Potter County Is Seeking Adult Probation Officer
August 2023
Car Vs Bear Crash On Rt. 6
On August 21 at 10:08 pm Smethport Fire, Port Allegany and Pheonix ambulance were dispatched to 16636 Rt. 6 near Irons Hollow for a Car vs. bear rollover crash. Car is in the ditch one person is out of the vehicle walking around car is in a ditch. Update driver is not injured ems was cancelled
CRCF Community Fund Grant Applications Due October 15th
CRCF Community Fund OLEAN, N.Y., August 21, 2023 — Applications for the next cycle of grant funding from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation’s Community Fund are due October 15.
The Community Fund makes possible unrestricted, responsive grantmaking to support projects and initiatives led by nonprofit organizations that impact the changing needs of Cattaraugus County residents.
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations or a government entity or school district.
PRE-REGISTER ONLINE BY NEXT FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 FOR STEP OUTDOORS TRYATHLON AND 5K RUN/WALK TO GUARANTEE A FREE EVENT T-SHIRT
Those who pre-register online by next Friday, Sept. 1 for the 15th Annual Step Outdoors TRYathlon and 5K Trail Run/Walk will be guaranteed a free event T-shirt in the size they order.Visit www.stepoutdoors.org to pre-register online.
The TRYathlon and 5K Trail Run/Walk will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Hills Creek State Park, 111 Spillway Road, seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Charleston Township via Charleston Street and Hills Creek Lake Road.
There are no competitive categories in the triathlon or 5K. Every finisher will receive a medallion.
HILLS CREEK STATE PARK IS HOLDING FREE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AT 8:30 P.M. THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AUG. 25, 26 AND 27 AND AT 2:30 P.M. ON THURSDAY, AUG. 31
Coming up at Hills Creek State Park at 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901-9676 are three free in-person programs this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25, 26 and 27 at 8:30 p.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 31 press release.
The park is seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Charleston Township via Charleston Street and Hills Creek Lake Road.
CANYON PILOTS ASSOCIATION LABOR DAY WEEKEND ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FLY-IN BREAKFAST IS NEXT SUNDAY, SEPT. 3
Members of the Canyon Pilots Association and Canyon Country Ultraight Club will be serving up eggs, pancakes and ham during the Labor Day Weekend All-You-Can-Eat Fly-In Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon next Sunday, Sept. 3 indoors at the corporate hangar at the Grand Canyon Regional Airport in Delmar Township at 112 Runway Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901.
The breakfast is open to the public and will be held rain or shine. Requested is a donation of $10 for adults and $5 for youngsters, ages 3 to 8 years old. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Pictured are people at the Sunday, May 28 Fly-In Breakfast.
FREE OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES TO FEATURE HOUSTON BAKER AND SIX FRIENDS THIS FRIDAY, AUG. 25 AT 6 P.M. AT THE DEANE CENTER
At 6 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 25, the free outdoor summer concert series will feature Houston Baker and six musicians on the outdoor stage located on the Central Avenue side of the Deane Center for the Performing Arts building at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. Donations are always appreciated.
This concert will be moved into the Coolidge Theatre if it rains.
Rolfe Beagle Club Reminds Hunters that Deadline is Approaching to Register for 10th Annual Statewide Coyote and Crow Hunt
Johnsonburg, Pa.: Tuesday, August 29, is the last date to register for Rolfe Beagle Club’s 10th annual Statewide Coyote and Crow Hunt. The hunt is scheduled for ten (10) days from Wednesday, August 30, thru Saturday, September 9. Your registration must be received or postmarked on Tuesday, August 29, if you plan on hunting.
All registrations must be received at the Rolfe Beagle Club, 1016 Long Level Road, Johnsonburg, PA 15845. Registration must include a phone number or an email. Questions may be addressed to wlhab9@gmail.com.
Weigh-in is at 6:00 p.m. every day. Categories include coyote, crow and largest female coyote. Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.
St. Marys Native Stephen E. Meyer Presents New Book, COMMONWELL
The Elk County Council on the Arts will host author Stephen Meyer, for a book signing event marking the release of his newest publication, COMMONWELL on Thursday, August 24, 5-8PM.
