September 2024

All are invited to attend The Wreck of the Red Arrow, on Tuesday, September 24 at 6PM in the Bradford Area Public Library’s community room.  Full-time professional living historian, Kenneth Serfass, will portray a non-descript conductor on the once-great Pennsylvania Railroad.  Area residents are familiar with Serfass’s portrayal of General Ulysses S. Grant primarily.  Now in a new role, Serfass, a retired Marine, will share the history and personal stories of those fateful passengers and rescue personnel who experienced the wreck of the Red Arrow. This free program is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

“I enjoy sharing the stories of forgotten but important events in US history.  Remembering the sacrifices, the valor and honoring the memory of people, who in their time, were just going about their lives, unaware of how THEY were becoming history,” reflects Serfass.

Due to the recent circumstances affecting the Tioga County and Potter County, PA communities, the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers will be extending the grant deadline for the NEPEDA Grant to October 31st, 2024.  All submissions must be received by 5:00PM on the 31^st of October.    

The Northeastern Potter Economic Development Association (NEPEDA) Fund is seeking proposals from non-profit 501 (c)3 organizations or charitable programs in the Northeastern region of Potter County. This includes Allegany Township, Bingham Township; Harrison Township; Hector Township; Genesee Township; and Ulysses Borough and Township.

READY Community Foundations will provide 30 community foundations serving the Appalachian Region with no-cost training and access to funding to expand local philanthropic impact.

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 29, 2024 – Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced the 30 community foundations, serving communities in 10 Appalachian states, selected to participate in READY Community Foundations. One of four tailored tracks underARC’s capacity-building initiative, READY Appalachia, READY Community Foundations provides no-cost training and funding access to help Appalachia’s local philanthropic organizations improve their programming, operations, fundraising and financial impact.

40 Years of Research, Education, and Application

Kane, Pa. – Thursday, October 3, is the last day to register for the 40^th Anniversary Forum of the Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum.  The Forum on October 10 will be on the application of research in forest management.  Dr. Todd Ristau, Researcher in Silviculture, will be the keynote speaker.  The Forum will be held at the Wilcox Community Building (also called the Jones Township Community Center) at 320 Faries St, downtown Wilcox, Pa., 15870.  Preceding the talk will be a no-host social hour from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., and dinner at 5:00 p.m.  The program will start immediately after dinner.  Reservations are required!  For reservations, contact the Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group, PO Box 133, Kane, Pa., 16735, at 814-837-8550, or e-mail bcarson@ahug.com.

The Potter County Education Council, Tri-Co Connections, the Potter County Human Services Area Agency on Aging, and our local school districts are continuing to team up to implement a county-wide program called Seniors 2 Seniors. This program teaches basic computer skills, digital literacy, and cybersecurity to senior citizens so that they have the skills and knowledge to utilize the many benefits of high-speed Internet. As a part of this program, local high school students volunteer to provide on-site support to each of the adults who participate in the course.

Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will have Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams (DSAT) going door to door in the hardest hit areas of Potter County beginning at 1:00 pm Monday, September 16th.

Teams will be visiting various areas of Potter County over the next 3+ weeks.

Residents of Potter County are eligible to apply for assistance from FEMA to help with costs from damage and losses caused by Tropical Storm Debby from     August 9-10, 2024.

Artistry Along the Allegheny will take place at 701 North Main Street (former PC Building) on Saturday September 21.  Named Pennslvania’s River of the Year, the Allegheny River stretches 325 miles providing drinking water to over a million people and supporting diverse wildlife.  There will be a historical fire engine display ranging from the 1900’s to present day; mosaic art, music, “touch a truck” and the evening will be topped off with a Chef’s table and a local winery.  

Brenda Freeman Sawyer Art Exhibition inspired by the culture and natural resources of the Allegheny Region of Northern Pennsylvanis will be held from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.