Peter sits down for a rare on-site conversation with Jimi Dean, owner of Jimi's Sunnyside Up Diner, and the team talks about 300 million years worth of soil. You have to hear it to believe it.

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Jimi Dean, Owner | Jimi’s Sunnyside Up Diner

Address: 1318 Pittsburgh Rd, Valencia, PA 16059

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What’s On

Butler Birders Club Book Discussion

April 17

The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl

5-6 Succop Nature Park - The House

185 Airport Rd.

Gather with fellow readers for a cup of tea and a thoughtful discussion of the book of the month

Washington’s Trail 1753 - Annual Summit

April 16

8:30am-4:00pm

Butler Country Club

310 Country Club Rd, Butler, PA

The area of Washington’s Trail that Washington explored and traveled became an important part of the Revolutionary War. This event will look at the people, places and things that helped Washington evolve a fledgling army into a forceful one. Hear how the inhabitants and the frontier that they guarded became an important part of Washington’s success.

$75 - Must register

Includes day of speakers, networking, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, displays, vendors, door prize drawings. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Program begins promptly at 9 a.m.

Peter starts us off by taking a walk in the woods with Jessica Pierce, Middlesex native and Forester for PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources. They discuss the nature of the area and the uniqueness of our township. Then the team has a chat with Melissa Sullivan, owner of Valencia Donut Co and world traveler, who decided to put down community roots in Middlesex Township by buying the business.

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Jessica Pierce, Forester | PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources

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Melissa Sullivan, Owner | Valencia Donut Co

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What’s On

Native Seed Paper Making - Succop Nature Preserve

March 21, 10am - 12pm

$10 member, $15 nonmember

Learn the process of up-cycling junk mail and scrap paper and try your hand at making some sheets to take home and hand-harvested native wildflower seeds to create seed paper. Use as a gift tag, card, or card insert. Family friendly (school age and up), registration required.

Butler County Career Fair

Free and open to the community!

March 25, 10am - 2pm

Butler Community College Field House

107 College Drive, Butler Campus

Meet employers from the Greater Pittsburgh region. Attendees do not need to pre-register. If you are job hunting, please bring copies of your updated resume to distribute to employers. Professional dress is expected.

The Middlesex Township legendary farmer himself, Art King, joins the team and talks about the past, present, and future of Harvest Valley Farms and farming in general. Don't be fooled. Farming is a science as well as an art. No pun intended, Art.

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Here’s the ⁠PICTURE⁠ of the invoice Peter found! Let us know what you decipher at ⁠TheMiddlesexLife@gmail.com⁠

Art King | Harvest Valley Farms

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What’s On

Mars High School Musical Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz

March 13 & 14 7:30pm in the HS auditorium

Tickets on sale ⁠cur8.com⁠

SRU Theatre presents Ride The Cyclone, the musical

March 6-7, 10-11 at 7:30, March 8 matinee at 2pm

SRU’s East Stoner Black Box Theatre - 103 Campus Dr, Slippery Rock

“Hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived!”

Tickets are general admission - buy at ⁠www.sru.edu/tickets⁠ or in person at the box office

$15 for adults; $12 students

74th annual GFWC Intermediate League Of Butler Antiques Show And Sale

March 20-21-22 6-9pm; 3/21-22 open at 10am

at the Tesla/Ramada - 139 Pittsburgh Road Butler

Info on their Facebook page ⁠⁠GFCW Intermediate League⁠⁠

Over 35 dealers - toys, glassware, jewelry, furniture and more

Proceeds will benefit community projects

Tickets $15 for Friday; $10 for Saturday or Sunday