The Washington Health & Welfare Council will hold their meetings the first Friday of each month. Each meeting begins at 9 am and will be held at the Blueprints Large Conference room located at 150 W. Beau Street in Suite 408. No need to RSVP. Coffee, water and donuts will be provided. For more information, email WashingtonHW@gmail.com. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Washington Senior Center is hosting the Washington High School Steel & Jazz Band on Wednesday, April 16 at 12 pm. Admission is free. 

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The Citizen Library is hosting a Lyme Disease Discussion Group. The event is being held on Thursday, April 17 at 5 pm. To register Click Here or call 724-222-2400. Click Here. 

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The Hickory Lions Club is hosting a Spring Fling Dinner/Dance at the Hickory Volunteer Fire hall on April 26 from 6 pm till 11 pm. Dinner is from 6 pm to 8 pm and dancing from 7 pm till 11 pm. Admission is $30 per person. For ticket info please call 724-356-2230. The dinner will feature Hug McKinney and the Embracers for entertainment.

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Join the Upper Chartiers Creek Watershep Association for a morning guided bird walk at Peters Lark Part. Local bird expert John Flannigan will team up with the association to guild the walk. It will take place Saturday, April 26 from 9 am till 11 am.  The Center Church Road parking area will be the meeting place at 8:45 am. The event is free but registration is required. To register Click Here. 

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The Citizen Library is hosting Gemma Stemley, poet, musician and prose write, for an evening of music and poetry. The event is being held on Thursday, May 1 at 6 pm. To register Click Here or call 724-222-2400. Click Here. 

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The 3rd Annual Cpl Chad Beattie Memorial Cornhole Tournament is being held on Saturday, May 3 at the West Alexander Fairgrounds. Registration is from 3 pm till 4 pm and the tournament begins at 4:30 pm. $40 per team and $10 per person to spectate. Must be 16 to attend. Prizes will be awarded to top 3 place finishers. There will also be Chinese Auction baskets. Money generated from this event is being used to provide two McGuffey High School Seniors with monetary scholarships. Corporal Chad Beattie passes away in the line of duty working with the Washington County Sheriffs department and this event is being held as a memorial to him by his family. Click Here.

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High School seniors of Italian descent are invited to apply online for one of two $2,500 scholarships through the Italian Sons and Daughters of Italy, Primo Lodge 2800 located in Washington. Applicants must attend a Washington County High School and have one parent that is at least 50% Italian. An essay of 300 to 500 words describing what it means to be Italian is needed to apply, as well as be accepted into a college, university, training or certificate program following high school graduation. Applications must be submitted by Monday, May 5. For more details Click Here. 

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The Citizens Library is hosting Gina DellaSalla, Horticulturist from Cedar Bridge Botanicals, will discuss the importance of native plants. The event will take place Thursday, May 15 at 5:30 pm. To register Click Here or call 724-222-2400. Click Here. 

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The Washington – Greene Sports Hall of Fame is hosting their annual golf outing on Monday, June 16 at the South Point Golf Club. In 2024 they awarded $7,500 in scholarships. This year they aim to increase the amount to $10,000, with an additional donation to local charities and working with the PONY League World Series. Golfers registered by March 31 cost $175, after April 1 cost $200. Click Here to register. 

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