Potter County Farmers Market Summer Market Beginning May 3rd
The Potter County Farmers Market will have their next market to open the summer schedule. We will locate again across from the jail every Friday beginning May 3rd during the hours of 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. If you can not make it to the market during those hours, please contact the vendor and we will try to accommodate you.
We will be having our vendors returning and some new selections available. We will post each week on Solomon’s Words and Potter County Farmers Market Facebook page stating what vendors will there and what they plan to bring.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the market.
Potter County Is Hiring Multiple Part-Time Positions
Position Opening
Potter County Sheriff’s Office
Part Time Courthouse Security Guard
The Commissioners of Potter County will be accepting applications for a part-time Security Guard position with the Sheriff’s Department at the Courthouse. Job descriptions/applications can be obtained from Potter County CareerLink and/or the Administrative Office, Suite 203 in the Gunzburger Building. Resumes and letters of interest should be submitted to Danielle Gietler; Executive Secretary/HR Admin. at dgietler@pottercountypa.net or at One North Main Street, Suite 203, Coudersport, PA 16915 and will be accepted until 4:30 p.m., April 24, 2024.
Position Opening
Potter County District Attorney Office
Part Time Secretary/Clerk
The Commissioners of Potter County will be accepting applications for a part-time Secretary/Clerk with the District Attorney’s Office. Job descriptions/applications can be obtained from Potter County CareerLink and/or the Administrative Office, Suite 203 in the Gunzburger Building. Resumes and letters of interest should be submitted to Danielle Gietler; Executive Secretary/HR Admin. at dgietler@pottercountypa.net or at One North Main Street, Suite 203, Coudersport, PA 16915 and will be accepted until 4:30 p.m., April 24, 2024.
Coudersport Rotary Club holds a Four-Way Test Speech Competition
During the spring semester Coudersport Rotary Club holds a Four-Way Test Speech Competition. It is a competition offered to high school students where the student must prepare a five to seven minute speech to illustrate the principles of the Rotary Four-Way Test. Cash prizes are awarded.
Four Coudersport Jr/Sr High School Students spoke before the Coudersport Rotary Club on March 25th, 2024, at A&W West End Grill.
The Four-Way Test is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions of the things we think, say and do:
Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Our first contestant, Alyssa Dunn, spoke about the Rural Electric Youth Corps. Contestant number two, Alia Piaquadio, spoke on the topic, “We Are Not Our Parents”, our third contestant, Amilee Atherholt spoke on the Value of Music, and our fourth contestant, Joanna Chen, spoke about Peer Pressure.
Contestant number four, Joanna Chen, was our first-place winner and will be going on to the district competition in State College on April 27th.
Thank you for great speeches from all of our contestants and good luck to Joanna!
Bradford Area Public Library Programs Announced
Bradford, PA—Spring is in the air and the Bradford Area Public Library is ready to celebrate the season by offering an Introduction to Garden Design workshop on Monday, April 15 at 6PM. This is a free program for all area residents that will be presented by Kari Compton, owner of Compton Florals; a locally owned business that offers seasonal flower arrangements made solely with materials grown right here in McKean County!
Compton has offered a four-week Garden Design course in the recent past but is currently able to offer a condensed version for BAPL’s adult programming. This free workshop will cover seven important steps to consider when creating an outdoor space that residents and their families will treasure. “Whether it’s a vegetable garden, a space to relax, a fun outdoor area for the kids, low-maintenance landscaping, or a beautiful flower border, I believe everyone can design a garden space they will truly enjoy and use… they just need the information and tools to do it!” states Compton.
There will be a Q & A session, so attendees are encouraged to bring their gardening questions, and Compton will do her best to assist everyone with their plant and design challenges!
Next, on the library’s programming calendar, is an Author Talk with local author Denise Seagren on Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 PM. Seagren’s book, Soldiers of the Forest: A Story of the Civilian Conservation Corps was released in November 2023. While her book is a work of historical fiction, readers will gain more knowledge about the Civilian Conservation Corps, Chief Cornplanter, and stories of hidden Civil War treasure.
