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Cold Kandy Spreads Sweetness and Generosity to Support United Way’s Annual Campaign
Bradford, PA – Cold Kandy, the creation of young entrepreneur and CEO David Hendryx, has added a touch of sweetness to the United Way’s Annual Campaign. David, along with his parents, Jeff and Amy Hendryx, visited the United Way on Tuesday evening, bringing not only mouthwatering treats but also a generous donation of $100 towards the community-driven initiative.
Roulette Twp. Closed Today For Christmas Dinner
Roulette Township
The township office will be closed today from noon to 1 for the employee’s Christmas dinner.
PA Permit Violations Issued
| PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Washington Township, Jefferson County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 12/13/2023 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Washington Township, Jefferson county. 78.57(a) – CONTROL, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF PRODUCTION FLUIDS – Operator failed to collect the brine and other fluids produced during operation, service and plugging of the well in a tank, pit or a series of pits or tanks, or other device approved by the Department or Operator discharged brine or other fluids on or into the ground or into waters of the Commonwealth. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-12-13 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
Roulette Chemical Engine #1 Firefighter/EMS Member Dan Reilly Laid To Rest
Today was a very sad day for the 46 house as we laid our brother Dan Reilly to rest. Department 46 would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone that made today go smoothly, especially:
Lisa Rice
Tioga County 911 Center
Nate Burgett
Dispatcher- TJ Rielly
Department 48
Dependent 49
McKean 3 – Port Allegany
McKean 2 – Smethport
If it wasn’t for all of your dedication and collaboration, today would have been much more difficult than it already was.
Rest in peace Dan. We will take it from here.
PCRA
Galeton Centertown Park Is Bright for Christmas
Galeton is ready for Christmas. In the photo, you can see the top portion of the band house is lit with a tree and wreaths on all four sides illuminated at night by spotlights shining upon the structure. At night, the lighted Mega tree reflects on Berger Lake. Thank you to Chamber members Nancy and Brad Snyder for erecting the tree each year. Nearly six-foot-tall stars flank the tree to give a soft warmth to the scene. The GLOW event, which is held each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving, was a success through the planning by Chamber Treasurer Michelle Petito. Photo by Andy Lychalk Jr.
First Day Hike in Susquehannock State Forest
Susquehannock State Forest
Join Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry educators and foresters on the first day of the New Year for an educational hike.
This easy 3.0-mile round trip hike on fairly level trails will take place on our interpretive Commissioner Run Trail in the Susquehannock State Forest.
Learn the importance of forest health and management and how that relates to wildlife habitat and water quality while we explore.
Hike will be held rain or shine.
Dress for the weather (layers recommended) and bring water.
Well-behaved dogs on short leashes are welcome.
Pre-registration required. Email Cody Whipple at cwhipple@pa.gov to register today!
Meet at Commissioner Run trailhead parking at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum – 5660 Us Route 6 W, Ulysses, PA 16948
UPMC Cardiologist: Improve Heart Health By Reducing Stress This Holiday Season
Thomas Scott, D.O.
Cardiologist, UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute
The holiday season is right around the corner, a time packed full of gift-giving, shopping extravaganzas, parties, and activities galore. While this season is meant to bring feelings of love and cheer, it can also be one of the most stressful times, putting added strain on your heart.
Stress is a part of life, and everyone responds to stress a little differently. While stress itself is not going to set you up for heart disease, your behavior and the way you deal with stress can play a role in heart health. When you experience stress, your body releases cortisol and adrenaline to initiate the “fight or flight” response. This reaction gives you a burst of energy and strength to fight off or run away from a perceived threat. But if stress is always present and the body is constantly preparing to fight or flee, that elevated cortisol level can lead to anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and weight gain. It also can lead indirectly to high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
NICKLAS INSURANCE GROUP/ACRISURE PRESENTS CHECK
Elk County- John Mulcahy, Managing Principal of the Nicklas Insurance Group an Acrisure partner presented a generous donation to the St. Marys Area United Way. Accepting the check on behalf of the St. Marys Area United Way are board members Jim Ryan, Vice-President; Jason Gabler, Corporate Committee Chair, and Mark Saline. Established in 1962, the Nicklas Insurance Group has 9 offices located in Central and Western, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Acrisure Mid-Atlantic Region. Acrisure is the Largest Property/Casualty Agency in the US and 6th Largest Global Broker, with locations in 21 countries that all share the same goal of providing secure and appropriate coverage with reliable and professional service. The St. Mary’s office is located in downtown St. Marys, PA on the corner of Madison and Washington Street.
