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Corydon and Lafayette Fire Depts. were dispatched for traffic control
On November 21, at 7:38 Pm. Corydon and Lafayette Fire Depts. were dispatched to close Rt. 59 at Rt. 321 because of a motor vehicle accident in Warren County
Shawn David Taylor, 36, of Derrick City, PA.
Shawn David Taylor, 36, of Derrick City, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
He was born on May 17, 1986 in Bradford; a beloved son of Christine and David “Mouse” Taylor of Derrick City.
Shawn attended Derrick City School and he graduated with honors from the Bradford Area High School in 2004.
Surviving in addition to his parents are one brother, Nicholas (Tiffany) Taylor; who was also his business partner at Taylor Roofing; one sister, Shannon Hill; three nieces, Brooke Clouser, Aubrey Hill and Adrian Taylor; three nephews, Jacob Hill, Jack and Colton Taylor; several aunts, uncles and cousins; his maternal grandmother, Audrey Benton and his two cats, Clancy and Cleo.
He was preceded in death by one uncle, Mike Taylor.
Shawn will be remembered for his kind and generous heart, his quick wit and his love of golf and the Buffalo Bills.
The family will receive friends on Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc. from 12:00 to 3:00 PM with a memorial service to immediately follow at 3:00 PM in the funeral home with the Rev. James Gutting, senior associate pastor of the St. Bernard Catholic Church, officiating.
The family has requested that memorial contributions in Shawn’s name to be made to No Feline Left Behind, P.O. Box 783, Bradford, PA 16701.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.
Online Condolences can be expressed at www.maschofuneral.com.
Austin Fire Dept. was dispatched for carbon monoxide alarm
On November 21, at 6:38 Pm. Austin Fire Dept. was dispatched to School St. for carbon monoxide alarm
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS CHECK
Elk County- Local powdered metal parts producer Horizon Technology, and employees, support the 2022 St. Marys United Way campaign. Eric Wolfe, President and owner of Horizon Technology along with employees Doug Bauer, Scott Winters, Ken Wolfe, Laura Poulliot, Tyler Cuneo, Cathy Cuneo, Toni O’Dell, Nan Wolfe, and Ken Erich presented a check to Doug Gaffey,St. Marys Area United Way President and Jason Gabler, St. Marys Area United Way corporate campaign chair. Also, representing the St. Marys Area United Way was Don Fleming a long-term board member and Doug Bauer United Way’s payroll program chair and who is also Horizon Technology’s Human Resource Director.
Horizon Technology is a locally owned powder metal part producing company, located in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Horizon Technology presented this check during the St. Marys Area United Way’s Corporate Campaign appeal with the hope that his contribution will help encourage other companies to support the St. Marys Area United Way. Additionally, present in the photo are employees of Horizon Technology who personally contribute to the United Way through Horizon Technology’s payroll program. Doug Bauer, United Way payroll program chair recognized each employee with a blanket as a token of appreciation for their donation. These blankets were purchased through a grant United Way received to market and rejuvenate payroll programs with companies throughout the Elk County community.
Horizon Technology’s donation will support the St. Marys Area United Way 2022 campaign. The United Way’s 2022 campaign goal is $170,000. Funding raised in 2022 will be available for eligible organizations to seek grant funding for 2023. In order to be eligible for funding from the St. Marys Area United Way, an agency must: have a current 501(c)(3) status, provide services to citizens living within the St. Marys Area School District, provide services to meet health and human welfare needs, and be registered with the PA State Bureau of Charitable Solicitation or be exempt from registration. The St. Marys Area United Way encourages any organization interested in seeking grant funding to inquire by calling 814.781.6000 to receive an application. The 2022 grant application deadline will be December 15, 2022, with grant awards announced in 2023.
As a result of the 2021 campaign, the St. Marys Area United Way provided grant awards to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys, Boys Scouts-Bucktail Council, CAPSEA, Catholic Charities, City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation, Dickinson Center, Fox Township Sportsmen Youth Program, Girl Scouts of Western PA, Guardian Angel Center, Life & Independence for Today, St. Marys Area School District, St. Marys Interparish Rooted Youth Ministry, St. Marys Library and the Veteran’s Memorial-Eternal Flame located on the Diamond downtown St. Marys.
