BRADFORD – State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) will hold monthly satellite office hours on Thursday, Jan. 5, at the following locations:

• Emporium Borough Office – 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Port Allegany Borough Office – 11 a.m. to noon.

Services available include assisting constituents with state-related issues or concerns, assistance with driver license and vehicle registration applications, and help in filling out applications for various state programs, such as the senior citizen Property Tax/Rent Rebate and PACE prescription drug assistance programs.

People who cannot make the satellite sessions may contact Causer’s offices in Bradford at 78 Main St., first floor, telephone 814-362-4400; or Coudersport, 107 S. Main St., Room 1, telephone 814-274-9769; or Kane, 54 Fraley St., Suite 2, telephone 814-837-0880. Information is also available at www.RepCauser.com or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/RepCauser.

Anthony “AJ” Herring, a student in Mr. Bryant’s Networking and Security shop at the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center, earned his Ethical Hacker Pro certification on December 22, 2022. 

AJ is a Senior from Northern Potter School District. He previously earned his PC Pro, Network Pro, Cyber Defense Pro, and Ethical Hacker Pro certifications. In addition, AJ was featured in Certification Magazine (www.certmag.com) in July 2022 for his academic accomplishments. AJ’s certificate is backed with a $1000 employment guarantee ensuring his skills are workforce-ready.

For more information on the Networking and Security program, feel free to contact Mr. Bryant at bbryant@iu9ctc.org or (814) 642-2573.

For more information of the benefits of the industry certifications, go to https://w3.testout.com/certification/benefits/benefits-professional.

ROULETTE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AGENDA

January 3, 2023 at 5 PM

CALL TO ORDER:

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Appointments for 2023

Position 2022 / 2023

1. Chairman of the Board: Jeremy Morey /

2. Vice Chairman: Nita Spencer /

3. Secretary: Nita Spencer /

4. Treasurer: Nita Spencer /

5. Assistant Treasurer: Michele Sullivan /

6. Treasurer’s Bonds: $500,000.00 /

7. Bank(s) of Depository: C & N and PLGIT /

8. Road Master: Carl Johnson /

9. Parks and Recreation Director: All Supervisors /

10. Floodplain Manager / Administrator: Erb Inspections /

11. Floodplain Ordinance Survey Official: Kyle Maxson, Prof. Land Surveyor PA & NY /

12. Hazard Mitigation Officer: All Supervisors /

13. Liaison with Township Employees: All Supervisors /

14. Act 45 Township Building Code Official: Erb Inspections /

15. Alternate Act 45 Inspection Agencies: State Approved Code /

16. Emergency Management Coordinator: Frank Kaziska /

17. Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator: Alan Lacher /

18. Homeland Security Officer: Alan Lacher /

19. Primary Township Solicitor: Dan Glassmire /

20. Alternate Township Solicitor: Stapleford & Byham /

21. Water/Sewer Collection Agency: Stapleford & Byham /

22. Bond Council: Stapleford & Byham /

23. CPA Audit Firm: Haines & Co. /

24. Primary Township Engineer: E&M Engineers and Surveyors, PC/

25. Alternate Township Engineer: ARS Engineering Services /

26. Sewage Enforcement Officer: Terry Meyers /

27. Alternate Sewage Enforcement Officer: Roger Bickleman /

28. Municipal Sewer Connection Inspector: Cody Lentz & Roy Nickerson /

29. Act 32 Delegate (TCC): Adam Moate /

30. Act 32 Alternate Delegate: Jeremy Morey /

31. Port Allegany Economic Redevelopment Board Representative: None /

32. Freedom of Information Act Officer: Nita Spencer /

33. Roulette Earned Income Tax Officer: Nita Spencer /

34. Delinquent Real Estate Tax Collection Agent: Potter County Tax Claim Bureau /

35. Delinquent Per Capita Tax Collection Agent: G. H. Harris Associates, Inc. /

36. Port Allegany Earned Income Tax Delegate: Berkheimer Tax /

37. Voting Delegate for State Association Annual Convention: Nita Spencer /

38. Vacancy Board Appointment: Cody Lentz /

39. Monthly Meeting Dates and Time: Second Thursday of each month at 6:00PM /

40. Emergency Spending limit: $600 /

41. Mileage reimbursement for employees: Adopt federal mileage per mile @ $0.58 /

42. Authorize pre-payment of cash inv., payroll, & reoccurring monthly bills: / reoccurring monthly bills

43. Employee raises: SS 4.5% /

ADJOURN:

ROULETTE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JANUARY SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

PUBLIC NOTICE

January 3, 2022

80 Railroad Ave., Roulette, PA, Potter County

CALL TO ORDER:

Pledge of Allegiance

PUBLIC COMMENT:

TREE REMOVAL BIDS:

ADJOURN:

Due to a conflict in schedules the Roulette Township Supervisors have moved their Organizational Meeting time from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the same place as usual. There will be a special meeting held right after the Organizational Meeting to open the tree removal bids only. No other business will be discussed.

 Bradford, PA – Start your new year off in a healthy fashion by attending the Walk with a Doc event Thursday, January 5. The event will take place at Richard E. McDowell Trail on Campus Drive, starting at 5pm. Be sure to get there early as the first 15 walkers receive a prize issued by the Guidance Center Safety Committee.

The walk is coordinated through a partnership between the Guidance Center and Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC). This month’s providers that will be leading the walk are Francesca Parry, CRNP from Universal Primary Care (UPC) and Kim Ditz, CRNP from The Guidance Center.  Francesca Parry, CRNP will discuss the importance of pediatric immunization and the flu vaccine. The walk is free and open to anyone.  If interested, please register at walkwithadoc.org/Ewaiver.

An alternate indoor location has been reserved for the event in the case of inclement winter weather.  The location is the University of Pitt at Bradford Fitness Center located at 300 Campus Drive, Bradford, PA 16701.  Any changes in the location will be announced on the Walk with a Doc Bradford Facebook Page the day of the event.

By: Eric Barlett, Physical Therapist
UPMC Rehabilitation Services

Simply put, aquatic physical therapy is the practice of physical therapy in the water. Also known as hydrotherapy, it’s often an effective, evidence-based option to consider as an alternative for people who have trouble exercising due to pain, weakness, and weight-bearing and mobility limitations. The pools used are designed specifically for physical therapy and are often smaller and have adaptations, like handrails and lifts, to enhance patient comfort and accessibility. An aquatic program is designed by a patient’s physical therapist as part of an individualized treatment plan to achieve specific goals.

Is Aquatic Therapy an Option for Me?

Aquatic therapy can be beneficial for a number of different patients and is not utilized for specific diagnoses, but instead is used to address particular problems a patient may have including:

• Balance and coordination
• Muscle strengthening/relaxation
• Function/mobility
• Increasing flexibility

Click here for Facebook live streaming:
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Victoria M. “Vicki” Setzer, 65, a lifelong resident of Austin, passed away with her loving family by her side, on Monday, January 2, 2023, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a long illness. Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary

Emma Jean DAVIS, 75, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Rochester, died Saturday, December 24, 2022 in Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville.  She was born July 8, 1947, in Pine Bluff, AR.  Emma was employed as a lunch aide by St. Boniface School in Rochester and worked in factories in the greater Rochester area. 

Surviving are:  two daughters, Tasha Davis and Tashara Davis, both of Rochester;  two step-daughters, Tiffany Hines and Cherice Lynn;  two grandchildren, India Davis and Jahmere Davis;  two step-grandchildren, Shari Hines and Cherokee Lovett;  a great-grandchild, Jaya Davis;  many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.  

A memorial service will be held 12:00 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2023 in the Fernwood Park Apartments Community Room, 65 Waring Road, Rochester, NY.  Arrangements are under the direction of OLNEY-FOUST Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.

