Christmas Past Oil City begins holiday celebrations. Page 2

The Derrick./The News-Herald Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2016

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Christmas฀Past฀starts฀Thursday

Celebration฀gets฀underway฀with฀tree฀lighting฀in฀Oil฀City

Oil฀City’s฀16th฀annual฀Christmas฀Past฀ is฀set฀to฀get฀underway฀next฀week. The฀ traditional฀ holiday฀ weekend฀ will฀ begin฀ Thursday฀ evening฀ and฀ extend฀ through฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀3. “It฀ is฀ an฀ annual฀ favorite,”฀ Oil฀ City฀ Main฀Street฀manager฀Kathy฀Bailey฀said.฀ “We฀ are฀ expecting฀ a฀ good฀ turnout฀ as฀ usual฀...฀One฀of฀the฀highlights฀will฀be฀the฀ tree฀lighting฀ceremony.” The฀ ceremony,฀ organized฀ by฀ the฀ Oil฀ City฀Rotary฀Club,฀is฀scheduled฀to฀begin฀ at฀5:30฀p.m.฀Thursday฀in฀Town฀Square. A฀ Christmas฀ concert฀ featuring฀ the฀ Brothers฀McClurg฀will฀be฀held฀at฀7฀p.m.฀ Thursday฀ at฀ Free฀ Methodist฀ Church฀ on฀ Wilson฀ Ave.฀ and฀ donations฀ will฀ be฀ accepted. Friday’s฀ events฀ will฀ take฀ place฀ in฀ the฀ Central฀Avenue฀ Plaza.฀ Paws฀ 4฀A฀ Cause฀ therapy฀dogs฀and฀a฀student฀art฀show฀will฀ be฀at฀the฀Oil฀City฀Library฀from฀6฀to฀7:30฀ p.m.฀ The฀ South฀ Side฀ Neighborhood฀ Association฀ will฀ be฀ selling฀ food฀ and฀ drinks฀from฀6฀to฀8฀p.m.฀A฀chili฀cook-off฀ will฀also฀be฀held฀from฀6฀to฀8฀p.m.฀in฀the฀ basement฀ meeting฀ room฀ of฀ the฀ Oil฀ City฀ Library.฀ Santa’s฀ Playland฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀6฀to฀8฀p.m.฀and฀includes฀children’s฀ activities,฀ crafts฀ and฀ games,฀ a฀ bake฀ sale฀ and฀pictures฀with฀Santa.฀Santa฀arrives฀at฀ 6:15฀p.m.฀at฀Christ฀Episcopal฀Church. Saturday’s฀events฀include฀various฀craft฀ shows,฀the฀Jingle฀Bell฀Run฀and฀more.

The฀Jingle฀Bell฀5K฀run/walk฀will฀start฀ at฀9฀a.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀3,฀in฀downtown฀ Oil฀ City.฀ The฀ cost฀ is฀ $25.฀ The฀ walk฀ begins฀ at฀ the฀ Town฀ Square฀ with฀ registration฀and฀ends฀with฀awards฀at฀the฀ National฀Transit฀Building.฀There฀will฀be฀ awards฀for฀runners,฀walkers฀and฀the฀best฀ Christmas-themed฀costume.฀Registration฀ forms฀ are฀ available฀ online฀ at฀ www. oilcitymainstreet.org฀ under฀ the฀ Events฀ and฀News฀tab. A฀Victorian฀Christmas฀brunch฀will฀be฀

Brothers฀McClurg฀to฀perform฀ Christmas฀concert฀Thursday The฀Free฀Methodist฀Church฀of฀Oil฀City฀ will฀host฀a฀Christmas฀concert฀featuring฀the฀ Brothers฀ McClurg฀ at฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Thursday.฀ The฀ concert฀ is฀ in฀ conjunction฀ with฀ Oil฀ City’s฀Christmas฀Past฀celebration. Donations฀will฀be฀received฀and฀after฀ expenses฀are฀subtracted฀they฀will฀benefit฀Hope฀21.฀Hope฀21฀is฀a฀free฀clothing฀ ministry฀located฀on฀the฀second฀floor฀of฀ the฀National฀Transit฀Building. The฀ Brothers฀ McClurg’s฀ legacy฀ of฀ music฀and฀ministry฀spans฀three฀generations฀and฀the฀band฀has฀a฀rich฀heritage฀of฀ serving฀ the฀ local฀ church.฀ The฀ band฀ originally฀ started฀ out฀ as฀ two฀ bands฀

fronted฀by฀brothers฀Anthony฀and฀Chris฀ Hoisington.฀ The฀ group฀ hails฀ from฀ Buffalo. The฀band’s฀name฀pays฀homage฀to฀the฀ brothers’฀greatest฀influence:฀their฀maternal฀grandfather฀the฀Rev.฀Bill฀McClurg,฀ who฀led฀the฀southern฀gospel฀group฀The฀ McClurg฀Family฀Singers. The฀band,฀with฀six฀previous฀albums,฀ will฀be฀focusing฀on฀traditional฀Christmas฀ carols฀ as฀ well฀ as฀ items฀ from฀ its฀ first฀ Christmas฀ album,฀ “Goin’฀ Back฀ to฀ Bethlehem,”฀ which฀ was฀ released฀ last฀ year.฀The฀ group’s฀ albums฀ are฀ available฀ on฀iTunes฀and฀Amazon.

Christmas Past attendees sing during the treelighting ceremony at the 2014 event. — Photo by Greg Knox

held฀from฀8฀to฀10฀a.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀3,฀ at฀ Grace฀ United฀ Methodist฀ Church.฀ St.฀ Stephen฀ School’s฀ breakfast฀ with฀ Santa฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ 9฀ a.m.฀ to฀ noon฀ and฀ features฀various฀crafts฀and฀activities.฀The฀ YWCA’s฀ Sweet฀ Treats฀ cookie฀ sale฀ and฀ craft฀show฀will฀be฀held฀from฀9฀a.m.฀to฀2฀ p.m.฀ The฀ Belles฀ Lettres฀ Club’s฀ Holiday฀ Happening฀ event฀ featuring฀ 22฀ vendors฀ will฀be฀held฀from฀9฀a.m.฀to฀4฀p.m.฀at฀the฀ club฀at฀405฀W.฀First฀St.,฀Oil฀City. The฀Victorian฀Christmas฀bazaar฀at฀the฀

Oil฀ City฀ Knights฀ of฀ Columbus฀ and฀ the฀ Victorian฀ Christmas฀ bazaar฀ at฀ Grace฀ United฀Methodist฀Church฀both฀start฀at฀10 a.m.฀ and฀ continue฀ until฀ 4฀ p.m.฀ The Venango฀ Museum’s฀ Community฀ Christmas฀display฀runs฀from฀10฀a.m.฀to฀4฀ p.m.฀and฀its฀novelties฀and฀craft฀show฀will run฀ from฀ 10฀ a.m.฀ to฀ 3฀ p.m.฀Artists฀ will hold฀open฀studios฀at฀the฀National฀Transit Building฀from฀noon฀to฀5฀p.m. More฀ information฀ is฀ available฀ online฀ at฀oilcitymainstreet.org.

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Light฀the฀Night฀event฀ slated฀Dec.฀3฀in฀Brookville฀

BROOKVILLE฀ –฀ The฀ ninth฀ annual฀ Light฀the฀Night฀at฀Laurelbrooke฀Landing฀ in฀ Brookville฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ 5฀ to฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀ Dec.฀ 3,฀ during฀ Historic฀ Brookville’s฀ Victorian฀ Christmas฀ celebration. There฀ will฀ activities฀ for฀ all฀ ages฀ including฀ carriage฀ rides,฀ a฀ visit฀ with฀ Santa,฀a฀live฀Nativity฀scene,฀cookie฀decorating,฀hot฀cocoa,฀snacks฀and฀more. The฀Zion฀Lutheran฀Church฀Bell฀Choir฀ from฀Shannondale฀will฀be฀performing,฀as฀ well฀as฀a฀barbershop฀quartet. Attendees฀ can฀ also฀ watch฀ a฀ professional฀ ice฀ sculptor฀ carve฀ a฀ masterpiece฀ during฀the฀event. A฀ professional฀ photographer฀ will฀ be฀ on฀ hand฀ offer฀ family฀ photos฀ with฀ Santa฀ for฀a฀donation. The฀ Laurelbrooke฀ Landing฀ campus฀ will฀be฀decorated฀for฀the฀holidays. To฀help฀“light฀the฀night,”฀individuals฀may฀donate฀$10฀for฀a฀luminary฀in฀ honor฀ of฀ or฀ in฀ memory฀ of฀ a฀ loved฀ one.

The฀ luminaries,฀ white฀ bags฀ with฀ a฀ candle,฀ will฀ line฀ the฀ sidewalks฀ outside฀ the฀ main฀ entrance฀ during฀ the฀ Light฀ the฀ Night. The฀ names฀ from฀ the฀ luminaries฀ will฀ also฀hang฀on฀luminary฀signs฀in฀the฀hallways฀of฀Laurelbrooke฀Landing฀throughout฀the฀holiday฀season. Last฀ year,฀ around฀ 200฀ luminaries฀ lit฀ up฀the฀front฀of฀the฀building. To฀ donate฀ a฀ luminary,฀ people฀ may฀ download฀ the฀ form฀ online฀ at฀ www.wrc. org฀ or฀ stop฀ by฀ the฀ reception฀ desk฀ at฀ Laurelbrooke฀Landing. Laurelbrooke฀ Landing฀ will฀ also฀ be฀ giving฀away฀several฀prizes. The฀ proceeds฀ from฀ Light฀ the฀ Night฀ will฀go฀toward฀Laurelbrooke฀Landing’s฀ charitable฀care฀fund฀for฀residents฀who฀ have฀exhausted฀their฀financial฀resources฀ and฀ cannot฀ afford฀ the฀ cost฀ of฀ their฀ care For฀more฀information฀about฀Light฀the฀ Night,฀ people฀ may฀ call฀ (814)฀ 849-3615฀ or฀visit฀www.wrc.org.

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Christmas฀at฀the฀Koos฀House฀ begins฀Saturday฀in฀Franklin

Venango฀ County฀ Historical฀ Society฀ will฀ be฀ hosting฀ Christmas฀ at฀ the฀ Koos฀ House฀beginning฀Saturday.฀ The฀tours฀will฀be฀held฀from฀noon฀to฀4฀ p.m.฀Fridays฀and฀Saturdays฀through฀Dec.฀ 17.฀ The฀cost฀of฀the฀tours฀is฀$5.฀The฀house฀ is฀located฀at฀307฀St.฀Park฀St.,฀Franklin. The฀tours฀will฀also฀be฀held฀during฀the฀ society’s฀normal฀hours฀of฀operation฀from฀ 10฀a.m.฀to฀2฀p.m.฀Tuesdays,฀Wednesdays฀ and฀Thursdays.฀ The฀last฀day฀for฀this฀special฀Christmas฀ at฀the฀Koos฀House฀tour฀will฀be฀Wednesday,฀ Dec.฀21.

More฀information฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀432-8260. The฀ Koos฀ House฀ was฀ built฀ in฀ 1859. Carolyn฀ Koos฀ left฀ her฀ share฀ of฀ half฀ the 307฀South฀Park฀St.฀home฀to฀the฀historical society฀in฀her฀will.฀ Koos฀died฀in฀November฀2009,฀putting฀ the฀ wheels฀ in฀ motion฀ for฀ the฀ society’s acquisition. The฀society฀first฀acquired฀the฀home฀in฀ April฀ 2013.฀ In฀ March฀ of฀ this฀ year฀ the฀ society฀ moved฀ the฀ bulk฀ of฀ its฀ collection฀ into฀the฀home.฀ The฀ society฀ plans฀ to฀ have฀ the฀ total฀ move฀completed฀by฀spring฀of฀next฀year.