The St. Marys Area United Way has served the citizens of the City of St. Marys and surrounding counties since 1925. The St. Marys Area United Way relies on the contributions from companies and local individuals. Those donations support the financial needs of non-profit agencies that serve the health and human welfare needs of our community. If you would like to become one of these individual or corporate donors, please call 781.6000 or mail your check to the St. Marys Area United Way, 44 So. St. Marys Street, St. Marys, PA 15857.
Gerald “Jerry” E. Carlson, 90, of Warren, PA.
Gerald “Jerry” E. Carlson, 90, of Warren, PA., died Sunday morning, November 20, 2022, at the home of his daughter, Kathi Goodwill. Jerry was born March 3, 1932, in Rew, PA. He was the son of Algot Clifford and Vera Leona Paterson Carlson. Jerry had resided in Warren, PA., for the past 70 years. He was a graduate of Bradford High School, Bradford, PA. and earned his accounting credentials from Warren Business College.
Jerry was employed as an accountant with several businesses including Nefglo and the former Valentine Disposal. He shared his talents as an accountant for the Warren County Fair Board for many years. Jerry also had his own accounting firm for private citizens. He was an active member of First Salem (Covenant) United Methodist Church, where he was a proud member of the Persuader’s class, led the youth group, and served on the church council. He had served as treasurer on the Warren County Housing Authority Board of Directors. He enjoyed square dancing, traveling, camping, hunting, and fishing. His gardens were a Pine Street legend, with bumper crops that fed family, friends, and neighbors. He was also a member of the Warren Photography Club. Jerry and his wife, Nadine, especially loved spending winters in Florida with Nadine’s siblings and many Warren friends.
He showered his family with unending love and support and a great sense of humor. He was a kind and gentle father, generous with his time and willing to help however he could. A true Swede, he loved his coffee and chocolates and was never caught without hard candy in his pocket. His (explosive) stories of his childhood and youthful shenanigans kept family and friends entertained for years.
He is survived by his 5 children – Vicki Iannuccillo and husband, Emilio of Bristol, R.I., Kathi Goodwill and husband, Steve of Warren, PA., Cindi Reid and husband, Bob of Erie, PA., Keith Carlson and wife, Cathy of Summerville, S.C., Judi Danielson and husband, Gregg of Warren, PA., 2 sisters – Marlene Gray of Northeast, PA., Karen Mellors of Ripley, N.Y., 14 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter, and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Nadine Dolores Flanders Carlson whom he married September 12, 1953, in Sawyer, PA., who died November 9, 2019, 2 brothers-Melvin and Kenneth Carlson, 1 sister – Virginia Shaw, 1 grandson – Kevin Goodwill, 1 great grandson – Gabriel Reynolds.
A Memorial Service will be conducted on Friday, November 25, 2022, from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at Covenant United Methodist Church, 1624 Pennsylvania Avenue East, Warren, PA., followed by a funeral service with Rev. Ralph Culp, Pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Warren County Memorial Park, Warren, PA. Those wishing to place memorials may do so through Hospice of Warren County, 1 Main Ave., Warren, PA. 16365 www.hospiceofwarrencounty.org E-mail condolences may be sent by visiting www.lewisfuneralhomeinc.com The Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc. has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.
Joe M. Miller, 62, of Clark Drive Bradford,
Joe M. Miller, 62, of Clark Drive Bradford, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Olean General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Mary Alice “Sis” Dalaba, 74, of Port Allegany, PA.
Mary Alice “Sis” Dalaba, 74, of Port Allegany, passed away Sunday (November 20, 2022) at her home in Port Allegany.
She was born March 15, 1948 in Port Allegany, the daughter of Alfred and Mary (Sherwood) Knell. On Feb. 25, 1965, in Port Allegany, PA, she married Jack A. Dalaba, who died Jan. 20, 2010.
Mary Alice was a 1966 graduate of Port Allegany High School. She worked as a book keeper for Falk Florist and Knell’s Sporting Goods, both in Port Allegany. She worked for her father and later operated the sporting goods store.
