NEWS

Online registration will end at noon this coming Wednesday, Sept. 13 for the 15th Annual Step Outdoors TRYathlon and 5K Trail Run/Walk. To register online, visit www.stepoutdoors.org.

Most who register by Sept. 13 will also get a free event T-shirt. Extras are ordered and assigned to entrants based on the date they register.

Individuals who register online for the 5K Trail Run/Walk will pay a $25 entry fee; to do the three legs of the triathlon solo, a $30 entry fee; and to do the triathlon as a member of a two- or three-person team, a $65 entry fee. There is also a processing fee. 

The TRYathlon & 5K Run/Walk will start at 10 a.m. next Saturday, Sept. 16, at Hills Creek State Park, 111 Spillway Road, seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Charleston Township via Charleston Street and Hills Creek Lake Road.

Both check-in and in-person registration will be from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 in the tent between the park’s bathhouse and concession stand.

KANE – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) is reminding area seniors citizens and their family members and caregivers of the Kane Senior Citizens Expo coming up on

Friday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kane Community Center, 46 Fraley St., Kane.

“There are so many programs and services available to support our senior citizens, but it still can be difficult for people to find the help they need,” Causer said. “I hope area seniors will take advantage of the opportunity to gather a lot of helpful information in one place.”

The event is free to attend, and lunch will be provided. State, county and local exhibitors will be on hand to distribute information and answer questions about a variety of issues. Health screenings will also be offered, and door prize drawings will be held at 12:30 p.m.

Causer noted he will also hold another expo on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Roulette Fire Hall.

Due to the expo, Causer’s offices in Bradford and Kane will be closed all day on Friday, Sept. 8. The office in Coudersport will remain open and may be reached by calling 814-274-9769.

For more information about the expo, contact Causer’s Kane office at 814- 837-0880. Information is also available at RepCauser.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RepCauser.

How many times do we encounter hearing impaired people and wish that we could communicate with them? As we age, we gradually lose some of our hearing. Sign language can help. Also, mothers of pre-lingual children can use sign language as a tool with their little ones. Here is your opportunity to learn basic sign language that could help you or someone you care about.

Basic Sign Language will cover beginning sign language, the alphabet, conversational phrases and a variety of commonly used signs. In addition, basic facts essential to the correct use of the language will be addressed. A dedicated student could learn as many as 800 signs and understand signing and interpreting rules, basic deaf culture, and medical situations that cause deafness and loss of hearing.

Potter County has been awarded federal funds this year under the decades-old Community Development Block Grant program. Next in a series of public hearings on the 2023 CDBG distribution plan will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, Sept. 7, in the F. W. Gunzburger County Office Building auditorium.

Potter County Commissioners Nancy Grupp, Barry Hayman and Paul Heimel will decide how the funds will be expended, based on qualifying criteria provided by the Pa. Dept. of Community and Economic Development. In recent years, bulk of the funds have been awarded to boroughs or townships seeking financial help for large-scale water or sewage treatment projects. To be eligible, projects must meet one or more of three objectives: benefit low- and moderate-income persons; prevent or eliminate slums or blight; and/or alleviate immediate threats to health and safety.

The commissioners maintain a three-year community development plan to assist them in decisions for each year’s allocations. This year’s blueprint calls for grants of $182,000 to Austin Borough to upgrade its water treatment plant and acquire and install a back-up power generator. Following the Sept. 7 hearing, the county will prepare its final grant application which must be submitted to DCED no later than Oct. 27.

KARAOKE WITH SEVINSKY & SON WILL BE HELD AT THE COUDERSPORT ARBORETUM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th FROM 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

COME JOIN IN THE FUN!!!!

COUDERSPORT, PA., Sept. 5, 2023 – UPMC is coordinating an emergency preparedness training exercise scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot located near the Emergency Department at UPMC Cole, 1001 E. 2^nd St., Coudersport.

The exercise is part of UPMC’s emergency preparedness planning. During the exercise, staff from UPMC will set up decontamination tents and other equipment used for HAZMAT and mass casualty response. Please be advised, this is only a training. Please do not be alarmed.

PUC Safety Division Provides Update on Investigation of 2022 Incident in Plum, Allegheny County

No Evidence of Public Utility Natural Gas Equipment Causing the Explosion and Fire that Damaged Several Homes on Hialeah Drive

HARRISBURG – The Safety Division of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) – which is part of the Commission’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) – has concluded their thorough investigation into an April 2022 incident in Plum Borough, Allegheny County, finding no evidence that public utility equipment caused the event.

Hialeah Drive Incident Overview

Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that Route 14 is closed in both directions between Route 2017 (Ogdensburg Road) in Union Township, Tioga County and Route 414 in Cedar Ledge, Canton Township, Bradford County, due to a tractor trailer crash.

Southbound traffic will use Route 414 and Route 15.  Northbound traffic will use Route 15 and Route 414. The roadway is expected to be closed for several hours.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 

Penn College fall sports openers have mixed results

On the first weekend of the fall sports season, Pennsylvania College of Technology teams not only tasted action for the first time but found varying levels of team and individual success in the process.

Men’s soccer

In their season opener on Friday, the Wildcats got second-half goals from Brandon Ratjavong, of Gordonville, and Hunter Gabloff, of Succasunna, New Jersey, along with an outstanding defense that limited Keystone College to just two shots — none on goal — in a 2-0 shutout win. The victory was Penn College’s first against Keystone after going 0-5-1 in their previous six meetings.

At McDaniel College on Sunday, McDaniel scored the lone goal in the 60^th minute as Penn College went to 1-1-0 on the early season. McDaniel led in shots on goal, 7-3, with Penn College goalie Cole Catherman, of Selinsgrove, turning back six.