Fredonia News

Election officials in Mercer county have finished counting the write-in ballots from the November 3 general election.

A retired minister was recently designated pastor emeritus of two churches he served for more than a quarter century.

A* The Buhl Community Recreation Center, Sharon, hosts a Twirling Skills Clinic from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday with a live performance at 3:45 p.m. The clinic will be taught by renowned twirler Jonathan Burkin.

The 25th annual Mercer County Country Tour, featuring six stops, is Sept. 19 and 20.

Firefighters and local ambulance crews will demonstrate how to properly remove a victim from a wrecked vehicle using hand and power tools.

Frank Fenton, a 1962 graduate of Reynolds High School, described his experience of being told he was going to be moving into a new district after his sophomore year.

A Mercer County Jail inmate pleaded guilty to sending a Hempfield Township woman a letter that contained inappropriate drawings and comments.

The 25th Annual Mercer County Country Tour will feature six stops Sept. 19-20 in the central part of Mercer County.

The 25th Annual Mercer County Country Tour will feature six stops Sept. 19-20 in the central part of Mercer County.

Results of the annual Mercer County 4-H Livestock Sale, held Aug. 7 at the 4-H Park are: * Grand Champion Market Steer, weighing 1,295 pounds and shown by Marshall McKean, Mercer, was purchased by Fairview Swiss Cheese, Fredonia, for $2.75 a pound.

Info: 724-342-PRAY. * Fredonia Amish chicken-dressing benefit dinner toward hospital bills for a 6-year-old boy who lost both of his feet in a lawn mower accident will be 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at 456 Fredonia Road.

Theme: "Crocodile Dock." Info: 724-342-7729. * 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 13 through 17, for ages 4 through adult.

If you happened to pass our office last Saturday you might have noticed an unusual sight as this year's class of the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operator Program were taking their final examinations.

Mercer County Area Agency on Aging Inc. is offering the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to eligible seniors.

The Mercer County Dairy Princess Pageant is planned for June 23 in Leslie N. Firth Learning Center, Home of Mercer County Cooperative Extension in Coolspring Township.

A few of the wines being sampled at the Fox Ridge Vineyard & Winery in Springettsbury Township as part of the UnCork York tour earlier this year included, from left, Rougeon Blush; Niagara, a sweet white wine; Traminette, a semi-dry white wine; and Yorkshire, a full-bodied white wine.

PennDOT has set road resurfacing, restoration and patching projects on nearly 44 miles of road in Mercer County that will be paid for with federal stimulus money.

There will be a 50/50 drawing, Chinese auction, raffle, music, and food. Experienced antique dealer Terry Reeher will appraise three items for $5. Free admission.

Spring has arrived and our thoughts are already turning to summer. Once again The Herald plans to give its readers a chance to mark their calendars so they don't miss longtime local favorites like Fredonia Old Home Week and the Transfer Harvest Home.

Bach is certainly taking over Bethlehem this weekend. The Bethlehem Bach Festival opens at Lehigh University venues.