Mary Alice enjoyed hunting and fishing, going to Chautauqua Lake, and was instrumental in organizing and attending her class reunions. She enjoyed shooting pool and socializing with friends and family. She loved to attend John Koester’s AMA Professional Hill Climbing events.
She is survived by:
Two daughters: Tammie (Adam) Reinard and Robin (David) Russell, both of Port Allegany three grandchildren: Brittany (John Koester) Reinard, Tiffany (Kevin) Gledhill, and Lindsay (Derrik) Lathrop five great grandchildren: Ashley, Aaron and Anderson Lathrop and Isaac & Rylee Gledhill one brother: Joseph (Juanita) Knell of Port Allegany one sister-in-law Carol Knell of Duke Center and several nieces and nephews
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and James Knell.
Visitation will be held on Friday, November 25, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes Inc., 105 Main St., Port Allegany, where funeral services will be held on Saturday, November, 26, at 11 AM, with the Rev. Roger Laktash, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Port Allegany.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Port Allegany Ambulance Association. Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Port Allegany.
Patricia Ann Schaming, 92, of 3 Butternut Drive, Bradford, PA.
Patricia Ann Schaming, 92, of 3 Butternut Drive, Bradford, passed away, on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Buffalo General Hospital.
Born in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Frank W. and Gertrude (Moran) Carlson. She was a 1948 graduate of Bradford High School.
On June 17, 1950, in St. Bernard Church, she married Kenneth J. Schaming, who survives.
Patricia was a member of St. Francis Church.
Surviving in addition to her husband Ken of 72 years, are, four daughters, Marcia Tilghman, Janice Himes, Nancy Abriatis, and Lisa Haines (Kent), two sons, Mark Schaming, and Paul Schaming (Tom Mackey), nine grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and one niece, Barbara Cummiskey. She will be missed by her beloved miniature schnauzer Heidi.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two infant sons, Christopher, and James, two son-in-laws, Bruce Vecellio, and Denny Abriatis, one sister, Jean Cummiskey, and two nephews, Kevin Cummiskey, and Tim Cummiskey.
Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am on Saturday November 26, 2022, at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Fr. Jim Gutting as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Memorial contributions if desired may be made to the SPCA or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Beverly J. Higley, 90, a longtime resident of Coudersport,
Beverly J. Higley, 90, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away unexpectedly with her loving daughter by her side on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport.
Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.
James S. Freer, 82, of Smethport, PA
James S. Freer, 82, of Smethport, PA passed away Monday (November 21, 2022) at Sena Kean Manor, Smethport.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.
Roulette Township·Office will be open Monday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 23 but closed on Thursday and Friday
Roulette Township·
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: The township office will be open Monday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 23 but closed on Thursday and Friday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week.
Coudersport Area Cemeteries will continue as official locations for the 2022 National Wreaths Across America Day
The cemeteries will join the more than 3,100 participating locations across the country to Remember, Honor and Teach on Saturday, December 17, 2022. This is the FIFTH year that the cemeteries will participate in this national program.
A Remembrance service will be held at Eulalia Cemetery in Coudersport at noon, followed by the laying of over 1000 Veterans wreaths in area cemeteries. The public is welcome to attend and assist in the laying of wreaths.
For more information email coudywreaths@yahoo.com
Coudersport Ambulance to Rt. 6 West
At 1:30 PM on Monday, Coudersport Ambulance has been called to Rt. 6 West for a woman ill.
Lane Restriction Tomorrow on I-180 WB in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County
Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised of a right (driving) lane restriction tomorrow on Interstate 180 westbound at the Route 405 interchange (Exit 13) in Muncy Creek Township for a maintenance project.
On Tuesday, November 22, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) maintenance crew will be performing bridge deck patching activities between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, weather permitting.
Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect travel delays, and drive with caution in the work zone.
