Venango County Blog,

Snow in PA

Posted by Website Introductions: Lizzi Botticelli share a picture of a road side after the snow has been plowed. She said the everyone around their city got pondered by snow in the past week of February like Pittsburgh and Clarion getting a couple of feet while their only got four inches. Read more: Snow in PA [click]
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Second Best Harvest of Pennsylvania

Posted by Website Introductions: Pennsylvania Game Commission said the for the Nov. 21-23 statewide season and extended and archery season, about 3,499 reports were hunted. The harvest was in Wildlife Management Unit 1B. Read more: Second Best Harvest of Pennsylvania [click]
Tags: bear harvest, wildlife management unit 1b. Comments: 0.

the historical society of the Venango County Pennsylvania

Posted by Website Introductions: Of the Venango County Historical Society, the beginning actually goes far back into the year of nineteen hundred and fifty seven, when it was that a small group of persons, that had been spearheaded by Joseph Reisenman, Jr., ended up gathering in order to form an organization that had been interested in the preservation of the area's past history.
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the poor farm of Venango County

Posted by Website Introductions: The duty of the individual townships, prior to the year eighteen hundred and seventy, it was based on the care for the poor of Venango County. Read more: the poor farm of Venango County [click]
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For hunters that are looking for turkey, this are is your best bet

Posted by Website Introductions: A Pennsylvania Game Commission turkey biologist, Mary Jo Casalena, had made mention that the best of turkey hunting in all of Pennsylvania is surely going to be experienced in Wildlife Management Unit 1B, during an interview. Read more: For hunters that are looking for turkey, this are is your best bet [click]
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Venango County

Posted by Website Introductions: Venango County is located in western Pennsylvania, in a pleasant, rural setting, ideal for the promotion of an open academic environment conducive to excellence. Read more: Venango County [click]
Tags: clarion university, school of nursing. Comments: 0.

on a quest for change in small town America, with Out in the Silence

Posted by Website Introductions: In the Penn State Shenango Auditorium, Joe Wilson's documentary, considered as being stunning by the Philadelphia Inquirer, shall be shown at seven in the evening. The screening of Out In The Silence is scheduled to air on Wednesday, the forth of November. Read more: on a quest for change in small town America, with 'Out in the Silence' [click]
Tags: homophobia, new documentary. Comments: 0.

Welcome to Venango County

Posted by Website Introductions: It is usually best to take a leave from all the hassles of the city life and work. One can enjoy the joys of traveling without even leaving his country, take for instance if you are leaving on the United States of America. There are more than fifty states to explore and visit so why not start packing your traveling bag and explore one of them.
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The Featured Photo: Waterlily Featured Photo: Waterlily 4 Seasons Creations

Posted by Website Introductions: 4 Seasons Creations offers a special events photography for several important occasions like birthdays, reunions, graduations, showers, anniversaries and more. Read more: The Featured Photo: Waterlily Featured Photo: 'Waterlily' 4 Seasons Creations [click]
Tags: 4 seasons creations, photography. Comments: 0.

viruses stemming from unknown sources threaten the health of UPMC surgical patients

Posted by Website Introductions: The UPMC hospital may have had a recent incident occurring where patients had been exposed to viruses from within the institution. Read more: viruses stemming from unknown sources threaten the health of UPMC surgical patients [click]
Tags: upmc blunder, hospital. Comments: 0.

Merchandising Position

Posted by Website Introductions: A job vacancy is out for grabs for eligible merchandising or merchandiser at Pepsi Bottling Group at Franklin. Read more: Merchandising Position [click]
Tags: jobs, pepsi bottling. Comments: 0.

Two Mile Run Park

Posted by Jason: A few years ago I spent a lot of my free time at Two Mile Run Park. The summers were really hot and I loved spending time in the sun I would hike the trails, go fishing, and some days I would go with friends to take their kids to the park to play. We always had a great time. Why wouldn't we It was a beautiful place The one thing I remember
Tags: two mile run park, beach. Comments: 0.

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the First Commercial Oil Strike

Posted by Website Introductions: It was 150 years ago when Drake Well and Uncle Billy Smith sunk their drill bit to the earth and almost missed the narrow pocket of crude oil, which eventually fed the world's appetite for oil. Read more: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the First Commercial Oil Strike [click]
Tags: drake well, oil strike. Comments: 0.

I grant you this, Oil City sure does love studies

Posted by Resident: I know this will probably bring about ire in many, especially those in Oil City who write the paperwork for the grant money we keep hearing about. This morning while reading the morning paper, to my amazement I find another article about grant money. Read more: I grant you this, Oil City sure does love studies [click]
Tags: grant money for studies, wasted grant money. Comments: 0.

