Sheffield News

As the Community Foundation of Warren County celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, just a few of the many organizations that have been aided by its philanthropy pay tribute: The foundation makes hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of donations to the improvement of Warren County through new construction, building additions and new programs.

Warren-Forest Area Agency on Aging will serve the following menu at Conewango Towers, Warren Senior Center and Warren Senior Community Center from July 6-10: Monday, goulash; Tuesday, fish; Wednesday, barbecued chicken; Thursday, Spanish rice; and Friday, taco salad.

The following people were sentenced on June 3, 2009, in the Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Chambersburg.

Senior center lunches this week will include macaroni and cheese?Monday, salsa chicken Tuesday, spaghetti Wednesday and stuffed peppers Thursday.

Raymond "Popeye" Hahn, 79, of 138 Hathaway Lane, Youngsville, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday, June16, 2009 at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa., following a brief illness.

It's time for the Barnes United Methodist Church Annual Strawberry Festival. Church members, neighbors and the public are invited to attend from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18, in the church basement.

Criminal mischief. Warren City police reported that at 2:45 Sunday an officer responded to a report that graffiti was spray-painted on the playground shed and Coke machine at Crescent Park.

The American Chestnut may be making a comeback in Warren County. Thanks to the efforts of the American Chestnut Foundation , the Warren County Conservation District, a group of students from the Warren County Career Center and one man on a mission, nine seedlings are growing in Glade Township.

She may be 91 years old, but it certainly doesn't mean she can't dance. Helen Boardman of Sheffield, called the "Polka Queen" by friends and fellow polka fans, is leaving the Warren area after years of dancing.

On June 13, PNC Bank will sponsor the First Annual Crazy 8 Dice Run to benefit the Warren County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Supervisors meet in Triumph Township, 6:30 p.m., township building. Borough councils meet in Sugar Grove, 7 p.m., borough building; and Bear Lake, 7 p.m., Bear Lake Fire Hall.

The Sheffield Band Boosters will have its annual cookout and election of officers on Tuesday, June 16, at Whispering Winds Campground on Tollgate Rd., off Rt.

DUI. According to Warren-based state police, Nicholas A. Tomassoni, 31, of Warren, was pulled over for a traffic violation at 3 a.m. Sunday on 2nd Ave.

A motorcycle crash at the intersection of Jackson Run and Miller Hill roads at about 6:26 p.m. Sunday claimed the life of a Sheffield man.

Allegheny Outfitters is looking for a few good high schoolers. According to the owner of the canoe livery, Piper Lindell, Allegheny Outfitters plans to sponsor a team from each high school in the Warren County School District to compete in this year's Kinzua Country Tango Adventure Race.

Memorial Day marks the holiday to honor veterans and those who gave their lives serving our country.

The Transit Authority of Warren County will have a new look next month. On June 1, a fleet of five new buses will be unveiled, TAWC director John Aldrich said.

Two defendants were bound in absentia during Warren County Central Court Wednesday.

The annual Memorial Day service will be held Monday at 11:15 a.m. at the Gibbs Hill Cemetery near Ludlow.

Charged. Warren City police on Tuesday charged Kylie M. Shene, 18, 222 N. Irvine St., with four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance in connection with a Feb.