Steve Mascho Seeking Reelection For Bradford Township Supervisor
Steve Mascho, Republican candidate, has officially announced his candidacy for re-election as Bradford Township supervisor.
A lifelong resident of Bradford, I have lived in the township for almost forty years and have served as a board supervisor for the past eighteen years. My experience includes nearly fifty years as a heavy equipment operator, working for Quaker State and Foster Township, and earning the Safe Driver award from Crossett Inc.
Most recently, I am self-employed in excavating services and driving tractor trailer. I am a member of the First United Presbyterian Church and former deacon. During my time as township supervisor, I have gained in-depth knowledge and a clear view of the various components of our township. In 2020, I was instrumental in working with PennDOT in creating a detour for thru-traffic while the South Avenue bridge was under construction. This provided an alternate route for township police and area residents as well as Zippo employees.
Additionally, I have worked with businesses to locate and welcome them into our township, including Hoover Oilfield Supply and Universal Well Services, both having the potential to bring significant revenue into our area. Going forward, I will carry out our plans for much needed road repairs and adhere to a strict schedule of road maintenance.
I will ensure cleanouts of drainage ditches and culverts, preventing flooding and further damage to roads and properties. I will ensure that our bridges are constructed in a cost-effective and timely manner by seeking funds through state grants and prioritizing our bridge projects. I believe that my experience and attributes are crucial components in what it takes to serve you well for another term. I am strongly committed to our residents and will work in their best interests while keeping costs down, making it affordable and more desirable to live in our township.
There are never-ending ways to improve and develop, all while keeping within our budget. I will continue to treat residents with respect and tend to their concerns. With your vote, I will continue to fight against back door deals, and always vote NO to wasteful spending. And I will promote transparency so all residents are informed of how we are using their tax dollars. I appreciate your vote and all write-in votes.
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Potter County Conservation District Is Seeking Dirt and Gravel/Low Volume Road Technician.
Subject: Job Announcement
The Potter County Conservation District is seeking qualified candidates for the position of a Dirt and Gravel/Low Volume Road Technician.
The position will be full-time (37.5 hours/week) with a probationary period of six months. The purpose of this position is to provide for the successful implementation and administration of the DGLVR Program by protecting soil and water resources. The position requires that the person possesses or is willing to acquire knowledge of the entire system. The position also requires knowledge of and the ability to use various software packages. In-house technical knowledge is necessary to evaluate sites for potential pollution and perform all elements of contract management for the program.
The qualified applicant should have an Associate’s Degree/Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field or equivalent experience and a valid driver’s license. The position involves extensive contact, both by phone and in person, with a variety of District customers and partners. The person in this position must have excellent communication skills, a pleasant disposition, be courteous, kind, and detail oriented. Tasks will be assigned and supervised by the District Manager per program needs. The salary will be commensurate with experience. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, sex, ancestry or national origin.
Please visit www.pottercd.com for an employment application and full job description, or contact our
office at 814-320-4012 or at j.childs@pottercd.com
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and employment application by June 16th, 2023 to:
Jason Childs
Potter County Conservation District
107 Market Street
Coudersport, PA 16915
Vote Daniel Burnside For Potter County Sheriff
Hello, my name is Daniel Burnside. I am a Republican candidate for Sheriff in Potter County. I am asking for your vote on May 16th, 2023. I am a stone cutter, mason, framer, builder, arborist, tree farmer, and wood carver. I am not a liar, coward, or a saint.
In 2003 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for obvious political reasons deemed the sheriff departments not a arm of law enforcement, but only an arm of the court.
I promise to do everything in my power to ensure Potter County becomes, as it should, a 2nd amendment sanctuary county. With the obvious Marxist political agenda and its effects, not just nationally but locally as well I promise as a sheriff should to communicate knowledge of 2nd amendment infringements to all voters of potter county, through local veteran’s organizations, as well as gun clubs and militias.
Vote Daniel Burnside for Potter County Sheriff, I’m first on the Republican ticket, and i ask that Democratic voters write me in for their Sheriff.
Vote Milton Thomas Shatto For The Galeton Area School Board
GALETON AREA SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE
Milton Thomas Shatto is a candidate for the Galeton Area School Board to represent Region III. Region III includes the Townships of Hector, Pike, West Branch and Abbott. He lives in West
Branch Township. On the Primary Ballot his name appears as Milton T. Shatto. He gathered sufficient petition signatures to be listed as Democrat and Republican, so he appears as a candidate of both Democrat and Republican party. Shatto says he is running to serve a four year term on the Galeton School Board because he has a commitment to public service. He offers the following
statements about his life experiences.
“I believe I can contribute to the ongoing work of the Galeton School Board to provide every student with opportunities to grow and achieve and thrive within a community of learning.
