NEWS

 From May to October 2024, NRA-Certified Course Instructors Marilyn Jones and Pat Butts are offering gun safety courses. “Any of these courses would make a nice Christmas present for someone who wants to learn about guns,” Jones said.

“After talking with the Tioga County Women’s Shooting Society Leadership Committee, we changed the focus of our training program to build overall skills to assure that students understand how to purchase the right firearm, how to handle a gun safely, and how to avoid becoming a victim of violent crimes.”

The three dates and times for the two-day NRA Basic Pistol Class for men and women are: Saturdays and Sundays, May 4 and 5, Aug. 3 and 4 and Sept. 7 and 8, 2024 and the two-day NRA Basic Rifle Class for women only is on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2.

The Saturday instruction portion will be at the Sullivan Township Community Center at 103 Williams Road, Mainesburg, PA 16932 and the Sunday shooting qualification session at the Hillside Rod & Gun Club’s pistol or rifle ranges at 625 Gulick Street, Blossburg, PA 16912. 

The $55 fee for each two-session class is non-refundable, but may be applied to a future class within one year from the original registration date.

Family

by

Pastor B.J. Knefley

One of the marvels of technology is that you can work while you travel. Today, my wife is driving for a few hours while I work on some things that need my attention. Like others, we are traveling home from the Thanksgiving holiday. We had the opportunity to spend this Thanksgiving with our oldest daughter and her family. Part of our tradition is to go out shopping on Black Friday. This means getting up at 4am so that we can be at the first store by 5am. I drove and my daughter navigated as we went from store to store looking for the bargains that she had picked out earlier.

It’s a peaceful day, and it is snowing lightly. We’ve just passed an area where one could clearly make out the cuttings of beaver, as there were at least eight trees down from their work. I have the luxury of quiet reflection of the past few days since I don’t have to drive yet. One of my grandsons got a welder which he promptly put to use to build a wagon to later pull behind his four-wheeler. It was funny to watch as he and his friend worked for several hours cutting and welding scrap pieces of steel together to make a 4 X 4 wagon. Of course when he got it completed he had to show it off to everyone in his family. Then he loaded it into the back of a pickup to bring it over to his friend’s house to show it to his father.

It saddens me to know that there are many who, although they have a family, are today alone and have no one to share their memories with. This morning as I was preparing to leave, my son-in-law was also preparing to leave for a week long business trip. One of his sons, thinking that he would be leaving very early in the morning, left a note for his father. Another went with him to prepare his truck for departure. I realized in this that part of being a family takes effort. It doesn’t just happen. Maybe that’s the reason that some don’t have family, they’re not willing to invest the time that it takes to be a family. Jesus said that we were to love our neighbors as ourselves, (Mt 22:39), and I guess that includes our family members too. So I guess being a family takes a lot of work. Are you willing to make the investment? Think about it.

FIRST News Now

FNN Article © Friday, December 15, 2023.

BLOSSBURG, PA – A police chase which began near the Richmond Township Walmart on South Main Street in Mansfield, PA., and reached speeds close to 100 MPH, came to a conclusion within five minutes in the Borough of Blossburg, PA.

The pursuit started around 6:06 PM and came to a stop at 6:11 PM on Thursday, December 14, 2023, on Reese Lane, which is a dead end street close to the Blossburg Fire and Ambulance Department.

Saturday, December 16^th, 2023

12:00 P.M.- 2:00 P.M. –Holiday Open House– View the Wildlife Center, all decked out in its holiday attire, while sipping a cup of hot cocoa or mulled cider and listening to holiday music.

Enjoy the eye-catching holiday displays created by park volunteers and Grandpa Hank’s winter village donated by Debbie Calkins of Mansfield, and of course, the Wildlife Center exhibits.

Light refreshments will be offered, plus an opportunity to create beautiful homemade ornaments using local natural materials.

All ages are welcome to this FREE event. Please join us for the festivities!

No pre-registration is required.

Meets at: Wildlife Center Classroom

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023

Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Boneless Chicken Bites Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

8th Avenue Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Notoginseng Formula Special Gout Granule Due to the Presence of Hidden Drug Ingredients, Diclofenac and Dexamethasone

December 15, 2023

Governor Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Davis joined by Meek Mill, legislative leaders, and reform advocates for the ceremonial signing of legislation that will pave the way for more Pennsylvanians to get the second chances they deserve.

After signing major legislation earlier this week that builds on the commonsense, fiscally responsible budget, Governor Shapiro and a group of bipartisan elected officials demonstrate how to get stuff done for Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro hosted a ceremonial bill signing of the bipartisan Comprehensive Probation Reform legislation, formerly SB 838, ensuring probation serves as a tool to help Pennsylvanians re-enter their communities and paving the way for more Pennsylvanians to get the second chances they deserve.

