Oil Heritage Festival Happenings
The Venango Area Chamber
of Commerce organized
many of the events offered at
the 31st annual Oil Heritage
Festival, which included the
Raft Race (above) down the
Allegheny River, the Classic
Car Cruise-In, the OHF
Parade and a fireworks show
launched from Justus Park.
John Depew (left) portrayed
oil pioneer Col. Edwin Drake
during the week-long festival.
Tom Mohney of Oil City
(right) admired a '56 Chevy
Bel Air convertible.
Cassie Groner (from left), the outgoing OHF queen, presented the
trophy and crown to Brianna Snow of Oil City during the contest at
Oil City High School. Stephanie Schneider was selected as first
runner-up by the panel of judges.
Jeff Brown
(right)
portrayed King
David and
Katie Rogers
played Queen
Esther in a
storytelling
tent at the
Teddy Bear
Picnic in
Hasson Park.
14-month-old Jacob
McCloskey created
bubbles at the
Teddy Bear Picnic.
The Erie Shriners (above) performed synchronized
stunts along the Oil Heritage Festival Parade.
David Johnston (left) of the Experimental
Aircraft Assn. and Emily Gill represented
Venango Regional Airport in the parade.
The Oil City YMCA's parade entry featured Unicyclist Hannah Roberts,
her grandmother--Terri Roberts (from left), Marcia Fox, Peg Schwab,
Jessica Schwab and Andi Pascarella.
Lily Homan (left) and Sydney
Miller mixed it up at the OHF Pool
Party, which was free and open
to the public at the recently
renovated James A. Nelles
Memorial Pool in Oil City.
The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce
sponsored the annual OHF Fireworks Show
over the Allegheny River.
Oil City High School Marching Band drum line.