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Parade lineup Some additions have been made to Division 5 for Thursday’s Fourth of July Parade. Here’s a look at Division 5: Ellwood National Crankshaft, Ellwood National Forge, J’s Trailer Rental, Sheffield Pumpkin Festival, Kope Services, Northern PA Regional College, Jeannes Jamming Jeeps (Jeanne Whitling), North Warren VFD, Bent Run Brewery, Jamestown Macadam Corp. (JMI), C & C Tree Service, Wesley Woods Christian Camp, Warren Eagles’s Club Auxiliary, CJ’s Chuckwagon and Boop’s Collectibles and Gifts. Retired ladies to meet The Osram Sylvania lady retirees will meet ...

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Blood drives Community Blood Bank is holding two blood drives in Warren County later this month. Community members who donate blood in June will have a chance to win one of two sets of kayaks and paddles. The first will be held at Holy Redeemer in Warren from noon to 5 p.m. on June 18 with the second to follow on June 19 from noon to 5 p.m. at Youngsville VFD. Call (814) 596-3395 to make an appointment. Walk-ins will be taken as space allows. Merit Roll The Warren County Christian School has announced the following students to the Merit (GPA 3.0-3.49) and Principal’s List (GPA ...

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Christian Women to meet Jamestown-Warren Christian Women Village Missions Country Partners will meet Tuesday, June 11 at noon at Cable Hollow Golf Club. Speaker will be Kathy Joy Hoffner with music by Bob and Nancy Evertsen. Reservations must be called in to Nancy Schuyler at (716) 720-4410. Lunch cost is $12. Class reunions The Eisenhower High School Class of 1968 will meet at The Bucket Cafe in Sugar Grove on July 5 at 7 p.m. A reunion will be held on July 6 at noon at Werner Park. In case of severe weather, the reunion will be held at the Russell United Methodist Church. The ...

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Berea Lutheran to host free lunch PITTSFIELD - A free community luncheon will be held at noon Wednesday at Berea Lutheran Church, located at the junction of Route 6 and Route 958 in Pittsfield. Updated phone numbers The Times Observer has changed its phone system. To reach staff writer Josh Cotton, call (814) 723-8200 and enter extension 61623. Wednesday Walks and Talks This week’s Wednesday Walks and Talks program will include a talk - “Wanna Be on a Stage?” - by Struthers Library Theatre Director Karen Austin. The event will start with a walk downtown before proceeding ...

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Der Kobblers to host poker run June 1 The Der Kobblers automobile club will host its benefit poker run on Saturday, June 1. It will start at Vertical Limits Custom Hot Rod Shop, 231 Hopkins Ave., Jamestown. Registration is from 10 a.m. to noon. Other stops include Peaches & Cream in Randolph, the Kinzua Dam, Brokenstraw Winery, and the Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department. The total trip is 100 miles. Cash prizes and door prizes will be awarded. Motorcycles are welcome. Proceeds go to the club’s Helping Hands Fund for community outreach. Lander VFD to host barbecue LANDER - The ...

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Garden club meets The Hill and Dale Garden Club met for the first time this year on April 24 at Mission Covenant Church outside Sugar Grove. Garden Therapy at the Rouse will be held on June 17 with a work bee for this event set for June 10 at 1 p.m. The group agreed to sponsor a student from Eisenhower to go to summer camp at the the Audubon Community Nature Center as well as to purchase a brick at the Warren County Fairgrounds in the name of the club. A feasibility study of the Grove Garden was completed and the club will be discontinuing its maintenance of that garden. A history of ...