Good morning, most folks are in a lull after the holiday bustle, and the routines of the new year set in. Some have made resolutions, others are just ready to change from what last year may or may not have brought into their lives. There are even folks that wait to see what life will bring their way. I choose to think on what I hope I can accomplish this year, and then make a plan to work on that goal for as long as my fortitude will let me. We all have 12 months to attain some sort of tangible goal, and even if they are small, or unnoticeable to others, try your best to reach a new goal this year, the feeling of success can be a driving force in your outlook.
As I had mentioned in an earlier column, I will submit a column to the Titusville News-Journal for publication in their new paper, as well as continue posting my Townville News each week on the unofficial Townville Face Book page. The new publication is also going digital too. Originally, the paper was being provided to the Titusville and Hydetown area. Now it is expanding its distribution area with offering subscriptions to those outside of the city limits and zip code area. A year’s subscription cost is reasonable to cover the postage to mail your weekly copy, by calling 1 888 665 8291 to get signed up. I apologize for having the wrong number last week.
Church News
The Townville United Methodist Church has Sunday worship services at 10:15 a.m. Social time with refreshments is held after the morning service, and all are welcome to attend. Pastor Gary Wade leads the Hopeful Heart Trinity Charge.
The “Living Hope” prayer and bible study group meets on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. to focus on prayer and bible study for the following week. Everyone is welcome to join. The leader of this group is Pastor Alice McClymonds. Those classes will be held at the Blooming Valley Church.
Pastor Gary Wade leads a Bible study on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the BVUMC.
* The Townville Baptist Church Sunday services has the 9:15 a.m. worship time. Sunday School classes follows at 10:30 a.m.
The Townville Baptist Church has a kids program, “Olympians”, and it will be held every Sunday from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
The “Plugged In” group has started at the Townville Baptist Church. The meetings are from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sundays. This group is gauged for students from 6th to 12th grades.
Condolences
MaryAnn Burdick passed away on December 7, 2022. She was born in Townville and a graduate of Townville High School. MaryAnn had been a member of and played piano for the former Tryonville UMC. Her survivors include three children, James Burdick, Tracy Jamieson, and Jennifer Covell, and their families, include six grandchildren Jamie and Candace Burdick, Jeff Lyons, Melissa Greenlee, Sandy Antill, and Anthony Parker, plus 11 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sister-in-law Beth Lingo, brother-in-law James Westcoat, plus many nieces and nephews.
Eileen Copeland passed on December 29th. She is survived by her husband, Doug and her three children, Travis and Kate Copeland, and Kimberly Albus and their families that include five grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Madison, William, and Lyza Copeland, and Aeryk Albus. She is also survived by her siblings, Donald, and Thomas Overmeyer, and Dianne Skocheluk, and her in-laws, Jim Copeland, Sandra Lawrence, and Christine McCrory, plus many nieces and nephews.
Clubs/Group
Relay for Life teams of Venango County are again participating in the American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days. Businesses or individuals are welcome to sponsor the event. Three different levels of sponsorship are available. For more details, contact Judy Stevenson (814-827-2179 or 814-777-3484) jstevenson@zoominternet.net and Gayle Oxenham (814-673-6916) oxjrrgg@verizon.net of the Helping Hands Relay Team are coordinating the sales for the 2023 Daffodil Days in Venango County.
Daffodils are sold in bunches of ten-cut large blooms or in pots of live mini daffodils. Bunches of ten-cut tulips of assorted colors are also available. New for 2023 are bunches of daffodils or tulips each with a vase. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society through the buyer’s choice of Relay for Life team.
Orders and payments are due by February 21, 2023, with delivery planned for the week of March 20th. Help welcome the Spring with daffodils.
