The Allegany County Democratic Committee has officially adopted a section of State Rt. 21 in Almond, NY as part of the NYS Department of Transportation’s “Adopt-a-Highway” program.  The fourth clean-up took place on Thursday, October 19th.  Numerous bags of trash were collected, giving the roadway a much-improved appearance. 

State Rt. 21 in Almond was specifically selected by the Committee because of its importance as a gateway to our county. This stretch of highway is heavily used by I-86 travelers on their way to the Alfred campuses or to recreational opportunities elsewhere in the area.

This is just one of the many ways local Democrats serve our community, in keeping with the Committee’s desire to protect and enhance the quality of life in the county.  To learn more, visit  www.alleganycountydemocrats.org or find us on Facebook.  Reach out via email info@alleganycountydemocrats.org or phone (585) 610-4321.

The Allegany County Democratic Committee is the official governing body for the County Party, working toward broader representation by Democrats at the local, state, and national levels.

Multi-instrumental musical duo Ravi Padmanabha and David Mussen will perform at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Oct. 24.

Admission is free for this noon performance in the Studio Theater in Blaisdell Hall. For more information about the performance, visit www.upb.pitt.edu/TheArts or call the Bromeley Family Theater Box Office from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at 814-362-5113.

“I wanted to bring Ravi and Dave to campus so that our community can experience the world music talent these two musicians bring to their performances,” said Courtney Mealy, Director of Arts Programming.

The musical duo performs a wide variety of styles and genres of music featuring percussion and wind instruments.

Padmanabha is a musical veteran who made a name for himself as a composer and multi-instrumentalist after spending much of his life studying a wide range of free-flowing musical styles from Indian to experimental to jazz.

Mussen is equally experienced and multi-faceted. He’s been able to hold down membership in multiple bands at once for decades. The variety of genres includes bluegrass and Afro-Latin.

In his early years as a musician, Padmanabha had an acute interest in percussion, especially the drum set. He was also surrounded by Indian classical music, and, wanting to pursue that part of his life, Padmanabha studied under experts like Pandits Samar Saha of Calcutta and Sharda Sahai. (Pandit being a title of prestige in Indian classical music).

When living in Buffalo, NY., Padmanabha expanded his repertoire into jazz, world, and experimental music. Over the years, he performed in a local capacity, eventually starting his own band with his brothers, Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams, which performed at Pitt-Bradford in 2016.

Mussen also found his way into music at an early age, and he began performing most notably as the clarinetist in Skiffle Minstrels, a Western swing band, and as a multi-instrumentalist in the 12/8 Path Band, an Afro-Latin music group, both local Buffalo bands. His songwriting journey includes his contribution to the Robot Holiday network of musicians, writing new and unusual holiday-themed originals.

Bigfoot is coming to the Mercantile!!!! Kids can have their picture taken with Bigfoot, then make Sasquatch ornaments to take home. We’ll be serving hot cocoa and Bigfoot cookies! 

Check out our awesome Bigfoot merchandise, including the cutest onesies you ever saw! Bigfoot earrings, jewelry, and more.   ‘Squatch!

The event is free! Bigfoot will graciously accept donations, which he and his handler donate to charity. 

Four Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams will be in the hunt for championships when United East Conference postseason playoff action begins on Saturday.

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete in the UE Championships at Cairn University, while the men’s and once-beaten women’s soccer teams await word on who they will face and where their first-round matches in the conference’s Volt Division will be, also on Saturday.

This year’s expanded playoff format from four to the top six teams in both the Volt and Skye divisions comes as a result of the merger over the summer of the United East and Colonial States Athletic Conferences.

Penn College playoff previews will be released in the coming days.

MEN’S SOCCER

At Gallaudet University in UE action on Friday, Nathan Schwartz, of Lancaster, led eight Wildcats who scored with a pair of goals in a 9-0 rout. Penn College led in shots on goal, 15-2, with Justin Potts, of Media, and Cole Catherman, of Selinsgrove, splitting duties in the goal and each making one save.

POTTER COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS HOSTING A TORCH RUN 5K RUN AND WALK ON  SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 2023 IN COUDERSPORT, PA.  RACE WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 AM REGISTRATION WILL BE AT 9:00 AM AT THE COUDERSPORT LIBRARY 502 PARK AVE. STATE POLICE WILL BE LEADIJNG THIS RACE WITH THE TORCH FLAME.  ALL ARE WELCOME TO COMEOUT AND SUPPORT THE RUNNERS AND WALKERS AND OUR POTTER COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES.