Brentwood schedules cookie sale for Dec. 6
By MARIAN HOUSER, Community editorThe Brentwood United Methodist Church ladies, with the church located at 148 Stephens St., Wintersville, will hold its annual cookie sale Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be many varieties of cookies, cream horns, pizzelles, peanut brittle and hard tack candy to choose from.
To pre-order call 264-9433.
Children's Christmas party planned
The Monsignor Dooley Knights of Columbus Council 4361 in Mingo Junction has scheduled a children's Christmas party to be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at the K of C hall.
The party is co-sponsored by John "Scott" Fabian and is for children and grandchildren of members of the Knights of Columbus and the children of Mingo.
Reservations are needed by Dec. 9. Members can call the hall at 535-8037.
Parents of the Mingo Junction children can stop at the City Building or call 535-1511.
Vorhees appointed district coordinator
F. Millen "Mel" Vorhees of Weirton has been appointed district coordinator of West Virginia Area 5 of the AARP Driver Safety Program. A Weirton Steel Corp. retiree, he has been a driver safety program volunteer for a number of years and has led many local DSP classes for hundreds of participants.
The program is a classroom refresher course for drivers aged 50 and older. It explains the changes occurring in vision, hearing and reaction time as persons age; and provides useful driving safety tips for handling these changes.
Many automobile insurance companies offer discounts on premiums to those who successfully complete the eight hours of class participation.
Vorhees will manage Area 5, comprised of the five northern panhandle counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel.
William E. "Bill" Clark of Inwood, W.Va., is state coordinator.
Residents of Hancock and Brooke counties can take the classes by contacting Kelli Fluharty at the Retired Senior Volunteer Program offices in Follansbee. The telephone number is (304) 527-3410. Eligible persons living in the nearby counties in Pennsylvania and Ohio also may be accepted into the classes.
Mingo Junction Beautification to meet
The next meeting for the Mingo Junction Beautification will be Dec. 10 at the K of C Hall at 6 p.m.
The holiday house lighting to be held on Dec. 17 will be discussed.
All residents are welcome to join. For more information, call George Taylor at 282-4195.
Wintersville Woman's Club meets
The GFWC/OFWC Wintersville Woman's Club met for a noon luncheon at St. Florian Hall, with Marjean Sizemore presiding.
Guest speakers were Holli Parrish, Chrissy Boyer and Nick Hodgkiss from Legal Hair and Day Spa.
Lu Grimm gave a history of the pilgrims' Thanksgiving and led the members in prayer.
Following the luncheon, Jackie Davis introduced the speakers. Parrish spoke on facials; Boyer, demonstrated wigs; and Hodgkiss, demonstrated how makeup should be applied and offered tips.
A thank you from the Wintersville Halloween Committee for its donation of $50 and the Rev. Bruce Hitchock of Urban Mission for the donations of Christmas items.
Holiday Splendor chairman, Davis and Linda Nolf, gave an update on the Dec. 7 event. Fran Sohovich reported on vendors; Nancy Hukill, favors; Charlotte Shively, door prizes and Chinese auction; and Mary Beth Allan, publicity.
Allan gave a report on East Ohio River Fall Conference, with the Mingo Junction Woman's Club as hosts. Breast Cancer Awareness was the theme. She and Sizemore attended.
Nancy Smith, a breast cancer survivor from the club, received a gift basket given at the conference.
The 2009 Fall Conference will be planned by the Woman's Club of Steubenville.
A presentation was given on parliamentary procedures by Phyllis Foreman.
Fourteen pounds of pop tabs were turned in to the Ronald McDonald House by Kathy Frey. Since September, a total of 26 pounds have been given, it was reported.
Nolf reported the wonderful response to Boatsie's Boxes for Christmas stockings. With the additional $93 received from members, seven stocking were donated.
Bags for teenagers were collected and the address for a recovering American soldier was placed on each table for sending Christmas cards.
Ella Jane Burns reported lap robes made by members would be distributed to Charity Hospice, Sienna Woods and the Laurels. Plans for the Wintersville Christmas parade on Nov. 30 are complete. A car with "Wintersville Woman's Club-celebrating 75 years of service" will be in the parade. The next meeting is Dec. 18 at noon at St. Florian. A $5 gift exchange will be held. Hostesses will be Carole Montgomery, Pat Daily, Caroline Dean, Gloria Kotur, Mary Markis and Charlotte Wasson.
