Leap In the

Brokenstraw Creek

for Love, INC.

The countdown is on! The fourth Annual Leap in the Brokenstraw Creek for Love INC, we are freezing for a reason. The event will take park at the Brokenstraw Creek at Island Park, Youngsville, on Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. Registration is at 10:30 a.m. A cost of $10 per participant, we suggest donation to a willing participant. A least three brave men have signed up to leap.

If you are interested in donating or “Leap for Love” or have questions e-mail loveincbv@yahoo.com or leave a message at 563-3394. The public is invited to attend this event. A cheer team is needed to encourage the “Leapers”

Presidents’ Day

Observance

Youngsville Borough offices and services will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Garbage pickup will be as the following: Monday’s pickup will be Tuesday; Tuesday’s pickup will be Wednesday.

Kindergarten Sign-ups

and Lion Club

Pre-Screening

The Lion Club members will be doing Eye Pre-Screening on Feb. 4 at the time of kindergarten registrations at Youngsville Elementary School.

Super Bowl Party

Youngsville American Legion Riders will be hosting a Super Bowl 50 Party on Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. It will be held at the Youngsville Halgren-Wilcox American Legion Post 658. Food and snacks will be provided before and during game time. Many door prizes will be given away during the party. There will be a first prize drawing at half-time; must be present to win. All American Legion members and guests are invited and encourage joining the fun. All proceeds will benefit the New Hope Assistance Dog Inc.

Citizens Encouraged To

Attend Public Meeting

A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Youngsville Borough Office from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. A decision will be made on the fate of Youngsville’s annual Corn Festival, which has been held on the third weekend in August for more than a decade.

The Corn Festival features craft and food fair, children’s activities and live music for families to enjoy. The public, organizations, businesses, and churches, are being asked to attend, and express their ideas so that a plan can be scheduled to help arrange the event.

Also to be discussed is the organizing of the Hometown Heroes project. “As a community we want to recognize people, both living and past, who have accomplished remarkable achievements to improve our area and support our country,” said ROY member Nancy Holmberg. The Hometown Heroes Banner Project is where banners can be purchased by family members, businesses, and organizations to honor past and present champions who have contributed to the Youngsville Area.

For information about Hometown Heroes, call Joanne Oviatt at 563-4286.

Lady Eagles Softball

Team Fundraiser

The Lady Eagles Softball Team is selling chances to win two tickets to a Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres hockey game in Buffalo on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m. Drawing will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. Tickets include boxed seats including food and drinks during the game. If you are interested in purchasing from one of our player families, call 688-6978.

Saron Lutheran Church

“Take-out Only” Soup

Lunch

Today from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saron Lutheran Church is having a “take-out only” soup lunch. Soups are cream of potato and vegetable beef with a variety of pies. Cost is $6. Call 563-7662 by 11 a.m. to order your soup for delivery.

Speaker at Youngsville

First Methodist Church

Rev. Lee Baker will be at Youngsville First Methodist Church on Sunday, Feb. 21 for an evening of storytelling beginning at 6 p.m. All children and adults are invited to enjoy a Bible Story in an exciting way! Following the storytime, fellowship and light refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall.

Youth and Missions

Breakfast Fundraiser

Saturday, Feb. 13 will be the next Youth Missions Breakfast at Youngsville Free Methodist Church. Breakfast will be serving from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. serving their regular menu and a special of French toast and strawberry topping. Breakfast will be the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.

Youngsville Area

Ministry Community

Lenten Services

The Youngsville Area Ministry 2016 Community Lenten Services will begin on Ash Wednesday at the following locations: Feb. 10 – Youngsville First United Methodist Church; Feb. 17 – Youngsville Free Methodist Church; Feb. 24 – Saron Lutheran Church; March 2 – Irvine Presbyterian Church; March 9 – Pittsfield Otterbein United Methodist Church; March 16 – St. Francis Episcopal Church; March 23 – St. Luke Catholic Church.

A Lenten Service will be at noon followed by a light luncheon.

