This Friday, Sept 1, Leonard Harrison State Park at 4797 PA-660, Wellsboro, PA 16901 will be open to visitors for the first time since it was closed to the public on May 15 so key infrastructure improvements could be made.

According to Hills Creek State Park Complex Park Operations Manager Benjamin Stone of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of State Parks, “There is still a lot to do between now and Friday.”

Paving of the main parking areas started on Monday, Aug. 21 with the topcoat to be applied beginning Monday, Aug. 28. The restrooms and main parking areas will be open to visitors on Friday. Landscaping will be on going throughout September, with specific grass mixes and tree plantings planned.

The Potter County Education Council, Tri-Co Connections, the Potter County Human Services Area Agency on Aging, and our local school districts are continuing to team up to implement a county-wide program called Seniors 2 Seniors.

This program is teaching basic computer skills, digital literacy, and cybersecurity to senior citizens so that they have the skills and knowledge to utilize the many benefits of high-speed Internet, which can include: Staying connected to friends and family; Sending and receiving emails; Using search engines to navigate the Internet; Utilizing telemedicine (healthcare from home); Using on-line banking; and Shopping from home (for items not available in the local area).

 Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 1:41PM EDT until August 28 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

DESCRIPTION: At 141 PM EDT, Trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in I-86 West bound lane closed in Horseheads.
Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Trained spotters reported.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Elmira, Corning, West Elmira, Southport, Big Flats, Horseheads,
Elmira Heights, Caton, Erin, South Corning, Horseheads North, Pine
City, Breesport, East Corning, Lockwood, Fisherville, Mark Twain
State Park, Tompkins Corners, Newtown Battlefield State Park and
Webb Mills.

INSTRUCTIONS: Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.