We loved having Becca Swick and Erie as a guest at our Rotary lunch last week. The Sight Center’s mission is “to prevent blindness and promote independence for those with vision loss.”
The road to becoming a Leader Dog for the Blind is not an easy one.  ERIE is slowly learning that he is not a typical puppy, and that there are special rules that apply to him. We wish him luck on his journey to service.

Read more about Erie and the Sight Center at https://www.sightcenternwpa.org

Thank you to Tatiana Malys, Assistant District Attorney for being one of our speakers last month.
Tatiana graduated from Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 2015. She worked briefly as an Assistant District Attorney in Lebanon County, PA prior to working as a Judicial Law Clerk for the 24th Judicial District clerking for the Honorable Timothy M. Sullivan. Most recently, she was an Assistant District Attorney in Franklin County, PA, before moving to Warren in 2018. Tatiana has a Bachelor Degree in Law from her home country Romania.
She had great stories about coming to the US and being overwhelmed by all the choices we enjoy every day. She also shared some history about Voivode of Wallachia a hero In Romania.

Scott Newton from Gaughn’s Drug Store came to talk to the club about CBD products. He did lots of research before he decided to carry anything.

What are Cannabanoids?

Cannabinoids are the chemicals that give the cannabis plant its medical and recreational properties. Among the 113 cannabinoids produced, THC and CBD are the most prevalent and the most well-understood. Most strains of marijuana sold today are cultivated with higher levels of THC.

THC is known for its psychoactive properties and is the reason you feel “high” after ingesting marijuana.

CBD is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid and actually works to counteract the high. CBD also has numerous benefits, such as anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties.

Why is “full-spectrum” the best?

Cannabinoids, terpenes and other chemical compounds found in cannabis achieve limited success when working in isolation or as individual components. Research suggests that when these individual components of the cannabis plant support one another, therapeutic benefits are magnified. Together, they produce an effect that is greater than the sum of their parts. This phenomenon is known as the “entourage effect.” The entourage effect supports the idea that whole plant medicine is superior to pure extracts.

Gaughn’s Drug Store only offers CBD products that do 3rd parting testing for each lot. Otherwise you cannot be sure that you are getting it at effective levels.

Have questions? Stop by Gaughn’s Drug Store and talk to Scott.

Piper moved home from Alaska in 2006 to begin the journey that has become Allegheny Outfitters.

After eight years as an air traffic controller in the US Navy, Piper moved home to Warren with her three children (under four) in 2006 to make a go of AO. She is Leave No Trace Master Educator certified from the National Outdoor Leadership School and ACA Level II Kayak Instructor certified. She is co-author of the Allegheny River Paddling Guide, and published On the river and down the trail…, a collection of 100 photos adventuring in the Pennsylvania Wilds. She is also one of the founding members of the annual Allegheny River Clean-up.
Canoeing, kayaking, backpacking, climbing, hiking, biking, snd skiing are just a few things that AO does. Make sure you stop by their new location at 20 Clark Street Ste A, Warren, PA, 16365.

Phil Caudil from Bent Run Brewery was our Speaker July 24th. Their new location in the old Loranger building at 36 Clark St will be opening this October.  The space is all set up and now they just need to set up the dining room, kitchen and brewing to get going.  They will be open 3 days a week to start with a bar menu.

Our speaker July 17th, was Rotarian Harvey Stone. He talked about his passion of High Performance Driving. He started in 2001 after a friend took him to the Watkins Glen to experience a ride. Since then he has participated in numerous schools all over the country, Canada and Germany.
Drivers are broken up into different skill sets and when a faster car approaches you use hand signals to get signal them past. He is a track instructor and when he is instructing drivers he rides in the passenger seat and talks them through the course. He showed us an exciting video of the Watkins Glen Track.