Author: Maggie Voorhees

July 24, 2024

Fun in the Sun? More like Safe in the Summer

Modified from July 2019 5…4…3…2…1…SUMMER! June 20 marked the first day of summer. Warm weather is here. Swimming, beach-combing, cookouts, camping, and medications await us. Wait? Medications? What do medications have to do with our summer fun? We don’t often think about what medications do besides alleviating symptoms. Many of the people we support are on several different medications. Often,...

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May 8, 2024

Lisa Tovcimak:  A New American Hero

“The British are coming; the British are coming!”  As Americans, we have all been taught these famous words of Paul Revere since a young age. We Americans value our freedom.  We hold Paul Revere in high esteem and remember him as an American hero for helping to safeguard our liberties.  What if…instead he had yelled through the night “The cavities...

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February 28, 2024

Don’t Miss the Open House and Transition Vendor Fair

I can’t wait to see everyone.  This will be my first year at the Glade Run Open House and Transition Fair.  If you know me, you know the first thing I will do is try out the COFFEE! After that I will be ready to meet all the vendors.  As a book lover, I really want to make it to...

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January 3, 2024

Muhammad Ali – Consider and Commit to Others

“I’ve wrestled with alligators; I’ve tussled with a whale.  I done handcuffed lightning and throw thunder in jail.  You know I’m bad.  Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick.  I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”  Muhammad Ali I remember Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic Flame in Atlanta.  I saw an older gentleman, visibly...

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October 11, 2023

Wait Till You Taste Maddie’s Ausome Cre8ions. Dreams really can be delicious.

Meet Maddie, the owner of Maddie’s Ausome Cre8ions. Maddie has always loved art and baking. She was accepted into Edinboro for Art Animation but sadly it was 2020 and Covid stopped that. Doing half of her senior year in quarantine like everyone else, she slipped backwards in socializing. Edinboro would require she stay on campus. That was not doable for...

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August 9, 2023

The Own Voices Project Premiere

If you weren’t at the premiere of “The Own Voices Project,” you sure did miss a great show! The Arc of Clarion and Venango Counties released their short, new film entitled “The Own Voices Project.” The actors and actresses came out on a red carpet just before the premiere and took their bows before the audience.  Although we all love...

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June 21, 2023

Smile, Mobile Dentistry Services are Accessible and Free

FREE Dental Care! Yes I said FREE! The Arc of Clarion and Venango Counties Inc. and Link the Valley have partnered to provide free dental care. This is a great way for people to get FREE (yes I said it again) preventative medical care. Further, they will assist with helping people get set up with a dentist when there is an emergency. Check...

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May 31, 2023

Growing Together Aquaponics Gets Transplanted

Have you heard?  Growing Together Aquaponics is moving.  See below for press release.  The great news is they are, and continue to be, awesome!  They are already growing produce for our second season of “Lettuce Help with Dinner.”  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Growing Together Aquaponics is moving out of North Country Brewing. Growing Together Aquaponics, the job training program for people...

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February 1, 2023

Tissue Jars

It’s cold and flu season again.   Germs are the gift that keep on giving.  No one likes feeling under the weather.  However, do you know what everyone does like?  A little surprise gift. These tissue jars made by the people at DFS CHAPS will put a smile on anyone’s face.  Not only do they cleverly disguise tissues, they also contain...

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October 5, 2022

The Haunted Masquerade: The Arc’s Annual Prom

If you are looking for something fun to do, look no further!  The ARC of Clarion and Venango are having their annual prom!  This event is open to anyone who wants to attend.  I have heard a lot about people having a great time at formal dances around the area.  Now I can’t say I have ever attended any of...

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