. Search “Elk Township Historical Society” to find the society on Facebook. The school and museum are at 3794 Cole Hill Road, Russell.

Berea Lutheran Church

to host community lunch Wednesday

A free community lunch will be held at noon Wednesday at Berea Lutheran Church, located at the junction of Route 6 and Route 958 in Pittsfield. All are welcome.

Closure

The City of Warren’s compost drop off on Harmar St. will be closed on Friday and Saturday for asphalt sealing.

Garden club meetings

The Hill and Dale Garden Club met Aug. 28 at the Warren Public Library. The Miles Marker was weeded with tall grass removed. Spring bulbs and brown-eyed susans will be planted there. The group’s Warren County Fair exhibit came in second. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 25 at Gigi’s in Corry at 11:30 a.m.

Nighttime nature walk

The Warren County Conservation District is holding a Nighttime Nature Walk on Oct. 5 starting at 7 p.m.

This will be held at the Hatch Run Conservation Demonstration Area Trail Head parking lot located approximately 1.25 miles from the intersection of Rt. 62 and Hatch Run Road.

Retirees to meet

Osram Sylvania lady retirees will meet at 1 p.m. on Friday at Cable Hollow Golf Course.