Planetarium฀shows฀scheduled

CLARION฀ —฀ Clarion฀ University’s฀ Physics฀ Department฀ will฀ help฀ students฀ and฀ the฀ community฀ to฀ get฀ into฀ the฀ holiday฀ spirit฀ at฀ the฀ Donald฀ D.฀ Peirce฀ Planetarium฀ in฀ December.฀At฀ the฀ beginning฀ of฀ December,฀ the฀ planetarium฀ will฀ host฀“Stars฀Over฀Clarion”฀and฀“Season฀of฀ Light.”

“Stars฀ over฀ Clarion”฀ is฀ a฀ monthly show฀that฀previews฀the฀night฀sky฀for฀that฀ month฀ and฀ highlights฀ any฀ important฀ celestial฀events฀that฀will฀take฀place.฀Star฀ lore฀ from฀ various฀ cultures฀ around฀ the world฀ is฀ also฀ mentioned.฀ December’s show฀takes฀place฀at฀7฀and฀8฀p.m.฀Thursday.฀ It฀is฀free฀and฀open฀to฀the฀public. “Season฀ of฀ Light”฀ takes฀ audiences through฀ the฀ history฀ and฀ development฀ of฀ winter฀ holiday฀ customs฀ throughout฀ the world.฀The฀show฀also฀recounts฀religious฀ and฀ cultural฀ winter฀ solstice฀ practices,฀ holiday฀ hits฀ and฀ lighthearted฀ rituals including฀gift฀giving฀and฀mistletoe฀kissing.฀Shows฀start฀at฀7฀and฀8฀p.m.฀Fridays, Dec.฀2฀and฀9.฀Admission฀is฀free฀and฀open฀ to฀the฀public. The฀planetarium฀is฀handicapped฀accessible.฀ For฀ more฀ information฀ about฀ planetarium฀ events,฀ people฀ may฀ call฀ (814) 393-2085฀ or฀ online฀ at฀ facebook.com/ ClarionUniversityPlanetarium.

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Artist exhibit Regional฀ watercolor฀ artist฀ Kathryn฀ Galey’s฀special฀exhibit฀at฀Graffiti฀Gallery฀ in฀Oil฀City฀will฀continue฀from฀noon฀to฀5฀ p.m.฀Fridays฀and฀Saturdays฀through฀Dec.฀ 10.฀Admission฀is฀free. Galey฀ is฀ the฀ former฀ president฀ of฀ the฀ Pittsburgh฀ Watercolor฀ Society฀ and฀ a฀ National฀Transit฀Studio฀artist.฀She฀is฀published฀in฀the฀national฀Artist’s฀Magazine.฀ She฀exhibits฀regionally฀and฀holds฀workshops฀ across฀ New฀ York,฀ Ohio฀ and฀ Pittsburgh.฀ Galey฀ has฀ been฀ painting฀ in฀ her฀Oil฀City฀studio฀for฀many฀years฀while฀ spending฀ weekends฀ in฀ town฀ with฀ local฀ artists.฀ She฀ selected฀ Graffiti฀ Gallery฀ as฀ the฀venue฀for฀her฀last฀public฀exhibit฀after฀ a฀long฀successful฀career. For฀more฀information,฀people฀may฀call฀ 676-5303฀or฀visit฀graffitigalleryoc.org. Trees of Christmas MEADVILLE฀—฀Trees฀of฀Christmas฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ noon฀ to฀ 8฀ p.m.฀ today฀ through฀Sunday฀at฀the฀Baldwin-Reynolds฀ House฀ Museum฀ at฀ 639฀ Terrace฀ St.,฀ Meadville.฀Tickets฀are฀$5฀for฀adults฀and฀ $2฀ for฀ children.฀ The฀ theme฀ this฀ year฀ is฀ “Christmas฀Around฀the฀World.” This฀biennial฀event฀is฀in฀its฀22nd฀year฀ and฀ raises฀ money฀ for฀ the฀ museum฀ and฀ other฀local฀charities฀in฀Crawford฀County.฀ Since฀1975,฀the฀women฀of฀the฀Meadville฀ Garden฀Club฀have฀decorated฀their฀way฀to฀ raising฀$300,000฀dollars฀which฀is฀distributed฀to฀the฀local฀community. Holiday art exhibit Allegheny฀ RiverStone฀ Center฀ for฀ the฀ Arts’฀Red฀Brick฀Gallery฀and฀Gift฀Shop฀will฀ continue฀its฀fifth฀annual฀Holiday฀art฀show฀ and฀exhibit฀through฀Sunday,฀Dec.฀18. The฀art฀show฀features฀items฀created฀by฀ Red฀ Brick฀ Gallery฀ Cooperative฀ member฀ artists฀ including฀ ฀ Cheri฀ Lee฀ AndertonYarnell,฀Mark฀DeWalt,฀Donna฀Edmonds,฀ Cindy฀Ford,฀Blanche฀Hall,฀Angela฀Taylor฀ Hardwick,฀ Nick฀ J.฀ Karellas,฀ Dennis฀ Keyes,฀Jason฀Floyd฀Lewis,฀Paul฀O’Neil,฀ Ray฀Rossi,฀Glenn฀and฀Linda฀Thompson,฀ and฀Cathy฀and฀Jack฀Trzeciak. Artworks฀on฀display฀feature฀a฀variety฀ of฀ media฀ including฀ oil฀ and฀ watercolor฀ paintings,฀pencil฀drawings,฀fine฀art฀pho-

tography,฀ fiber฀ art,฀ silver฀ jewelry,฀ hand฀ woven฀ scarves฀ and฀ rugs,฀ hand฀ thrown฀ wood฀ bowls,฀ knitting,฀ pottery,฀ wearable฀ art,฀ hand฀ made฀ baskets฀ and฀ greeting฀ cards. Gallery฀ hours฀ are฀ from฀ 2฀ to฀ 6฀ p.m.฀ Fridays;฀from฀11฀a.m.฀to฀7฀p.m.฀Saturdays฀ and฀from฀noon฀to฀4฀p.m.฀Sundays. More฀ information฀ on฀ the฀ gallery฀ is฀ available฀ online฀ at฀ alleghenyriverstone. org฀or฀by฀calling฀(724)฀659-3153. Christmas Market EMLENTON฀—฀Chicken฀Coop฀Studio฀ 306฀in฀Emlenton฀is฀hosting฀a฀Christmas฀ Market฀from฀10฀a.m.฀to฀5฀p.m.฀Saturday฀ in฀the฀Crawford฀Center. The฀market฀will฀include฀holiday฀gifts,฀ decorations,฀ treats฀ and฀ more.฀ Vendors฀ will฀ sell฀ a฀ variety฀ of฀ handcrafted฀ items฀ along฀with฀food฀and฀wine The฀ event฀ is฀ scheduled฀ to฀ coincide฀ with฀Small฀Business฀Saturday. More฀information฀and฀vendor฀applications฀ can฀ be฀ downloaded฀ from฀ the฀ studio’s฀ website฀ at฀ www.chickencoopstudio306.org/html/events.html. Sugarcreek Festival of Arts and Crafts The฀ Sugarcreek฀ Festival฀ of฀ Arts฀ and฀ Crafts฀will฀be฀held฀from฀10฀a.m.฀to฀5฀p.m.฀ Saturday฀and฀from฀noon฀to฀4฀p.m.฀Sunday฀ at฀ the฀ Rocky฀ Grove฀ Volunteer฀ Fire฀ Department.฀ More฀than฀60฀artisans฀and฀crafters฀will฀ be฀offering฀floral฀arrangements,฀jewelry,฀ tole฀painting,฀candles,฀sweatshirts,฀bottle฀ lights,฀ceramics,฀spinning฀and฀more.฀The฀ festival฀ is฀ celebrating฀ more฀ than฀ 35฀ years. Homemade฀soups฀will฀and฀more฀will฀ be฀available฀for฀purchase฀from฀the฀kitchen.฀ Those฀ purchasing฀ soup฀ for฀ take฀ out฀ must฀ provide฀ their฀ own฀ containers.฀ The฀ food฀ will฀ be฀ provided฀ by฀ the฀ Rocky฀ Grove฀Ladies฀Auxiliary. Santa฀ will฀ visit฀ from฀ noon฀ to฀ 2฀ p.m.฀ Saturday.฀ The฀ festival฀ is฀ a฀ fundraiser฀ sponsored฀ by฀ the฀ Ladies฀ Auxiliary฀ to฀ benefit฀the฀fire฀department.฀Parking฀and฀ admission฀are฀free. More฀information฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀432-4449฀after฀5฀p.m.

Sugarcreek Festival Of Over 60 Unique Crafts Many New To The Show

“The Jolly Old Elf” will visit from Noon - 2 Saturday

Saturday, Nov. 26 Sunday, Nov. 27

10am - 5pm Noon- 4pm

Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department 29 Shuffstall St., Franklin

• Kitchen Open • FREE Parking •FREE Admission

Sponsored by The Rocky Grove Vol. Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary

Bluegrass at the Barrow Bluegrass฀ at฀ the฀ Barrow฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ at฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Saturday฀ at฀ the฀ Barrow-Civic฀ Theatre฀in฀Franklin.฀The฀concert฀features฀ the฀Pine฀Valley฀Boys,฀Wildwood฀Express,฀ Home฀ Remedy,฀ Keep฀ Off฀ the฀ Grass,฀ Chuck฀Thorpeand฀Friends,฀Mockingbird฀ Morning฀ and฀ Backwoods฀ Bluegrass.฀ Admission฀ is฀ by฀ donation.฀ More฀ information฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀437-3440. Christmas Extravaganza CLARION฀ —฀ The฀ Clarion฀ PUPS’฀ Christmas฀Extravaganza฀will฀be฀held฀from฀ 9฀a.m.฀to฀4฀p.m.฀Saturday฀at฀the฀Park฀Inn฀ by฀ Radisson,฀ Clarion,฀ 45฀ Holiday฀ Inn฀ Road,฀ Clarion.฀ The฀ dog-friendly฀ event฀ features฀ vendors,฀ photos฀ with฀ Santa,฀ a฀ Chinese฀auction,฀a฀bake฀sale฀and฀more.฀A฀ rabies฀clinic฀will฀be฀held฀from฀2฀to฀4฀p.m.฀ The฀cost฀is฀$15฀per฀shot. More฀ information฀ about฀ PUPS฀ is฀ available฀ by฀ calling฀ (814)฀ 764-5580฀ or฀ by฀emailing฀[email protected]. Community Christmas Night OAKLAND฀TOWNSHIP฀—฀Oakland฀

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Township฀will฀hold฀its฀annual฀Community฀ Christmas฀ Night฀ from฀ 7฀ to฀ 9฀ p.m.฀ Saturday฀ at฀ the฀ Oakland฀ Township฀ Volunteer฀ Fire฀ Department,฀ 779฀ Speer฀ Road,฀Cooperstown.฀The฀event฀will฀open with฀ caroling฀ at฀ the฀ Ralph฀ Prichard฀ Memorial฀tree฀and฀continue฀with฀activities฀down฀at฀the฀fire฀hall฀including฀a฀visit฀ with฀Santa.฀Those฀attending฀should฀take฀ a฀ cookies฀ or฀ a฀ snack฀ to฀ share.฀ Local groups฀ wishing฀ to฀ provide฀ an฀ activity฀ may฀ contact฀ Jane฀ Thompson฀ at฀ 6775641. Craft and vendor show DUBOIS฀—฀A฀craft฀and฀vendor฀show will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ 9฀ a.m.฀ to฀ 3฀ p.m. Saturday฀ at฀ the฀ Treasure฀ Lake฀ Church Gymnasium,฀226฀Treasure฀Lake,฀DuBois. Last฀year’s฀event฀saw฀more฀than฀75฀vendors.฀Proceeds฀benefit฀Teen฀Challenge,฀a฀ faith-based฀solution฀to฀the฀drug฀and฀alcohol฀epidemic.

