COUDERSPORT – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) is inviting area residents to his upcoming “Coffee and Conversation” in Potter County for a discussion of state and local issues.
The event will be held at 8 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, 5660 US-6 W, Ulysses.
“I hope people will take the opportunity to come out to learn more about the issues we are working on in Harrisburg and to share their questions and concerns,” Causer said.
RSVPs are requested. Sign up at www.RepCauser.com or call the Coudersport office at 814-274-9769.
HARRISBURG – In recognition of National Entrepreneurship Week, House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus will be focusing its efforts on getting government out of the way of business creation with a newly unveiled Main Street Entrepreneurship Initiative legislative package.
“At the heart of The Keystone Commitment is the need to create a thriving economy by making it easier to do business in Pennsylvania and making it easier to get a job here. We must also invite opportunity through competition if we want to put this Commonwealth on a sound economic footing,” Cutler said.
By Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford)and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming)
It’s 4:30 a.m. and your phone wakes you with that incredibly annoying sound and you quickly hit snooze. You have that nasty feeling in your gut it’s going to be that kind of day and come to find out your gut was right. One of those days where nothing seems to go right. Relationships are stressed, things break at work, the truck starts making a funny sound and you get a text from your son’s teacher asking for a meeting to talk. You finally make it home after a long day of work realizing you forgot to fix the fire, the water line froze again and now there’s no water. As you did throughout the day, you responded to the immediate need. Get a fire going, thaw the water line, call the teacher, figure the issue out on the truck, and finally sit down for a cup of decaf coffee with your wife to connect and hear about her day.
That’s when it happens. The loud, high-pitch tones go off alerting you to the need from your volunteer fire department. You wait anxiously to hear what the 911 dispatcher is going to say. You get another feeling in your gut. This time one of duty, service and community. The dispatcher informs the department they are due to respond to a fully involved house fire. For a quick moment, you think, please not tonight. After the day I just had, now this? But then your wife looks at you and says, “I’ll start the truck, get going, another family needs you. I’ll be there with the auxiliary when you get back with hot coffee.”
Stanley D. Ferguson, 81, of Big Shanty Road, Lewis Run, PA passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at his residence.
Born September 20, 1942, in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Stanley and Jean (Markunas) Ferguson.
Stan was a 1960 graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill.
In July of 1960, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served until his honorable discharge in 1964. Stan was a Qualified Parachutist and a Naval Gunfire Forward Observer, deployed in the Fleet Marine Force in the Far East and the Mediterranean Sea.
After military service Stan was employed by J.W. Marriott Corporation in Philadelphia. He later used his GI Bill to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Villanova University. Subsequently, he returned to Marriott and managed one of their restaurants. In the early 80’s Stan visited Westline for a couple of winters to train his sled dogs and soon afterward moved there permanently. Stan was employed as a waiter at the Westline Inn for over 30 years, retiring in 2020.
Stan enjoyed raising and training his Siberian Huskies and mushed his teams twice in the Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He was a member of the International Sled Dog Racing Association and ran his sled dogs in Western Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Michigan.
Peggy Sitarchuk-Price, 61, of South Kendall Avenue, Bradford, PA died Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Friends are reminded that on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in St. Bernard Church, a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am with Fr. Jim Gutting as celebrant.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
At 1:42 PM on Sunday, Bolivar & Mutual aid companies have been dispatched to a working structure fire at 567 South Main Street in the village. Route 417 is CLOSED at the fire scene. Second Alarm Clarksville, Shinglehouse to scene. Westons Mills Fast Team dispatched to scene. Roulette transfer engine company to stand by at Shinglehouse. Rt. 417 opened at 5:30 PM.
2:13 PM—Interior operation discontinued. Allegany Tower truck requested to scene. Exterior operations only at this point. Both lanes of Rt. 417 West are CLOSED.
Penny L. Dickey, 64, of North Maple Ave., Ridgway, PA passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 16, 2024, at her residence.
She was born on December 16, 1959, in Ridgway, a daughter of Nancy Merritt Trumbull and the late Robert Trumbull.
On October 26, 2007, she married Robert Dickey, who survives.
Penny lived in Ridgway and the surrounding area most of her life and worked many jobs at local restaurants and establishments. She loved her friends in Christ and enjoyed Bible studies with them when she was able. She was most proud of her children and was always there to support them through life, no matter what. Penny will be remembered for so many things in her life through those that will continue on without her. She always had little gifts to bear and was the haver of all things. If anyone was ever needing something random, the answer was always “G-ma probably has one!”, and she almost always did. Penny would want to be remembered for the love she had for her family, grandkids, and being the host of the crazy family get togethers. She was always in the stands for her grandkids school events and was enjoying her recent two years doting over her youngest 2 grandbabies.
Rochelle Huet Laird, 57, of St. Marys and formerly of the Philippines, passed away peacefully at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport on Friday, February 16, 2024.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.
