Senior center menu

Thursday, Aug. 14 will be soup and sandwiches, dessert and beverages.

Monday, Aug. 18 will be macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, dessert and beverages.

Tuesday, Aug. 19 will be pulled pork sandwiches, dessert and beverages.

Thursday, Aug. 21 will be lemon pepper fish, Potatoes, dessert and beverages.

Monday, Aug. 25 will be spaghetti and meatballs, dessert and beverages.

Tuesday, Aug. 26 will be Sloppy Joes, dessert and beverages.

Thursday, Aug. 28 will be soup and sandwiches, dessert and beverages.

Please call the center at 484-3020 to sign up for your lunch.

Retirement Party

Pastor Ralph and Mary Culp are retiring form the ministry effective the end of Aug., and will bee returning to their home in Warren.

G & S Helping Hands (formally known as United Methodist Women’s Group of Grand Valley and Sanford churches) will be hosting a “Farewell Open House” for the Culp’s at he Grand Valley Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 from 2p.m. to 5 p.m.

Snacks, beverages and dessert will be served.

Everyone wishing to celebrate the many years they have served our local communities is welcome to attend. Any assistance community members wishing to give the ladies in preparing refreshments will be greatly appreciated; the group will meet at Grand Valley United Methodist Church on Friday, Aug., 15, beginning at 1 p.m. The firehall is on RT 27 in the middle of Grand Valley, and the church is at 107 Goodwill Street, off Route 27 (near the firehall) in Grand Valley.

Ralph formally was manager the Tidioute bank prior to going into the ministry.

Vacation Bible School

Tidioute First United Methodist Church will be hosting the Community Vacation Bible School this week from Monday through Friday, Aug. 15, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p. m. for grades kindergarten to grade six.

The theme this year is “Kingdom Chronicles”. For more information please call Pastor Keith at 484-7721 or Mary Huntington at 484-7766.

Victorian Tea

A Ladies Victorian Tea Luncheon will be held at the Tidioute Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Entertainment will be the Conewango Clippers Barbershoppers.

Tickets are available from Barb Downey at 589-7508 or Jane McManigle at 484-3296 for a cost of $10 each.

Let’s Go Fishing

A theme of “Let’s Go Fishing” has been chosen for the 55th Annual Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament Parade to be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. sharp, rain or shine. Parade line-up begins at 10 a.m. with registration in front of the Tidioute Firehall on Main ST.

All state judges will do the judging of the floats prior to the parade and all other units will be judged during the parade.

This year will be a point parade, meaning that the Zem Zem Shrine Units will be here in full force. This means there will be approximately 20 Units of Shriners in the parade. Parents are asked to keep the children back as the units preform for their safety and the safety of the drivers.

Junior/Kids Derby

The Kids Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m. for children ages 3 to 10 years at Benner Park in Tidioute Creek.

Members of the Tidioute Lions Club and Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament Committee sponsor this Kids Derby.

The Kids Derby is free to those who are fishing and the parents are reminded to let the kids fish on their own.

Tidioute Creek will be stocked with trout prior to the Derby. All fish must be measured to determine the winner.

Junior Champion

Angler

A Junior Champion Angler will be crowned on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 9 p.m.

The winner will receive a $50 cash award, a trophy and prizes.

Junior Champion Angler are sponsored in part by the George Jones Memorial Walleye Tournament.

Champion Angler

Saturday, Sept. 27, at 12:01 a.m. fishing will begin for the 2014 Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament in Tidioute.

Fifteen finalists will be determined and these lucky fishermen will be announced at 8:30 p.m. Each one of these finalists will fish with a referee beginning a 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 and must have their fish into the scales by 2 p.m. SHARP, no exceptions.

Crowning of the Champion Angler will be at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

All game fish must be registered: Muskellunge must be 40 inches to qualify, Northern Pike must be 24 inches to qualify, Walleye must be 15 inches to qualify, small mouth bass must be 12 inches to qualify and trout must be 7 inches to qualify. Please observe creel limits according to PA Fishing Regulation.

The Champion Fisherman will receive $1000, and a trophy, second place winner will receive $250 and a trophy, third place winner will receive $150 and a trophy. A lunker award will be presented to anglers in each category.