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UPMC Northwest Light-Up Night The฀ annual฀ UPMC฀ Northwest฀ LightUp฀Night฀will฀be฀held฀at฀5฀p.m.฀Wednesday฀฀ at฀ the฀ hospital.฀ The฀ event฀ includes฀ tree฀ lighting,฀refreshments,฀a฀craft฀activity฀for฀ the฀kids฀and฀a฀visit฀from฀Santa. The฀event฀is฀open฀to฀the฀public฀and฀no฀ reservations฀ are฀ required.฀ Guests฀ will฀ gather฀in฀the฀UPMC฀Northwest฀cafeteria,฀ 100฀Fairfield฀Drive฀in฀Seneca. ‘Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings’ “Forever฀Plaid:฀Plaid฀Tidings”฀will฀be฀ held฀at฀7:30฀p.m.฀Fridays฀and฀Saturdays,฀ Dec.฀ 2-3฀ and฀ Dec.฀ 9-10,฀ and฀ at฀ 2฀ p.m.฀ Sundays,฀Dec.฀4฀and฀11. Plaid฀Tidings฀is฀a฀brand-new฀show฀that฀ offers฀ the฀ beck฀ of฀ the฀ hallmark฀ jukebox฀ musical,฀ “Forever฀ Plaid,”฀ all฀ tied-up฀ in฀ a฀ nifty฀holiday฀package.฀Audience฀members฀ will฀ be฀ humming฀ along฀ with฀ the฀ great฀ holiday฀pop฀hits฀of฀the฀1950s฀and฀rolling฀ in฀the฀aisles฀from฀the฀delightful฀goofiness฀ and฀overzealous฀choreography฀of฀the฀original฀boy฀band,฀The฀Plaids. Tickets฀range฀from฀$12฀to฀$18฀and฀are฀ available฀ by฀ calling฀ 437-3440฀ or฀ online฀ at฀barrowtheatre.com. Sandy Lake community event SANDY฀LAKE฀—฀A฀Night฀of฀Giving฀ Back฀ to฀ Our฀ Community฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀6฀to฀8฀p.m.฀Friday,฀Dec.฀2,฀in฀Sandy฀ Lake.฀ The฀ event฀ includes฀ various฀ giveaways฀at฀participating฀businesses.฀A฀giftcertificate฀ drawing฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ at฀ 8:30฀ p.m.฀in฀the฀Sandy฀Lake฀fire฀hall.฀ There฀ will฀ be฀ free฀ horse-and-wagon฀ rides,฀ live฀ reindeer฀ and฀ live฀ Christmas฀ characters.฀Santa฀will฀arrive฀at฀6฀p.m.฀by฀ horse฀and฀wagon฀and฀will฀meet฀the฀children฀at฀the฀Sandy฀Lake฀Borough฀Building.฀ Santa฀treats฀will฀be฀distributed. A฀Candy฀Cane฀Tour฀will฀be฀held฀from฀ 9฀ a.m.฀ to฀ 4฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀ Dec.฀ 3,฀ at฀ various฀businesses฀in฀the฀Lakeview฀area.฀ Participating฀ businesses฀ will฀ be฀ marked฀ with฀a฀candy฀cane. Madrigal dinner theater FOXBURG฀—฀Allegheny฀RiverStone฀ Center฀for฀the฀Arts’฀Madrigal฀dinner฀theater,฀ returns฀ for฀ two฀ evenings,฀ at฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Saturday฀ and฀ Sunday,฀ Dec.฀ 2-3,฀ to฀ Foxburg’s฀candlelit฀Lincoln฀Hall. Lincoln฀ Hall฀ is฀ transformed฀ into฀ a฀ Medieval฀banquet฀hall฀with฀banners฀and฀ coats฀of฀arms฀reminiscent฀of฀England฀in฀ the฀ Middle฀ Ages.฀ This฀ re-creation฀ of฀ a฀ Medieval฀ boar’s฀ head฀ festival฀ dinner฀ is฀ replete฀with฀choral฀musical฀selections. Seating฀is฀limited฀to฀70฀seats฀for฀each฀ performance.฀Tickets฀are฀$35฀per฀person.฀ Tickets฀can฀be฀purchased฀online฀at฀www. alleghenyriverstone.org฀ or฀ by฀ calling฀ (724)฀659-3153.

Toy sale The฀ fourth฀ annual฀ Everybody฀ Wins฀ Used฀ Toy฀ Sale฀ and฀ Free฀ Toy฀ Giveaway฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ 9฀ a.m.฀ to฀ 1฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀Dec.฀3,฀at฀the฀Galloway฀United฀ Methodist฀Church฀in฀Franklin.฀The฀halfprice฀ sale฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ noon฀ to฀ 1฀ p.m.฀ and฀ free฀ toys฀ will฀ be฀ given฀ away฀ from฀2฀to฀3฀p.m.฀The฀sale฀is฀cash฀only. The฀sale฀accepts฀any฀clean,฀gently฀used฀ toys฀ for฀ babies฀ through฀ teens.฀ Those฀ donating฀ toys฀ may฀ drop฀ them฀ off฀ at฀ the฀ church฀from฀4฀to฀8฀p.m.฀Thursday,฀Dec.฀1,฀ or฀from฀noon฀to฀8฀p.m.฀Friday,฀Dec.฀2. Volunteers฀ are฀ also฀ needed฀ to฀ work฀ during฀ the฀ drop-off฀ on฀ Thursday฀ and฀ Friday฀ and฀ during฀ the฀ sale฀ on฀ Saturday.฀ Proceeds฀ benefit฀ the฀ Venango฀ County฀ Children’s฀ Aid฀ Society’s฀ shelter฀ for฀ domestic฀and฀sexual฀abuse. The฀ Galloway฀ United฀ Methodist฀ Church฀ is฀ located฀ at฀ 196฀ Seysler฀ Road,฀ Franklin.฀It฀is฀2.5฀miles฀past฀Valley฀Grove฀ High฀ School฀ on฀ Route฀ 417.฀ For฀ more฀ information,฀people฀may฀contact฀Brandy฀ Elford฀at฀(814)฀720-9018. Handbell concert EMLENTON฀ —฀ Pittsburgh’s฀ Three฀ Rivers฀ Ringers฀ will฀ return฀ to฀ Emlenton’s฀ United฀Methodist฀Church฀for฀the฀third฀consecutive฀year฀at฀2฀p.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀3. Attendees฀ will฀ experience฀ the฀ unforgettable฀sounds฀of฀handbells฀at฀the฀holidays,฀ with฀ favorites฀ including฀ “Angels฀ We฀ Have฀ Heard฀ on฀ High,”฀ a฀ jazzy฀ arrangement฀of฀“Silent฀Night,”฀the฀exotic฀ “We฀Three฀Kings”฀and฀more.฀Tickets฀are฀ $15฀ for฀ adults,฀ $5฀ for฀ students฀ and฀ free฀ for฀children฀5฀years฀old฀and฀under.

Tickets฀ can฀ be฀ purchased฀ online฀ at฀ www.alleghenyriverstone.org฀or฀by฀calling฀(724)฀659-3153. Concert and performance TITUSVILLE฀ —฀ Titusville฀ Council฀ on฀ the฀ Arts฀ will฀ host฀ the฀ Pittsburgh฀ Symphony฀Brass฀Holiday฀in฀concert฀and฀ the฀live฀performance฀of฀“A฀Charlie฀Brown฀ Christmas”฀on฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀3,฀at฀Henne฀ Auditorium฀of฀the฀University฀of฀Pittsburgh฀ at฀Titusville. Doors฀ will฀ open฀ at฀ 1฀ p.m.฀ for฀ the฀ Saturday,฀Dec.฀3,฀event.฀The฀concert฀and฀ performance฀begin฀at฀1:30฀p.m.฀A฀catered฀ reception฀will฀follow฀the฀event. Tickets฀are฀$15฀for฀adults,฀$8฀for฀students฀ and฀ seniors฀ and฀ free฀ for฀ children฀ ages฀5฀years฀old฀and฀under. Tickets฀ available฀ will฀ be฀ available฀ Monday฀ at฀ Titusville฀ Area฀ Chamber฀ of฀ Commerce.฀ More฀ information฀ is฀ available฀ online฀ at฀ www.titusvillecounilonthearts.org฀ or฀ by฀ calling฀ 827-2381฀ more฀ information. 5K, children’s festival STONEBORO฀ —฀ Lakeview฀ Area฀ Public฀ Library฀ is฀ sponsoring฀ a฀ Family฀ Fun฀Fest฀and฀Jingle฀Dash฀5K฀Walk/Run฀ and฀Kid’s฀Fun฀Run,฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀3,฀at฀ Oakview฀ Elementary฀ School,฀ 1387฀ School฀Road,฀Stoneboro. Jingle฀Dash฀registration฀will฀be฀held฀at฀ 9฀a.m.฀The฀5K฀starts฀at฀10฀a.m.฀with฀the฀ Kids’฀ Fun฀ Run฀ starting฀ at฀ 11฀ a.m.฀ Registration฀is฀$20. The฀Family฀Fun฀Fest฀will฀be฀held฀after฀ the฀races฀or฀from฀approximately฀noon฀to฀ 3฀p.m.฀in฀the฀Oakview฀School฀multipur-

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pose฀room.฀The฀event฀will฀feature฀crafts,฀ games,฀ give-aways,฀ a฀ Chinese฀ auction and฀ a฀ visit฀ from฀ Santa฀ and฀ Mrs.฀ Claus.฀ The฀activities฀are฀geared฀toward฀children฀ between฀ the฀ ages฀ of฀ 3฀ to฀ 10฀ years฀ old.฀ Food฀will฀be฀available฀for฀purchase. This฀event฀for฀the฀whole฀family฀helps raise฀funds฀for฀the฀library. Those฀ interested฀ in฀ obtaining฀ more฀ information฀ or฀ pre-registering฀ may฀ visit฀ the฀ library’s฀ website฀ at฀ lakeviewarealibrary.org.

Animal rescue center fundraiser CLARION฀ —฀ Tri-County฀ Animal Rescue฀Center฀of฀Shippenville฀will฀hold its฀annual฀Christmas฀event฀from฀10฀a.m. to฀ 3฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀ Dec.฀ 3,฀ at฀ Tractor Supply฀ in฀ Clarion.฀ Santa฀ arrives฀ at฀ 11 a.m.฀for฀pictures฀with฀kids฀and/or฀pets฀for $5฀for฀a฀CD฀of฀photos.฀There฀will฀also฀be฀ raffles฀and฀a฀bake฀sale฀of฀human฀and฀pet฀ treats.฀All฀proceeds฀benefit฀the฀rescue.

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Today, Nov. 25 Christmas open house — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kepner’s, 3755 Sandy Lake Road; wreaths, snowmen, candles, antiques, primitives, decorated runner sleds, tree ornaments and live evergreen wreaths and swags; (724) 376-2483. Pd. Adv. Concert — 7:30 p.m., BarrowCivic Theatre, Franklin; Silver Cornet Band’s 37th annual Pops Concert; concert concludes 160th anniversary season.

