Sherman Acres summer camp opens with loving care
Sherman Acres in New Castle runs by City Rescue Mission just off Maitland Lane hosts 200 day campers from Grant Street to Harbor Heights. The program runs June 11 to July 18 with Bible lessons, pool time, archery, crafts, games, and nature talks. Resident camp from July 22 to Aug 19 offers horseback riding, swimming, tennis, archery, and canoe trips on the Ohiopyle River under Howard Williams and Shirley Miller.
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Sherman Acres
Sherman Acres Camp
Maitland Lane
Eastbrook
City Rescue Mission
Inner City
Grant Street
Harbor Heights
West View Terrace
New Castle
County Agricultural Office
Department of Forestry
Mercer
Lucy Dean
Ohiopyle River
Howard Williams Shirley Miller
F. Dickson Marshall
Blanche Pratt
Bukowski Wins Second Place in Outdoor Writers Award
Thad Bukowski of Neshannock Township earns a second place prize from the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association for a spring sucker fishing article at Volant Dam. Bukowski, longtime writer and photographer for The News, is Shenango Area Schools curriculum coordinator and a longtime member of the organization.
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Thad Bukowski
Maitland Lane
Neshannock Township
Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association
Bukowski
Shenango Area
Volant Dam
New Castle News
Slippery Rock Creek
Neshannock High School
The
Pennsylvania Angler
Pennsylvania Game News
Outdoor Life
National Bassman
YMCA Day Camp Opens Second Week at Camp Rentz
Suburban briefs note the YMCA Day Camp Program starts its second week on June 18 at Camp Fred L. Rentz with daily bused trips for boys and girls aged 6 to 12. Activities include horseback riding archery canoeing crafts outdoor games and singing with daily return to the Y for a swim.
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YMCA
Fred L. Rentz
Camp
Rentz
United States
Dudley
New York State
The
American Camping Associations
Association
Power shutdown planned in Wampum borough
The borough of Wampum will experience a power outage between 7 and 8 p.m. Monday while the main electric panel is inspected. No further details are provided about the inspection or authorities coordinating the outage.
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Wampum
Bikers Ride 100 Miles at Slippery Rock Event
Slippery Rock College hosts a two day bike event by the Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen with more than 250 cyclists from several states. A 100 mile ride and shorter routes to New Castle McConnell's Mill Lake Arthur and Grove City are planned. Rides start 7 45 am for long routes and 8 30 to 9 am for shorter trips. Entry fees include maps safety booklets and cloth patches.
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Slippery Rock
Western Pennsylvania
Wheelmen Bike Club
Slippery Rock College
Washington
D.C
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Greene Counties
Paul Scheibelhut
Scheibelhut
Franklin
New Castle
McConnell’s Mill
Lake Arthur
Grove City
Neshannock school board approves staff changes and contracts
The Neshannock Township School Board granted a permanent teaching contract to Thomas Schaffner and approved three resignations with two replacements. Secretary changes and salary adjustments followed Memorial School. The board also adopted 1979 80 textbooks and reviewed IU IV programs and funding amid rising costs and declining enrollment.
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Neshannock Township
Thomas Schaffner
Schaffner
Marcia D. Smith
Memorial School
Sarah Decatur
Sarah Dunkle
Smith
Dunkle
Irene Stewart
Phillip Phelps
Intermediate Unit IV
Neshannock
Phelps
IU IV
Grange backs governor budget with tax protections
The Pennsylvania State Grange Executive Committee voted unanimously to support the governor's budget. It urged keeping the corporate net income tax and state personal income tax at present levels, opposing the phase out of prepayment plans and backing an alternative to a 6 percent wholesale gasoline tax with a per gallon increase and annual escalator linked to construction costs.
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Pennsylvania
State Grange Executive Committee
Grange
Fourth of July Family Day at Pearson Park
Pearson Park in Neshannock Township hosts an early July Fourth celebration on July 1 with a morning start, games, a firemen water battle, a puppet show at dusk, and a 2 to 3 p.m. Blue Coat Band concert at the gazebo. Dan Wagner, park director, arranges the event and park activities. Registration for jogging, tennis, and golf lessons is at the park office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. lessons begin once enough signups are received.
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Pearson Park
Neshannock Township
Blue Coat
Dan Wagner
Wagner
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Neshannock Area High School
Cora Davies
Decatur
Dick Thornburgh
Hershey
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania State University
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