Deer hunting isn’t over yet; the after-Christmas seasons await.

And in the newly created Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) unit spanning more than 140,000 acres in Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill counties, hunters have even more time and additional opportunities.

You could be one of them.

Each hunter can purchase up to two permits to hunt in DMAP Unit 6396, and more than 3,500 permits remained available this week.

Within this unit, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has extended the late archery and flintlock muzzleloader deer seasons and will hold an extended firearms season for antlerless deer, as well.

These after-Christmas seasons all will run from Dec. 26, 2023 to Jan. 27, 2024 within DMAP Unit 6396, as well as in Wildlife Management Units 2B, 5C and 5D. In the rest of the state – including the areas of Wildlife Management Units 4C and 4E outside of DMAP Unit 6396 – there is no extended firearms deer season, and the late archery and flintlock deer seasons run from Dec. 26, 2023 to Jan. 15, 2024.

PA Route 6 Façade Program in the Northeastern PA a Success

Route 6 Alliance has announced the award recipients for the PA Route 6 Façade Program in Lackawanna County. To date, the program is funding 24 projects in Lackawanna County totaling over $246,000 in façade improvements. The success of this year’s façade program was a culmination of partnerships among PA Route 6 Alliance, the Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area, Lackawanna County Planning Commission, Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau, and NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Port United Boys and Girls Soccer Banquet was held recently at the Port Allegany VMI.  MC for the event was Carri Marison.  Seniors honored for the Port United Boys were Collin Stuckey, Saxon Palmer, Henry Kisler, and Isaac Barber pictured here with Assistant Coach (left) Dan Schott and Head Coach (right) Aaron Clark.  

Awards were presented to: (pictured, left to right) Justin Dunn, Offensive MVP; Henry Kisler, Team MVP and Defensive MVP; Austin Hamilton, Team Player and Trey Kiser, Most Improved.

The Senior Girls for the Port United Team were Jenn Baxter and Juliana Cole.  They are pictured with their coaches:  Head Coach, Matt Lawton (left) and Alexandra Strauss, (left).  Awards were presented to (kneeling) Kendra Meade, Defensive MVP; Madison Fillhart, Team Player; (back) Head Coach Matt Lawton, Jenn Baxter, Team MVP; Julie Smith, Most Improved and Coach Strauss.  

Roulette Township

ROULETTE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING AGENDA

December 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

80 Railroad Ave., Roulette, PA, Potter County

CALL TO ORDER:

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment

RVFD Call Statistics Report

Water/Sewer Report

Roadmaster Report

November 8, 2023 Monthly Meeting Minutes

December 5, 2023 Special Monthly Meeting Minutes

Unpaid bills for December 14, 2023

November 2023 Profit & Loss & Balance Sheet

ROAD BONDS:

Current Road Bonds – no new road bonds

Closed Road Bonds – no new closed road bonds

OLD BUSINESS:

Quotes on solar powered street lights tabled from last month

NEW BUSINESS:

Resolution 06-2023 Real Estate Tax

Resolution 07-2023 Water/Sewer rates

Payroll change to every two weeks

No smoking on township property

OTHER BUSINESS:

CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATIONAL:

Real Estate Taxes for November

ADJOURN:

Harrisburg, PA – With historic investments in workforce development programs, Pennsylvania’s new bipartisan budget builds on Governor Josh Shapiro’s pledge to expand job-training, vo-tech, and apprenticeship programs and give Pennsylvanians the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed. As Governor Shapiro has highlighted in recent weeks, Pennsylvania has a historic opportunity to take advantage of federal funding and complete major infrastructure projects, but the Commonwealth needs the workforce to do that work – and these key investments will help train the next generation of highly skilled workers.

“This is a critical moment in the history of Pennsylvania labor, as we adjust to an economy with unprecedented competition for skilled workers. Governor Shapiro proposed and signed a budget that reflects this Administration’s commitment to investments that prepare workers for good jobs and incentivize employers to find new ways to access the talent they need to succeed,” Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker said. “I look forward to working with legislators, employers and community leaders all over the Commonwealth to build talent pipelines that make sense in 2023 and beyond. Through alternative pathways to family-sustaining employment, like registered apprenticeship programs, we are creating generational change for Pennsylvania families.” 

Building off the Governor’s Executive Order announcing that 92 percent of state government jobs are open to Pennsylvanians without college degrees, this budget includes a $23.5 million investment in workforce training and vo-tech programs as proposed by the Shapiro Administration; a $6 million investment in apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programming that will lead to family-sustaining wages; and $3.5 million in funding for L&I’s Schools-to-Work Program to develop and expand career pathways for high school students via partnerships between schools, employers, organizations, and the Commonwealth.

Here’s what workforce development advocates and organized labor leaders are saying:

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 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.