Thomas Scott, D.O. UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Thanks to the convenience of technology and our modern lifestyles, people in the U.S. are more inactive than ever. Whether we’re sitting behind desks, hunched over laptops all day for work, or lounging around binging our favorite shows, Americans simply aren’t as physically active as we used to be – and that’s a problem.
According to the American Heart Association, only about one in five adults and teens get enough exercise to maintain good health. Physical activity is one of the keys to preventing heart disease which is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. Being more active can help all people think, feel and sleep better and perform daily tasks more easily.
When you sit for long periods of time, your body doesn’t work as well as it can and actually begins to adapt to the lack of activity in negative ways. You don’t burn as many calories as you would while standing or doing another activity, which can make it harder to stay at a healthy weight.
Science has linked being inactive and sitting too much with higher risk of heart disease. Your heart is a muscle, just like the ones in your arms and legs. The more you use it, the stronger and more efficient it becomes. When you’re active, your blood pumps through your arteries, helping to keep them healthy and functioning well. Regular cardiovascular exercise, the kind that raises your heart rate and makes you breathe heavily, helps improve your quality of life while reducing many of your risks for heart disease. It can:
Johnsonburg, Pa.: Two families hunted together last weekend for Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap, and did well. John Dellaquila and his son Isaac hunted private lands in Elk and Cameron Counties, and were able to harvest predators on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
John started off Friday morning at 12:50 a.m. with a 36.0# male coyote from Cameron County, harvested with a .243. John and his son Isaac then moved to Elk County and Isaac was able to harvest a 13.0# male red fox at 4:00 a.m. on private lands, also using a .243. On Saturday, John and Isaac set up on some fields on private lands in Elk County and scanned the fields – no calling. John harvested a 31.8# female coyote at 10:00 p.m., and Isaac harvested a 37.6# male coyote at 4:15 a.m.
On Sunday, they set up again on fields on private lands in Elk County and after scanning the fields all evening, John finally connected on the largest coyote for the weekend, a 44.4# male harvested at 6:30 a.m…. a long night. Congratulations, Dellaquila Family!
Team “Big Dog” composed of Rich and Nate Hoffman out of St. Marys also made it a family affair over the weekend. Rich and Nate both shoot a .22-250 and hunt private lands in Elk County. Rich harvested a 33.8# male coyote at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, and Nate harvested a 35.8# male coyote on Friday at 5:45 a.m. Team “Big Dog” uses both electronic and mouth calls. Congratulations, Team “Big Dog”.
Photo 1 – John and Isaac Dellaquila with their harvest of coyotes and fox. Photo 2 – Team “Big Dog” with their coyotes.
At 6:36 PM on Saturday, Belfast, Angelica & Houghton Fire Depts have been dispatched to a structure fire at 7231 Crawford Creek Road. Caller reports bedroom on fire.
At 6:16 PM on Saturday, Wellsboro Fire & EMS has been dispatched to Baldwin Run Road for a vehicle on its side in the creek. Occupant has climbed on side of vehicle. Caller reports smell of gasoline leaking.
Saturday 2/17/24 @ 4:45pm | Numerous snow showers will continue to move quickly from northwest to southeast across central PA into early this evening. Brief bursts of heavy snow may produce localized and brief whiteout conditions along with rapid changes in road conditions. Motorists should be alert and prepared for locally hazardous driving conditions and slick roads.
Greta E. Edminster, 61, of North Branch Rd, Eldred, PA passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the Snyder Memorial Health Care Center.
Born May 3, 1962 in Olean, NY, she is daughter to Howard F. Sr and Greta (Ault) Yeaples. She is a 1980 graduate of Otto-Eldred Jr-Sr High School.
On June 26, 1982, in Rixford, PA, she married Jeffrey R. Edminster, who survives.
Greta retired from Otto-Eldred Jr-Sr High School, where she worked as a custodian for about 18 years. Her previous employment includes several years at Duke Center Superette and a short time at Temple Particleboard Plant.
North Tonawanda-Sara G. “Sally” Richardson, formerly of Olean, Eldred, Pa , East Aurora NY and Holley, NY passed away Wednesday (February 14, 2024) at the DeGraff Long term Care Facility in N. Tonawanda, NY.
Sara was born in Eldred, Pa on March 10, 1923. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillian Brown Carpenter and sister to the late Gerald Carpenter and the late Myrl Reed.
Sara graduated from Otto/Eldred High School and the Westbrook Academy in Olean.
She married Morris E. Richardson, Jr whose family owned Richardsons Grocery on N.13th and W State St. He predeceased her in 1996. When Morris left for the south Pacific, Sara worked at Ft. Monmouth, NJ for the three years he served. Sally was the leader of the steno pool at the Developmental Laboratory there. She was a Church Secretary for many years at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Aurora. After her husband’s retirement from Moog in E Aurora and returning to Olean, Morris became active in the family business before it was sold. They then moved to Holley NY where she was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church in Brockport.
Born February 25, 1947, in New York City, NY, he was the son of George and Anna Vrabel Kertis. On March 21, 1987, in Richboro, he married the former Valerie J. Thiers, who predeceased him on January 13, 2014. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by a sister, Veronica.
