The Youngstown Torch Club will sponsor a presentation on the Bigfoot phenomenon by investigator Amy Bue at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road in Cornersburg.
For more than a decade, Bue has worked closely with other experts to make the subject of Bigfoot less taboo in scientific circles. A writer and former educator from Northeast Ohio, Bue’s fascination with Bigfoot started in 2012 when she saw something she couldn’t explain.
The talk is free and open to the public. Attendees planning to order a meal before the presentation should arrive by 6 p.m. For more information, contact club secretary Thomas Welsh at 330-389-1496.
Bigfoot researchers contend that since the 1990s, at least 6,000 “credible” sightings of the legendary, ape-like creature have been reported in the country, with the highest concentrations in Washington, California, Florida and Ohio.
In 2018, Bue cofounded “Project Zoobook,” a collaboration of Bigfoot investigators working alongside primate zookeepers, primatologists, wildlife biologists, marine biologists, forestry workers, archaeologists, anthropologists, university professors, law enforcement officials, taxonomists and other scientists.
While her private field research is concentrated in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest, Bue crosses the country speaking and researching in areas of high interest while following up on witness reports and looking for evidence of Bigfoot’s existence.
About: The Youngstown Torch Club, chartered in January 1927, is an organization of professional people who gather once a month to listen to a paper presentation. Meetings include dinner, fellowship and conversation. The Youngstown Torch Club also maintains a Facebook page.
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