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Mushroom walk and talk Join the Central PA Mushroom Club for a presentation on how to identify edible and non-edible mushrooms at Chapman State Park from 2 to 3:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. The event will be held at the park’s Environmental Learning Center, 4790 Chapman Dam Road, Clarendon. A guided walk will follow if weather conditions are favorable for mushrooms. This program is free and open to the public. For more information contact Jen Moore at (814) 723-0259 or jennmoore@pa.gov. Fire police needed Fire police are needed on Saturday, Sept. 29, for the PSCFT Parade in ...

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ANF event The Allegheny National Forest is honoring the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with a reveal ceremony for a scale model timber raft display at the Marienville Ranger District office (131 Smokey Lane, Marienville) on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The scale model timber raft was handcrafted by the Toy Shoppe of Warren and is a replica of those used during the 19th century to float timber down the Allegheny and Clarion Rivers, both now part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The ceremony is open to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. The unveiling of the ...

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Outdoor Club On Sunday, Sept. 30, the Allegheny Outdoor Club will hike to Hectar Falls. Participants will meet at Howe’s True Value at 2 p.m. There will be an ice cream stop afterward. For more information, call Bill or Jean Ferry at (814) 758-1908. DivorceCare Family Ministry The next session for the DivorceCare Family Ministry begins Thursday, Oct. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at First UM Church, 200 Market Street. DivorceCare, a 13-week Christ-centered program, features nationally-recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics from a Christian perspective through dvds and a ...

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Hearing aid found A hearing aid was turned in to the City of Warren Police Department on Friday, Sept. 21. It had been found in the downtown area. Contact the City of Warren Police at (814) 723-2700 Monday through Friday until 4:30 p.m. to claim. Class breakfast The men of the Warren High School class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Perkins. Cemetery flowers The Barnes Cemetery Association requests that all artificial summer flowers be removed from lots by October 10 for fall cleanup. After that, they will be discarded. Chicken BBQ A chicken BBQ ...

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Bocce tournament The Warren Bocce Players’ tournament will be held Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Bocce courts at Betts Park in Warren. The tournament starts at 2 p.m. and a picnic afterward will start at 5 p.m. Author pens book Warren County resident and author Judy Sharer has written a historical romance titled “Settler’s Life, Hold on to your dreams.” The book is the first in a family saga series titled, “A Plains Life.” For more information, visit https://judysharer.com. Sharer will hold a book signing at the Warren Public Library from 6 to 8 p.m. October 10. WAHS ...

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Hessell Valley Lutheran Church luncheon canceled The Hessell Valley Lutheran Church’s regular Wednesday lunch will not be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19, due to a scheduled power outage at the building. WAHS class of 1960 reunion The Warren Area High School class of 1960 will celebrate their fifty-eighth graduation. It will be held at the Eagles Club on Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. The class will chat and at 6 p.m. dinner and more chatting. The cost is $15 per person. Call Doug for reservation at 1-607-769-3397 now, or just come. All class members, mates, and friends are invited. Hope to see ...