NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH
Dec
31
to Jan 1

NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH

Join The Johnsonburg Community Trust for our Annual New Year's Eve Bash

Ring in the New Year with the high-energy sounds of the band One Last Breath at the spacious Johnsonburg Fire Hall, Tuesday, December 31st, 8:30-12:30!

Get Your Tickets Now

Tickets are $30 per person in advance or $35 at the door. Purchase your tickets early and save!

Ticket Outlets

  • The Heritage Education & Welcome Center: 569 Market Street during regular business hours; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday noon-3:30.

  • Wilcox Beverage

  • Central’s Social Hall

  • JCT Directors: Contact any Johnsonburg Community Trust director for tickets.

  • Venmo: @johnsonburgcommunitytrust

Ticket Includes

  • Complimentary Drink: Start the evening off with a drink on us.

  • Snacks & Hors d'oeuvres: Enjoy a variety of delicious snacks and hors d'oeuvres throughout the night.

  • Sauerkraut Buffet at 11:00 p.m.: Indulge in a traditional New Year's sauerkraut buffet for good luck in the coming year.

Also Featuring

  • Cash Bar: A full cash bar will be available with a selection of beer, wine, and spirits.

  • Special Drinks: Enjoy festive specialty drinks created just for the occasion.

  • Champagne Toast at Midnight: Raise a glass and toast to the New Year with complimentary champagne.

  • Life of the Party Photo Booth: Capture the fun and excitement of the evening with a photo booth provided by Life of the Party.

Don't Miss Out!

This is sure to be a night to remember! Get your tickets now and join us for a fantastic New Year's Eve celebration.

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Illuminate the Memories
Dec
31
to Jan 1

Illuminate the Memories

  • Johnsonburg Community Trust Inc. Heritage-Education & Welcome Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The JCT will once again be lining Market Street with luminaries on New Year’s Eve.

Honor your loved one by sponsoring a luminary; donations can be made in memory of or in honor of your loved ones.

All luminaries will be on display by 6:00 p.m. (luminaries will be placed under the arcade of the Brick Block in the event of inclement weather.) 🕯🕯🕯

You can sponsor a luminary by stopping by The Heritage Education & Welcome Center in person during regular business hours; Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 12:00 - 3:30 or by mailing your donation to:

❄️ DEADLINE to receive:

December 27.

The Johnsonburg Community Trust

P.O. Box 43

Johnsonburg, PA 15845

*Please make sure to include the name of the person your are honoring or memorializing and also your name or the name of the sponsor(s).

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Alumni & Friends 20th Anniversary Reunion Weekend
Jul
12
to Jul 13

Alumni & Friends 20th Anniversary Reunion Weekend

Alumni & Friends 20th Anniversary Reunion Weekend

online reservation form: HERE

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the Johnsonburg Community Trust's Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend and we have some exciting NEW ideas up our sleeves!

This year’s event will take place on Friday, July 12th & Saturday July 13th. 

Friday Night, we’ll kick off the weekend in historic downtown Johnsonburg.
Market Street will be center stage for our Artisan & Heritage Market, exhibits/displays in the Heritage Education & Welcome Center, live music from our headliner Trixx, food trucks, local business specials, as well as a spectacular fireworks display sponsored by the Johnsonburg Borough & Domtar. 

❓️We've had A LOT of questions about Saturday Night's dinner/dance for Alumni & Friends 20th Anniversary Reunion Weekend , so we thought we'd answer some of them to help clear things up! 👇

📃Reservation forms are available at The Johnsonburg Borough Office, Johnsonburg Community Center, Johnsonburg Public Library, Johnsonburg Senior Center & Central's Social Club.

🎟Pig Roast/dance reservations are $40 per ticket and then admission for the band only can be purchased at the door for $10 after dinner.

🚗 The entire 500 block of Market Street will be available for handicapped parking.

♿️ The main event will be held on the 1st floor of the JCC in the gym, which is handicapped accessible.

🪑Outdoor tables and seating will be available on the side porch.

🎶Mike Kreckel DJ Services will be providing a nostalgic playlist of tracks that will be sure to evoke memories for every graduating class from 1954 - 2019, during dinner and until 8:00 p.m.

🐖 The pig will be roasted off site by Clyde's Quality Meats and will be brought on site to display & carve before dinner.

🍽 A delicious menu of summertime favorites will be served by Chris's Catering (a full menu will be posted once it's finalized).

🎸Rustbelt reggae band Qwister , out of Jamestown, NY, will be playing all of your cover band favorites (with a reggae twist) from 8:00 - 11:00. They will be set up on the side porch, weather permitting.

🌽Cornhole & additional outdoor party games will be available to play.

📷 Life of the Party photobooth will be set up on site to capture all of your Alumni & Friends 20th Anniversary memories.

❓️Have a question about Saturday night's event? Feel free to drop it below or send us a private message!

🎉We can't wait to party it up and reminisce with everyone!

online reservation form: HERE

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Dec
31
to Jan 1

PARTY on New Year's Eve with the Johnsonburg Community Trust

Ring in the New Year with the Johnsonburg Community Trust and One Last Breath, December 31, 8:30 to 12:30 We have some great details for this NYE event to keep all entertained and festive.

You can look for your local favorite band One Last Breath, specialty mixed drinks, sauerkraut buffet with hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Look also for a champagne wall and other details to enhance this great event.

Tickets can be purchased through VENMO @johnsonburgcommunitytrust , Johnsonburg Press office, Central's Social Club, Minit Mart, 1 Stop Hair Shoppe, from any JCT director and at the door.

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Johnsonburg 19th Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend
Jul
7
to Jul 9

Johnsonburg 19th Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend

JOHNSONBURG ALUMNI & FRIENDS
REUNION WEEKEND 2023

JULY 7-9

THEME:
Paint the Town Blue and Gold

The Johnsonburg Community Trust and the Johnsonburg Chamber of Commerce are working together this year with each adding their own unique skill sets to the planning of the 19th annual Alumni & Friends event. Many new and exciting details or activities have been and are continuing to be added to this 3 day event now being held 2nd weekend in July.

The Johnsonburg 19th Annual Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend is really coming together for this year's event!

Friday party on Market Street for all, 4-11! Great bands starting with Billy Mac at 4:30 and headlining The Trixx Band at 7:00.

🐏makers and vendors:

Elk County Council on the Arts, Allegheny Nesting, Jim Grumley owner CAC Woodworks, Pawildsmurder.com, Revolution All Star Cheerleading, Elk County Wilds -www.elkcowilds.com, Sweet Scrubs By Jenny Lynn, GrACE by Kalie Anne LLC, Bear Creek Wines and Northern Pennsylvania Regional College.

apply to be a maker or vendor for 2023: LINK

🐏Food trucks:

GypsyWagon FoodTruck, Honkie's FoodTrailer, TACO INC Food Truck and Pizza Napoli & Restaurant

🐏Downtown business/restaurants that will have specials so far are The Ram and Paper City Cafe.

🐏Fireworks begin at 10pm sponsored by Domtar and the Johnsonburg Borough

Saturday:

🐏Scavenger Hunt 10-12 by vehicle, Mecca-Mann Mission Kaysie’s Birthday Celebration w/bouncy house 12-4, the Kindness Rocks & Smiles Project Mural program, family fun activities including touch-a-truck with the JBG Borough, JCC games on the patio, Revolution Hip-Hop is performing and food provided by local organizations during the day on the 600 block of Market Street.

🐏Dinner and Dance:

online reservation form: LINK
reservation form to be printed: LINK

Many have asked through the years to have a DJ for the Firehall event on Saturday so this year we have booked Mike Kreckel DJ Services.

You can also pick up a paper copy of the reservation form at the Johnsonburg Press, Johnsonburg Borough office, Central Co Social Rooms and the Johnsonburg Senior Center.

Sunday activities thru town with restaurant specials

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Johnsonburg 18th Alumni & Friends Dinner and Dance
Sep
10

Johnsonburg 18th Alumni & Friends Dinner and Dance

Johnsonburg Fire Hall,

99 Clarion Rd., Johnsonburg, PA

6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Dinner from Just Ben Catering, music by The RIDE, beer & fountain drinks all night! Prize to be awarded Saturday Night for Best 1980s’ Costume!

Alumni and friends, dinner-and-dance reservation deadline: August 29, 2022.

(Reservation forms must be mailed with a $40/person registration fee or dropped off at the Johnsonburg Press w/fee.)

EASY Google form to register/pay for the dinner on Saturday the 10th: https://forms.gle/PMg9F3jdjxPHDTQ97

Reservation Deadline: August 29, 2022


If you pick up a hard copy of the reservation form or print out a copy LINK please mail completed form and $40/person registration fee to:
Johnsonburg Community Trust
P.O. Box 43
Johnsonburg, PA  15845

Make checks payable to: Johnsonburg Community Trust or pay via PayPal using jbgcomtrust@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/johnsonburgcommunitytrust

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Johnsonburg 18th Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend
Sep
9
to Sep 10

Johnsonburg 18th Alumni & Friends Reunion Weekend

Johnsonburg Alumni & Friends
Reunion Weekend
September 9th & 10th
Flashback to the 80s

The Johnsonburg Community Trust, in coordination with the Johnsonburg Community Center, Johnsonburg Chamber of Commerce and Johnsonburg Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market invite you to the 18th-annual, Alumni and Friends Reunion Weekend.

A wonderful weekend is being planned, so come, dine, dance, and connect with friends!

EASY Google form to register/pay for the dinner Saturday the 10th: https://forms.gle/PMg9F3jdjxPHDTQ97

Friday, September 9, 2022
Family-Friendly Festivities and over 21 activities
downtown, on Market Street
Vendors start at 5:00 p.m. and Music after.
Johnsonburg Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market’s NIGHT MARKET, Food vendors, Live music, Outdoor seating, Gift-basket and prize raffles, 50/50, and much more! The Johnsonburg Community Center will provide indoor seating. (Other activities to be announced for Friday.)

Saturday September 10, 2022
Alumni & Friends Reunion Dinner and Dance
Johnsonburg Fire Hall,
99 Clarion Rd., Johnsonburg, PA
6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Dinner from Just Ben Catering, music by The RIDE, beer & fountain drinks all night! Prize to be awarded Saturday Night for Best 1980s’ Costume!

Alumni and friends, dinner-and-dance reservation deadline: August 29, 2022.
(Reservation forms must be mailed with a $40/person registration fee.)
Johnsonburg Community Trust, PO Box 43, Johnsonburg, PA 15845

Reservation forms, for Saturday’s Dinner and dance, are available at: The Johnsonburg Press Office, Johnsonburg Borough Office, Johnsonburg Community Center, Johnsonburg Public LIbrary, Johnsonburg Senior Center and Central Hose Social Club. Forms are available for download online at: www.johnsonburgcommunitytrust.org
www.facebook.com/johnsonburgcommunitytrust

The form to download and print LINK

Please follow the JCT Facebook Page for updates about the weekend’s activities!
We will be having the popular silent raffle and door prizes. If you would like to donate an item, please contact us BEFORE the event.
Thank You for your cooperation.

