Briefs…
Pleasant leaf
pick-up
The Pleasant Township supervisors have announced its road crew will begin leaf pick in the established designated areas the week of October 16 and will continue through November 22, contingent on the weather. This serves as a reminder that leaf burning is prohibited in areas that leaf pickup is available as stated in the Pleasant Township Ordinance No. 2-07 that regulates and restricts outdoor fires within the township.
Pleasant trick-or-treating
Pleasant Township will follow the same trick-or-treating hours that the City of Warren establishes — from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Staff training
The Warren-Forest Counties Economic Opportunities Council will be closed on Monday, Oct. 16, for staff training. EOC will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Bon-Ton Lunch
The Bon-Ton Lunch Group will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Richards Restaurant in Youngsville.
Library donations
Recent gifts to Warren Library Association:
In memory of:
Thomas Capello
Donna Chase
Evangeline Chase
Michelene “Mickey” Colgrove
Ronald James Dunbar
Bud Gray
Agnes P. Green
Terri Gruver
Evelyn Haller
Donna Harmon
Susan Sanford Hultman
Howard Jarvis
Helen Kroemer
Jeffrey Lyle
The Middle of Biddle Street Neighbors
Rowena Nelson
Keith O’Neil
Ora J. Orinko
Jeffrey Phelps
Marjorie Phelps
Gary Smith
Dorothy Turner
Patricia Williams
Margaret E. Wolfe
In honor of: Erin Belleau and Pao Torres; Kiera Makielski and Hannah Green; Toby and Sue Shea’s 50th wedding anniversary; and Dora Squatriti.
Class lunch
The Warren High School Class of 1952 is going to lunch at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Perkins Restaurant. All classmates, spouses and companions are invited.
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The Warren High School class of 1956 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Cable Hollow Golf Course.
Township Officials
Officials representing townships of the second class in Warren County will convene Monday, Oct. 16, at the Youngsville Fire Hall for their annual fall county convention.
The purpose of the annual convention is to provide township officials with up-to-date information to help them better serve their residents and to give them an opportunity to exchange ideas on local government issues.
The convention will feature a wide range of speakers, including Elam Herr, assistant executive director of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors. Herr will talk about legislation affecting townships of the second class, association programs and services for townships, and issues of major importance to townships and their residents.
The State Association of Township Supervisors represents Pennsylvania’a 1,453 townships of the second class, 21 of which are located in Warren County.
Hiking
The October guided hike of the ANF Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be led by Shelby Gangloff on Sunday, Oct. 22. Participants will meet at the ‘snowmobile’ parking lot — Longhouse parking area GPS coordinates 41.766194, -78.877779 — on Route 321 between Route 59 and Kane, no later than 12:30 p.m. Shuttle arrangements will be made then. The five-mile hike will go from Route 6 to either Gibbs Hill Road or to Bob’s Trading Post for dinner and dessert. Conditions are described as gently rolling and suitable for all hikers.
Friendly dogs are welcome.
Participants are asked to dress for the weather in appropriate layers that can be easily removed and put back on.
Hospice donations
Hospice of Warren County, a non-profit affiliate of Warren General Hospital received contributions during the month of September, enhancing the care we give to our patients, their families, and the community we serve.
Donations were received in memory of The Ernest & Edith Albaugh family, Lena Black, Theodore “Ted” Bogdan, Ruby Cataldo, Donna Chase, Mary Ann Church, Dan Cole, The Anthony & Victoria Corbran family, John Francis Downey, Roy & Dorothy Fasenmyer, Kenneth Gebhardt, Bertie & Andy Glotz, Howard Jarvis, Janet L. Johnson, Alberta Kirkpatrick, Charles Knopf, Helen Kroemer, Deborah “Debbie” Lord, Jeffrey Lyle, Don & Sandy Neal, Thomas O’Brien, Lorraine Olson, Lloyd J. Paul, Marjorie Phillips, Barbara Pickerman,, Joseph & Irene Pollock, Dorothy Seiz, Neil Siefert, Anne Smith, Gary Smith, Edwin Streich, Richard Strohmeyer Sr. Charles Theuret, Elizabeth Trusso, Dorothy Turner, Harold VanGilder, Charmaine Vavala, Arthur Ward and Gladys Woodring.
Those wishing to make a donation may do so to Hospice of Warren County at P.O. Box 68, Warren, PA 16365 or online at www.hospiceofwarrencounty.com/donations.
Your donations support our comprehensive Hospice Program, including the John and Orpha Blair Hospice Residence, Palliative Care Service, and our extensive Bereavement Services.