Photo by Raquel Rogers Looking through a telescope, doing simple experiments and watching fascinating demonstrations will all be part of the fun at the Hometown Science Festival on Sept. 23
Next Saturday, Sept. 23, between noon and 4 p.m., children and adults are invited to participate in the Hometown Science Festival on The Green in the heart of downtown Wellsboro. The festival is free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine.
Featured will be fun, hands-on science activities, such as simple experiments and demonstrations for children and families led by researchers, educators, students, natural resource managers, biologists, and citizen scientists.
Among the presenters and activity leaders for the festival are representatives from the Tioga and Potter County Conservation Districts and the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy. They will teach visitors about links between aquatic insects and the health of the Tioga River and streams like Pine Creek.
Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised of a lane restriction next week on Route 2017 (Main Street) in Blossburg Borough, Tioga County, for a bridge inspection.
On Monday, September 25, 2023, the contractor will be inspecting the bridge that carries Main Street over the Tioga River in Blossburg Borough. Motorists can expect a lane restriction with flagging while a crew uses an underbridge crane to perform the inspection. Work will be performed between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, weather permitting.
The Agape Assembly of God church, located at 1004 Earth Road, Saint Marys, will host the Asservo Project on Sunday, September 24. There will be a 4:00 pm community dinner followed by a 6:00 pm workshop.
The Asservo Project combats global human trafficking and child exploitation, supports the recovery of survivors and aids in the imprisonment of perpetrators targeting children and young adults.
For information contact Pastor Jim Line at the church phone number, which is 814-781-7445.
At 7:30 AM on Friday, Genesee Fire & EMS have been dispatched to 226 Ridge Road for a school bus rollover with injuries. Driver reports one girl with an obvious cut on her arm. The bus had thirty students on board. All are now out of the bus which is on its side.
Multiple ambulances are enroute to the scene. All students will be transported to a hospital for evaluation. Students are being transported to UPMC Coudersport. A triage location at the Wellness Center will screen the students for possible injuries.
The Potter County Farmers Market will be outdoors on the square across from the county jail, every Friday from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The next market will be this Friday, September 22nd. Below is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the 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, 814-544-7313 netrabaker@hughes.net]
WOOLEYLOT FARMS is coming with organically grown garlic (get ours while it lasts) and a section of organic potatoes. Look for item this week: French Fingerling Potatoes have a sweet and nutty flavor excellent for sauteing and roasting. https://youtu.be/atj_WlIfzZg. Cash is preferred but checks are acceptable.
BLUE MARBLE FARM will be at the market rain or shine with beautiful, organically grown local fresh produce. We will have Red Swiss Chard, Dragon’s Tongue Beans, Italian Green Beans, Sweet Baby Carrots, Green Onions, Salsa Verde boxes with tomatillos, Cucamelons, Heirloom Duchess of Oldenburg Apples, Tomatoes of all sizes and colors, and more. We accept cash, checks and credit cards. FMNP checks. For more information, contact Lisa at bluemarblefarm@outlook.com, 814-320-1308
CARD CREEK BAKERY will be at the market on September 22nd with Artisan Breads, with some selections sweet and savory, fall desserts plus, garden selections and brown eggs from our hen house. Maple Syrup from Green Hill Sugar Shack. If you ever have a request for a market day or another time please let me know. netrabaker@hughes.net Text. 814-598-0649 Call 814-544-7313 See you on Friday
ALPACA CREATIONS will be a vender on Friday. Bring hand knit Alpaca apparel of scarves, shawls, mitts, mittens, hats, head bands and neck warmers. Also Alpaca insoles for shoes or boots, a large variety of yarns for Winter projects and Roving for spinning or felting as well as a large variety of sizes and designs of Alpaca socks. Time for Christmas Shopping, we accept Credit cards. Alpaca Creations, follow on Facebook.
ME AND MY BOYS SOAP will be there on Friday. We will have a selection of goat milk based products that include soap bars, shampoo bars, lotions, lotion bars, lip balm, and bath bombs. We accept cash or card payments. For more information contact us at meandmyboyssoap@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page.
