Roulette Township Sets Holiday Closure
Roulette Township
The township office will be closed on the following days. December 22 through December 26, 2023. The recycle center will be closed on December 24 and 25. If you should have a water emergency please contact one of the supervisors. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Rhoda Ruth Silverberg, 93, formerly of 22 Walker Avenue, Bradford & Centennial, CO
Rhoda Ruth Silverberg, 93, formerly of 22 Walker Avenue, Bradford & Centennial, CO, passed away peacefully, Monday, December 18, 2023, in her residence at the Morningstar Jordan, surrounded by her four children.
Born January 30, 1930, in Corona Queens, she was a daughter of Meyer and Sophie (Miller) Gruskin.
She graduated with honors from Bradford Area High School Class of 1947 and remained active in the alumni association for more than sixty years.
On August 13, 1949, in Buffalo NY, she married Morris “Moe” Silverberg who preceded her in death on September 4,1991.
Rhoda and her loving husband, Moe were well-known in town as the owners of Silverberg Meats grocery store on Summer Street. After the store closed, Rhoda served as National Advertising Manager of the Bradford Era. She later worked as a secretary to the law office of Joseph Graff.
Intermediate Microsoft Word (Word II) Class Scheduled
Intermediate Microsoft Word (Word II) is designed to build upon the skills learned in Word I. It covers more advanced features and techniques, such as creating and formatting tables, using mail merge, working with styles and templates, and collaborating on documents. By the end of the class, students will have a solid understanding of Microsoft Word and be able to create professional-looking documents efficiently.
Causer, Dush Announce Nearly $1.6 Million in Infrastructure Grants
Bradford, Hamlin Twp., Roulette Twp. & Driftwood Get State Grants
HARRISBURG – Four communities in the 67th Legislative District were awarded state grants for key infrastructure projects, Rep. Marty Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) announced Tuesday.
“It’s so important to make sure we invest in our water and sewer systems to protect public health and safety in our communities,” Causer said. “I was pleased to advocate for these grants and bring this money back to our district.”
“Water and sewer projects can often be very expensive. This grant funding will help these 25th District communities ensure necessary projects are completed for the betterment of the health and safety of their residents,” said Dush.
The grants were awarded as follows:
- Bradford City Water Authority, McKean County: $265,000 toward replacement of the Route 219 Water Pump Station in Bradford Township and $488,410 for extension of a water line from St. Francis Drive to Lafferty Hollow Industrial Park.
- Hamlin Township, McKean County: $153,340 for replacement of a control panel at a wastewater treatment plant in in the township.
- Roulette Township, Potter County: $391,000 for installation of a new well and wellhouse in the township.
- Driftwood Borough, Cameron County: $285,175 for water system improvements.
The grants were approved Tuesday by the Commonwealth Financing Authority and are funded from multiple sources, with the largest being federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money appropriated for recreation and conservation as part of previous Pennsylvania state budgets.
Seneca Highlands CTC’s “Student of the Week”
Lukas Knutson, a 10th grader from Port Allegany is the SHCTC’s “Student of the Week.”
Lukas is a new addition to the CTC Homeland Security Program. He has recently moved to the area from Ponta, Oklahoma.
Lukas has good grades and actively participates in class discussions with a positive attitude. His interests outside of school are woodworking and anything mechanical. He hopes to be able to pursue a career in firefighting after graduation.
Owlett Legislation Would Require Geopolitical Risk Analysis for Public Fund Investments
HARRISBURG – Noting substantial investor losses of those private funds invested in Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) said he will soon introduce legislation requiring an examination of geopolitical risk be conducted as part of the investment analysis when the state Treasury or Pennsylvania’s public pension funds invest in the financial assets in foreign countries.
Combined the Treasury and public pension funds invest $150 billion in taxpayer assets.
Lawrenceville Fire Department Elects Officers
Lawrenceville Fire Department
Elections were held last night for our 2024 officers, results below.
Lawrenceville Fire Department 2024 Officers:
Chief 8: Brad Hackett
Chief 8-10: TJ Riley
Chief 8-30: Lee Strange
FD President: Lee Strange
FD Vice President: Mike Keeney
FD Secretary: Jill Strange
FD Treasurer: Joyce Nichols
Board of Directors:
Jim Brockway
Justin Nichols
Scott Shutt
Relief Association 2024 Officers:
Relief President: Mike Keeney
Relief Vice President: Judy Thomas
Relief Secretary: Joyce Nichols
Relief Treasurer: Tina King
Positions go in effect on January 1, 2024.
