DUKE CENTER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania; December 14, 2023): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the Duke Center man convicted of Rape of a Child and other crimes last week has pled guilty to possessing child pornography in another case during a status conference held today at the McKean County Courthouse.
He was scheduled for trial on the case for next week.
Sebastian VanCamp was charged by Trooper Robert Whyel of the Pennsylvania State Police with Possessing Child Pornography.
ROULETTE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEET TONIGHT AT 6
Roulette Township
ROULETTE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING AGENDA
December 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
80 Railroad Ave., Roulette, PA, Potter County
CALL TO ORDER:
Public Comment
RVFD Call Statistics Report
Water/Sewer Report
Roadmaster Report
November 8, 2023 Monthly Meeting Minutes
December 5, 2023 Special Monthly Meeting Minutes
Unpaid bills for December 14, 2023
November 2023 Profit & Loss & Balance Sheet
ROAD BONDS:
Current Road Bonds – no new road bonds
Closed Road Bonds – no new closed road bonds
OLD BUSINESS:
Quotes on solar powered street lights tabled from last month
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolution 06-2023 Real Estate Tax
Resolution 07-2023 Water/Sewer rates
Payroll change to every two weeks
No smoking on township property
OTHER BUSINESS:
CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATIONAL:
Real Estate Taxes for November
ADJOURN:
Penn State Extension offers Private Pesticide Applicator Short Course in January
Penn State Extension of Potter County will offer a Private Applicator Pesticide Short Course on Wednesday, January 31st and Thursday, February 1st from 9 am to 3:30 pm. at their office in the Gunzburger Building, Room #216, Coudersport, PA. This course helps to prepare attendees for the PA Department of Ag private pesticide certification exam. Find out what you need for certification to safely apply restricted-use pesticides on your farm or other property.
Attendees will review and highlight key material in the Pesticide Core and Supplemental Manual. Chapters will be broken up with the inclusion of small group activities and breaks. Come and be a part of a two-day event featuring presentations for each core manual chapter and the opportunity to ask any questions you have about the exam.
New Budget Invests Millions In Workforce Development Programs, Follows Through On Governor Shapiro’s Promises To Expand Career Pathways For Pennsylvanians
Harrisburg, PA – With historic investments in workforce development programs, Pennsylvania’s new bipartisan budget builds on Governor Josh Shapiro’s pledge to expand job-training, vo-tech, and apprenticeship programs and give Pennsylvanians the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed. As Governor Shapiro has highlighted in recent weeks, Pennsylvania has a historic opportunity to take advantage of federal funding and complete major infrastructure projects, but the Commonwealth needs the workforce to do that work – and these key investments will help train the next generation of highly skilled workers.
“This is a critical moment in the history of Pennsylvania labor, as we adjust to an economy with unprecedented competition for skilled workers. Governor Shapiro proposed and signed a budget that reflects this Administration’s commitment to investments that prepare workers for good jobs and incentivize employers to find new ways to access the talent they need to succeed,” Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker said. “I look forward to working with legislators, employers and community leaders all over the Commonwealth to build talent pipelines that make sense in 2023 and beyond. Through alternative pathways to family-sustaining employment, like registered apprenticeship programs, we are creating generational change for Pennsylvania families.”
Building off the Governor’s Executive Order announcing that 92 percent of state government jobs are open to Pennsylvanians without college degrees, this budget includes a $23.5 million investment in workforce training and vo-tech programs as proposed by the Shapiro Administration; a $6 million investment in apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programming that will lead to family-sustaining wages; and $3.5 million in funding for L&I’s Schools-to-Work Program to develop and expand career pathways for high school students via partnerships between schools, employers, organizations, and the Commonwealth.
Here’s what workforce development advocates and organized labor leaders are saying:
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Pistner, 81, of Bradford, PA
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Pistner, 81, of Bradford, PA passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Olean General Hospital.
Born November 26, 1942, in St. Mary’s, she was a daughter of Harold and Martha (Keller) Pistner.
During the 70’s and 80’s Peggy was very creative and made and sold her own ceramic pottery in the malls and galleries in Pennsylvania and Western New York. She later acquired her Real Estate License and sold homes throughout the Bradford area for more than 30 years.
