BOLIVAR, N.Y.—Robert A. “Bob” Brewer, 71, of Bolivar, a former longtime resident of Cuba, NY, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday, December 9, 2022.
Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, Pa. are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.
David Samuel RIVARD
November 30, 1972 – December 2, 2022.
My grief is the last act of love I have to give to the one man I cherished with all my heart and soul. This hurts so much to write, babe. You’ve left me too soon and life will not be the same without the love you showered me with every day of our 13+ years together.
In loving memory of David Samuel Rivard born November 30th, 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona and who died December 2, 2022 at the age of 50 in Niagara Falls, NY.
David—known as Dusty, Heavy D, Big Dave, Uncle Wee, Daddy Wee, and Dad—was a gentle giant without a hateful bone in his body. He loved unconditionally and had an innate way of making everyone he met feel welcomed and special.
When David met his wife Alecia, they both knew instantly there was something special between them. After dating for a short time, they were married on May 1, 2010 in the presence of friends and family in Avondale, AZ. On that day, they solidified their family and commitment to each other and their children, Heather Rivard and Keegan Whitham.
David was blessed with a large and loving family who looked to him for advice and understanding—both of which he gave freely with loving intention. He had many cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews, and friends which he treated as family, sharing many milestones with each. He loved us hard with infinite patience and appreciation, sharing his wisdom and support freely.
David is survived by his wife, Alecia Minchella Rivard; his daughter, Heather Rivard; his son, Keegan Whitham; his mother, Jeanette Lippig Rivard; and his sister, Jennifer Rivard. David leaves behind countless cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, as well as friends who he treated as family. His treasured memory will live on within each of us, his wisdom reflected in the love and care we show our friends and family—exactly as David wanted for everyone he cared for.
“In years past, I walked with you – In deep forests on shores of white sands and now that my time on earth has ended, I wait until we meet in Heaven, to see your beautiful face and hold your hand once again.”
Arrangements will be announced by OLNEY-FOUST Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
John A. RILEY, 72, of Wellsville, NY, died peacefully Friday, December 9, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family.
Born May 17, 1950, in Wellsville, he was the son of Thomas D. and Arlene Woodcock Riley. On March 14, 1970, in the Shongo Methodist Church, he married the former Dawn M. Richardson, who predeceased him on August 4, 2016.
A 1968 graduate of Wellsville High School and a 1975 graduate of Alfred State, he served honorably with the U.S. Coast Guard from 1970 – 1974. He was employed by Arnoy & Dye and Dresser-Rand in Wellsville for 29 years, retiring in 2016.
John was a life member of Morrison Hayes American Legion Post #702, where he was a member of the honor guard, Past Commander, Past County Commander, and a personal aide to the State Commander. He was also a member of AMVETS Post #1, auxiliary member of Frank B. Church VFW Post #2530, and a life member of Emerald Hook & Ladder Company.
Surviving are: two daughters, Ann Grossman of Wendell, NC and Debra Riley of Wellsville; six grandchildren, Justin, Brittany, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, Cameron, and Zackary; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Janice Riley and Mary Lou (Robert) Willetts, both of Wellsville; a brother, Edward (Darlene) Riley of Wellsville; nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he was predeceased by a great-grandson, Caesen.
A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, December 19, 2022 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellsville, with military rites accorded by members of Morrison Hayes American Legion Post #702. A luncheon will follow at the Wellsville American Legion.
Memorials may be made to Morrison Hayes American Legion Post #702, (memo line—Honor Guard), 23 Jefferson St., Wellsville, NY 14895.
Arrangements are under the direction of OLNEY-FOUST Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
| PA Permit Violation Issued to WILMOTH INTERESTS INC in Wetmore Twp, McKean County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 12/12/2022 to WILMOTH INTERESTS INC in Wetmore Twp, McKean county. 78.91(a) – PLUGGING – GENERAL PROVISIONS – Upon abandoning a well, the owner or operator failed to plug the well to stop the vertical flow of fluids or gas within the well bore under 25 Pa. Code §§ 78.92—78.98 or an approved alternate method. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2022-12-12 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
424 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022
* WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
accumulations of 4 to 8 inches and ice accumulations of around
one tenth of an inch possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central Pennsylvania.
* WHEN…From late Wednesday night through Friday morning. Wintry
precipitation will expand from southwest to northeast across the
watch area Thursday morning and likely increase in intensity by
Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Thursday morning or evening
commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Maximum ice accumulation around one tenth
of an inch is most likely west of a line from Clearfield to St.
Mary’s to Coudersport. The gradient in snow accumulation will
likely increase from southwest to northeast across the watch
area, ranging from around 4 inches in southern Centre County to
6 inches or more in parts of Tioga and Sullivan Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
There is the potential for significant winter weather that may
impact travel.
Review winter weather safety and preparedness information at
weather.gov/winter.
The latest forecast information can be found on the
NWS State College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege,
or on the web at weather.gov/ctp.
At 7:56 PM on Monday, St. Marys & Emporium Fire Depts. have been dispatched to Beechwood Road & Cob Drive in Shippen Township for a report of a structure fire. Confirm fully involved structure fire. On scene reporting confirmed entrapment. Port Allegany to Emporium for standby. Port Allegany engine moved to scene. Austin dispatched for standby at Emporium. Air one from Johnsonburg requested to scene.
On December 4th we had our second 4-H meeting. We met at the Sartwell Creek Church. Morgan from the extension office was there.
We have a lot of new members in our club this year. We helped the new members learn the 4-H pledge. Then we reviewed how to identify sick livestock.
We reviewed cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and rabbits. At the end of our lesson we played a game about eye for detail. There were pictures of each species and we had to say if it was healthy or sick. If it was sick we had to tell what was wrong with it.
Lastly we made Christmas wreaths out of tablecloths. We are donating these looking really good Christmas wreaths at the Cole Care bazaar this Saturday for the patients to enjoy them.
Rosalie, Reznor, Rayden, Teri-Lynne, Daivony, Talyah-Mae, Tess-Jean, Maddie, Ryleigh, Avaree, Natale, and me, Maeson, all attended the meeting. I would list them under the picture but I am still learning the names of our friends.
A huge thank you to Ilene Altenhein for her donations of supplies to our club.
Written by,
Maeson Redmond
Age 8
On Thursday, December 8, Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center hosted a SkillsUSA Leadership Event. This event is held annually in Erie, Pa, but due to unfortunate circumstances was canceled this year. In a collaborative effort to provide something for the area’s SkillsUSA youth, this event brought together 22 of our own CTC students, as well as 27 Bradford High Comprehensive Career and Technical Program students from Bradford, Pa. Students rotated through four stations for 45 minute sessions.
These were:
Students ate a catered lunch provided by the SHCTC Culinary students and given a presentation by Kelly Compton, Curriculum Specialist at the Seneca Highlands IU9. Kelly spoke about Courage.
Students are looking forward to the SkillsUSA Districts Competition being held in Mercer, Pa in early January.
Andrea Robbins teaching 8 a.m. chemistry. “I’m a morning person,” she says. “My students are there. They know it’s important.” After more than 40 years of breaking down complex topics for students, Robbins is retiring this week. (photo by Matthew Lester)
BRADFORD, Pa. – Andrea Robbins, one of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s longest-serving faculty members, is retiring this week after more than 40 years of service to the university teaching chemistry and algebra.
She had not planned a career in academics when she came to Pitt-Bradford in 1982 as a lab instructor – a job she intended to have for a couple of years before pursuing a career in industry. But she fell in love with another lab instructor, Don Robbins, who introduced her to the woods of his native McKean County, where she still prefers to be found today and plans to spend time in retirement.
The Robbinses were married for 31 years before Don’s death in 2015.
Andrea Robbins grew up in Leetsdale, Pa., loving science at a time when that was uncommon for a girl. After getting a hand-me-down chemistry set from an uncle, she asked for and received one for Christmas, sparking her passion for chemistry. Her 10th grade chemistry class set in motion her desire to be a chemist.
Robbins attended Villa Maria College, in Erie, Pa., and took chemistry classes at Gannon University, where she was often the only woman in upper-level courses.
Robbins’ gained a reputation at Pitt-Bradford as an instructor who excelled at breaking down tough topics into digestible bits.
“I try to remember my best what it was like to be on the other side of the desk,” she says of teaching and meeting with students. She also believes that it takes a lot of work to understand tough topics.
“I’m very old-school in my methods,” she said. “You get out of learning what you put into it. You only learn by pushing a pencil.”
In 2008, she received the Chairs’ Faculty Teaching Award.
A devoted outdoorswoman, she plans to spend more time fishing for trout and hunting for deer (archery) small game and spring gobbler. She is also planning trips to visit her children and grandchildren in New Hampshire and many nieces and nephews around the country. Alaska and Hawaii are also on her list.
Smethport Borough will be having their “Ride into Christmas ATV” parade on Thursday, December 15 at 6PM.
