KEYSTONE CLIPS Grove City College tops list of rankings

Grove City College has been ranked as the No. 1 "Best Value" in its category in U.S. News & amp; World Report's 2003 "America's Best Colleges" guide. The college had been ranked No. 5 in the 2002 and 2001 guides. Rankings, based on the size of the schools, are determined by comparisons in 16 categories. Grove City scored first in three of those areas: freshman retention rate, average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high-school graduating class.
Proclamation
It just wasn't his day. Farrell Mayor William Morocco announced he would have a proclamation honoring retiring Police Chief Joseph Timko at the start of a city council meeting last week but then had to be reminded later in the session to present it. He explained he'd been having a tough time all day, noting that things started going bad when he locked his keys in his car that morning. He said he called his wife to come get him but then started walking home, missing her as she drove to his rescue. "When she got to where I was, I wasn't even there," he quipped.
Food distribution
Surplus-food distribution for the needy in Lawrence County will be Dec. 13. Everyone must be registered by Nov. 15 to be eligible to receive the food in what will be the last distribution before Christmas. Registration is handled at the Lawrence County Commissioners office in the county government center.
Family history
The Mercer County Genealogical Society will hold an informational session on tracking family histories at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Shenango Valley Community Library, East State Street at Sharpsville Avenue, Sharon. Debbie Hoffman, a society member, will discuss traditional and Internet sources for tracing ancestors. The program is free and open to the public.
XCONTRIBUTORS: Harold Gwin of the Sharon Bureau and Laure Cioffi of the New Castle Bureau.