NEWS

Dungeons & Dragons Club for Grades 5 – 12

Embark on an adventure like no other! This is your chance to dive into epic storytelling, forge friendships, and develop key life skills – all while having an amazing time.

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is more than just a game; it’s a gateway to creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Students become heroes in a world of their own making, working together to solve puzzles, strategize, and defeat challenges. With a focus on teamwork and storytelling, every session taught by Brent Bryant, Networking and Security Instructor at Seneca Highlands CTC, is a chance to explore, problem-solve, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Whether your student is a seasoned adventurer or new to role-playing games, they’ll be guided by experienced facilitators in a safe, welcoming environment. No special experience or materials required – just imagination!

Hamilton Gibson Productions hosts their 4th annual New Year’s Eve celebration this year, and all are invited to the “Laurel Highland Fling” on Tuesday, December 31st from 5:00 – 9:00pm at the Wellsboro Fireman’s Annex Banquet Hall, 21 East Ave. in Wellsboro, PA. 

This year the 911 Toy Express tried something new and it was a great success!

Shop with a Cop is a national program that pairs children with police officers to help families have a better holiday season.

This program allows children to view police officers in a different atmosphere to promote positive relationships. Young kids are selected each year during the end-of-the-year holiday season to shop with a cop. Each child is given an amount of money to spend and officers escort them around the store to assist in selecting gifts.

Tonight Walmart in Bradford, PA was the warmest place in McKean County. Santa greeted each child with a Ho! Ho! Ho!

The event was hosted by the City of Bradford Police Department with event organizer School Resource Officer Shelby Fuqua.

Area fire agencies and law enforcement agencies, including the Pennsylvania State Police, Bradford City Fire Department, Bradford Township Police Department, Foster Township Police Department, McKean County Sheriff’s Department, Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department, UPB Campus Police and sponsors all participated to make Shop with a Cop a wonderful event! Many Thanks to All and a special thank you to the kind Walmart Staff who tied up the evening wrapping all the gifts! Of course the biggest thank you to Santa Claus himself! Merry Christmas to All!

December 14, 12pm-3pm–Santa in the Shay: Santa will be in the cab of our Shay locomotive to listen to all your holiday requests. Take an instant pic with St. Nick and make a special ornament for your tree. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served in the museum program room.

December 14, 2024 — The United Way of the Bradford Area is making a final call to action as it enters the last few weeks of its “Back to the Community” fundraising campaign. With just nearly 18 days remaining, the organization is urging the community to unite and contribute to creating a positive impact on the region.

BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, including Hanley Library and The Panther Shop, will be closed Dec. 21 through Jan. 1, 2025, for winter break.

                The Marilyn Horne Museum and Gift Shop in Marilyn Horne Hall on Veterans Square in downtown Bradford will be closed Dec. 20 through Jan. 1, 2025.

                The museum café will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2025. Regular café hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

                Pitt-Bradford offices will reopen Jan. 2, 2025, with the first day of the spring semester set for Jan. 8, 2025.

An update has been published to District 3 news on the PennDOT website. Please see below for details.

Bridge Restriction Announced on Three Springs Run Road in Morris Township, Tioga County

We have an exciting announcement!! We now have a mailbox for letters to Santa out front. We reached out to the Carpentry class at Bradford High and asked if they could make us a mailbox for the letters. Spencer and his students did an excellent job. Thank you for making this a reality.

The mailbox is outside and accessible at anytime. It is in front of one of our set of doors and covered from the weather. Stop anytime to drop off your letters: 62 Main Street.

More Pennsylvania retirees will soon qualify for a reduction in their vehicle registration fee under a new state law taking effect on Sunday, Dec. 15, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter).

Under Act 60 of 2024, the benefit now will be available to retired persons earning up to $29,906, an increase of more than $10,000 from the prior income eligibility limit. Those who qualify will pay an $11 processing fee to register their vehicle each year, rather than the standard $45 registration fee.

“As many retirees deal with rising costs on a fixed income, this program provides a bit of relief to those who need it,” Causer said. “I was pleased to support the law making this change and encourage retirees to take advantage of the benefit.”

To qualify, applicants must be retired and receiving Social Security or other pension payments. Please note, 100% of a veterans’ benefit payment or payment to the unmarried surviving spouse, upon the death of a veteran, should be excluded from the income calculation.

The applicant must be listed as an owner on the vehicle’s registration and only one vehicle per qualified applicant may be registered for the reduced fee. Qualifying vehicles must be a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds.

For more information, including the application form, visit www.dmv.pa.gov and search “retired status vehicle registration.” Or contact Causer’s offices in Bradford (78 Main St., first floor, telephone 814-362-4400), Coudersport (279 Route 6 West, Office 2, telephone 814-274-9769) or Kane (54 N. Fraley St., Suite 2, telephone 814-837-0880).

All of November through the week before Christmas, the Potter County Farmers Market will move indoors to the Riley Gallery, next to the Crittenden, on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The next market will be this Saturday, December 14th. Here is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market: 

*  Beginning in January 2025 the Farmers Market will be the first Saturday of each month until May. The Saturday dates are January 4, February 1, March 1, and April 5.  May 2025 the market will again be on the square

*  Market times have been established after many trial times over the years.  If you are not able to visit us and would like something particular from one of the vendors, please contact them directly.  They are willing to try to accommodate your request.

 *  If you are interested in joining the market this year or have any questions please contact …. Netra Baker, 814-598-0649 netrabaker@hughes.net]

WOOLEYLOT FARMS will be at the market with French fingerlings potatoes, white potatoes, and garlic. Cash is preferred but checks are acceptable.

CARD CREEK BAKERY will be at the market with limited breads, baked goods, jams and jellies and fresh brown eggs. Requests are always helpful to me.

ME AND MY BOYS SOAP will be there on Saturday. We will have a selection of goat milk based products and several gift items. For more information contact us at meandmyboyssoap@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page.

MILL CREEK MARKET will be attending this week with oyster mushroom variety boxes, Lion’s Mane boxes, and microgreens. We have dried chaga as well as a variety of gifts for the fungi lover on your list! We accept cash and Venmo. To learn more about us visit: www.instagram.com/mill_creek_market  millcreekmarketpa.etsy.com Or contact us at: millcreekmarketpa@gmail.com

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the County Detective Bureau received credible information that leads us to believe that an extremely toxic – even more so than normal – shipment of fentanyl-laced drugs was brought into the Kane and bordering Elk County areas and could lead to overdose deaths.  Those addicted to drugs that are commonly laced with fentanyl are most at risk.   

Fentanyl is a common addition to heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs.  Substances like fentanyl are frequently added without the knowledge of the user.  The user has no way to know if a mixture contains fentanyl or how much fentanyl a mixture contains. 

The addition of fentanyl increases the chance of overdose. This is a health emergency.  To prevent overdose deaths, I am asking that anyone who thinks they could have this drug to contact the County Detectives at the District Attorney’s Office at (814) 887-3312 or call 911 and an officer will come retrieve the substance. During this emergency, you will NOT be charged with possession of a controlled substance if you voluntarily contact us to retrieve this.  Our goal is to get this drug off the streets to prevent overdose deaths.