Classroom Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide
Part-time position available in an emotional support classroom in Coudersport. Requires: High School Diploma. Send letter of interest, application, current resume, references, Act 34, 114, and 151 to: Sandy Vossler, HR,119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749, (814) 887-5512.  EOE

Early Intervention Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide Positions Available in Bradford and Coudersport
Do you want to have a positive impact on young children? Have you thought about working in the field of education? Come join our team! The Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit Nine early intervention preschool program is looking for part-time paraeducators to work in their preschool classrooms.  These positions involve supporting preschool students in a special education setting as well as assisting the teacher in preparing materials necessary for classroom instruction. Applications for substitute paraeducators and teachers are also welcome! A high school diploma or its equivalent is required. If you would like more information, please contact Julia Anderson, Director of Special Education, at (814) 887-5512. EOE

Full-Time McKean County Birth to 3 Early Intervention Service Coordinator
Service Coordinator shall assist infants/toddlers and their families/caregivers to gain access to services and supports appropriate to their needs. SC shall meet with families in their homes or community locations, conduct family interviews, coordinate evaluation/IFSP meetings, monitor progress and maintain infants’/toddlers’ files. Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree which includes 12 credits in early intervention, early childhood special education, early childhood education, child development, special education, family counseling, family studies, social welfare, psychology or other comparable social sciences and one year of full-time or full-time equivalent experience working with or providing counseling to children, families or individuals with disabilities. Qualified applicants may also have an associate’s degree or 60 credit hours in any of the above- mentioned fields of study and three years of full-time or full-time equivalent experience working with or providing counseling to children, families, or individuals with disabilities. Send letter of interest, resume, PA standard application, transcripts, Acts 34, 114, and 151 clearance, and references to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands IU9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512. EOE.

Instructor – Heavy Equipment Maintenance Program
Permanent, full-time position at the Career and Technical Center; Requirements: The role will involve teaching students on diagnosing and repairing gas and diesel-powered heavy machinery, basic machine maintenance, and safety protocols. Candidates must either possess a PDE teaching certification or have significant industry experience. Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances are required. Questions may be directed to Mr. Jim Young, Director of the Career and Technical Center at (814) 642-2573 or via email. Send letter of interest, resume, PA standard application, and three letters of reference to: Sandy Vossler, Seneca Highlands IU9119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; EOE Deadline: July 10, 2023

Nurse
Part-time nursing position available in Kersey to assist a preschool student during their school day. RN or LPN certification is required. Send letter of interest, application, current resume, references, Act 34, 114, and 151 to: Sandy Vossler, HR, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512 EOE

Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Itinerant, full-time, 190-day position available immediately. Must have appropriate certification.
Send letter of interest, resume, PA standard application, transcripts, Acts 34, 114, and 151 clearances, and references to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands IU9,119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512 EOE

Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide: Part-Time – Austin Area School District
Requirement: High school diploma. Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512. EOE

Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide: Full-time – Learning Support – Coudersport High School
Requirement: High school diploma. Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512. EOE

Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide: Part-Time – Port Allegany Achievement Center
Requirement: High school diploma. Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512. EOE

Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide, Part-Time – Life Skills Classroom – Cameron County Elementary School
Position available in Woodland Elementary, Emporium. Requirement: High school diploma
Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512.  EOE

Part-Time CBVI Job Coach in McKean/Elk County
The CBVI job coach is a part-time position (a maximum of 29 hours/week) at an hourly rate to be determined at the time of hire. This position requires a high school diploma or GED-equivalent with preference given to associates and/or bachelors degree holders and/or those with relative experience working with teenagers or young adults. The ability to obtain Act 34, 151, and FBI clearances, along with a clean driving record is required. The job coach must complete substitute teacher training or job coach training certification, as well as first aid certification. They must also participate in the IU9’s annual in-service and quarterly CBVI meetings. Responsibilities may include light physical demands and hours may be scheduled outside of normal school day hours.
The CBVI job coach provides transportation, supervision, instruction, and assistance to students and recent graduates with disabilities in a community work setting. The job coach’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
” Daily activity logs, as well as bi-weekly and monthly assessments
” Maintenance and cleaning of assigned IU9 car
” Assist students with post-training or post-job shadow surveys
” Assist students with completing interest Inventories
” Maintain confidentiality of student records
” Communicate student progress/needs, questions/concerns from worksites, parents, school, etc. to coordinator and other appropriate staff
” Familiarize him/herself with child labor laws and safety standards
The job coach must adhere to IU9, school district, and worksite policies and regulations, including confidentiality of all matters. Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749; (814) 887-5512. EOE