Seagren’s discussion will include a PowerPoint presentation that will walk attendees through the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, local history, as well as detail Denise’s research and corresponding documentation that she unearthed while writing her book. Come join the discussion. No registration is required for either program.
PennDOT and Department of Health Encourage Pennsylvanians to Help Save Lives by Registering to Become an Organ Donor
Nearly 7,000 Pennsylvanians await organ transplants, each donor can save up to eight people
Harrisburg, PA –The Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Health (DOH), along with Pennsylvania organ donation organizations, Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) and Gift of Life Donor Program, are encouraging all driver’s license and identification card holders to help save lives by registering to become an organ donor during National Donate Life Month in April.
Today also marks National Donate Life Blue & Green Day. During this special celebration, the public is encouraged to wear blue and green – the recognized colors of organ donation organizations – to share the donate life message and promote the importance of registering as an organ, cornea, and tissue donor.
“Choosing to become an organ donor could help save a life,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “And if you’re considering it, you don’t have to wait until you renew your driver’s license or ID card, you can add the designation anytime.”
Over 49 percent of current driver’s license and identification card holders are registered as organ donors, nearly five million Pennsylvanians. Currently, nearly 7,000 Pennsylvanians await organ transplants.
Last call for auditions to be part of the Broadway hit musical “Joseph”
This week, Hamilton-Gibson Productions hosts auditions for cast members of all ages to be part of the classic Broadway musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, one of the most enduring shows of all time. The show will be performed at Straughn Auditorium in Mansfield, PA, July 5-7, 2024. Rehearsals will take place twice a week through May, and three times per week through June to prepare for the show. In addition to the cast, Thomas Putnam, director, will be looking for able bodies for stage crew during the production, as well as set building, painting, and transporting the set to Mansfield.
ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSES GUARANTEED TO MOST HUNTERS
When 2024-25 antlerless deer licenses go on sale alongside general hunting licenses in late June, far fewer people will be waiting in line.
And for most hunters, there won’t be a need.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has modified the antlerless deer license sales schedule, and additionally is guaranteeing most resident hunters will get an antlerless license in the Wildlife Management Unit of their choice, as long as they do so before sales to nonresidents begin.
Here’s how it will work.
PA Drilling Permit Violations in Tioga County
| PA Permit Violation Issued to REPSOL OIL & GAS USA LLC in Union Township, Tioga County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 4/10/2024 to REPSOL OIL & GAS USA LLC in Union Township, Tioga county. 78a56(a) – TEMPORARY STORAGE – Operator failed to contain regulated substances and wastes used at or generated at a well site in a tank, series of tanks or other storage structures approved by the Department. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2024-04-10 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
PennDOT McKean County Maintenance Work Schedule for the Week of April 15
Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in McKean County the week of April 15. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in McKean County for the coming week is as follows:
Minor Flooding Forecasted For Allegheny River in Cattaraugus County, NY
Flood Warning issued April 12 until April 15 at 2:51PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
DESCRIPTION: …The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New
York…
Allegheny River At Olean affecting Cattaraugus County.
For the Allegheny River…including Olean, Salamanca…Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Allegheny River at Olean.
* WHEN…From late tonight to early Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, Flood stage, flooding possible on Union
Street in Allegany and East Riverside Drive 1 to 3 miles upstream
of Olean. Some farm lands along the river are also impacted.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:46 PM EDT Friday the stage was 11.44 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 14.1 feet early Sunday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.9 feet on 01/14/2018.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Oswayo Valley Jr./Sr. High School Honor Role Announced
April 12, 2024
SHINGLEHOUSE, PA. Mr. Erich Zaun, Principal, has announced that the following students, grades six through twelve, have been named to the Honor Roll for the third nine-week grading period at the Oswayo Valley Jr./Sr. High School. Students named to the High Honor Roll have maintained an average of 93% or above; while those on the Honor Roll have averaged 87% or above.
HIGH HONOR ROLL
GRADE 12: Nikolas Bonney, Khloe Carpenter, Olivia Cook, Hannah Cudzil, Madelynn Evingham, Brooke George, Maddison Gietler, Mallory Goodliff, Elexis Hagans, Alexis Kemp, Laci Miller-Geiger, Oai Linh Nguyen, Praylan Perkins, Lily Stedman, Holden Turek
GRADE 11: Natchapat Asawutmangkul, Maddison Austin, Charlotte Austin-Keech, Addison Bechelli, Abram Cook, Layken Enty, Jadyn Fleischman, Landon Flurschutz, Lauren Hedges, Sophia Komenda, MaKenna Manning, Shayden Mesler, Chloe Metcalf, Madison Taylor, Rylee Thompson, Brooke Voorhees, Eva West, Danielle Williams
GRADE 10: Lucas Dickerson, Luke Karr, Trevor Miller, Soi Sang Nguyen, Rachel Rathbun, Mia Shaffer, Lachlan Tabacheck, Wynter Turek
GRADE 9: Ella Bee, Travis Coriaty, Elizabeth Freeman, Britany Louser, Sage McCleaft, Aubrey Resig, Dana Williams, Jenna Wylie
GRADE 8: Reese Thompson
GRADE 7: Lane West
HONOR ROLL
GRADE 12: Naomi Mix, Cameron Packer
GRADE 11: Kael Parrish, Aidan Resig
GRADE 10: Jude Colbey, KayLynn George, Isaiah Goode, Dain Lyons, Ridge Mesler, Kole Parrish
GRADE 9: Elliot Colton, Faith Herzog
GRADE 8: Evalyn Abdo, Landon Enty, Makiah Jandrew, Porter Phillips, Jessica Pitts, Ainsley Tabacheck, Bowen Taylor
GRADE 7: Joshua Hoffman, Olivia Metcalf, Alec Resig
GRADE 6: Jonathan Aumiller, Landon Austin, Mackenna Evingham, Kameron Hagans, Maddeline Kiendl, Noah Mesler, Savanah Shreckengost
Jessica L. Potter, 35, of 179 Elm Street, Salamanca, NY
Jessica Lila Woods-Potter “Loving & Devoted Mother, Daughter & Sister”
Jessica L. Potter of 179 Elm Street, Salamanca, NY passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024 at her home.
Jess Lila was born May 28, 1988 in Olean and was the daughter of Bruno E. Mowery and Wendy J. Woods.
Jess Lila was a 2007 graduate of Olean High School. She worked as a MedTech and Personal Care Aid for many years as she also worked at the Underwood Manor in Hinsdale for about 8 years. Jess Lila later worked as a dealer and supervisor at the Allegany Seneca Casino and a supervisor from 2015 to 2019.
Jess Lila enjoyed laughing, singing, helping others, selflessly and loved fiercely. She was the most caring and sweetest person, a truly kind and beautiful soul, always there to help even when the people she tried to help was the helpless. Jess Lila was always passionate and determined even when it destroyed her own mental health never put herself first it was always the people who didn’t deserve her time and energy. “Our struggles make us stronger to make us better people”. May she be one with herself and finally at peace.
Coudersport Black Forest Falcons Topped O-E Bird Dawgs
Youth Trap
Tuesday, April 9, on an unseasonably warm afternoon in Coudersport,the Otto-Eldred Bird Dawgs fell to the Black Forest Falcons with a tight score of 184 to 187. However, many athletes achieved their personal bests and walked off the field with huge smiles!
The top scorers for the Bird Dawgs were Kason Stake with a perfect score and his first 25; Nick Brown (senior) with an almost perfect score of 24; Mason Rees, Gavin Silvis (senior), and Korrie Turek (senior) earning a 23 each; and Tayton Roys, Emily Wheaton (senior), and Parker Wilson each receiving 22.
For the Black Forest Falcons, Cael DeLong, Owen Gill, and Haylee Hanes had the top positions with an almost perfect score of 24 each; and Ty Daniels, Anna Fair, Ethan Hamilton, Carson Heimel, and Richard Olivett each earned 23.
The Bird Dawgs will travel to Smethport to take on Smethport Trap Team on Tuesday, April 16 while Black Forest Falcons will host Bradford Youth Trap Team on the same afternoon.
Warren Joe Claude Green, 73, of 8943 Stout Rd., Cuba, NY.
