The Potter County Farmers Market will be outdoors on the square across from the county jail, every Friday (weather permitting) from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The next market will be this Friday, August 2nd. Below is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market:

[NOTICES: 

*  The outdoor market is held each Friday from May through October (weather permitting; on very rainy days, we will relocate into the Riley Gallery (if available)).  In November, the Farmers  Market goes indoors for the winter 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]

DIXON DESIGNS, aka Tina Dixon will be there with handcrafted jewelry.  Earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. Accepting cash and Venmo.

BLUE MARBLE FARM will be at the market with local, organically grown beautiful produce and plants.  We will have Romaine Lettuce, Heirloom Tomatoes, White Cucumbers, Pickling Cucumbers, Candy, Red and Golden Beets, Round Zucchini, Green Snack Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Eggplant, White and Candy Onions,  Snap Peas, Dragon’s Tongues Beans, and Haricot Verts and Velour (French Green and Purple Beans), Soft neck Garlic Braids and more.  And we will have Green Basil, Purple Basil, Thia Basil and Parsley plants.  We accept cash, checks, FMNP and credit cards. For more information, contact Lisa at bluemarblefarm@outlook.com, 814-320-1308 or bluemarblefarm.weebly.com

MIKE THOMPSON  will be a vender on Friday 8/2. bringing Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Leeks, Cucumbers, Hungarian Hot Peppers, and some Tomatoes.  Accepting FMNP CHECKS.   KNIFE SHARPENING WHILE YOU WAIT OR SHOP OTHER VENDERS.

Galeton had another very nice summer month. It was somewhat warmer than normal and drier. Morning temperatures were in the 50’s and 60’s. Most afternoons warmed up with readings in the 80’s. A few days it approached 90 degrees.

Rainfall for this year was 2.67″. This is about 1.33″ below the average. The rain arrived thanks to the 4 thunderstorms during the month. Most of the month was rain free. Last year we received 4.37″Pine Creek looks good, however, lawns were starting to look dry.  We had 13 foggy mornings and above average humidity.

Keep mowing. It is amazing to see that even camp lawns keep being mowed down just like golf courses. I guess that’s what you do these days when you come to Potter Co. for the weekend.
Before you know it we will be getting the snow shovels out. 

Henry W. Lush National Weather Service Observer

Wellsboro Fire Department assisted Mansfield

7/28/2024-Wellsboro Fire Department was dispatched to assist Mansfield with a fire located in a multiple unit apartment building.

Engine 1-3, Tanker 1-5 and Ladder 1-9 responded to assist. Engine 1-3’s crew was immediately assigned interior operations of and upstairs apartment to search for and extinguish fire extending from the presumed fire apartment. Crews were able to locate the fire in that apartment as well as attempt extinguishment.

The fire spread quickly to other areas of the building and crews were called out due to high heat and low visibility in several areas of the apartment complex.

Tanker 1-5 supplied multiple tanks of water used in the suppression operation.

Ladder 1-9 set up for vertical ventilation initially and was used extensively for aerial master stream operations.

Units worked for several hours before being released by command.

No injuries to personnel were reported.

Penn College has scheduled an Information Session for their upcoming LPN course beginning in September. When you enroll in the full-time Practical Nursing program, you’ll be on your way to a fulfilling career in just one year. With skilled faculty, hands-on learning labs, 1,546 hours of instruction, and access to Penn College student services, you’ll be confident and ready to take the Practical Nursing licensing exam (NCLEX-PN), and if you want to advance your career, we have pathways to get you there.  

To learn more, attend the Information Sessions that is scheduled for Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at Penn College/Wellsboro, 22 Walnut Street, or live via Zoom at the Education Council’s office at 5 Water Street. Registration is required. For more information or to register for the Information Session, call Wendy Joachim at (570) 724-7703 or email wlj2@pct.edu.

The Potter County Farmers Market will be outdoors on the square across from the county jail, every Friday (weather permitting) from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The next market will be this Friday, August 2nd. Below is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market: 

*  The outdoor market is held each Friday from May through October (weather permitting; on very rainy days, we will relocate into the Riley Gallery (if available)).  In November, the Farmers  Market goes indoors for the winter 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]

DIXON DESIGNS, aka Tina Dixon will be there with handcrafted jewelry.  Earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. Accepting cash and Venmo.

BLUE MARBLE FARM will be at the market with local, organically grown beautiful produce and plants.  We will have Romaine Lettuce, Heirloom Tomatoes, White Cucumbers, Pickling Cucumbers, Candy, Red and Golden Beets, Round Zucchini, Green Snack Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Eggplant, White and Candy Onions,  Snap Peas, Dragon’s Tongues Beans, and Haricot Verts and Velour (French Green and Purple Beans), Soft neck Garlic Braids and more.  And we will have Green Basil, Purple Basil, Thia Basil and Parsley plants.  We accept cash, checks, FMNP and credit cards. For more information, contact Lisa at bluemarblefarm@outlook.com, 814-320-1308 or bluemarblefarm.weebly.com

MIKE THOMPSON  will be a vendor on Friday 8/2. bringing Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Leeks, Cucumbers, Hungarian Hot Peppers, and some Tomatoes.  Accepting FMNP CHECKS.   KNIFE SHARPENING WHILE YOU WAIT OR SHOP OTHER VENDERS.

PUC Recognizes National “811 Day”

Stresses Importance of Calling 8-1-1 Before Starting Any Digging Project

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is highlighting the importance of safe digging awareness and education in conjunction with the upcoming celebration of “National 811 Day,” which is on August 11^th, or 8/11.

“From property owners to excavators to utilities, we all play a key role in ensuring the safety of excavation projects,” said PUC Commissioner John F. Coleman Jr. “Calling 8-1-1 before starting any type of excavation project is an essential first step – helping to ensure public safety while preventing expensive or dangerous damage to underground utilities.”

Safe digging begins with ensuring that the Pennsylvania One Call system (PA One Call) is contacted at least three business days before any excavation so underground utilities in the project area can be properly located and marked before work begins.

Pennsylvania law requires contractors and residents to contact PA One Call at least three business days prior to excavation – triggering alerts to all utilities and underground facility owners within an intended digging area and prompting utilities to mark where their facilities …

View this press release on our website

American Spices LLC. Recalls Spice Class Ground Cinnamon Because of Possible Health Risk

American Spices, LLC. of Ozone Park, NY is recalling Spice Class brand Ground Cinnamon, because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. Short term exposures to very low levels of lead may not elicit any symptoms.

It is possible that increased blood lead levels may be the only apparent sign of lead exposure. Additional signs and symptoms of lead exposure are more likely with acute exposure to higher levels of lead or chronic exposure to lead. While lead can affect nearly every bodily system, its effects depend upon the amount and duration of lead exposure and age/ body weight.

If a child is exposed to enough lead for a protracted period of time (e.g., weeks to months) permanent damage to the central nervous system may occur. This can result in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long- term health problems. For adults, chronic lead exposure is associated with kidney dysfunction, hypertension, and neurocognitive effects.

Spice Class brand Ground Cinnamon was distributed to retailers located in the New York City area between 12/01/2023 and 05/15/2024.

The product was not sold online.

The recalled product is SPICE CLASS BRAND Ground Cinnamon packed in 7oz and 11oz packing PET jars with expiration date: 12/2026.

Advance Food International Inc. Recalls Shahzada Brand Cinnamon Powder 7oz Because of Possible Health Risk

Advance Food International, Inc. of Maspeth, NY is recalling Shahzada brand Cinnamon Powder in 7oz packing, because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. Short term exposures to very low levels of lead may not elicit any symptoms.

It is possible that increased blood lead levels may be the only apparent sign of lead exposure. Additional signs and symptoms of lead exposure are more likely with acute exposure to higher levels of lead or chronic exposure to lead. While lead can affect nearly every bodily system, its effects depend upon the amount and duration of lead exposure and age/ body weight.

