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Youngsville Life: Shrove Tuesday pancake supper scheduled

Editor’s Note: Please email community news to Colette Nelson at Colettenel.ypl@gmail.com by Wednesday of each week to be included in the Youngsville News section of the Saturday Times Observer. – St. Luke Catholic Church, 420 North Main St. Youngsville, and the Knights of Columbus will again have their Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on Feb. 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. There is no set cost, however the church will accept donations. Those attending will have their choice of two different pancake flavors with real maple syrup, sausage and beverage choice of coffee, milk or juice. – ...

Staying warm in the winter

It is firmly winter right now, and we can all feel it. The temperature is chilly, sometimes dipping into the negatives, with cold winds and plenty of snow. Living in western New York, you get used to dealing with winter, whether it’s shoveling snow or bundling up to go outside and run ...

Audubon opens 2026 Nature Photography Contest

The Audubon Community Nature Center is accepting entries for its 2026 Nature Photography Contest. With awards totaling $1,600, adults and youth (ages 8–18) can submit photos to three different categories, each paying $200 to the winning photo. Cash prizes of $200 will also be awarded ...

Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications

The Community Foundation of Warren County is accepting online scholarship applications for the 2026-27 academic year. All Warren County graduating high school seniors are encouraged to apply. Visit cfowc.org and click on the "Apply for Scholarship" tab to start an application. All applications must be completed by March 15. The Community Foundation of Warren County administers more than 50 different scholarships, and students can apply for all of them by completing one application. Eligibility is based on a broad range of criteria including financial need, academic achievement, ...

Dance competition set for Saturday

Molly Dies' Dance Express Competition Team will take to the stage at Beaty WMS Auditorium this Saturday at noon and 3 p.m. with a laid back event. Feel free to come and go (but please wait to do so in between dances) —it’s not a strict, formal show — just a fun, laid-back, performance ...

Briefs

County Democrats to hold petition signing events The Warren County Democratic Party will hold petition signing events from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 28 and March 7, at the Jefferson DeFrees Family Center in the Wetmore Room. Signing candidates’s petitions puts their names on the ballot. Registered Democrats are invited to attend and sign the following candidates’ petitions for the upcoming spring primary election: Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th ...