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Portville Fire District – Engine Company #1 

Yesterday morning around 5 am our cascade system was requested to assist Olean City at the scene of a structure fire on East State Street. Rescue 46 (portville 7) responded with a crew of two. Once on scene the crew assisted Olean City with filling their SCBA bottles. Our crew filled approx 70 bottles while on scene. We were released back into service around 10am.

This is the first time our new cascade system has truly been put to the test. We bought this current system when we bought the rescue in 2020, and while it’s been used numerous times since being placed into service this was it’s first true test. Filling 70+bottles is not a normal task. Our system held up great and could have continued to fill more if needed.

Great job by everyone operating on scene. It’s always great to see departments working well together.

Austin –Next weekend marks the return of the annual First Fork Festival at Sinnemahoning State Park! First Fork Festival celebrates the history and culture of the First Fork Sinnemahoning Valley, highlighting local authors, artists, craft makers, and artisans.  Surrounded by glorious fall color at Sinnemahoning State Park, this event draws over 1000 visitors each year and it all goes down on Saturday, October 14^th from 11:00 am-3:00 pm at the Wildlife Center grounds on Park Road.

The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR contracts directly with Futures Rehabilitation Center to provide services to people with disabilities to help them prepare for, obtain, and maintain competitive community employment and independence. 

This is a case of enormity hidden in plain sight.

Take Penn State University’s Beaver Stadium – the second-largest stadium in the western hemisphere and the fourth-largest in the world with more than 105,000 seats – and fill it to capacity with fans three times over. Throw in another 40,000 or so concessionaires, parking attendants, custodians, tailgaters and the like.

What’s all that get you?

About as many camo-clad hunters as will hit the woods in the days and weeks ahead for Pennsylvania’s archery deer season. Roughly 350,000 people – about one of every two deer hunters here overall – will head afield in pursuit of whitetails with either a vertical bow or crossbow.

To put that into perspective, the Archery Trade Association earlier this year put out its first-ever estimate of bowhunter numbers nationwide. It credits Pennsylvania with more bowhunters than any other state, and 10% or so of all the bowhunters in the country.

Barbara Rouse, PT, MPT, OCS
Rehabilitation, UPMC

September marks National Rehabilitation Awareness Week. Rehabilitation benefits patients and makes a huge impact on their everyday lives, no matter the reason they started with a rehabilitation program. Illness, serious injuries, and surgery are common reasons, and a rehabilitation program is designed to help you recover to your fullest potential. There are several types of rehabilitation that help fit the needs of any patient needing these services.

Outpatient Rehab

Outpatient rehabilitation allows patients to get care for regaining mobility or functionality, and safely returning to their normal lives at home. There are numerous different types of outpatient rehab including but not limited to: