The annual Race for Pace and Paws for Pace will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 11 at Pace School, at 2432 Greensburg Pike, Churchill.

The Race for Pace is a 5K run and walk, and the Paws for Pace is a 1-mile dog walk.

The event is being dedicated to former Steelers great Dwight White, who died June 6. He was the honorary chair for this event in recent years. His wife, Karen White, has taken that position and will be accompanied by her daughter, Stacey, and two of Dwight's former teammates, J.T. Thomas and Mike Wagner.

To register, go to www.paceschool.org or contact Marilan Caito at 412-244-1900 ext. 4202, or mcaito@paceschool.org.

Pace is an approved private school for children with emotional challenges or autism who are in kindergarten through grade 9.

Michael McConnell, professor of history at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, will speak about "The 'British and Indian War' in Pennsylvania, 1758," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ferguson Theater at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

Westmoreland Heritage, Pitt-Greensburg and the Westmoreland County Historical Society are presenting this as the 2008 St. Clair Lecture.

Dr. McConnell will speak about the efforts of British Gen. John Forbes to enlist the Cherokee and Catawba tribes as allies for his campaign against Fort Duquesne.

North Huntingdon will have its annual flu shot clinic for senior citizens from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 28.

It will be in the commissioners chamber at the Town House, Center Highway at Brownstown Road.

Westmoreland County residents age 65 and older or those who have a chronic illness are eligible. There will be a $30 charge for seniors who do not have a Medicare or Security Blue Card.

Preregistration is required as there is a registration limit. For more information, call 724-863-3806.

The North Huntingdon Township Police Department will present its annual Parents/Police: Partnership Against Drugs program at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Norwin High School auditorium.

The awareness program will include samples of drugs, educational materials and resources intended to support parents. Police officers will talk about heroin, cocaine, marijuana, huffing and methamphetamines, among other things.

Chief Michael Daugherty said the program is open to parents and interested members of the Norwin community.

Enrollment at Westmoreland County Community College is up 3.5 percent overall the fall 2007 semester, President Steven C. Ender said.

He reported that 6,433 students are enrolled for the fall term, 218 more than last year.

"Full-time students are at a record high level, currently totaling 3,287 students, which is 4.4 percent higher than the fall 2007 term," Dr. Ender said.