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Christmas Concert: The Frazier Concert and Jazz Bands will present their Annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 22, at 7 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. The Public is invited. Tickets are available at the door, $2 for adults and $1 for students and senior citizens.


Tickets for the Golden Agers Christmas party will be available at the Perryopolis Senior Center on November 21, 28 and December 5. The party will be held on December 13 at the Center.


Travel Club: The Perryopolis Senior Citizen Travel Club has a few vacancies for the “Christmas at the Beach” trip to Virginia Beach, Busch Gardens and Williamsburg, November 25, 26 and 27.

Other trips planned are Seneca Niagara, January 29, 30 & 31. We will be receiving many comps and going to the falls to enjoy them in their winter beauty.

Wheeling Island, December 5, an afternoon of fun, with comps from the casino, and then onto Oglebay Festival of Lights. Seats are available.

Enjoy a Valentine's Day dinner and then on to see Dion Warwick at the Palace Theater in Greensburg, a show sure to bring back many memories of our high school years.

The first meeting of the New Year will be January 6, at the Perryopolis Fire hall at 7 p.m., to learn of the trips planned for 2012, followed by refreshments. Come to the meeting and learn more about our travel plans and other activities of the club, then sign up as a member to join in our many activities.

For membership information, contact Brad Baker at 724-736-8328 or Sharon Smith for trip and membership information at 724-736-4016.

A week in New Orleans is planned for May 15 through 21, 2012.


Free Community Dinner and Santa Workshop Store: The Star Junction United Methodist Church will host a free community dinner and free ‘Santa Workshop’ store on Saturday, December 3 from 4 pm to 6 pm. Dinner will include ham, green beans, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, and dessert. The dinner will be eat-in only and will be limited to the first 150 people. The Santa Workshop features a variety of new or like new items for Him, Her, Boy, Girl, Baby and for Anyone. All people of our community are invited. Donations will be accepted.


The Perryopolis Parks & Recreation Authority is sponsoring an Old-fashion Frontier Christmas program to be held on Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, at the Lynn House in the back section of Sampey Park. Show times are Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Gettsysburg Historian Ken Williams will relate authenic Christmas stories of the Civil War, followed by a musical program by the Acoustic Shadows of the Blue and Gray. Refreshments will be served. A $10 donation will benefit the construction of a church at the civil war battlefield near Sampey Park. Reservations are required as seating is limited. Please contact 724-736-0166 or 724-875-3357. It is hoped that this will be the first of annual frontier Christmas programs oriented to the family.



Santa Arrives: Santa Claus will arrive at the Perryopolis Borough Building by Fire truck at 2 p.m. on December 11 with treats for the kids. Parents, grandparents and guardians are reminded to bring your camera to take a photo of your little one on Santa’s lap.


Library Closed: The Frazier Community Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 13.


Pierogie Sale: St. John's Altar Society of Perryopolis will sell Potato and Cheese Pierogies for Christmas. The cost is $6 per dozen (frozen).

Orders may be placed by calling 724-736-4032 or 724-736-2036.
Pick-up date will be Saturday December 3rd from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.


The Perryopolis Flower Club met on November 16 and elected the following officers for 2012: Eleanor Morris, president; Sonya McGavitt, vice president; Amy Girasia secretary; Dianne Clausner, treasurer; Helen Svec, sunshine and phone and Ruth Shields, publicity.

The club will have their Christmas party in December and then meet again in March to plan spring plantings. New members are welcome, talk to one of the club members for more information.


Frazier Class of 1970: The reunion committee for the Frazier Class of 1970 wanted to have a little fun in 2012. Since they will turn 60 years young next year, they have decided to have a birthday celebration for all the classmates. It will be their Diamond Jubilee! Come join the class as we toast our birthday with champagne. So everyone mark your calendars for Saturday, July 28, 2012, for the 5 p.m. social hour and 6 p.m. dinner at the Sons of Italy in Perryopolis. The committee will send the formal invitations as they get closer to the date of the event, and the majority of those invitations will be sent via e-mail; so if there are any classmates who did not attend the reunion last year, and have not given their e-mail address, or if your e-mail or home address has changed, please contact Candy Stephens West at 724-326-8387 or Mary Givogre Tafel at marytslp@msn.com. And don’t forget to list yourself on the Classmates Page at Perryopolis.com!


Golden Agers: Tickets for the Golden Agers Christmas party will be available at the Perryopolis Senior Center on November 21, 28 and December 5. The party will be held on December 13 at the Center.


