Patrick J. Cronmiller, of Youngsville, PA, turned 80 on Saturday, February 10, 2024, and died peacefully Sunday morning, February 11, 2024, at John and Orpha Blair Hospice Home, Warren, PA., after a courageous battle with cancer.
A complete obituary will be announced when available through the Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc., Warren, PA.
Peggy Sitarchuk-Price, 61, of South Kendall Avenue, Bradford, PA went to join her mother and father, Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Bradford Ecumenical Home.
Born May 7, 1962, in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Barbara (Cuneen) Price and Tom Price. She was a 1982 graduate of Bradford Area High School.
Peggy was employed at Futures Inc. for over 38 years.
Peggy participated in the local and state Special Olympics, and was awarded gold medals for events including bowling, swimming, gymnastics, track and field.
She was a member of St. Bernard Church.
Theodore M. “Ted” Barrett, 85, of 68 East Warren Road, Custer City, PA passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Sena Kean Manor.
Born February 1, 1939, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Paul L. and Margaret (Beckwith) Barrett. He was a 1957 graduate of Bradford High School.
On June 18, 1960, at the Hill Memorial United Methodist Church, he married Carol Sue (Byham) Barrett who survives.
Ted was manager of the autobody shop at Fairway Ford from 1960 to 1990. In 1990 he started Barrett’s Autobody Shop along with his wife. He retired in 2007, and turned the business over to his son Doug who continues to operate the company.
He was an active member of Hill Memorial United Methodist Church for many years, and the Street Dreams Car Club. Ted and Carol enjoyed going to car shows with his 1950 Chevy and her 1968 Mustang convertible.
Surviving in addition to his wife Carol of 63 years, is one daughter, Amy (Jim) Sage, of Pittsburgh, three sons, Jeffrey Barrett, of Orlando FL, Douglas (Kim) Barrett, and Sean Barrett, of Bradford, two grandchildren, Casey Sage and Kylie Sage, and several nieces and nephews.
Joanne C. Reese, 87, passed away at Elk Haven Nursing Home on Thursday, February 8, 2024, following a short illness.
She was born on May 9, 1936 in Warren, PA, a daughter of the late Nels and Agnes Hagstrom Carlson.
Joanne was a graduate of Warren High School, class of 1954. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Warren, where she enjoyed attending and found solace in her faith. She retired in 1998, having spent a long career working for many years at Bell Telephone Company and then several years in the office at New Process Company and then Blair Company. Always enjoying reading and exercising, Joanne loved nothing more than spending time with her family and grandchildren. A sweet, smart, loving, and precious mother and grandmother, she will be missed dearly by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Johnsonburg, Pa.: Josh Bizzak of Wilcox is a well-known predator hunter and trapper. Saturday morning, Josh doubled up on coyotes – one through hunting and one through a cable restraint. Josh was set up for hunting on private land in Elk County and was using an electronic call. A female coyote showed up just before 1:00 a.m. Josh harvested the 31.6# coyote with a .17 Hornet.
While hunting another private area in Elk County later at 3:00 a.m., Josh set up on in the proximity of one of his cable restraints. As luck would have it, when Josh hit his electronic call, he got responses from both sides of the area, and up popped a large coyote. Josh harvested the 43.0# female, but when he went to retrieve his harvest, he found it was in his restraint! That is one of the beauties of being both a trapper and hunter, and entering a Hunt or Trap event.
Josh also showed off a beaver he had trapped earlier in the day.
Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second weekend of this two-weekend hunt or trap, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/15.
Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day. Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox. Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.
A busy Saturday saw 11 Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestlers place among the top four as first-time members in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. At the same time, the college’s basketball teams moved one game closer to their regular-season finales, which come on Tuesday.
And, it all points to what will be a Super Saturday this coming week with both basketball teams in postseason play, the wrestlers facing crosstown rival Lycoming College at a historic local venue and the college men’s lacrosse team getting its season underway.
