End of season

approaching

There are just three days – Oct. 12, Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 — left to tour the Warren County Historical Society’s Wilder Museum, located on Erie Ave. in Irvine, before it closes for the season. It will be open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each of those days. Admission is $5 per person and $1 for student with members admitted for free.

Meeting set

The fall meeting of the Swedish Union Church and Cemetery Association will be held on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting is open to anyone interested in attending and will be held in the Swedish Church on Swede Road, Tidioute.

Toys for Tots

Sign up dates are set for Toys for Tots — Oct. 13, 14, 15 and Nov. 26, 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The sign-ups will occur at the Marine Corps League, 2355 Jackson Ave. Children’s social security cards – not copies – are required for sign-up. Anyone with questions is asked to call (814) 723-9413. This program is for Warren County residents only. The age limit is 16 and children can only be signed up by their parent or legal guardian. Only one application per child per family is permitted.

Council to be closed

Monday

The Warren-Forest Economic Opportunity Council will be closed Monday, Oct. 11, in observance of Columbus Day. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12.

Class members to meet

The Warren Area High School Class of 1955 will have a luncheon at the Eagles Club on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 12:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Fall meeting planned

for Oct. 17

The fall meeting of the Swedish Union Church and Cemetery Association will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Swedish Union Church on Swede Road, Tidioute. The meeting is open to anyone interested in attending.

Access to be restricted

Access and parking for the Bike/Hike Trail and the entry drive of Doctors Row, off North State Street in North Warren, will again be restricted on Sunday, Oct. 10, for additional paving maintenance. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry appreciates the public’s cooperation regarding this road and parking improvement project.

Library looking

for books, materials

The Warren Public Library is looking for books… and other materials. The library will accept material donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, and 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.

“This will be the last time we are able to accept any materials until next summer when our renovation is complete,” library Director Kelli Knapp said.

Volunteers will scan donations to make sure they fit the criteria.

“All items must be pleasing to the eye and nose and ear,” Knapp said. “We cannot accept items that must be trashed or recycled or are otherwise unusable by others.”

The library will accept: hardcover, paperback, fiction, nonfiction, and vintage books; DVDs; CDs; and puzzles and games.

Items that will not be accepted include: older textbooks; encyclopedias; dictionaries; bibles; Reader’s Digest books; magazines; VHS tapes; cassette tapes; and vinyl records.

Genealogists to Meet

The Warren County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, in the dining room of the First Lutheran Church.

“The program for the evening will be the first in a series of video programs from Anita Foeman’s ‘Identity in the Age of Ancestral DNA,'” according to a release. “Professor Foeman notes that more than 20,000,000 ancestry DNA kits have been purchased over the past decade and she discusses why these tests have become so popular so quickly and how their information changes us both psychologically and physically.”

“She also discusses the genesis of ancestry testing and what it can and cannot tell us, why some family stories stick while others fade until ancestry profiles expose them, and what makes any family and ethnic identity authentic in the DNA age,” according to the release. “Finally, this evening she discusses the need for a mindful approach to seeking, receiving, sharing, and discussing ancestry test results.”

There will also be an opportunity for members and guests to seek research assistance and to share success stories with the group. The society welcomes anyone interested in family history and research. Masks and social distancing will be required. Please call 723-8026 for additional information.

PCN to highlight Betts

Pennsylvania Cable Network’s PCN Tours will highlight Betts Industries in a show set to air on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. “In this episode, you get to learn about this family-owned company from fifth generation owner, Chad Betts, as he takes you on a tour of the 15-acre factory space,” according to a release from PCN. “Betts Industries is an industry-leading manufacturer of critical components and lighting systems for the tank truck industry. In this tour, you will see a test demonstration of one of those critical components and take a look at it being installed on a truck.”

Closures announced

The first mile of the Warren Bike-Hike Trail is set for paving next Tuesday and Wednesday. The public is asked to avoid using the trail between East St. and S. State St. those das. Also, the access and parking area on the north end of the trail at Doctors Row will be restricted on Sunday for additional paving work.

End of season

approaching

There are just three days – Oct. 12, Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 — left to tour the Warren County Historical Society’s Wilder Museum, located on Erie Ave. in Irvine, before it closes for the season. It will be open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each of those days. Admission is $5 per person and $1 for student with members admitted for free.

Meeting set

The fall meeting of the Swedish Union Church and Cemetery Association will be held on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting is open to anyone interested in attending and will be held in the Swedish Church on Swede Road, Tidioute.

Toys for Tots

Sign up dates are set for Toys for Tots — Oct. 13, 14, 15 and Nov. 26, 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The sign-ups will occur at the Marine Corps League, 2355 Jackson Ave. Children’s social security cards – not copies – are required for sign-up. Anyone with questions is asked to call (814) 723-9413. This program is for Warren County residents only. The age limit is 16 and children can only be signed up by their parent or legal guardian. Only one application per child