For young professionals, by young professionals. This monthly newsletter is published by Future Leaders & Entrepreneurs Exchange (FLEX), the young professionals group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce.
Click the image below for a PDF of the full newsletter.
Find articles from the FLEX FYI on the Chamber’s blog.
Find a printable PDF of the schedule here.
Find the Oil Heritage Festival Safety Plan here – with information about severe weather, sirens, and more.
Located at: 42 Seneca Street
Hours:
• Wednesday: 6 – 9 PM
• Thursday: 12 – 4 PM
• Friday: 12 – 6 PM
• Saturday: 12 – 6 PM
• Sunday: 12 – 4 PM
*All event information is subject to change. Information will be added and updated as soon as possible.*
Annual Hop Homan & Chops Cunningham Memorial Softball Tournament
Hasson Heights and Mitchell Fields
FLEX Bike ‘n Brew
Curbside Pick-up & VIP options available, 3 – 6 PM, Courtyard outside of Venango Chamber
Get tickets here
Oil Heritage Raft Race
Henry’s Bend to Justus Park, 11 AM
Event cancelled if bad weather or high water
Sponsored by Henry’s Bend Community Chapel Association and Abe’s General Store
Pancake Breakfast
Henry’s Bend Chapel (1136 Henrys Bend Road)
Open to community and the Raft Racers! 9:30am – 10:45am.
*Donations will be accepted*
Music at the Museum: Pine Valley Boys
Venango Museum 7 PM
Brought to you by the Venango Museum
Elks Club Chicken Barbecue
Sycamore Street, 4 – 8 PM, $12
Venango County Humane Society Pet Show
Justus Park, Registration at 6 PM, Show 6:30 PM
Oil Heritage Art Show Reception & Grand Opening
National Transit Building 6 – 9 PM
Music on the Square: Max Schang’s Trio of Blues
Town Square 6 – 8 PM
Sponsored by Oil City Main Street Program
Youth Alternatives, Inc. Tiny Tots Contest
Children ages 1 – 3, Deadline to enter: Tuesday, July 20
Voting at Headquarters Wednesday – Friday until 4 PM
Winners will be announced Friday, July 23 in Justus Park at 6:45 PM before the evening concert
Oil City Farmer’s Market
Central Avenue Plaza 9 AM – 2 PM
Touch-a-Truck
Central Avenue Plaza 11 AM – 2 PM
Sponsored by the Oil City Library and Oil City Main Street
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Oil City Library Basement, 8:30 – 5 PM
City of Oil City Children’s Pool Party
James A. Nelles Memorial Pool, FREE
Ages 0-6 from 12-3 PM, Ages 7-12 from 3-6 PM
Oil Heritage Art Shows
National Transit Building, National Transit Annex & 42 Seneca St
12 – 4 PM
YWCA Spaghetti Supper
109 Central Ave., 4:30 – 6:30 PM, Take-out ONLY
Adults $10, Children 4 – 12 $5, 3 & Under FREE
Oil Heritage Festival Children’s Goodie Bags
Available for children ages pre-K through 6th grade, bag full of goodies & activities
Pick up: Oil City Library from 5 – 7 PM
Please note bags will be equitable but not identical. Hosted by Youth Alternatives, Inc.
Mostly Brass
Central Avenue Plaza 5 – 6 PM
FLEX Ice Cream Social
Central Avenue Plaza 6 – 8 PM
Evening Concert – Mitch Littler
Central Avenue Plaza 6 – 7 PM
Outstanding Front Porch Contest
Central Avenue Plaza, winners announced @ 7 PM
OHF Queen Crowning
Central Avenue Plaza 7:15 PM
Evening Concert – Echo Valley
Central Avenue Plaza 7:30 PM
Friends at the Library Book Sale
Oil City Library Basement, 8:30 – 5 PM
Oil Heritage Art Shows
National Transit Building, National Transit Annex & 42 Seneca St
12 – 6 PM
Youth Alternative’s Barrel Race
James A Nelles Swimming Pool 5 PM
$5 per ticket (barrel) or 3 for $10
Tickets available at YA & Festival Headquarters
Concert in the Park
Love Minus Zero
Justus Park 5 – 7 PM
Concert in the Park
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Justus Park 7:00 – 10:30 PM
Brought to you by Heath Oil
*By proclamation of the City of Oil City – Saturday, July 24th has been declared Coach Pat Patterson Day!
Oil Heritage Artisan & Fine Craft Festival
Town Square 9 AM – 7 PM
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Oil City Library Basement, 9 – 3 PM
Old Fashioned Photo Shoot
42 Seneca Street 10 AM – 3 PM
$10 per 5×7, Costumes provided
Hosted by Bright Ideas Learning Center
Church Tours
• The tours will be held in two shifts starting at 1:00 and 2:30 PM, beginning with Second Presbyterian Church at 111 Reed Street.
• Churches include: Second Presbyterian, Christ Episcopal, Zion Lutheran, Trinity, and Calvary
• A brochure will be distributed at the tours. Organizers are encouraging each church to limit tour time to 20 to 30 minutes to wrap things up before the parade.
