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Warren County Visitors’ Bureau Executive Director Mike Olewine stands next to a promotional exhibit at the bureau’s offices on Route 6 in Starbrick.
To say Mike Olewine has been doing a lot of moving and shaking since taking over the reins of the Warren County Visitors’ Bureau may be an gross understatement. During Friday morning’s Eggs and Issues presentation, Olewine explained that as the executive director of the WCVB, it’s his job to promote Warren County and bring tourists inside our borders on a regular basis. He’s doing so by aggressively teaming up with John Papalia Jr., the county’s Council on Tourism (COT) director, to create new events and entice other organizations, like Grass Roots Racing and the International Bowhunters Organization (IBO), to use Warren County as a venue. Olewine explained that the WCVB is the county’s lead tourism and promotion agency as designated by the Warren County Commissioners. As a result, his organization is the recipient of money raised by the hotel bed tax. That money is strictly used for promotion of events in Warren County. “And that’s audited by the state,” Olewine said.
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Warren County Visitors’ Bureau Executive Director Mike Olewine wanted those attending Friday morning’s Eggs and Issues presentation to know that he’s got PLACES on his mind.
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Municipal representatives have listened to yet another option to mitigate electric deregulation.
Local government officials gathered recently at the Warren Fire Department to hear a presentation from Constellation Energy.
School district braces
With a monthly electric bill of almost $50,000, the Warren County School District is very interested in the coming rate cap expiration.
Some forecasts have indicated a 20 to 30 percent increase in the affected portions of electric bills.
Boyer explains his exit from campaign
A young political candidate, who intended to challenge Rep.
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Recently the 9th grade Environmental science classes at Youngsville High School created environmental t-shirt designs. The ninth graders and many faculty and staff members voted on the designs. The winning students are pictured with their design.
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