‘Chitty’ has magical powers

September 24, 2015

Uncategorical! Phantasmical!There will be some wide-eyed children - and adults - at the Library Theatre this week when the magical car "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" takes the stage.The floating, flying car with a heart could never upstage the cast of Warren Players, but it'll certainly get a lot of attention.Rented from an agency in Simi Valley, California, Chitty came complete with a working, inflatable, colorful raft that comes to life for the water scenes and working wings, operated from the cockpit, that extend for the flying scenes, according to this show's producer Julie Baughman."It ...

Chapman State Park Fall Festival planned

September 24, 2015

The public is invited to family-friendly fun at Chapman State Park's fifth annual Fall Festival to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the beach and at Pavilion #4.Families can enjoy a variety of demonstrations including apple cider, homemade ice cream, Dutch oven cooking, garbage can corn and bannock baking. Samples will be available, so be sure to arrive early. Children and adults alike will enjoy candle dipping, leaf printing, pumpkin decorating and games. Nature themed activities will include birding, looking for insects in the lake, drilling beach glass and a ...

Paquette’s new works in Moscow, Philadelphia

September 24, 2015

More widely traveled than their creator, some paintings by Warren artist Thomas Paquette have earned their passage for a second time to an embassy in Russia, this time in Moscow. Three of Paquette's largest recent works, one of which was on the cover of the catalog for his traveling museum show On Nature's Terms, are now hanging in the grand salon of the Spaso House, the New Empire style mansion that has served as the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Moscow since 1933. Ambassador John Tefft and State Department art curator Robert Soppelsa chose the paintings, contemporary images of the ...

TO DO

September 24, 2015

To get your items in the Outdoors Calendar contact mikeb73@verizon.net or phone 726-1035- Tuesdays, 5:00 p.m.: trap and skeet practice, Kalbfus Rod & Gun Club- Thursdays, must arrive before10:00 a.m.: one round only sporting clays practice, Kalbfus Rod & Gun Club- Mondays, 5:00 p.m.: open trap practice, Pine Grove Sportsmen's Club, Egypt Hollow Road, Russell- third Thursday each month, 7:00 p.m.: Brokenstraw Fish and Game Club monthly meeting- September 26, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: National Public Lands Day, Chapman State Park, for information and registration phone Jen Moore at ...

Sign-ups for NWTF veterans hunt are now underway

September 24, 2015

The National Wild Turkey Federation has an initiative called 'Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt'. The local Kinzua Allegheny Longbeards chapter will do their part in saving the hunt on Thursday, November 12, with their 4th Annual Veterans Pheasant Hunt.The event is the day after Veterans Day because many veterans are busy with other activities on Veterans Day.The hunt is open to all veterans including active duty military. Wheelchair-bound veterans can be accommodated."We haven't found a disability yet we can't accommodate," said NWTF Project Biologist Kristen Giger.Kristen and Jory Giger ...

Last chance for education classes

September 24, 2015

Hunting season officially is underway.And for those planning to purchase their first hunting license this year, time is of the essence.All first-time license buyers in Pennsylvania are required first to successfully complete a basic Hunter-Trapper Education course. The course takes about six hours to complete, and might be held over one or two days.There is no fee to enroll in the basic course, but space is limited, and more courses might be available in one area than another, said Andy Hueser, hunter-education specialist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission."So before it's too late, go ...