St. Paul Home plans to have garage sale

St. Paul Home plansto have garage sale
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- St. Paul Home will have a garage sale Friday and Saturday to sell a large selection of household items and furniture. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days in the gymnasium of the Keifer Building on the north end of the campus at 339 E. Jamestown Road. All proceeds will be used to support the home's services and programs. Donations are welcomed.
St. Paul is a nonprofit retirement community established in 1867, offering independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care and skilled and intermediate nursing care. The home serves people of all faiths.
Probing fire cause
NEW CASTLE -- The state fire marshal's office is expected to investigate the cause of a blaze that destroyed a garage.
Firefighters were called to the 1600 block of Morris Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday and arrived to find the garage engulfed in flames.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to any residences, but the garage was declared a loss. The damage estimate was $5,000.
License suspended
SHARON, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education has suspended the license of a former teacher in the Grove City Area School District.
The department suspended the license of Todd M. Shaffer effective Feb. 25 of this year. He could not be reached to comment.
The state said Shaffer's last employment at a Pennsylvania school was as an English teacher in the Grove City Area School District and the suspension was the result of allegations that he sent inappropriate instant messages by computer to students.
Dr. Robert Post, Grove City superintendent, confirmed that Shaffer taught English at Grove City High School for 21/2 years but resigned in December 2001 as a result of the case that eventually led to his license suspension.
Addict treatment
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The Woolhandler Legal Detox Institute, a new treatment program for drug addicts, will host a program about its services at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jameson Health System South campus. The program administered by Dr. Robert Woolhandler of Pittsburgh uses two drugs to help drug addicts recover. One drug lessens withdrawal symptoms for opiates such as heroin and OxyContin, and the other drug blocks a person's ability to get high. For details, call (724) 654-8111 or (724) 654-0341.
Crisis center volunteers
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The Crisis Center of Lawrence County, 1218 West State St., will have an informational welcome reception at 6:30 p.m. July 26 in the shelter's conference room, for those interested in learning about volunteer opportunities. Crisis Shelter programs will be detailed, as well as how volunteer service helps improve quality of life in the community.
The shelter offers a number of volunteer activities including direct service, fund raising, landscaping, office work and public relations.
To attend, RSVP by July 23 to Barb Clingensmith at (724) 652-9206, Ext. 123.
Violin concert tonight
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Jim and Betty Stephenson will perform a violin concert at 6 this evening at the Lawrence County Historical Society, 408 N. Jefferson St. The concert is sponsored by Local 27 of the American Federation of Musicians. Concerts are free. Light refreshments are available. The next concert will be the Dante DiThomas Orchestra at 6:30 p.m. July 25.