FLASHBACK:
WRESTLING
| PA Gas Drilling Permit Issued in Saint Marys City Township |
| Description: Gas permit issued on 2/5/2024 to SENECA RESOURCES CO LLC for site F10-F (SGL 25 WT 4109) 322H 53975 in Saint Marys City township, Elk county |
| Incident Date/Time: 2024-02-05 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, permit, drilling, Gas |
| PA Gas Drilling Permit Issued in Saint Marys City Township |
| Description: Gas permit issued on 2/5/2024 to SENECA RESOURCES CO LLC for site F10-F (SGL 25 WT 4109) 319H 53972 in Saint Marys City township, Elk county |
| Incident Date/Time: 2024-02-05 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, permit, drilling, Gas |
Johnsonburg, Pa.: Ray Bevacqua of Johnsonburg brought in a beautiful female gray fox to the Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap on Saturday that eclipsed the previous record set in 2023 by Josh Bizzak. Ray harvested his 12.2# female gray fox on private lands in Elk County about 10:30 Friday evening. Ray used an electronic call. Ray harvested this fox using his new rifle, an FX King .30 PCP air rifle.
The previous weight record for a female gray fox was 11.6#. Ray’s fox weighed in 12.2#. Congratulations, Ray, on setting a new record for a female gray fox at the Rolfe Beagle Club’s Hunt or Trap.
Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second weekend of this two-weekend hunt or trap, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/15.
Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day. Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox. Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.
Changing Directions for Ulysses, PA family as they walk away from far-right neo-Nazi extremism.
Jeff Schoep is the Founder of Beyond Barriers. From 1994 until early 2019, Jeff Schoep was the leader of the largest neo-Nazi organization in the United States, the National Socialist Movement (NSM). In March 2019 he became the highest profile former white nationalist to ever walk away from far-right extremism in the USA. Since then, Jeff has been an outspoken advocate against the ideology that he had been part of for 27 years, making him uniquely qualified to understand extremism and extremist ideologies. Jeff now works as an inspirational public speaker helping to educate communities and policy makers on how to effectively counter and prevent violent extremism. https://jeffschoep.com
A reminder to all of our customers. We will only be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday for our winter hours until March.
We’re offering a program at Lyman Run State Park next weekend.
Talk a guided nature walk at Lyman Run State Park on Saturday, February 17 from 1 PM – 3 PM. Catch the end of the winter beauty on a Winter Adventure Hike lead by our long-time dedicated volunteers, Friends of Lyman Run. We will be walking along the Lyman Run Trail below the dam. Distance will be around 2 to 3 miles, with some small hills. Meet at the Parking Lot near Lower Campground, https://bit.ly/LymanLowerParking. Be prepared with good hiking boots, hiking poles/sticks, and water.
No pre-registration required. Please note that our flush restrooms are closed for the season. For more information, visit https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/lyman_run_state_park, call 814-435-5010 or email sschenck@pa.gov.
Cameron County Chamber of Commerce first ever fundraiser prizes and vendors increasing. Lit & Lucky will feature a reverse raffle where you want your ticket number to be one of the last drawn. The prize is $2500. Tickets are $50/couple. The ticket is your entry into the drawing, food and two drink tickets. Vendors include Benezette wines, Triple Nickel Distillery and Straub Brewery. Vendors will have non-alcoholic and alcoholic choices for purchase and water will be free.
This morning at 11:29 AM we were dispatched for a Structure fire at a location on State Route 19 in the town of Willing. due to the conditions, We were assisted on scene by Wellsville, Whitesville, Alma, Scio Fire Departments, Andover Fire air truck, Al-51, Willing Police, Wellsville Ambulance, Andover Ambulance, New York State DOT, National Grid, National Fuel, WNY Red Cross and a stand by at our station from Genesee PA Fire Department Thank you to everyone that showed up and gave a hand
2/10/24 16:12 AFD was toned for a structure fire on E Main St. Deputy 4 was near the area and reported a working fire. Allegany crews made an interior attack to quickly knock down the room and contents fire. Due to multiple obstructs, Tower 6 had to reposition a couple of times to maneuver around power lines and poles, but eventually made it to the roof and checked for exterior extension. The neighbor was able to make a rescue of a pet dog that was in the room of origin. She needed to be taken to OGH for smoke inhalation by AREMS. One Allegany firefighter was also scene at the hospital for burns to his ear. Several mutual aid departments assisted on scene. The fire was determined to be accidental in nature.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WHAT…Heavy snow is possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8
inches possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central Pennsylvania.
* WHEN…From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Precipitation will start as a light rain
before transitioning into snow, becoming steadier and heavier
Monday night. Snowfall rates greater than 1 inch per hour will
be possible overnight into early Tuesday morning.
