Local activities/event changes as a result of coronavirus concerns:

Categories include:
COMMUNITY
CHURCH SERVICES
EASTER EGG HUNTS
BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN

COMMUNITY

• AARP Foundation Tax-Aide service suspended until further notice.
• ACTS – Easter concerts canceled. Concerts were on March 28 & 29 at Mt Chestnut Presbyterian Church, Slippery Rock
• Ales for Athletes date has been tentatively changed to May 9
• All AA and NA mtgs at Butler Hospital – canceled until further notice
• Area Agency on Aging – All Butler County Senior Centers are closed indefinitely
• Area Agency on Aging -SAIL Exercise classes at Butler County Sr Cr & Westminster Church cancelled
• ARMCO Retirees Meeting on Tuesday 3/31 has been canceled.
• Brain Injury Awareness Day at the Clearview Mall (3/29) canceled
• Butler Area School District – 7th grade trip to Gettysburg postponed – will now take place June 16th & 17th
• Butler Career T.R.A.C.K. – closed through March 30th. Are available via email
• Butler Chapter #45 Order of the Eastern Star – all events canceled until May 1st
• Butler County Community College – all classes are online.visit www.bc3.edu …Adult Literacy Program a& 1:1 tutoring canceled through May 8th
• Butler County Chamber of Commerce Business events & meetings cancelled for March & April…includes Fri AM Coffee Club & Butler County Young Professional Mixers
• Butler County Children’s Center closing all center-based programs (Pre-K, Head Start Center Based, Child Care, Infant Toddler Contracted Slots) through March 27th
• Butler County Family YMCA closed all locations & facilities through 3/28 with exception of child care facilities
• Butler County Farm Bureau –Spring meeting scheduled for March 26th – cancelled
• Butler County Humane Society – closed to public through April 1st
• Butler County Special Olympics – all training & activities suspended
• Butler County Senior Centers – closed indefinitely
• Butler County Symphony Association- canceled  April 11th, 2020 concert: Postponed May Dance w/ Celebrities fundraiser
• Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau-temporarily closing Zelienople Office, staff working remotely &  can be reached electronically…Toast to Tourism dinner scheduled for May 7  in Butler has been cancelled
• Butler County Week of the Young Child Celebration scheduled for Friday, April 24th has been postponed until further notice.
• Butler High School musical postponed. Date TBD
• Butler Home Show is postponed
• Butler Library  closed until March 29 as are libraries in Evans City, Mars Area, North Trails, Prospect, Slippery Rock and Zelienople.
• Butler Lions Club April board and membership meetings are canceled. Also canceled are the Spring Convention scheduled for March 28th, Adopt-A-Highway on April 18th, the sausage sale, and the annual Mother’s Day rose sale.
• Butler Little Theatre – canceled remainder of shows of “An Inspector Calls”…all children’s workshops suspended
• Butler Meals on Wheels  Board mtg scheduled for April 14 canceled. Fundraising dinner (April 21) is also canceled.
• Butler Shrine Luncheon Club will cancel all meetings until further notice.
• Butler YMCA -Good Friday Breakfast (scheduled for April 10th) canceled
• Butler YMCA- Healthy Kids Days (both branches) postponed -new dates TBA
• Clay Township Municipal Building (by mail or phone only, please no visitors… all meetings have been cancelled until further notice)
• Cranberry Township -postponing or canceling all non-essential programming, meetings, and events
• Cranberry Library -closed to the public through March 31st.
• Diocese of Pittsburgh – all masses canceled until further notice.  Televised mass daily Mon- Fri 8AM Armstrong Neighborhood Channel. Sunday mass airs at 10AM
• Disabled Hockey Festival at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry -canceled
• DUI Classes cancelled for March at Butler Alcohol Countermeasures Program
• East Butler Presbyterian Church spaghetti dinner is canceled. Typically held 3rd Saturday of the month
• Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center: Spring Fashion Show – rescheduled June 7th
• FAB Showcase at Butler Intermediate High School is postponed
• Franklin Area School District Kindergarten registration has been cancelled. New dates will be announced at some point in the future.
• GFWC Intermediate League of Butler –  Quilt raffle moved to 5/18/20  Closing Dinner of  Intermediate League
• Grace’s Closet – Grace at Calvary Lutheran Church closed on Sat (3/28). No clothing donations are being accepted at this time
• Grapevine Center -closed until March 30, 2020.  Warmline (724-431-2488) from 6 -9 pm/Daylight (724-283-1704)
• Harmony Museum Postponed indoor auto show “4 Cars & a Pickup Made in Butler County.” Future date TBA
• Herman Volunteer Fire Company – canceling public portion of the monthly raffle, includes food/beverages until further notice. Doors open from 5:30-9PM for people to turn tickets in, drawing can be seen on Facebook live
• Home & Garden Show -David L. Lawrence Convention Center canceled
• Kids Day America at the Farm Show on Sat. May 16th is canceled
• Light of Life Community Outreach of Butler closed until further notice
• Maridon Museum – closed through March 30th
• PA CareerLink^® Butler County -closed until March 30, 2020.  Resumes 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020
• PASR Butler Chapter – March 25th meeting of PASR Butler Chapter cancelled. Next Membership mtg on May 27
• PIAA -postponed playoffs & championship games for 2 weeks
• PennDOT – closed all Drivers License centers for at least 2 weeks
• PA Fish & Boat Commission – education programs & events cancelled through April 4, 2020.
• PA Game Commission – All region offices closed to the public for at least 2 weeks
• PA Legal Aid Network (PLAN) Excellence Awards scheduled March 31^st will be postponed. Date TBA.
• Pgh Business Exchange’s  7th Annual Great Gathering Event-postponed until Wed., July 15th 2020 from 6-9pm.
• Pgh North Regional Chamber Marketplace Lunch Mtg on Mon (3/23) in Butler postponed.  Chamber offices closed until March 27
• Redbank Valley Community Band concert postponed. Rescheduled date TBA
• Rotary Meetings suspended for foreseeable future.
• Salvation Army – feeding program is TAKE-OUT only, lunches distributed out of the back parking lot, Food Pantry is by appointment only
• Senior Expo in Cranberry Twp. presented by Rep. Darryl Metcalfe is canceled.
• Slippery Rock University -canceled all on campus events & activities through March 30th
• South Butler Library is closed until March 29
• Soroptimist International of Butler County – postponed April 4th Spring Fling-Tickets sold to date will be honored at rescheduled date – TBA
• St. Barnabas – 8 week quit smoking course (to begin 4/7/20) postponed – rescheduled…Protecting Seniors conference (4/8) postponed, Rescheduled date TBA.
• St. Fidelis Fish Fry canceled for the Lenten season.
• St Mary of the Assumption in Herman – Fish Fry canceled for season…No take-out available
• Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church Lyndora-canceled pirohi sale (March 27) & Easter bake sale
• The Emergency Solutions Grant Application public mtg scheduled Mon,3/23 at Butler County Human Services postponed.  Rescheduled date TBA
• Tri County Workforce Investment Board Office closed through March 31st. Can be contacted via email.
• VITA sites are closed &  services suspended until further notice
• VNA Blood Pressure Clinics at Clearview Mall…Cancelled until April
• West Sunbury Legion – April Ham and turkey shoots cancelled

