Special event

ä Retired Sharon High School guidance counselor Sue McLaughlin will walk parents through the steps of preparing their child for life after high school, in college, tech or trade school, from choosing a major, selecting a school, and figuring out how to pay for it.

The free college workshop, sponsored by the Sharon High School Academic Booster’s Club, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Room 102 at Sharon High. Junior and senior students and their parents are encouraged to attend.

Meeting

ä The Mercer County Civil War Roundtable will meet Dec. 8 to discuss “West Virginia, Wild and Wonderful!” addressing the state during the Civil War, its people, battles and events. James Carnes will present.

Doors open at 6:30. The program starts at 7 and will end about 9. All are welcome to attend the free event that meets at the society headquarters, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer.

Info: 724-662-3490.

Support groups

ä Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Self-help Group meets from 5:30 to 6:45 every Thursday in the Founders Room of Church of Notre Dame, 2325 Highland Road, Hermitage.

Info: Renee Zamary, 724-981-5435.

ä Emmanuel Christian Church, 4495 Greenville-Sandy Lake Road, Stoneboro, will hold grief support meetings at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

ä Mercer County Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will be joining hundreds of organized memorial services around the world, to light candles in remembrance of all the children who have died. The Compassionate Friends is national self-help support organization for families grieving the death of a child. This is the 13th annual Worldwide Candle Lighting, an event believed to be the largest mass candlelighting in the world.