September 2023

Painting with Jessie is fun and relaxing! In this holiday series, professional watercolorist Jessie Vaughn will teach you how to paint beautiful holiday plaques or Christmas cards. No previous experience in watercolors is needed, as Jessie is comfortable teaching all levels.

Choose one of the following 1.5-hour classes (or sign up for more than one!):

• Leaves with Thanksgiving sayings – Plaque size 8” x 16”
• Fall leaves – Frameable 8” x10” or 11”x 14”
• Christmas saying – Plaque 8” x16”
• Selection of 4 Christmas cards you can paint

All plaques and prints are unframed, but Jessie will help you wax them to preserve them. All are sized to fit frames available from Amazon, Walmart, Michaels, etc.

Class times are Wednesday, October 25^th from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., or Thursday, October 26^th from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The cost is $25/person for each class, and all supplies are provided. Classes will be held at the Education Council’s Coudersport office at 5 Water Street. Class size is limited, so register ASAP at www.pottercountyedcouncil.org or call (814) 274-4877. If you have a group of 6 – 10 people who would like to have your own class, call (814) 274-4877 to arrange a date and time.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The regular meeting of the Galeton Borough Council was held this date in the Municipal Building with the following members present: Joe Petrencsik, Doug Droppa, Darrell Jackson, DJ Fuller, Ron Tarabori and Denny Dean.

Others present were: Mayor Garrote; Solicitor-Mike Plummer; Foreman-Joe Cimino; Gale Hose Reps-Linda Beacker and Nikki Shadle; Citizen-Beth Lounsbury; and Borough Secy-Andrea Caracciolo

President Petrencsik called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM followed by the Pledge to the Flag.

MINUTES

After reviewing, a motion was made by Doug Droppa, seconded by Darrell Jackson approving the 8/9/23 minutes as presented. All were in favor, motion carried.

Saint Gabriel Church, located at 203 Arnold Avenue in Port Allegany, will be hosting an Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 23 from 3 to 9 p.m. 

Activities will feature a Kinderfest, which is German for a children’s festival, including an inflatable bounce house and obstacle course, face painting, and Oktoberfest crafts. 

Other highlights include live music, German food such as bratwursts, sauerkraut, spaetzle, German potato salad, rouladen, chicken and dumplings, and German desserts. 

The live music will begin at 3 p.m. with The Little German Band, followed by Johnathan Meade at 5:00 p.m. and The Blue Smoothies at 7:00 p.m.  The event is open to the public. 

Halloween Spooktacular Events

Halloween events are planned for Cameron County and kick off Saturday, October 28 by bringing back a tradition. A Halloween parade of costumes is set to step off at 3 p.m. from the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce office. Trick-or-treaters will parade on the downtown sidewalks throughout the business district collecting treats from businesses. Trunk or Treat opens at 4 p.m. along with Smoker’s Spooktacular event in the Emporium Town Square.
Dare to Enter the Cameron County Recreation Center Haunted House opens Saturday, October 28 through October 31, 6-10 p.m. The proceeds benefit the programs at the recreation center. Trick or Treat in downtown Emporium is set for October 28 from 6-8 p.m.

*Smokers Insane Terrain Offroad Park Spooky ride has been canceled for
this year. 

Honest, transparent and secure elections remain the cornerstone of our Constitutional Republic.

Sadly, by unilaterally implementing automatic voter registration, Gov. Shapiro has once again demonstrated his ignorance of the entire electoral process and his inability to work with the Legislature as required by the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Circumventing the Legislature – and the will of the people – is a blatant act of defiance against our Constitutional Republic.

It bypasses the checks and balances that are in place to safeguard the interests of all citizens.

The Pennsylvania Constitution makes it crystal clear that any time government is forcibly compelling the people to do something – in this case registering online to vote through PennDOT – the rule of law must be followed to the letter.

The governor’s automatic voter registration scheme amounts to the rigging of the process to favor thoughtless and even accidental registration in the name of ‘democracy.’

Any laws made unilaterally through executive orders – without the full scrutiny and debate that this committee and the legislature are obligated to provide – are the work of tyrants.

You can read the rest of my official response by following the link below:

https://senatorcrisdushpa.com/…/dush-condemns-shapiros…/

Photo by John Eaton

Brett Maynard (Clown) and Andrei Rudic (Strongman) rehearse their acts in the traveling Sparks Circus that rolls into a small town in Tennessee in 1916.

The opening night performance of “Elephant’s Graveyard” is this Friday, Sept. 22 in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. Immediately following will be a free reception with refreshments for the cast, crew and audience members.

A talkback for the audience will be held after each of the next four performances at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 23, 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 24 and at 7:30 p.m. next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30.

“Elephant’s Graveyard” is about the collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee that results in a tragedy. Set in September of 1916, the play combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge. It conjures a world with its own atmosphere and terrible internal logic. It’s mesmerizing and symphonic in its emotional variations on a tragic theme.

BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford moved up in the rankings of the U.S. News’ annual Best Colleges report released Monday and was ranked 20^th overall among regional colleges in the North.

            The university moved up nine places from last year’s rankings. In a new category, Best Colleges for Veterans in the North, Pitt-Bradford ranked 9^th.

            Pitt-Bradford’s ranking also increased as a top public school in the North (12^th) and as a top performer on social mobility (27^th).