| Monday, September 4 -Cosed in observance of Labor Day. Tuesday, September 5 Lunch: Sloppy Joes with Ranch Roasted Potatoes. Healthy Steps in Motion at 12:45 pm. This FREE class focuses on increasing flexibility and balance. Wednesday, September 6 Lunch: Meatloaf with Gravy and Mashed Potato Pinochle Party at 12:45 pm. We’re always looking for new players! Thursday, September 7 Lunch: Turkey Chef Salad and Vegetable Soup. Healthy Steps in Motion at 12:45 pm. This FREE class focuses on increasing flexibility and balance. Friday, September 8 Lunch: Chicken and Biscuits. BINGO at 12:45 pm. Enjoy Fun Prizes, plus a $25 Jackpot! Titusville Community Center at Burgess Park, 714 E. Main Street, Titusville, PA 16354 Phone: (814) 827-9134 E-Mail: goseniors@zoominternet.net Website: www.goseniors.org |  Monday, September 11 Lunch: Glazed Ham with Pineapple Sauce and Whipped Sweet Potatoes. Pinochle Party at 12:45 - We’re always looking for new players! Tuesday, September 12 Lunch: Tuna Salad Sandwich with Coleslaw. Healthy Steps in Motion at 12:45 pm. This FREE class focuses on increasing flexibility and balance. Listening Session for Pennsylvania’s New Master Plan on Aging at 5:30 pm. Wednesday, September 13 Lunch: Orange Glazed Pork Loin with Buttered Pasta. RED, WHITEand BLUE BINGO! at 12:45 - Enjoy Fun Prizes, plus a $25 Jackpot! Thursday, September 14 Lunch: Warm Roast Beef Sandwich with Roasted Redskin Potatoes Healthy Steps in Motion at 12:45 - This FREE class focuses on increasing flexibility and balance. Friday, September 15 Chess Day! Stay for a game of Chess or Pinochle, after Breakfast. Lunch: Chicken Parmesan with Rotini and Garlic Bread. |
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To say Jaxon Covell had a good game might be an understatement. Number 22 inflicted a lot of damage on both sides of the ball in the Rocket season opening 34-16 win on the road against the Franklin Knights. Offensively Covell had 145 all-purpose yards, but it was a 34-yard scamper after a fumble recovery that broke the back of the Knights who were actually dominating the Rockets in the statistic department.  “That scoop and score by Jaxon was huge,” Rocket coach Mike Reynolds said after the game who also praised the junior tailback's offenseive effort Friday as well. “He’s quite an exceptional guy. He works real well with that offensive line unit —he was very patient tonight. You saw him pick away at some runs and eventually you saw some of them break out.” Covell also had a late interception to close the lid on the Knight’s hope of a comeback for good.  He, of course, wasn’t the only Rocket who had a good game. Ian McDonald had a very good game under center. Throwing for 108 yards and two touchdowns while adding another 29 yards on the ground and two more touchdowns. He drilled one to a sprinting Covell, hitting him in stride over the middle for a 50-yard touchdown in the second half. His five tackles on defense also helped stop Franklin at key times.  Kameron Mong broke away on a huge 27 -yard reverse run in the second half that set up the first of McDonald's touch down passes. Mong had 50 all-purpose yards. Mong also converted a two-pointer by going only where the 6’-2” receiver could rein in the McDonald pass. “That was an absolute circus catch, no one can defend that when he’s up that high,” Reynolds said.  Defensively the Rockets struggled a bit as the largely senior Franklin offense seems to be able to run at will on them. But the Rockets managed to make a big play here or there to take advantage of Knight miscues. They bent but seldom broke. They only gave up two touchdowns and a long field goal.  “I’m really proud of our kids for the level of conditioning they showed, they really played a clean football game. We had minimal issues on the field, we protected the ball and our kids just kept (raising their) intensity as the game went on,” Reynolds said. “In the third and fourth quarter I felt they really took control of the game by executing and playing solid offense.”  That intensity they kept up showed the difference in patience and conditioning of the two squads. Both teams started hot, but when the Rocket's stalled, the Knights self-destructed.  "In the second half we just made too many darn mistakes," Franklin head coach Matt Turk said. "We were very impressed with the way we were able to run the football at will, but again, a few of those mistakes, fumbling the football, a couple of penalties and a couple bad mental mistakes hurt us. At the end of the third quarter three of our starters got hurt and Titusville smartly picked on our younger guys, I would’ve done the same thing. We've gotta get hydrated, we gotta eat better, keep those cramps at bey." 
 Turk's Knights looked like a different team than the 0-10 squad from last year.  Entering the second half with the ball the Knight's looked to build on their first half momentum, but they fumbled on the 34 where Covell picked it up and ran to the end zone. The Rocket's surprisingly went for two and were stopped.