We want to spread some joy to those that can’t get out and see the Christmas lights.
Parade starts on Willow Street side of park, will go to Sena Kean first, back down Willow so the residents at Lakeview can enjoy the lights.
Borough Police will be our escort to all the side streets East and West on both sides of town. will end at Smethport Firehall with coffee, cookies and hot chocolate where our judges will pick 3 winners.
Come out and see all the decorated machines, hear the Christmas music and wave Santa on in his ATV sleigh.
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and the Department of Health (DOH) joined the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association at Hershey Pharmacy to discuss updates to the Naloxone Standing Order and encourage pharmacies to keep a variety of naloxone formulations on hand for the public.
“A key component to decreasing overdose deaths is getting naloxone into all communities across the state,” said DDAP Special Assistant Steve Ross. “Every Pennsylvanian can access naloxone through their local pharmacy using the naloxone standing order. By adding different forms of naloxone to the standing order and encouraging availability of these products at pharmacies across the commonwealth, we’re giving Pennsylvanians additional resources for combatting the increase in fentanyl.”
Naloxone is a medication approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose by quickly restoring breathing to a person if their breathing has slowed or stopped. Naloxone can be administered by individuals with or without medical training to help reduce opioid overdose deaths. The DOH has resources available to educate people to use the naloxone products available to save lives.
The Wolf Administration instituted the first standing orders allowing the general public and first responders to obtain naloxone from their local pharmacy. In 2022 the standing order expanded to include an eight milligram naloxone nasal spray, ZIMHI, a 5 milligram (mg) intra-muscular injection device, and most recently, a non-prefilled syringe option with two single-dose vials of naloxone that is injectable.
“Naloxone is now available in all four forms, including the most cost-effective non-prefilled syringe and vial version,” said Acting Secretary of Health and Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson. “I want to make it easy for pharmacies to keep naloxone on hand and to provide residents with the option they feel most comfortable using to save a life.”
Pennsylvania also partners with Prevention Point Pittsburgh and NEXT Distro to support a statewide mail-based naloxone program for Pennsylvania residents to request and receive naloxone for free by mail. In August 2022, the Wolf Administration announced that 10,000 requests for naloxone have been filled through the mail-based program, providing almost 36,000 doses of naloxone to people in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Additionally, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) Naloxone for First Responders Program (NFRP) provides and distributes free naloxone to organizations and individuals who may encounter someone experiencing an overdose. Through this program since 2017, Centralized Coordinating Entities (CCEs) distributed 181,247 kits of Narcan and an additional 265,308 kits of Narcan directly to organizations serving high-need communities through its Statewide Portal. More than 22,815 overdose reversals have been reported using state-purchased Narcan.
Learn more about the Wolf Administration’s efforts in combatting the overdose crisis pa.gov/opioids.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Photos and video from the event are available here.
Allentown Volunteer Fire Company Inc.
This evening the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps., Inc. held our Elections of Officers for the 2023-2024 Term. These Men and Women will serve 2 Year Terms in their elected positions and guide our agency into the future. We are pleased to announce the following members have been elected to lead our organization for the upcoming term:
EMS Chief – John “Flash” Fleischman, AEMT-P
1st. Asst. EMS Chief – Lucas Greene, AEMT-CC
2nd Asst. EMS Chief – Autumn Dixon, EMT-B
Rescue Chief – Christopher Martelle, EMT-B
1st Asst. Rescue Chief – CJ Irish, AEMT-P
2nd Asst. Rescue Chief – Adam Dixon
President – James Rumfelt
Vice President – Nichole Burdick
Secretary – Mariah Mesler, EMT-B
Board of Directors Position 1 – Ashley Taylor, EMT-B
Board of Directors Position 2 – Brandon Harris
Congratulations to all, and here’s to a successful 2023!
Fish School was held on Friday, December 9, 2022 for the students in Kim Mooney’s Early Childhood Education class at the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center.
What is Fish School?
It is a program designed to help children understand fish- the aquatic vertebrates that have gills, paired fins, a long body covered with scales, and tend to be cold-blooded.
Both the morning and afternoon Career and Technical students enjoyed playing games to test their knowledge after garnering information about different types of fish, the parts of a fish and the camouflage of fish. All topics were those that could be passed along later in science lessons written up by the CTC students and shared with younger students.
Thanks to Lorraine Jacobs, a Youth Education Instructor for water, forestry, natural resources, and ecology for the Penn State Extension, for bringing that program and many others to our area.
