Civil War re-enactment

Civil War re-enactment
CANFIELD -- A re-enactment of a Civil War encampment is to be from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday at Loghurst, the historic log home at 3967 U.S. Route 224. The event is to include Civil War-era games, live music and an old-time hymn sing-along Sunday morning, and demonstrations of military maneuvers. Loghurst also will be open for tours. Admission will be $4 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.
Coitsville festival
COITSVILLE -- The first Coitsville Township Harvest Fest will take place from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. next Sunday at Willow Ranch, South Hubbard Road.
Among the activities featured are hayrides, an auction, Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, free blood pressure screenings, live music and a car show.
Admission is free, and proceeds from the raffle and auctions will benefit Citizens for Quality Education, a community grass-roots organization dedicated to improving Coitsville schools.
Mercer County contest
MERCER, Pa. -- Mercer County Historical Society and Cultural Assets Coalition are sponsoring logo and slogan contests to promote local tourism.
The winning logo and slogan will appear on brochures, signs and a Web site. The logo should be eye-catching, reflect the uniqueness of Mercer County history and culture, and be reproducible in color as well as black and white. Slogans should be no longer than nine words.
The contest is open to groups and individuals of all ages. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 31. Entries should be sent to the Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, PA 16137. The contests are made possible through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Prizes will be announced.
Pumpkin sale
HOWLAND -- Howland United Methodist Church's Relay for Life Team will sell pumpkins and cornstalks to benefit its efforts on behalf of the relay. The public sale will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, 730 Howland Wilson Road, N.E.
Box causes scare
URBANA, Ohio (AP) -- A police officer found a suspicious package in the lobby of the city's municipal building, prompting an evacuation of city offices for about eight hours Saturday, the mayor said. About 20 to 25 police and fire department workers returned to their offices in the early evening after the Dayton police bomb squad X-rayed the box and determined it was safe to open, Mayor Roberta Moore said. Other offices were closed for the weekend.
Moore wouldn't say what was inside the box, which she said was smaller than a shoe box.
Police were investigating who left the box, which was wrapped in brown paper and addressed to Moore and the police department, she said.