Please see more photos from Friday's game, the band and cheerleaders here: https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p707511010  Edited from the original to correct a name spelling.   This was a photo I made years ago at the Tool City championships. I'm going through old files on a recently repaired computer and stumbled on this. It won an award I remember. Don't remember the year, but it was pre-2015 for sure. Could go back as far as 2000? A good one for Rocket wrestling history.
 Getting called “Chicken Foot” might lead to scuffles in the playground. But when it is a nickname given to you by an adoptive family of professional stone skippers - it is a badge of honor. Titusville ninth-grader David Ohmer was given the nickname at last year's Rock in River Festival because he carried a lucky chicken foot. His brother Luke “Electric Luke Orchestra” Ohmer, a Titusville seventh-grader, also received his nickname last year. Both are professional stone skippers competing along with their dad, former Titusville resident Dave “Spiderman” Ohmer.  The three competed last weekend at the Pennsylvania State Championships known as the Rock in River Festival in Franklin. Spiderman Ohmer is a multiple-state champion and considered one of the best the sport has to offer. On Saturday, Chicken Foot had a better toss than his old man, but the senior Ohmer had the second-highest cumulative total of the entire field. Neither placed in the top three for the longest single tosses this year, but last year young David took third place in the state. Chicken Foot and Electric Luke may seem too young to be professionals, but there isn’t an age requirement. The designation is determined by the number of skips one can throw. To achieve pro status, a competitor has to record a toss of at least 30 skips during the amateur division and then “elect” to go pro. Once you go pro, you are no longer eligible to compete as an amateur. Both young Ohmer's qualified from the youth and amateur division's last year.  Last Saturday, Chicken Foot's top toss of 37, bested Spiderman’s 36. Electric Luke threw a 28 as his top throw on the day. Spiderman's high cumulative total was due to consistency with his lowest total being 20 skips.
Both younger Ohmers had clunker tosses of under 10 skips that set them back a bit. The three combined for 379 skips on the day. The pro division combined total for the competition was 2,979. There was also an amateur and kids division with 100s more skips. The competition allows each competitor six rocks. They go in order, throwing in three rounds of two throws each while a panel of judges counts by eye to determine a final score. Chicken Foot’s 37 was 13 off the championship toss by Tidioute’s Andy “Big Rock” Severns, who repeated as champion. In 2022, Severns broke the state record with a toss of 53. That year Chicken Foot was the third-best in the state with a 44-skip toss. The world record is 88, set by Kurt "Mountain Man" Steiner in 2013 at a different location. Analysts who have gone over the footage are debating if there was one more final mini jump at the end making it 89 skips. But as of today, the Guinness record sits at 88. Rock skipping has given Steiner a bit of acclaim. He has been featured in documentaries, news stories and missed this year’s Rock in River Festival in Franklin because he was asked to skip rocks in Europe for a music video by the Chemical Brothers and Beck. The Mountain Man and Spiderman have become good friends over the years. They even get together to go on rock hunting excursions, often bringing along Chicken Foot and Electric Luke. Brett Saunders, of Columbus, Ohio was the top finisher in the Drake Well Marathon, held Sunday, August 19. Saunders finished the race, which is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, in 2:51:59.
Dino Montagna was about two minutes behind him to take second place overall. David Perrett rounded out the top three finishers. Stephanie Kenney was the top female runner in the marathon with a time of 3:25:13, good enough to finish fifth overall. Holly Jackson was second in the female division and sixth overall. Kristina Sivak was third in that division and 12th overall. There was a total of 41 finishers in the full marathon portion of the event. In the half marathon, there were 64 runners. Angela Jenny edged our Ryan Uber with a time of 1:27:06 to take the top spot in the race overall as well as the female division. Uber, the first-place male runner, had a time of 1:27:45. Aaron Titus and Trenton Krenzer were the next two runners to finish, taking the second- and third-place spots respectively in the men’s division. Rounding out the top three in the female competition were Tifany Berry and Olivia Lewandowski, who also finished seventh and eighth overall. Raul Martin was the solo finisher in the wheelchair division, finishing in a time of 2:09:13. A list of all finishers can be found on the Miles of Smiles Timing Service website – www.smileymiles.com. The race, which starts at the Drake Well Museum and meanders through the streets of Titusville and along the bike trail, is a fundraiser for the historical site and the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. had 41 finishers in the marathon division, 64 in the half marathon and in the wheelchair marathon.  PennDOT and various safety partners will host a free children’s bicycle rodeo next week in Titusville.