Peggy was a member of St. Bernard Church and the American Legion. She was a wonderful woman who will be sorely missed.
Introduction to Microsoft Word (Word I) Class Scheduled
Introduction to Microsoft Word (Word I) is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the basic features and functionalities of Microsoft Word. Throughout the class, you will learn how to create, edit, and format documents using various tools and techniques, such as the Quick Access toolbar, the Format Painter, and the Spelling and Grammar Checker. Topics covered include document formatting, page layout, undoing/redoing commands, setting margins and page orientation, inserting tables, making bulleted and numbered lists, using templates, and much more. By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation in using Microsoft Word for various personal and professional purposes.
This class, taught by Ron Keeney, Professor in the Computer Science Department at Alfred State College of Technology, is scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2024 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Education Council’s Coudersport office at 5 Water Street. The cost is $59 per person. Register today! Visit www.pottercountyedcouncil.org or call (814) 274-4877.
Completed Budget Addresses Key Issues for Rural PA, Causer Says
Increased payment in lieu of taxes, funding for 9-1-1 featured
HARRISBURG – Increased payments for state-owned land, support for vital 9-1-1 systems and the long-awaited distribution of funding for libraries and career and technical schools are among the issues addressed as the General Assembly finally completed the state budget process this week, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter).
“It took longer than it should have to get here, but I am pleased to finally have a final 2023-24 state budget in place that also addresses some key issues for our rural communities,” Causer said.
First and foremost, the budget package provides a much-needed increase in the payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) on state-owned forest lands, as well as lands owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC).
Under Act 34 of 2023, payments by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) would increase from $6 to $7.20 per acre, with the funding split three ways between municipalities, school districts and counties in which the land is located. DCNR’s PILT rate was last increased in 2017.
Sandra Stives, 63, of Cuba, NY
Loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister
Sandra Stives, 63, of Cuba, NY passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Wellsville Manor Care Center after a short illness.
Born on April 1, 1960, in Wellsville, she was a daughter of Lawrence Hanks and Cecelia Stives.
Sandra had been employed by Heritage Cutlery in Bolivar before her retirement.
She had belonged to the North Park Wesleyan Church where she volunteered in the nursery. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Blossburg Dispatched For Fall Victim at Transfer Station
Firefighters and EMS have been dispatched to the Northern Tier Waste Construction Demolition Landfill & Transfer Station at 540 Old Bloss Rd. in Blossburg, PA 16912 for a land rescue of a person who fell into a waste trailer and is reported injured and unresponsive.
Mansfield Rescue was also dispatched and subsequently cancelled.
Patricia A. Janoski, 85, of the Lutheran Home at Kane, PA
Patricia A. Janoski, 85, of the Lutheran Home at Kane, PA passed away Tuesday evening, December 12, 2023 at the Lutheran Home following a brief illness.
She was born in Johnsonburg on November 5, 1938, a daughter to the late Max and Amelia Bodistow Pavlock. On August 26, 1978 in Holy Rosary Church, Johnsonburg, she married Louis Janoski. He preceded her in April of 1983.
Patricia had been a resident of the Lutheran Home for the past 2 years and had lived briefly in Ridgway. Born and raised in Johnsonburg, she was a 1956 graduate of Johnsonburg High School. She received a business degree from Robert Morris University and spent most of her life in the Harmarville-Cheswick-Springville area as a secretary for many businesses and hospitals. She had worked for Hirsch-Truxler and Weiss, Atty’s. in Pittsburgh, Alan Zoeller Painting, Podmilsak’s Market and several hospitals, all as a secretary and had been a Twp. Supervisor for Harmar Twp., PA.
Patricia was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Harmarville, PA and was very active in the church. She had served as a Eucharistic Minister, sang in the choir and was on the parish council. She took pride in taking care of her home and was very meticulous in its care. She was also very involved volunteering with the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Ralph M. Young, 80, of Austin, PA
AUSTIN, PA—Ralph M. Young, 80, of Austin, passed away in his home on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Arrangements entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.
