After completing their fall seasons and taking a winter break, spring play with United East Conference action gets underway for the Penn College tennis and golf teams.

Golfers will hit the links on Saturday and Sunday in Williamsburg, Virginia, for the first of four multi-team outings before seeking their fourth straight United East crown in late April. The women’s tennis squad steps into conference action on Saturday at Notre Dame (Md.) University, while the men open UE play next Wednesday at Penn State Harrisburg.

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The Wildcats are coming off a fall season that included winning their fourth consecutive United East Fall Preview under coach Rob Lytle. During seven fall multi-team outings, six of them two-day tournaments, they also claimed one other first and one third-place finish.

Bats and Regulations in Forest Management, and Overview of PNHP Kane, Pa. – The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum reminds attendees that the last day to register for the April 9, 2026 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum is Thursday, April 2. Registrations must be received by that date at the AHUG office at PO Box 133, Kane, PA 16735.

The presentation will focus on two topics: bats and regulations in forest management, and an overview of the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP).The April 9, 2026 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will host two speakers from the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC). Richard Novak from the USFWS will speak about bats and current regulations in forest management in Pennsylvania.

BRADFORD, Pa. — The Mark Kellogg Jazz Quintet returns to Pitt-Bradford Saturday with a 7 p.m. concert in the Harriett B. Wick Chapel.

Sponsored by the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center, the event is the first in the museum’s revived Candlelight Concert Series.

The concert series highlights regional performers and cultural opportunities through recital-style events held at the museum downtown or on the Pitt-Bradford campus, all free of charge to the public.

“The concert series has always felt like an integral part of what the Marilyn Horne Museum can contribute to the Bradford arts scene,” said Taylor Tarahteeff, director of the museum. “I was first introduced to these events while serving as a student ambassador for the museum. I was always amazed at how elegant and intimate these performances could be.”

Mark your calendars for the 5^th Annual Coudersport Area School District’s Scholarship Fundraiser to be held on Saturday, March 21!    The Fundraiser will be held again this year at the Coudersport American Legion Post 192 with the doors opening at 4:00 PM. 

This event has become a very popular mid-winter blues buster with a terrific fun night full of good music, food, friends, drink, raffles and auction items all of which goes to benefit students from Coudersport Area School District.  The public is invited to come early just to take a chance on the many raffle items available or come and enjoy a delicious buffet dinner prepared by A. Hughes Catering while hearing the music of local teacher and guitarist Dana Daisley.    This well attended gathering has gained a reputation for a great night to break up the winter doldrums

This event is sponsored through a partnership between district personnel and our local PTSA and provides community members with several opportunities to participate in providing scholarship funds to our students.  Community members are invited to donate their time and/or items for basket raffles or auctions as well as items for the dessert bar bake sale.

Tickets for the full event including the delicious buffet food offerings from A. Hughes Catering are being sold at $30 per person and $50 for a couple.   Tickets can be purchased at the school district front offices, the business office and at the Coudersport Legion.

Donations of raffle, auction and baked items are very much appreciated and currently are being accepted by contacting the school’s business office at 274-0509.   Come join the fun on March 21st and help our students!

March 14, 2026- Pure Vitamins and Natural Supplements, LLC of Tampa, FL is voluntarily recalling Boner Bear Honey, Red Bull Extreme and Blue Bull Extreme. FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Boner Bear Honey, contains sildenafil and tadalafil and Red Bull Extreme and Blue Bull Extreme contains sildenafil not listed on the product label.

Sildenafil and tadalafil are the active ingredients in the FDA-approved prescription drugs Viagra and Cialis, respectively, used to treat erectile dysfunction. FDA approval of Viagra and Cialis is restricted to use under the supervision of a licensed health care professional. These undeclared ingredients may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. People with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart disease often take nitrates.

These products are marketed as sexual enhancement honey products and are packaged in plastic tubes of single servings.

The recalled product lot numbers and expiration dates are:

• Boner Bears Honey include lots # BBH0128 EXP 01/28 UPC code 788362191603
• Red Bull Extreme B/N ORB524 MGG Date: MAY 2024 EXP DATE: MAY 2029, UPC Code 9554100205595
• Blue Bull Extreme EXP Date 02/2029, UPC Code 707443349917

The product can be identified by the names Boner Bears Honey, Red Bull Extreme, Blue Bull Extreme listed on the outer box and individual serving tubes.