Saturday, Nov. 26 Bluegrass at the Barrow — 7 p.m., Barrow-Civic Theatre, Franklin; features performances by Pine Valley Boys, Wildwood Express, Home Remedy, Chuck Thorpe and Friends, Mockingbird Morning and Backwoods Bluegrass; benefits Salvation Army and the Barrow-Civic, admission by donation. Bus trip —Erie Presque Isle Casino; Saturday; $30 casino package; $27 cost; current photo ID required; reserved seating with payment; Colonial Tours, 8279171. Pd. Adv. Christmas at the Koos House — noon to 4 p.m., Venango

County Historical Society, 307 S. Park St., Franklin; $5 donation for tours; tours will be held Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 17, tours will also be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 432-8260. Christmas Market — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Crawford Center, Emlenton; holiday gifts, decorations, treats and more; www.chickencoopstudio306.org. Christmas open house — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kepner’s, 3755 Sandy Lake Road; wreaths, snowmen, candles, antiques, primitives, decorated runner sleds, tree ornaments and live evergreen wreaths and swags; (724) 376-2483. Pd. Adv. Community Christmas Night — 7 to 9 p.m., Oakland Township Volunteer Fire Department’s fire hall, 779 Speer Road; event opens with caroling at Ralph Prichard Memorial tree and continue with activities down at the fire hall including a visit with Santa; those attending should take cookies or a snack to share; groups interested in providing activities may contact Jane Thompson at 677-5641. Small Business Saturday event — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 100 Central Ave., Oil City; vendors and crafters, food booth and bake sale to benefit “Chasing a Cure” Relay for Life team. Pd. Adv.

Sugarcreek Festival of Arts and Crafts — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department; more than 60 artisans and crafters, many new to the show; soup and more available for purchase, kitchen open; Santa visits from noon to 2 p.m.; free parking and admission; sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary; 432-4449 after 5 p.m.; Pd. Adv.

Sunday, Nov. 27 Bake sale — 8 a.m., Marienville Kwik Fill; hosted by members of the East Forest chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; proceeds benefit chapter members efforts for Project Linus; (814) 927-6688. Christmas open house — noon to 4 p.m., Kepner’s, 3755 Sandy Lake Road; wreaths, snowmen, candles, antiques, primitives, decorated runner sleds, tree ornaments and live evergreen wreaths and swags; (724) 376-2483. Pd. Adv. Holiday bazaar — 1 to 5 p.m., Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department; fifth annual Christmas on Main Street Holiday Shopping Bazaar; proceeds benefit Tina Phillips and Shannon Etzel’s fight against breast cancer; people may support the local community by shopping home and small businesses. Pd. Adv. Hunter breakfast — 7 a.m. to noon, St. Mary-Stutz Hall, Crown; St. Mary/St. Ann Parish host their annual hunter breakfast; menu includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage patties, homefries, sausage gravy, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, juice and coffee; cost is adults, $8; children 6 to 12 years old, $4; preschool age children, free; event includes a quilt raffle, 50/50 tickets, Chinese auction and the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring gun and knife raffle tickets. Pd. Adv.

Marienville Light up night — 6:30 p.m., town square in Marienville; caroling at the gazebo; Santa will arrive by fire truck; celebration moved to Presbyterian church for cookies and hot cocoa. Soup cookoff — 3 to 6 p.m., Rockland Sportsmans Club, 150 Redline Road, Kennerdell; $7 includes soup, drink and desserts; those competing should take a crock pot of soup before 3 p.m.; more information is available by calling (814) 516-5987. Pd. Adv. Sugarcreek Festival of Arts and Crafts — noon to 4 p.m., Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department; more than 60 artisans and crafters, many new to the show; soup and more available for purchase, kitchen open; free parking and admission; sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary; 432-4449 after 5 p.m.; Pd. Adv.

Monday, Nov. 28 Game night — 5 to 8 p.m., Oil City Library; Mondays and Wednesdays; card games, board games, video games and snacks; adult supervision; free; 678-3072. Line dance lessons — 7 to 9 p.m., Salvation Army, corner of Eighth and Elk streets, Franklin; all ages; admission by donation; Friends in Motion; 432-8992.

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Light up event — 5 p.m., UPMC Northwest, 100 Fairfield Drive, Seneca; annual UPMC Northwest Light-Up Night; tree lighting, refreshments, craft activity for children, visit from Santa; open to the public; people should gather in the cafeteria.

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Thursday, Dec. 1

Adult coloring club – 1 to 2:30 p.m., Cooperstown Public Library. Christmas Past — 5:30 p.m., Oil City; Christmas tree lighting and caroling at 5:30 p.m. at Town Square; Christmas concert featuring Brothers McClurg at 7 p.m. at Free Methodist Church, Wilson Avenue. Stars over Clarion — 7 and 8 p.m., Donald D. Peirce Planetarium, Clarion University, Clarion; monthly show that previews the night sky for the month and highlights any important celestial events; free and open to the public; (814) 393-2085.

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Dec. 2 Christmas Past — 6 p.m., Central Avenue, Oil City; therapy dogs and art show at the Oil City Library; chili cook-off at Oil City Library; Santa’s Playland; Santa arrives at 6:15 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” — 7:30 p.m., Barrow-Civic Theatre, Franklin; new show that offers the best of the musical “Forever Plaid”; includes pop hits of the 1950s; tickets range from $12-18; 437-3440 or www.barrowtheatre.com. Madrigal dinner theater — 7 p.m., Lincoln Hall, Foxburg; Madrigal dinner; limited seating; $35 per person; alleghenyriverstone.org or (724) 659-3153. Pot roast dinner — 5 to 7 p.m., Rouseville Volunteer Fire Department; adults, $9; seniors, $8.50; children, $6.50; pot roast, potatoes, vegetable, roll, coleslaw or applesauce, dessert, drink; takeouts available. Pd. Adv. Season of Light — 7 and 8 p.m., Donald D. Pierce Planetarium, Clarion University; planetarium program; free and open to the public; (814) 393-2085. Dec. 3 Breakfast with Santa — 9 to 11:30 a.m., St. Patrick School; St. Patrick School fundraiser, call

school for details at 432-8689. Pd. Adv. Christmas Past — 8 a.m., Oil City; Victorian Christmas Brunch at 8 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church; Jingle Bell Run starts at 9 a.m.; St. Stephen school activities at 9 a.m.; craft vendors at 9 a.m. at Belles Lettres Club; Victorian Christmas bazaars at 10 a.m. at Oil City Knights of Columbus and Grace United Methodist Church; Community Christmas Display and novelties and craft show start 10 a.m. at the Venango Museum; open studios at noon at the National Transit Building. Christmas Memories — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tractor Supply, Clarion; Tri-County Animal Rescue Christmas Memories; Santa arrives at 11 a.m.; photos with Santa with pets too for $5 a CD; raffles, baked goods, lotto stocking and more; proceeds benefit the animal rescue. Christmas open house — 4 p.m., Forest County History Center, 206 Elm St., Tionesta; annual Christmas open house. Concert and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” — 1:30 p.m., Henne University of Pittsburgh Titusville; the Pittsburgh Symphony Brass and “A Charlie Brown Christmas”; hosted by the Titusville Council on the Arts; doors open at 1 p.m.; performance starts at 1:30 p.m.; reserved seating; adults, $15; students and seniors, $8; children ages 5 and under, free; tickets available Nov. 21; 827-2381. Concert — 2 p.m., Emlenton United Methodist Church; Three Rivers Ringers; $15 for adults; $5 for students and children 5 years old and under are free; alleghenyriverstone.org or (724) 659-3153. Film showing — 7 p.m., Robert W. Rhoades Center, Venango College, Oil City; “Captain Fantastic”; rated R; free and open to the public; part of Venango College’s independent film series; 676-6591, Ext. 1269. “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” — 7:30 p.m., Barrow-Civic Theatre, Franklin; new show that offers the best of the musical “Forever Plaid”; includes pop hits of the 1950s; tickets range from $12-18; 437-3440 or www.barrowtheatre.com. Holiday Happenings — 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Belles Lettres Club, W. First Street, Oil City; wide variety of vendors; baked goods, hard tack, fudge and assorted sweets; admission to this event is free; tickets to the Victorian tea held from noon to 2 p.m. are sold out; Raffle tickets are being sold on three wrought iron Christmas trees; one will have lottery tickets, another will have dining cards and gift cards and a third will feature wine; cost is $5 for three tickets or $10 for nine tickets; names will be drawn at the Christmas luncheon on Dec. 9. Pd. Adv. Light the Night — 5 to 7 p.m., Laurelbrooke Landing, Brookville; activities for all ages; carriage rides, visit with Santa, live Nativity scene, refreshments, ice sculptor, musical entertainment, luminaries available for purchase; www.wrc. org or (814) 849-3615. Madrigal dinner theater — 7 p.m., Lincoln Hall, Foxburg; Madrigal dinner; limited seating; $35 per person; alleghenyriver stone.org or (724) 659-3153. Sweet Treats — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oil City YWCA, 109 Central Ave., Oil City; lunch available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., crafts and holiday gift items, admission is free. Used toy sale and giveaway — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Galloway United Methodist Church, 196 Seysler Road, Franklin; fourth annual Everybody Wins Used Toy Sale and Free Toy Giveaway; cash only; half-price sale from noon to 1 p.m.; free toys from 2 to 3 p.m.; proceeds benefit Venango County Children’s Aid Society’s shelter for domestic and sexual abuse; (814) 720-9018. Dec. 4 Benefit Concert — 6 p.m., Lincoln Hall, Palmer Ave, Foxburg; One in Spirit with special guests the Western Pa Men of Faith; benefits the Parker Personal Care Home and the Boys & Girls Club; sponsored by the Foxburg Methodist Church and the Rev. Doug Brink; (724) 659-5496. Concert — 7 p.m., Good Hope Lutheran Church, 800 Moran St., Oil City; Venango Chorus Christmas concert titled “A Classic Christmas,” guest artists Rhapsodies in Blue from Oil City High School; free admission. “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings”

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— 2 p.m., Barrow-Civic Theatre, Franklin; new show that offers the best of the musical “Forever Plaid”; includes pop hits of the 1950s; tickets range from $12-18; 4373440 or www.barrowtheatre.com. Hike — 10 a.m., Route 66 trail head; Clarion Chapter of the North Country Trail Association; hike from Environmental Center to Route 66; (814) 226-5574 or 4371168. Dec. 8 Ornament making class — 6 to 8 p.m., Franklin Public Library; Terrie Grove will lead a class in making Christmas ornaments; participants will make an elf from wooden blocks and beads as well as felt poinsettias; free and open to adults or teens; registration is required by Tuesday, Dec. 6, and class size is limited to 25 adults; 432-5062. Dec. 9 Concert — 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 700 Wood St., Clarion; free fall choral concert by the Clarion University Choir and Chamber Singers; choirs will be honoring local veterans; open to the public. Concert — 7:30 p.m., Great Room, National Transit Building, 206 Seneca St., Oil City; Maureen Galiber; sponsored by the Oil City Arts and Cultural Commission; $10; $8 for arts council members. Family movie night — 6 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 111 Reed St., Oil City; presented by the Venango Fatherhood Initiative, showing “Finding Dory,” free event with popcorn, chips, drinks and door prizes; space is limited and registration is required by Dec. 6; register by calling 676-9940, Ext. 12. “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” — 7:30 p.m., Barrow-Civic Theatre, Franklin; new show that offers the best of the musical “Forever Plaid”; includes pop hits of the 1950s; tickets range from $12-18; 437-3440 or www. barrowtheatre.com. Season of Light — 7 and 8 p.m., Donald D. Pierce Planetarium, Clarion University; planetarium program; free and open to the public; (814) 393-2085.

