The township Parks and Recreation Center and the township Cross Country Boosters will sponsor a 4K race at 7 p.m. Wednesday, starting at St. Benedict's Church on Valleybrook Road.

Categories of runners include husband/wife, parent/child, and siblings under 19 years, along with a variety of age groups from 10 and younger to older than 60. Prizes will be given for the top three male and top three female overall and top two in each age group. T-shirts will be given to runners on race day. The entry fee is $25.

Register online at www.peters- township.com or by calling 724-942-5000.

The Artists' Co-op, a nonprofit artist cooperative located in the Washington Trust Building, 30 E. Beau St., is recruiting new members. Applications can be picked up at the gallery during business hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; or call 724-229-0365. The next screening date is 7 p.m. July 6.

For more, visit www.artexplorer.org.

• The American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter will offer discounted lifesaving courses from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Red Cross Training Center, 524 E. Maiden St., Washington.

Attendees will have the opportunity to receive first aid, CPR and AED certifications for a reduced price of $25 per person at this once-a-year event.

Register at www.swpa.redcross.org or call 724-222-4750. Participants must be 17 or older.

The Hatfield's Ferry Power Station will be able to proceed with an emissions control project thanks to $260 million in state bonds approved recently by the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority.

"This project will enable Allegheny Energy Supply Co. to continue to burn high sulfur coal while reducing emissions 98 to 99 percent by installing scrubbers at the Hatfield's Ferry facility. This is a benefit to the company, the community and the environment," said state Rep. Bill DeWeese, D-Waynesburg.

Allegheny Energy owns the power facility.

The project is expected to create 36 jobs at the Monongahela, Greene County, location.

The bond funding was requested by the Greene County Industrial Development Authority and will be issued by PEDFA.

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Band will perform at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Johnson Commons on the campus of Waynesburg University. The concert is part of the university's summer Celebrating the Arts series. Admission is free.