Pure Vitamins and Natural Supplements, LLC is not the manufacturer of these products but is voluntarily recalling the products. Pure Vitamins and Natural Supplements, LLC is notifying its customers of the recall via email notification and advising consumers to stop using and discard the products. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this product. Pure Vitamins and Natural Supplements has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall to date.

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On behalf of the families of Jeanne M Cole, we would like to express our appreciation for the cards, phone calls, food, and your presence as we celebrated our Mom, Grandma, Aunt, Cousin, and Friend.  At 101, there were several stories to re-tell and accomplishments to applaud. 

Her community service and love of friends and family will be missed. We can all learn by her example. 

Thank you!

The families of:

Bonnie Barker, Sherry & Dick Cornell, Mahlon & Karen Cole, Delo & Phil Weiss, Curt & Sue Cole, Brent & Cathy Cole, and KC & Tina Bennett

PAID FOR BY: Potter County Democratic Committee

This week, STORE WIDE 60% off!!

Bonus deal: All cards $2 on Thursday!!

Our hours will be:

Monday: 11-6

Tuesday: 11-6

Wednesday: 11-6 

Thursday: 11-6 

Friday: 11-6

Saturday: 10-4

Paul stated, “Don’t sin by letting anger gain control over you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry (Eph 4:26, NLT). Another translation says, “be angry but sin not.” How does one do this? Is anger wrong? If it isn’t, then where is that invisible line we cross into sin? The answer lies in a simple word: rage. A simple definition of rage is losing one’s temper. It is often characterized as anger being out of control. 

Anger should be viewed as a sign of a deeper problem instead of the problem itself. It acts to protect something inside us. Usually, it connects to one of three basic needs: power, love, or belonging. When we feel rejected, belittled, abandoned, or when our feelings are minimized and we feel demeaned and devalued, we tend to lash out to defend that part of ourselves. 

I grew up in a home where anger was not accepted. Seeing anger as a negative emotion, I learned to describe my feelings with different words. For example, I was never angry; instead, I might say I was annoyed or upset. This inability to recognize anger as a healthy emotion caused various problems. Since I was never taught how to manage anger properly, I ended up denying I ever experienced it. When denial didn’t work, rage would often explode, followed by feelings of guilt, shame, and remorse. Because the underlying issue wasn’t addressed, a cycle formed that, in many ways, resembled a split personality like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Sadly, many people have never understood that anger is a positive emotion given to us by God for good reasons. It is partly there to alert us to an internal issue. However, because many fear anger, we try to control it through suppression and denial. The result is that suppressed and denied anger eventually erupts as rage. To address anger issues, you first need to realize that you have it. Are you willing to ask and answer that question? Think about it.

On March Coudersport Fire Department was dispatched to 102 S. Main St. Fir an automatic fire alarm

On March 17th Coudersport Ambulance was dispatched to North Hollow Heights in Sweden Twp. for abdominal pain. Roulette Ambulance was also dispatched

 The Coudersport Arboretum is gearing up for another exciting summer of FREE music and entertainment on our Wednesday night Music In The Park programs!

We have been providing an assortment of music genres over the years. We would like to ask our fellow music lovers, what types of music and/or entertainment would you like to see this summer? You can let us know which of our past musical performances are your favorites, as well as suggest new types of music and entertainment.

Please post your suggestions or contact Paul Herzig, Music Director, at laurelwood@zitomedia.net, or call 814-203-3305.

On March 17th Port Allegany Ambulance was dispatched to Church St. For lift assistance

On March 17th Coudersport Ambulance was dispatched to Oak St. for syncope

“What Were You Singing in 1971?” is this year’s spring fundraiser concert held by the Hamilton-Gibson Treble Choir and friends on Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21 at 7:30pm at the Vineyard Church at 45 Charleston Street in Wellsboro. The concert raises money for the choir’s annual spring tour and is sponsored by The Sweet Foundation.