School Psychologist/Interns, Part-time/Full-time
Full-time position to provide support and services within our area school districts. Services may include evaluations, observations, counseling, and training. School psychologist certification required.  Excellent benefit package, including employer student loan contribution of up to $5,250 per year available. Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Julia Anderson, Director of Special Education Services, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749 (814) 887-5512. EOE

Substitute Interpreters
Qualifications are:
” Pennsylvania state registered with Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) or
” Holds a minimum on educational interpreting performance assessment (EIPA) of 3.5 or higherDirect questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Julia Anderson, Director of Special Education Services, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749  (814) 887-5512. EOE

2 – Part-time Autism Support Paraprofessional Positions Available, 1 in Woodland Elementary, Emporium PA and 1 in Northern Potter Children’s School in Ulysses PA.
Requirement: High school diploma; Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, references, copy of Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances to: Sandy Vossler, HR, Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA 16749 (814) 887-5512. EOE

Substitute Classroom Teachers, Paraprofessionals/Classroom Aides, and Transportation Aides
Immediate openings for day-to-day positions supporting students and classrooms in Potter, Cameron, McKean, and Elk Counties. Training provided. Requires teaching certificate or bachelor’s degree (substitute teacher)/high school diploma (aide). Updated rates: $135/day for substitute teachers and $75/day for substitute aides – plus mileage.
Individuals holding the following qualifications may now serve as substitute teachers:
” Bachelor’s degree
” 60 college credits and 25 years old or older
” Student currently enrolled in a teacher program and has 60 completed credits
” Retired teacher
Individuals holding a high school diploma may serve as classroom aides.
Direct questions and submit application, letter of interest, and resume to: Sandy Vossler
Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9, 119 S Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA  16749  (814) 887-5512. EOE

The Laurel Festival 10K, sponsored by First Citizens Community Bank, will begin at 9 a.m. this Saturday, June 17 followed at 9:05 a.m. by the two-mile Fun Run/Walk. The 10K course has rolling hills, paved and dirt surfaces, and exciting Pennsylvania Grand Canyon country views.

Registration and check in will be at Packer Park on Queen Street from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on race day. The entry fee for the 10K is $25 and for the Fun Run is $5. Race day registrants pay in cash or by check.

UPMC Wellsboro is sponsoring the awards. Medals will be presented to the 10K male and female runners who place in the top three overall; finish first, second or third in each age category (19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70 and over) and to the oldest and youngest runners to finish first.

Each Fun Run participant will receive a commemorative ribbon. The Fun Run first, second and third place overall finishers and the youngest to finish will receive medals.

Timing will be by Insta-Results. The Tioga County Amateur Radio Club will handle communications.

C&N and Weis Markets are providing free post-race refreshments to all participants.

Call 570-724-1926 or email info@wellsboropa.com for more information.

Coming up at Hills Creek State Park at 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901 are free in-person programs this Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18. 

The park is seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Charleston Township via Charleston Street and Hills Creek Lake Road. All programs are held rain or shine. 

