Proceeds from the Mon Valley Motor Cycle Club's fourth annual bike ride will benefit Your Child's Place, a nonprofit Pediatric Extended Care center opened by United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Pennsylvania. The ride will be held July 18, starting at the Grant Street Park in Belle Vernon. Registration will be taken from 9 to 11 a.m., $20 per rider, $15 per passenger. The entry fee includes a T-shirt, food at every stop and a post-ride pig roast.

The Women's Auxiliary of Canonsburg General Hospital will sponsor a designer-inspired purse sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16 in the main lobby of Canonsburg General Hospital. It is a benefit for the nonprofit.

Also on that day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospital's McNary Conference Center, AARP and the hospital will offer a four-hour refresher course for drivers 55 or older who have previously completed the AARP driver safety program.

The fee for the course is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members, payable in advance.

Supervisors are expected to hold a public hearing next month regarding Giant Eagle's request for a liquor license.

Solicitor Thomas Lonich said the grocery store has requested a liquor license be transferred from outside the township to its business. Supervisors voted last week to allow Mr. Lonich to advertise a public hearing on the matter.

Mr. Lonich said he intends to schedule the hearing for July 28.

The Peters Public Library will feature a discussion by Pennsylvania Humanities Council speaker Dr. Paul Douglas Newman about Pennsylvania's role in the Civil War at 7 p.m. July 30.

Dr. Newman will ask participants to compare the realities of the Civil War with 20th- and 21st-century conflicts. The program is free and open to the public. To register, call 724-941-9430.

n The rec board will also sponsor a bus trip to the Lake Raystown Resort and Lodge in Huntingdon County on Aug. 26.

The tour group will depart the recreation center at approximately 6:30 a.m. and return at 7:30 p.m.

The fee is $110 per person, and includes refreshments, a tour of the resort and one-hour cruise.

Seats are limited; to register, visit www.peterstownship.com.

Thanks to several California University of Pennsylvania geographic information systems students, residents in Springdale can sleep better at night.

Student Jessica Wright and recent graduates Stacey Stanley and Lisa Leyh used surveys and other information to map an area including about 1,856 homes for the Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, which will use the information to locate homes and other data quickly.

Using laptops, firefighters can identify properties, along with other information, such as the number of pets, entrances, exits, utility providers, chemicals in the house such as chlorine for pools or gas or propane grills, and even the closest hydrant.

The district is accepting nominations, through July 24, for Hall of Honor. The hall recognizes individuals who, through their accomplishments or contributions, have distinguished themselves in academia, athletics, arts, citizenry or valor.

Applications are available on the district Web site: www.cmsd.k12.pa.us, or during business hours at the following locations: Canon-McMillan School District Administration Building, 1 N. Jefferson Ave.; and the high school, 314 Elm Street Ext.

For more information, call Assistant Principal Marella Kazos at 724-745-1400.

In an effort to conserve energy and reduce utility costs, the district will observe extended work hours Mondays through Thursdays and close on Fridays from June 15 through Aug. 7. The schedule change is expected to save the district more than $15,000 in utility costs.

Administration offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday only. All district facilities will also be closed Fridays, with the exception of the high school weight room and gymnasium, to accommodate summer school programs.

Parents who have registered their children for other summer programs within the district will receive information on schedule changes.

For more information, visit www.ptsd.k12.pa.us.