On November 27, at 2:30 pm Westfield Fire Dept. was dispatched to 355 Church St. for a commercial smoke alarm building is being evacuated noting is showing from the exterior. Update there was n o fire unknown why the alarm went off all units returning to the station

On November 27 at 2:23 pm Westons Mills was dispatched to 1672 Haskell Rd. for a two vehicle crash with unknown details

State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) will hold his satellite office hours on Thursday, Dec. 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.

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) today announced more than $1.6 million in state funding to support school safety and mental health.

“Providing a safe environment for students and extra support for those who need it is a priority for our schools and the Commonwealth,” Causer said. “I’m pleased to see this funding coming to our area schools.”

The grants were awarded as follows:

• Austin Area School District – $102,638.
• Bradford Area School District – $143,679.
• Cameron County School District – $110,212.
• Coudersport Area School District – $112,784.
• Galeton Area School District – $106,303.
• Hebron Center Christian School – $37,500.
• Kane Area School District – $118,592.
• Keystone Central School District – $173,618.
• Northern Potter School District – $109,403.
• Oswayo Valley School District – $107,425.
• Otto-Eldred School District – $109,620.
• Port Allegany School District – $116,442.
• Senaca Highlands Career and Technical Center – $70,000.
• Seneca Highlands IU 9 – $70,000.
• Smethport Area School District – $113,281.

The grants were awarded through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and its School Safety and Security Committee.

Cameron County Chamber of Commerce and C&N Bank teaming up to encourage you to spend a week shopping in Cameron County.  From Shop Small Saturday November 30 through Christmas in the Wilds Saturday December 7 spend $100 and you can win Chamber Bucks. 

The Wellsboro Community Concert Association is presenting two free performances by Adam Booth, an award-winning storyteller, educator, and musician. 

Registration is recommended at wellsborocca.org or 570-404-0411 to ensure getting a seat to attend one or both of the free shows but is not required. 

On Friday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, Booth will present “The Heron’s Journey.”  He created this original tale about self­ discovery and self acceptance that combines spoken storytelling with quilting and paper sculptures.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, Jerry and Helen Gaye of Osceola held their 10th Annual Homeless Animal Benefit at Howard S. Lines Knoxville VFW Post 6753 at 703 Boatman Road in Knoxville, PA. 

Raised was $2,633. In addition, a $500 donation was made during the benefit bringing the total contributed to $3,133 on Oct. 19 to the Heading Home Center at 725 Gee Road in Tioga, PA. 
 

BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, including Hanley Library, will be closed Nov. 28 through Dec. 1, in observance of Thanksgiving.

                Residence halls are closed, and there are no classes through Nov. 29.

                Hanley Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27 and closed from Thanksgiving through Nov. 30. The library will reopen on Sunday at 6 p.m. and remain open until 10 p.m.

                The Marilyn Horne Museum and gift shop is closed through Sunday, Dec. 1, when the Marilyn Horne Museum Store will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate Museum Store Sunday with 20% off all items.

                The Marilyn Horne Museum Café will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but otherwise open regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

                On campus, classes will resume, and offices will reopen on Dec. 2.

Love to dance or watch others do it or listen to music or sing along? Then, plan to attend the Starliters Big Band performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. There will be room for dancing. 

A $150 early bird season pass to attend all 17 Endless Mountain Music Festival concerts is available now through Tuesday, Dec. 31.

The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra is presenting its popular annual Holiday Jazz Concert twice, first on Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at its home in the Trachte Music Center at Lycoming College and the next night, Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. 

Photos by Tim McBride
Town Crier Phil Waber will greet visitors and ring his bell at the Victorian marketplace during Wellsboro’s Dickens of a Christmas celebration.

 Hamilton-Gibson Productions will present A Dickens of a Concert Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and six performances of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Deane Center’s two theaters on Saturday and one performance on Sunday.

The 14-day Dickens of a Book Sale will be indoors at the Green Free Library at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro beginning Monday, Dec. 2 and continuing through Wellsboro’s Dickens of A Christmas on Dec. 6, 7 and 8 and ending on Sunday, Dec. 15 of Wellsboro’s Christmas on Main Street with the $5 a bag sale. For more information, call the library at 570-724-4876.
 
Gently used, gift-worthy books for Christmas will be available every day. “We will have books for all ages, including new fiction, nonfiction, coffee table and Christmas books, older books at special prices, audio books and DVDs, and special items for sale as gifts,” said Leslie Wishard, Green Free Library director. Proceeds support the library. “We do accept cash and credit card payments,” she added. 
 
Book sale hours are: Monday, Dec. 2 through Thursday, Dec. 5, 9am to 6pm; Friday and Saturday, Dec 6 and 7, 10am to 4pm; Sunday, Dec. 8, 10am to 2pm; Monday, Dec. 9 through Thursday, Dec. 12, 9am to 6pm; Friday, Dec. 13, 10am to 4pm; and Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15, 10am to 2pm.
 
For more information, call the library at 570-724-4876.