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Congratulations Mr. Furman on your retirement! We are so thankful for your service to the CASD. Mr. Furman plans to enjoy time hunting, fishing, and traveling with his wife. All the best!

ServSafe is a certification program developed by the Restaurant Association Education Foundation. The course meets certification requirements for individuals who are responsible for the safe handling of food in restaurants, schools, elder care facilities, lodges, bed and breakfasts, community centers, and other food concessions (organizations or businesses that sell or prepare food on a regular basis).

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has appointed a new director of the Northwest Region Office in Franklin.

Jesse Bish, who has served the Northwest Region through his entire career with the Game Commission, took the reins as director Dec. 23.

Bish fills the vacancy created when former Northwest Region Director Rich Cramer retired.

Coudersport Rotary Club welcomed Ann Burt to their December 18, 2023, meeting at A&W West End Grill. Ann Burt is a representative for North Pennsylvania Regional College for Potter County. She has degrees in Anthropology and Archaeology. Ann encourages us all to spread the word that the North Penn Regional College offers affordable education towards an Associate’s Degree and Workforce Programs. Cost is $185 per credit.

Classes are available in Oswayo, Galeton, Austin and Coudersport which makes it convenient for working parents and people seeking a career change. The classes are offered in person/online with interaction between students and faculty.

High School Juniors and Seniors can take college classes at $60 per credit either during or after school. They can “try on” college level work to see if it feels right for them. North Penn Regional College will help students work to get credits transferred if they wish to pursue a 4-year degree.

There is Open Enrollment, meaning there are no admission requirements. It is also helpful because students can live at home where they may have support from family and friends. The College will help students get Career Link funding if applicable. North Penn Regional College also offers a Leadership program.

Go to https://regionalcollegepa.org for more information about Northern Pennsylvania Regional College.

Thank you Ann for your interesting and informative presentation!

National Weather Service State College PA
853 PM EST Wed Jan 3 2024
…AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 AM THURSDAY…

A cold front that was crossing Lake Erie and Eastern Ohio this
Wednesday evening was helping to produce clouds containing small,
super-cooled water droplets.

As these droplets fall and come in contact with the cold ground,
where temperatures were in the upper 20s to low 30s, they will
freeze and could create a hazardous, thin layer of black ice on
from freezing drizzle.

Thicker and colder clouds spreading in behind the cold front will
cause a changeover to flurries and snow showers around or shortly
after midnight across the Northwest Mountains of the state. Up to
one inch of snow accumulation is possible by daybreak Thursday.

Motorists should exercise caution and be prepared for potentially
slick travel on untreated roads, bridges, and overpasses,
especially across the ridge tops where sub-freezing surface
temperatures will be most likely.
Lambert

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that an Ellicottville, NY man has been charged with ramming a vehicle into a Pennsylvania State Police vehicle occupied by two troopers and leading police on a high-speed chase into New York.

Patrick Fuhr is charged with several counts of Aggravated Assault, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, Resisting Arrest, Recklessly Endangering Another Person and several other offenses for the chase that occurred early Tuesday morning when Troopers attempted to initiate a traffic stop of the vehicle driven by Fuhr.

The criminal complaint, filed by Trooper Bradley Walters of the Pennsylvania State Police-Lewis Run barracks, charges Fuhr with accelerating at a high rate of speed and failing to stop the vehicle after the Troopers initiated lights and sirens while attempting to initiate a traffic stop. 

Elkland Search and Rescue 

On Saturday night at 10:40 pm Dec. 30th, Elkland SAR was dispatched for a missing airplane in the Buzzard Swamps Area near Marienville Pa in Forest County. The requesting agency was the Pa State Police Marienville Pa. Barracks. The Marienville Vol. Fire Dept. was also on scene to assist.

The first obstacle to overcome was the very limited access road into the area and then establishing a Command Post to accommodate the needed resources for a situation of this magnitude. Once the Command Post was established, the incoming information was analyzed by the Command Post Staff and a plan was put into place to start the search. Elkland’s Drone was launched and foot grid teams were sent into the general location to search the area.

Foot grid teams were hampered by the swamp and had to continually adjust their paths of travel to go around impassable wetlands in the dark. If that wasn’t enough to hamper search efforts, when not in water, the searchers were dealing with extremely thick vegetation situations. ATV and UTV teams searched open fields and also tried to locate trails to gain access to the desired search areas.

Introduction to Microsoft Word (Word I) is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the basic features and functionalities of Microsoft Word. Throughout the class, you will learn how to create, edit, and format documents using various tools and techniques, such as the Quick Access toolbar, the Format Painter, and the Spelling and Grammar Checker. Topics covered include document formatting, page layout, undoing/redoing commands, setting margins and page orientation, inserting tables, making bulleted and numbered lists, using templates, and much more. By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation in using Microsoft Word for various personal and professional purposes.

This class, taught by Ron Keeney, Professor in the Computer Science Department at Alfred State College of Technology, is scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2024 (Word I) from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Education Council’s Coudersport office at 5 Water Street. The cost is $59 per person. Register today! Visit www.pottercountyedcouncil.org or call (814) 274-4877.

On January 1 at 4:04 pm Blossburg Fire and ambulance were dispatched to N. Williamson Rd. for a two vehicle crash with unknown injuries