This Saturday, June 17 is the Family Fishing Tournament

From 6am to 8pm this Saturday, June 17 is the Family Fishing Tournament at Hills Creek Lake in Hills Creek State Park. There is no entry fee to participate in the tournament. It’s free. Park Naturalist Jim Mucci conducts the weigh-ins and presents the awards. One hour weigh-ins will be at the beach area near the shore of Hills Creek Lake from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the award presentation immediately following the final weigh-in. Medallions will be presented after the 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. weigh-in to the winners in five categories: largest perch, largest bluegill, largest bass, largest crappie, and largest stringer of game fish by weight (one angler’s legal limit of game fish for the day). A one-ounce bonus will be awarded for game fish that are caught and released. All fish must be caught by legal means. This is a no cull contest (no replacing a smaller fish with a heavier fish on the stringer). In the event of a tie, the fish weighed the earliest will win. Spectators are welcome to watch the fish being weighed for the tournament.

Way of the Trout is This Saturday, June 17

From 8:30pm t 9:30pm this Saturday, June 17 in the park’s Nature Center is Way of the Trout. This program offers a unique look into the lifecycle of trout. Learn how trout are different from other fish species, why they are a popular sportfish, and what adaptations make them a challenging quarry.

This Sunday, June 18 is Bobcat on the Prowl

From 8:30pm to 9:30pm this Sunday, June 18 in the park’ Nature Center, learn about the Commonwealth’s largest wild feline’s history, management, life cycle, distribution, and more. These topic will be covered through the use of mounts, slides, demos, and video clips.

For more information, call the Hills Creek State Park office at 570-724-4246 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays and weekends.

The Cameron County Fireworks committee continues to raise funds for this years event set for Saturday July 1 at the Cameron County High School Football Stadium.  The price tag climbed by $1500 this due to increased costs.  An anonymous donor has promised to match dollar for dollar donations up to $500.00 to aid in covering the increase in cost. 

Donations can be mailed to Cameron County Fireworks Committee, 34 East Fourth Street, Emporium PA  15834.  Funds raised from the sale of the tumblers and adoption of ducks will be included in the match.  Tumblers and ducks can be picked up at the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce office Monday-Friday 10am-4pm or Saturday 10am-2pm.

Environmental Education Programs for the weekend of June 17^th

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Impromptus (Every Week):

• Friday evening – 7:30 PM – Park Info Walk
  • You don’t even have to leave your campsite for this program! The park educator will be walking around the campground talking about camp safety, answering park questions, and handing out program flyers to all the campers!

• Saturday afternoon – 5:00 PM – Poolside Powwow
  • Take a break from the pool, grab a snack or ice cream, and join the park educator for a short impromptu program.  The topic will be revealed at the powwow, so come join us and see!

• Sunday morning – 10:00 AM – Campground Round-Up
  • Join the park educator for one more program, game, or activity before heading home – be on the lookout for her walking around!

Program Title: Outdoor Trek

Date: Saturday, June 17^th

Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Location: Pavilion 6

Description: Come out for a Father’s Day hike on the Campground Trail and look for animals, birds, flowers, tracks, scat, and whatever else we can find! Short talk will proceed the hike, which will be close to 1-mile round trip – the trail is relatively flat and has lots to see!

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Program Title: Film in the Forest: Black Bears

Date: Saturday, June 17th

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 PM

Location: Campground Amphitheater

Description: A short talk about bears, a movie, and a fun game are what’s in store for this campground program! Stop over and join the park educator and learn some facts about one of Pennsylvania’s best-known mammals – feel free to bring snacks and a blanket!

Conagra Brands, Inc., Recalls Frozen Beef Shepherd’s Pie Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Conagra Brands, Inc., a Russellville, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,717 pounds of frozen beef shepherd’s pie products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically clear, flexible plastic.

Clearfield, PA – Although residents see Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) crews on the roads year-round, they may not always realize the integral role of low-cost maintenance activities in maintaining the state’s network of 40,000 roadway miles. One such activity is seal coating, more commonly known as “oil and chip.”

PennDOT typically employs seal coating on roads with low traffic volumes and speed limits of 35 mph or slower. This activity extends the life of those roads by keeping water out, which mitigates the damage caused by the freeze-thaw cycle of Pennsylvania winters and delays the formation of potholes and the oxidization process. Seal coating also restores the friction of the roadway surface and enhances traction.