Allegany County Office for the Aging announces upcoming workshops
Elder Abuse Awareness Seminar-
Allegany County Elder Abuse Prevention Committee and Lifespan’s Elder Abuse Prevention Program-
Join us as Tracey Siebert-Konopko, LMSW, and Stephanie Good, MSW, from Lifespan cover the topics
including identifying five types of elder abuse, the difference between elder abuse and being a victim of a scam or a crime,
discussing Adult Protective Services criteria and referral process, commonly used resources in our community, and your
role in prevention and identification of elder abuse in older adults.
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 6, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Crossroads Conference Center located at 6087 State Rt. 19 N, Belmont, NY 14813
Cyber Security- Navigating the Internet Safely-
Leadership Allegany and the Alfred State Faculty & Cyber Security
Students- Join us as the Alfred State Cyber Security Club gives you tips and tricks about your devices and internet use.
Bring your phone, tablet, or laptop computer if you’d like. After the presentation, the students will help you and answer
questions about your devices.
Date and Time: Thursday, December 8, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Crossroads Conference Center located at 6087 State Rt. 19 N, Belmont, NY 14813
Registration for both of these events is required and can be made by calling the
Office for the Aging at 585-268-9390.
Nutrition Facebook Live- Erika Zerkowski, RD
December 29, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. – Meal planning – Does meal planning matter? YES – is the short answer. Join us as
our registered dietitian discusses how to and why to take the time to meal plan. She will give you some of her favorite tips
and tricks to keep things nutritious and on a budget. https://www.facebook.com/events/856844228587154/
Participants are encouraged to ask questions, give input, and offer suggestions for additional sessions with our
Registered Dietician!
Vixen A. (Wojciechowski) Domenus, age 71, of Morris, PA
Vixen A. (Wojciechowski) Domenus, age 71, of Morris, PA, died on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
She was born on June 28, 1951 in Riverside, NJ a daughter of the late Frank and Theresa (Reale) Wojciechowski and was married for 40 years to Edward C. Domenus.
Services will be private and are entrusted to the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc. www.carletonfh.com Wellsboro, PA.
Port Allegany Ambulance to Elementary School
At 1:08 PM on Monday, Port Allegany ambulance has been dispatched to the Elementary school for a 6 year old female fall victim.
PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2022, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals, online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.pa.gov.
Driver and vehicle online services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; driver license and photo ID duplicates; and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for using online services.
A complete listing of PennDOT driver and photo license center closings in 2022 is available online. If you are planning to visit one of PennDOT’s On-Line Messenger Service Centers, please call ahead for hours of operation during holidays.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
HAMILTON-GIBSON TO PRESENT SIX PERFORMANCES OF “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” ON SATURDAY, DEC. 3 AND ONE PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY, DEC. 4
Photo by John Eaton
Three members of the Coolidge Theatre cast for the play “A Christmas Carol” look for their costumes. Shown are (from left)Josiah Hicks-Lee who plays Scrooge’s nephew Fred, Coleen Evert who is Mrs. Cratchit and Rob Kathcart who plays Ebenezer Scrooge.
Hamilton-Gibson Productions and sponsor C&N Bank are offering seven performances of “A Christmas Carol” as part of the 38th Annual Dickens of a Christmas celebration in Wellsboro.
“A Christmas Carol,” one of the world’s most enduring holiday stories, was adapted into a play by Christopher Schario from the novella of the same name written by Charles Dickens.
First published in London, England 179 years ago in 1843, “A Christmas Carol” is the tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, a coldhearted man who learns the value of love thanks to the intervention of three ghosts who come to haunt him on Christmas Eve.
The mix of holiday cheer, whimsical humor, and a good dose of scary thrills combine with the timeless truths and themes in this story of a man’s redemption, making it one all can embrace.
Saturday, Dec. 3, Dickens’ classic ghost tale is being performed by one cast at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Coolidge Theatre in the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro and by a second cast at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. Each performance will be just over one hour. Admission to a Saturday performance is $20 at the door.
At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 in the Warehouse Theatre will be the seventh and last performance of “A Christmas Carol.” Admission is Pay-What-You-Can at the door.