Volunteers That Care Cancer Support of Potter County

  ·The Volunteers That Care had their December “meeting”, celebrating with a lovely Christmas dinner. All of us contributed with a dish to pass giving us an abundant blessing of delicious Christmas season foods. This celebration of Christmas is also a time for all of us to be thankful for the year that is almost to an end and be so grateful for all the donations and good will we have received from the community. Without that support, we would not be able to help those in need of the $100 gas cards we give away throughout the year to patients receiving their cancer treatments. Christmas is a time of giving, and we thank everyone who has given so generously to support this cause throughout this past year.

As many of you may know, we have had a raffle going for (60) $5 Pennsylvania scratch off tickets. We had the drawing at our meeting. We are so happy to announce the winner. Congratulations to Roxy Bisnet. I am sure that you have been notified by now Roxy and hopefully have won yourself some money.

The following were present: Back row, left to right: Robin Kaziska, Linda Knowlton, Deanna Sherer, Kathy Boyd, VTC Treasurer, Elva Holtzapple, Ted Parsell, Adjunct of Post 192, Kathy Kinard, VTC vice president, Bonnie Kratzer, Wayne Wentzel , Sue Valentine, VTC secretary, Al Rohrer , and Beverly McDowell. Front row left to right: Kelly Weider, President VTC, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Schoonover, Alva Buckingham, Brenda Erway and Judy Durst.

Recently, G2 Gymnastics of Shinglehouse, traveled to Johnstown, PA to participate in the Pumpkin Fall Fest Gymnastics Competition hosted by Uzelac Gymnastics. Twenty-eight members represented G2 Gymnastics at the event. G2 brought home 4 awards in the Team Division and over 100 individual awards. Team Standings: Level 2 – 1^st place, XCEL Gold – 2^nd place, XCEL Platinum – 2^nd place, XCEL Silver – 3^rd place.

HARRISBURG – A new state law that will make it easier for State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities to hire campus police officers was authored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford), but it wasn’t his idea.

Recently, Owlett presented a signed copy of the legislation to Scott Henry, former director of the Police and Public Safety Training Institute at Mansfield University, who came up with the idea to address a significant hurdle faced by Mansfield and other State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) institutions.

“I commend Scott for taking the initiative to not only raise his concerns but to share a potential solution,” Owlett said. “I was able to jointly introduce his idea with other legislators representing state system schools, and that allowed us to generate the support we needed to get the idea across the finish line and signed into law.”

Act 121 of 2022 places campus police departments and campus police officers at PASSHE schools under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education Training and Commission (MPOETC) for police certification, commission and training. The change allows a campus officer to be immediately employed by a state system campus police force rather than having to go through a potentially months-long process of obtaining a commission from the governor via the state Department of Education.

Officers who complete MPOETC training were eligible to be immediately employed by municipal police departments and state-related university campuses; only those who wished to work on state system campuses were required to go through the extra step of obtaining a commission from the state. This was putting state system campuses at a disadvantage when recruiting officers.

The law ensures recent and future reforms to laws impacting law enforcement apply automatically to campus police officers. It authorizes state system campus police officers to wear body cameras, further increasing campus police accountability and public trust.

Finally, the law permits school police officers, who were previously certified by MPOETC, to maintain their certification. Previously, MPOETC certification expired two years from the date of issuance and, because school districts do not fall within the definition of a “law enforcement agency,” MPOETC could not recertify school police officers.  Accordingly, MPOETC-certified school police officers lost their certification after they worked for a school for over two years. 

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Jan. 1, 2023 – For many, the new year signifies a fresh start and celebration. For Jade Carlli and Ronnie Litchfield, it’s even more special with the arrival of newborn Hendrix Blu, the first baby born in 2023 at a Magee-Womens facility of UPMC in North Central Pa.

He arrived at 6:08 a.m.

Weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and 20.5 in. long, he is happy and healthy.

Welcome to the world, Hendrix!