In recent years, PennDOT District 2 has expanded its use of seal coating to roadways with higher traffic volumes and speed limits of 55 mph or faster as it strives to effectively manage and preserve its assets while being good stewards of taxpayer money.

PennDOT performs this activity in temperatures greater than 60 degrees, generally between April and September. Crews begin by sweeping the roadway clean of debris. Next, they apply emulsion oil and a layer of stone, which they then roll into place using a roller. Once cured, crews sweep any loose material from the roadway.

Generally, it takes about two days for the stones to bond to the hardened asphalt. Drivers frequently express concern about oil and chips coming free from the roadway and attaching to their vehicle’s undercarriage. PennDOT urges drivers to reduce their speed on roads that have received this treatment during the two-day curing period.

For more information on PennDOT’s Maintenance Activities, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/about-us/maintenanceactivities.

The check will not be in the mail, and neither will a paper application or a twice-stamped pink envelope.

Instead, hunters simply will buy their 2023-24 antlerless deer licenses wherever hunting licenses are sold.

The new process for obtaining antlerless licenses, made possible by a new law that took effect earlier this year, will get underway Monday, June 26 at 8 a.m., when antlerless deer licenses will be available alongside general hunting and furtaker licenses, and other licenses, permits and privileges.

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits, which in previous years were available on the first day of general license sales, this year will go on sale Monday, Aug. 14 at 8 a.m.

Hunters essentially have two options in buying their licenses, they can go to a license issuing agent – there are more than 650 of them statewide at sporting goods stores, gun shops, big-box retailers, Game Commission offices and county treasurer’s offices – or they can purchase licenses online.

In either case, antlerless deer licenses have been added to the list of what’s available. An online customer who wants a general license and antlerless license must click to select those options, plus any other available licenses and permits they want (archery, bear or muzzleloader licenses, for example) before checking out. In-person customers relay that information to the issuing agent, who checks the appropriate boxes and prints the licenses and tags. Licenses and tags purchased online are sent to customers by mail within 10 business days.

That’s not to say a hunter can purchase an antlerless deer license at any time they want. Antlerless licenses, each of which can be used to harvest one antlerless deer within the Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) for which it’s issued, are available in limited numbers. The number of licenses to be made available within each WMU is set annually by the Game Commission based on the deer-management goals there. Once the available number is gone, no more are sold.

But there are controls in place to help ensure as many hunters as possible are able to purchase their first and subsequent licenses.

Even in this new, modernized process, the sale of antlerless deer licenses will follow a set schedule and system of rounds similar to what was in place when licenses were obtained by mail. Hunters may purchase no more than one antlerless license per round in the first three rounds.

The first round kicks off on Monday, June 26 at 8 a.m., but only Pennsylvania residents may buy initially. Sales to nonresidents begin on Monday, July 10 at 8 a.m.

The second round, in which a resident or nonresident may pick up a second antlerless deer license, begins on Monday, July 24 at 8 a.m. The third round begins at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, the same day DMAP permits go on sale.

Then in the fourth round, to begin Monday, Aug. 28 at 8 a.m., hunters may purchase additional antlerless deer licenses for any WMU where licenses remain until reaching their personal limit of six active antlerless deer licenses.

License fees

License fees for the 2023-24 license year, which begins July 1, remain unchanged.

General hunting licenses and furtaker licenses each cost $20.97 for Pennsylvania residents and $101.97 for nonresidents.

Resident senior hunters and furtakers ages 65 and older can purchase one-year licenses for $13.97, or lifetime licenses for $51.97. For $101.97, resident seniors can purchase lifetime combination licenses that afford them hunting and furtaking privileges.

Like other hunters and trappers, seniors still need to purchase bear licenses to pursue bruins, and obtain permits to harvest bobcats, fishers or river otters. Hunters who acquired their senior lifetime licenses after May 13, 2017 are required to obtain an annual pheasant permit to hunt or harvest pheasants.

Antlerless deer licenses continue to cost $6.97 each for residents and $26.97 each for nonresidents.

