LEHMAN TWP. — Rick Coslett stood at the podium under a tent at the Back Mountain Recreation complex, telling those in attendance they were actually guests at a wedding – and not at the field-naming ceremony they expected.

Etc. DOG PARADE: 10 a.m. FRIDAY, MAY 9. Tri-County Community Senior Citizen Center, 800 W. Union St., Pacific. Free. Registration is required by Monday, May 5. Info: (636) 271-7229.

This week's question: What activities do you have your kids signed up for this summer? Sports-30%, Music/band camps-0%, 4-H-20%, Swimming-0%, Nothing-50%.

Attitudinal Healing for Moms and Dads: With Megan Jitloff. Monday from 11 a.m. to noon starting Oct. 6. For Goodness Sake. Please call 550-8981 or visit www.goodnesssake.org. Join other parents in a discussion group to experience inner peace.

On a local level, philanthropy doesn't get much better than the Morey Courts Recreation Center under construction adjacent to the Mt. Pleasant Ice Arena.