October 2024

Paid For By The Potter County Democratic Committee

First Baptist Church of Port Allegany will hold a 

     First Responder Recognition Service

     on Sunday, October 27, 2024 

     at 10:45 a.m. for First Responders in t

     in the Coudersport,  Roulette, Port 

     Allegany, Eldred and Smethport area.

Resident reports dirt in the water on Lanninger Creek, please check your water in Roulette before you use it and if dirty PLEASE report it.

Dr. Daniel Glunk, interim president of UPMC Wellsboro and UPMC Cole, accepts a Gold Sponsor Appreciation Award on behalf of UPMC and the UPMC Health Plan from Cynthia Long, Endless Mountain Music Festival executive director. UPMC and the UPMC Health Plan have sponsored the family pops concert featuring the EMMF orchestra in the auditorium at the Wellsboro Area School District Administration building at 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, July 23, 2023 and July 21, 2024 and are again next year on July 20, 2025. “Since this concert’s inception in 2019, admission has been free to the public thanks to the support of its sponsors,” Long said.

This Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Deane Little Beans ages 3 to 12 and their parents will be participating in Fall Fest to celebrate all things autumn in the Coolidge Theatre and lobby at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. 

With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight-saving time soon to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is advising motorists to slow down and stay alert.

Deer become more active in autumn with the lead-up to their fall breeding season, commonly referred to as the “rut.” Around this time, many yearling bucks disperse from the areas in which they were born and travel, sometimes several dozen miles, to find new ranges. Meanwhile, adult bucks more often are cruising their home ranges in search of does, and they sometimes chase the does they encounter.

Customers are being notified of the importance of checking built-in alerts and alarms for battery status and to contact Medtronic for pump replacement if affected by this issue

GALWAY, Ireland – October 4, 2024 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, voluntarily issued a field action starting on July 31, 2024, notifying global customers of its MiniMed™ 600 series or 700 series insulin pumps to follow their pump’s built-in alerts and alarms for battery status and to contact Medtronic if they observe changes in the battery life of their pump.

The Con Yeager Spice Company of Zelienople, PA, is recalling its TRAIL BOLOGNA MEAT PROCESSING KITS, because they may contain undeclared soy and wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy and wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if this product is consumed.

OAK BROOK, Ill., Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) is voluntarily recalling certain frozen waffle products listed below due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Salinas, CA, October 18, 2024 (For Distribution) – Church Brothers, LLC (“Church Brothers Farms”) is voluntarily recalling 1271 cases of green onions because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

WARREN – Northern Pennsylvania Regional College is thrilled to announce a strategic move in the delivery of education. Beginning in January 2025, the institution is building remote attendance options with live instruction into all their academic courses. This effort is in direct alignment and support of the College’s mission to provide affordable and accessible post-secondary education to the residents of northern Pennsylvania.

Do you already use Excel to manage sets of numbers, names, dates, or other pieces of information? If so, it is time to go beyond the program’s basic functions and take a deeper dive into Excel’s capabilities.

In Intermediate Excel (Excel II) learn about data analysis tools and how to create macros that allow the manipulation of data and eliminate repetitive tasks. If you use Excel regularly and want to learn more advanced functions in this powerful software, this class is for you.

Belmont, NY – In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, 70 years since President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation, Allegany County announced plans to illuminate county buildings green from November 4-11 as part of Operation Green Light for Veterans, in support of military veterans.

The initiative, led by the National Association of Counties (NACo), raises awareness around the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources available at the county, state, and federal levels to assist veterans and their families.

16428 Route 6 for a wildfire. Smehport Fire Dept.

At 3:00 PM on Wednesday, Portville Fire Dept was dispatched to a cabin fire with a woods fire. Mutual aid from Westons Mills & Town of Olean Fire Dept. Allegany is on standby at Westons Mills hall.

Wellsboro , Mansfield, dispatched for Wildfire on Orebed Road.