Senate Bill 850

Posted by Website Introductions: Because of the Pennsylvania Senate's proposed budget under the senate bill 850 that would eventually cuts the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources budget, would lead to a possible closure of about 35 state parks out of the state's 117 parks. Read more: Senate Bill 850 [click]
Tags: state parks, pennsylvania senate. Comments: 0.

Chamber director prepares to head east

Posted by Website Introductions: At the end of May, Director Summer Meagher of Evanston Chamber of Commerce will be packing her bags and move east. This is because Jim, his husband got a job at Vanango Country Club in Reno Pennsylvania. Before having the job at Vanango, Jim was formerly the superintendent for the Purple Sage Golf Course. Read more: Chamber director prepares to
Tags: moving to venango, evanston chamber of commerce. Comments: 0.

Northwest Savings Bank refuses stimulus funds

Posted by Website Introductions: A lot of banks out there may be so desperate with their financial standing that they are willing to avail stimulus funds from the government, even if these means a lot of restrictions on their part in the future. Some banks, on the other hand, would rather stay on their own, especially if their financial standings are much stronger than the
Tags: stimulus money, northwest savings bank. Comments: 0.

Venango team wins Robobot competition

Posted by Website Introductions: Students from the Venango Technology Center in Oil City showed that they can smash robots when the VTC-PM team's robot Anubus defeated Cambridge Springs High School and rsquo;s Team PHEAR's robot Mars at the finals of the Robobots competition at Meadville Area Senior High School. Robobots, a competition coordinated by the National Tooling and
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Oil City Vo-Tech

Posted by Kayla: Oil City Venango Technology Center is a great place to go a learn. They teach to seven different schools including Cranberry, East and West Forrest, Franklin, Oil City, and Grove City. Those classes are held during school hours. They also feature adult education classes. They are held in the afternoon and evenings. Read more: Oil City Vo-Tech
Tags: vo tech, oil city schools. Comments: 0.

Oil City Flower Shops

Posted by Kayla: Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner I thought I would list some of the flower shops that are around here. I will tell you where they are located and a little bit about what they have to offer. Read more: Oil City Flower Shops [click]
Tags: flower shops in oil city, valentines day. Comments: 0.

Atmosphere - Out of Business

Posted by DMichael: A few months ago I posted a blog about a great new restaurant in Franklin, Atmosphere. Well it's not so great anymore. A couple weeks ago as I was driving past the restaurant, I noticed that it was empty. You could see through one window, and straight out the other. Obviously they went out of business. Read more: Atmosphere - Out of Business
Tags: atmosphere restaurant, venango county dining. Comments: 1.

Mild Temperatures May Cause Flooding

Posted by dustin michael: Venango County had some pretty mild temperatures for the past week. We all know that with all this nice weather comes melting snow. I have been wanting all this snow to melt The snow piles around my house, driveway, and sidewalks were getting crazy. I had nowhere to put anymore snow. This weather came at the right time I guess. Read more: Mild
Tags: venago county flooding, franklin weather. Comments: 0.

Franklin on ice

Posted by Kayla: There was a great event that happened this weekend. It was called Franklin on ice. It was a great turn out and there was lots of people there. What it was, was many different ice sculptures. Different people were there making all kinds of ice sculptures. There was things such as, a dragon, a Valentine's Day Theme, a flower, and an astronaut. It
Tags: franklin on ice, events in venango county. Comments: 0.

Tionesta Woman and Two Others Held on Murder Charges

Posted by dustin michael: I live in Oil City. I read the Oil City Derrik every morning. I was reading the paper this morning and came across an article that I just couldn't seem to make sense of. A woman in Tionesta, along with her brother and another person, planned to murder the woman's estranged husband. Read more: Tionesta Woman and Two Others Held on Murder Charges
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Fireproof Playing at Galloway United Methodist Church On Valentines Day

Posted by dustin michael: "Fireproof," a movie staring Kirk Cameron, will be shown at the Galloway United Methodist Church, in Franklin, on Valentine's Day. The action packed film is about a young firefighter's experience through a troubled marriage. It is a natural ministry tool for inspiring couples in your church and community. The film will be shown on Saturday,
Tags: galloway united methodist, franklin churches. Comments: 1.

Oil City Newspaper, The Derrik, Will Insert Pittsburgh Steelers Poster In Fridays Paper

Posted by dustin michael: Most of all Venango County residents are big fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. As we all know, the Steelers are playing in Super Bowl XLIII this Sunday. Everywhere you drive you can see Steelers banners and other Steelers decorations to show team pride. For those of you who like to follow whats going on with the Steelers during the week of the
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Oil City Shows Polish Pride

Posted by OCHS Grad: The city of Oil City, Pennsylvania is rich with history of many different traditions. and nbsp; The Polish community is one in particular that stands out in the small town. and nbsp; So it is not surprising that monuments have been erected to honor the polish heritage in the area. Read more: Oil City Shows Polish Pride [click]
Tags: polish history, oil city pa. Comments: 0.