CARING CRAFTS will be attending the Market. We have a variety of patterns for our Homemade Travel Pillows. A variety of plastic canvas ornament/magnet pieces that include; NFL logos, character theme, military signs, animals, etc.. Stop by and see us and don’t forget to like/ message us your special order on Facebook @ Caring Crafts. We accept cash payments. Hope to see everyone there!
JOANIE’S APIARY will be at Market this week. (I will miss market on September 8th) Along with our usual Raw Local Honey I have a limited supply of comb honey . I will also have our beeswax products, hand cream and wood polish and 100% beeswax candles. Corn heating pads also. Honey candies (plain honey, honey & cinnamon and honey & lemon) will also be available. New recipe brochures have just arrived and are with every purchase upon request. If you can not make it to market you can always contact me at joaniesapiary@gmail.com to pick up my products at my home or at another location. All my products are also at the Artisan Center in Coudersport.
HOPPE RL HONEY FARMS creamed honey will be available to purchase at JOANIE’S APIARY table. A great addition for your morning toast or muffin!!!
MIL-BEA FARMS will be at the Farmer’s Market this Friday. We will have our homegrown, chemical free sweet corn, Fall silk flower arrangements and decor and Goat milk products. We offer a bulk deal on sweet corn, if you buy 5 dozen or more, you get them for $4 a dozen. This is a great way to get corn for parties, canning or freezing. If you would like a bulk order, let us know ahead of time and we will have it ready for you. Just email us at milbefarms@gmail.com.
Passion, do you have it? What does it mean? Can you have passion for one thing and not another? Is it always good? Does it fulfill?
I’ve lived a life of passion. Passion about running, hobbies, work and a host of other things have filled my life, but has it always been what filled me? Can I have a life that is filled with passion while at the same time come up empty with living a fulfilled life? I believe we can.
I have always held to the idea that we need to live our lives with passion. Passion is what drives us, what pushes us forward or in the sense of a long-distance runner pushes us beyond the wall. Passion is simply what we hunger for, it’s why we get out of bed, it’s the fuel for why we do what we do. As much as it fills our life we can still feel unfulfilled, and dissatisfied. Why? Simply because our passion is about ourselves, our fulfillment, our happiness and what we desire for ourselves. In the end, as full as our lives might be, we come up empty.
The crucifixion of Christ is often referred to as the Passion of Christ. Not so surprising when you consider that it’s what Christ lived for. Remember, he said that he came to do the will of the Father, (John 6:38). In the plan of the Father, there stood a cross. What then was the passion of Christ about? The simple answer is that his passion was for others, not himself. This is where most of us differ because the passion we live out is about ourselves, what we want and rarely about others. Could it be that we’re missing the point? Are we chasing the wrong things to be passionate about? Rather than a self-filled life, maybe we need a selfless life.
Personally, I’ve been challenged to look back over my life and ask some difficult questions. Most importantly, have I been missing the point? Jesus said, “If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.” (Mt 10:39). That seems quite clear doesn’t it. Think about it.
New appliances in stock. Top freezer refrigerators starting at $599…top load washers and dryers starting at $499…. Lumber… plywood…. Foam board insulation sheets (4×8) … starting @ $17.50… Save money and make the drive to Galeton!
Please join us for an Open House & Customer Appreciation Pig Roast!
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 1pm – 5pm
We appreciate YOU as a customer – and would love to see you at this first ever Customer Appreciation event hosted by Dr. Lindsay and the staff of PCVC.
Meat, drinks, and games will be provided,butplease bring a dish to pass, and we are sure to have a diverse, tasty spread.
There will be door prizes just for showing up! If you’d like to enter to win additional giveaways, bring along a donation of dog or cat food. These donations will be passed along to our friends at Teacher’s Pet Rescue and PCAAP.