For the Warehouse Theatre production, Sylvia Duterte is playing Tiny Tim and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and serves as a narrator. Also in the Warehouse Theatre cast are Tom Walrath as Ebenezer Scrooge; Sarah Duterte as Mrs. Cratchit and the Ghost of Christmas Past; Kristine Worthington as Belle and Mrs. Fezziwig; Brian Kennedy as Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit and Mr. Fezziwig; and Bryson Fuhrer as Fred Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present. Director is Gabe Hakvaag. Music director is Cherilyn Ayres.
For the Coolidge Theatre production, Asher Cuneo is playing Tiny Tim and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and serving as a narrator. Other Coolidge Theatre cast members are: Rob Kathcart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Coleen Evert as Mrs. Cratchit and the Ghost of Christmas Past. New this year are: Dawn McLelland as Scrooge’s sister Fan and his jilted fiancée Belle; Noyes Lawton asBob Cratchit and Marley’s Ghost, and Josiah Hicks-Lee as Scrooge’s nephew Fred and the Ghost of Christmas Present. Director and set designer is Thomas Putnam. Gary Citro is piano accompanist.
The script for both productions is the same. The Warehouse performances are presented in a traditional proscenium setting. The Coolidge production is set somewhat in the round, with the audience on two sides.
“A Christmas Carol” features six actors, one who plays Scrooge and the rest portraying a number of different characters. Slight costume changes are made in view of the audience and the action of the haunting tale unfolds seamlessly.
Much is left to the individual theatergoer’s imagination because the production celebrates the rich Dickens’ prose with the use of the “story theatre” form. Actors not only play characters, but also serve as narrators using the original Dickens’ language.
Tickets can be held up to 15 minutes before a performance. For tickets, go to hgp.booktix.com or for reservations call Hamilton-Gibson Productions at 570-724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH DICKENS OF A DINNER IS FRIDAY, DEC. 2
For Wellsboro’s 38th Annual Dickens of a Christmas celebration, the Trinity Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran School, both at 53 West Avenue in Wellsboro, are hosting a Dickens of a Dinner on Friday, Dec. 2 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The dinner is open to the public and will be in the Trinity Lutheran Church’s Family Life Center, located off West Avenue on Luther Lane behind the church.
On the menu are ham with raisin sauce, parsley potatoes, cranberry relish, winter vegetables, roll and butter, homemade dessert and hot and cold beverages.
The cost is $13 for adults, $11 for senior citizens over 60, $6 for children ages 5 to 12, and free for children under age 5.
Crafts will be on display and for sale.
For information or to purchase tickets in advance, call Trinity Lutheran at 570-724-7723.
STAGE FRIGHT TRIBUTE TO THE BAND’S 1976 FAREWELL CONCERT IS NEXT FRIDAY, NOV. 25
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Stage Fright is a band composed of musicians from New York and Pennsylvania.
At 7 p.m. next Friday, Nov. 25 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, the five members of Stage Fright joined by seven guest musicians will perform a tribute to The Band, a Canadian-American roots rock group formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1968.The 12 performers will recreate The Last Waltz, The Band’s 1976 Farewell Concert given on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1976. It was one of the most spectacular events in rock history.
Stage Fright is a band composed of musicians from New York and Pennsylvania.
At 7 p.m. next Friday, Nov. 25 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, the five members of Stage Fright joined by seven guest musicians will perform a tribute to The Band, a Canadian-American roots rock group formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1968.
The 12 performers will recreate The Last Waltz, The Band’s 1976 Farewell Concert given on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1976. It was one of the most spectacular events in rock history.
At 5 p.m., turkey dinners were served to all 5,000 people attending followed by ballroom dancing to music by the Berkeley Promenade Orchestra and readings by poets Michael McClure and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The Band’s show began at 9 p.m. and ended at 2 a.m.
The farewell concert kicked off with The Band’s “Up On Cripple Creek” and continued with other hits from “The Shape I’m In” to “It Makes No Difference”, “Life is A Carnival”, “Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”
Among the musical legends that performed that night were Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Ronnie Hawkins, Bobby Charles, and Paul Butterfield. Taking part in two spontaneous jam sessions were Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills and Ron Wood.
