“Nature in Pennsylvania,” the Grand Canyon Photography Club’s November display on The Gallery Wall at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts features 14 nature photographs taken by Brad Adams during the past five years. It’s free and open to the public.
The Boys want to report that the toys are starting to be brought to the funeral home!!!! We are collecting toys and gifts for the Christmas House in memory of loved ones. This is the 23rd year that Kevin Dusenbury’s funeral home, the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home in Shinglehouse, has collected items to benefit the Christmas House in Coudersport. We will be accepting items until December 1. Please call us at 814-697-6570 if you have any questions. The Boys love toys and are so happy that children will have a merrier Christmas thanks to all that donate!!!!!
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 Governor Shapiro Signs Bipartisan Bill to Protect Pennsylvania Dogs, Consumers, Communities Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 746, updating Pennsylvania’s Dog Law to improve public safety in communities statewide; improve conditions for dogs in breeding kennels, day cares, and shelters; protect those who buy or adopt dogs in Pennsylvania; and help prevent the spread of infectious disease among dogs. The bill, sponsored by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Senator Elder Vogel, had broad bipartisan support and was widely supported by animal welfare advocates, kennel owners, local law enforcement agencies, county treasurers, and others. Changes to the law take effect after 90 days. Dog license sales fund Pennsylvania dog wardens’ work upholding high standards of care in kennels; shutting down illegal kennels; and keeping communities safer by holding dangerous dog owners responsible. Kennel fees had not increased in nearly 60 years and the price of a license had not increased in nearly 30 years, severely straining funds to support enforcement of Pennsylvania’s Dog Law.Read More |
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| Governor Josh Shapiro Recognizes Pennsylvania Veterinary Lab, Field Staff For Excellence In Avian Flu Crisis Response In a ceremony, Governor Josh Shapiro presented Governor’s Awards for Excellence to Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory Director Dr. Deepanker Tewari, and nine agency veterinarians and field staff for their swift, aggressive, and effective response during the avian influenza outbreak in Pennsylvania in 2022 and early 2023. Veterinarians Dr. Amy Nesselrodt, Dr. Sally Adams, Dr. Heather Palm, and veterinary staff members Jessica Wingate, Sarah Yurisic, Erin Ackerman, Nancy Diehl, Sarah McAlanis, and Amberlee Dressler coordinated the field response during the first outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Pennsylvania since 1983 – a crisis that became one of the most significant animal health emergencies in U.S. history.Read MoreRecap |
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 A panel discussion on the Lancaster County Community Hunger Mapping Report was held which included Caryn Long Earl, Director, Bureau of Food Assistance, Joe Arthur, CEO of the Central PA Food Bank; Vanessa Philibert, CEO of the Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County; Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Secretary, DHS; and Daren Russ, Vice President of Omnichannel Operations, The GIANT Company. This report identifies localized food access gaps and helps increase understanding of intersecting issues for the charitable food system as we work to end hunger for all Pennsylvanians.See More |
 Secretary Redding had the chance to attend the PA State Beekeepers Association Fall Conference. There are more than 70,000 registered bee colonies in Pennsylvania, housed in 1,000 bee yards, and overseen by 6,000 registered beekeepers. See More |
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 Now Hiring!We are seeking paid communications interns to help tell the story of Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry during the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show. This is a great opportunity to build your portfolio, make connections, and maybe even meet a few cows!Apply |
| “Unpacking USDA’s Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program” This webinar, led by Julie Kurtz, an agricultural economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), informs agricultural employers about USDA’s grant program which will award up to $65 million in grants to support agricultural employers in implementing robust labor standards on farms and ranches while facilitating lawful migration pathways through the H-2A temporary worker program. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack also makes a special guest appearance during the webinar to encourage agricultural employers to take part in the FLSP.Learn More |
 Are you interested in singing the National Anthem as part of the 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show? The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will select a different individual or group to perform the National Anthem at the beginning of each show. Submissions will be accepted from October 29, 2023 through November 12, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The video becomes the property of PDA once submitted.Learn More |
 It’s peak Spooky Season and a Spotted Lanternfly egg mass may be one of the scariest sights of all for Pennsylvanians. If you spot an egg mass on your property, SCRAPE IT!Resources |
To the Editor,
I am writing to encourage our local citizenry to vote this Nov. 7th. I realize these off-year elections do NOT generate the excitement of Presidential elections or even that of midterms. Voter turnout tends to drop dramatically, as only local and county contests appear on the ballot. State-level contests are only special elections during the off-years.