Please contact: Dawn Karellas, jctsecretary@gmail.com.
Or Tim ‘Harv’ Davison, event co-chairs, if you have any questions.
www.johnsonburgcommunitytrust.org


Area Accommodations:

St. Marys:
Best Western Plus (814) 834-0000
Holiday Inn Express & Suites (814) 834-2030
Cobblestone Inn & Suites (814) 245-2020
Cozy Afghan Bed & Breakfast (814) 834-2699

Ridgway:
The Royal Inn (814) 773-3153
The 1865 Bella Mansion B & B (814) 772-7657
The Summit Lodge & Grill (814) 776-2311 Sleepy Man Hotel - Airbnb
Jackson Avenue vacation rental - https://evolve.com

We look forward to this being a great weekend! Get your Class, Family or just a group of Friends and Celebrate with us!!

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Johnsonburg Community Trust Memorial Day Open House
May
30

Johnsonburg Community Trust Memorial Day Open House

  • Johnsonburg Community Trust Heritage Education Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the JCT, in the 1st unit of the Brick Block, for a morning of learning about current/future community projects over a cup of coffee! So much has happened this year. Learn also about our participation in the Kindness Rocks & Smiles community participatory art project and our friends over at Elk County Council on the Arts through a gorgeous art installation being hung by ECCOTA’s team in our front window space.

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Illuminate the Memories
Dec
31

Illuminate the Memories

  • Johnsonburg Community Trust Heritage-Education Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

At dusk, on New Year’s Eve, enjoy a luminaries-lit walking tour of the Borough of Johnsonburg’s remarkable, turn-of the-1900s facades

Hot drinks and self-guided-tour maps available at the Trust’s Heritage-Education Center, Brick Block Bay 1, 569 Market Street, Johnsonburg, PA, 15845

Luminaries to be lit starting at 7pm on 12/31/2020.

This annual event not only lights up the night but also illuminates hundreds of memories with lit, memorial luminaries lining blocks of the borough’s historic, downtown commercial district.

Memorial luminaries may be purchased for $5.00 mailed to-- JCT, P.O. Box 43, Johnsonburg, PA, 15845-0043. Please include the details of your memoriam. A listing of luminary memorials will be published in the 130-year-old Johnsonburg Press, listed on the Trust’s Website and social media, and displayed in the window of the Trust’s Heritage-Education Center.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2874652689446556/

www.johnsonburgcommunitytrust.org


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Festival of Flavors 2020
Sep
26

Festival of Flavors 2020

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The Johnsonburg Community Trust presents our 2nd annual Festival of Flavors on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, from 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm.

Please join us during this unique, cultural-heritage outdoor event, at the historic Johnsonburg Community Center. Enjoy local wine, beer, and food offerings, LIVE music, and an evening of warmth beside open fires, and under the stars, in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

🍷 The $20 entrance fee includes--this year's limited-edition tasting glass, access to live music, small-batch-crafted alcohol samplings & hors d'oeuvres. Valid ID for 21+ is required at the gate.

Get your JCT Festival of Flavors tickets online!

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Sep
19

JCT Presents: The 17th Annual Alumni and Friends Reunion

UPDATE—We regret that the 17th Annual Reunion is postponed until September 10th and 11th, 2021 (due to pandemic concerns). However, please know that some borough alumni are considering gathering at the Trust’s July 26th BBQ Blowout, to take advantage of Elk County’s currently green status for gatherings.

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Jul
26

The Paper City BBQ Blowout

JCT poster for BBQ blowout 2020 stacked identifier postponed.jpg

The Johnsonburg Community Trust is hosting our first annual Paper City BBQ Blowout Competition, open to the public from 11am-6pm, on Sunday, July 26th, 2020 (as long as PA remains in green pandemic status).

This event will be held in front of the Johnsonburg Community Center at 600 Market Street, Johnsonburg. Entertainment includes a DJ and live musical performers from 11am-6pm on Sunday. (The Trust will charge a $10 admission fee and will be selling beer, non-alcoholic beverages, and additional side dishes during the event.) Please bring your lawn chair and come spend an afternoon of BBQ and entertainment!

If you wish to compete, an application can be found at the Johnsonburg Press or from Cindy Chiesa 814-965-5052

#JCTrevitalization

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