“From 1968 to 1975, The Band was one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world,” according to Bruce Eder who wrote about them in an article published in the “All-Music Guide.” “Their music was embraced by critics as seriously as the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.”
Members of Stage Fright are: Joe Callahan of Wellsboro on guitar; Sean Monroe of Horseheads, N.Y. on upright bass; Mike Watkins of Addison, N.Y. on organ, keyboards, fiddle, mandolin and accordion; and from Corning, N.Y., Mike Nickerson on drums and Joe Narde on percussion.
Joining them for this performance are: singer Karin Knaus of Westfield; saxophonist and harmonica player Kenn Wenner of Jerry Duty, the Tribute Band to Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead based in Northern Pennsylvania; singer, guitarist and banjoist, Josh Sperrick of Corning, N.Y.; and singers and guitarists, Molly Cary, Brandon Lusk and Scott Turner, all of Wellsboro, and Houston Baker of Mansfield. They will play and sing some of the music by the famous artists that entertained during the Last Waltz concert.
The concert is BYOB with audience members encouraged to reserve a table, bring their own favorite beverages and snacks and sit with family and friends to enjoy the music.
Admission is $25. Children 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult; however seats must be reserved to accommodate them. For tickets and to reserve a table, call 570-724-6220 or visit www.deanecenter.com.
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDED IN MEMORY OF STAN HECKATHORN
BRADFORD, Pa. — It was on the anniversary of the death of her husband, Stan, that Lynn Heckathorn ’78-’86 came up with an idea to create a scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in his memory.
She and her daughter, Debi Delach ’96, established the Stanley C. Heckathorn Memorial Scholarship for students pursuing any field of study.
Stan Heckathorn began his career at Pitt-Bradford in 1971 as director of operations. In 1980, he was promoted to director of business affairs, and was named vice president for business affairs in 1994.
Heckathorn left the position in 1997 to take a new role with a software company. He told The Bradford Era at the time that it was a difficult decision for him after 25 years.
At the time he left, Dr. Richard E. McDowell, then-president of the university, said, “Stan has shepherded the college through tremendous growth and development. His financial and organizational leadership, plus his strong personal commitment to Pitt-Bradford have helped shape the college.”
On the anniversary of his death in February, Lynn Heckathorn thought about how she could honor her husband’s memory and of his longtime affiliation with and love for Pitt-Bradford and thought of a scholarship in his honor.
Her next step was to contact her good friend at Pitt-Bradford, Dr. K. James Evans, retired vice president and dean of student affairs, who helped her make the necessary contacts to set up the scholarship.
“It’s a general scholarship,” she said. “I have no reservations about what they’re studying, it’s just for students who demonstrate financial need.”
“Stan was very instrumental in the development of the Pitt-Bradford campus, including the establishment of the Bradford Educational Foundation (which receives and administers gifts exclusively for the benefit of Pitt-Bradford) and the creation of the campus master plan,” said Richard Esch, president of Pitt-Bradford. “He was a great mentor and a good friend.”
Lynn Heckathorn said family members, including her daughter, have contributed to the scholarship. In addition, she plans to contribute to the new scholarship a portion of the proceeds from the sale of paintings at her recent art show on campus.
Heckathorn, who studied under Elga Dzirkalis at Pitt-Bradford, has had a successful career with her watercolor and oil paintings. The show, “360: A Retrospective, Artwork by Lynn Heckathorn,” held earlier this fall, displayed more than 100 of her paintings.
Delach said she is pleased with the scholarship in memory of her father and hopes it is successful.
Delach said she realizes how fortunate she was to have attended Pitt-Bradford tuition free, which was a benefit provided to employees and their dependents.
“I can’t imagine if you didn’t have the money to continue” attending college. “It would just be horrible.”
Delach said she and her mother attended the annual Donor Scholarship Luncheon in April, when donors have the opportunity to meet those students who received the scholarships they established.
“I think it is amazing that you can see and talk to the students and see what they’re interested in,” she added. “You can actually see the difference it’s making for them.”
The Heckathorn scholarship will be awarded for the first time during the 2023-24 academic year.
For more information about donor scholarships, please contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement at (814)362-5091.