Carnival coming

A Carnival by Towver of Gibsonton, Fla., will be set up in Tidioute for the 55th Annual PA State Championship Fishing tournament weekend in Tidioute.

Pre-sale tickets will be on sale soon.

Flag Contest

Tidioute Borough is sponsoring a Flag Contest.

Any person, youth or adult, borough resident or not, are invited to submit design proposals for a flag. All designs submissions must be in color and on nothing larger than legal paper (8.5 by 14 inches.)

For more information please contact the borough office at 484-7424 or stop by the office for a complete set of rules at 129 Main Street, Tidioute. Or you can also obtain a complete set of rules by going to tboro@tidioute.org.

Watson Grange

Members of the Watson Grange will meet on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

This will be the night of election of officers.

Lottery Calendars

Just a reminder on the sale of Pennsylvania Lottery Calendars for 2015 for a cost of $20 each. Winners will be determined by the 7 p.m. Daily number drawing. Drawings do not include Double Draw or any games added by the PA Lottery in 2015.

Bonus days include New Year’s Day for $200, Christmas Day for $400. Winners will be paid by check and all checks will be mailed at the end of each month.

Lottery Calendars are sponsored by Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament Committee members and are on sale now and will be during the Fishing tournament festivities Thursday, September 25 to Sunday, September 28.

School supplies

Tidioute First United Methodist Church is collecting back to school items for Tidioute Community Charter School.

Boxes for donated items are located at Tidioute Senior Center, Tidioute Public Library, Buccardo’s Restaurant, Evans ShurSave Market, Northwest Saving Bank and Tidioute Trading Post. You can also leave items at the Methodist Church when the yellow sign in out front.

Some of the items that are needed include: Crayons, pencils, pencil boxes, Kleenex, Clorox wipes, germ-X, glue sticks, pink erasers, colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, markers, scissors, pocket folders, lined paper, pens, note books, 3-ring binders, and highlighters.

Food collection

St. John Ladies Guild is sponsoring a food drive to help replenish the food pantry for the Salvation Army in Warren.

Items that are needed the most include: tomato and vegetable soups, beef stew, quick oats, instant powdered milk, applesauce, canned diced tomatoes, elbow macaroni, egg noodles, saltine crackers, stuffing mix, Bisquick, canned raviolis or spaghetti-o’s, and canned meats such as tuna, chicken and spam.

Drop off your food donations before or after Mass or during regular business hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the office. For more information please call 484-7747.

Tidioute Borough

Police Chief Steve Vincent traveled 566 miles for the past month, investigated 3 incidents and filed 11 charges for the month.

Borough Manager, Walt Snavley, stated that he had received quotes on insurances and he will be checking into this more thoroughly.

Some grading has been done on McCauley Hill and there needs to be some grading done on Campbell Hill Road.

Snavley has announced that he will be leaving his position as borough manager this fall and a replacement is being sought. A complete outline of qualifications and requirements can be obtained at the borough office. One of the most important requirements is water and sewage treatment certification.

Council passed a resolution on opposing the expansion of federal control under the clean water act.

An update on the Flag Contest was presented and there has been some responses.

Lee Lindemuth gave a review of the WWII Reenactment stating that everything went well. There were 13 WWII veterans present and a crowd of 3100 to 3200 spectators. He would like to extend a thank you to all the business owners, property owners and private residents for the use of their property, also a thank you to those who provided bottle water for the reenactors, this was greatly appreciated.

The Johnson Street paving project will go out to bid this fall in time for work to begin in the Spring.

Decorating of the Gazebo in Picture Show Park will continue to be done by the Holiday Lighting/Decorating Committee.

Those who enjoy the Allegheny River, near the boat launch, are being made aware of the snapping turtle situation and are being asked to please be careful.

Sidewalk committee is reminding property owners of the grant money that is available for replacing your sidewalks. This grant money will cover removing the old sidewalk and replacing the cement for the new ones. This is for those sidewalks that are in bad shape. For more information on the sidewalk grants and applications please contact the borough office at 484-7424 or stop in the office. There are certain requirement to be met such as you will need two quotes and there is an income guideline to meet.

Minutes from the previous meeting were approved and accepted.