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10 The Derrick./The News-Herald: Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 Main St., Shippenville; church’s 12th annual open house and Christmas concert; solo handbell performer Sue Garton; admission is free; refreshments follow concert; (814) 797-1946 or (814) 221(Continued฀from฀Page฀9) 5611. Concert — 4 p.m., Good Hope Dec. 10 Film showing — 7 p.m., Robert Lutheran Church, 800 Moran St., Oil City; Venango Youth Choir will put W. Rhoades Center, Venango on a musical drama titled “Carriers College, Oil City; “Lady in the of the Light,” free admission. Van”; rated PG-13; free and open Concert — 3 p.m., Grace United to the public; part of Venango Methodist Church, 100 Central College’s independent film series; Ave., Oil City; Sounds of the 676-6591, Ext. 1269. Season by the Schubert Music “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” Club; open to the public; refresh— 7:30 p.m., Barrow-Civic ments after the concert. Theatre, Franklin; new show that “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” offers the best of the musical — 2 p.m., Barrow-Civic Theatre, “Forever Plaid”; includes pop hits Franklin; new show that offers the of the 1950s; tickets range from best of the musical “Forever Plaid”; $12-18; 437-3440 or www.barincludes pop hits of the 1950s; rowtheatre.com. tickets range from $12-18; 437Dec. 11 3440 or www.barrowtheatre.com. Concert — 2 p.m., Rimersburg Santa train stop — 11 a.m. to 4 Methodist Church; annual Patriotic p.m., 2 Relief St., near National Christmas Concert; Terry George Fuel Gas in Oil City; Santa travels and Markelle Willison, Men of Faith, about the Western New York and Bradley Anthony, Cassie Munsee, Pennsylvania Railroad; Santa will Union High School Small stop and visit on the grounds, Ensemble, Janet McCauley, Special there are no train rides or tours K, Dana Solida, Rimersburg connected with the event; free and Methodist Church Choir; an offering open to the public. will be collected; refreshments folSeasons of Light — 7 and 8 lowing the concert; proceeds benefit p.m., Donald D. Pierce the Rimersburg Veterans’ Memorial Planetarium, Clarion University; Park and Museum. planetarium program; free and Concert — 3 p.m., Shippenville open to the public; (814) 393United Methodist Church, 123 2085.

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Dec. 16 Family night — 6 to 8 p.m., Franklin YMCA; Twas the Night with Santa family night; pictures with Santa, crafts, hot chocolate and cookies, movie with popcorn provided; children may wear their pajamas; free and open to the community. Dec. 17 Christmas program — 7:30 p.m., Venus United Evangelical Church, Route 157, Venus; church’s annual Christmas program titled “King of Glory,” program includes choral music, live orchestra, children’s Nativity and candlelight singing; free and open to the public. Concert — 7:30 p.m. Oil City High School auditorium; High School holiday concert; admission is a canned good or non-perishable food item. Concert — 7:30 p.m., BarrowCivic Theatre, Franklin; A Franklin Christmas featuring Taste of Talent Winners; 437-3440 or www. barrowtheatre.com. Live Nativity — 6 to 9 p.m., North Sandy Church, Utica; live actors with animals and cocoa and cookies; admission is free. Dec. 18 Concert — 2 p.m., Franklin First United Methodist Church; “A Family Christmas with Cahal” featuring Cahal Dunne; doors open at 1 p.m., show starts at 2 p.m. $12; 657-5012. Concert — 7 p.m., Memorial Church of Our Father, Foxburg; seventh annual performance of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble; tickets are $30 for

adults; $25 for Allegheny Riverstone Center for the Arts members and $5 for students; alleghenyriverstone. org or (724) 659-3153. Dec. 20 Concert — 7:30 p.m. Oil City High School auditorium; Middle School holiday concert; admission is free. Dec. 28 Bus trip — Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino; Wednesday; $32 cost; $25 casino package; current photo ID required; reserved seating with payment; Colonial Tours, 8279171. Pd. Adv. Jan. 18 Bus trip — Seneca Allegany Casino; Wednesday; $32 cost; $25 casino package; current photo ID required; reserved seating with payment; Colonial Tours, 8279171. Pd. Adv. Feb. 4 Bus trip —Cleveland’s Great/Big Home and Garden Show; Saturday; cost is $55, admission included; current photo ID required; reserved seating with payment; Colonial Tours, 8279171. Pd. Adv. Aug. 6-17 Bus trip — National Parks of America; Collette-Lois Parsons agent; current photo ID required; reserved seating with payment; Colonial Tours, 827-9171. Pd. Adv. Sept. 17-21 Bus trip — Sanantonio; ColletteLois Parsons agent; current photo ID required; reserved seating with payment; Colonial Tours, 8279171. Pd. Adv.

Historical฀teas฀at฀Tarbell฀House฀ scheduled฀for฀next฀year TITUSVILLE฀—฀The฀schedule฀for฀next฀ year’s฀historical฀teas฀at฀the฀Tarbell฀House฀ has฀been฀announced.฀Teas฀are฀scheduled฀at฀ 4฀p.m.฀Fridays,฀Feb.฀10,฀March฀10,฀April฀7,฀ or฀May฀12,฀at฀the฀historic฀house฀located฀at฀ 324฀E.฀Main฀St.,฀Titusville. These฀ educational฀ programs฀ are฀ a฀ joint฀ project฀ involving฀ students฀ of฀ Titusville฀Area฀School฀District฀who฀prepare฀the฀menus,฀serve฀the฀guests,฀and฀do฀ so฀ while฀ portraying฀ specific฀ historic฀ characters฀ from฀ Titusville’s฀ and฀ the฀ Oil฀ Region’s฀ past.฀ Students฀ from฀ the฀ Titusville฀ campus฀ of฀ the฀ University฀ of฀ Pittsburgh฀ provide฀ additional฀ re-enactor฀

services.฀Members฀of฀the฀Friends฀of฀the Tarbell฀ House฀ provide฀ supervision฀ during฀each฀tea฀as฀well฀as฀help฀provide฀posttea฀clean-up฀services฀on฀site. High฀ school฀ senior฀Audrey฀ Durler฀ of Titusville฀is฀cast฀as฀the฀young฀Ida฀Tarbell and฀ she฀ welcomes฀ arriving฀ guests฀ and chats฀ with฀ guests฀ throughout฀ the฀ visit. The฀ other฀ characters฀ participating฀ vary฀ with฀each฀event. Advance฀ reservations฀ are฀ required฀ for these฀public฀teas฀and฀can฀be฀made฀by฀calling฀Marilyn฀Black฀at฀677-3152,฀Ext.฀105.฀ Admission฀is฀$10฀per฀person฀which฀is฀collected฀at฀the฀door฀on฀the฀day฀of฀the฀event.

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Film showing Venango฀College฀will฀offer฀a฀free฀showing฀ of฀ “Captain฀ Fantastic”฀ at฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀ Dec.฀ 3,฀ in฀ Robert฀ W.฀ Rhoades฀ Center฀as฀part฀of฀its฀fall฀independent฀film฀ series.฀The฀showing฀is฀open฀to฀the฀public. About฀the฀film:฀Deep฀in฀the฀forests฀of฀ the฀ Pacific฀ Northwest,฀ isolated฀ from฀ society,฀ a฀ devoted฀ father฀ dedicates฀ his฀ life฀ to฀ transforming฀ his฀ six฀ young฀ children฀into฀extraordinary฀adults.฀But฀when฀ a฀ tragedy฀ strikes฀ the฀ family,฀ they฀ are฀ forced฀to฀leave฀this฀self-created฀paradise฀ and฀ begin฀ a฀ journey฀ into฀ the฀ outside฀ world฀that฀challenges฀his฀idea฀of฀what฀it฀ means฀ to฀ be฀ a฀ parent฀ and฀ brings฀ into฀ question฀ everything฀ he’s฀ taught฀ them.฀ This฀film฀is฀rated฀R. A฀ showing฀ of฀ “Lady฀ in฀ the฀ Van”฀ is฀ scheduled฀for฀7฀p.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀10. Handbell choir to perform GROVE฀ CITY฀ —฀ The฀ Celebration฀ Ringers,฀ a฀ community฀ handbell฀ choir,฀ will฀ present฀ its฀ Christmas฀ concert฀ at฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Monday,฀ Dec.฀ 5,฀ at฀ Tower฀ Evangelical฀Presbyterian฀Church,฀248฀S.฀ Broad฀St.,฀Grove฀City. Along฀ with฀ the฀ Celebration฀ Ringers,฀ renowned฀solo฀bell฀ringer฀Sue฀Garton฀will฀ perform฀a฀few฀pieces.฀Also฀ringing฀some฀ numbers฀will฀be฀the฀Revelation฀Ringers,฀a฀ group฀of฀Grove฀City฀College฀students,฀and฀ the฀Glenn฀Ringers฀of฀Tower฀Church. There฀ is฀ no฀ admission฀ charge฀ for฀ the฀ concert.฀ A฀ freewill฀ offering฀ will฀ be฀ accepted฀to฀help฀defray฀the฀costs฀of฀new฀ music฀ and฀ bell฀ refurbishment฀ among฀ other฀expenses. Ornament making class Terrie฀Grove฀will฀lead฀a฀class฀in฀making฀Christmas฀ornaments฀at฀the฀Franklin฀ Public฀Library฀from฀6฀to฀8฀p.m.฀Thursday,฀ Dec.฀ 8.฀ Participants฀ will฀ make฀ an฀ elf฀ from฀wooden฀blocks฀and฀beads฀as฀well฀as฀ felt฀ poinsettias.฀ This฀ class฀ is฀ free฀ and฀ open฀ to฀ adults฀ or฀ teens.฀ Registration฀ is฀ required฀ by฀ Tuesday,฀ Dec.฀ 6,฀ and฀ class฀ size฀ is฀ limited฀ to฀ 25฀ adults.฀ More฀ information฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀the฀library฀ at฀432-5062. Choral concert CLARION฀ —฀ A฀ free฀ choral฀ concert฀ will฀be฀held฀at฀7:30฀p.m.฀Friday,฀Dec.฀9,฀ at฀ the฀ First฀ Presbyterian฀ Church,฀ 700฀ Wood฀ St.,฀ Clarion.฀ The฀ concert฀ is฀ the฀ Clarion฀ University฀ Concert฀ Choir฀ and฀ Chamber฀ Singers’s฀ fall฀ concert.฀ The฀ choirs฀will฀be฀recognizing฀and฀honoring฀ local฀veterans.฀The฀students฀in฀the฀choirs฀ would฀like฀to฀extend฀an฀invitation฀to฀veterans฀ and฀ their฀ families฀ to฀ attend฀ this฀ special฀concert. Patriotic Christmas Concert RIMERSBURG฀ —฀ Rimersburg฀

