The Tioga County Women’s Shooting Society’s indoor season for shooting practice at the National Range and Armory at 31 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701 will continue on Saturday, Nov 11, a newly added date.

“We will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the CVS Plaza parking lot at 197 North Main Street in Mansfield, PA 16933 and leave at 10 a.m. sharp to carpool to Williamsport,” said President Marilyn Jones.

            OLEAN, NY – Olean General Hospital (OGH) Auxiliary is kicking off the annual poinsettia and baklava sale to help spread some holiday cheer.  Poinsettias are available in an array of colors including red, white, pink, marble, or jingle bell and can be purchased one for $13 or two for $22.  Evoke the holiday spirit with any of these seasonal colors!

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            BRADFORD, Pa. – Demolition of the former Bradford Central Christian High/St. Bernard Elementary School will begin next week.

            The former school, its property and playing field are owned by the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, which bought the building in 2020 after the plans of developer Goldenwest Group LLC fell through.

            Bob Cummins Construction will perform the demolition, which is expected to last several months. Neighbors can expect increased truck traffic and noise during the day. Previously, the university had asbestos removed. Utilities will be turned off and any remaining hazardous materials removed before demolition begins.

            Parts of the building – such as scrap metal and concrete – will be recycled. Once the site has been cleared, the university plans to repave the circular drive and another road to provide parking for the practice field on the property. In the short term, part of the site will be used for a community garden. University officials will continue to assess the best use of the property going forward.

In 2018, the university considered buying the property directly from St. Bernard Parish and using the facility to house its engineering and information technology programs. However, architects hired by the university determined that the total estimated cost to renovate St. Bernard School to meet the university’s program needs as well as all building code requirements would exceed $34.1 million. By contrast, the George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building, which opened in January, cost $24.5 million to build.

In 2019, the Catholic Diocese of Erie closed what was then St. Bernard Elementary School. A year later the university bought the building from Goldenwest, which had hoped to renovate the building.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the university made the former school available as a site for community vaccination clinics.

The university also collaborated with alumni of the Bradford Central Christian High School to remove trophies, trophy cases, yearbooks and other historical and sentimental items for inclusion in a small museum.

Other items, such as desks, bookshelves and filing cabinets, were donated to members of the community.

Pitt-Bradford is also raising money toward a Bradford Central Christian/St. Bernard Legacy Scholarship Fund to supply scholarships for Pitt-Bradford students in need and honor the schools’ legacies.

To make a tax-deductible gift to the fund, contact the Pitt-Bradford Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement at 814-362-5091 or www.givetoUPB.org.

HARRISURG – Five Northern Tier lawmakers are encouraging customers of Frontier Commonwealth to weigh in on a proposed settlement agreement recently filed with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) by the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA), Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA) and Frontier.

The settlement was negotiated in response to a formal complaint filed by OCA and OSBA against Frontier earlier this year for its failure to provide reliable service to residential and business customers.

Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming), Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford), Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Sullivan) represent thousands of residents and businesses that receive telephone and/or internet services from Frontier. They issued the following statement about the proposed settlement:

“Our goal from the start of this process has been to hold Frontier accountable to the people it serves. Paying customers deserve reliable telephone and internet services, responsive customer service and proactive efforts by the company to invest in the maintenance of its infrastructure.