The treasurers report was accepted and permission was granted to pay the bills for July.

Flu Shots

Tidioute Senior Center will be holding a Flu Shot Clinic on Monday, September 29 from 10 a.m. to 12.

Please call Pat at the Senior Center at 484-3020 for more information.

Tidioute Area News in Brief

Senior Center Menu

Thursday, Aug. 7 will be stuffed peppers or stuffed cabbage (your choice), mashed potatoes, dessert and beverages.

Monday, Aug. 11 will be meatball subs, dessert and beverages.

Tuesday, Aug.12 will be ham and scalloped potatoes, dessert and beverages.

Thursday, Aug. 14 will be soup and sandwiches, dessert and beverages.

Monday, Aug. 18 will be macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, dessert and beverages.

Tuesday, Aug. 19 will be pulled pork sandwiches, dessert and beverages.

Thursday, Aug. 21 will be lemon pepper fish, dessert and beverages.

Call the senior center at 484-3020 to sign up for lunch.

Sports Boosters

Tidioute Sports Boosters will hold its meeting on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Tidioute Boat Launch.

Time to get started for the new school year. Hope to see some new faces there. Everyone welcome.

Knights of Columbus

Tidioute Knights of Columbus members will meet on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.

The previously scheduled picnic will be rescheduled for another time at this meeting.

All members are urged to attend.

Members are still selling tickets on the engraved Henry Big Boy 44 Magnum before and after Mass at St. John Church, and they can be purchased from any member of the Knights of Columbus. The drawing will take place on Sept. 28

Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.

Vacation Bible School

Tidioute First United Methodist Church will be hosting the Community Vacation Bible School on Aug. 11-15. Time will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for grades kindergarten through sixth grade.

This will be an evening event with a theme of “Kingdom Chronicles”.

For more information, contact Mary Huntington at 484-7766 or Pastor Keith at 484-7721.

School Collection

Tidioute First United Methodist Church is still collecting back to school items for Tidioute Community Charter School students.

Boxes are located in the Tidioute Public Library, Buccardo’s Restaurant, Evans ShurSave, Northwest Savings Bank, Tidioute Trading Post, and Tidioute Senior Center or at the church when the yellow sign is out.

Southern Gospel

If you like Southern Gospel then you need to save the date of Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. for that is when the “Blackwood Legacy Gospel” will be performing.

This is open to the public and only a free will offering will be collected.

Parking Lot Update

Tidioute Area Health and Dental Center, Inc. and Darling’s Tidioute Pharmacy employees will soon have a new parking lot. The walls are up and the sign of Tidioute is on the wall.

Tidioute VFW Post 8803 has made a generous donation for the parking lot. Their generous donation is appreciated.

Reenactment a Success

Once again, the WWII Reenactment committee is to be commended on the great job it did for the reenactment.

There were 280 reenactors and their families in Tidioute on Saturday to recreate the Battle of Remagen, Germany. The Infantrymen were organized by the 99th Infantry Division 39rd Regiment, Easy Company Reenactment Group (Battlebabies) reenacted battle which began at 3 p.m. and was over by 4 p.m.

The encampment at Limestone Township Ballfield was quite busy as reenactors put the finishing touches on their skills.

Over 3,100 spectators were present to watch as this battle unfolded and came to an end with the capture of the Bridge and the Germans surrendering.

Those here to observe the reenactment had the opportunity to visit the encampment and ask questions about WWII. Also, there were a lot of booths and tents set up in the viewing area with merchandise for sale such as the 6th annual t-shirt, hats, window clings, bake sales.

Cynthia Lindemuth sang the National Anthem. Lee Lindemuth, VFW Post 8803 commander, did all the announcing.

Guest speaker was Retired Army MST SGT Steve Appleby, director of the Eldred, PA WWII Museum.

Several veterans were present to watch the battle, there was a special viewing area for the veterans and their families.

Some of our local veterans shared where the served. Bill Brown served during WWII with tours in France, Germany and Austria and was across the channel. Bill Konkle served in Korea, Richard Downey served all over Europe in such place as France, Germany, Switzerland to name a few. Les Lindemuth served in Vietnam in 1967.

