Published: July 18, 2008 01:38 pm            

In brief | Lotus luncheon will benefit art museum

Lotus luncheon will benefit art museum

George Griffith and Thomas O’Brien, co-owners of the Flower Barn at Grandview Greenhouses, Millcreek Road and Bucknell Avenue, Westmont, will host a luncheon to raise money in support of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg.

Guests are invited to enjoy a light lunch and to view the rare Manchurian Lotus, which is grown from the oldest seeds ever to be germinated.

The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 2 on the men’s 65-acre property off Ross Mountain Park Road in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County.

The lotus plants are grown from a seed unearthed in Manchuria and estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old.

Cost of the event is $75.

Reservations: (724) 837-1500, ext. 33.

Kernville Reunion at Lorain park

The 31st annual Kernville Reunion will be held Aug. 2 at Lorain Borough Park.

The reunion will begin at noon. There will be bingo at 1 p.m. and a buffet meal at 3.

Admission is $15 per person, which will be used to cover costs of the buffet and other refreshments, entertainment and park rental.

Music will be provided by Sam Coco from noon to 2:30 p.m. and Paul Stevenson from 2:30 to 5:30.

        

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