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Alliance Represented at National Park Service Northeast Region Workshop
by Marilyn Black, VP-Heritage Development
On May 3 - 5, directors and key staff of the National Heritage Areas located in the Northeast Region gathered in Baltimore, Maryland, to attend a training workshop conducted by the National Park Service. Marilyn Black represented the Oil Region National Heritage Area. Also typically attending are the NPS Park Superintendents who are assigned as liaisons to each of the NHAs. More than half of the NHAs in the country are situated in the Northeast Region.
The objectives of this workshop included assessing the state of National Heritage Areas, exploring ways that NHAs are adapting to change and positioning their organizations to ensure sustainability, and the sharing of models for reworking functional relationships with a variety of partners. In addition, there were
Reinactors operating a cannon battery at Fort McHenry in the
Baltimore Harbor, a national park.  | strategies for using commemorative events to engage partners and sponsors, as well as learning strategies to engage donors and measure the impact of their support. Several of these topics will be very useful in the strategic planning now underway by the Oil Region Alliance.
With the workshop being held at the Admiral Fell Inn on the Baltimore inner harbor, participants were given a special after-hours guided tour of nearby Fort McHenry, a NPS site which is an important part of the interpretive facilities found in the newly- named Baltimore National Heritage Area. |
Fireplace Insert Donated for Tarbell House
by Mike Henderson, Project Manager
Thanks to a generous donation from Donna and Howard Gaston, the Tarbell House now has a decorative replica coal burning fireplace insert. Donna felt the Tarbell House would be a  perfect recipient for this decorative appliance, since the parlor fireplace did originally burn coal. The new device is set up to burn natural gas; and, similar to natural gas log inserts, it uses replica coal to give the appearance of a 19th-century home heating source. Thanks, Donna and Howard! |
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HELP US HELP YOU
by Marie Rainey, Tourism Services Coordinator
Members
Please bring your brochures to our office at 217 Elm Street, Oil City, so we can distribute them and promote your business throughout the Region.
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Alliance Distributes Weekly Fishing Report
by Darlene Eaton, Memership Coordinator
 The Alliance is emailing a weekly fishing report, written by Darl Black, which you should be receiving. If you are not or know of someone who would like to receive it and other information sent by the Alliance and is not, please email deaton@oilregion.org. |
Neilltown Church Memorial Garden Gets Facelift
by Mike Henderson, Project Manager
 Thanks to the volunteer workers of the Venango County Master Gardeners, the memorial garden at the Neilltown Church has received some much-needed attention. Coordinated by Darlene Eaton and in cooperation with the Neilltown Cemetery Association, the Master Gardeners have so far cleaned up leaves, weeds, and old landscape fabric; trimmed or relocated bushes; and mulched. The memorial garden now looks very presentable and will be ready, along with the church, for the start of the concert series in July.
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Alliance Sends Free Educational Packages to Pennsylvania Libraries
by Melissa Mann, Oil 150 Deputy Director
In May, the Oil Region Alliance mailed free educational packages to the 650 public libraries in Pennsylvania. Each  package contained
complementary DVD copies of the classroom version of The Valley that Changed the World and Stories of a Third-Generation Independent Oil Producer, As Told by Bill Huber, the two  new documentaries produced during the Oil 150 commemoration. Each library also received a set of six Oil 150 bookmarks and an Alliance product catalog.
As one of Oil 150's final educational programs, it is the Alliance's hope that through the Commonwealth's libraries these free educational resources will foster an appreciation of our nation's oil history and its roots in Pennsylvania's Oil Region National Heritage Area for years to come.
This complementary resource distribution was made possible using Oil 150 funds. |
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The Alliance Thanks These
Renewal Members
by Darlene Eaton, Membership Coordinator
ALKA Holdings, LLC, 827-0179, Commercial real estate property rental.
Dale Wilson Real Estate, 437-7954, 36 years of real estate experience in sales & appraisals; a PA Certified Residential Appraiser.
Forest Press, The, 755-4900, The primary news source for property owners in Forest County.
Foxburg Area Information Center, 724-659-0065, Promoting tourism via a caboose on Main Street in Foxburg ; sponsor various educational tours throughout the year.
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 375-5934, Full-service contractor doing site design, excavation, utilities, concrete, grading and asphalt paving.
May and Company, 676-5691, Certified public accounting firm.
Peters, Frank (individual).
Vantage Holding Company, 337-0000, For-profit partnership with community hospitals providing service and growth in the region.
Wiegel Brothers Marine, Inc., 437-2077, Sale and service of boats and outboard engines.
It's Easy to Join!
Call Darlene at 814-677-3152 extension 117
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Darlene Eaton, Membership Coordinator
814-677-3152 extension 117 Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism
217 Elm Street, Oil City, PA 16301 |
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To see upcoming events in the Oil Region, go to www.oilregion.org and check out the "Event Calendar" on the home page. |
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Alliance Board of Directors
The Alliance is fortunate to call on some of the most distinguished citizens of the area, its Board of Directors, for guidance. Their visionary reach and wise counsel are among its greatest assets. For a listing of the board members, visit www.oilregion.org, click on "About ORA," then "Board Directory." |
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FLY FKL
Gulfstream International Airlines began serving Venango Regional Airport in September with daily flights between Franklin and Cleveland -- Continental Airlines' hub -- with connections to more than 60 locations. Travelers can park for free at the airport while on their trip. There are same day departure and arrival capabilities.
The Alliance urges business and pleasure travelers to use this valuable asset when planning trips.
To FLY FKL, simply work with your travel agent, your favorite travel web site, or call 1-800-523-FARE.
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Any Weekend Deal
Fly to Cleveland on weekends for $120 round trip; applies to departure from Franklin on any Saturday and return on any Sunday. Call O. C. Bell at 432-5333. | |
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