Church events
• First Church of God, West Newton, will have vacation Bible school from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. June 13 to 17 at the church, 157 N. Second St.
Registration and questions: 724-872-7467
Class
• Laurelville Christian Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host outdoor Sunset Yoga with Find Your Fire Fitness at 7:30 p.m. June 11 atop Laurelville’s Sunset Hill. Bring a mat. In case of rain, the event will be in the Shenandoah gymnasium. Cost: $15.
Tickets: visit the community event section of Laurelville.org or the Laurelville Facebook page.
Fundraisers
• Youngwood Lions Club will host a strawberry festival to benefit the Youngwood Library from 4 to 7 p.m. June 4 at Christ United Methodist Church, 100 Lincoln St., Youngwood. Menu: strawberries with ice cream, cake and drink, $7; younger than 12, $3. Tickets available from any Lions member or at the door.
Residents resist solar farm project
Staff Writer
As a proposed solar project moves forward, residents in Prairie and Pleasant townships got an opportunity to share their opinions on the project. On May 25, the Prairie Township trustees held a public meeting to discuss the project.
Approximately 30 residents attended, most to express opposition to the project.
“This project will decrease property values and cripple acres and acres of farm land, making it useless for future development,” said Larry Krist, Prairie Township resident. “As a home rule township, Prairie Township should be upset that our input is minimal for this project. This project is a big deal, it is going to last 40 years and be as big as a small town or village.”
Memorial Day events • Irwin: A parade sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, follow Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, then proceed eastward to Irwin Union Cemetery for a ceremony. Army veteran David Mahlstedt, a supervisor at Snyder Funeral Home,
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Westmoreland County voters in November will officially elect new magisterial district judges to preside over courts based in Derry, Penn Township, Unity and Youngwood. But it appeared from early election returns that three of the four races had already been decided. Each district had contested races Tuesday in which candidates