BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host acclaimed author and essayist Tim Bascom as part of its visiting writer series on Tuesday. The free event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Studio Theater in Blaisdell Hall on the Pitt-Bradford campus.
Bascom is the author of a new short story collection, “Continental Drift,” as well as a novel, two collections of essays and two prize-winning memoirs chronicling his childhood years in East Africa.
David C. SMOKER, 69, of Gold, PA, died Friday, February 27, 2026 in UPMC Williamsport. Friends may call Friday, March 6, 2026 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at Gold Church, 2402 S.R. 49W, Ulysses, PA, where Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM.
Rev. Cameron Cowburn will officiate. Burial will be in Raymond Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Penn-York Camp & Retreat Center, 266 Northern Potter Road, Ulysses, PA 16948 or Gold Church, 2402 S.R. 49W, Ulysses, PA 16948.
A complete obituary will be announced by Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.
Lester P. COOK, 71, Turtlepoint, PA, died Thursday, February 26, 2026. Born November 20, 1954, in Kane, he was the son of Lester J. and Rosalie Maries Cook.
A 1972 graduate of Smethport Area High School, he served honorably with the U.S. Air Force from 1973 – 1977. He was employed as a machinist by Trico Industries in Bradford and by the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 2017. Lester was a member of American Legion Post #887 in Eldred. He loved his feline buddy, Bruno.
Surviving are: his wife, Esther French Cook; two children, Lisa (Simon Hayden) Cook of Rixford and Jon (Sarah) Cook of Eldred; a grandson, Joshua Schultz; three brothers, Fred (Penny) Cook of Gifford, David (Terry) Cook of Chesapeake, VA, and James (Sally Nosal) Cook of Port Allegany; his mother-in-law, Kathleen Glase of Adrian, MI; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ron (Melody) French of Port Allegany, Carol (Rick) Waltz of Adrian, MI, Robert (Shelly) French of Hudson, MI, Colleen (Doug Clayson) French of Jamestown, NY, William Glase of Adrian, MI, Mary Mota of KY; nieces and nephews.
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