Winnekenni Castle's annual family pancake breakfast is Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m., at the castle.
The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children. The event will feature a children's coloring contest and a decorated Anything-on-Wheels parade, which participants must enter by 10:30 a.m. Greg McAdams from Team Magic will perform his magic show for the children at 10 a.m. Pentucket Bank's Winnekenni Shoe-la-bration shoe is expected to be on display. It is one of several large shoe statues being decorated and displayed in Haverhill to bring attention to the city's shoe manufacturing heritage.
More information is available by calling 978-521-1686 or online at www.winnekenni.com.
Public transportation changes announced for July 4
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority will have changes to its schedule for the July 4 holiday.
The changes on Saturday are as follows: No local bus service; no EZ-Trans service; and no ring-and-ride service in Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Methuen, Newbury, Salisbury, West Newbury and Newburyport (Route 51).
Catholic parishes annual raffle drawing Sunday
The Catholic parishes of Haverhill will hold the drawing for their annual raffle on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., at St. James Church on Winter Street, in the lower church.
The grand prize is $20,000 cash. Second prize is $1,500. Bonus prize to the seller of the winning ticket is $1,000.
Raffle tickets are $10 each or six for $50. Tickets can be purchased today at any of the four parish offices during their regular office hours. Tickets also can be purchased at St. James Church on Sunday from noon until the drawing at 12:30 p.m. Churches involved are All Saints, St. James, Sacred Hearts and St. John the Baptist.
Sal's Pizza donates to Hospice House
Sal Lupoli, president/CEO of Sal's Pizza, Salvatore's Restaurants and Riverwalk Properties, has donated $5,000 to the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.
Located at 360 North Ave. in Haverhill, the 14-suite hospice house opened in June and was designed to allow terminally ill patients — both children and adults and their families — to live together in a woodland setting. It is one of only six licensed hospice houses in the state that offers 24-hour care, and is the only facility of its kind licensed to care for children.
Donations and contributions to support the hospice house are still being accepted. Donor-inscribed bricks that will form a Remembrance Walkway at the front of the hospice house are available. More information and donation information is available by calling Victoria Kelley at 978-552-4162.
