Negley home destroyed

Negley home destroyed
NEGLEY -- A malfunctioning electric hot water heater is the likely cause of a fire that left seven people homeless Friday night, said volunteer Fire Chief Jerry Hoon. The blaze broke out after 10 p.m. and destroyed the house, just north of Negley on state Route 170, owned by Doug and Brenda Bryshaw. Hoon estimated the value of the house, actually a mobile home with several additions, at $30,000 to $35,000.
Art entries sought
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts is looking for artists to participate in the Fifth Annual Budding Artist Exhibition May 29-June 29. All amateur artists 18 or older living within a 50-mile radius of New Castle may submit entries. Entries must be hand-delivered between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. May 5. For information, send a self-addressed, stamped envelop to the Institute at 124 East Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa. 16101, or call (724) 652-2882 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Bible speaker
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Ron Tappy, the G. Albert Shoemaker associate professor of Bible and archaeology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will speak from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 17 in Russell Hall at Westminster College. Tappy, who specializes in the life and literature of the Old Testament period, biblical archaeology and the history of Israel, focuses his teaching on how these areas can enliven the reading of the Bible today. The luncheon event is free and open to the public. For reservations, call the Rev. William J. Maloney, director of church relations at Westminster, (724) 946-7365, or e-mail him at malonewj@westminster.edu.
Ice cream-stickies sale
SHARON, Pa. --The Penn State Shenango Alumni Society, which includes Youngstown, Mercer and Lawrence County Penn State clubs, is taking orders for its annual ice cream and grilled stickies sale.
The ice cream, from Penn State Creamery of University Park, Pa., is $5.25 per half-gallon, or $5 each for three half-gallons. There are 10 flavors.
The stickies, from Ye Olde College Diner in State College, Pa., are $3.50 a package.
All proceeds benefit the Penn State scholarship program. Orders must be placed by April 20; call Penn State Shenango at (724) 983-2905. Pickups are April 28.