STARLITERS BIG BAND TO PLAY SWING AND OTHER DANCE TUNES
At 7 p.m. next Saturday, Dec. 9, dance to music performed by the Starliters Big Band in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.
Admission is $15. For tickets, call 570-724-6220 or visit www.deanecenter.com.
“We are putting together big band jazz classics from the swing era, as well as popular holiday tunes,” said Bill Denson, one of the group’s founders.
For dancers, a variety of swing, Latin and polka dance tunes will be included as well as a few contemporary arrangements.”
Think About It
It’s Not Always The Parents
by
Pastor B.J. Knefley
When children do bad things, who is to blame? When kids get in to trouble, whose fault is it? Does the fault belong to the parents or is it solely the fault of the child? As a parent myself, I have second guessed my parenting skills when I have observed my children make some very bad choices. I don’t think that it is unusual for parents to wonder and feel very responsible for a child’s misdirection and behavior. But are parents always to blame? I hope that after reading this there will be some that feel a little relief and hope from the self-inflicted guilt and shame that they have heaped upon themselves because of the action of one of their children.
Ponder this for a moment. Who was the very first parent? If you said Adam and Eve, you would be close, but not correct. Actually, the very first parent was God himself. Now think about this for a moment, God, the perfect parent, had two children who disobeyed him. In fact, their disobedience, their choice, has had a ripple down effect upon every individual since then. Not only did God’s first children choose to disobey; his very first grandchild murdered his brother. So, who is to blame? Was it God? Was he as the parent, responsible for the choices of his child? Can we blame God for all the bad things that have subsequently followed Adam and Eve’s choices in the Garden? Or does it fall upon the choices of the individual?
Sadly, there are many parents who take on the guilt and shame of their children’s choices. They may even beat themselves up with self-condemnation, but the reality is we are not responsible for every choice our children make, just as God was not responsible for the choices of Adam, Eve, or Cain. And although it is true that my choices as a parent can have a great influence upon my child, and I must be responsible for these choices, my child is equally responsible for theirs. The truth is good parents can and do have children who do bad things. Not because of anything the parent has done but solely because of the choices of the child. Remember, even God had children that disobeyed. Think about it.
North Central Supply And the “Shops of Quarterwest”
New shipment of double hung vinyl replacement Windows have arrived…prices start @ $60.00
Multiple sizes available…best prices around..( please do not call asking for sizes, too many to check)..
Save money and make the drive to Galeton…
Recycle your TV at Wellsville Transfer Station on December 2, 2023
Allegany County Department of Public Works
Allegany County residents can recycle their old TV’s for free. The next one is at the Wellsville Transfer Station on December 2, 2023.
To Recycle your TV, bring it to the Recycling Center and drop it off at the designated area. There is a limit of 2 TVs.
TVs contain hazardous materials, such as lead and mercury, which can harm the environment if not disposed of properly. By recycling your TV, you can help to protect the environment and keep our community clean.
For more information, please call Tim Palmiter, Recycling Coordinator at 585-268-7282.
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DICKENS OF A CONCERT IS FRIDAY, DEC. 1
DICKENS OF A CONCERT IS FRIDAY, DEC. 1 WITH HG TREBLE CHOIR, HG CHOIR TOO, DROWSY MAGGIE, LOW BRASS ENSEMBLE AND THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BELL CHOIR
The HG Treble Choir is offering a delightful evening of holiday and winter music as they help kick-off Dickens of A Christmas weekend in Wellsboro with their annual Dickens of a Concert on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Central Avenue.
Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative to Reopen Two Check Stations for Saturday, 12/2 on SRs 59 and 346
Bradford, Pa.: John Dzemyan, Leader of the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative, announces that the Cooperative will be reopening their two Deer Check Stations on Saturday, 12/2, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. One Deer Check Station is on SR 59 west of the junction with SR 770, and the second Deer Check Station is near the Willows Restaurant on SR 346 west of Bradford.
All deer will be weighed, measured, and aged for FREE for hunters. Hunters will receive a fluorescent orange KQDC hat for bringing their deer to the check station. Each hunter bringing in a deer for checking will also receive a ticket on a cash raffle. Hunters bringing in antlerless deer will be eligible for a $500 raffle. Hunters bringing in an antlered deer will be eligible for a $250 raffle.
Earl Dean Tompkins, age 76 of Knoxville, PA
Earl Dean Tompkins, age 76 of Knoxville, PA passed away on November 25, 2023 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY.
He was born in Pennsylvania on January 12, 1947 and was a son to the late Vern and Elna (Perry) Tompkins.
Dean enjoyed everything to do with the outdoors. He loved hunting, vegetable gardening, taking care of his property and mowing the lawn. Dean was always ‘running the road’, driving up and down the valley whenever he could. He was a proud Army veteran, serving 2 years and going overseas to Vietnam.
He was a member of the Knoxville VFW Post 6753 and Knoxville-Deerfield Fire Department.
Lois J. Ostrom, 81, formerly of Sartwell Creek Rd., Port Allegany, PA
Lois J. Ostrom, 81, formerly of Sartwell Creek Rd., Port Allegany, PA passed away Monday (Nov. 27, 2023) in UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport.
Born February 16, 1942, in Coudersport, she was a daughter of Torrence and Elizabeth Hochstine Davis. In April 1970, in Port Allegany, she married Robert H. Ostrom, who died Nov. 11, 2017.
She was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of Port Allegany High School, class of 1961.
Lois started working right out of high school at Galeton Production, Galeton, and most recently Pure Carbon of Coudersport, for many years, before her retirement.
Working alongside of her husband Robert, they built their family business, Pennsylvania Flagstone located in Roulette. They worked very hard and sacrificed everything for it to become a very successful business that they were both proud of.
Beverly Jean Hull, 77, of Bradford, PA
Beverly Jean Hull, of Bradford, PA passed away on November 30, 2023.
Born on January 31, 1945, Bev was a vivacious bundle of energy from day one. She was born in Moline, IL to Stella and Arthur Van Lancker. She was a 1963 graduate of Alleman High School, and attended Black Hawk College.
She married Gerald Hull on April 16, 1966, and she was the joy of his life until he preceded her in death in November 2017.
Patricia A. WILLIAMS, 84, of Little Genesee, NY
Patricia A. WILLIAMS, 84, of Little Genesee, NY, died November 30, 2023 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.
Cremation was at OLNEY-FOUST Private Crematory.
Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation, Crowell Chapel, 296 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.