Mike Gray -- Contributed

All-you-can-eat breakfast Saturday

at Panhandle VFW Post in Weirton

WEIRTON — The auxiliary to the Panhandle Post No. 2716 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is hosting an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the VFW hall, located at 3435 Main St.

The menu will include scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, ham, coffee and orange juice. The cost is $7 for adults; $5 for children under 12; and toddlers eat free.

Access is through the back door between Main and West streets, close to parking and is handicapped accessible. The meal is open to the public.

New library director Mike Gray

addresses Steubenville Rotary Club

STEUBENVILLE — Mike Gray, the new director of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, spoke to the Steubenville Rotary Club at a recent Friday meeting regarding his appointment as the 14th director of the local library system since its inception in 1899.

Gray was hired by the library board following a review process, assuming the position on Sept. 1 from Alan Hall, who then became the assistant director to complete the main library Americans with Disabillities Act project pending Hall’s retirement on March 31, 2019.

A native of Monaca, Pa., Gray has served as the assistant director of the library system since 2002. He attended Robert Morris University, receiving his master’s degree in library science from the University of Pittsburgh. He formerly was employed by the Beaver County Library System. Gray resides in Steubenville with his wife, Kim, and their five children.

Gray explained specifics about the Digital Shoebox Project, part of the library system’s local history and genealogy department. It has local history materials digitized and online for research. A recent upgrade of the software allows a new portion with photos, he said, noting the library has 2,000 local historic photos on file.

As an example, he pulled some 40 photos from the files that included many photos of downtown Steubenville and people who were part of local history. The photos included the Capitol, Paramount and Rex Theaters and other local buildings. A recent donation of photos was featured from the Peterson genealogical archives and the Nathan Stern archives.

The library system accepts local historical photos to add to the Digital Shoebox and can digitize photos and return the original photo to the donor to keep if desired.

‘Refuse to be a Victim’ seminar

scheduled for Nov. 8 in New Cumberland

NEW CUMBERLAND — A seminar on “Refuse to be a Victim,” an award-winning crime preve–ntion program by the NRA, will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the JD Rockellefer Center in New Cumberland.

Dezso Polgar and Tammy S. West, certified instructors of “Refuse to be a Victim,” will serve as hosts.

The program teaches tips and techniques to be alerted to dangerous situations and to avoid becoming a victim, according to a brochure. The cost is $10. To register contact West by phone at (304) 218-9534 or by e-mail at tammysuewest1980@yahoo.com.

‘Fashion to the Maxx’ style show

scheduled for Nov. 11 in Weirton

WEIRTON — The GFWC Weirton Woman’s Club is sponsoring a “Fashion to the Maxx” Style Show featuring fashions by T. J. Maxx of Steubenville.

The fundraiser will be held Nov. 11 at Undo’s in Weirton. Doors open at 1 p.m. with the luncheon served at 1:30 p.m. Show time is 2:30 p.m. There will be a Chinese auction, a 50/50 drawing and door prizes.

The cost is $30 per person. Contact Delores Azzarello at (304) 723-0954 for advance tickets. No tickets will be sold at the door. The fundraiser will enable the club to contribute to community projects.

Greater Weirton Senior Center

November, December events listed

WEIRTON — The Greater Weirton Senior Center at 3425 Main St. has announced a number of events planned for November and December.

They include:

Nov. 1: A dance with live entertainment by Sands of Time. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and the band plays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free refreshments will be available. There is a $5 door charge.

Nov. 9: Bingo will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Nov. 15: A dance will be held with live entertainment by Light Touch. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and the band plays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free refreshments will be available. There is a $5 door charge.

Nov. 22: A community Thanksgiving dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meal delivery and transportation to dinner are available by calling (304) 748-4422 or (304) 748-3490. The menu will include turkey, ham, dressing, yams, green beans and dessert. The dinner is sponsored by the Weirton Ministerial Association.

Dec. 15: The annual Christmas dinner-dance will be held with live entertainment by Light Touch. The doors open at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The band plays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and drawings for baskets. The menu will include ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, salad, biscuit and dessert. Tickets are $12 per person and will be available for purchase the first week of November.

The center’s phone number is (304) 748-3490.

Halloween-themed event Friday

to benefit Special Olympics

WELLSBURG — A Halloween-themed event, with live music and a costume contest, will be held Friday at the Bethany Community Center.

A mix of country and rock and roll music will be performed by 2 Broke Country Girls (Lois Scott and Diana Zeleznak Mikash) and Nikki Fleming, who will be dressed as the Sanderson Sisters of “Hocus Pocus.”

Doors will open at 7 p.m., with costume judging to begin at 7:15 p.m. The top winner will receive $50, with second and third place receiving $25 each.

Food will be sold, and there will be a 50-50 drawing. There will be no charge at the door, but donations will be accepted.

’50s style dinner-dance Nov. 3 to

benefit Valley Hospice programs

WINTERSVILLE — A ’50s style dinner-dance to benefit Valley Hospice will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at St. Florian Hall.

The cost is $50, which includes dinner and music by the Pittsburgh DJ Company. There also will be a cash bar. For tickets or information, call (740) 859-5650. Everyone is encouraged to dress in ’50s style, and there will be a contest for the best dressed.

Proceeds will go to the hospice’s unfunded care and services program. It includes Whispered Wishes, which grants wishes to the terminally ill individuals they serve. Valley Hospice serves patients in the Northern Panhandle and Eastern Ohio.

Women in WWII film series continues

with next screening on Friday

WELLSBURG — The experiences of American women in the South Pacific affected by or involved in World War II is the focus of a series of films presented by West Virginia University over several weeks at the Brooke County Public Library.

The next free screening will be at noon Friday of “Three Came Home,” which is about women in internment camps in Borneo. A question and answer period will follow. Participants of WVU’s Community University program will receive credit for attending.

For information, call WVU Professor Art Barbeau at (304) 243-0566 or the library at (304) 737-1551.

Brooke Library celebrating

Picture Book Month on Nov. 1

WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Public Library will celebrate Picture Book Month from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Children’s program director Kim Harless will read some of her favorite picture books. There will also be coloring pages, crafts and activity and calendar packets to use for family reading.