Burris Honored

Ed Burris, a Vietnam veteran who retired from the Navy with 22 years of service, was given a special plaque from the citizens of Warren County for his dedicated work for the Warren County Veterans Affairs and the PA Veterans Foundation.

The plaque was presented by state Rep. Kathy Rapp and state Sen. Scott Hutchinson.

In 2002 Burris became the VA Director for Warren County and since that time he has worked tirelessly for local veterans.

Burris has served as President of the State Association of County Directors, the State VA Commission and the Pennsylvania War Council; which advises the governor on veteran’s benefits. He has served on the advisory board for Soldiers and Sailors Home of Erie and sits on the Veterans Advisory board for Congressman Mike Kelly.

His desire and can-do attitude have helped hundreds of veterans and their families. Both with benefits and designing the Veterans Relief Fund which has set a new standard for other directors to follow. Burris’s dedication has reached far beyond veterans. His continued services has enriched the entire county and beyond.

Decorating Gazebo

Tidioute Borough has been approached with a request to start decorating the gazebo in Picture Show Park.

It will accept donations and if enough interest and money is generated for this project it will go ahead. Keep in mind that the Holiday Lighting Committee decorates for the Christmas Season. The borough could decorate for the other holidays.

At this time residents at the Tidioute Towers are caring for and decorating the gazebo behind the Towers.

To make a donation to the gazebo project, send your donations to Tidioute Borough Office, 129 Main St., Tidioute, PA 16351 marked “Gazebo Decorating”.

Flag Contest

Tidioute Borough Council is initiating a design for an official flag to represent the borough.

Everyone youth or adult, borough resident or not is invited to submit design proposals for a flag. All design submissions must be in color on nothing larger than legal paper (8.5 x 14). In addition, some of the basic rules include:

1. Keep the design simple. The most successful flags are ones that children can draw from memory.

2. Just a few primary or secondary colors is better than a host of colors.

3. Use meaningful imagery. All designs should, in some way reflect the history, geography or other important imagery (an animal, etc.) that is representative of Tidioute.

4. There should be no wording on the flag.

5. Do not use other people’s work. All designs must be original designs by the submitter.

6. Submissions must be in color utilizing crayon, marker, paint or other medium, or graphic art (Computer) technology.

Design submissions must be accompanied by a short summary of why the imagery in your design was used and why you chose the colors you used in the design. This must on the back of your design page and legible.

As they want to ensure anonymous voting based solely on the design, the borough is asking that you not put your name directly on your design. You may put your name on a separate piece of paper attached to the design. All submissions will be logged on a sheet and issued a number. Your name will be on the entry sheet next to the number you are assigned. That assigned number, not your name, will also be placed on your design to ensure anonymity during judging.

Judges will include members of the Tidioute Borough Council, some faculty from the Tidioute Community Charter School, and some other interested patrons of the contest.

The top three designs selected will be awarded cash prize money for their designs: $100 for the winning design, $75 for second place and $50 for third place.

The contest started on Aug. 1 and will end Nov. 1. All design submissions must be postmarked by that date.

For a list of all official rules or for any questions, call or stop by the borough office at 129 Main St., or call 484-7424 . You can also obtain rules by emailing tboro@tidioute.org.

This is also the address to use when submitting designs.

Flag contest winners will be announced and the winning designs shared with the public after the contest deadline.

Victorian Tea

A Ladies Victorian Tea Luncheon will be sponsored by the Presbyterian Women’s Association location is at the Presbyterian Church, 196 Main St., Tidioute on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Entertainment will be Conewango Clippers.

Cost is $10 per person.

For tickets, contact Barb Downey at 589-7508 or Jane McManigle at 484-3296.

Produce Express

The next Produce Express will be on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at Tidioute Firehall.

THS Class of ’64

Members of the Tidioute High School class of 1964 gathered at the Candlelight Inn for their 50 class reunion. A great time was had by all those who attended and a good meal was served.

Attending were Sherry McGraw Williams, Randy Knight, Ken Anderson, Tom Shields, Dick Brown, Francis (Zeke) Yeager, Elizabeth Bliss Gesin, Nancy Laird Anderson, Helen (Susie) Robison McKay, Ann Donaldson Jones and Kathy Mechling Farnsworth.

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