If a child is exposed to enough lead for a protracted period of time (e.g., weeks to months) permanent damage to the central nervous system may occur. This can result in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long-term health problems. For adults, chronic lead exposure is associated with kidney dysfunction, hypertension, and neurocognitive effects.

Belmont, NY – When the Allegany County Democratic Committee hosts its monthly “Coffee with Democrats” on Saturday, August 10^th in Wellsville, they will be collecting non-perishable food and personal care items to be donated to the Salvation Army Food Pantry. Last month the group collected for the Catholic Charities Joyce Family Food Pantry. This is one small way county Democrats “serve our community.”

Specific requests from the pantry include any and all types of non-perishable food, as well as personal care and paper products. They also welcome donations of cash or grocery store gift cards, so they can purchase perishable staples such as milk, eggs, cheese and bread.

Miska Young from Port Allegany High School was recognized in the 2024 Awards Presentation Banquet of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame at Penn State University.

Photo provided
Anthony Nunziat
 

The 18th Season of the Endless Mountain Music Festival will end with three EMMF Orchestra concerts, this Friday, Aug. 2 in Steadman Theatre at Commonwealth University in Mansfield, and this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 4 at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium in Corning, N.Y.
 
BOGO tickets – buy one ticket and get one free – will be sold at the door Friday and Saturday nights, Aug. 2 and 3. 
 
Youth, 20 and under, are admitted free to all festival concerts.
 
At 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 in Steadman Theater, the EMMF Orchestra conducted by Stephen Gunzenhauser will kick off the closing weekend with a performance of classic works, including “Festive Overture, Opus 96” written by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1954 and “Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major” composed by Franz Schubert in 1816 along with “Pentangle: Five Songs for French Horn and Orchestra” written by Peter Schickele probably in the 1970s and featuring Robert Danforth on French Horn. 
 
Since its premiere in November 1954, “Festive Overture” has become one of Shostakovich’s most oft-performed works. In fact, its opening brass fanfare was chosen as the iconic musical theme for the Summer Olympics in Moscow in 1980. Today, Shostakovich is considered the Soviet Union’s greatest composer of classical music. 
 
Schubert’s “Symphony No. 5” best exemplifies  ‘The Way Things Were,” the motto of this Friday’s concert. Schubert glances backwards to Haydn and Mozart in shaping the first movement as a transparent sonata form full of joyful melodies presented in symphonic garb.
 
A surprise awaits the “Pentangle” listener. Expect the unusual.
 
“Franckly Speaking,” the Festival’s final evening performance on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium will feature some of the most dramatic orchestral works in the classical canon, such as César Franck’s “Symphony in D Minor” composed in 1889.
 
Performing Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor” will be pianist Andrew Li.
 
During “Its Showtime,” the FREE Corning Pops Concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4 at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium, Anthony Nunziata and the EMMF Orchestra under Gunzenhauser’s baton will perform  popular songs from the Great American Songbook.
 
“I’m in the business of making people feel good, making people happy, moving people in some way,” Nunziata said. “We all are on this life’s journey in search of that feeling of being moved, to feel alive. If I can have a small part in moving you in some way during my live concerts or through my music, this is the greatest gift I can give. To make people laugh, cry, feel something — there’s nothing like it.”
 
Nunziata is the New York City-based, internationally-acclaimed singer and songwriter who brings his soulful voice to classic jazz, pop standards and his original music. 
 
He has performed more than 400 concerts over the past few years headlining major performing arts centers, theaters, symphony concert halls and private events across the country and around the world. The Brooklyn-born, classically trained singer is hailed by Broadwayworld as “an explosion of love and entertainment.” Nunziata co-headlined Carnegie Hall for two sold-out concerts with the New York Pops Symphony Orchestra.
 
For more information about the concerts, call the Endless Mountain Music Festival Box Office at 570-787-7800 or visit www.endlessmountain.net