Directed by Thomas Putnam, the choir will sing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and “Annie’s Song,” Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World,” George Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun,” and others. The concert will also feature a few of the parents of the group singing and playing instruments. Local vocalist Eve Catherine Hind, who has performed at The Gas Light, Los Agaves Taqueria, and The Wellsboro House, will be a featured performer.

Hind said, “When I was invited to take part in this fundraiser celebrating the music of 1971, Thomas Putnam recommended three songs to perform. Each song is very different from one another, with each of them capturing a feeling in history that we can still relate to today.” Hind will perform “For All We Know” by the Carpenters, a Grammy award-winning ballad about love and uncertainty. “This song tells a story of the fragile beginnings of a relationship and the hope that comes with a shared future with someone. I find when singing songs that tell a story it is easier to convey the vulnerability and heartfelt emotion behind the lyrics, allowing myself and the audience to connect more deeply.”

She will also perform Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby MGee,” and said, “I found when learning this song that Joplin’s singing style is raw, expressive, and unpredictable, which has made this song both challenging and exciting to play!”  Another song she’ll perform, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez, narrates the cost of war on ordinary people just trying to survive. “I’d never heard these specific songs before, but that’s what I love about this HG fundraiser—it has further educated me on the music from this time. I’m always grateful to be part of the community in this way and to be able to share the music that we all know and love.”

According to Putnam, the spring fundraiser concerts are part of HG’s educational component. “Part of our mission is to educate our singers musically, and in reaching back to some of the great songwriters and performers of the past we’re working toward that goal.” A few songs will be audience sing-alongs such as “Amazing Grace” which has been around since 1772 but Judy Collins’ release in 1971 helped catapult it to its present familiarity. “Morning Has Broken,” released in the same year by the artist then known as Cat Stevens, will be another sing-along.

There will be refreshments on sale as well as a few fun fundraiser opportunities. Tickets are available online at hgp.booktix.com and at the door.

Pitt-Bradford Arts, in partnership with Leadership McKean, is proud to present “Why I Love McKean County: A Young Artists’ Celebration” — a juried art exhibition inviting McKean County youth ages 5 to 18 to share what makes their community special.

The exhibition is part of America 250, the nationwide celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the United States and aims to honor that milestone through a deeply local lens: the eyes of McKean County’s young people.

“This exhibition is an opportunity to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday by showcasing local pride and community spirit while providing young artists throughout McKean County a platform to share their unique perspectives,” organizers said.

“Why I Love McKean County” invites young artists to explore what makes this place home. Submissions might capture the county’s sweeping natural landscapes, beloved local communities and neighborhoods, cultural traditions and heritage, favorite memories, meaningful places, or the people who give McKean County its character — anything that tells the story of this community through a young artist’s eyes.

Cold air moving in will help to generate scattered to numerous snow showers and possibly some dangerous snow squalls today across Central Pennsylvania. West to east oriented bands of snow showers will increase in coverage amidst partly to mostly cloudy skies.
Road surface temperatures will soar into the 40s and 50s while air temperatures remain below freezing.

Snowfall accumulations of a coating to 2 inches are possible across the area as a result of these snow showers. More persistent bands of snow may initially melt on contact with warm roads and then freeze, resulting in icy conditions. In the event that a flash freeze becomes likely, Snow Squall Warnings will be issued to message the reduced traction and blinding visibility of a snow squall, which can make travel very dangerous very quickly.

Be alert for changing conditions today if you are traveling. Partly cloudy skies can give way to significantly reduced visibility very quickly. If a Snow Squall Warning is issued, delay travel or exit the highway at the next opportunity. Rapid

changes in visibility and potentially slick roads may lead to accidents. Please use extreme caution and allow plenty of stopping distance. Avoid braking suddenly.

As winter is getting ready to head out, many are thinking about gardening, including the Master Gardener program.  Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Elk and Cameron County are on a mission to educate the community about sustainable horticulture and environmental stewardship. The program offers the community many avenues to learn about horticulture and stewardship through workshops held at various locations throughout the area.  The upcoming departure of winter brings the need for the yearly workshops, and this year the program is taking on a new look.