Methodist฀ Church฀ will฀ host฀ is฀ annual฀ Patriotic฀ Christmas฀ concert฀ at฀ 2฀ p.m.,฀ Sunday,฀ Dec.฀ 11.฀ Entertainment฀ will฀ be฀ provided฀by฀Terry฀George฀and฀Markelle฀ Willison,฀Men฀of฀Faith,฀Bradley฀Anthony,฀ Cassie฀ Munsee,฀ Union฀ High฀ School฀ Small฀ Ensemble,฀ Janet฀ McCauley,฀ Special฀ K,฀ Dana฀ Solida฀ and฀ the฀ Rimersburg฀Methodist฀Church฀Choir.฀An฀ offering฀will฀be฀collected.฀Refreshments฀ will฀be฀served฀in฀the฀basement฀following฀ the฀ concert.฀ All฀ proceeds฀ benefit฀ the฀ Rimersburg฀Veterans’฀Memorial฀Park฀and฀ Museum. Handbell performer in concert SHIPPENVILLE฀ —฀ Shippenville฀ United฀Methodist฀Church฀will฀solo฀handbell฀ performer,฀ Sue฀ Garton฀ at฀ its฀ 12th฀ annual฀ open฀ house฀ and฀ Christmas฀ concert฀at฀3฀p.m.฀Sunday,฀Dec.฀11.฀Admission฀ is฀free.฀Refreshments฀will฀follow฀the฀performance.฀ The฀ church฀ is฀ located฀ at฀ 123฀ Main฀ St.,฀ Shippenville.฀ For฀ more฀ information,฀interested฀persons฀may฀call฀(814)฀ 797-1946฀or฀(814)฀221-5611. Live Nativity UTICA฀ —฀ North฀ Sandy฀ Church฀ will฀ hold฀ a฀ live฀ Nativity฀ from฀ 6฀ to฀ 8฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀ Dec.฀ 17,฀ at฀ the฀ church฀ on฀ Raymilton฀ Road,฀ Utica.฀ Children฀ and฀ other฀ attendees฀ will฀ be฀ able฀ to฀ view฀ goats,฀sheep฀and฀Little฀John฀the฀donkey.฀

Participants฀ will฀ see฀ baby฀ Jesus฀ in฀ the฀ manger฀ and฀ then฀ visit฀ the฀ Wise฀ Men฀ to฀ receive฀ a฀ surprise.฀ The฀ event฀ will฀ also฀ feature฀ a฀ bonfire฀ and฀ cookies฀ to฀ help฀ attendees฀deal฀with฀the฀cold.฀The฀Roman฀ soldiers฀ will฀ be฀ on฀ hand฀ to฀ have฀ people฀ sign฀their฀names฀for฀the฀census.฀For฀those฀ wishing฀to฀witness฀the฀Nativity฀from฀the฀ warmth฀ of฀ their฀ car,฀ there฀ is฀ a฀ drive-by฀ option฀as฀well. Christmas program VENUS฀—฀Venus฀United฀Evangelical฀ Church฀will฀present฀the฀annual฀Christmas฀ Program฀ “King฀ of฀ Glory”฀ at฀ 7:30฀ p.m.฀ Saturday,฀Dec.฀17.฀The฀program฀includes฀ choral฀ music,฀ a฀ live฀ orchestra,฀ a฀ children’s฀ Nativity฀ and฀ candlelight฀ singing.฀ The฀ church฀ is฀ located฀ on฀ Route฀ 157฀ in฀ Venus. Cahal Dunne in concert Pianist฀Cahal฀Dunne฀will฀perform฀“A฀ Family฀Christmas฀with฀Cahal”฀at฀2฀p.m.฀ Sunday,฀ Dec.฀ 18,฀ at฀ the฀ Franklin฀ First฀ United฀Methodist฀Church.฀Doors฀open฀at฀ 1p.m. Dunne,฀ “Ireland’s฀ Happy฀ Man,”฀ is฀ a฀ composer,฀ classically฀ trained฀ concert฀ pianist,฀story฀teller,฀comedian฀and฀television฀personality.฀He฀has฀performed฀with฀ Bob฀ Hope,฀ Al฀ Martino,฀ Tony฀ Orlando฀ and฀has฀performed฀for฀several฀American฀ Presidents.

Tickets฀are฀$12฀each฀and฀are฀available by฀stopping฀into฀the฀church฀office฀from฀9฀ a.m.฀to฀3฀p.m.฀Monday฀through฀Thursday or฀by฀mail.฀Tickets฀will฀also฀be฀available฀ at฀the฀door.฀The฀show฀is฀sponsored฀by฀the฀ First฀United฀Methodist฀Church฀and฀is฀the฀ under฀ the฀ direction฀ of฀ the฀ Penny฀ Gustavson. ฀ For฀ further฀ information,฀ interested฀ persons฀may฀call฀657-5012.฀

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble FOXBURG฀ —฀ Foxburg’s฀ Memorial Church฀of฀Our฀Father฀will฀be฀the฀setting฀ for฀ the฀ seventh฀ annual฀ performance฀ of฀ the฀ Pittsburgh฀ Symphony฀ Orchestra฀ Brass฀ Ensemble฀ on฀ at฀ 7฀ p.m.฀ Sunday,฀ Dec.฀18. The฀ intimate฀ atmosphere฀ and฀ superb acoustics฀ of฀ this฀ stone฀ church฀ will฀ resound฀with฀traditional฀Christmas฀favorites฀performed฀by฀some฀of฀the฀most฀celebrated฀ brass฀ musicians฀ in฀ the฀ world, according฀to฀the฀center. “With฀limited฀seating฀in฀this฀beautiful neo-Gothic฀church,฀this฀cheerful฀evening is฀ always฀ a฀ sell฀ out,”฀ the฀ center฀ added. Tickets฀ are฀ $30฀ for฀ adults,฀ $25฀ for฀ Allegheny฀Riverstone฀Center฀for฀the฀Arts฀ members฀and฀$5฀for฀students. Tickets฀ can฀ be฀ purchased฀ online฀ at฀ www.alleghenyriverstone.org฀or฀by฀calling฀(724)฀659-3153.

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‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Film฀is฀an฀enchanting฀prequel฀to฀‘Harry฀Potter’

Fear฀is฀a฀path฀to฀intolerance฀and฀destruction฀ in฀ “Fantastic฀ Beasts฀ and฀ Where฀ to฀ Find฀ Them,”฀ from฀ director฀ David฀ Yates.฀ Written฀ by฀ J.K.฀ Rowling,฀ based฀ on฀ her฀ book฀ of฀ the฀ same฀ name,฀ the฀ film฀ takes฀ audiences฀ back฀ to฀ the฀ world฀ of฀ Harry฀ Potter,฀ set฀ more฀ than฀ 60฀ years฀ before฀ the฀ start฀of฀the฀iconic฀series.฀Eddie฀Redmayne฀ stars฀as฀Newt฀Scamander,฀a฀wizard฀biologist฀ on฀ a฀ quest฀ to฀ catalogue฀ and฀ protect฀ magical฀ creatures,฀ who฀ inadvertently฀ stumbles฀upon฀a฀nefarious฀scheme. New฀York฀City,฀1926฀—฀While฀on฀his฀ way฀ to฀ the฀ western฀ United฀ States,฀ Newt฀ Scamander฀ (Redmayne)฀ loses฀ a฀ small฀ magical฀creature฀from฀his฀bag.฀In฀pursuit,฀ Newt฀ accidentally฀ exposes฀ the฀ magical฀ world฀to฀No-Maj/Muggle฀Jacob฀Kowalski฀ (Dan฀ Fogler),฀ who฀ is฀ at฀ a฀ bank฀ to฀ get฀ a฀ loan.฀ But฀ when฀ Jacob฀ releases฀ multiple฀ creatures฀ from฀ the฀ bag,฀ Newt฀ needs฀ the฀

help฀ of฀ Tina฀ Goldstein฀ (Katherine฀ Waterson),฀ a฀ member฀ of฀ the฀ Magical฀ Congress฀of฀the฀United฀States,฀to฀get฀them฀ back.฀And฀on฀the฀way,฀the฀group฀discovers฀ a฀darker,฀sinister฀ploy฀woven฀through฀the฀ magical฀American฀underground. Writer฀J.K.฀Rowling฀has฀crafted฀a฀new฀tale฀ to฀bring฀audiences฀back฀to฀the฀world฀she฀created฀for฀Harry฀Potter,฀and฀this฀foray฀into฀an฀ entirely฀ new฀ series฀ is฀ both฀ imaginative฀ and฀ fun.฀If฀viewers฀are฀fans฀of฀the฀Harry฀Potter฀ series฀who฀crave฀attention฀to฀detail,฀“Fantastic฀ Beasts฀and฀Where฀to฀Find฀Them”฀is฀a฀delightful,฀ absorbing฀ experience.฀ Simply฀ put,฀ the฀ film฀is฀a฀visual฀spectacle฀that฀rapidly฀absorbs฀ the฀audience.฀There฀is฀really฀no฀limit฀to฀the฀ detail฀that฀can฀be฀found฀in฀the฀film,฀with฀elements฀and฀threads฀that฀tie฀into฀other฀parts฀of฀ the฀fictional฀universe,฀while฀at฀the฀same฀time฀ providing฀amble฀opportunity฀for฀later฀expansion฀and฀entertainment฀for฀new฀viewers.

This฀ healthy,฀ thriving฀ environment฀ is฀ brought฀to฀life฀and฀populated฀with฀characters฀ who฀feel฀very฀real,฀almost฀as฀if฀they฀are฀about฀ to฀step฀off฀the฀screen.฀The฀subtle,฀yet฀widerange฀ of฀ Redmayne฀ makes฀ his฀ character฀ immediately฀likable,฀and฀it฀becomes฀impossible฀to฀not฀want฀him฀to฀succeed.฀Opposite฀to฀ Redmayne’s฀ Scamander,฀ Fogler฀ and฀ Waterson฀ play฀ important฀ roles฀ as฀ audience฀ surrogates,฀ the฀ former฀ for฀ those฀ unfamiliar฀ with฀the฀series.฀Combined,฀the฀cast฀displays฀ a฀healthy฀level฀of฀emotional฀investment฀that฀ is฀able฀to฀lock฀up฀audience฀interest. But,฀ with฀ the฀ imagination฀ and฀ even฀ the฀ magic฀ nearly฀ reaching฀ a฀ saturation฀ point,฀ it฀ was฀ inevitable฀ that฀ the฀ film฀ would฀ become฀ bogged฀ with฀ detail.฀This฀ becomes฀ more฀ apparent฀ in฀ the฀ second฀ act,฀ as฀ the฀ pacing฀ drags฀ and฀ various฀ scenes฀ occur฀ that฀ seem฀ to฀ exist฀ only฀ to฀ help฀ inflate฀ the฀ film’s฀ length.฀ Some฀ of฀ these฀scenes฀don’t฀add฀much฀to฀the฀story฀ and,฀ while฀ they฀ might฀ add฀ humor,฀ they฀ disrupt฀ the฀ pace฀ and฀ make฀ the฀ film฀ feel฀

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Newt฀ Scamander฀ (Eddie Redmayne)฀ shows฀ non-magical฀ Jacob฀ Kowalski฀ (Dan฀ Fogler)฀ a฀ world฀ of฀ mystical฀ creatures฀ in฀ a฀ scene฀ from฀ “Fantastic฀ Beasts฀ and฀Where฀to฀Find฀Them.” longer฀than฀it฀is.฀Yates’฀direction฀is฀able฀ to฀compensate฀for฀this฀through฀his฀attention฀ to฀ storytelling,฀ strengthening฀ the plot฀through฀spectacle฀and฀splendor. Featuring฀a฀message฀that฀reminds฀audiences฀to฀embrace฀who฀they฀are,฀writer฀J.K.฀ Rowling฀and฀director฀David฀Yates’฀“Fantastic฀ Beasts฀ and฀ Where฀ to฀ Find฀ Them”฀ is฀ an enchanting฀cinematic฀ride฀to฀be฀enjoyed฀by audiences฀of฀all฀ages.฀Although฀the฀pace฀and narrative฀ may฀ seem฀ a฀ bit฀ drawn-out฀ and occasionally฀ erratic,฀ the฀ overall฀ story remains฀ one฀ of฀ strength,฀ with฀ dazzling฀ imagery฀and฀an฀impressive฀splash฀of฀imagination฀ and฀ world-building฀ that฀ is฀ sure฀ to฀ bring฀viewers฀back฀time฀and฀time฀again. My฀grade:฀7.5฀out฀of฀10฀stars.

