WHAT’S NEWS IN MARS AREA
This year the tour will have several gardens
in the Cranberry area and in eastern Beaver
County. A new addition includes “Vendors
Village” located at one of the garden
stops. This area will focus on local artisans
selling their wares in an open-air market
environment. A food truck will also be
available onsite.
For more information, visit
southernbutlercountygardenclub.org or
contact Rose Romboski at 724.272.0501.
2017 BANTAM JEEP HERITAGE
FESTIVAL
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, one of
the largest Jeep-only events in the nation, will
be offering even more to see and do during its
seventh annual event in Butler County, June
9-11. The event will be presented by Peoples
and held at Coopers Lake Campground.
“The festival is a great time for anyone who
loves Jeeps because we offer a family-friendly
atmosphere that features both on- and off-
road rides, a Jeep obstacle course, exhibits, a
WWII encampment and more than 100 Jeep
parts and accessories vendors who travel here
from all over the U.S.,” says Patti Jo Lambert,
Festival Director. “We attract more than 2,000
Jeeps from 30 states who come here for a long
weekend of Jeep fun.”
The festival offers activities that Jeep
owners can do with their Jeeps. There are also
plenty of things to see for those who don’t
own the popular vehicle or just want to see
the attractions and visit the vendors.
Those who want to come to see the fun
can purchase spectator tickets at the gate.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for kids, ages
3 through 12. For more information, visit
BantamJeepFestival.com or call 724.256.4050.
SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY
GARDEN CLUB’S 9TH ANNUAL
GARDEN TOUR
Spring is in the air and plans are underway
for the Southern Butler County Garden
Club’s 9th Annual Garden Tour! The event
will take place on Saturday, July 15, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration and day-of
ticket sales from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Cranberry
Twp. Municipal Center lobby.
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SUMMER EVENTS AT PARTY
LANE
Check out the following fun summer events
available at Party Lane! For more information,
visit partylanePA.com.
Tropical Bird Show
Presented by That Guy with the Birds
Saturday, June 17
5 to 6 p.m.
Open play included with tickets from
4:30 to 5 p.m.
$15 per person ages 2+
Watch macaws, parrots and cockatoos
dance and perform tricks. Hold the birds and
get your picture taken with them.
Everything Disney
Summer Drop-Off
Art Camp
9 to 11:30 a.m.
June 20-23
$70 per child ages 4 to 10
Themed art camp led by artist. Each day,
children will create artwork using different
materials based on a Disney theme. Open play
and snack included.
Princess Party with Island
and Desert Princesses
Saturday, June 24
10 a.m. to Noon
$22 per child (includes
one adult)
Enjoy meet & greet, photos,
themed activities, crafts and refreshments.
Costumes recommended!
CADD CONNECTIONS: LOCAL
COMPANIES INSPIRE FUTURE
ENGINEERS
David Yackuboskey and his students from
the Intro to CADD class at Cardinal Wuerl
North Catholic High School (CWNCHS)
spent a day touring relevant STEM career
locations. The first stop of the STEM tour,
Michael Baker International, introduced
actual models used in the construction and
renovation of roadways — generated using
the same computer software students use in
the classroom.
Lunchtime found the group at Robert
Morris University’s Department of
Engineering. The scale of RMU’s STEM efforts
was exponential next to the CWNC classroom.
Students were blown away by the amount of
computer-aided machinery available to the
engineering students. They recognized that
the seemingly simple skills they are developing
in class are being honed at universities across
the nation and deployed to solve some of our
generation’s most pressing challenges.
The afternoon brought the group to
Cadnetics, a full-service production team
that leads a project from existing building
document through computer-aided design
and building information modeling, to 3D
visual representations. James Mauler and
Travis Johnson of Cadnetics captured students’
attention with a laser scanner rendering of a
3D model of the room they were in. The model
was created and could then be manipulated
using similar CADD software to that used in
the classroom.
The combination of the tour with a
passionate teacher and project-based
opportunities for the students prepares a new
generation for the 21st century jobs we can
only imagine.
Read more at stemcareertours.com. n