Bike Rodeo
Parking lot of new transportation hub, 11 AM registration
Sponsored by PennDOT, Lunch provided by R. Lee James
Oil Heritage Art Shows
National Transit Bldg, National Transit Annex & 42 Seneca St
12 – 6 PM
Oil Valley Disc Society Disc Golf Tournament
10th Annual, Hasson Park Course
Registration 7:45, Tee-off 9:00, Entry Fee $25
Ike’s Children’s Fishing Derby
Waltonia Park, Register by 8 AM, Derby 9 – 10:30 AM
Age groups 5/6, 7/8, 9-12 • Prizes awarded in each
Hosted by Oil City Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America
3rd Annual Jeep Cruise-In Meet and Greet
Central Avenue Plaza, 1 – 4 PM
You Sing It In The Plaza – Karaoke
Central Avenue Plaza 1 – 4 PM
Community Picnic at Second Presbyterian Church
5 PM – while supplies last
Hot dogs, chips, water in side yard during parade!
Oil Heritage Festival Parade
The area’s largest parade!
Begins at Orange Street to Seneca Street 5 PM
Concert in the Park
The Clarks
Justus Park 7 PM – 10 PM
Brought to you by the City of Oil City
Fireworks Spectacular
Presented by Kellner Fireworks
Justus Park 10 PM
Oil Heritage Artisan & Fine Craft Festival
Town Square 11 AM – 4 PM
Old Fashioned Photo Shoot
42 Seneca Street 11 AM – 3 PM
$10 per 5×7 Costumes provided
Hosted by Bright Ideas Learning Center
Oil Heritage Art Shows
National Transit Building, National Transit Anne &, 42 Seneca St
12 – 4 PM
Elks Club Vendor Show
Oil City Elks Club 12 PM – 6 PM
Refreshments available. Free admission.
Oil Heritage Car & Motorcycle Cruise-In
Seneca Street 12 – 4 PM
$5 Entry, Free t-shirt to first 100 registrants
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Oil City High School football field, Registration at 2 PM
Ages 15 and up, $5 per person, teams will be made there
Be sure to bring a navy/royal blue and a white shirt
Clarion County Community Bank
Ellectraloy
Friedhaber’s
First United National Bank
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Morrison Funeral Home
Oil City Housing Authority
Raymond James: First Street Financial – Sandra Young, Ashlee Goodman, Tom Ward
Reinsel Funeral Home and Crematory
Rotary Club or Oil City
UFP Parker, LLC
USA Choice Internet
Villa Italia Ristorante
Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cranberry Mall
Edward Jones Investments Oil City
Franklin-Oil region Investments Oil City
Oil City Automotive
Rossbacher Insurance Group
Agway
Barb Crudo
Barr’s Insurance
Donald & Wilma Johnson
Dr. Robert M. Pilewski
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin-Oil Region Credit Union
Friends of the Oil City Library
Galaxy Federal Credit Union
Gates & Burns Realty
Gunter Financial Group of Raymond James
H & R Block
Klapec Auto Body
Lifelong Learning Programs
Oil City Vineyard Church
Ron & Pat Black
Stifel – Franklin
We celebrated the Leadership Venango Class of 2020 on June 10 with a virtual ceremony held over Zoom. This year’s class has been flexible and adapted quickly to the changes presented by COVID-19, meeting virtually for the last four sessions of the program.
Each year, the class identifies a community challenge and works in small teams on projects to address community needs. The theme for this year’s projects was communications.
Each team was given a different perspective to focus on, including youth, community, and business. The teams presented their projects prior to graduation and we will be sharing more details in upcoming newsletters.
Apply for the Class of 2021
We are now accepting applications for next year’s class. While we are expecting to begin the nine month program in September, details will depend on the size of the class and take the safety of all participants into highest consideration.
Applications can be found online at leadershipvenango.org or in inside the newsletter as an insert and will be due on August 14. For more information on joining the Leadership Venango class of 2021, visit leadershipvenango.org.
This article was published in the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce’s July 2020 VenangoWorks! Newsletter.
For young professionals, by young professionals. This monthly newsletter is published by Future Leaders & Entrepreneurs Exchange (FLEX), the young professionals group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce.
Click the image below for a PDF of the full newsletter.
Find articles from the FLEX FYI on the Chamber’s blog.
VenangoREADY (and its extension, ForestREADY) is a partnership between the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce and local school districts and career/technical training institutions. The worker certification program is designed to better match local employers with employees who possess the desired core skill sets. This voluntary collaborative worker certification program is designed to better match local employers with a quality workforce – future employees that have achieved desired levels of proficiency in the skills employers want and businesses need to be successful. VenangoREADY complements the 21st century workforce experiences in school district curriculum offerings.
The designation is the local business community’s seal of approval. When Venango area employers see the VenangoREADY designation on job applications or resumes, they will know that the applicant possesses an understanding of and proficiency in the core attributes that businesses find essential in employees.
One of the biggest challenges currently facing employers across the industry sectors is finding employees with the appropriate skill sets. These include core skills often referred to as “soft” skills. Six such attributes have been specifically identified by Venango County employers as being essential for their employees to possess. The initiative seeks to connect local employers with individuals that are gaining proficiency in these areas, fostering access to a quality workforce.
Participating school districts will monitor and measure proficiency in the six core attributes. VenangoREADY certification is available to students entering the workforce upon graduation, as well as those continuing their education. Your school’s VenangoREADY administrator can discuss in more detail VenangoREADY measurement and the criteria to achieve designation.
ForestREADY is an extension of the VenangoREADY program, operating in Forest County.