(Timothy฀ Hogg฀ has฀ a฀ minor฀ in฀ film and฀ media฀ studies฀ from฀ Slippery฀ Rock University.฀Readers฀may฀contact฀him฀by email฀at฀timothyhogg.thederrick@gmail. com.)

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Grade: 7.5฀out฀of฀10฀stars Director:฀David฀Yates Stars:฀Eddie฀Redmayne,฀Colin฀ Farrell,฀Katherine฀Waterson,฀Alison฀ Sudol,฀Samantha฀Morton,฀Dan฀ Fogler,฀Ezra฀Miller Run time:฀133฀minutes Rating:฀PG-13฀for฀some฀fantasy฀ action฀violence

Oil฀City฀YWCA

Sweet฀ Treats฀ —฀ The฀ event฀ will฀ be฀ held฀from฀9฀a.m.฀to฀2฀p.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀ 3.฀The฀YW฀gym฀and฀other฀rooms฀will฀be฀ filled฀ with฀ crafts฀ and฀ holiday฀ gift฀ ideas.฀ A฀ variety฀ of฀ homemade฀ cookies฀ will฀ be฀ available฀ for฀ purchase.฀ Lunch฀ will฀ be฀ held฀from฀11฀a.m.฀to฀1฀p.m.฀Admission฀is฀ free. Christmas฀ raffle฀ —฀ A฀ Christmas฀ raffle฀will฀be฀held฀through฀Tuesday,฀Dec.฀ 13.฀ Prizes฀ are฀ on฀ display฀ at฀ the฀ YW.฀ Tickets฀are฀two฀for฀$1.฀The฀drawing฀date฀ is฀Tuesday,฀Dec.฀13. The฀YW฀ is฀ also฀ holding฀ a฀ soup฀ mix฀ sale. Embodi฀ yoga฀ —฀ Peg฀ Teeter฀ will฀ teach฀ this฀ class฀ that฀ meets฀ from฀ 9฀ to฀ 10฀ a.m.฀Tuesdays฀and฀Thursdays฀Dec.฀1-20.฀ The฀drop-in฀fee฀for฀members฀is฀$6฀and฀$7฀ for฀non-members. Gallivanters฀ —฀ The฀ Christmas฀ luncheon฀will฀be฀held฀at฀12:30฀p.m.฀Monday,฀ Dec.฀12.฀Cost฀is฀$13฀and฀reservations฀are฀ required.฀ Those฀ attending฀ should฀ take฀ a฀ canned฀good฀or฀toy฀for฀a฀donation฀for฀the฀ needy.฀ Reservations฀ for฀ the฀ Christmas฀ luncheon฀may฀be฀made฀by฀calling฀Vickie฀ Skiba฀at฀676-6528. Fitness programs Lunchtime฀Workout฀—฀This฀20-minute฀ class฀ that฀ tones฀ arms,฀ legs฀ and฀ abs฀ meets฀ at฀ 12:15฀ p.m.฀ Mondays฀ and฀ Wednesdays฀and฀is฀offered฀through฀Dec.฀ 14.฀It฀is฀free฀for฀Fitness฀Center฀members฀ and฀$2฀a฀class฀for฀non-members. Personal฀ training฀ —฀ The฀YW฀ has฀ a฀ number฀ of฀ qualified฀ instructors฀ on฀ staff฀ which฀can฀accommodate฀morning,฀afternoon฀ and฀ evening฀ sessions.฀ Interested฀ persons฀ may฀ call฀ the฀YW฀ for฀ rates฀ and฀ times. Toning฀Time฀—฀This฀30-minute฀class฀ strengthens฀and฀tones฀both฀the฀upper฀and฀ lower฀body฀as฀well฀as฀core฀muscles,฀abs฀ and฀ back.฀ It฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ at฀ 6:15฀ p.m.฀ Mondays฀ and฀ Thursdays฀ and฀ at฀ 5฀ p.m.฀ Tuesdays฀ and฀ Thursdays.฀ It฀ is฀ free฀ for฀ fitness฀ members฀ and฀ $2฀ per฀ class฀ for฀ non-members. Zumba฀ —฀ Nuevo฀ Zumba฀ meets฀ at฀ 6:45฀p.m.฀Mondays฀and฀Wednesdays฀and฀ at฀ 8:30฀ a.m.฀ Saturdays.฀ Zumba฀ with฀ Michelle฀ and฀ Sue฀ meets฀ at฀ 6:15฀ p.m.฀ Tuesdays฀ and฀ Thursdays.฀ Punch฀ cards฀ can฀be฀purchased฀for฀$20฀for฀YW฀members฀and฀$25฀for฀non-members.฀Zumba฀ Gold฀ meets฀ at฀ 10฀ a.m.฀ Mondays฀ with฀ instructor฀Linda฀Morrison.

Youth programs YWCA฀Girls฀Club฀—฀The฀girls฀club฀ meets฀ every฀ week฀ after฀ school฀ until฀ 5฀ p.m.฀for฀girls฀in฀Grades฀6฀to฀9.฀Participants฀ will฀ enjoy฀ snacks฀ and฀ activities฀ such฀ as฀ crafts,฀ cooking฀ class,฀ spa฀ days,฀ zumba฀ and฀more.฀Membership฀is฀$20฀with฀financial฀aid฀available.

The Derrick./The News-Herald: Friday, Nov. 25, 2016

YWCA hours The฀YWCA฀is฀open฀from฀6฀a.m.฀to฀8฀ p.m.฀ Mondays฀ through฀Thursdays,฀ from฀ 6฀a.m.฀to฀5฀p.m.฀Fridays฀and฀from฀8฀a.m.฀ to฀noon฀Saturdays. The฀YW฀will฀be฀closed฀today฀for฀the฀ Thanksgiving฀ holiday.฀ It฀ will฀ be฀ open฀ regular฀hours฀on฀Saturday. Financial฀ aid฀ is฀ available฀ by฀ contacting฀the฀YWCA฀office.฀For฀more฀information฀ about฀ the฀ YWCA฀ or฀ YWCA฀ programs,฀ people฀ may฀ go฀ online฀ to฀ www. ocywca.org฀or฀call฀676-6528.

Oil฀City฀YMCA

Youth฀ Dodgeball฀ —฀ This฀ program฀ for฀students฀in฀third฀to฀fifth฀grade฀begins฀ Saturday,฀ Dec.฀ 3.฀ Participants฀ will฀ learn฀ dodgeball฀ rules฀ and฀ skills฀ through฀ live฀ game฀play.฀This฀two-week฀youth฀dodgeball฀program฀will฀be฀held฀at฀the฀YMCA฀ gym฀ with฀ youth฀ director฀ Max฀ Krepps.฀ The฀cost฀is฀$10฀per฀participant. Dodgeball฀Tournament฀—฀A฀dodgeball฀tournament฀for฀youth฀and฀adults฀will฀ be฀held฀at฀9฀a.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀17.฀The฀ tournament฀ is฀ for฀ ages฀ 9฀ through฀ adult฀ with฀ different฀ divisions฀ for฀ men฀ and฀ women.฀ The฀ tournament฀ will฀ consist฀ of฀ round฀ robin฀ play฀ within฀ each฀ age฀ division฀ followed฀ by฀ a฀ single฀ elimination฀ play-off฀ format.฀ Cost฀ is฀ $30฀ per฀ youth฀ team฀or฀$40฀per฀adult฀team. YMCA฀ Younger฀ Days฀ Child฀ Care฀ —฀ There฀ are฀ openings฀ for฀ Afterschool฀ Child฀Care฀for฀children฀in฀grades฀kindergarten฀ through฀ sixth฀ grade.฀ Care฀ is฀ also฀ available฀on฀days฀when฀there฀is฀no฀school.฀ Children฀ in฀ the฀ Afterschool฀ Program฀ may฀take฀advantage฀of฀gym฀time,฀swimming฀ and฀ a฀ walking฀ program.฀ More฀ information฀ is฀ available฀ online฀ at฀ www. oilcityymca.org/before-after-school-care฀ or฀by฀calling฀670-0594. Kayak฀Class฀—฀A฀kayak฀class฀will฀be฀ held฀from฀2฀to฀4฀p.m.฀Saturday,฀Dec.฀10.฀ People฀may฀take฀their฀own฀kayak฀or฀borrow฀one฀form฀the฀Y.฀Cost฀is฀$5฀for฀members฀and฀$10฀for฀nonmembers. YMCA hours The฀YMCA฀hours฀are฀from฀6฀a.m.฀to฀9฀ p.m.฀Monday฀through฀Friday฀and฀from฀8฀ a.m.฀to฀8฀p.m.฀Saturdays.฀The฀Y฀is฀closed฀ Sundays. More฀ information฀ about฀ the฀ Oil฀ City฀ YMCA฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀677-3000;฀ at฀ www.oilcityymca.org฀ or฀ on฀ the฀ Y’s฀ Facebook฀page.

hypertension฀and฀other฀diseases฀or฀risks฀ for฀diseases.฀Cardiac฀Rehab฀will฀be฀held฀ from฀ 7:30฀ to฀ 9:45฀ a.m.฀ Mondays,฀ Wednesdays฀and฀Fridays.฀More฀information฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀the฀Y฀at฀(814)฀ 764-3400. Tumble฀ Time฀ for฀ Preschoolers฀ —฀ This฀ program฀ for฀ ages฀ 3฀ years฀ old฀ and฀ older฀is฀available฀from฀4:45฀to฀5:30฀p.m.฀ Thursdays฀ in฀ November.฀This฀ fun฀ interactive฀ class฀ introduces฀ children฀ to฀ the฀ world฀ of฀ gymnastics฀ while฀ working฀ on฀ coordination,฀balance,฀physical฀strength,฀ teamwork,฀ and฀ social฀ skills.฀The฀ cost฀ is฀ $5฀ for฀ members฀ and฀ $20฀ for฀ non-members.฀ Registration฀ is฀ available฀ at฀ the฀ YMCA. Young฀Adult฀Memberships฀—฀Young฀ adult฀ memberships฀ are฀ now฀ available฀ at฀ the฀ YMCA฀ for฀ ages฀ 19-29฀ for฀ $23฀ a฀ month.฀ More฀ information฀ is฀ available฀ online฀ at฀ www.clarioncountyymca.org/ membership-rates. Hours The฀ Clarion฀ County฀ YMCA฀ is฀ open฀ from฀ 5฀ a.m.฀ to฀ 8฀ p.m.฀ on฀ weekdays,฀ 7฀ a.m.฀to฀2฀p.m.฀Saturdays฀and฀from฀9฀a.m.฀ to฀2฀p.m.฀Sundays. More฀ information฀ about฀ the฀ Clarion฀ County฀YMCA฀and฀Y฀programs฀is฀available฀ online฀ at฀ www.clarioncountyymca. org฀or฀by฀calling฀the฀Y฀at฀(814)฀764-3400฀ and฀following฀the฀Y฀on฀Facebook.

