NEWS

The Potter County Farmers Market will be outdoors on the square across from the county jail, every Friday (weather permitting) from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The next market will be this Friday, October 11th. Below is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market:

*  The outdoor market is held each Friday from May through October (weather permitting; on very rainy days, we will relocate into the Riley Gallery (if available)).  In November, the farmers market goes indoors for the winter market.

*  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]

REINING AND BRADLEY ORCHARDS will be bringing cider. Cash or check is fine.

BLUE MARBLE FARM will be at the market with local, organically grown beautiful produce.  We will have Roma Beans, Winter Squash, Fennel, Celery, Purple Kohlrabi,  Fresh Young Ginger, Peppers, Onions and Tomatoes. We accept cash, checks, FMNP and credit cards. For more information, contact Lisa at bluemarblefarm@outlook.com, 814-320-1308 or bluemarblefarm.weebly.com 

MILL CREEK MARKET will be attending this week with $5 variety packs of mushrooms and microgreens.  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 

CARD CREEK BAKERY will be at the market with request bread of cheese garlic and cinnamon plus other favorites. Sweet treats from the fall bounty, jams and jellies from local fruits. Fresh brown eggs from our hen house will be in the cooler. We have had a good market this year with more vendors for fruits, vegetables and many booths to round out your shopping. Make time to come to the market. netrabaker2@gmail.com Or Call or text 814-598- 0649

Saturday October 12 & Sunday October 13, 2024

Rain or Shine, 9 AM to 5 PM

$8.00/ Adult, $5.00/ Youth (ages 4 to 11)

This year’s Fall Antique Show & Sawmill Run will be held on Saturday October 12th and Sunday October 13th. Northern Pennsylvania typically reaches peak fall foliage conditions around this time so the forests surrounding the museum will (hopefully) be decked in rich and beautiful colors.

The Antique Show features multiple antique vendors that will be selling their wares in the museum program room. Our vendors have a little bit of everything, including antique tools, vintage clothing, collectible coins, glassware, books, and furniture. Vendors open 9am-5pm Saturday and 9am-3pm Sunday.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. There is no ATM on site so plan your visit accordingly.

Outside, the museum grounds will come alive with historic trade demonstrations. Saturday 10/12 of our steam-powered circular sawmill will be running from 10 AM to 3 PM. Other demonstrations will be happening over both days of the event at the birch still, lumber camp kitchen, and the Eastern Loggers model railroad display.

Author Joyce Kieffer will give presentations during the weekend on her historic fiction trilogy “The Trees Remember.”  Drawing on the author’s career in women’s health and inspired by the forests she calls home in Juniata County; the series follows a young woman as she trains to become a nurse set against the backdrop of Pennsylvania’s booming lumber industry in the late 1800s.  Besides scheduled talks at 11 AM & 2 PM on Saturday and 10:30 AM Sunday, Joyce will be on hand to chat with visitors about her books and what motivated the 84-year-old to become a novelist.

For more information about Joyce Kieffer and her novels

Antique vendors interested in participating can call (814)435-2652 to reserve a space for the event. 

It’s a great time to visit the museum. Hope to see you there!

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY…

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees expected.

* WHERE…Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter, and
Somerset Counties.

* WHEN…From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Those with agricultural interests should protect sensitive
vegetation.

Saturday October 12 & Sunday October 13, 2024

Rain or Shine, 9 AM to 5 PM

$8.00/ Adult, $5.00/ Youth (ages 4 to 11)

This year’s Fall Antique Show & Sawmill Run will be held on Saturday October 12th and Sunday October 13th. Northern Pennsylvania typically reaches peak fall foliage conditions around this time so the forests surrounding the museum will (hopefully) be decked in rich and beautiful colors.

The Antique Show features multiple antique vendors that will be selling their wares in the museum program room. Our vendors have a little bit of everything, including antique tools, vintage clothing, collectible coins, glassware, books, and furniture. Vendors open 9am-5pm Saturday and 9am-3pm Sunday.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. There is no ATM on site so plan your visit accordingly.

Outside, the museum grounds will come alive with historic trade demonstrations. Saturday 10/12 of our steam-powered circular sawmill will be running from 10 AM to 3 PM. Other demonstrations will be happening over both days of the event at the birch still, lumber camp kitchen, and the Eastern Loggers model railroad display.

Author Joyce Kieffer will give presentations during the weekend on her historic fiction trilogy “The Trees Remember.”  Drawing on the author’s career in women’s health and inspired by the forests she calls home in Juniata County; the series follows a young woman as she trains to become a nurse set against the backdrop of Pennsylvania’s booming lumber industry in the late 1800s.  Besides scheduled talks at 11 AM & 2 PM on Saturday and 10:30 AM Sunday, Joyce will be on hand to chat with visitors about her books and what motivated the 84-year-old to become a novelist.

For more information about Joyce Kieffer and her novels

Antique vendors interested in participating can call (814)435-2652 to reserve a space for the event. 

It’s a great time to visit the museum. Hope to see you there!

Saw-whet Owl Banding

Northern saw-whet owls are beginning their migration to southern locales and some will be stopping in our area for a well-earned break! Join park staff and volunteers as we hope to capture and band saw-whet owls at Cherry Springs State Park on Saturday, October 19^th at 5:30 PM in the CCC pavilion on the Overnight Astronomy Observation Field.  After dark, participants will receive a night sky tour as our volunteers check the net traps for birds.  Please bring your own chairs and dress warm with layers.  Register for this event at bit.ly/CSowlbanding24.

