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Coloring group

Adult coloring continues to surge in popularity. It is engaging, relaxing and helps combat stress. Join fellow adults of all ages in an afternoon of coloring and conversation. Prima color pencils, crayons and coloring pages will be provided for this free program as will light refreshments and beverages. This program will be held in the Slater Room on Tuesday, June 27.

Attendees should choose any time period between the hours of 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. that best fits their schedule. This is a drop-in event and no registration is required, so if you need a short or long relaxing break, stop in at the library and join the coloring group. New coloring pages will be available this month.

Funfest

The June Funfest at Youngsville First United Methodist Church will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, in the backyard of the church.

Children and adults will treated to games and food as long as it lasts.

Teen movie event

In conjunction with the Teen Summer Reading Program at the Warren Public Library, a Teen Movie Event will be held on Monday, June 26 (and four more consecutive Mondays), in the teen room at the library. All movies in this special teen event have been based on books. This movie event is free of charge and begins at 1 p.m. and refreshments will be served. This G-rated 140 minute film stars Julie Andrews and Dick VanDyke. Julie Andrews made her Oscar-winning film debut as the “practically perfect” magical nanny who enlightens the lives of everyone she meets while caring for a stiff banker’s two children in London in the early 1900s. Please join your friends in viewing this family favorite film that is based on the books of P.L. Travers. Call the library at 723-4650 for the title of the movie.

Monday night movies

Monday Night Movies at the Warren Public Library will continue on June 26. This event is free of charge and begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Slater Room on the 3rd floor of the library. Complimentary popcorn will be available. This week’s PG-13 rated 132 minute film stars Sam Worthington, Radha Mitchell, Octavia Spencer, Graham Greene, and Ryan Robbins and tells the story of a grieving man who experiences a divine intervention while visiting a nearby shack.Call the library at 723-4650 for the exact title of this and other movies in this series as the library’s movie license does not permit listing the titles of movies outside the library.

Class lunch

The YHS Class 1950 will have a lunch at noon on June 28 at Perkins in Warren.

Clarendon Trash & Treasure

On Saturday, June 24, the Annual Trash & Treasure Day in Clarendon will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be entertainment at the Fire Hall. There will also be food, bake sale, raffle table and T-shirts for sale. There will be vendors set up at the Fire Hall selling their items. Don’t forget the Methodist Church will have Strawberry Shortcake under the tent in front of the Fire Hall. Some games and prizes for kids. Gloria Chase will have her group there to perform.

Balance Testing

Balance Testing at the Allegheny Community Center will take place on Tuesday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. Testing will be done by Megan Sivac from Kinzua Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Kane concert

Wednesday evening the Kane United Methodist Church will host a concert which is the highpoint of a week-long church music workshop held annually at Olmsted Manor Retreat Center. This concert is the culmination of the workshop sessions in adult choral music, handbells, liturgical movement, and organ music. The theme for the week is “Sing to the Lord!” This year the presenters include Don Besig and Nancy Price, a well-known composing team. The two have been writing together since 1980 and they have collaborated on more than 250 compositions for both school and church choirs. The insight they have gained though their combined years of directing choirs has led the Price/Besig team to create some of the most appealing original compositions and arrangements available in today’s market.

Don Besig currently directs the adult choir at Perinton Presbyterian in Fairport, N.Y. For over 30 years, he taught music in public schools at all levels in western New York. His concert choral groups and show choirs earned fine reputations for their performances at clinics, contests and community events. His enthusiasm for working with singers of all ages has led to numerous invitations to serve as guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator. He has conducted festivals and workshops in 40 states and Canada. Besig is a graduate of Ithaca College.

Nancy Price holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in music education from Ithaca College and, for several years, was a high school choral director. She is actively involved in the music program at Perinton Presbyterian Church in Fairport, New York and frequently performs as a soloist and guest conductor. Nancy brings her years of teaching and conducting experience to her sessions and is being increasingly sought after as a clinician.

The workshop also features some other outstanding church music leaders. They include, Sharon Downey, organist at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie. Jean Seaman who will lead the liturgical dance sessions along with Sharon Bond who will direct the Bell Choir sessions. The Rev. Calvin Cook, pastor of the First United Methodist Kane will be Chaplin for the week.

The evening of music is open to the public, taking place at the First United Methodist Church of Kane at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28.

YHS Alumni Scholarship Fund

The YHS Alumni Scholarship Fund was initially funded by the Class of 1950 at its 35th class reunion in 1985. The first scholarship was awarded in the amount of $750 in 1986.

This year, a member of that Class of 1950, Paul Wentworth, through his estate, bequeathed a generous donation to the Fund which will allow the Fund to grow for future generations of graduating seniors from Youngsville High School.

The Trustees awarded $20,000 ($1,000 each) to 20 graduating YHS seniors at commencement this year.

Donations may be made to the YHS Alumni Scholarship Fund at P.O. Box 73, Youngsville, Pa. 16371.

Hill & Dale

The Hill & Dale Garden Club is meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church on Jamestown Street, when our flower arrangements or plants need to be registered. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share for lunch at noon. Table service, drinks and desserts will be provided by the committee of Lila Myer, Sally Asbury, Betty Flasher and Muriel Redick, with devotions by Yvonne Lee.

Friday events

¯ Warren County Historical Society, 210 Fourth Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

¯ Warren Public Library, Market St., Warren, open, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

¯ Community lunch, free to the public, The Salvation Army, 311 Beech St., noon.

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