Grandson: Joseph and Paulette Nick are pleasedto announce the birth of their first grandchild, a boy named Elliot Lee Nick, born on November 6, 2011. Joe is a member of the Frazier class of 1965.


Reunion Thoughts: In organizing reunions, several people in the 60’s classes have suggested that the classes get together and have one reunion or a yearly picnic. The next question is what classes to include. The main thought seems to be to include every class from 1960 to 1969. If any of the organizers of the reunions would like to get together and discuss this, you can email Ruthie and she will make the connections.


Zumba at the Moose: Mooseheart charities will hold a benefit at the Moose on January 14, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. This event is open to the public. Stop in the Moose to pick up a registration form. If you pay the $10 pre registration by December 1, 2011, you're guaranteed a T-shirt. Chinese raffle tickets will be sold, great baskets, fit friendly snacks and water will be available. Come and shake it for a great cause. Call 724-736-2940 for more information.



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Rich Giecek writes in the Perryopolis Yahoo Group (Join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perryopolis/) “I am doing genealogy research on the Hanam family from Fayette County, PA and hope someone can help me.

I am specifically looking for a Perry High School Yearbook from the years dating
1923-1927. As I understand, John Henry Hanam was the Perry High School custodian from the
years 1923 until his death in 1927. There is a photo of John in one or all of those year books. I am looking for a copy of those photos or photo. f anyone can help me or point me in the right direction...”

Chuck Lynch, a member of the Perryopolis Yahoo Group, jumped in and provided a copy of a page from one of the year books. Rich welcomes other information as well, so if you can help , please visit the Yahoo group (and join if you're not a member!) or e-mail the webmaster.
 
Jim Hill also wrote in the Yahoo Group: "...looking for any info I could get on my father who was born and raised around Perryopolis. His name was John William Hill, he sometime went by the name of Bill Hill, I understand that his brother, Lee Hill, passed away some time ago and I have yet to be able to get in touch with any one of his kids. My name is James Hill and I am trying to find any old stories or old photos of my dad and his family.
 
Gloria Rowley writes from the State of Maine: “I have recently been interested in finding out more about my family, where they lived, etc. My dad's folks, Archie and Mary Burns Rowley raised seven children in Star Junction.  I don't even know if the house they lived in still exists. Archie was a coal miner, as most of his boys were. Several years ago I was corresponding with one of the McClellans, who lived next door to them back then, but we lost touch. She sent me a photocopy of a miners crew with my grandfather and one of my uncles in it and said she had copied it from one of the centennial publications. I would be interested in any history, or someone who knew any of them that may want to correspond.  Can you help me?” Please e-mail gd36@tdstelme.net if you can help.
 
Karen Babyak was born and raised in Perryopolis and is a is a lifetime resident. She writes: “I graduated from Frazier H.S. in 2005 and I graduated from college with a degree in Archaeology in 2008. I not only love history but I love Perryopolis. I would like to collect the memories and history of Perryopolis and Star Junction into a (hopefully) comprehensive book. I was wondering if you would be able to post the following form onto the site. I am hoping to get some responses from people about their experiences with Perryopolis. By having these primary sources of information, I hope that I will be able to recreate for outsiders, what it means to be from Perryopolis and to inform them of the rich history in this small town. I would greatly appreciate your help. If you could maybe just have a link to this and a little blurb about my intent, I would greatly appreciate it.

Also, I noticed that many of the historical notes on the site were provided by the webmaster so...fill out a form! I would love to learn more about what you know.

(Webmaster's reply on what I know: not very much! I rely almost entirely on the knowledge and memories of others to fill in little details on this site. The people who have provided photos and information are too numerous to mention, but for historical information Robert C. Baughman of West Newton; Craig Martin; and Ruth Shields have been very helpful. In the case of historical and contemporary photographs the donors or photographers (if known) are identified with the photos.
 
Uhlar in Star Junction: Bill Gillis wries: “My Grandmother was born in Star Junction in 1906/1907. Her maiden name was Uhlar. I know her father was a coal miner. I am trying to find sources/links etc. to find out if the family shows up in any records – they eventually relocated to Florida in the teens or ‘20s. Is there a Star Junction Historical Society to check birth, school, or company (assuming Washington C&C) pay records? Would love to find something with their name on it. Thank you for your assistance.”
Please email Bill Gillis if you can help.


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