Hiking with children can be fun, memorable if you do it right
It was a choice of adventure over labor. A niece graduated from high school and we, her far flung family, assembled in Ohio from points…
Pet of the day 11/14/18
Name: Mika Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 2 years Gender: Female Size: Medium Color: Black/ Beige Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Mika can be found at…
Ground beef chili
Servings: 8-10 Start to finish: 2 hours, 45 minutes 2 pounds of 85 percent lean ground beef 2 tablespoons plus 2 cups water Salt and…
Woman rescued from river in Oil City
By JIM MEYER Staff writer A woman was rescued from the Allegheny River along Colbert Avenue in the Siverly neighborhood of Oil City shortly before…
OC awarded grant for school security upgrades
By JIM MEYER Staff writer Oil City School Board members were told Monday by Superintendent Lynda Weller that the school district has been awarded a…
‘Worst toys’ for the holidays, according to safety group
BOSTON (AP) — A Black Panther “slash claw” and a plastic Power Rangers sword are among the items topping a consumer safety group’s annual list…
Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell refuses to sign tag, out for 2018
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Le’Veon Bell’s patience on the football field sets him apart. In a game built on chaos, the star running back rarely hurries…
Michelle Obama begins arena tour in talk with Oprah
CHICAGO (AP) — Michelle Obama began her 12-stop book tour Tuesday by sitting with Oprah Winfrey before an audience at the home arena of the…
Recent Deaths 11/14/18
Terry L. Ruth, 72, of Knox, died Nov. 12, 2018. Robert E. “Soapy” Fleming, 89, of Foxburg, died Nov. 13, 2018. Susan Baker, 70, of…
Dry Tamarack Lake inches closer to comeback
MEADVILLE (AP) — If it takes seven minutes to fill an 80-gallon tub with just the cold tap open and eight minutes with just the…
Cranberry Twp. accident
Oil City DUI
Cranberry High School’s Veterans Day program
Cranberry Homecoming Court
Members of the Cranberry High School homecoming court include (from left): Lauren Varsek, Logan McFarland, Andrea Watson, AJ Howard, Madisyn Piercy, Jarod Oliver, Samantha Woolcock…
Pet of the day 11/13/18
This handsome, friendly fellow was surrendered to the rescue when the owners had to move and was unable to take him with them. Owners said…
Turkey meatloaf
Servings: 4-6 Start to finish: 2 hours Meatloaf: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Pinch baking soda 1/2 onion, chopped fine Salt and pepper 1 garlic clove,…
Grove to vote next week on school resource officers
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board members will vote next week on a proposal to assign school resource officers to patrol the…
Archaeology history programs set at two libraries
From staff reports A program focusing on Venango County history as it relates to archaeology is scheduled at two local libraries this week. The presentation…
Returning winds have Southern California firefighters wary
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — With Santa Ana winds returning and hundreds of homes in ashes, firefighters were struggling to corral a devastating Southern California wildfire…
A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time
The Associated Press It became easy, in recent years, to dismiss him as the wisecracking grandpa of the American comic book, a past-his-prime gimmick who…
Recent Deaths 11/13/18
Alberta E. Slaugenhaupt, 94, of Oil City, died Nov. 8, 2018. Jeremy J. Lefever, 38, of Brockport, died Nov. 10, 2018. Patricia Ann Denslinger, 82,…
Veterans Day Everyday
As you are reading this column, Veterans Day has passed by, but to those that have served and still are serving, consider every day to be…
Comic book genius Stan Lee dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in…
Social Media & Cyberbullying Presentation at CHS
By DYLAN LU Student contributor Alan McGill, Senior Supervisory Special Agent from the PA Office of the Attorney General, is a member of the Executive…
Pet of the day 11/12/18
Tarragon is an adorable little boy who is neutered and current on vaccines. He starts purring loudly just by looking at him. He can be…
Pickled pepper pull-apart beef hoagie
Servings: 6 Start to finish: 1 hour, 30 minutes This sandwich is adapted from Sheri Castle’s recipe in her cookbook “Instantly Southern.” It is perfect…
Fire destroys barn in Frenchcreek Township
By LUKA KRNETA Staff writer Fire companies from seven municipalities responded to a storage barn fire in the 1200 block of Mercer Road in Frenchcreek…
‘WWI Homefront’ program is Tuesday
