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On April 13, at 1:14 pm Johnsonburg Fire was dispatched to 405 1/2 Elk Ave. for a multi-story residential structure fire. St. Marys Fire has also been dispatched. Johnsonburg Ambulance was also dispatched for smoke inhalation. Wilcox and Ridgway Fire Depts. have also been dispatched

Elk County- Instructions, list of participating employers, and applications for the 2024 Dr. William C. Conrad / Stackpole-Hall Foundation Summer Jobs Program are now available at www.stackpolehall.org under the Summer Jobs section. 

Students must be residents of Elk County and attending an approved higher education institution for the Fall Semester of 2024.  The website contains complete eligibility information along with a list of employers and jobs available.

All jobs are with Elk County non-profit organizations.  Students should download and complete the application forms and send them directly to the employers as soon as possible since employers may begin hiring at their discretion.   Students may work from May 5 through August 10th and will earn $12.00 per hour for up to 480 hours during the summer.

Over the past 40 years, the Foundation has provided more than 4,090 jobs and committed over $5.1 million to this program.  When the Foundation’s support is added to the contribution by the Pennsylvania State Work Study Program and the employers’ share, millions of dollars have been earned by college students in Elk County.

During the spring semester Coudersport Rotary Club holds a Four-Way Test Speech Competition. It is a competition offered to high school students where the student must prepare a five to seven minute speech to illustrate the principles of the Rotary Four-Way Test. Cash prizes are awarded.

Four Coudersport Jr/Sr High School Students spoke before the Coudersport Rotary Club on March 25th, 2024, at A&W West End Grill.

The Four-Way Test is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions of the things we think, say and do:

Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Our first contestant, Alyssa Dunn, spoke about the Rural Electric Youth Corps. Contestant number two, Alia Piaquadio, spoke on the topic, “We Are Not Our Parents”, our third contestant, Amilee Atherholt spoke on the Value of Music, and our fourth contestant, Joanna Chen, spoke about Peer Pressure.

Contestant number four, Joanna Chen, was our first-place winner and will be going on to the district competition in State College on April 27th.

Thank you for great speeches from all of our contestants and good luck to Joanna!

Bradford, PA—Spring is in the air and the Bradford Area Public Library is ready to celebrate the season by offering an Introduction to Garden Design workshop on Monday, April 15 at 6PM.  This is a free program for all area residents that will be presented by Kari Compton, owner of Compton Florals; a locally owned business that offers seasonal flower arrangements made solely with materials grown right here in McKean County!

Compton has offered a four-week Garden Design course in the recent past but is currently able to offer a condensed version for BAPL’s adult programming.  This free workshop will cover seven important steps to consider when creating an outdoor space that residents and their families will treasure.  “Whether it’s a vegetable garden, a space to relax, a fun outdoor area for the kids, low-maintenance landscaping, or a beautiful flower border, I believe everyone can design a garden space they will truly enjoy and use… they just need the information and tools to do it!” states Compton. 

There will be a Q & A session, so attendees are encouraged to bring their gardening questions, and Compton will do her best to assist everyone with their plant and design challenges!

Next, on the library’s programming calendar, is an Author Talk with local author Denise Seagren on Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 PM.  Seagren’s book, Soldiers of the Forest:  A Story of the Civilian Conservation Corps was released in November 2023.  While her book is a work of historical fiction, readers will gain more knowledge about the Civilian Conservation Corps, Chief Cornplanter, and stories of hidden Civil War treasure.

Seagren’s discussion will include a PowerPoint presentation that will walk attendees through the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, local history, as well as detail Denise’s research and corresponding documentation that she unearthed while writing her book. Come join the discussion.  No registration is required for either program.

When 2024-25 antlerless deer licenses go on sale alongside general hunting licenses in late June, far fewer people will be waiting in line.

And for most hunters, there won’t be a need.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has modified the antlerless deer license sales schedule, and additionally is guaranteeing most resident hunters will get an antlerless license in the Wildlife Management Unit of their choice, as long as they do so before sales to nonresidents begin.

Here’s how it will work.