Structure Fire In Keating Twp.
On October 26 at 2:04 pm Smethport and Port Allegany Fire Depts. were dispatched to Reilly Hollow Rd. for a structure fire Roulette has been dispatched for RIT. All units have been recalled
October 2024
Janice E. Woodkirk, 90, of Shinglehouse, PA
Janice E. Woodkirk “faithful in Christ”
Janice E. Woodkirk, 90, of Shinglehouse, passed from the loving care of her family into the arms of her Lord and Savior, on Friday, October 25, 2024, in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.
Born on Thursday, July 26, 1934 in Myrtle, she was a daughter of Howard J. and Doris L. Haynes Gustin. On August 9, 1953 in Shinglehouse, she married Charles L. Woodkirk, who passed away on August 3, 1998. On June 10, 2006, she married Randall “Jack” Pease, who passed away on June 30, 2022.
Announcement From The Potter County Democratic Committee
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Two Vehicle Crash In Bradford City
On October 25, at 3:25 pm Bradford City Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to Elm St. and Congress St. for a two vehicle crash with unknown injuries. One vehicle is on the sidewalk the other is in the roadway
DCI offers training to prison staff
Recently, Justin Bauer from Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI) facilitated a Trauma-Informed Care training for the Elk County Corrections staff. As a county-contracted provider of forensic services, DCI greatly appreciates the support of Elk County and the prison in offering facility-based assessments, psychiatric services and ongoing treatment for incarcerated individuals. DCI is the sole provider responsible for conducting lethality assessments and suicide risk screenings within the prison. Additionally, DCI coordinates closely with Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (ADAS) and Elk County Probation through weekly meetings, enhancing its integrated approach to inmate care.
For more information about services at DCI, please visit www.dickinsoncenter.org .
NAT GEO EXPLORER AT LARGE TO TAKE AUDIENCE ON JUNGLE CANOPY JOURNEY
BRADFORD, Pa. – Nalini Nadkarni, a tree canopy ecologist and National Geographic Explorer at Large, will present the program “From Roots to Canopy” at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on Nov. 1.
Nadkarni will take the audience into the mysterious worlds of the forest canopy beginning at 7 p.m. in Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall. Nadkarni also is presenting a matinee program earlier in the day for schoolchildren in the region.
Robert D. Hand, 66, of 11 North Street, Friendship, NY
Robert D. Hand
Robert D. Hand, 66, of 11 North Street, Friendship, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024 at home with family at his side after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Born on August 11, 1958, in Wellsville he was a son of Audrey McNamara. In 1981, he met his lifelong companion Sandi Rogers who survives.
PennDOT Lifts Weight Restriction on Route 4017 Bridge
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) alerted drivers that it lifted a posted weight restriction on a Route 4017 (Shay Town Road) bridge spanning Bell Run five miles south of Shinglehouse Borough in Sharon Township. Effective Thursday, October 24, the 28-ton weight restriction for single vehicles and 36-tons for combination vehicles in place since 2019 is lifted.
PennDOT lifted this weight restriction following the completion of a bridge preservation work earlier this construction season.
This 42-foot structure, originally built in 1953, carries an average of 250 vehicles daily. The preservation work completed earlier this year improved the bridge’s overall condition rating from poor to satisfactory.
One Vehicle Accident In Middlebury
On October 25, at 1:40 pm Middlebury and Wellsboro Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to Catlin Hollow for a vehicle into the creek. Wellsboro Ambulance was recalled
Two Vehicle Crash In Lafayette Twp.
On October 25, at 12:42 pm Lafayette and Bradford City were dispatched to a two vehicle T-bone crash at Rt 59 and Rt. 219 with unknown injury details and entrapment.
George Hoden, 95, of Englewood, Florida
George Hoden, 95, of Englewood, Florida died on Monday, October 21, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born on April 28, 1929, in Sheffield, Pa., to the late John and Mary Hoden. He was from a large Ukrainian immigrant family and was one of ten children.
George married the love of his life, Beverly Jones, on May 13, 1950. She was his sweetheart from high school, where he was a star on the gridiron and she a cheerleader. They lived in Warren, Pa., where they raised their family of four surrounded by their large respective families and a deeply rooted sense of community. They later retired and moved to Englewood, Fl., while spending summers in Ellicottville, NY.
Roadway Crack Sealing Project in Lycoming and Tioga Counties
Motorists are advised that a roadway crack sealing project continues in Tioga and Lycoming County.
The week of Monday, October 14, 2024, the contractor, Vestal Asphalt, Inc., will continue roadway crack sealing on various routes in Tioga County, including Route 6 and Route 287, as well various routes in Lycoming County, including Interstate 180 and Route 405.
Think About It
What Does It Mean?
by
Pastor B.J. Knefley
In the Book of Acts, Luke shares that Peter spoke to the crowd and 3000 were added to the Church that day. Have you ever taken the time to think about what that meant? Have you ever considered that in one moment their lives were headed in one direction and in the next they were going in a different one? Have you noticed that their concern for others suddenly shifted to where they were now sharing everything with each other? What happened and what does it mean? The simple answer to that question is that Jesus happened.
When we think of the church of that day and compare it to what we see today, they are not the same. The church then was organic. It was natural and spontaneous. It was authentic and genuine in every way. There was no order of service or hierarchy to follow. No traditions to follow or structure to maintain. It was simply people doing life together. How simple is that? How refreshing? What has happened?
If you were to read the first few chapters of the Book of Revelation, you would read seven letters to churches. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’d want to be the lead pastor of any of those churches. Somehow, we have gone from organic to structure and form, rules and expectations, spontaneity has given way to programs. In the true sense, are we even the Church today? Have we opted out of the authentic for a form of godliness while dismissing the very God who calls us to godliness?
When I go back to chapter two of Acts, I see that people were dramatically changed. They were going in one direction and then they weren’t. They were following one thing and then they turned. They woke up that morning celebrating Pentecost and ended their day praising Jesus. All of this after hearing Peter speak about Jesus and their hearts were changed. Those hearts eventually changed the world and everything in it. I don’t know about you, but I want that kind of change, that kind of organic community of believers and not the mundane of what we have today. Think about it.
Announcement From The Potter County Democratic Committee
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