Free Penn State Home

Water and Septic

System Workshops

Offered

Penn State Extension Water Resources Educator Jim Clark is offering a free Home Water and Septic System Workshop on Thursday, March 10. The workshop is being held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Penn State Extension Office at 100 Dillon Drive, Youngsville. The workshop is free to participants, but pre-registration is required by calling 814-887-5613, emailing to Jac20@psu.edu, or going online to www.extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/water/events.

Clark will instruct the class and will cover private water supplies and how they should be maintained, tested, and treated. Best management practices for homeowners to use to protect and maintain their on-lot septic system will also be discussed. Penn State Extension educational resources will be shared and questions answered. Residents with private water system questions or issues are encouraged to attend.

Winners of Our Sports

Booster Basket Raffle

Basket 1- Victoria Secret, Scott Ishman; Basket 2- Entertainment, Crystal Heenan; Basket 3-Wine Anita Archuletta; Basket- 4 Eagles Fanwear, Holly Weissinger; Basket 5-Baby Boy, Sue Bingman; Basket; 6-Star Wars, Jesse Adams; Basket 7-Family Game Night, Angela Sutton; Basket 8- Chocolate, Linda Neidrick; Basket 9-Lottery,Tammy Sherrard; Basket 10- Surprise, Lori Murphy; Basket 11-Car Cleaning Supplies, Angela Sutton; Basket 12- Genuine Jerkey, Amy Messinger; Basket 13-Free Income Tax Return, Andy Sveda; Basket 14-Laundry & Misc Cleaning Basket W/ Baseball Snacks , Jesse Adams; Basket 15-Baby Girl, Scott Ishman; Basket 16-Baseball Bat, Rob Greene.

Youngsville Recreation

Association Sled Riding

Party

The Youngsville Recreation Association Sled Riding party is rescheduled for Feb. 21 planned time- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Community Sled Riding Party and Cardboard Sled Race will be held at Pool Hill. Hot dogs and hot chocolate will be provided. Bring your sled made of cardboard and tape only; try your chance at a prize. Prizes will be awarded for farthest run and most creative. Sign-up sheet for the cardboard sled race can be picked up at the borough office building. Cardboard races will start at 2 p.m. Free community event, come and have great family fun.

YHS Class of 1966

Luncheon

YHS Class of 1966 will meet at Huey’s at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 10 for lunch. Classmates, spouses, friends invited to join us.

YHS Class of 1969

Women Only)

The girls (women) of the YHS Class of 1969 are meeting at Richards at 10 a.m. on Feb. 6 for breakfast. All women classmates are invited. Contact Stella Walton at 779-5325 or contact Sandy Silvis on Facebook for more information.

Order a Singing

Valentine

In the spirit of the age-old tradition of a singing telegram, the Conewango Clippers Chorus is offering a unique and fun way to send your sweetheart an unforgettable Valentine. On Friday, Feb. 12, a barbershop quartet from the Clippers will serenade your sweetheart at the place of your choosing in Warren County (work, home, hair appointment, etc.). The quartet will present your sweetheart with a rose and small box of chocolate and sing three songs to him/her – and if they see a big enough smile, or even tears, they might even sing a fourth song.

For 69 years now the Conewango Clippers have been performing at various public events throughout the county each year (free of charge), which is why this annual fundraiser is so important. Proceeds from this Valentine Fundraiser help make their charitable, public performances possible.

Why not treat your special valentine to songs, chocolate, and a rose and also help the Conewango Clippers to continue their tradition of brining song and joy to local service clubs, fairs, festivals, veteran events, church and senior citizen events, and so much more. Schedule/reserve a singing Valentine by Friday, Feb. 5 for a $20 donation; $25 donation after Feb. 5.

Love Your Library

Raffle

The Friends of the Youngsville Library’s 6th Annual “Love Your Library” Basket Extravaganza fundraising event is going on now through Friday, March 18. This year is a little bit different because the six uniquely themed choices are actually filled with gift cards, cash, or lottery tickets and not traditional “basket items”. Each “basket” has a value of $100. The six “baskets” are currently on display at the library. Winners will be drawn on March 19.