We sincerely LOVE all of our patients-they’re the reason we come to work every day! However, this event is for 2-legged humans only. For safety and health code reasons, PLEASE refrain from bringing your pets along with you to this event.
Description: Administrative violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. OGA3214(B) – INACTIVE STATUS – MONITORING – Failure to monitor and report the mechanical integrity of an inactive well.
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. OGA3220(A) – PLUGGING REQUIREMENTS – Failure to plug the well upon abandoning it.
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. 78.91(a) – PLUGGING – GENERAL PROVISIONS – Upon abandoning a well, the owner or operator failed to plug the well to stop the vertical flow of fluids or gas within the well bore under 25 Pa. Code §§ 78.92—78.98 or an approved alternate method.
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. 78.103 – INACTIVE STATUS – ANNUAL MONITORING OF INACTIVE WELLS – Owner or operator failed to monitor well integrity on an annual basis, give prior 3 day notice, follow required method and submit monitoring reports by March 31.
Incident Date/Time: 2023-09-19 00:00:00
Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling
DEP Issues NOVs To Roulette Oil & Gas LLC For Abandoning Another Conventional Well In Potter County; Roulette Applying For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit
On September 19, 2023, DEP inspected the Contant 1 conventional well operated by Roulette Oil and Gas LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County and issued notices of violation for failure to plug the well upon abandoning it.
DEP also issued an NOV for failure of the operator to plug the well to stop the vertical flow of fluids or gas within the well bore.
DEP’s inspection report said the well was drilled in 2009 and has not been produced to date. It was granted inactive status on April 24, 2014 which expired on April 24, 2019 without a request for extension.
DEP records also indicate the operator failed to submit annual mechanical integrity reports as required to maintain inactive status.
DEP requested the operator to submit a written report to DEP by October 20, 2023 on how it would bring the well into compliance.
DEP is now reviewing a permit application from Roulette Oil and Gas LLC for an oil and gas wastewater injection well in Clara Township, Potter County.
Lauren Barr from the citizen group Save Our Streams PA submitted comments during the public comment period in July which show the principals involved in the company have been involved in abandoning eight other injection wells in Clara and Hebron Townships in Potter County under several business names. Read more here.
Now DEP’s September 19 inspection adds another set of notices of violation for abandoning a well to that list.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency already issued an Underground Injection Control Permit (PAS2D050BPOT), effective January 14, 2022, to authorize the operation of the Class II-D Injection Well at this location. [Read more here]
New store lets local artists and crafters sell their creations. KANE, Sept. 20, 2023 – The Kane Mercantile announced today that it will open its doors at 8 Field Street in Kane. The public is invited to join the grand opening celebration on Friday, October 6, at 6pm.
The celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a children’s art workshop, champagne, smoked treats from J&L Smoking (one of the vendors at the Mercantile), a blessing on the store by Rock Bob (another vendor), and a visit from Percy, the therapy horse from Percy and Pals farm. “I’m taking my small business to the next level,” said Elysia Murillo, age 6, who has been selling her handmade items at craft fairs for the past year. “I started a lemonade stand with my mom,” she explained.
“We did start small,” said Laura DePierre, Elysia’s mom and one of the owners of the Kane Mercantile. “We went to so many craft fairs and saw so many other families and artists struggling, we want to create a space where crafters and makers can actually sell their stuff. It’s for the community.”
The Kane Mercantile will take items made by local artists, crafters, and makers and sell them on a consignment system. Items will include woodworking, paintings, crochet and knit items, holiday-themed clothing and decor, handmade cards, wreaths, and unique items. In addition, “upcycled” items (discarded items reused in a creative way) will be sold. The Kane Mercantile also plans to hold regular events, such as a weekly community dinner and a Lego club, headed by Elysia’s little brother, Benicio Murillo, age 5.
“I’m going to cut the ribbon!” said Benicio.
About the Kane Mercantile Founded by two local families, the Kane Mercantile is dedicated to giving local artists, crafters, and makers a place to showcase and sell their creations. Operating on a consignment system, the Kane Mercantile works through community engagement. This includes regular events open to the public, including arts and crafts workshops and STEAM events for children. Learn more on the Kane Mercantile Facebook page.
