At 12:14 PM on Monday, Smethport Firefighters have been dispatched to a basement fire at 305 East Main Street. Chief 220 on scene reports smoke showing. Mutual aid has been requested from Norwich, Port Allegany & Coudersport. Bradford Township Fire Dept. requested for RIT.
COMMAND REPORTS FIRE OUT AT 12:34.
I would like to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for Potter County Sheriff. I lived in Potter County for several years after attending college and then moved to Alaska to pursue a career in law enforcement. My law enforcement career began relatively soon after the move to Alaska. It started working as a Correctional Officer in a maximum security prison in Juneau, AK for about 21 months.
In January of 1986, I was hired by the Juneau Police Department as a Patrol Officer. Approximately 4 years later, I was assigned to the Investigations Unit for approximately 3 years.
I was promoted back to the Patrol Unit as a sergeant where I supervised a patrol team for approximately 6 years. I was assigned back to the Investigations Unit, where I supervised major investigations for 5 years. As the Investigations Sergeant, I also oversaw two drug enforcement officers assigned to the Southeast Alaska Drug Task Force. During my time as a sergeant, I participated in numerous supervisory training classes.
My final assignment for the Department was in an administrative position where I restructured the Department’s training requirements and training schedule.
While employed by the Juneau Police Department, I had ancillary duties as an Accident Reconstructionist for 16 years and I was a member of the SWAT Team for 11 years. I was awarded the Police Medal of Honor in 1993.
In the year 2000, I had the privilege of attending the Southwest Law Enforcement Institute’s, Law Enforcement Management College located in Plano, Texas. I successfully completed and graduated from the intensive 2 month long college level management course geared specifically toward law enforcement management.
After nearly 22 years in Law enforcement, I retired and my wife, Lynetta and I returned to Potter County to raise our twin girls.
I have served Potter County as a Deputy Sheriff with the Potter County Sheriff’s Department since 2016. I have a clear understanding of the duties of the Sheriff Department. I would be honored to serve the people of Potter County as your Sheriff. Early in my career, I was taught to treat people fairly and with respect. As your Sheriff, I will continue to do so.
The time I served in the corrections environment will aid me in this position as the Sheriff sits on the Potter County Jail Board. My time as a Police Sergeant and management experience will benefit me in carrying out the duties of the Sheriff.
My family attends the Gold Church where I have served as Moderator, Trustee and Chairperson for the building committee while building our new church. I am a coach for the Black Forest Youth Trap Team and have done so for the last several years.
Thank you for considering me for sheriff. I look forward to serving the people of Potter County. Please vote KEVIN SISKA for Potter County Sheriff in the Primary election on May 16, 2023.
CASEWORKER 1 VACANCY
Cameron County Children and Youth Services has an opening for a full-time County Caseworker position. Caseworkers provide a range of case management services to children and families to ensure the safety and well-being of children.
Salary: $37,000 (with a $2,000 increase upon completion of training and promotion to Caseworker 2)
Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree which includes, or is supplemented by 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences OR a combination of experience and training which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences, and one year of experience performing paraprofessional case management functions.
Qualified applicants must apply for the position at www.employment.pa.gov.
Clearances and a valid driver’s license will be required.
Education Opportunity: Caseworkers with a bachelor’s degree, who are employed by Children and Youth Services for a minimum of two years, may be eligible for the CWEL program, which provides substantial financial support, including tuition and other expenses, to a caseworker in completing a graduate level degree. Individuals enrolled in this program would enter into a contract with the agency to continue employment following their studies for a period of time.
For further information, please contact Children and Youth Services at (814) 486-9351 or email hfarren@cameroncountypa.com.
Due to the content and length of this week’s “Weekly,” it is being sent in two parts — “A” and “B” — the latter dedicated to the softball preview.
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(NOTE: You are receiving this sports information release because one or more athletes from your coverage area compete on a team at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.)
Penn College wrestling reaches new high
Talk about a youth movement taking charge. A freshman wrestler and a first-time head coach have taken the Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestling program to new heights almost overnight.
Young, coachable and committed, is how first-year coach Pankil Chander described his squad heading into this season, just the Wildcats’ fifth of being NCAA post-season eligible.
OLEAN, N.Y., February 6, 2023 — The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation board recently elected Sean Cornelius to its board of directors and named its slate of Foundation officers for 2023, including the election of Lucy Benson as board president, while also naming Dr. Yogini Kothari an honorary board member.
The board also re-elected six current board members to another three-year term.
Cornelius is the president of Weed Ross Agency, an insurance agency with locations in Ellicottville, Randolph and East Aurora.
Cornelius has some 20-years’ experience in the insurance industry, beginning with working in his father’s State Farm office in his native Erie, PA during summers home St. Bonaventure University.
Cornelius joined Weed Ross in 2014 and was named president in 2016.
Cornelius will serve on the Foundation’s grant allocations committee, which he first joined in 2022.
The board of directors also elected Lucy Benson as board president.
Benson joined the CRCF board in 2016 and has faithfully served in a number of roles on the board in her 7 years of service.
