Buhl Day schedule of events

Honored guests

• Austra Blaus, Hermitage.
  
• Ferdinand A. Dalo Jr., Sharon
  
• Joseph P. Valentino, Hermitage
  

Pre-Buhl Day events

• Sunday, Sept. 1, at Country Club Grove
  

• Preliminary competition - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday , Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1, at New Deal Club, Emerson Avenue and French Street, Farrell.
  
• Buhl Day competition, at bocce courts:
  
  • Women's, Seniors semi-finals 1:30 p.m.
    
  • Men's semi-finals 2:30 p.m.
    
  • Women's finals 3:30 p.m.
    
  • Seniors Finals 4:30 p.m.
    
  • Men's Finals 5:30 p.m.
    

• 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Tennis Courts (rain date: Sunday, Sept. 1)
  

• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 31, at Lake Julia.
  

• Saturday, Aug. 31, at Buhland Golf Course
  Men8:30 a.m.
  Women11:00 a.m.
  

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• 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at Performing Arts Center. Performances by Shenango Valley area majorettes, dance lines, flag lines and cheerleaders.
  

• 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at Performing Arts Center. Performances by area drill teams and dance groups.
  

Buhl Day events

Monday, Sept. 2

• 9 a.m. - Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage, conducted by St. John's Episcopal Church.
  

• 9:30 a.m. - Starts at Kerrwood Drive in Hermitage, travels west on East State Street to the Sharon line, then turns onto Buhl Boulevard north to the park.
  

• 2 to 2:30 p.m. - Visit with the Clown
  
• 2:30-3:10 p.m. - Judy and the Beast (Sadecky Puppets)
  
• 3:30-4:15 p.m. - Swiss Family Robinson (Sadecky Puppets)
  

• Children's games - For ages 2 to 4 and 5 to 8.
  
• Old-fashioned games - For ages 9 and older.
  

• 1:30-2:30 p.m. - Memorial Garden, with Bill May .
  

• Noon to 5 p.m. - Activities Building
  

• Noon to 5 p.m. - Pine Grove area
  

• All day - The archer from Hermitage will be throughout the park.

Entertainment

• 11:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies and introduction of the Buhl Day honorees. Mary Messina, vocalist
  
• 12:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.- 1:00 Farrell High Show Choir
  
• 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. - The Varatones
  
• 2:30 to 3 p.m. - Sharon High Tiger Kittens
• 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Castle Country Cloggers
  
• 4 to 4:30 p.m. - Shenango Valley Chorale
  
• 4:45 to 5:15 p.m. Penn-Ohio Singers
  
• 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. - Greenville High School Steel Drum Band
  
• 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. - Grant Street Exit
  
• 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Shenango Valley Orchestra
  

• 3 to 6 p.m. - Celebrity DJs: "A.C. and Kelly" from HOT 101, Youngstown
  

• 8:30 p.m. - Kite field
  

Food, food and more food

Shelter 1

• St. Leopold Mandic Kolo: apple strudel; barbecue chicken dinners; lemon shakes
  
• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church: gyros; souvlaki; loukoumades
  
• St. Anthony Church: french fries; kielbasi and kraut; pop; coffee; doughnuts
  
• Slovenian Home Athletic Club: Slovenian style sausage and kraut; pierogies with butter and onions; soft drinks
  
• Keystone Blind Association: apple dumplings and toppings
  
• Living Word Church Missions: barbecue chicken breasts with rolls: celery and carrot sticks; lemonade; coffee
  
• Buhl Day Committee: hot dogs; pop; coffee; doughnuts; bagels
  
• St. Paul's United Church of Christ: elephant ears
  
• Mercer County Habitat for Humanity: sloppy joe's; canned pop; chips; pretzels; freeze pops
  
• Brookfield Optimist Club: Italian sausage sandwiches; pop
  
• St. Bartholomew Church: homemade pizza; bowties; pop
  

Shelter 1 lawn area

• Penn State Shenango Alumni Society: Penn State Creamery ice cream
  
• Sharon High Band Boosters: pop; popcorn; candy; chips; nachos; cotton candy
  
• Humane Society of Mercer County: lemon shakes; lemon-lime shakes
  
• Sharon Lions Club: nachos; snow cones; pop
  
• Kennedy Christian High School Girls' and Boys' Tennis Team: candy-coated caramel apples; baked goods; fruit punch
  
• Prince of Peace Center: popcorn
  
• Sharon High Senior Class: bottled water; Snapple; iced tea
  
• Greenville Literacy Council's Sharon office: hot pretzels with cheese or mustard; bottled water; pop
  

Shelter 2

• Hermitage Woman's Club: pies; coffee; pop
  
• Shenango Valley Urban League Guild: chocolate baked items; ice cream; pop; barbecue chicken
  
• AW/ARE: sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions; elephant ears; canned pop; coffee
  
• St. Stanislaus Kostka Church: Polish sausage with peppers, onions or sauerkraut; cabbage and noodles; pop; pierogies; elephant ears
  
• Mercer County Special Olympics: sausage with peppers and onions; chips
  
• Sharpsville Area Historical Society: apple dumplings with ice cream and cinnamon sauce; old-fashioned root beer floats
  
• Shenango Valley Corvettes: hot dogs with cheese, onions, sauerkraut and chili; canned pop; hot cinnamon rolls
  
• Mercer County Association for the Retarded: meatball sandwiches; pop; nachos and cheese
  
• Kiwanis Club of Sharon: french fries; fried veggies; fried onions; pop
  
• Sharon Rotary Club: roast beef sandwiches; hamburgers
  
• Seed of Faith Ministry: barbecue rib sandwiches; canned pop; bottled soft drinks; chicken wings
  
• Primary Health Network: Handel's giant drumsticks
  

Shelter 2 lawn area

• Monsignor Geno J. Monti Guild/Our Lady of Fatima Church: lemon shakes; Italian ice
  

Shelter 4

• New and Living Way Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Sunday School: hamburgers; french fries; candy; pop; chips; hot sausage hoagies; apple pies; sweet potato pies
  
• Order of the Eastern Star District 8: southern-style barbecue sandwich; coleslaw
  
• Shenango Conservancy: lemon shakes; pop; popcorn Girl Scout Troop 27: elephant ears; bottled water
  
• Sharon Cub Scout Pack 3: snow cones; freezer pops; Little Hugs juice drinks
  
• New Life Covenant Church: RC Cola; hot dogs with cheese, onions and chili; Italian hot dogs with green peppers and onions
  
• Shenango Valley YMCA: meatball sandwiches; pop.
  

Pre-Buhl Day food

Tennis courts

• Sharon Lifelong Learning Council: pizza; pop; bottled water; hot dogs; pretzels; chips; candy
  

Shelter 1

• Seed of Faith Ministry: barbecue rib sandwiches; canned pop; bottled soft drinks; chicken wings
  
• Sharon Cub Scout Pack 3: snow cones; freezer pops; Little Hugs juice drinks
  

Other services at the park

• Casino
  

• Behind the PAC
  

• Behind the PAC
  

• Casino
  
• Kite Field - STAT MedEvac Helicopter supplied by Horizon Hospital System
  
• PAC Area - Medical Tent supplied by Sharon Regional Health System
  

Bus schedule for senior citizens

• Connelly and Riverview Apts., Sharon - 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
  
• Buchanan Manor, Wheatland - 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
  
• I.B. Lavigne Manor, Farrell - 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
  
• Fornelli Manor, Sharon - 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  
• Mertz Towers, Sharpsville Noon and 1:15 p.m.
  

• Casino or Shelter 2 - 4:30 p.m.and 6 p.m.

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Updated August 29, 1996