Vivian “Jeannine” (Parks) Schreiber, 92, a resident of Christ the King Manor, DuBois and formerly of 185 Center Street, Elk Towers, St. Marys, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Christ the King Manor after a brief illness.
The Annual Advent Ministerium Luncheons will be held on Wednesdays from noon until 1:00PM. Everyone is invited to attend even if you can’t afford the free will offering. The money that is collected is used throughout the year to help emergency situations in the community.
December 11th, the luncheon will be hosted by Park United Methodist Church located adjacent to the Court House.
December 18th will be at St. Eulalia’s Roman Catholic Church.
All luncheons begin promptly at noon! Please come for the fellowship and good food!
Conway A. Clayson, 78, of 9384 New Albion Rd, Cattaraugus, and a former Franklinville resident, passed away Wednesday, December 04, 2024 at home after a lengthy illness.
Born on May 10, 1946, in New York City, he was a son of Richard and Opal Fisher Clayson. On May 1, 1972, in St. Ana, California, he married the former Janice J. Scroggins who predeceased him on March 15, 2010.
He served in the United State Marine Corps from 1964-1985. He then went to work at Empire Cheese in Cuba as a Forklift Operator and retired after 22 years. In retirement he worked part time as a Nurse’s Aide at the Houghton Nursing Home and Eden Heights.
The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources this month announced $5,218,900 in grant awards for organizations and projects across the 13-county PA Wilds Conservation Landscape region that help to advance local efforts to grow the region’s tourism and outdoor recreation sectors in a sustainable way.
The investments were selected through a statewide competitive process as part of the Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2), a grant program DCNR administers annually.
This year’s C2P2 grants in the PA Wilds region cover a range of projects and partnerships, from providing funding for regional organizations that are helping to coordinate outdoor recreation, tourism and heritage development partnership networks, programs, mini grant programs and other critical capacity, to specific projects in individual communities related to stewardship, planning, and developing tourism, recreation and heritage assets.
The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center) received two grants totaling $406,000, to support its work coordinating the PA Wilds programs and partner networks, as well as to undertake key projects, such as standing up a bike rental/share operation in Marienville along the Knox-Kane Rail Trail; increased messaging around planned maintenance at the Kinzua Skywalk, a major attraction in the region; and undertaking the first of seven visitor-oriented recreation maps of the region, which the Center is developing in partnership with local communities and PA-based Purple Lizard Maps, a premier recreation mapping company with distribution across the Mid-Atlantic Region.
A. Kelsey Carleton, age 93, died at home on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Kelsey was born on December 14, 1930 in Hammond, Pennsylvania, a son of the late George and Marguerite (Whitney) Carleton. He was married to Cleone (Cranmer) Carleton, who passed away in 2021, for just a few weeks shy of 72 years. After serving in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, he moved with his family to Tioga, PA where he resided at the time of his death.
Kelsey was a person of many and varied talents and interests. He was a big fan of baseball, first playing on and then coaching local Little League teams. Later his attention turned to gardening. Customers placed orders for his heaping quart baskets of delicious strawberries every year for decades; he was also known for his late summer potato crop which drew a huge following as well. He could debate the pros and cons of red vs. white potatoes with anyone. To take the gardening season into the fall, for many years he produced apple cider using an old-fashioned cider press.
BACKER, 78, of Westfield, PA, died Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY. Arrangements will be announced by OLNEY-FOUST Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.
Truck restrictions on I-86 both directions NY State Line: PA State Line, Start Route I-86, within the state of Pennsylvania (Mina) to End Route (Entire Length) (Greenfield Twp) All lanes open . Due to forecasted weather conditions, PennDOT has implemented a ban on all commercial vehicles, except for loaded CMV’s with chains on board, until further notice.
December 14, 12pm-3pm–Santa in the Shay: Santa will be in the cab of our Shay locomotive to listen to all your holiday requests. Take an instant pic with St. Nick and make a special ornament for your tree. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served in the museum program room.
Experience the Magic of Christmas with our Drive Thru Live Nativity Scene!
Join us for a heartwarming evening as the Hilltop Baptist Church brings the story of Christmas to life!
Date: December 7, 2024
Time: 4:00 – 6:00
Location: Hilltop Baptist Church 3658 Rt.646 Gifford, PA 16732
Celebrate the season from the comfort of your car as you journey through scenes of the Christmas story, all beautifully portrayed by our youth. From the shepherds to the manger, each stop brings you closer to the miracle of Jesus’ birth. Enjoy Christmas carols, live animals, and a warm holiday message.
We look forward to sharing this meaningful experience with you!
Freida M. (Stone) Goodyear: Loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister
Freida M. Goodyear, 79, of 7250 Kossuth Road, Bolivar, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 after a lengthy illness.
Born on August 16, 1945, in Little Genesee, she was a daughter of C. Fred and Margaret L. Windsor Stone. On June 27, 1964, in Eldred, she married William Goodyear who predeceased her November 12, 2021.
She was a graduate of Bolivar Central School Class of 1963 and was proud to be a Bulldog. She then went to work as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone, Bolivar Office, for several years.
At one time she owned and operated the Kozy Kitchen and the This and That Shop with her husband. She then worked for Al & Pete Glintz in their store from 1986-1995. She was a housekeeper numerous families in the Bolivar Area and had also worked at the Bolivar Shop and Save, but retired in 2013 to spend more time with her husband.
Always wanting to help others Freida served her community as a life member of the Bolivar Fire Department where she served as secretary for 14 years and also was on the Ambulance Squad. She later joined the Richburg Fire Department and was also a member of the Followers of the Way Church in Nile, and donated time at the Little Genesee Church Food Pantry and Bolivar Food Pantry
She was extremely appreciative of her family and friends that she met throughout her life and she wanted everyone to know how much they meant to her, her grandchildren were the highlight of her life.