A complete list of license fees is available at www.pgc.pa.gov.

Online customers pay additional shipping fees for licenses. While a digital license stored on a mobile device might be all a hunter needs to carry in some situations, big-game hunters must carry their paper big-game harvest tags while hunting, as these must be completed and properly affixed to harvested big game before it’s moved from the harvest site.

Harvested bobcats, fishers and otters must be similarly tagged.

Elk license applications

Many hunters are accustomed to buying their elk license applications at the time they obtain their general hunting license, and they can continue to do so when 2023-24 licenses go on sale June 26.

Elk license applications for 2023-24 went on sale earlier this year, prior to the start of 2023-24 general hunting license sales. Sales close about two weeks sooner, too, with applications accepted through midnight July 16.

The earlier deadline to apply is tied to an earlier license drawing, to be held July 29 at the Keystone Elk Country Alliance Elk Expo, which previously was held in August.

The additional time between the license drawing and elk seasons undoubtedly will be appreciated by the lucky hunters who are drawn for elk licenses and must make plans for their hunts.

In 2023-24, 144 elk licenses (65 antlered, 79 antlerless) have been allocated across three elk seasons. For the one-week general season to run Oct. 30-Nov. 4, 30 antlered and 42 antlerless tags have been allocated. In the archery season open only in select Elk Hunt Zones, to run from Sept. 16-30, 18 antlered and eight antlerless licenses are available. And there are 17 antlered and 29 antlerless licenses available for the Dec. 30-Jan. 6 late season.

Hunters can apply to hunt in any of those seasons, two of them or all three. Each application costs $11.97. Applicants are entered into a lottery, and licenses are awarded by drawing. Those who aren’t chosen receive a bonus point that gives them an additional lottery chance in coming years. Bonus points continue to build up until a hunter is drawn, so the more applications a hunter has submitted over the years, the more chances they have in the next lottery.

If drawn, hunters must obtain an elk license, as well as a general hunting license. Elk licenses cost $25 for residents and $250 for nonresidents.

How soon must I buy?

With more antlerless licenses available this year in most WMUs, and hunters limited to buying one license at a time, it’s not as if anyone needs to buy their license at 8 a.m. sharp June 26 to get one.

But the question of how soon antlerless licenses in a given WMU might sell out is unknown. Because this is a new process, sales patterns might change. And licenses surely will sell at a faster rate because transactions will be completed by issuing agents statewide, as well as online customers, as opposed to the much smaller number of individuals who previously processed applications.

At the same time, the more people there are getting licenses at once, the slower the licensing system will operate. System testing prior to the start of sales has established thresholds for how much traffic the system can handle and has led to procedures that will help prevent the system from experiencing significant delays.

But when sales volumes are high, customers will experience longer waits. In particular, when sales volumes reach a certain level, online customers will be routed to a virtual waiting room, then brought into the sales site on a first-come, first-serve basis.

All of this means hunters will have to decide what is the best time for them to get a license.

Through the previous mail-in process, antlerless deer licenses for most WMUs usually were available through the first round. But in the handful of WMUs where licenses typically sell out earliest, that’s not always been the case.

So hunters must size up their own situations. If seeking an antlerless license in one of the more competitive WMUs, they might decide it best to buy sooner, even if it means a longer wait. If buying a license for a WMU where plenty are available, waiting to buy might be preferred as a better option.

By next year, there will be a clearer picture of sales patterns under the new process, which figures to create a lot of convenience in the long run.

JumpStart – Investing In Your Success

Take the First Step and Apply to Win $10,000 

Are you looking for grant funds to start or grow your farming business? Horizon Farm Credit is hosting the second annual JumpStart grant program for beginning farmers. The JumpStart grant program is an annual grant designed to support the growth of the next generation of farmers and facilitate their entry into farming. Applying is as easy as submitting your Business Plan, completing our free Ag Biz Basics course and submitting your application!

Applications will be accepted until July 31, 2023 at 4 pm.

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