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November 26, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Happy Thanksgiving hatters

CLARION NEWS photo by Greg V. Renninger. Preschool students in Karen Neill’s class at Immaculate Conception School recently learned about the first Thanksgiving in America. More...

Strattanville sets 2010 budget

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

STRATTANVILLE Strattanville Borough Council this month its tentative approval to a $121,059 budget for the upcoming year, holding tax levels at their existing rates. More...

‘All aboard!’ as RR club sets up at Clarion Mall

By Pam Huffman For the CLARION NEWS

MONROE TWP. Since his first Lionel train set as a young boy, Rich Steiner has been fascinated with the world of model trains. “It’s in my blood,” said the president and founder of the Clarion Model Railroad Club, Inc. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Clarion captures the crown

The Clarion Area football squad toppled Coudersport 7-0 for their first District 9 title in 12 years
By Ryan S. Pugh, CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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2009-10 High School hoops previews

Golden Damsels look to get back to where they belong
By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

RIMERSBURG This is the second in a series of articles previewing local teams in the upcoming 2009-10 girls’ high school basketball season. More...

Union looks to run the table

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

RIMERSBURG This is the second in a series of articles previewing local teams in the upcoming 2009-10 boys’ high school basketball season. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

Nov. 26 CLARION FREE LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS: The Clarion Free Library will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. More...

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Living

The yellow-bellied sapsucker

A yellow-bellied sapsucker visits the nut tree in my neighbor’s backyard each spring as soon as the sap flows. If the visit is early, the bird makes do with the suet from the feeder on the maple tree in my own backyard. More...

Don Bish speaks at CUP

CLARION – Don Bish, long-time rock musician and music businessman, will share his experiences as a rock performer and music businessman on at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Hart Chapel at Clarion University. More...

First birthday

Treyven Z. Hooks

Treyven Z. Hooks SARVER – Treyven Zane Hooks is celebrating his first birthday today, November 26, 2009. He is the son of Cory and Jamie Hooks of Sarver. More...

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Church

And you, who do you say that I am?

Parents have special knowledge and insight about the children they bring up, as opposed to other people’s children, or even their own child who is raised by others. More...

Local churches schedule live nativities

EMLENTON – The Old Zion United Methodist Church of the Emlenton Area and the community invite all to “take a walk through Bethlehem.” The family event includes cast members from different congregations throughout the local area. More...

Upcoming church events

Editor’s Note: Items for inclusion in the Church section of the CLARION NEWS are now a paid service. More...

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DCNR considers making section of Game Land 283 part of Cook Forest

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION COUNTY The Pennsylvania Game Commission is trading State Game Lands 283 to the Department of Conservation Natural Resources to become part of Clear Creek State Forest, but there may be more to the deal – the DCNR is considering making More...

Career Center will keep three-year education programs

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

SHIPPENVILLE Three-year education programs will continue at the Clarion County Career Center as the facility’s joint operating committee this week rejected a proposal to go with twoyear programs. More...

County budget includes tax hike, layoffs

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Having worked marathon budget sessions for the last few weeks, the Clarion County commissioners produced a tentative 2009-2010 county budget at their Nov. 25 voting session, and it isn’t pretty. More...

News

A Christmas Tale

CLARION NEWS photo by Rodney L. Sherman. More than 40 children turned out Nov. 19 for “A Christmas Tale,” presented by Dr. Brian and Friends at the Knox Public Library. More...

Scenes from the Clarion Christmas parade

CLARION NEWS photo by Tom DiStefano. Santa is supposed to ride in a sleigh pulled by reindeer but in Clarion in November, a wagon pulled by horses is much more appropriate. More...

Foxburg OKs 2010 budget

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

FOXBURG Foxburg Borough Council has given its tentative approval to a $92,650 budget for 2010. There is no indication in the information posted by the borough of any tax increases for 2010. More...

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For the Record

Correction

The Nov. 24 edition of the CLARION NEWS reported Allegheny Wood Products recently made a donation to the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department. The correct amount of the donation was $1,000. More...

Clarification

The tax increase in Limestone Township reported in our Nov. 19 edition is not officially a property tax increase, but is a separate debt service tax levied to pay off a $560,000 PennVEST loan for the township’s canceled water project. More...

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. Purse swiped More...

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Academics

Principal serves it up

Submitted photo. Allegheny-Clarion Valley assistant high school Principal Joshua Tabor dons a hair net and rubber gloves Nov. More...

C-L first-graders share last minute tips

CLARION Children in Mrs. Whitling’s first-grade class at Clarion-Limestone Elementary School share recipes on how to cook a turkey. Git a turkey. Thin you git som corn. Thin you put pepper. Thin you git stufin. More...

St. Joseph honor roll

LUCINDA St. Joseph School in Lucinda has announced its honor roll for the first grading period of the 2009-2010 academic year. More...

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Opinion

Cartoon

Full Story

A letter from ‘Olde England’

I’ll admit I’m not the most computersavvy person in the world so I don’t understand how everything works, but was pretty excited last week by an email I received from England. More...

Shoe on the other foot

By Glenn Deal Limestone Twp.

Most of everyone within Limestone Township should know me by now. More...

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Obituaries

Recent deaths

Bernard F. Dechant LUCINDA – Bernard Francis Dechant, 51, of Lucinda died Monday afternoon, November 23, 2009, in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Albinus J. Lutz LUCINDA – Albinus “Bine” J. More...

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