NEWS

Each year the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Firequacker Duck Derby to raise funds for the fireworks during Weekend in the Wilds.  An anonymous donor who plans a family reunion around the fireworks is issuing a challenge.  He would like to see North Broad Street filled curb to curb with ducks. 

So far residents have adopted nearly 1,000 ducks.   The goal is to reach 1300!.  The anonymous donor recently adopted 360 of the quackers in the hope that others will come into the chamber office and lsupport the fireworks with a duck adoption.  One duck may be obtained for $2.00 while a 6-quack can be selected for $10.00.  The ducks will paddle down North Broad Street with the help of the Emporium Fire Department at 2pm on Saturday July 6.

The Volunteers That Care thank all of you who made our recent purse bingo fundraiser a huge success. To the friends of our membership who stepped up to help with setting up and working the event, thank you.  To all individuals and businesses that donated items to our basket raffle, thank you.  To those who donated purses and sponsored purses, thank you. To the American Legion Post 192, thank you for hosting and assisting with our event.  Our membership also deserves thanks for their time, travel, donations, hard work, and dedication to our fundraiser and mission.

With such generous support, VTC can continue to provide gas cards to help cancer patients travel to their treatments.  There is so much need.  To date in 2024, we have distributed $7,200.00 worth of gas cards.

Our next goal is to reach out to all Potter County community events to spread further awareness of our services.  In addition to having a presence at these events, we also have members willing to speak to community organizations.

Please contact us at 814-203-8628 if interested. This number can also be used to refer someone for a gas card.

The public is invited to attend a SENIOR EXPO AND POTTER COUNTY SENIOR CENTER COUNTY WIDE GET-TOGETHER to be held at the Coudersport Arboretum located at 201 S West Street, Coudersport, on Monday, June 24th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Rain date will be Tuesday, June 25th. The SENIOR EXPO is sponsored by the Coudersport Arboretum Association and in collaboration with Potter County Human Services Area Agency on Aging.

The Town of Bolivar

Beginning with the 2024-25 hunting license year, DEC is transitioning from special license stock (Valeron) to PLAIN PAPER licenses and tags. The following questions and answers provide information on how this change will impact licensed hunters, trappers, and anglers. This will be updated as we progress through this transition and as more details become available.

Q: How will hunters, trappers, and anglers get licenses and tags?

This year’s carnival opens Monday night. Fire Department food booths and games will reopen. There will be live entertainment on the amphitheater starting with Acoustics by Fudge followed by Sleepwalker. Booths open at 6:00. Come hungry and bring a lawn chair.

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 Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

June 19, known as Juneteenth National Freedom Day, is an official annual observance in Pennsylvania. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when union soldiers reached Galveston, Texas – the furthest point in the south – with news of the end of the Civil War. Juneteenth is a day to commemorate emancipation and the steps we’ve taken towards freedom.

Specific lots may contain elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium, chloride and/or phosphorus; may harm cattle, chickens, equine, goats, lambs, llamas, rabbits, sheep and swine

Quincy, Ill., June 10, 2024 – ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of ADM (NYSE: ADM), is expanding the recalls announced on March, 30, 2024 and April 11, 2024, to include the following additional products due to elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium, chloride and/or phosphorus.

Possible impacts of elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium, chloride and/or phosphorus can include the following depending on the type of animal and specific ingredient involved: weight loss or decreased appetite; weak and listless behavior; reduced consumption; increased thirst; reduced feed conversion; reduced feed efficiency; diarrhea and/or watery feces; reduced or slow growth rate; weakness; increase in urinary stones; increased breathing rate; lethargy; fatigue; poor performance; bone deformities; reduced feed efficiency, egg production, and growth rate and possible mortality.

​Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that Route 6 is closed in both directions between Route 4017 (Leona Road) and Route 3034 (Mud Creek Road), Troy Township, Bradford County, due to a vehicle striking the structure over Sugar Creek.​

A detour using Leona Road, Route 4014 (Springfield Road), and Route 14 is in place.

Motorists should be alert, slow down, and expect delays in travel.

            BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday.

            The Marilyn Horne Museum and Gift Shop and museum café in Marilyn Horne Hall on Veterans Square in downtown Bradford will also be closed for the holiday.

            Normal business operations will resume Thursday, June 20.

Bradford, PA:

National Pollinator Week, June 17 – 23 is right around the corner! If you’re concerned about pollinators – and who shouldn’t be?! – one of the best and easiest actions you can take to assist them is to provide a space for them in your own garden. Join us as Dr. Mary Mulcahy, a biology professor at Pitt-Bradford, examines the essential elements and features that pollinators need to not only survive but thrive. Mulcahy will share some tips on pollinator-friendly yards and introduce the concept of an “equal opportunity garden” that takes an ecosystem view of lawns and home gardens.

Dr. Mulcahy possesses an interest in native plants, pollinators, and biodiversity in general. As a Master Gardener volunteer and a member of the Pennsylvania Bee Monitoring Team, Mulcahy is working to help researchers at Penn State University document native bee species in McKean County. She will give an update on what bee species have been documented so far in our local area and their fascinating natural history. 

This free program will be held in the Bradford Area Public Library’s community room on Thursday, June 13 at 6 PM.  All are encouraged to attend.

National Pollinator Week is a yearly event dedicated to increasing awareness about pollinators and their vital role in our ecosystem. The goal is to inspire individuals to take steps to safeguard these crucial organisms. Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, moths, bats, beetles, and hummingbirds, play a vital role in plant reproduction by transferring pollen from male to female flowers.

The first concert for the 2024 season featured the music of country singer Chris Eckert.  Mother Nature did not cooperate and the concert was held indoors at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church Educational Unit.   

Concerts, typically held on the Town Square, will be on the side yard at St. Gabriel’s Church on Arnold Avenue until the completion of the renovations on the square. 

In case of rain, the concert will move inside.the Educational Unit, also on Arnold Avenue. 

The concerts are free and open to the public.  Refreshments are available for purchase and a 50/50 raffle will be held. 

Money from the food sales will go to local groups and organizations and the proceeds from the raffles are donated to PACS. 

This June 13 concert will feature the Music of the After Today Band. 

The following week’s performer will be Rachael Karwowski.