Smethport Christmas Ride Was A “WOW.”
What can we say about our Christmas Ride other than “WOW”. You guys were awesome. The lights and decorations were just amazing.
We need to surely thank everyone that helped pull this off. Our committee that helps organize it all. All of you that made cookies, donated our paper products, coffee and hot Choclate. Dunkin donuts for the donuts. Our Judges, I surely wouldn’t have wanted to have their job.
Our prizes were donated by Mckean Co E-Sales, Leah Frederick and Nancy Rathbun (Howard Hannan) Myrnas Mercantile, Buchanan Brothers and Kathryn Taylor. The firehall and fire police, the Crosby help that came to direct traffic. Tom Huntoon for the great pictures. My neighbor, who is one of the best, our Sheriff, Dan Woods. Boro council for allowing this to happen and our very own favorite policeman Kevin Robert Murray and Brian Swanson.
Solomons Word, WESB, and the Bradford Era for getting the word out there. Your generous donations for Mckean County Children’s Advocacy Center of McKean County and Smethport Food Bank amounted to $502. Giving each $251. What a way of spreading that Christmas Cheer.
If our calculations are right, we may have ridden over 8 miles. Hope I didn’t forget anyone. Lastly, a huge shout out to the 90+ machines we had and for making our 2023 ride something we will remember for a long time. See you next year. (Or earlier) Thank you again.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NUMBER 84, YOU WERE A WINNER. If you can contact us we will get the gift to you.
Fella Wright
PITT-BRADFORD TO CLOSE FOR WINTER BREAK
BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, including Hanley Library, will be closed Dec. 22 through Jan. 1, 2024, for winter break.
The Marilyn Horne Museum and Gift Shop in Marilyn Horne Hall on Veterans Square in downtown Bradford will be closed from Dec. 24 through Jan. 7, 2024.
The museum café will be closed Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2024. Hours from Dec. 26 through Dec. 30 are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pitt-Bradford offices will reopen Jan. 2, 2024, with the first day of the spring semester set for Jan. 8, 2024.
Roulette Township Sets Holiday Closure
Roulette Township
The township office will be closed on the following days. December 22 through December 26, 2023. The recycle center will be closed on December 24 and 25. If you should have a water emergency please contact one of the supervisors. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Intermediate Microsoft Word (Word II) Class Scheduled
Intermediate Microsoft Word (Word II) is designed to build upon the skills learned in Word I. It covers more advanced features and techniques, such as creating and formatting tables, using mail merge, working with styles and templates, and collaborating on documents. By the end of the class, students will have a solid understanding of Microsoft Word and be able to create professional-looking documents efficiently.
Causer, Dush Announce Nearly $1.6 Million in Infrastructure Grants
Bradford, Hamlin Twp., Roulette Twp. & Driftwood Get State Grants
HARRISBURG – Four communities in the 67th Legislative District were awarded state grants for key infrastructure projects, Rep. Marty Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) announced Tuesday.
“It’s so important to make sure we invest in our water and sewer systems to protect public health and safety in our communities,” Causer said. “I was pleased to advocate for these grants and bring this money back to our district.”
“Water and sewer projects can often be very expensive. This grant funding will help these 25th District communities ensure necessary projects are completed for the betterment of the health and safety of their residents,” said Dush.
The grants were awarded as follows:
- Bradford City Water Authority, McKean County: $265,000 toward replacement of the Route 219 Water Pump Station in Bradford Township and $488,410 for extension of a water line from St. Francis Drive to Lafferty Hollow Industrial Park.
- Hamlin Township, McKean County: $153,340 for replacement of a control panel at a wastewater treatment plant in in the township.
- Roulette Township, Potter County: $391,000 for installation of a new well and wellhouse in the township.
- Driftwood Borough, Cameron County: $285,175 for water system improvements.
The grants were approved Tuesday by the Commonwealth Financing Authority and are funded from multiple sources, with the largest being federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money appropriated for recreation and conservation as part of previous Pennsylvania state budgets.