Benson has been the chair of the grant allocations committee since 2018, and has been an elected officer since 2018. She was first elected as secretary in 2018 and served as board vice president for two years prior to being named president.
The board also named Dr. Yogini Kothari an honorary CRCF board member in recognition of her outstanding service and dedication to the CRCF board and community.
The CRCF board of directors elects honorary board members in recognition of their dedication and service to the board and its mission. Honorary board members may continue to attend board meetings and events but do not vote.
Dr. Kothari served as a board member from 2005-2018. Through her board tenure she was a member of the Foundation’s scholarship committee, which she co-chaired for a number of years, as well as the grant allocations committee.
Shortly after joining the board, Dr. Kothari and her husband Dr. Ashok Kothari together established the Kothari Family Endowment Fund, which provides a number of annual grants including two Kothari Family Health Care Scholarships for aspiring health care professionals each year and annual grants to the Olean Food Pantry and other organizations.
Over the years the fund has made possible more than $30,000 in grants and scholarships. The fund has grown to now support two annual scholarships of a minimum of $1,000 each.
Dr. Kothari and her husband were honored as the Friends of the Foundation in 2022.
“The board could not think of another individual more deserving of honorary board member status,” said Lucy Benson. “It is rare to find an individual like Dr. Kothari who is eager to lend a hand and meet any need in the community. Dr. Kothari exemplifies the giving and selfless nature that makes a great board member and community volunteer.”
The board also elected all of its officers for 2023, including Mike Kasperski as vice president, Sharon Myers as 2nd vice president, Wendy Brand as treasurer and Audra Stevens as secretary.
Shabana Chauhdry, Tony Evans, Mary Freeman, Mike Higgins, Sharon Myers and Carol Stitt, all currently serving board members, were re-elected for a three-year term beginning in 2023.
“We are so pleased to welcome Sean Cornelius to the CRCF board of directors, as well as all of our re-elected board members and newly appointed board officers,” said CRCF Executive Director Karen Niemic Buchheit. “It is the guidance and leadership of the board that has made CRCF the supportive, trusted and responsive leader in philanthropy it is today, and I have no doubt that Sean and all of our board members will only continue to raise the standard for CRCF in the years to come.”
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is the area’s supportive, responsive and trusted community foundation. Established in 1994, CRCF is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the foundation support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service, and youth development. To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email foundation@cattfoundation.org, or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook (facebook.com/cattfoundation) and Twitter (@CattFoundation).
Smethport – Adda M. Brace, 86, of Bradford, formerly of Cyclone, PA passed away Thursday (February 23, 2023) at The Pavilion at BRMC, Bradford.
She was born February 12, 1937 in Olean, the daughter of Manley and Alma Wixon Brace.
Adda was a 1955 graduate of Smethport High School and worked in the offices of Graef Cutting & Co. of Buffalo, NY.
She was a former member of the Cyclone Free Methodist Church.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers; Lee E. and Ralph A. Brace, along with three sisters; Alta L. Kauffman, Audrey J. Brace and Phyllis M. Brace.
In keeping with Adda’s wishes, there will be no visitation. A graveside service will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.
Virginia E. Canfield, 94, of Smethport, PA passed away Saturday (February 25, 2023) in Smethport.
She was born March 10, 1928 in Clermont, PA, the daughter of Willard and Mary Rice Rounsville. On May 11, 1946, in Smethport, PA, she married Sherman E. Canfield, Jr., who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Canfield worked most of her life as a hired house cleaner, but ultimately was a home maker tending to the needs of her family.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Smethport.
She is survived by three daughters:
Bonnie D. Stringer of Smethport, Connie C. Ferris of Bradford, and Diana L. Ewing of Mt. Jewett
Three grandchildren and six great grandchildren
One brother: Richard Rounsville of Smethport
And several nieces and nephews
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters.
There will be no visitation. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Smethport.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Hamlin Memorial Library, 123 S. Mechanic St., Smethport, PA 16749. Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.
Roger D. Grover, 63, of Smethport, PA passed away, Friday, February 24, 2023, after a lengthy illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
“beloved mother and grandmother”
Margaret J. “Peg” Salada, 88, of Shinglehouse, PA passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport, after a long illness.
Born on Sunday, January 27, 1935 in Helvetia, she was a daughter of Andrew and Florence Reagle Sulin. On July 21, 1951 in Harborceeek, she married James L. Salada, who passed away on October 15, 2006.
Peg attended the Helvetia Company School in Helvetia. She was first employed on the John Gresh farm in Girard. In June of 1971, Peg along with her husband and family, moved to Shinglehouse, owning and operating a dairy farm, Salada Farms. They also ran a trucking company, Salada Farms Express in Shinglehouse.
Peg was a member of Grace Bible Independent Church in Shinglehouse. She was a member of the former Perry Highway Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed being around animals, taking care of the farm calves, bottle feeding and medicating them. She also enjoyed riding her tractor. Her greatest love was her family.