“What makes this such a great fundraising event for our library is that there is a variety of themed-choices for people to choose from, you can always find something that will appeal to you,” said Library Director Kristy Wallace. “This year the Friends of the Library decided to fill each themed ‘basket’ will gift cards, cash, or lottery tickets instead of actual items. For example there is a ‘Fill ‘er Up’ basket that has $100 in gas cards and a ‘Got Ya Covered’ basket that has a $25 Walmart, $25 Tops, and $50 Lowes gift card in it. People have the opportunity to decide which basket or baskets interest them and can distribute their tickets accordingly. So if you’re lucky enough to win, you will actually win something that you want!”

“We also want to thank all the businesses that so generously donated gift certificates to help make our baskets even better this year. Forester Restaurant, Perkins, Applebee’s, Simple Dick’s, Pete’s Beverage, Tammy’s Hairitage, Richard’s Restaurant, Tops Market, Sheetz, United Refining, Abigail Novotny (Norwex), and Darla Hernberger (Mary Kay Cosmetics) all deserve a big thank you because we wouldn’t have been able to offer so many well-stocked ‘baskets’ without their support,” Wallace said.

The six themed choices are: “Bon Appe’tit,” “Youngsville’s Finest,” “Keep on Scratching,” Cold Cash,” “Fill ‘er up,” and “Got ‘Ya Covered.” Tickets are available at the Youngsville Library during business hours and from member of the Friends or Library Board. Ten tickets for a $5 donation or one ticket for a $1 donation. Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Friday, Feb. 12 Friends will be selling tickets at Richard’s Restaurant from 4 to 7 p.m. Library business hours are Monday and Tuesday noon-7:30 p.m., Wednesday 10-5, and Friday noon-4 p.m.

WarrenGives meeting

in Youngsville

Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m., a 2016 Warren Gives online day of giving meeting will be held at the Youngsville Library. This meeting is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Warren County and is open to representatives from any of the organizations that participate in the Annual Warren Gives Event. The meeting should last around 45 minutes and will include a 2015 event recap, what’s new for 2016, important dates for organizations to know, and share ideas on how to increase your organization’s participation numbers.

The Community Foundation of Warren County is holding four additional meetings this year – all in communities outside of Warren, in an effort to make it as easy as possible for representatives from the organizations listed on Warren Gives to attend. Organizations who attend a preliminary Warren Gives meeting find them very beneficial and tend to do well on event day.

Can’t make the 9th at Youngsville Library? Additional meeting dates are: Saturday, Feb. 13 1 pm at Sugar Grove Free Library; Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. at the Tidioute Library; Saturday, 1 pm in Sheffield- location TBA, and Wednesday, Feb. 24 6 pm Beckley Computer Lab at Warren Public Library. The 2016 Warren Gives online day of giving event will be Wednesday, May 18 from 6 am to 10 pm.

Youngsville Library has Tax Forms

As in previous years, the government is pushing towards filing tax forms on-line, which is why there is a limited availability of “hard copy” tax related items at your local library. Currently Youngsville Library has federal forms: 1040 and 1040A and hopes to receive 1040EZ and some specialty forms soon. “Hard copies” of the federal instruction booklets are no longer mailed to libraries but there are options available to you. If you want hard copies of federal specialty forms and/or instruction booklets mailed directly to you, you can go on-line at irs.gov or call 1-800-829-3676 for assistance. On the irs.gov site (forms and publications link) you can also print current and previous year forms as well as view corresponding instruction booklets.

Youngsville Library also has PA-40IN tax forms and booklets on-hand but if you need special state forms or directions use www.revenue.pa.gov. Local forms should be mailed directly to you but if you need additional forms or have questions go to hab-inc.com (Berkheimer site). The Youngsville Public Library has internet-access computers available for public use and the printing fee per page is minimal. Remember to bring your library card with you or bring current photo ID if you don’t have a library card. Library business hours: Monday and Tuesday, noon-7:30, Wednesday 10 am-5, and Friday Noon-4. Also VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance for the elderly) will be offered twice a week at the Youngsville Borough. Appointments must be scheduled through the Allegheny Community Center at 723-4180 or call for more information.