Hamilton-Gibson Productions announces its after school Winter Theatre Arts Camps in Elkland and Wellsboro for kids in grades 3-9. The two camps will be presenting the musical “Junie B. Jones JR” based on the beloved books by Barbara Park.
The camps are free and open to students attending public or private schools or who are home schooled.
Registration forms will soon be available at schools throughout Tioga County or can be found now on the hamiltongibson.org website or can be obtained by calling the HG office at 570-724-2079 or emailing hamgib@gmail.com.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (December 1) – If you’re looking to punch your ticket to outdoor adventure for the next year, start gearing up today by purchasing your 2024 Pennsylvania fishing license, permits, and gift vouchers!
Beginning December 1, 2023, fishing licenses, permits, and vouchers for the 2024 season can be purchased through the HuntFishPA online portal on the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) website (Fishandboat.com), on your smartphone using the FishBoatPA mobile app, or by visiting one of nearly 700 retail license issuing agents. 2024 licenses, permits, and vouchers purchased now are valid immediately for up to 13 months, from December 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024.
Closures: The Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 26th, and Tuesday, January 2nd for the holidays.
Gertrude Hawk Candy Bar Sale: The library is selling Gertrude Hawk candy bars in various flavors. Stop at the library or Sprout’s Drug Store and get some today!
Candy Cane Lane: The library will have a table at the Candy Cane Lane vendor fair on Saturday, December 2nd at the Oswayo Valley Elementary School from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Stop by and grab some food while you shop! We will have a variety of soups, drinks, chips, and hot dogs.
Description: Administrative violation issued on 11/29/2023 to EOG RESOURCES INC in Springfield Township, Bradford county. 78a51(h) – PROTECTION OF WATER SUPPLIES – Well operator failed to electronically notify the Department within 24 hours of receiving notification from a landowner, water purveyor, or affected person that a water supply has been affected by pollution or diminution.
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police recognized the promotions of four Sergeants and 49 Corporals during a December 1 ceremony at LCBC Manheim in Lancaster County, Commissioner Christopher Paris announced.
A Bureau of Liquor Enforcement employee was promoted to Enforcement Officer 3 during the ceremony.
Promoted to Sergeant:
Sgt. Danea L. Durham, of Montgomery County, is assigned to the Southeast Training Center, Bureau of Training and Education. Sgt. Durham enlisted in the State Police in 2003 and was promoted to Corporal in 2018.
Sgt. Michael D. Glentzer, of Luzerne County, is assigned to the Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards. Sgt. Glentzer enlisted in the State Police in 2009 and was promoted to Corporal in 2016.
Sgt. Lance L. Schimp, of McKean County, is assigned to the Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations, Special Emergency Response Team, West. Sgt. Schimp enlisted in the State Police in 2004 and was promoted to Corporal in 2013.
Sgt. Matthew C. Steele, of Jefferson County, is assigned to the Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards, Internal Affairs Division. Sgt. Steele enlisted in the State Police in 2014 and was promoted to Corporal in 2020.
Promoted to Corporal:
Cpl. Robert C. Ace Jr., of Bucks County, is assigned to the Bureau of Communication and Information Services, CLEAN Administration Audit/Investigation Unit. Cpl. Ace enlisted in the State Police in 2007.
Cpl. Gary D. Beadle, of Lycoming County, is assigned to the Troop F, Montoursville, Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist Unit. Cpl. Beadle enlisted in the State Police in 2007.
The grant initiative targets projects that improve the health of streams and rivers, benefiting local stakeholders and those living downstream.
Area counties are included in these grants.
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded $19.3 million in 2024 Countywide Action Plan (CAP) Implementation Grants to county teams across Pennsylvania’s share of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. These grants support their efforts in reducing nutrient and sediment pollution to restore the health of local streams, rivers, and lakes.
“These grants have proven to be effective in boosting projects restoring Pennsylvania streams, rivers and lakes,” said DEP Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. “Since 2021, we’ve seen teams implement everything from streambank tree plantings to livestock crossing installations. I’m excited to see the ingenuity and progress made by this year’s grant recipients. Their work benefits not only their communities, but our Commonwealth and beyond.”
DEP to Host Public Engagement Session in Lycoming County on How to Use Federal Funding Aimed at Addressing Climate Change
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Energy Programs Office will host a public engagement session to give Pennsylvanians an opportunity to provide feedback on how to use federal funding aimed at addressing climate change. This is one of five sessions being held statewide with the goal of involving Pennsylvanians in developing a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) for communities across the Commonwealth.
The session will be on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM at Firetree Place, located at 600 Campbell Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. If you would like to attend, you can register here.
Belmont, NY…. The Allegany County Democratic Committee is pleased to announce that Governor Kathy Hochul has approved $2.8 million in federal infrastructure funding to improve roads in Allegany County.
This is part of $100 million in statewide road resurfacing improvements funded under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden in November 2021. The Act provides historic investments and funding for transportation and road improvements, rural broadband access, and clean energy investments to create jobs and rebuild and improve America’s aging infrastructure.
Allegany County residents will benefit from $1.8 million to resurface I-86, Route 305, and Route 446 in the Town and Village of Cuba, and $1.0 million to resurface Route 19 from the Pennsylvania state line to Stannards in the Town of Willing.
November 2023 was a mostly typical November however a very dry month. We recorded rain for only 6 days. Morning lows ranged from a low of 18 to mostly in the 30’s. We started off many days with clear skies and frost. It is interesting to note that with a dry month Pine Creeks looks very healthy with a nice flow of water.
There was no measurable snow until the 29th. As usual with the first snowfall there were slippery roads with no road treatments early with the usual accidents. The hill on Route 6 on West Main Street had five water trucks lined up with their wheels spinning. The gas wells had to wait for water on the 29th.
I must comment that it was reported to me that a person was observed mowing their lawn on the 24th. A day after Thanksgiving. Mowing seems to never stop. There was a time when it stopped on Labor Day. I will not comment on mowing until next year. However, I was told Sunday while picking up a Christmas tree at Geisers that a reader appreciates my comments about mowing.
The average high temperature for the month is 46 and the low average is 32. Last year we received 4.3″ of snow and 4.69″ of melted snow and rain. This year we received 1″ of snow and 1.96″ of melted snow and rain. We had one day with 1″ or more of snow on the ground and two mornings with a trace of snow. We had fog one morning.
Once again we missed the storms. Just to the west and north of Galeton they experienced heavy lake effect snow. We were under a winter storm watch but that was about all.
At around 9 PM on Friday, State Police were called to the Kwik Fill in Blossburg for a report of an armed robbery. A BOLO has been issued to all area police agencies. Three males in black face masks with firearms held up the store and took all the money, fleeing on foot from the rear of the store.
Anyone with information should call PSP Mansfield or 911.
The Youth Group, God’s Adventure Camp, the Crusader Club, Potter County Christian School students, volunteers from the First Baptist Church and other churches will present a Living Nativity on Friday, December 22nd and Saturday, December 23rd from 6-8 pm. It will be held at the First Baptist Church on Main Street, Roulette. It will be a drive or walk-through theater with four life scenes of the First Christmas – (or at least our depiction of them.)
Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that the primitive roadside rest area on Routes 11/15 at McKees Half Falls in Chapman Township, Snyder County will be closed for the season on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Seneca Highlands CTC proudly recognizes Abram Austin as the Building Construction Occupations Student of the Week.
Abram, an Otto-Eldred High School senior, stands out for his exceptional work ethics, mentoring abilities, skills competition achievements, and his role as an Eagle Scout.
His dedication and achievements make him a valuable member of the BCO program and an inspiration to his peers. Congratulations, Abram!
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 11/27/2023 to XTO ENERGY INC in Chapman Township, Clinton county. 78a86 – CASING AND CEMENTING – DEFECTIVE CASING OR CEMENTING – Operator failed to report defect in a well that has defective, insufficient or improperly cemented casing to the Department within 24 hours of discovery. Operator failed to correct defect or failed to submit a plan to correct the defect for approval by the Department within 30 days.
Leadership Potter County is a great opportunity for residents from throughout Potter County to learn about themselves, participate in collaborative experiences and engage in opportunities to become more civic minded.
What do you think makes a good leader? Do you see yourself in a leadership role in the near future or sometime during your career? Do you want to have an impact on the communities where you live and work?
One of the most critical needs at the local level is strong leadership. LPC 2024 will help participants expand their personal leadership skills, provide opportunities to network with cohort members and county residents, introduce them to key issues currently facing the region, and deepen their understanding of future trends that may impact Potter County.
Over the course of eleven months, LPC 2024 will cover important topics that teach participants about their own leadership styles and connect them to valuable resources in the county. If you see yourself as a future leader, then Leadership Potter County is for you!
Leadership Potter County 2024 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. For more information or an application contact Janine Morley at the Potter County Education Council at (814) 274-4877 or jmorley@pcedcouncil.org. The registration deadline is January 16th. Register by December 16th and receive an early bird discount!
At 7 p.m. next Saturday, Dec. 9, dance to music performed by the Starliters Big Band in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.
Admission is $15. For tickets, call 570-724-6220 or visit www.deanecenter.com.
“We are putting together big band jazz classics from the swing era, as well as popular holiday tunes,” said Bill Denson, one of the group’s founders.
For dancers, a variety of swing, Latin and polka dance tunes will be included as well as a few contemporary arrangements.”
When children do bad things, who is to blame? When kids get in to trouble, whose fault is it? Does the fault belong to the parents or is it solely the fault of the child? As a parent myself, I have second guessed my parenting skills when I have observed my children make some very bad choices. I don’t think that it is unusual for parents to wonder and feel very responsible for a child’s misdirection and behavior. But are parents always to blame? I hope that after reading this there will be some that feel a little relief and hope from the self-inflicted guilt and shame that they have heaped upon themselves because of the action of one of their children.
Ponder this for a moment. Who was the very first parent? If you said Adam and Eve, you would be close, but not correct. Actually, the very first parent was God himself. Now think about this for a moment, God, the perfect parent, had two children who disobeyed him. In fact, their disobedience, their choice, has had a ripple down effect upon every individual since then. Not only did God’s first children choose to disobey; his very first grandchild murdered his brother. So, who is to blame? Was it God? Was he as the parent, responsible for the choices of his child? Can we blame God for all the bad things that have subsequently followed Adam and Eve’s choices in the Garden? Or does it fall upon the choices of the individual?
Sadly, there are many parents who take on the guilt and shame of their children’s choices. They may even beat themselves up with self-condemnation, but the reality is we are not responsible for every choice our children make, just as God was not responsible for the choices of Adam, Eve, or Cain. And although it is true that my choices as a parent can have a great influence upon my child, and I must be responsible for these choices, my child is equally responsible for theirs. The truth is good parents can and do have children who do bad things. Not because of anything the parent has done but solely because of the choices of the child. Remember, even God had children that disobeyed. Think about it.