Left to cherish her memory are two sons, Bradley W. “Brad” Salada and Allen A. (Amber) Salada, both of Shinglehouse; three daughters, Gloria Jean (Robert) Boozer of Cochranton, Patricia Ann Salada of Bowman, SC, and Terri Lynn (Dave) Sliwinski of Stoneboro; seventeen grandchildren; forty-two great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Edward (Bobby Ann) Sulin of DuBois; and several nieces and nephews.
Peg was predeceased by her parents; her husband of 55 years; a son, James K. Salada; three grandchildren, Tyler Boozer, Mason Boozer, and Carrie Boozer; and a brother, Al Joe Sulin.
Family and friends may call from 10am to 12 noon on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Grace Bible Independent Baptist Church, 392 Coon Crossing Road, Shinglehouse, where funeral services will follow at 12 noon with Roger N. Hain, pastor emeritus of Black Creek Baptist Church, and Pastor Phil Seely of Grace Bible Independent Baptist Church, Shinglehouse, officiating. Burial will be next to her husband in the East Sharon Cemetery, Shinglehouse.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Peg’s name may be made to the Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 475, Shinglehouse, PA 16748; to the Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Association, PO Box 98, Shinglehouse, PA 16748; to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, PO Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14203; or to Grace Bible Independent Baptist Church, 392 Coon Crossing Road, Shinglehouse, PA 16478.
Peg’s final arrangements have been entrusted to Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse.
To express condolences, light a candle, or share a fond memory of Peg, please visit www.virgillhowardfuneralhome.com or the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home Facebook page.
Photo by John Eaton
After breaking into the funeral home and “borrowing” their good friend’s ashes, the three remaining members of the card-playing group are sure that the police are at their door to arrest them and retrieve their urn-inhabiting friend, Mary. Pictured are: (from left to right): Natalie Kennedy as Leona, Robin Gaige as Millie and Deb Sawyer as Connie.
Performances of Hamilton-Gibson’s production of “Exit Laughing,” a laugh-out-loud, fun-filled story of three women who are all feeling lost due to the death of their friend, Mary, the fourth member of their bridge club.
One of the three has the bright (and illegal) idea of “borrowing” their friend’s ashes from the funeral home and bringing them to their weekly bridge night.
What ensues is a wild time as the three bare their hidden souls and explore a whole new way of approaching life—while they have it.
Add a distraught daughter who has been stood up by a boyfriend one too many times, a visit from the law and plenty of beverage therapy for a night none of them will ever forget.
Deb Sawyer plays Connie, owner of the house where the bridge group meets. The other bridge club members are: Robin Gaige as Millie and Natalie Kennedy as Leona. Amanda Fleming is Rachel, Connie’s daughter and Travis Twoey is the policeman.
Performances of this hilarious adult comedy will be in the Warehouse Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, March 3 and 4 and 10 and 11 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, March 5 and 12.
Admission is $16 for adults and $8 for youth 18 and under. Tickets are available online at hgp.booktix.com.
For more information, call Hamilton-Gibson Productions at 570-724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.
Photo provided..Bram Wijnands
The Penn Wells Hotel at 62 Main Street in Wellsboro will be jumping and jiving with hot jazz as Bram Wijnands from Kansas City, Missouri takes over the piano during the Endless Mountain Music Festival Cabin Fever Jazz Concert.
On Saturday night, March 4, the doors at the Penn Wells Dining Room will open for ticketholders at 6:45 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show and dancing. Wijnands will play the music of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and the barrelhouse blues.
He brings his joyful exuberance and showmanship to all of his concerts. They are personal, intimate and keep people coming back for more. He lures his audience in, sharing information about each piece he is about to play punctuated by his sense of humor and insights. His technical skill, dexterity and knowledge bring each tune to life.
Saturday night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. will be a pre-show dinner in the Penn Wells Dining Room followed by Wijnands’ performance. The pre-show dinner is $30 per person plus tax. Concert tickets are $30 per person.
For Saturday night concert ticket information, call the Endless Mountain Music Festival at 570-787-7800 orvisit endlessmountain.net. For reservations for the Saturday night dinner, call the Penn Wells Hotel at 570-724-2111.
This summer, there will be a free concert with country star John Berry at Tioga County’s 4th of July celebration in Mansfield.
KC101 Hometown Country, a local radio station, is working with the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce and the Mansfield Lions Club to offer the free concert.
“KC101 is proud to provide much of the funding for the concert from the $50,000 that we have pledged to give back to our community in 2023,” said Kevin Thomas, owner of KC101.
John Berry has had 11 hit songs. Among them are: “Your Love Amazes Me, “Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye”, “I Think About It All The Time”, “She’s Taken A Shine” and “Give Me Back My America.”
The show will be in Straughn Auditorium at 7 p.m. on July 4th and will end in time for everyone to see the spectacular fireworks display at 9:30 p.m., which will be launched from Mansfield University.
There will be vendors set up outside Straughn Auditorium both before and after the concert, including a beer booth for those over 21.
For vendor information, contact the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce at 570-662-3442.
