October 2024

The Potter County Farmers Market will be outdoors on the square across from the county jail, every Friday (weather permitting) from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The next market will be this Friday, October 4th. Below is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market:

*  The outdoor market is held each Friday from May through October (weather permitting; on very rainy days, we will relocate into the Riley Gallery (if available)).  In November, the farmers market goes indoors for the winter market.

 *  Market times have been established after many trial times over the years.  If you are not able to visit us and would like something particular from one of the vendors, please contact them directly.  They are willing to try to accommodate your request.

 *  If you are interested in joining the market this year or have any questions please contact …. Netra Baker, 814-598-0649 netrabaker@hughes.net]

PATTY’S PRETTY CRAFTY will be at the Farmers Market on Friday, October 4th. I will have wreaths, gnomes, fall cutting board hangers, lanyard Keychains, pom pom gnomes,etc. I take cash and Venmo. You can contact me by email at pattysprettycrafty@gmail.com

BLUE MARBLE FARM will be at the market with local, organically grown beautiful produce.  We will have Lettuce Mix, Winter Squash, Fennel, Celery, Purple Kohlrabi,  Fresh Young Ginger, Peppers, Onions and Tomatoes. We accept cash, checks, FMNP and credit cards. For more information, contact Lisa at bluemarblefarm@outlook.com, 814-320-1308 or bluemarblefarm.weebly.com 

CARD CREEK BAKERY will be at the market Friday, October 4th. Breakfast bread, cheese garlic bread, pepperoni bread and rye bread has been requested. Something chocolate has been another popular request so chocolate sweets will be available. A few snacks and fresh brown eggs from our hen house will be available. I love requests for market day or anytime helps me know what you are tasting. netrabaker2@gmail.com Or

Text or call 814-598-0649 

CARING CRAFTS will be attending this week’s Market! Weather Permitting! We will be bring a variety of Homemade Travel Pillows! Along with our Plastic Canvas Magnets/Ornaments! Our selection of both is very wide and unique! We have something for everyone! Don’t forget to like us Facebook! If your not able to stop by or would like to place an order please contact Jess at 814 203 2482! Caring Crafts excepts Cash or PayPal (cowgirl_jess16915@yahoo.com) payment! Hope to see everyone there! 

ME AND MY BOYS SOAP is planning to attend the market on Friday.  We will have a selection of goat milk based products available. We accept cash or card payments.  For more information contact us at meandmyboyssoap@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page.

MILL CREEK MARKET will be attending this week with $5 variety packs of mushrooms and microgreens. We accept cash and Venmo. To learn more about us visit: www.instagram.com/mill_creek_market   millcreekmarketpa.etsy.com Or contact us at: millcreekmarketpa@gmail.com 

MOUNTAIN VIEW SHEEP FARM will be attending the farmers market October 4 weather permitting. With hand woven wool blend shawls and scarves .   Also  lovely delicate designed, scented and fragrance free handmade sheep milk soaps  all from our own sheep.  Pa preferred and Juried. We accept cash, check and cards. Follow us on Facebook @mountainviewsheepfarm Or contact by email @ mountainviewsheepfarm@yahoo.com 

QUIET ACRES will be a vendor this Friday. We will have the full line of Haldeman Mills products from my brother’s mill in Lancaster County . We also have a large selection of handmade aprons , braided items and rope creations. We accept cash payments 

ALPACA CREATIONS will be a vender on Friday at the #PotterCoFarmersMarket in #Coudersport.  We will have a large selection of designs and sizes of ALPACA SOCKS, big variety of color and sizes of YARNS.   Lots of alpaca bears and key chains.   ROVINGS  for spinning or felting, alpaca  boot  insoles as well as HAND KNIT ALPACA APPAREL. Accepting Special orders and Credit cards 814-601-0049 . Not to early for Christmas shopping https://alpacas75.wixsite.com/website Alpaca Creations, follow on Facebook

MIKE THOMPSON will be a vender this week. Bringing a large selections of Apples,  Cherry Tomatoes, Mixed Tomatoes, Hot peppers, Sweet Peppers, Green Beans, Butternut Squash, Acorn Squash, Daikon Icicle Radishes, and Dill Weed. Knife sharpening while you shop the other venders or while you wait.   ACCEPTING FMNP CHECKS

The Potter County Jail Board public meeting originally set for Friday, Oct. 4, has been cancelled due to schedule conflicts. Next meeting of the board will be held at noon on Friday, Nov. 1, at the F.W. Gunzburger County Office Building auditorium. Telephone access will be available at 814-274-0844; PIN is #114477.

Board members are Commissioner Paul Heimel (chair), Sheriff Kevin Siska (vice chair), Commissioner Nancy Grupp, Judge Stephen Minor, District Attorney Andy Watson, and Commissioner Robert Rossman.

Those with questions or comments about the jail are reminded that they can submit them to the board through email sent to pcjailboard@pottercountypa.net.

Coudersport, Pennsylvania, October 3, 2024  — The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) in Potter and Tioga counties to address flooding damages from Hurricane Debby.  ECP signup will begin on October 7, 2024, and end on December 6, 2024.

The following counties are eligible for ECP assistance: Potter and Tioga.

ECP helps you with the cost to restore the farmland to pre-disaster conditions. You may receive up to 75 percent of the cost of approved restoration activity. Limited resource, socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers and ranchers may receive up to 90 percent cost-share. A 25 percent advance payment will be allowed for repair or replacement of fencing. The payment limitation for ECP is $500,000 per disaster, and the funds are limited to activities to return the land to the relative pre-disaster condition.

The approved ECP practices under this authorization include EC1-Removing Debris from Farmland, EC2 – Grading, Shaping, Releveling, or Similar Measures, EC3 – Replacing or Restoring Permanent Fences, EC4 – Restoring Conservation Structures and Other Installations, and EC7- Dairy Relocation

You must apply for assistance prior to beginning reconstructive work.  In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), FSA must complete an environmental compliance review prior to producers taking any actions. Submitting an application after reconstructive work has been completed may not qualify for ECP. Conservation concerns that were present on the land prior to the disaster are not eligible for ECP assistance.

FSA county committees will evaluate applications based on an on-site inspection of the damaged land, taking into consideration the type and extent of the damage. An on-site inspection does not guarantee that cost-share funding will be provided.

For more information on ECP, contact either the Potter County USDA Service Center at 814-274-8522, the Tioga County USDA Service Center at 570-724-4812, or visit farmers.gov/recover.

Retired judge John M. Cleland will be the featured speaker when a “People for Kamala,” a non-partisan group, meets to help elect Kamala Harris the president of the United States.

The event, slated for 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, will be held at the Lewis Run Firehall.

Everyone — Democrat, Republican, non-partisan, Green, male and female — is invited to attend.

While the event will also feature two Democratic candidates on the fall ballot, the aim of the gathering is to bring disparate people together to talk, debate, and discuss our common interest in the future of our country.

Potter County 911 reports 911 services restored

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the Elm Street exit along Route 219 northbound in the City of Bradford will be closed to commercial vehicle traffic starting Monday, October 7. PennDOT said it is closing the exit to commercial vehicles to allow a contractor to complete structural repairs to a bridge spanning Route 4006 (Elm Street) near the off-ramp.

While the exit is closed, commercial vehicles will continue along Route 219 northbound for approximately two-and-a-quarter miles before taking the Foster Brook exit. After turning right onto Route 346 at the end of the off-ramp, they will take Route 219 southbound back to the Forman Street exit.

PennDOT said this closure and detour are necessary because the contractor will reduce Elm Street to one lane under the bridge, and commercial vehicle drivers won’t be able to negotiate the turn onto Elm Street at the bottom of the ramp.

Passenger vehicles will be permitted to pass through the work zone via the open lane while the contractor completes the repairs. The contractor will reopen the ramp and both lanes of Elm Street at the end of each workday. PennDOT anticipates project completion in approximately two weeks but notes that all work is weather-dependent.

Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. is the contractor on this project.