The free Baldwin Emergency Medical Services W.E. Care Program will resume at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the service's facility off Route 51, at 1 Readshaw Way, near Streets Run Road.

Michelle Fontana, a nurse and manager of Burn and Trauma Services at UPMC Mercy Hospital, will present "Home Safe Home," which provides a home-safety assessment and strategies for preventing falls and burns.

Register before Sept. 19 by calling 412 884-0666.

Hillcrest Christian Academy is hosting its fifth annual Golf Classic Sept. 8 at Rolling Hills Country Club in McMurray to support classroom expansion. This scramble event includes lunch, buffet reception, skill prizes, silent auction, greens fees, locker room, putting contest and driving range.

Register by Wednesday by calling 412-719-4208.

Hillcrest Christian Academy is a pre-K through grade 8 facility accredited by the Association for Christian Schools International.

Eric N. Milliron is the town's new commercial districts manager. He starts Tuesday.

Mr. Milliron, of Observatory Hill, was director of business development for the Northside Leadership Conference, where he was main street manager for the historic Deutschtown and Allegheny West commercial districts.

He also has been a project manager for the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development, a community development consultant for the Community Technical Assistance Center and a business development manager of the South Side Local Development Co., where he managed development of $33 million in public space improvements on East Carson Street.

He has a bachelor of arts in urban studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

For more information, visit www.mtlebanon.org.

Council on Monday approved the transfer of a liquor license from North Strabane to Peters for Domenick's Peters Township, which will operate Franco's Trattoria and Wine Bar at 4120 Washington Road. The owner, Joseph D'Amico, owns another similar restaurant in Dormont and plans to expand to Peters. The 100-seat restaurant is under construction across the street from Max & Erma's.

• Council appointed John Thacik as an alternate zoning hearing board member. The volunteer position is newly created.

• Council approved a consolidation and subdivision plan for property at the corner of McMurray Road and Route 19 to include a new Walgreens, a new bank and an existing office building. The plan adjusts lot lines at the site of a former Pizza Hut, Crossroads Commons and Pleasant Valley shops. Access will be available from Route 19 and East McMurray Road, and the three buildings will share parking.

Council said plans for the location of a free-standing, 14,000-square-foot Rite Aid Pharmacy in Caste Village Shopping Center are being reviewed by the planning commission and zoning hearing board.

Council made the announcement during an Aug. 20 meeting.

The project involves a major relocation of several businesses close to Baptist Road and the closure of one of the center's longest tenants, Caste Village Automotive.

Councilman Phil Lahr said, if approved, the project should be done by 2010.

• Officials rejected a request from a group of residents to keep the community's swimming pool open until Sept. 7.

"It's basically a safety issue," Councilwoman Linda Book said, explaining that staffing issues require the pool's closure on Labor Day.

"It's not a bad idea, but it's just not workable," she said.

• Borough engineer Ruthann Omer said an informational meeting was held Alug. 20 with representatives of communities along the Route 51 corridor to discuss a redevelopment plan for that area.

"We need to get everyone working together," she said, adding that officials of Pleasant Hills and Jefferson Hills have agreed to become members of the Economic Development South, a nonprofit organization headed by John Slater that has spearheaded area redevelopment efforts for more than a decade.

Representative Chelsea Wagner and representatives of the Delta Development Group of Cranberry, which specializes in obtaining federal funding for such projects, gave presentations.

• Saying they were not needed, council rejected suggestions from the personnel at the borough library for better directional and building signs and for a bike rack.

School Superintendent Larry Korchnak told school directors Aug. 20 that state funding for the district's refugee programs has been delayed because of problems with the initial application. He said, also, that after a recent meeting with representatives of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, he is confident funding will be approved.

The Refugee Children School Impact Assistance Grant provides the district with approximately $60,000. It previously was used to fund the high school's Student Success Center. A change in the program, which this year provides for the creation of a refugee welcome center at Paynter Elementary School, was not adequately explained in the grant application.

The center will be staffed by a social worker and a paraprofessional who will evaluate the special needs of these new students. It is intended to ease their transition to the new culture and to provide basic education into adjusting to the school routine. Acceptable types of clothing, hygiene, behavior and dealing with stress are some of the development issues to be reviewed by staff members.

The welcome center will handle about 13 students at a time, with an average length of assistance expected to be less than a month. The cost of operating the center will be $55,000. It was noted that major funding for continuation of the high school's Student Success Center will come from the district budget.

• Construction issues have caused the district to begin the school year Sept. 8.

Students attending Whitehall Elementary may be required to use a back entrance if a railing on the steps is not completed on time.

Free courses in hospice volunteer workshops and a six-week program for individuals over 50 to become community health ambassadors, are being offered through Community College of Allegheny County Community Education in the fall term.

Hospice volunteer workshops are two-day efforts to certify volunteers to perform in a variety of roles. Breakfast and lunch are complementary during the two-day courses.

Classes start Sept. 26 at the Boyce campus in Monroeville, the North campus in McCandless and the South campus in West Mifflin.

Community health ambassador training is a six-week course to train ambassadors to promote healthy aging and to emphasize the 10 keys to healthy aging.

For more information, call 412-237-2670 or visit www.ccac.edu and search keywords, "community education."showing off his steps