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…