This Saturday, October 12th, is the final Turtlepoint Farmers Market for the 2024 season! This event is located at the Turtlepoint Community Park and runs from 9-12! Birch and Twig will be coming with their mustard and vinegar varieties! As always, free samples will be available. Jenna-June will be returning with healing skin salves, body butters, bug repellent and body scrubs. Studio 7 Fashions and More will be setting up to showcase their latest items. The Peaceful Pages will be present selling all crocheted hand-made works! Thorny Bush Farm will be present to sell artisan honey blends. Quiet Acres will be present to provide baking supplies and handmade aprons.

Messy Mountain Organics is returning with vegan hand crafted soaps, as well canned goods and breads. Really Rural Woodworks will be returning where you will be sure to find a handcrafted bowl or gift. Larsen brothers will be selling pumpkins and maple syrup. We also will have a variety of Amish baked goods including pies, cookies, donuts and bread. 

October is the wrap up month for the market! This is when you are able to stock up on all your favorite items until the 2025 market! With the holiday season, it doesn’t hurt to start thinking of gift ideas also!

As always, we welcome all vendors to come set up, as there is no official set up fee! We just take donations towards the upkeep of the park. Follow us on Facebook for updates and more information.

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Hamilton-Gibson Productions, in collaboration with First Position Dance Studio of Wellsboro, seeks performers to be part of two “Dickens on the Street” groups of performers who will appear at the festival in Wellsboro on Saturday, December 7. The groups will offer songs, poems, dances, and skits. No prior theater experience is needed, just a desire to join in and create engaging short outdoor performances that add to the charm and festivities of Dickens of a Christmas.

Cameron County has been awarded a grant to rehabilitate its recreation center located in Emporium, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) announced today.

The $266,534 grant was awarded by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority through its Multi-Purpose Facilities Grant Program. The money will be used to rehabilitate and renovate the recreation center into a modern, attractive, multi-use facility for area residents.

St. Marys, PA – The St. Marys Area United Way recently received a generous $1,500 donation from Stifel O’Leary Piccolo Launer and Fledderman Wealth Management Group. This contribution will help advance the organization’s efforts to meet its $220,000 fundraising goal for the upcoming year.

The donation was accepted by United Way representatives, including Jim Ryan, Vice President; Doug Bauer, Vice President; Doug Gaffey, Corporate Campaign Chair; and Jason Gabler, board member. The Stifel team, led by John Piccolo, presented the check at their Brusselles Street office, where they’ve been serving the financial needs of Elk County and surrounding communities for over 30 years.

The Disaster Assistance Center located at Penn York Retreat Center in Potter County will be closing on October 16^th. The DRC in Tioga County (Knoxville) will remain open and Potter County residents are welcome to visit this location Residents have until November 12^th to register by contacting 1-800-621-3362 or completing an application online at DisasterAssistance.gov

Law Enforcement to Conduct Impaired Driving Enforcement this Weekend

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association, and law enforcement agencies across western Pennsylvania will team up this weekend to conduct impaired driving enforcement activities in advance of Halloween.

The annual Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run set for Saturday October 19.  The event includes three distances from which competitors can select.  The 50k and 25k routes are altered this year to avoid a conflict with the  annual youth hunt.  Runners will leave the Wiley Trail and traverse a new trail which links to Mowery Road. 

Those selecting to run the 50k will leave Emporium starting at 7:30am and have 10 hours to complete the 50k.  That event takes runners through the Elk State Forest on scenic trails including Wiley, Bucktail Path, and Chicago Springs.  Volunteers will man the 6 aid stations for the event.  Each aid station will have a representative from Mountaineer Search & Rescue to maintain radio contact in case of any emergencies.