Hannah Rose Pistner, 9, of 376 Flower Valley Road, St. Marys, PA passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 24, 2024, at UPMC Children’s Hospital, with her family by her side.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.
At 1:48 PM on Sunday, Portville Firefighters have asked for assistance of Westons Mills & Clarksville for a brush fire at 9208 Deer Creek Road in Genesee. Town of Olean firefighters also requested.
Charles “Randy” Johnson, age 60 of Tioga, PA passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 22, 2024. He was born November 22, 1963 in Wellsboro, PA to Charles F. and Sandra A. (VanDusen) Johnson.
Randy was an Elkland High School graduate of class 1981 and graduated from Corning Community College in 1999 after achieving his engineering degree. He was an Alumni of Elkland’s high school band, the Farmington Township Supervisor and was on the Tioga County Fair Board for several years.
On May 28, 1993 Randy married Janet Waina and they spent 30 loving years together before his passing.
Randy was said to be reliable, he was always the man you called if help was needed. He enjoyed the outdoors; like taking care of his lawn, grilling, raising chickens and tapping 30-plus maple trees. Randy was known as the mechanic of the family; he rebuilt his tractor a few years ago and was always tinkering away on a new project. He loved woodworking, blues music, driving his truck and spending time with his beloved dog best friend – Griffin. Randy loved spending time with his family, especially his nieces and nephews.
At 9:44 AM on Sunday, Emporium Fire Dept. was dispatched to 15420 Route 120 at a GKN office for an electrical burning smell.
On February 24, at 11:54 pm Otto Twp. Fire and TLC Ambulance were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at 601 Rock City Rd. A 22 year old male was transported to a LZ for Stat Medevac at the Bradford Mall. He was reported to be suffering from head & facial injuries.
On February 24, at 10:41 pm Wellsboro, Tioga and Austin Fire Depts. were dispatched to a structure fire at 772 Cummins Creek Rd. Two structures are fully involved
Strengthens Public Utility Safety Standards Related to Pipeline Transport of Hazardous Liquids in Intrastate Commerce
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a Final Form Rulemaking Order strengthening state public utility safety standards related to the pipeline transport of hazardous liquids in intrastate commerce.
The Commission voted 5-0 to adopt the final-form regulations, which provide hazardous liquid public utilities with Pennsylvania-specific safety standards designed to deter inadvertent returns, leaks, subsidence events, and water contamination events related to the construction, operation and maintenance of highly volatile liquid (HVL) pipelines and other public utility pipelines transporting hazardous liquids within Pennsylvania.
“I recognize that pipelines are vital to our economy in supplying necessary fuel for daily activities and for job creation,” said PUC Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank in a statement at today’s PUC Public Meeting. “Pipelines are the safest way to transport hazardous liquids. Pennsylvania’s experience, however, demonstrated that a more comprehensive and complete regulatory framework for HLPUs (Hazardous Liquid P…
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) today announced the launch of an advertising campaign focused on attracting more people to a career as a state trooper. The recruitment initiative utilizes various media channels, including a television commercial set to debut during Sunday’s 3:30PM NHL game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, and commercials during March Madness. WATCH HERE.
“The PSP provides a unique foundation for troopers to experience a variety of unique job opportunities with the department, and this advertising campaign highlights just a few of the many specialized positions available,” said Colonel Christopher Paris, Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police. “From canines and computer crimes to forensics and fire investigations, whether you’re tactically minded or tech-savvy, dozens of challenging but rewarding job opportunities are waiting for you.”
OLEAN, N.Y., February 22, 2024 – The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently named Kathryn Kramer to the position of gift processing and scholarship program manager.
As gift processing and scholarship program manager, Kramer manages all aspects of CRCF’s database and information systems, including data entry and database management, gift processing and managing the Foundation’s robust scholarship program.
Kramer, a native of Aurora, CO, and University of Colorado at Boulder graduate, brings a strong background and high level of experience in database management to the position. She formerly served as an archivist for multiple organizations in Montana, including the Montana Historical Society and the C.M. Russell Museum.
BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s annual One World Cultural Festival will take place Saturday, March 2, in the Frame-Westerberg Commons.
The public is warmly invited to attend the annual festival, which will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. The night will be a celebration of world cultures, many of which are represented by Pitt-Bradford students, who come from 22 different countries.
The featured performer will be Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams, which is made up of brothers Ravi, Aneal and Naryan Padmanabha. From an early age, the brothers started playing Western instruments like the drum set, bass and guitar. Together, they experimented with various genres from folk to punk rock.