Seneca Highlands CTC’s “Student of the Week”
Lukas Knutson, a 10th grader from Port Allegany is the SHCTC’s “Student of the Week.”
Lukas is a new addition to the CTC Homeland Security Program. He has recently moved to the area from Ponta, Oklahoma.
Lukas has good grades and actively participates in class discussions with a positive attitude. His interests outside of school are woodworking and anything mechanical. He hopes to be able to pursue a career in firefighting after graduation.
Owlett Legislation Would Require Geopolitical Risk Analysis for Public Fund Investments
HARRISBURG – Noting substantial investor losses of those private funds invested in Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) said he will soon introduce legislation requiring an examination of geopolitical risk be conducted as part of the investment analysis when the state Treasury or Pennsylvania’s public pension funds invest in the financial assets in foreign countries.
Combined the Treasury and public pension funds invest $150 billion in taxpayer assets.
Lawrenceville Fire Department Elects Officers
Lawrenceville Fire Department
Elections were held last night for our 2024 officers, results below.
Lawrenceville Fire Department 2024 Officers:
Chief 8: Brad Hackett
Chief 8-10: TJ Riley
Chief 8-30: Lee Strange
FD President: Lee Strange
FD Vice President: Mike Keeney
FD Secretary: Jill Strange
FD Treasurer: Joyce Nichols
Board of Directors:
Jim Brockway
Justin Nichols
Scott Shutt
Relief Association 2024 Officers:
Relief President: Mike Keeney
Relief Vice President: Judy Thomas
Relief Secretary: Joyce Nichols
Relief Treasurer: Tina King
Positions go in effect on January 1, 2024.
Missing Juvenile Located in Fox Township
Elkland Search and Rescue
At 7:55pm Monday evening, at the request of Pa State Police Ridgway Barracks, Elkland Search and Rescue was requested to search for a missing male juvenile in the Fox Township area. Chief 3, Fox Townships Fire Chief was immediately requested to meet us on scene to establish a Unified Command with Pa State Police and Elklands Command Staff to start the search process.
Once the initial search plans were in place, Chief 3 requested his department to respond to their station and the search tasks were implemented between all the emergency services on scene.
A few hours later the missing individual was located and returned to the Command Post. At the Command Post, the individual was initiated treatment for very mild hypothermia. His care was transferred to Fox Township Ambulance and the individual was released to the parents.
Elkland Search and Rescue responded with 18 members and all available equipment.
We appreciate the communities concern and willingness to help. If you are interested in joining our team, the next meeting is January the 9th at 7:30 pm. We are always looking for additional team members and we are more than happy to train individuals to help us search as our team members when someone is missing or lost.
New Emergency Radio System in McKean County is Operational
PA State Rep. Martin Causer
The McKean County Department of Emergency Services recently celebrated the official rollout of the new emergency radio communications system in the county. The county entered into a partnership with the state and joined the statewide radio network administered by the PA State Police. I was glad to join the McKean County Commissioners, DES personnel, PA State Police and county emergency responders at this event. Congratulations and thank you to everyone for all your hard work on this important project!
Blair Technology Solutions LLC
Blair Technology Solutions is now hosting a Broadcastify Radio Feed that will service the residents and visitors of McKean County.
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/41963
In November the McKean County Department of Emergency Services cutover their main communications from Analog Motorola Radios to Digital P25 Motorola Radios, effectively making the radio coverage for local Police, Fire and EMS much better then before. However this change left many police and fire scanners unusable.
Blair Technology Solutions has purchased over $2000 in equipment to make a Radio Feed that residents can use to listen to see “where the sirens are going” and for local first responders to listen to incidents around the county without having to buy and program expensive digital scanners.
This feed is the only feed servicing McKean County that has the complete list of digital Fire and EMS Talk Groups and the remaining analog channels that will remain in use.
This feed is located in Bradford with line of sight to one of the county simulcast towers.
Please feel free to message me with any questions!
I am also offering digital scanner programming as it is now a bit more complicated.
* ALL POLICE COMMUNICATIONS IN MCKEAN COUNTY ARE NOW ENCRYPTED (AUDIO UNABLE TO BE HEARD)
Introduction to Microsoft Word (Word I) Class Scheduled
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.