July 2024

!! LIFE is actually a SPIRITUAL battle of WILLS !!

By Roland Maxwell, humble and thankful servant of our Lord and Saviour.

Our HEART is where our power is. We control that power with our MINDS, though our (lost)WILL. Among the things that control our (lost)WILL are our morals, ethics, ideologies and fears that we have been indoctrinated with, peer influence, and our dreams. These are among the very CORE PRINCIPLES that make a human, a human, and they represent our character, or souls. So, our (lost)WILL is really who we are, if you have ever wondered “WHO AM I”, well, our (lost)WILL is the basic answer, but there are also two other SPIRITUAL influences, from outside us, that also effect “WHO WE ARE”, and they are the Devil’s (evil)WILL and God’s (perfect)WILL. 

That means that “WHO WE ARE” without God’s (perfect)WILL in the picture, is a struggle between our (lost)WILL and the Devil’s (evil)WILL. But through God’s grace (God’s supernatural help), we can have access to God’s (perfect)WILL, and then we can have opportunity to have God’s (perfect)WILL start becoming a DOMINATING force over the other WILLS, which are our (lost)WILL and the Devil’s (evil)WILL. We live without access to God’s (perfect)WILL by default though. To get access to God’s grace (supernatural help) and his (perfect)WILL, in order to get it to become the DOMINATING force in our lives, (if we truly want it to), is through realizing that our (lost)WILL doesn’t lead us in our best interests, or to eternal life, or free us from our bondage to sin. 

When we realize that, and confess to our own hopelessness, repent of our ways to where our (lost)WILL has led us, accept God’s atonement for sin, which is Christ Crucified, and Make the Lord Christ Jesus our master. Then we can have access to God’s grace (supernatural help) and can become a servant of God’s (perfect)WILL. Amen

Please add that tickets can be purchased at the following locations:

Worthsmith – Eldred

Worthsmith – Bradford

Keystone – Eldred

Bradford Pipe -Bradford

Advanced Auto – Bradford

Little Mountain Winery -Duke Center

Rixford Well – Rixford

Jim Coast Sales – Duke Center

Smethport Gulf – Smethport

Costas – Smethport 

Majestic Trails – Coleville 

Armstrong Telephone – Duke Center

Quinn Audrey’s – Duke Center

Also from: 

Earl Strait

Chris Schwab

Thomas Strait

Jessica Jones 

Or any other member of the OTVFD. 

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 OLEAN, N.Y., July 17 – Four graduates from Otto-Eldred High School have recently received scholarships awarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Katelyn Rhinehart received the Albert A. Bennett Jr. Family Scholarship for $1,000.

Sue Bennett established the scholarship in memory of her husband to benefit a graduating Otto-Eldred senior pursuing a post-secondary degree at a two- or four-year institution. Recipients should demonstrate academic excellence, participation in extracurricular activities and strong educational/career goals. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and their four children all graduated from Otto-Eldred.

Rhinehart will attend St. Bonaventure University to study childhood education.

Angelina Walker received the Fred P. Baker Memorial Scholarship for $500.

The Fred P. Baker Memorial Scholarship, established by Mr. Baker’s wife and son, Joyce and Steve Baker is for a graduating student of Otto-Eldred High School who will be attending a post-secondary institution, whether it be a trade school or a 2- or 4-year college. The student recipient must demonstrate hard work toward overcoming a challenge and a minimum GPA of 2.0. Mr. Baker was a graduate of Otto-Eldred High School and an active member of the Eldred community.

Walker will study nursing at Jamestown Community College.

Kaylee Rhinehart, a 2022 Otto-Eldred graduate, received the Bob and Barbara McCord Scholarship for $1,000.

This scholarship, for graduating students and past graduates of Otto-Eldred High School, was established at CRCF through the Bob and Barbara McCord Private Foundation. The scholarship is for students attending a post-secondary institution (one-, two- or four-year institutions) preferably in the career/technical fields. Recipients must also be in good academic standing and be involved in extracurricular activities.

Rhinehart is currently enrolled at Slippery Rock University studying exercise science.

Clara Johnston received the Laurie Anzivine Memorial Scholarship for $500.

The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers is pleased to announce the 2024 scholarship recipients. The Community Foundation currently administers funds that specifically provide scholarships to students in Bradford, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga Counties Pennsylvania and Tioga County, New York.

Community Foundation Scholarships can be established by individual donors, corporations, and are often in honor or in memory of a loved one.

Founded in 2003, the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers serves 5 counties, Bradford, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga County, PA and Tioga County, New York. The Foundation is committed to building philanthropic resources that will sustain healthy and vital communities now and into the future. The Foundation currently manages over 166 funds valued at $15 million dollars and has awarded over $2 million in grants and scholarships since inception, positively impacting hundreds of lives in the region. For more information on its work in the community contact Joselyn W. B. Allen-Elford at 570.888.4759, by email at jallenelford@twintierscf.org and www.twintierscf.org.

COUDERSPORT – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) will offer information about a variety of state programs and services during this year’s Potter County Fair.

“I encourage anyone with questions or concerns about state government to come by and see us at the fair, or simply stop by to say ‘hello,’” Causer said.

Causer’s table will be staffed in the evenings from Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. The table will include state maps, as well as brochures and booklets on state programs and services.

People are also welcome to contact Causer’s full-time offices in Bradford (78 Main St., 1st floor; telephone 814-362-4400); Coudersport (107 S. Main St., Room 1; telephone 814-274-9769); and Kane (55 Fraley St.; telephone 814-837-0880); or by going online at RepCauser.com or Facebook.com/RepCauser.