CHURCHES

• Chicora United Methodist Church – All services cancelled for March 29 & April 5
• Cook Forest Easter Sunrise Service canceled on April 12, 2020
• Diocese of Pittsburgh – all masses canceled.  TV mass weekdays 8AM on Armstrong Neighborhood Channel.  Sunday mass air sat 10AM
• Faith United Presbyterian – No services March 29
• First English Lutheran Church -North Main Street, Butler – canceled all worship services, Bible Studies, choir practices until further notice
• First United Methodist Church- canceled all services &  activities until April 30th
• Graceway Community Church – canceled until the end of April
• Hill United Presbyterian Church closed for all activities and meetings. AA will still be allowed to meet
• Jefferson Center Presbyterian Church – Worship service on March 29th has been cancelled
• Karns City United Methodist Church – All services, events, Bible studies cancelled  for March 29
• North Street Christian Church -canceled activities until further notice , suspended 10 AM Sunday Worship Service on March 29, but Sunday Sermon will be live-streamed at 10:00 am)
• Rider Evangelical Lutheran Church –canceled all church services, Lenten Services, & activities through the end of March (or, until further notice)
• St. John’s Reformed Church – Worship services  & church activities canceled for March 29
• St. Luke Lutheran Church & School (Butler/Cabot Campuses) – Canceled…events/gatherings through March 29th & services at Cabot campus on 3/29 & Lenten services at  Butler Campus on 3/25.
• St. Mark’s Lutheran Church – events canceled until further notice
• West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church  closed til further notice
• White Oak Springs Church -canceled all services through April 5
• Zion Lutheran Church Chicora, No services until further notice

EGG HUNTS

• Butler YMCA – Canceled…Easter Egg Hunt/Egg Coloring scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2020
• Woodman Life – Canceled…Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for Sun. April 5, 2020 at Happy Hunters Sportsman Club, Fenelton

SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE STILL OPEN…All restaurants are for take-out only. Call individual stores with questions.

• Beacon Hotel
• Balouris Eye Center – closed through March
• Brose’s Superette
• Cummings Coffee Shop, Main Street & West locations (Hospital location for hospital staff only)
• Firehouse Subs
• H & P Packaging Inc
• Keffalas Real Estate (open by appointment)
• Lou Negley’s Bottled Water & Coffee Service
• Mama Rosa’s Restaurant
• McDonald’s Butler Locations
• Rachel’s Roadhouse, Butler
• Recon Brewing
• Sports & Spirits
• Steele’s Brushes and Ceramics
• Texas Roadhouse
• Thoma’s Meat Market
• Top It Off Granite
• Two Fraus Bakery
• Vocelli Pizza, Butler