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Shriners' breakfast
WEIRTON -- The Northern Panhandle Shrine Club will hold its monthly breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Shrine building, located at 1221 Rice Blvd., off the Harmon Creek exit off Cove Road in Weirton.
The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, orange juice, hot tea and hot chocolate.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 6 to 12. Children under 6 eat for free. The event is open to the public.
Alumni association to meet
STEUBENVILLE -- The Steubenville High School alumni association will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Scaffidi's Restaurant and Tavern.
Antietam and Gettysburg lecture
WHEELING -- In 1862-63, the population of free Blacks in Maryland was 84,000. In Gettysburg, 180.
Tom Buckley, former Belmont College history professor and long-time member of the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable, will deliver a lecture on the role free Blacks filled during the Union Army's campaigns at the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg.
The lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Ohio County Library auditorium.
Admission is free and open to the public. In case of severe weather conditions, contact the librarians at (304) 232-0244.
For information, text Roger Micker at (304) 312-7559.
Adult craft class offered
WELLSBURG -- The Brooke County Public Library will offer a craft class involving diamond painting valentines. The class is for adults and will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 25.
Call (304) 737-1551 or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events to reserve a seat for the free program.
Evening story hour set
WELLSBURG -- The Brooke County Public Library will hold an evening story hour, led by Kim Harless, at 5 p.m. Jan. 24.
Based on the story "Dragon Dance," it will include a craft, snack and songs. Call (304) 737-1551 or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events to reserve a seat for the free program.
Recipe club to meet
WELLSBURG -- The Brooke County Public Library's adults-only Cook by the Book Recipe Club will meet at noon Jan. 26 in the River Room.
Every month, the club works with a theme. Those participating choose a recipe, make it up and bring it into the library with a copy of the recipe.
Club members then share the finished product, swap recipes and engage in fellowship.
This month's theme is soup and sandwiches. Registration is not required. For information, call (304) 737-1551.
Literacy Night Set at Hills
MINGO JUNCTION -- Indian Creek educators are thinking globally for an upcoming literacy night.
This year's event, which is being held in conjunction with Cross Creek Elementary School, is set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 24. The theme will be "Literacy Around the World."
Organizers are Virginia Pawelczyk, A.J. Renner and Holly McClain of Hills Elementary School and Alecia Cockrill from Cross Creek.
Elementary students and their families can enjoy food, fun and a little learning along the way.
"There will be a book-themed room with activities from different countries and the cafeteria will have chicken and dumplings," Pawelczyk stated. "Plus, there will be a Chinese bingo."
She said upward of 200 people are expected to participate. The goal is to enrich the children while bringing their families together, it was noted.
"The purpose of this literacy night is to expose families to cultural literature that they may not experience elsewhere while incorporating multi-sensory stations," she added.
Cross Creek held a similar event in November. Each school has conducted singular events during the spring.
AIM to hold benefit gala
STEUBENVILLE -- The AIM Women's Center will host its annual benefit gala entitled "Beauty for Ashes," at 7 p.m. March 11 at St. Florian Hall. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
The event features a cash bar, music and fellowship.
Highlights include an update on the ministry, a guest speaker, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and the opportunity to support the AIM Women's Center.
Rebekah Hagan will serve as speaker. Hagan is one of the youngest speakers on issues such as teenage pregnancy, abortion and abortion pill reversal.
Raised in a Christian home, abortion was never discussed. Her life in pro-life ministry was unplanned. She became pregnant at 17 and had her second child her first year of college.
Ashamed and fearing the worst, she began at seven weeks pregnant, a medication abortion that changed her life. Her story didn't end there.
It has been shared by local and national media and religious and secular organizations.
An advocate for grace-centered outreach, Hagan uses her story to unravel the mindset of women in unplanned pregnancies, and to equip and encourage others to lead with hope and compassion.
To sponsor this event or get tickets, visit www.supportaim.org.