Franklin฀YMCA

Family฀ night฀ —฀ “Twas฀ the฀ Night฀ With฀ Santa”฀ Family฀ Night฀ will฀ be฀ held฀ from฀ 6฀ to฀ 8฀ p.m.฀ Friday,฀ Dec.฀ 16.฀ The฀ event฀is฀free฀and฀open฀to฀the฀community.฀ It฀includes฀photos฀with฀Santa,฀crafts,฀hot฀ chocolate,฀ cookies฀ and฀ a฀ movie฀ with฀ popcorn.฀ Children฀ may฀ were฀ their฀ pajamas. YMCA฀ Child฀ Care฀ and฀ School฀ Age฀ Care฀Programs฀—฀The฀programs฀include฀ infant฀and฀toddler฀care฀for฀ages฀6฀weeks฀old฀ to฀3฀years฀old,฀full-฀and฀part-time฀child฀care฀ for฀children฀ages฀3฀to฀5฀years฀old,฀preschool฀ and฀ the฀ state-funded฀ Pre-K฀ Counts฀ and฀ After฀ School฀ Child฀ Care฀ for฀ children฀ in฀ kindergarten฀ through฀ fourth฀ grade.฀ More฀ information฀is฀available฀by฀contacting฀Child฀ Care฀Director฀Amy฀Brown.

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Membership฀ categories฀ —฀ Membership฀ categories฀ have฀ changed.฀ More฀ information฀ about฀ membership฀ rates฀and฀categories฀is฀available฀by฀calling฀the฀Y. Cardiac฀Rehab฀—฀Phase฀III฀Cardiac Rehab฀is฀a฀monitored,฀maintenance฀program฀for฀graduates฀of฀the฀Phase฀II฀Cardiac Rehab฀program.฀Participants฀work฀independently฀ while฀ being฀ supervised฀ by฀ a฀ trained฀fitness฀instructor. Tae฀Kwon฀Do฀—฀This฀program฀featuring฀traditional฀Korean฀form฀of฀martial฀ arts฀ teaches฀ self-defense฀ techniques,฀developing฀the฀body,฀mind฀and spirit. Multi-level฀Yoga฀—฀Participants฀will฀ learn฀ postures฀ to฀ increase฀ strength฀ and flexibility,฀breath-work฀to฀relax฀the฀heart฀ and฀ circulatory฀ system฀ and฀ relaxation techniques฀ to฀ quiet฀ the฀ mind฀ and฀ sooth the฀spirit. Cheerleading฀ —฀ Registrations฀ are being฀ accepted฀ for฀ the฀ Franklin฀YMCA Magic฀ All-Star฀ Cheerleading฀ and฀ Tiny฀ Cheer฀for฀children฀ages฀3฀through฀6฀years฀ old.฀ All฀ cheerleaders฀ perform฀ at฀ local฀ events฀and฀parades. Aquatics Early฀childhood฀aquatics฀—฀Held฀in฀ the฀ spa฀ pool,฀ Water฀ Babies฀ is฀ designed for฀babies฀and฀toddlers฀ages฀6฀months฀to฀ 3฀years฀of฀age. Early฀ childhood฀ lessons฀ —฀ Early childhood฀ lessons฀ include฀ the฀ Pike฀ and Eel฀ and฀ Ray฀ and฀ Starfish฀ for฀ children ages฀ 3฀ to฀ 5฀ years฀ old.฀ Classes฀ available฀ for฀school-age฀children฀include฀Polliwog, Guppy,฀Minnow฀and฀Fish. Private฀swim฀lessons฀—฀Private฀swim lessons฀ are฀ available฀ for฀ both฀ children and฀adults.฀More฀information฀is฀available by฀contacting฀the฀aquatics฀director. Hours The฀Franklin฀Y฀is฀open฀from฀6฀a.m.฀to฀ 9฀ p.m.฀ Mondays฀ through฀ Thursdays; from฀6฀a.m.฀to฀8฀p.m.฀Fridays,฀from฀7:30฀ a.m.฀to฀5฀p.m.฀Saturdays฀and฀from฀1฀to฀5 p.m.฀Sundays. More฀ information฀ is฀ available฀ online฀ at฀ www.franklinymca.org฀ or฀ by฀ calling฀ 432-2138.฀ The฀ Y฀ app฀ is฀ available฀ for smartphones.

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Cardiac฀ Rehab฀ Phase฀ III฀ —฀ This฀ program฀begins฀Friday,฀Dec.฀2,฀and฀is฀for฀ anyone฀ who฀ had฀ completed฀ phase฀ I฀ and฀ phase฀ II฀ of฀ a฀ cardiac฀ rehab฀ program฀ or฀ anyone฀with฀a฀doctor’s฀recommendation฀ for฀ diabetes,฀ pre-diabetes,฀ fibromyalgia,฀

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The Derrick./The News-Herald: Friday, Nov. 25, 2016

Benefit฀concert฀planned฀in฀Foxburg Event฀features฀ One฀In฀Spirit฀ and฀The฀Western฀ Pa฀Men฀of฀Faith

FOXBURG฀ —฀ A฀ benefit฀ concert฀ featuring฀One฀In฀Spirit฀and฀The฀Western฀ Pa฀Men฀of฀Faith฀will฀be฀held฀at฀6฀p.m.฀ Sunday,฀Dec.฀4,฀at฀Lincoln฀Hall,฀Palmer฀ Ave,฀Foxburg.฀The฀event฀is฀sponsored฀ by฀ the฀ Foxburg฀ Methodist฀ Church฀ under฀ the฀ direction฀ of฀ the฀ Rev.฀ Doug฀ Brink.฀ An฀ open฀ house฀ with฀ refreshments฀will฀be฀held฀at฀4฀p.m.฀the฀Foxburg฀ Methodist฀Church. More฀ information฀ is฀ available฀ by฀ calling฀(724)฀659-5496. One฀In฀Spirit฀is฀a฀family฀vocal฀quartet฀comprised฀of฀ Von,฀Lynda,฀Ivy฀and฀Lyric฀McCommons.฀One฀In฀Spirit฀ performs฀Southern฀Gospel฀music.฀The฀family฀are฀active฀ members฀ of฀ the฀ Christian฀ and฀ Missionary฀ Alliance฀ Church฀of฀Slippery฀Rock. Proceeds฀ will฀ benefit฀ the฀ Boys’฀ and฀ Girls’฀ Club฀ Along฀the฀Allegheny฀located฀in฀the฀Crawford฀Center฀in฀ Emlenton฀ and฀ the฀ Parker฀ Personal฀ Care฀ Home฀ in฀ the฀ former฀Parker฀Elementary฀School.

One฀In฀Spirit The฀ Boys’฀ and฀ Girls’฀ Club฀ Along฀ the฀ Allegheny,฀ located฀in฀the฀Crawford฀Center฀in฀Emlenton,฀was฀founded฀ in฀2001.฀Its฀vision฀is฀to฀inspire,฀educate,฀guide฀and฀enable฀ all฀ young฀ people,฀ especially฀ those฀ from฀ disadvantaged฀ circumstances฀to฀realize฀their฀full฀potential฀as฀productive,฀ responsible฀and฀caring฀citizens.฀ Its฀purpose฀is฀to฀provide฀programs฀and฀services฀to฀better฀ enhance฀and฀individual฀youth’s฀personal฀sense฀of฀usefulness,฀ competency,฀ belonging฀ and฀ influence.฀As฀ a฀ result,฀ the฀club฀said฀members฀develop฀meaningful฀life฀role฀and฀ interest฀in฀family,฀school,฀community฀and฀work฀settings.

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The฀ Parker฀ Personal฀ Care฀ Home฀ is฀ a฀ health฀ care facility฀ which฀ has฀ a฀ 42-bed฀ capacity.฀ Parker฀ Personal Car฀is฀a฀sister฀facility฀of฀the฀YWCA฀operations฀in฀Butler and฀is฀a฀non-profit฀operation. ฀This฀establishment฀employs฀more฀than฀65฀employees฀from฀the฀local฀area.฀The฀building฀was฀built฀in฀1963 and฀is฀in฀need฀of฀some฀extensive฀repairs฀to฀the฀structure which฀were฀not฀expected.฀ Organizers฀hope฀that฀the฀benefit฀concert฀will฀help฀the care฀home฀to฀continue฀in฀its฀endeavor฀to฀help฀area฀loved ones฀stay฀in฀town.

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Send Letter of Interest, Resume, Clearances, (Act 34, Act 151 and Act 114) and three Letters of Recommendation, dated within the last year and supporting documentation in writing to Mr. David McDeavitt, Superintendent A-C Valley School District P. O. Box 100 Foxburg, PA 16036. D e a d l i n e f o r application is Noon, Tuesday, December 6, 2016. EOE TB Test and Physical required prior to employment.

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Employment shall be on the basis of related e x p e r i e n c e s , organizational and human relations skills, and successful personal experiences working with people. Send Letter of Interest, Resume, Clearances, (Act 34, Act 151 and Act 114) and three Letters of Recommendation, dated within the last year and supporting documentation in writing to Mr. David McDeavitt, Superintendent A-C Valley School District P. O. Box 100 Foxburg, PA 16036. D e a d l i n e f o r application is Noon, Tuesday, December 6, 2016. EOE TB Test and Physical required prior to employment.

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Will work intensively with children and their families in their own homes. Flexible hours. Tr a v e l t h r o u g h o u t Venango County required. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Send resume by November 28, 2016 to [email protected] or Human Resources Family Services 5100 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509 EOE

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Clinical Manager Clinical Manager in intensive treatment center working with emotionally disturbed adolescent males. Rotating shift work, competitive starting salary, excellent benefits including tuition reimbursement. Applicants may also qualify for tuition forgiveness through government programs. Bachelors degree in social work, psychology, sociology or related field. Familiarity with behavioral modification, and treatment principles. Act 33 Clearance necessary. Please e-mail resume to [email protected]. Fax to 724-458-0912 or send it to Director of Human Resources at George Jr. Republic 233 GJR Rd. Grove City, PA 16127

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Evening Child Care Worker - George Junior Republic, a premier residential treatment facility, seeks evening child care workers for the PM to AM hours to supervise youth. Must possess a high school diploma and ACT 33 and 34 Clearances. We offer competitive pay and full benefits. If interested submit resume and/or application to [email protected] or fax to 724-458-0912. Apply online at gjr.org

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FULL TIME OFFICE MANAGER POSITION Health Services of Clarion is looking to fill a full time Office Manager position. Will be managing the operations and activities of 2 very busy physician offices located in the Clarion area. A minimum of 2 years management and supervisory experience in a physician office is required. Please only qualified applicants apply. Submit resume and letter of interest to: Health Services of Clarion, Inc. % Marsha Stiglitz 121 Doctors Lane Clarion, PA 16214

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FAMILY BASED MENTAL HEALTH - Full-time position available for Master’s level worker committed to improving the lives of children and families. Master’s in social work, psychology, counseling, or child welfare required. Experience in sexual abuse/trauma counseling preferred. Will work as a team member with children and their families in their own homes. Some weekend work may be required. Travel throughout Venango and Mercer County required. Extensive training through Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center, Inc. Excellent benefits package and competitive salary. Send resume by November 28, 2016 to [email protected] or: Human Resources Family Services 5100 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509 EOE







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NURSE AIDE TRAINING CLASSES Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove Care Center is interviewing interested candidates for N u r s e A i d e Tr a i n i n g Classes. Must pass physical and criminal background check. Apply in person at: Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove Care Center Harrisville, PA 16038 EOE Male/Female







QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER Local home manufacture l o o k i n g f o r a self-motivated individual with home construction knowledge, strong communication and leadership skills. Must have basic computer skills. Prior experience preferred but not required. Competitive compensation package including full benefits and 401K program. Send resume to: Colony Homes 20510 Paint Blvd Shippenville, PA 16254