Registration is set for 11 a.m. August 5 in the parking lot at City Hall. Activities will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. All attendees should be accompanied by a parent or guardian and bring their own bicycle and helme Pre-registration is available by visiting www.PennDOT.pa.gov/district1 and selecting the “Bike Rodeo Registration” tab. The event is open to all children ages 5 to 12. Participants will compete at various stations that teach safe biking habits. The Titusville Police Department will conduct helmet and bicycle inspections for all riders prior to participation. A random drawing will be held to give away two free bicycles donated by Titusville Methodist Church. A limited amount of free helmets will also be provided by Titusville Methodist Church and a free hot dog lunch will be supplied by Rep. R. Lee James. The event is also being made possible thanks to support from the Titusville Area Trails Association and Titusville Renaissance, Inc. For more information on bicycle safety, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/safety. 
  With everyone either in their cars or huddled around under the concession stand pavilion, cell phones began to clamor away. "Tornado warning" one of the youngster in the crowd hollered out. Suddenly everyone's face was glowing from the red weather service radar maps on their phones. The rain was now coming in sideways and several of the players were visibly scared. But no tornado was seen or felt, though the cold rain flooding everything, including the ground under the pavilion. Earlier a similar outburst from Mother Nature and a bit of a grounds crew tactical error, the game was delayed about an hour.  Prior to that there was the makingings of a classic punch - counterpunch ball game. District 1 champ, Corry got things started when the tiny, but speedy DePaul twins owned the base pads. Gracie started drawing the walk. Sophie then put down a very fine bunt that she beat out and her sister never hesitated as she rounded second and getting to third. Despite Titusville's starting pitcher Harper Wolfkiel striking put the next three batters, the DePaul girls were smart and aggressive runners and scored on bobbled or passed balls. 
Yocum alertly made it to second and after hesitating a little dashed to third. When she got to third virtually every one on Titusville's side of the fence telling her to keep going which she did and scored an error riddle inside the park, inside the infield, home run to tie the balled at two-a-piece. And that would be all she wrote for scoring until they meet back up again today at 4 p.m. if the weather cooperates. The winner will then take on St. Mary's at 6 p.m.  Prior to Wednesday's monsoon, Titusville reached the District 25 championship game with wins over Mid-East (9-4), Meadville-Vernon (16-1), and Cambridge Springs/Saegertown (7-3). Mid-East then fought back to face them again, this time in the finals. Mid-East pulled off the season saving 11-9 win to force the if necessary game, but Titusville was ready and handled M-E 11-4 to claim the title.  Titusville’s top of the order, Hannah Ringer, Capri Warner and Laila Greathouse, were lights out in the title game, each scoring in their first three at bats. Cleanup batter Harper Wolfkiel also scored once and drove in three. Mary Lesko also scored once and drove in four runs.  "I’m pretty confident with the top of our line up,” said head coach Shawn Beers Wednesday night standing under a shelter watching the rain. “It’s a shame we couldn’t get (the game) in, we were coming back to the top of the line up and I think they were ready to put the bat on the ball and make something happen.” But now they are going to have to wait.  "“I can’t say when we started all this that I had expectations that we were going to go as far as we have,” Beers said. “You never know. We’ve had some success in travel ball level and a lot of our team is our Lightning travel ball team.” As for how far he thinks they can go he says it’s about coming out to play. “We know we have a good team, so we’ll see. It’s exciting. Its the first time a Titusville team has won the district championship since 2013 and even then it was a combined team with Mid-East. So this time it is truly just Titusville - so that is something to be proud of, something for the girls to be proud of. These girls have worked really hard and they deserve everything.``  Including, hopefully, a dry field to play on.  
    
 Veteran summer theater actress, Abby Preston is the, at first, precocious yet very human Maria in the Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation of the Hoard Lindsay and Russel Crouse book about the Von Trapp family's escape from Nazi occupied Austria at the beginning of what would become World War II.  Her love interest counterpart is Kevin Vinson as the hard edged Baron Von Trapp who will soften as the performance goes on and he reacquaints with his children, who seem to be having real fun for the first time in their lives thanks to Maria.  The show, which had its first dress-rehearsal Monday, will be polished and ready for three shows this week beginning Thursday and running Friday and Saturday as well. All shows start at 7 p.m. 
 Colestock Auditoium is at Titusville High School.
If you don't get your musical fill, also opening this weekend with a Sunday performance and more chances to see it the following week,  
 More photos please visit: https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p740494099  Titusville chipped away. They got one in the first when Aaron Burrows reached first on an Oil City error and then made it around the bases scoring on a Knapp base hit . They scored again in the third after Brody Sellen singled and got into scoring position for Burrows to drive him home.
Oil City finally got across home plate in the fifth when Gavin Keith scored. Titusville answered in the bottom half of the inning when Sellen and Burrows both scored again going up 4-1.
Oil City made it interesting with a three run sixth-inning to tie.
Again Titusville answered when lead-off batter Kaden Currier walked and ended up eventually making around the bases. Brett Schmidt closed down Oil City in the top of the seventh with a couple strikeouts.    More photos please visit: https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p740494099
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