Cranberry -- Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce, 2525 Rochester Road, will be host to a series of programs, "Perspectives." The first, "Health Care Policy Today & Its Impact on You and Your Business," will be presented Nov. 6. Registration will be from 7:30 to 8 a.m.; the program will run to 10 a.m. Cost is $20 per person. For more information, call 724-776-4949.

Butler -- The A.M. and P.M. Rotary clubs of Butler will hold a pancake festival from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Vagabond Community Center, 1 Lyn Mar Plaza. Tickets are $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Call 1-800-225-1010.

Richland -- Bakerstown United Methodist Church, 5760 William Flynn Highway, will hold a fall salad smorgasbord from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov 13. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children 6 to 12 years old.

Shaler -- A pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at 1810 Mount Royal Blvd., sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glenshaw. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12. Proceeds will support the club's service programs in the Shaler area.

Butler -- Butler County Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Elisabeth Heath-Charles, will present Amber Waves at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Butler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Road. Reserved tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Call 724-283-1402 or visit www.butlersymphony.org.

Pine -- Greater Harmony Chorus will present WGHC Harmony Radio at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Pine-Richland Middle School, 100 Logan Road. Five finalists from summer auditions will compete for the title of Pittsburgh's Most Talented Teen. Grand prize is a $500 scholarship. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door and $5 for age 12 and younger. To reserve tickets, call 412-487-1765. For information, visit www.greaterharmony.org.

Sewickley -- Not Quite Pittsburgh Juggling Festival will be held at Quaker Valley Middle School, 201 Graham St. Free general juggling activities will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 13. A juggling show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and costs $2 per person.

Areawide -- The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is taking applications for its annual $5,000 scholarship for aspiring journalists. Application deadline is Jan. 15, 2010; winner will be notified by April 15. For more information, see www.westernpapressclub.org.

McCandless -- Ingomar Garden Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Learn how to decorate for the Christmas holidays. Call 412-367-8000, ext. 250.

McCandless -- Genealogist Elissa Powell will speak on finding female ancestors at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Register by calling 412-366-8100.

Pine -- Zonta Three Rivers North Pittsburgh, an international community service organization that supports various women's issues, will hold a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Fresco's restaurant, Route 19. Dr. Mary Burke, executive director for the Project to End Human Trafficking, will speak. For reservations, e-mail Zonta3rn@zontathreeriversnorth.com or call 724-775-8299. Visit www.zontathreeriversnorth.com.

McCandless -- Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road, will present "Martin: A Life of Martin Luther" at 7 p.m. tomorrow, with Allan Lemke in his original one-man portrayal. Call Barbara at 412-364-4463.

Ohio Township -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will preach at Christ Church at Grove Farm, 249 Duff Road, at 9 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. He will be available to sign pre-release copies of his book "A Simple Christmas; 12 Stories that Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit."

Butler -- Meteorologist Richard Kane, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will present a program during the Butler Outdoor Club's annual dinner Nov. 14 at Highfield Community Center. Silent auction runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Chicken dinner starts at 7 p.m. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and outdoor store and club displays. Cost is $15 for adults and $6 for children under 6 years. For tickets, mail a check with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to B.O.C. c/o John Stehle, Box 243, Butler, PA 16003. Deadline is Nov. 13. Call Jean Adams at 724-453-1685.

Cranberry -- Cranberry Township Historical Society will hold a program on the Depreciation Lands and the Depreciation Lands Museum at 2 p.m. Sunday at the municipal building, 2525 Rochester Road.

Evans City -- The Frontier Living History Center at Providence Plantation Foundation, 300 Textor Hill Road, will present "Washington's First Mission" from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7. Program includes a tour of the site, reception, music, presentation and candlelight dinner for $25 per adult, $15 for children ages 11 and younger. Dinner reservations required by Saturday. Visit www.frontier-history.org or call 724-538-8818.

Marshall -- Marshall Township Parks & Recreation will be host to the following events:

• Snow creations contest Nov. 11 to Feb. 26; residents are invited to create a snow sculpture or creation. A photograph must be taken of family members and the snow sculpture and submitted to Heather Jerry, Marshall Township, Box 2094, Warrendale, PA 15086 or e-mail to heatherj@twp.marshall.pa.us.

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 6 to 9 p.m. Nov 18. Fee is $25 for residents $30 for nonresidents. Register by Nov. 12.

• Movie "The Dark Knight" 7 p.m. Nov 20. Call to register.

• Birds in the Word, 10 to 11 a.m. Nov. 24; children will make environmentally friendly bird feeders and learn about birds around their home. Register by Nov. 11. Fee is $15 for residents, $20 for nonresidents.

• Memory Maintenance seminar, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 the interactive seminar will cover how the brain builds memory connections, specific foods that nourish the brain, and how to make simple, important lifestyle changes. Fee, call to register.

Activities take place at the Marshall municipal building, 525 Pleasant Hill Road, call 724-935-3090, ext. 115 to register.

Richland -- Applications are being taken for the 2010 Miss Butler County USA pageant, to be held Dec. 13 at Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road. Winner will be eligible to participate in the Miss Pennsylvania USA pageant. Contestants must be 17 to 26 years old, never married and a county resident for at least six months or attend a college or state-approved school in the county. Contact Marilyn E. Kane at 724-287-0576 or 724-287-3576.

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