Dozens of stray, feral cats get help via Roman's Refuge (2024)

Bridge Buddies

Graduate

The following are today’s and Sunday’s listings for local PBS stations:

May 25, 2002

Pennsylvania game warden Alex D. DiCicco will present many details on the life of a bald eagle during a program at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, in the downstairs meeting room at the Clarion Free Library at 644 Main St.

The newspaper has been doing a series of stories to celebrate the 62-year history of Venango Christian/Catholic High School prior to the school’s last graduation ceremony on June 2.

The Performing Arts Academy with Darin is very much enjoying the new home of its Franklin location after moving there last month.

Fred and Barbara Thomas of Oil City celebrated their 65-year wedding anniversary Thursday.

Randy and Marsha Kuntz Whitton, of Tionesta, were married 50 years ago on May 25, 1974, at the Tionesta United Methodist Church. The Rev. Merritt Edder officiated. Randy and Marsha have faithfully attended church there ever since.

Venango County has been awarded nearly $27,000 under the national Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Cost to attend Camp Good Grief is $10, which includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, crafts, camp T-shirt and all adventure activities. Checks should be made payable to Venango VNA Foundation. Financial assistance is available upon request.

For more than three decades, Camp Good Grief has provided youths grieving over the loss of loved ones an outlet to heal via therapeutic education, emotional support and even activities.

The annual Memorial Day parade in Franklin that was scheduled Monday has been canceled due to the threat of inclement weather.

It was late last summer when an Oil City couple devised a program of care and adoption for stray and feral cats — inspired by a “roaming cat” in the neighborhood that fittingly became known as “Roman.”

Elementary students in the Franklin Area School District all got to see what their futures might hold this week at Career Days hosted by each elementary school.

Twenty-two veterans from a variety of military branches enjoyed a day of free trout fishing, a catered meal from Dotty Haggerty’s Ice Cream and More, and fly-tying demonstrations at the Sandycreek Conservancy during the sixth annual veterans service program last weekend.

Because of the threat of inclement weather, the Oil City Memorial Day program on Monday has been moved to the Oil City VFW on Relief Street,

Graduates

The following are Friday’s television listings for the local PBS stations:

Today

Aleia Troup is the valedictorian and Makenzie Barger is the salutatorian of the Union High School Class of 2024.

May 24, 2002

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced three Keystone Communities grants — valued at more than $500,000 combined — have been awarded to the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism; the city of Oil City; and the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Venango Conservation District was one of several organizations statewide to receive an Environmental Education Grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection for projects that will promote environmental education and stewardship.

The USDA Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to decommission the Forest Road 376 trailhead, which is part of the Buzzard Swamp Trail System. The proposal is located in Management Areas 3.0 and 6.1 in Warrant 3643, Jenks Township.

The following is a list of veterans from Venango, Clarion and Forest counties who have passed away since Memorial Day 2023.

Local tattoo artists and authors will support one another in a book signing event from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Austin InK in Oil City.

PennDOT is partnering with the Grove City Police Department and Highway Safety Network to host a free children’s bicycle rodeo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Grove City Memorial Park.

The following students at Keystone High School were named to the principal’s list or honor roll for the fourth-quarter grading period:

Garbage pickup in Oil City will be delayed a day next week due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

Penn State Extension is offering a free webinar at noon May 30 for landowners who have orphaned abandoned oil and gas wells on their property.

Memorial Day will be observed Monday in Franklin with a parade and several services.

Tea Party Patriots will meet Saturday

Tri-City Duplicate Bridge

Cranberry Area High School held its senior awards ceremony for the Class of 2024 in the high school auditorium on Monday. Award recipients are as follows:

Marvin

The Tionesta Market Village will open Friday for the season.

May 23, 2002

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will open all-terrain vehicle and off-highway motorcycle (ATV/OHM) trails at 8 a.m. Friday in the Allegheny National Forest.

Fred and Barbara Thomas of Oil City are celebrating their 65-year wedding anniversary today.