COMMONWELL is a new sci-fi novel set 800 years after Mars blacks out power on Earth. The Founders send back an operative, she discovers a small-scale civilization flourishes among the survivors, the Amish and Seneca. Everything the AIs told her was a lie.
James H. DAY, 61, of Andover, NY
James H. DAY, 61, of Andover, NY, died Saturday, August 19, 2023 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Born February 7, 1962, in North Hornell, he was the son of C. Harold and Janice L. Baldwin Day. On May 9, 1987, he married the former Barbara Jean Bryan, who predeceased him on January 25, 2022.
Jim attended Andover High School. He was employed by Skibeck Pipeline Construction, Wilkins RV, and L.C. Whitford as yard manager.
Kevin L. BABB, 50, of Bolivar, NY, formerly of Hinsdale, NY
Kevin L. BABB, 50, of Bolivar, NY, formerly of Hinsdale, died Sunday, August 20, 2023 in his home.
Born January 24, 1973, in Olean, he was the son of Malcom Davison and Karen Allen. On July 16, 2022, in Bolivar, he married the former Jessica L. Button, who survives.
He attended Hinsdale Central School and was employed by Southeastern Transmission in Olean for over 20 years and Supreme Auto Parts in Olean.
Raymond F. “Ray” Kreckel, 70, of 613 Third Avenue, Johnsonburg, PA
Raymond F. “Ray” Kreckel, 70, of 613 Third Avenue, Johnsonburg, PA passed away early Saturday morning, August 19, 2023 at his home following an illness of the past year. He was born in Johnsonburg on July 8, 1953, a son to the late Edward and Virginia Williams Kreckel. On October 28, 1983 in St. Marys, he married Anna Nortum and she survives.
Ray was a lifelong resident of Johnsonburg and was a 1971 graduate of Johnsonburg Area High School. Ray was a homebody who loved animals, especially his cat Misty, cooking and watching the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 2005, Ray retired from Weyerhaeuser, Johnsonburg Mill after 33 years of service. He then retired from AccuGrind in 2016 after 11 years of service.
Laurel Health Celebrates 50 Years of Building Healthier Communities
Laurel Health’s Chief Administrative Officer Jessica Cleveland, Recruiter Susan Usavage-Rudy, and Provider Todd Rudy, PA-C pose during Laurel Health’s 50th anniversary company picnic in their colorful, commemorative 50th anniversary t-shirts. Employees from across the system celebrated together with a host of fun activities, including a tie-dye station to create their own unique 50th anniversary t-shirt.
BLOSSBURG, PA – The Laurel Health Centers kicked off National Health Center Week with their 50th anniversary celebration, held in Blossburg, PA where Laurel Health opened its very first clinic back in 1973.
Employees and their families gathered together at Bloss Island Park to enjoy a catered picnic and a host of fun outdoor activities, including tie-dying a commemorative 50th anniversary shirt, games, competitions, swimming, and raffle prize drawings. Laurel Health has been celebrating all year long with health and wellness screenings at community events like the senior expo, children’s health fair, local festivals, and county fairs with another community celebration planned for the Blossburg VIBE fall festival in October.
OHS Grads Receive OHS Alumni, Other CRCF Scholarship Awards
OLEAN, N.Y., August 21, 2023 – Eight recent Olean High School graduates received scholarship awards recently from funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation that support OHS students pursuing degrees in higher education.
ALLEGANY COUNTY NEW YORK DISTRICT II MEETING NOTICE
TO: TOWN SUPERVISORS AND TOWN CLERKS – Towns of Amity, Clarksville, Cuba, Friendship, New Hudson, and Ward
VILLAGE MAYORS AND VILLAGE CLERKS – Villages of Belmont and Cuba
District II Legislators have scheduled their district meeting for Monday, September 11, 2023, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Amity Town Hall, 1 Schuyler Street, Belmont, NY 14813.