Warren Joe Claude Green: Loving Family Man
Warren Joe Claude Green, 73, of 8943 Stout Rd., passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 at home after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born on April 11, 1951, in Cuba, he was a son of Warren J. and Rosamond E. Lockwood Green.
Warren was a graduate of Cuba Central School Class of 1969. After high school he worked for CF Industries in Olean and had also been a regional manager for Kwik Fill. He then started working on the Railroad for various companies throughout the years, but retired as a Supervisor from Yurkovich Industries in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, riding his motorcycle, and running his excavator. He always cared how he made people feel and will be deeply missed by his family. He found great joy in spending time with his children and grandchildren.
James F. Shugars Jr., 80, of 4 Hill Street, Bradford, PA.
James F. Shugars Jr., 80, of 4 Hill Street, Bradford, passed away April 10, 2024, at the Pavilion at BRMC.
Born April 19, 1943, in Kane, he was a son of the late James F. and Agnes (Brazknock) Shugars Sr. He attended Bradford High School.
On October 21, 1961, in St. Bernard Church, he married Marie (Goodnoe) Shugars, who survives.
Jim was employed by Jack Bigley for many years in the oil fields. After Jack retired Jim became a partner in Red Rock Plugging Company until he retired.
Jim enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, he made many bird houses and jewelry boxes for family and friends. He was a member of the VFW. His greatest joy was spending time with his puppy Princess.
“Machine Gun Preacher” Sam Childers to Speak in Bradford and Port Allegany
Bradford, PA — Sam Childers, widely known as the “Machine Gun
Preacher,” whose life inspired the Hollywood movie bearing the same
name, is set to share his compelling story at two churches in Bradford
and Port Allegany.
Alene E. Black, 83, of Port Allegany, PA.
Alene E. Black, 83, of Port Allegany, passed away Tuesday (April 9, 2024) at UPMC-Cole, Coudersport.
She was born May 2, 1940 in Austin, the daughter of Edgar and Julia (Reed) Crandall.On November 24, 1990, in Coudersport, PA, she married Donald L. Black, who died November 26, 2022.
Mrs Black was a 1959 graduate of Austin High School
Mrs. Black was employed at Emporium Specialities in Austin and at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in the maintenance department. She loved doing crossword puzzles and spending time with her family
ELDRED WOMAN SENTENCED FOR HINDERING APPREHENSION OF A FUGITIVE AND DRUG DELIVERY
(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: April 12, 2024): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the woman charged with harboring a man wanted for failing to appear at his trial and selling methamphetamine has pled guilty in the case during a plea hearing at the McKean County Courthouse on April 12th.
Sarah Waid, of Eldred, pled guilty to Delivery of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) (Felony); Possession with Intent to Deliver (methamphetamine) (Felony): Hindering Apprehension (Felony 3) and Criminal Use of a Communication Facility (Felony 3).
Her co-defendant, Timothy Bottorf, was convicted at trial last month and was sentenced to 8 years to 16 years. Waid was scheduled for jury trial on Monday, April 15th. Bottorf was scheduled to appear for jury trial in April 2023, and he failed to appear. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest. On May 7, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police stopped a vehicle and the driver was found to possess methamphetamine. He advised Troopers he had just purchased the drugs from Waid, and her boyfriend, Bottorf, was hiding in their residence in Eldred. The driver knew Bottorf was wanted by authorities.
McKean County Drug Task Force Detective Michael Ward began an investigation into the case and set up surveillance by other officers of the residence of Waid and Bottorf on Main Street in Eldred. Communication between the driver – now informant – and Waid were observed on the driver’s cell phone. During a controlled buy, Waid sold methamphetamine to the informant who then confirmed that Bottorf was still within the residence.
While numerous officers maintained surveillance of the residence, a search warrant was approved by a Judge. Numerous members of the McKean County Drug Task Force and K9s Duke and Rigby entered the residence. After several minutes, Waid was located under the bed while Bottorf was located hiding in a closet. Additional methamphetamine were located in the home.
Waid was sentenced immediately to 2 ½ years to 5 years, drug and alcohol treatment, lab user fees, and other terms.
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://mckean.crimewatchpa.com/da/136029/post/eldred-woman-sentenced-hindering-apprehension-fugitive-and-drug-delivery