Chamber Blog

There is some real fun going on in downtown Oil City this weekend. Friday through Sunday, every half hour a new bluegrass band steps on stage to entertain a packed house on the fifth floor of the Arlington Hotel. The Third Annual Oil Country Bluegrass Festival is the cooperative effort of the Oil City Arts [...]

No school today! I don’t think anyone was surprised by the announcement this morning. We had sufficient notice that the snow was coming, allowing many people to prepare by stocking up in groceries or rescheduling meeting and appointments yesterday. How great is it that we can so easily communicate with one another so easily at [...]

This is the time of year when we step back and consider what strategies from the past are still working and what needs a little shake up. We may do this in our homes and communities and we certainly do this at the Chamber. Even when we suspect that change might be beneficial it can [...]

Once again Oil City is readying for First Night, it’s annual New Year’s eve celebration. Fresh off the Christmas holiday, you may be as challenged as I am to organize a special evening that is fun for everyone in the family.  Well, this was resolved for me years ago with the first “First Night” in [...]

The Bridge Builders Community Foundation hosted an excellent event yesterday. Along with representatives from non-profit representatives from Venango and surrounding counties, I attended the Wealth Transfer Symposium at Seneca Hills Bible Conference. The basis for the conference was a presentation by  Barry Denk, Director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania about the projected Transfer of [...]