Missing Juvenile Located in Fox Township
Elkland Search and Rescue
At 7:55pm Monday evening, at the request of Pa State Police Ridgway Barracks, Elkland Search and Rescue was requested to search for a missing male juvenile in the Fox Township area. Chief 3, Fox Townships Fire Chief was immediately requested to meet us on scene to establish a Unified Command with Pa State Police and Elklands Command Staff to start the search process.
Once the initial search plans were in place, Chief 3 requested his department to respond to their station and the search tasks were implemented between all the emergency services on scene.
A few hours later the missing individual was located and returned to the Command Post. At the Command Post, the individual was initiated treatment for very mild hypothermia. His care was transferred to Fox Township Ambulance and the individual was released to the parents.
Elkland Search and Rescue responded with 18 members and all available equipment.
We appreciate the communities concern and willingness to help. If you are interested in joining our team, the next meeting is January the 9th at 7:30 pm. We are always looking for additional team members and we are more than happy to train individuals to help us search as our team members when someone is missing or lost.
New Emergency Radio System in McKean County is Operational
PA State Rep. Martin Causer
The McKean County Department of Emergency Services recently celebrated the official rollout of the new emergency radio communications system in the county. The county entered into a partnership with the state and joined the statewide radio network administered by the PA State Police. I was glad to join the McKean County Commissioners, DES personnel, PA State Police and county emergency responders at this event. Congratulations and thank you to everyone for all your hard work on this important project!
Blair Technology Solutions LLC
Blair Technology Solutions is now hosting a Broadcastify Radio Feed that will service the residents and visitors of McKean County.
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/41963
In November the McKean County Department of Emergency Services cutover their main communications from Analog Motorola Radios to Digital P25 Motorola Radios, effectively making the radio coverage for local Police, Fire and EMS much better then before. However this change left many police and fire scanners unusable.
Blair Technology Solutions has purchased over $2000 in equipment to make a Radio Feed that residents can use to listen to see “where the sirens are going” and for local first responders to listen to incidents around the county without having to buy and program expensive digital scanners.
This feed is the only feed servicing McKean County that has the complete list of digital Fire and EMS Talk Groups and the remaining analog channels that will remain in use.
This feed is located in Bradford with line of sight to one of the county simulcast towers.
Please feel free to message me with any questions!
I am also offering digital scanner programming as it is now a bit more complicated.
* ALL POLICE COMMUNICATIONS IN MCKEAN COUNTY ARE NOW ENCRYPTED (AUDIO UNABLE TO BE HEARD)
Ruth C. Grimes, 84, of Turtlepoint, PA
Port Allegany – Ruth C. Grimes, 84, of Turtlepoint, PA passed away Monday (December 18, 2023) at Sena Kean Manor, Smethport.
She was born October 7, 1939 in Port Allegany, a daughter of George and Ella Holmes Carlson . On December 27, 1961, in Port Allegany she married Gerry Grimes who died on May 5, 2000.
Ruth went to Turtlepoint Schools and then to Mansfield Teacher’s College where she received her Bachelor’s of Science in education. Mrs. Grimes was an elementary school teacher first for the Shinglehouse School District for two years, then Port Allegany School District, retiring in 1999 after 32 years.
Ruth was a member of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Port Allegany, former member of the Order of the Eastern Star Myrtle Chapter, then the Keystone Chapter #2 of Duke Center.
Allen C. Scranton, 105, of Wellsboro, PA
Allen C. Scranton, 105, of Wellsboro, PA went to his heavenly home on Monday, December 18, 2023. He was born in Ansonia, PA, on February 6, 1918, to Homer L. and Nina (Balfour) Scranton.
Allen served in the U.S Army during World War II. He was a supervisor for Corning Glass Works, a member of both the Christ Church in Wellsboro and Charter Member of Tioga County Child Evangelism. Aside from keeping bees, he also enjoyed golfing, bowling, hunting, fishing, and gardening, especially gladiolus and strawberries.