Food For Thought Free Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 29776 Hwy 77 Guys Mills, PA in New Richmond, next to the Church. Stop in to select free food, be sure to wear a mask, and only one person at a time in the storefront. This program is available to everyone that needs it, no questions asked. They have diapers available too. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact Ann Zurasky at 814 673 2302, or email her at elizamegan782@gmail.com or Judy Smock at 814 671 3452. As always, if you are able to offer support for this program, please make a donation, or even better, contact them to see if there is a way you can volunteer some of your time or talents. The group is in need of replenishing their supplies to continue helping those in need.
School News
The Maplewood Elementary PTO will meet on Tuesday, January 10th. The meeting is held in the library at 6:30 p.m.
PENNCREST Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, January 16th from noon to 7:25 p.m.
The Maplewood Winter sports that continue in January are the girls JV basketball game against Union City High school at 6 p.m. on the home court Thursday evening. Then on Friday, the girls JV basketball team will host Franklin Area High School for a 6 p.m. game while the boys JV basketball players travel to Cochranton for a game at the same time. At 7 p.m. the girls varsity hoopsters will be on the home court, and the boys basketball team will be away at their game against Franklin Area High. The varsity wrestlers are participating in the “Tool City OPEN” that will be held on Friday and Saturday in Meadville. Other events for Saturday will be the boys JV basketball at 6 p.m. at Maplewood hosting Reynolds School District, followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m.
Next Monday will be a busy day with the first game being the boys junior high basketball team at Commodore Perry for a game at 4 p.m. The evening games are the girls basketball players at Rocky Grove Jr./Sr. with the JV tip-off at 6 p.m. and the varsity game starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday sports include the boys JV basketball players hosting Cambridge Springs at 6 p.m. while the varsity teams take the court at 7 p.m. Wednesday, the boys junior high players take on the Rocky Grove team for an away game at 4 p.m. Later, the varsity wrestlers face Cochranton on the home mats for matches that begin at 7 p.m.
From the Kitchen
The recipe this week is for a “Diabetic Fruit Punch”, which can be saved for any occasion during the year.
Be sure to chill your beverages before blending a two-liter bottle of diet Sprite or Sprite Zero Sugar, one 46 ounce can of unsweetened pineapple juice. Then add a .13-ounce package of unsweetened blueberry Kool-Aid, (or other blue colored flavoring of drink mix), and one-half cup of Splenda or other granulated sugar substitute. Serve over ice in a glass. Garnish with lime slices, if desired.
There are 14 servings in this recipe. Each serving has 52 calories, and only one fruit on the exchange food program.
Have a Happy …
Sharing birthdays on Monday, the 9th are Chuck Sterling Natalie Slagle, and Matt Dailey, and the 10th is a day of celebration for Zack Mihailoff, Adrienne Burrows, Terry Stallsmith, Eva Jean Saxton, Marlene Hamrick, Brett Neely, and my daughter Kristi McCarl. The only birthday on the 11th is John Geiger, while the 12th is shared by Ethan Lauer, and Jesse Spanogle. Sharing the 13th are my grandson Gage McCarl, Connie Williams, Jackie Armstrong Coolidge, Malina Boyd, and Vicki Zook, with the last birthday for the week is Erin Shilling on the 14th.
David and Nancy Oberrath have their anniversary on January 8th. Corky and Brenda Douglas have an anniversary on the 14th.
If you have a special day during the week, that I have missed, or you have some special upcoming dates that you wish to have noted in the column, I invite you to let me know, so that I may add those dates to my calendar of Townville (former or current) area residents, and events to publish.
Contact me
Many thanks for all the feedback and information that folks have shared. I appreciate the time that folks have taken to get news to me each week. Your input is what makes our news complete. It is a great pleasure to hear from members of the community.
If you have any comments or concerns about the column, please feel free to call, face book, or email me. Linda McCarl can be contacted by phone at (814) 967 2677 or by email at mccarl7577@hotmail.com. Please be sure to note your subject as “Townville News”, so I do not miss your information, and give it prompt and proper attention. If you have some news or information that you wish to share, please be sure to submit it to me by noon on Tuesday, so that I may include it in the current week’s article.
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