Generally in off-year elections, like now in 2023, voters decide ballot propositions on a state-wide, county, or town basis.
In this election, two state propositions appear on the back of ballots:
Every year, law enforcement is called to deaths in McKean and surrounding counties that were caused by carbon monoxide. Just this week, the death of a McKean County man is suspected to be caused by carbon monoxide.
In recent years, other deaths and hospitalizations have been attributed to the gas, including an Eldred couple and a family in Mount Jewett.
With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight-saving time soon to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is advising motorists to slow down and stay alert.
Cameron County welcomed Halloween Saturday. Ghosts, goblins, witches, and princesses visited businesses, trunk or treat, played corn hole, enjoyed food from vendors, entered the Cameron County Recreation Center Haunted House, and went door to door. The rain held off for the activities which packed downtown Emporium from 3 to 8.
BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA (WENY) — The search for a missing elderly woman from Tioga County, Pennsylvania appears to be over.
On Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the Subaru belonging to 85-year-old Phyllis Potter of Westfield was found near a cornfield off of North Fork Road in Brookfield Township.
Human remains were found not far away from the car.
Police would not confirm that the remains are that of Potter, saying an autopsy has been scheduled. Potter was last seen on July 21st, and reported missing on July 22nd. Since then, multiple community and law enforcement search efforts have taken place across Tioga County. Read more….
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GOUVERNEUR, NY—Betty M. Kjelgaard Paul, 83, of Gouverneur, formerly of Galeton, Pa., passed away with her loving family by her side on Thursday, October 26, 2023, in Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, NY.
Born on Friday, May 17, 1940 in Waverly, NY, she was a daughter of Henry H. and Ruth L. Stout Kjelgaard. On April 26, 1986 in Coudersport, she married Arthur “Sam” Paul, who survives.
Betty was a graduate of Athens High School in Athens, PA. She was employed at various jobs throughout the years. Her last job and the one she enjoyed the most was her position as a teacher’s aide at Gouverneur East Elementary School.
Cotton M. Winston, 38, of Bradford, PA passed away Friday, October 27, 2023.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Mary Jane Ayers who passed away on October 9, 2023, will have a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 11:00 am in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., W. Warren, with Fr. Richard Tomasone, pastor, officiating.
Friends will be received for one hour prior to mass in the church. The entombment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Warren.
Thomas S. “Tom” Hager, age 67, of Wellsboro, PA, died on Friday, October 27, 2023.
He was born on September 9, 1956 in Sellersville, PA a son of the late Lester L. Hager and Jean M (Bucher) Bitler. Tom was married to Sheila A. (Boyce)
Hager and worked with Don and Betty Bauer at Wellsboro Plumbing and Heating. He then was self-employed doing plumbing, heating and A/C for over 20 years. He worked in the gas field industry for the last 10 years until his retirement.
Judith M. Glatt, 84, a resident of Pinecrest Manor and formerly of 410 Washington Street, St. Marys, PA passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 at Pinecrest Manor following a lengthy illness.
She was born May 26, 1939 in the St. Joseph’s Convent in St. Marys, daughter of the late John “Jack” and Antoinette “Tony” Crawford Smith. She was a lifelong resident of St. Marys and a graduate of St. Marys High School, Class of 1957.
On August 13, 1960, in Sacred Heart Church, she married the late, Donald J. Glatt, who preceded her in death on February 27, 2017.