Winter Sowing Native Plants

Do you have an interest in planting a native garden at your house or camp?  Join park educators and local Master Gardeners at Cherry Springs State Park as we prepare our native seeds for garden improvements in the spring!  Visitors will have the opportunity to sow seeds in milk jugs brought from home and the resulting seedlings will be ready to transplant to gardens by the end of spring.  Soil medium and a selection of seeds will be provided for visitors to use, but participants must bring their own milk jugs/containers.  The park also requests donations of spare milk jugs or plastic containers for garden improvements in the complex. This event will be in the CCC pavilion on the Overnight Astronomy Field on Saturday, October 20 @ 2 PM.  Dress with layers! This program is free to attend! Register at bit.ly/milkjugnatives.

·         On October 15, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Danika DeCarlo will be teaching a Needle Felting Fall Pumpkin Class.  All supplies included.  Suitable for ages 10 and up.  Students under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult.  Price of the class $25.00.

·         Young Artisans will be celebrating Halloween on October 17 from 3-4:30 with ‘Build a monster’ and ‘Paint a Halloween Lantern’ projects. All supplies and scary treats provided.  Price of the class is $25.00.  For grades 2^nd on up. 

·         Gary Perkins will be hosting a night of Oil/Acrylic Painting on Thursday October 17, starting at 6:30pm.  Attendees are welcome to bring in process projects.  Spend the evening with fellow artists painting.  Price of this event is $10.00.

·         The return of ‘Witches Night Out: Halloween Open House and Spa Night’, a lady only evening, will be hosted by the Potter County Artisan Center on October 18 from 4-8 pm.  Enjoy spa services, live music, free wine tasting and great food.  Cover for the event is $15.00. Salem Oak Vineyard will be providing wine tasting for the event.

·         Artist, Laurie Angood, will be teaching an Adult Watercolor Class on October 25 from 6-8 pm.  Artist quality watercolor paper, paint and other supplies provided.  Gift bag of take-home supplies included. The price of the class is $35.00.

To register for these classes or events, please call the Potter County Artisan Co-op at 814-274-8165.  The co-op is located at 227 N. Main Street and is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday.

Events and classes are supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Elk County Council on the Arts, state agencies funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  

The Halloween Spooktacular at Lyman Run will be returning this year. The date is Saturday, October 19 and runs from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm. As in the past this program is designed for younger children 12 years old and under.  The day use picnic area will be magically transformed into the Enchanted Picnic Grove where candy stations will be sent up along an illuminated trail.Fairly lights will be hung from the trees and solar lights will also be used to guide everyone through the grove.   Volunteers will be wearing fun costumes instead of scary ones. Cider and cookies will be available at the pavilion during the event which will be rain or shine.

This program is free of charge but free- will donations will be gladly accepted.  The program is being hosted by the Friends of Lyman Run- a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation. Everyone who attends is encouraged to wear costumes!  Please make sure all the kids have a trick or treat bag or container to collect their candy.  Looking forward to seeing all the kids this year and thank you for supporting the Friends of Lyman Run!

The Potter County Artisan Co-op is hosting their second annual ‘Witches Night Out’, a ladies only event, on Friday, October 18 4 pm-8 pm.  This year’s festivities include Spa Night, offering services, such as Hand and Foot Reflexology with Ginny Mainus, Full Body Reflexology with Mike Hook, Chair Massages with Jamie Machula, and Lemongrass Spa Pedicures with Kerry Ehrensburger, with prices set by each provider.  Complimentary wine tastings will also be provided courtesy of Salem Oak Vineyards from Pedricktown, NY (SalemOakVineyards.com).  Live music will be provided by Eppie Bailey and friends.  Refreshments will be served for the festivities.  New to this year’s event is a decorated witch hat contest with prizes awarded for creativity, in addition to door prizes.  There is a $15 cover charge, which includes a commemorative wine glass, while supplies last.  The event will be held at 227 N. Main Street, Coudersport, PA.  For further information, contact the Co-op at (814) 274-8165.   

Events and classes are supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Elk County Council on the Arts, state agencies funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.   

This Saturday, October 12th, is the final Turtlepoint Farmers Market for the 2024 season! This event is located at the Turtlepoint Community Park and runs from 9-12! Birch and Twig will be coming with their mustard and vinegar varieties! As always, free samples will be available. Jenna-June will be returning with healing skin salves, body butters, bug repellent and body scrubs. Studio 7 Fashions and More will be setting up to showcase their latest items. The Peaceful Pages will be present selling all crocheted hand-made works! Thorny Bush Farm will be present to sell artisan honey blends. Quiet Acres will be present to provide baking supplies and handmade aprons.

Messy Mountain Organics is returning with vegan hand crafted soaps, as well canned goods and breads. Really Rural Woodworks will be returning where you will be sure to find a handcrafted bowl or gift. Larsen brothers will be selling pumpkins and maple syrup. We also will have a variety of Amish baked goods including pies, cookies, donuts and bread. 

October is the wrap up month for the market! This is when you are able to stock up on all your favorite items until the 2025 market! With the holiday season, it doesn’t hurt to start thinking of gift ideas also!

As always, we welcome all vendors to come set up, as there is no official set up fee! We just take donations towards the upkeep of the park. Follow us on Facebook for updates and more information.

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Hamilton-Gibson Productions, in collaboration with First Position Dance Studio of Wellsboro, seeks performers to be part of two “Dickens on the Street” groups of performers who will appear at the festival in Wellsboro on Saturday, December 7. The groups will offer songs, poems, dances, and skits. No prior theater experience is needed, just a desire to join in and create engaging short outdoor performances that add to the charm and festivities of Dickens of a Christmas.

Cameron County has been awarded a grant to rehabilitate its recreation center located in Emporium, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) announced today.

The $266,534 grant was awarded by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority through its Multi-Purpose Facilities Grant Program. The money will be used to rehabilitate and renovate the recreation center into a modern, attractive, multi-use facility for area residents.