BRADFORD, Pa. – Pitt-Bradford Arts and the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center have teamed up to bring a group of talented young musicians to the Bromeley Family Theater on Saturday, September 23. The members of Young Original describe themselves as “five ragamuffin artists” at the end of their ropes when they formed a band “one fateful night in a crowded Denny’s dining room.” Their music is a combination of timeless classics, Broadway standards, jazz, bluegrass, and pop favorites.
MANSFIELD, PA (September 2023) CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Matthew Stroup (FCCB Wealth Advisors) has been recognized as by Forbes as one of the 2023 Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors.
The Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors spotlights up-and-coming wealth advisors under 40 who are dedicated to raising the bar and focused on having a positive impact on their clients’ lives.
Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) alerted drivers heading to Beaver Stadium from the Harrisburg area this weekend to the potential for delays at the site of a bridge preservation project along Route 22 in Walker Township, Juniata County.
The bridges spanning Route 2003 (Doe Run Road) about a mile before the Port Royal exit are restricted to a single lane in each direction and have contributed to significant traffic cues on Penn State home football weekends.
James Shedden, a Gaines, PA man who was driving a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Braintrim Township over two years ago has been sentenced to nine to 18 months in the Wyoming County Jail….
Kraft Heinz is announcing a voluntary recall of approximately 83,800 cases of individually-wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices that were shipped to a limited number of customers.
The voluntary recall comes as a precaution after a temporary issue developed on one of our wrapping machines, making it possible that a thin strip of the individual film may remain on the slice after the wrapper has been removed. If the film sticks to the slice and is not removed, it could be unpleasant and potentially cause a gagging or choking hazard.
Only Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices with the case/package information below are affected. No other varieties or sizes are included in the recall.
Several Friendship churches are joining together next week for a new community Family Day Celebration and Wellness Fair, with a simple meal, kid’s games, hundreds of dollars in giveaways and prizes, and information on community resources which can benefit individuals and families being provided.
The event will be held from 5PM to 7PM on Monday, September 25, at the Friendship Bible Church at 43 West Main Street and not only will reflect the national observance’s focus on families coming together each day to share a meal, but to provide resources to help in such endeavors.
The Port Allegany VMI (Veterans Memorial, Inc.) presented Touch a Truck, Sunday, September 17 . at the VMI located at 4743 Route #155 in Port Allegany. Fire trucks, Tractors, Police Cars and more were on hand for the youngsters and those young at heart to explore. Admission was free for this interactive, outdoor family adventure that let kids climb, explore and discover their favorite big trucks and vehicles. In addition, the VMI provided hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks, cotton candy and popcorn…all free of charge. There was an amazing turnout for the Touch a Truck event and the VMI is planning to make this happen annually.
Wellsboro, Pa., September 19, 2023 – The Laurels, part of UPMC Senior Communities, 39 Central Ave, Wellsboro, is hosting an open house on Saturday, Oct. 7, from noon to 4 p.m.
Join the staff for refreshments and meet Casey Sheckler, personal care home administrator of The Laurels, to learn more about the personal care services that are offered.
BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford welcomed to campus this fall 10 new full-time faculty members in engineering, communications, criminal justice, mathematics, accounting, chemistry, economics and history.
. I will also have our beeswax products, hand cream and wood polish and 100% beeswax candles. Corn heating pads also. Honey candies (plain honey, honey & cinnamon and honey & lemon) will also be available. New recipe brochures have just arrived and are with every purchase upon request. If you can not make it to market you can always contact me at 
please bring a dish to pass, and we are sure to have a diverse, tasty spread.
just for showing up! If you’d like to enter to win additional giveaways, bring along a donation of dog or cat food. These donations will be passed along to our friends at Teacher’s Pet Rescue and PCAAP.
For safety and health code reasons, PLEASE refrain from bringing your pets along with you to this event.
