Anne's Arts & Activities Blog

The following football players have accepted invitations to play in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic on August 4, 2012, at Parkway Field and on 1490 WEsB and 100.1 The Hero: Zach Vleminckx Bradford Area High School Off: Tight End Def: Line Backer Height: 5’10” Weight: 160 lbs. Zach is most proud of the fact that he was an honor student throughout his high school career. He plans to attend the Pennsylvania University of Technology, (Penn Tech), for heavy equipment operation. Playing in the Raabe Classic has been a goal since seeing his first game as a small boy. His greatest thrill was returning an intercepted pass 40 yards for a touchdown against Erie Cathedral Prep. Zach also got a second place in the high jump to help the Owls to their 13th consecutive win in a District Track Meet. James Harrison is his favorite NFL player and the Buffalo Bills his favorite team. Hunting and riding four wheelers occupy his spare time. Chris Danielson Warren Area Senior High Sch...

The Bradford Little Theatre production of Charlotte’s Web will feature Ethan S. Flexman of Duke Center as Wilbur, Madison McClelland of Allegany, N.Y., as Charlotte and Cailie C. Shanks of Bradford as Fern. The children’s classic by E.B. White adapted by Joseph Robinette will be performed at the Otto-Eldred Junior-Senior High School in Duke Center on Friday and Saturday October 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Director Nanci K. Garris said, “We are excited to perform for the first time at O-E school, which boasts a beautiful 300-seat art deco auditorium and new atrium lobby. We believe the new location will enable more people to attend the show, since it is only 12 miles from Bradford and 13 miles from Olean, N.Y.” The family-friendly show tells how little Fern Arable dotes on Wilbur, the runt of the spring pig litter. But once Fern persuades her father to spare Wilbur from the axe, Charlotte the spider turns her web-spinning skills to savin...