Rivers Run Through This

Tours of the W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop have resumed, and for those who unable to attend in person, a virtual tour is taking place Wednesday.

The machine shop and foundry overlooking the Monongahela River in Rices Landing, Greene County, is a stop recently announced among the “Rivers of Steel” reopenings.

The Homestead-based organization is hosting guided tours at W.A. Young & Sons Sundays through October.

According to Rivers of Steel website, tours are limited to six people who must be masked and remain socially distant from each other.

Click here to read more about this opportunity!

Families have turned to more outdoor activities in lieu of vacations this summer.

More people are spending leisure time on boats, going fishing, water skiing, kayaking, hiking and other outdoor activities.

One of the spots is near Ohio Pyle in Uniontown where folks are making use of Wilderness Voyageurs.

The Ohiopyle-based company features whitewater rafting on 15 rivers in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. It offers Youghiogheny River, Cheat River and Savage River rafting trips.

People can also learn to kayak, mountain bike or fly fish with instructors at Ohiopyle. Fully supported Inn to Inn Bike Tours throughout the United States are offered by the nationwide company.

To read about other outdoor activities in the area, click here!

Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce officials have adopted “ARRIVE • RUN • LEAVE” as a slogan for its Allegheny River Running Fest, set for Sept. 12.

This fest, GOACC’s new event for 2020, aptly tagged ARRF, is a go and will be held. Erica Dreher, GOACC member services manager, says, “We met with the event timing company staff this week. Race Management Solutions has timed events recently in New York state and their planning/event process follows NYS COVID guidelines.”

The event has scheduled waves of runners of 30 — timed out every 10 minutes. Participants are to stay in the car until their wave. They are to have face masks on until their start. Once they finish, they pick up their food boxed to go and will leave.

For more information on this event including how to register, click here!

Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce officials have adopted “ARRIVE • RUN • LEAVE” as a slogan for its Allegheny River Running Fest, set for Sept. 12.

This fest, GOACC’s new event for 2020, aptly tagged ARRF, is a go and will be held. Erica Dreher, GOACC member services manager, says, “We met with the event timing company staff this week. Race Management Solutions has timed events recently in New York state and their planning/event process follows NYS COVID guidelines.”

The event has scheduled waves of runners of 30 — timed out every 10 minutes. Participants are to stay in the car until their wave. They are to have face masks on until their start. Once they finish, they pick up their food boxed to go and will leave.

For more information on this event including how to register, click here!

A retaining wall beautification project along Allegheny River Boulevard near the Oakmont and Verona border might be completed within a few weeks.

Apollo-based Santamaria Landscaping crews began their effort to restore the wall near the viaduct between the two boroughs in July.

Senate Engineering Senior Inspector David Hodges was at the wall Aug. 24. He said he expects work to be done by October or earlier, weather permitting.

To read more about this project, click here!

Greene County commissioners announced earlier this week the awarding of four PA Small Water and Sewer Grants for Greene County projects.

In coordination with Cumberland Township and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority (SPWA), Greene County submitted an application to support the Jacobs Ferry Road Water Line Extension Project in December 2019. On Monday, commissioners announced an award totaling $218,450 to contribute toward that project.

In a released issued Monday by the commissioners, officials announced that the Jacobs Ferry Road water line extension will provide access to public water for the 30 properties located within proximity to this water line and the Jessop Boat Club.

To get the full details on these grants, click here!

The George and Miriam Martin Foundation tells prospective applicants to send a brief letter describing how a grant will help your organization preserve streams and wetlands. There are no deadlines and no formal grant guidelines. Grants have ranged from $1,000 to $200,000. Previous funded projects can be seen at http://themartinfoundation.org/grantHistory.htm
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