From staff reports The Oil City Heritage Society will present a program on “World War I: the Homefront” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Venango…
Grim search for more fire victims, 31 dead across California
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires raged at both ends of California, officials released another grim statistic: Six more dead in a swath of Northern…
‘Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch’ makes off with $66M at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’re a mean one — and you’re number one — Mr. Grinch. “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” sledded past mixed reviews and…
Recent Deaths 11/12/18
Charles C. Zilhaver, 86, died Nov. 10, 2018. Philip D. Harris, 65, of Franklin, died Nov. 10, 2018. Doris Lee Alkire, 89, of Clarion, died…
WWI, festivals and elections
Nepal’s Armed Police Force personnel put vermillion powder on the forehead of a police dog during Tihar festival celebrations at a kennel division in Kathmandu,…
Cranberry High School honors veterans during annual program
(Editor’s note: Information for this story was contributed by Hannah Niederriter and Dylan Lu, students with the Cranberry Chronicles staff at Cranberry High School.) Cranberry…
Route 157 crash
No tax hike in Cranberry budget
By JUDITH O. ETZEL-Contributing writer Cranberry Township property owners got some good news this week. Preliminary figures for the 2019 township budget show no property…
Titusville firm buys Vertical Seal in Pleasantville
By JUDITH O. ETZEL-Contributing writer A longtime manufacturing company in Pleasantville has been sold to Roser Technologies Inc. (RTI) of Titusville. Vertical Seal Company, a…
Northern California fire officials begin agonizing search for dead
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff’s investigators have begun the agonizing task of scouring through the wreckage of California’s most destructive fire on record in search…
Latest ‘Fantastic Beasts’ is a mixed bag of wonders
Like the bottomless trunk totted by “magizoolologist” Newt Scamander, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is a mixed bag of wonders. Newt (Eddie Redmayne) can…
Crosby, DeSmith help Penguins snap 5-game skid
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins hope a decisive home shutout can put a recent week-and-a-half long swoon in the past. Sidney Crosby had a…
Review: ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ is colorful but falls short
By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media (TNS) Parents need to know that “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” is Disney’s live-action adaptation of the…
Light Up Night Christmas festivities to take place in Franklin
Franklin’s annual Light Up Night, set for Saturday, Nov. 17, will kick off with an early visit from Santa at 4 p.m. Santa will be…
All four lanes of Route 8 reopened
From staff reports All four lanes of Route 8 between Reno and Oil City were reopened by Friday afternoon, according to PennDOT. PennDOT press officer…
Wildfire torches famed movie site, sends celebrities fleeing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has scorched a historic movie site recently used by the HBO series “Westworld” and forced…
Victims of synagogue shooting remembered in Pittsburgh park
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nearly two weeks after a gunman shot to death 11 people inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, their lives were remembered Friday with a…
Take 5; Steelers get a break after drilling Panthers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger was still in the process of picking himself up off the Heinz Field turf when the scrum started, one that…
Recent Deaths 11/10/18
Joanie Lynn Nicklas, 34, of Miola, formerly of Marienville, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of The Derrick for…
Review: Claire Foy trades Elizabeth for Lisbeth
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer No, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” isn’t a Spider-man spinoff about a young woman ensnarled by Peter Parker….
Pet of the day 11/9/18
Name: Jackson Breed: Pointer, German Shorthair Mix Age: 5 years Gender: Male Size: Large Color: White/ Black Declawed: No House-trained: Yes Adoption Price: $60.00 Jackson…
Creamy cauliflower soup
Servings: 4-6 Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes 1 head cauliflower (2 pounds) 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces 1 leek, white…
OC native honored at Ohio State where he is physician
An Oil City native has been honored by the medical center at in Columbus, Ohio, where he is employed. Dr. Michael Wert was named November…