Tioga, Bradford & Potter Counties, PA – Laurel Health provides grant-funded sponsorship opportunities annually for students accepted to Penn College’s dental hygienist or licensed practical nurse (LPN) programs. The 2024 round of applications is now open, and this year, there will be a special focus on supporting students pursuing a nursing program.
The Laurel Health Centers have worked diligently to support educational and staffing opportunities throughout northcentral Pennsylvania. The goal of this sponsorship is to support the training of new clinical staff interested in pursuing careers in dental or family medicine.
Preference will be given to candidates who live in Tioga, Bradford, or Potter Counties. Laurel Health will provide up to $12,500 in assistance per person to qualified candidates as well as guaranteed job placement at a Laurel Health clinic for two years after graduation. Following fulfillment of the two-year service commitment, there will be an option to transition into permanent employment with Laurel Health.
Hamilton-Gibson Productions’ Winter Theater Arts Camp for Kids will present the musical Junie B Jones, Jr., based on four of the beloved series of children’s books written by Barbara Park. Students county-wide and beyond are welcome to participate, and this year the combined winter camps have had over 75 participants. Campers meet for approximately three weeks on certain days after school to prepare for the show; learning lines, practicing choreography and studying their music. Led by Artistic Director Thomas Putnam, kids work together, challenge themselves to try new things, and find creative ways to tell the story. Assisting in rehearsing and supervising the theater camps this winter are Kiah Damion, Elizabeth Hummel, Debbie Calkins and Maggie Sensenig (choreographer).
On March 16th & 17th from 10 am to 4 pm, Patterson Farms will be participating in the 20th annual Potter-Tioga County Maple Weekend!
Come join us for a fun-filled weekend of demonstrations, tours, history, samples of our pancakes and breakfast sausage topped with maple sugar, and more!
Betty J. Sturdevant “beloved”
SHINGLEHOUSE, PA—Betty J. Sturdevant, 94, of Shinglehouse, passed away in the comfort of her home on Thursday, February 22, 2024, after a long and fulfilling life.
Born on Friday, September 27, 1929 in Bingham Township, she was a daughter of Frank J. and Alice R. Ahearn Shutt. On June 26, 1952 in Galeton, she married Francis M. “Fran” Sturdevant, who survives.
Betty was a graduate of Coudersport High School, Class of 1949. Betty worked with her husband, Fran, at F.M. Sturdevant Used Cars in Shinglehouse, from 1975 until their retirement in 2002.
Betty was a life member of the former Shinglehouse Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary and was a former member of Eureka Chapter #52 OES in Shinglehouse. She was also a member of the former Holiday Rambler Camper Club and a member of the Harley Davidson Dresser Association. Betty was a former volunteer at the Oswayo Valley Senior in Shinglehouse. She loved traveling, riding motorcycles, crafting, reading, her computer, jigsaw puzzles, and cardinals. Her greatest love was her family.
At 9:30 AM on Saturday, Westons Mills Fire & EMS dispatched to Wolf Run Road for a motor vehicle crash.
At 9:15 AM on Saturday, Mansfield Fire & EMS have been dispatched to a vehicle into bridge crash at 1688 South Main Street.
Conflict
by
Pastor B.J. Knefley
Do you like conflict? I don’t and I’ve found that most people don’t. I have met some that seem to flourish on it, but they are the exception.
Conflict comes about when we don’t agree. We all experience it in our families, relationships, work environment, and general everyday activities. It doesn’t have to be earth shattering unless we allow it to go too far like the road rage incident that I heard about on the news recently. A simple moment of conflict led to disastrous choices and one person dead.
Conflict can actually be a good thing if used properly. It doesn’t have to be all bad. It can cause us to think and learn. It can challenge and provoke learning and understanding. But then again, we have to exercise choice if we’re going to allow it to work out good things in our life. The problem is often that when we’re in conflict there are other things going on. Conflict can invoke feelings of disrespect, devalue and insignificance in such a way that the issue becomes secondary to the protecting of our emotions and feelings.
Conflict has a way of entering into people’s lives in all sorts of ways. Social media has become a platform for people to create conflict. Text messaging can lead to a host of problems related to miscommunication and misunderstanding. Conflict arises when he said, she said, create disagreements and hard feelings, usually over nothing. None of it is new, even Jesus said that we’d have conflict in this world. The question is what to do with conflict. Personally I like to ask a simple question, “In the scope of eternity, how important is it?” Funny how unimportant things become when put in their proper perspective. What might have been conflict in one moment, becomes irrelevant in the next.
Got conflict? In the scope of eternity, how important is it? Think about it.
A reminder to all of our customers. We will only be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday for our winter hours until March.