This meeting is being held for general discussion of mutual problems and interests. If there are any specific topics you would like to have addressed, please let one of your District II Legislators know, and they will try to provide a speaker for a future meeting.
Please give notice of this meeting to your town and village board members, as well as to members of the public, and encourage everyone to attend. Everyone is welcome to attend even if they do not live in District II.
Gretchen Hanchett
Dwight (Mike) Healy
John D. Ricci
PFBC NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLEAN VESSEL ACT GRANT PROGRAM
HARRISBURG, PA (August 18) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is excited to announce the availability of funding through the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program.
This is a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that funds the construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of pumpout stations and waste reception facilities for recreational boats. The PFBC has received funding under the CVA grant program and is looking for interested partners to utilize these funds.
Ecker to Introduce Legislation Regulating Child Influencers
HARRISBURG – Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) announced Thursday he will be introducing legislation to regulate social media child influencers and celebrities under Pennsylvania’s Child Labor Law.
“We always hear about the devastating later-life impact that childhood celebrity and wealth can have on those who experience fame early in life. Now, every parent or relative with a cellphone can work to make their children or relatives into social media celebrities that, without their consent, can deprive children of privacy, income from their work, and fair working conditions within the scope of current law,” Ecker said. “As someone with an active social media presence and young children, I know there is a fine line between appropriate inclusion of young children on social media platforms and exploitation.”
WELLSBORO COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION TO OPEN 75TH SEASON WITH RORY BLOCK ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
On Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, the 75th season of the Wellsboro Community Concert Association will open with a concert presented by Rory Block, the best acoustic blues artist performing today.
TIOGA COUNTY WOMEN’S SHOOTING SOCIETY PRACTICE AND MEETING IS NEXT THURSDAY, AUG. 24 AT HILLSIDE ROD AND GUN CLUB’S PISTOL RANGE
The Tioga County Women’s Shooting Society is meeting from 5 p.m. until dusk next Thursday, Aug. 24 at the Hillside Rod and Gun Club’s pistol range, weather permitting.
“Women interested in joining our organization and attending the Aug. 24 meeting can call me for directions to the Hillside Rod and Gun Club in Blossburg. I will give them directions to the club and the pistol range, which is just a few tenths of a mile further down the road,” said Marilyn Jones, president.
“Our six-month outdoor season at the Hillside Rod and Gun Club’s pistol range will end in October. Our last two meetings at the pistol range will be from 5 p.m. until dusk on Thursday, Sept. 28 and from 4 p.m. until dusk on Thursday, Oct. 26, weather permitting,” Jones said. Members and guests are required to sign one hold harmless waiver for the outdoor season and pay a $10 range fee each time they attend a practice.
TOMORROW TUESDAY, AUG. 22 IS FIRST REHEARSAL FOR TWO HAMILTON-GIBSON CHOIRS FOR 2ND TO 8TH GRADE SINGERS; REGISTER NOW FOR FREE
To join the Hamilton-Gibson Choral Program for free, boys and girls in the second through fourth grades can register for Choir, Too and in fifth through eighth grades for the HG Treble Choir.
The first regular rehearsal for both choirs is at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the First Presbyterian Church at 130 Main Street in Wellsboro. Choir Too will rehearse until 5 p.m. and the HG Treble Choir until 5:30 p.m.
Ronald G. Silvis, 71, of Eldred, PA
Smethport – Ronald G. Silvis, 71, of Eldred, PA passed away Monday (August 21, 2023) at UPMC Williamsport.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.
Judson R. Duell, II, 82, of Knotts Island, NC, formerly of Coudersport, PA
Judson R. Duell, II, 82, of Knotts Island, NC, formerly of Coudersport, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday August 16, 2023. He was a wise and generous man, a caring father and grandfather, and the most devoted and loving husband.
Judson was born on December 18,1940, in Coudersport, PA, and was the son of Judson and Mary Elizabeth (Sallade) Duell. Judson graduated from Coudersport High School in June 1958 and enlisted in the army one month later, with him beginning his first overseas tour in March 1959. He met the love of his life while in Germany, and they were married September 9, 1960.