DARBYTOWN ACCESS IN WAYNE COUNTY TO BE CLOSED TEMPORARILY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
HARRISBURG, Pa. (September 17) –The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced today that the Darbytown Access, which provides fishing and boating access to the Delaware River in Damascus Township, Wayne County, will be temporarily closed from September 23 through September 27, 2024.
During this time, improvements will be made to the boat ramp.
While work is being completed at the Darbytown Access, boaters should plan accordingly to find alternate access to the Delaware River by using the Damascus Access upstream.
The PFBC thanks the public for their patience and understanding as these improvements are completed.
POW Presentation AT The Eldred WW2 Museum September 20
In April, the McKean County Historical Society received an anonymous letter sharing information regarding a citizen of Kane who became a POW in North Vietnam from May 19, 1967 – March 4, 1973. The letter also stated that the POW Day this year would be held on September 20.
Inspired by this information, the MCHS Program Committee began to formulate a program to honor and remember our POWs that is to be held on September 20 at the Eldred WWII Museum with Steve Appleby as the presenter.
Virginia A. “Ginger” Donachy, 72, of Benzinger Road, St. Marys, PA
Virginia A. “Ginger” Donachy, 72, of Benzinger Road, St. Marys, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Penn Highlands DuBois, following a lengthy illness.
She was born on November 22, 1951 in Brookville, PA, a daughter of the late Walter and Margaret Plyer Becker.
On February 5, 1972, she married Lawrence Donachy, who survives of St. Marys. Together they shared more than 52 years of marriage.
Alberta M. “Tootie” Crocco, 99, formerly of Mertz Avenue, St. Marys,
Alberta M. “Tootie” Crocco, 99, formerly of Mertz Avenue, St. Marys, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Elk Haven Nursing Home.
She was born on April 23, 1925, in St. Marys,, a daughter of the late Edward and Carrie Friedl Wittman.
On October 19, 1946, in St. Marys Church, she married the late Biagio “Bill” Crocco, who preceded her in death on December 8, 1996. Together they shared nearly 50 years of marriage.
Angeline F. Colwell, 97, of Emporium, PA
Angeline F. Colwell, 97, of Emporium, PA passed away at Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA on Monday afternoon (September 16, 2024) surrounded by her family. She was born June 20, 1927 in Emporium, PA a daughter of the late Domenico and Giovanna “Jenny” Fragale Fapore. On September 20, 1947 in Emporium, PA she married the late Robert B. Colwell.
BARBARA JEAN WALT KOZMA, 68, of 611 Martha Ave., Olean, NY
BARBARA JEAN WALT KOZMA: Mother, Grandmother, Sister
BARBARA JEAN WALT KOZMA, 68, of 611 Martha Ave., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Olean General Hospital following a brief illness.
Barb was born in Springville, NY on January 3, 1956. Daughter of the late Clyde & Dorothy Walt of Fillmore, NY.
She graduated from Fillmore Central School in 1974 and later graduated from Jamestown Community College, Olean Campus in 1994 with an Associate’s Degree in Human Resource Management. Barb was a former Domestic Violence Task Force Board member for Allegany County.
Mary Lou Fourness, 77, of Odin, PA
Mary Lou Fourness
“beloved mother and grandmother”
Mary Lou Fourness, 77, of Odin, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, in UPMC Cole, Coudersport, after a long battle with cancer.
Born on Wednesday, October 2, 1946 in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Ned L. and Quila K. Fischer Snyder. On May 28, 1976 in the Riverside United Methodist Church in Roulette, she married Llewellyn A. “Bub” Fourness, who passed away on December 31, 2020.
The Wreck of the Red Arrow
All are invited to attend The Wreck of the Red Arrow, on Tuesday, September 24 at 6PM in the Bradford Area Public Library’s community room. Full-time professional living historian, Kenneth Serfass, will portray a non-descript conductor on the once-great Pennsylvania Railroad. Area residents are familiar with Serfass’s portrayal of General Ulysses S. Grant primarily. Now in a new role, Serfass, a retired Marine, will share the history and personal stories of those fateful passengers and rescue personnel who experienced the wreck of the Red Arrow. This free program is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“I enjoy sharing the stories of forgotten but important events in US history. Remembering the sacrifices, the valor and honoring the memory of people, who in their time, were just going about their lives, unaware of how THEY were becoming history,” reflects Serfass.
