Community Connection
Blogs » Community Connection
By Ginny Tonkin GoErie.com staff blogger
Ginny Tonkin loves traveling off the beaten path, learning about new cultures through food, and everything outdoors. She recently spent eight months teaching English in Vietnam, and loves swapping travel stories.   Read more about this blog.
 Phone: 814-464-5589
Posted: March 29th, 2012

Photo by Maria Firkaly at Pymatuning State Park.

Drumroll please…introducing GoCrawfordCounty.com’s Facebook Timeline cover photo winner: Maria Firkaly. Check it out on Facebook.

A mom of two boys (and two dogs), Firkaly works at Center for Family Services in Meadville and also runs her own social media marketing business.

We asked: “What does Crawford County mean to you?” Firkaly’s photo of Pymatuning State Park captured what she loves most about Crawford County: its peaceful atmosphere.

“I just had my boys and neighbor with me at the beach that day,” said Firkaly. “It was a really pretty day; I also got some great sunset photos.”

Firkaly loves living in Crawford.

“You don’t have to travel very far to find nature, places to relax, to spend time with your family, to find inexpensive activities.”

Originally a Pittsburgh area native, Firkaly now lives in Epsyville. “It’s peaceful, there’s wildlife, people are friendly.”

GoCrawfordCounty is now excited to launch our Facebook Timeline.  We feel social media can help us better stay connected with you. More importantly, you can stay better connected with us.

A big thanks to all our entries, we loved hearing from you, and receiving your photos.

Now that our Timeline is launched, we’d love to continue hearing from you. Have news? Announcing an event? Submit an article directly online. Submit, even if it’s a ways off.

Have photos to share? Submit to our community photo album. Share your events on our event listings: these become the “Briefs” you see in print.

We love to hear from you: post on our Facebook Timeline, or tweet at us @GoCrawfordCTY. Shoot us an email at gcc@timesnews.com. Or, you can send us a message directly through Facebook.

Like Firkaly, what do you love about Crawford County?

She says, “I’m very glad I found myself here.”

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: March 19th, 2012

What does Crawford County mean to you?

Want to be famous? Or at least, Facebook famous?

GoCrawfordCounty.com needs your help: We’re launching our Facebook Timeline profile page, and we want your photography featured. Post on the GoCrawfordCounty.com Facebook wall, in our community album, or email (gcc@timesnews.com) to submit your photo for our Facebook Timeline cover photo competition.

We want to know: What does Crawford County mean to you?

Show us; submit your photos for our Timeline cover photo.

Deadline? Wednesday March 29; We need you photos on our Facebook wall, in our community album, or in our in box by 11:59 p.m.

Remember, Facebook Timeline cover photos are horizontal; try to find a shot that works well within the space.

Want some wacky inspiration? Click through creative profiles here and here. Browse our GoCrawfordCounty.com galleries, or our community photo album to see what others have posted in the past.

Don’t forget to Like GoCrawfordCounty.com on Facebook; share your work with your friends and community.

So, what does Crawford County mean to you? Show us; a picture is worth 1,000 words.

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: March 19th, 2012

Want to be famous? Or at least, Facebook famous? GoCrawfordCounty.com needs your help: We’re launching our Facebook Timeline profile page, and we want your photography

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: March 16th, 2012

Unseasonably warm weather gets me thinking about ice cream, and Susie’s Ice Cream Factory is back in the business. The 16-year-old Titusville institution now operates as a “factory,” selling sizes

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: February 21st, 2012

Let the eat cake. And soup. And throw in a scoop of ice cream, too. The Community Improvement Center, operated through the United Way of

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: December 21st, 2011

Regina Allman has recently received a new four-legged friend. He sleeps inside, is housebroken, but there’s a problem. He’s a pig. “He doesn’t know he’s

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: December 20th, 2011

Need an end-of-the-year gift for that hard-to-shop-for, yet delightful aunt, awkward second cousin, business associate, or friendly church acquaintance? Give a unique gift that they’ll

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: December 12th, 2011

Photoholics Anonymous. Its members are seriously addicted: they can meet anytime, anywhere there’s an internet connection, and post several times a day. Now they’ve taken

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: November 30th, 2011

Creative baking remains a hobby of mine; I love seeing people light up when trying new kinds of dishes. But when looking for a dessert

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County
Posted: November 23rd, 2011

Enjoy this vegan stuffing recipe from autonomieproject.com. Published in the 11/27 print edition of GoCrawfordCounty.com.   Vegan Cranberry-Walnut Stuffing Adapted from www.autonomieproject.com. Try this delicious vegan dish.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Crawford County

Switch to our mobile site