As mayor of Oil City, William P. Moon Jr. has a goal to move the city forward and provide a better quality of life for the residents and newcomers moving there. Bill has served for almost two and a half years and his vision is to bring Oil City into the future with new technology and Read More…
Meet Our Board – Cathy Kentzel
Cathy Kentzel has been serving the Venango Chamber as a board member since January of 2017. As owner of the Barnard House, a bed & breakfast in Emlenton, with her husband Paul, Cathy sees her role as directing some of the spotlight to the southern tier of our county.Originally from the Pittsburgh area, Cathy Read More…
Preserving Regional History, While Framing Our Future
Victorian City Art & Frame has been in downtown Franklin since 1994 and will celebrate 25 years in 2019. Kyla Mazurkewiz, a Certified Picture Framer, bought the shop in 2011 and has grown the business annually, adding new services, design ideas and support. Kyla, along with Amy Ivell, has gained a trusted reputation for framing our Read More…
Need Volunteers? – Be Here Can Help!
We frequently hear that local organizations are in need of volunteers for boards, events, and initiatives. We recently added a “Volunteer Here” page on the Be Here website to help connect organizations with volunteers. At beherevenango.org/volunteer you’ll find a list of volunteer opportunities. Do you have volunteer opportunities available? Just click the link on that Read More…
COSTARS Meeting Held
At the request of Representative R. Lee James, a meeting was recently held to update local municipalities on the COSTARS program.COSTARS is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s cooperative purchasing program administered by the Department of General Services (DGS) Bureau of Procurement. The COSTARS program provides registered local public procurement units, state-affiliated entities (together known as COSTARS Members) Read More…
I.B.O. Archery Shooting
Two Mile Run County Park will host the International Bow Hunting Organization (I.B.O.) Archery Shooting Event at Pioneer Flats area on July 13-15. Events are held throughout the world and draw hundred of visitors and participants to host venues. The IBO was created in 1984 by a dedicated group of bowhunters who shared the desire Read More…
The Taco Shack Celebrates One Year
Congratulations to The Taco Shack on celebrating one year of business on July 1st! Owner Chris Antonov is planning specials to celebrate the anniversary and will share details on Facebook. The Taco Shack will be one of this year’s food vendors in Justus Park, at both the Bike ‘n Brew and Oil Heritage Festival. The restaurant Read More…
Kitten Season at Humane Society
Spring finally arrived in Venango County and with it came green grass, flowers, and newborn kittens. This awaited, temporal season may be “spring” to you, but for the Venango County Humane Society, it is “Kitten Season.” It is a season that is anticipated every year. Currently, the VCHS has 40 kittens to foster and/or adopt. Read More…
Art Inside Partners Celebrate Their Art
George Cooley and Margaret Brostrom of Art Inside have four exciting announcements about their art: Now through July 1, they each have an art piece at the Erie Art Museum’s 2018 Spring Show. About 100 pieces were selected from over 600 entries for the exhibit. Currently on display at Oil City’s Karma Coffee Company are Read More…
Leadership Venango – Preparing Our Future Leaders
The Venango Chamber will launch Leadership Venango this September, a nine-month program designed to strengthen leadership and professional development skills of current and future business leaders. The program, one of more than 50 professional leadership programs throughout the state, will begin with a two-day retreat (September 21 & 22) and continue with full-day sessions on Read More…
Be Here Ambassador Trainings Held
We now have 28 official Be Here Ambassadors out in the community! We started the Be Here Ambassador Program in May as a way to engage local, positive community members and provide them with information and resources to help spread the message that the Venango Area is a great place to live, work, and play. Three Read More…
Yogi Berra – What does he have to do with Route 8 Reconstruction ?
In 1973, American Baseball Great and part time philosopher Yogi Berra uttered the famous quote “it ain’t over till it’s over.” This March, after PennDOT announced they would no longer be considering two lane options for the Route 8 resurfacing project between Franklin and Barkeyville, the public uttered a collective sigh of relief. This section Read More…