“I was born in Philadelphia, grew up in the Harrisburg area, graduated from Central Dauphin High School in 1964 and from Lebanon Valley College in 1968. Responding to a call to ministry
I entered United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, graduating in 1971. Also in 1971 I was
ordained as an Elder in the United Methodist Church.
“Following ordination I served United Methodist congregations in the York area, retiring from full-time ministry in 2003 when my wife Pat and I moved to Potter County. From 2003 to 2012 I
served Sweden Valley United Methodist Church. From 2013 through 2018 I served the Galeton Shared Ministry of First Presbyterian and St. Paul’s Lutheran Churches. “In the York area I served on the York County Council of Churches, the York County Human Services Advisory Council, and West End Senior Center Advisory Board. I was one of the
founders of the West End Local Link, a food pantry serving local residents.
“In Potter County I have served on the Coudersport Ministerium, Potter County Habitat forHumanity, and as Hospice chaplain at Cole Memorial Hospital. I was one of the founding members of the Galeton Ministerium. I am a former Board member of the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers, continuing to serve that agency on the Potter County Advisory
Council. I was coordinator of the AmeriCorps workers who served at Galeton Area School during the 2016-2017 school year.
“If elected to the Galeton School Board I will participate in the governing process based on these
principles:
I will represent community values
I will cooperate and collaborate to make decisions
I will support the collective decisions of the Board
I will respectfully engage with all Board members
I will promote public education
I will participate in all training opportunities
I will remember that “it’s all about the students”
“Thanks to everyone for considering me as a candidate for Region III of the Galeton Area School District on election day, May 16
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Vote Angela Milford For Potter County Sheriff
ELECT FOR POTTER COUNTY SHERIFF
My name is Angela Milford, and I am a Republican candidate running for the position of Potter County Sheriff. I was born and raised and have worked in this area my entire life. I have worked for Potter County government for approx. 29 years in the jail. I was a Corrections Officer and was moved up into management of Deputy Warden and now Warden for approx. 14 years of that. I work very closely with the Sheriff’s Department and am very familiar with their role. I am being endorsed by the current Sheriff, Glenn Drake. He has expressed to me his desire and intention, should I be elected, to stay on with the department in a part-time capacity, which will assist me in my transition into this new job. The role of Sheriff has many different aspects with much of it being administrative and delegating other functions to deputies. I do some parts of the administrative tasks already in assistance to their department such as coordinating transports, going on transport, taking care of extradition requirements and many other tasks. I am confident I will be able to jump into this position and take it on. I do understand and know there will be training that I need to attend and look forward to learning. I believe I am the best candidate for this position as I am motivated by a desire to help people. I am firm but I am also fair. I hope you will vote for me as your next Sheriff. I would appreciate my democratic friends to write me in also. Thank you.
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Firefighters Quickly Snuff Apartment House Fire In Port Allegany
Star Hose Company #1
Just before 6:00 pm, Box 3-2 was struck for the fire in an apartment on West Mill Street in Port Allegany Borough. Chief 320 arrived on scene with a working fire in the rear of a four unit building. Engine 3 stretched a line to the 2nd floor fire while Squad 3 handled the first due special service responsibilities, placing ground ladders, securing the utilities, and performing a primary search. A second alarm was sounded due to possible fire spreading into the common attic, but quick work by first due companies held the fire to the area of origin with one line and the incident was held to the 1st alarm units for overhaul.
Structure fire in the area of Old State Rd and Holdridge Rd in the Town of Allen
Angelica Fire and Rescue
1h ·
5/14/23
At 13:17 we were dispatched along with Short Tract, Belmont, and Belfast Fire Departments as well as MTS Ambulance for a reported structure fire in the area of Old State Rd and Holdridge Rd in the Town of Allen. Fire units were on the road in minutes of the initial dispatch but the structure had been burning a while before the call for help was made. The first arriving fire chiefs reported the structure was collapsed and on the ground. Firefighters used approximately 5,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire. The Allegany County Fire Investigation Team was on scene working to determining the cause. Thanks for all that responded!
FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
103 PM EDT Sun May 14 2023
* WHAT…Temperatures in the lower 30s will result in frost
formation.
* WHERE…Warren, McKean, Potter, Elk, Cameron, Northern
Clinton, Tioga, Northern Lycoming and Sullivan Counties. Also, Allegany and Cattaraugus County In New York
* WHEN…From 1 AM to 7 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS…Near-ground freezing temperatures could kill
sensitive outdoor vegetation.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take steps now to protect tender plants and vegetation from the
cold. Potted plants should be brought inside.
Wildcat Weekly Highlights
Penn College athletes have big weeks
What a week it was — and is coming — for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletics.
Over the past seven days, the Wildcats’ baseball team finished second and the softball team was third in their respective United East Conference Championships; combined, they celebrated eight all-conference players, a pitcher of the year and a coach of the year.
And over the next seven days, the college’s golf and archery teams will compete on the national stage.
FLASHBACK
William Guy Henderson, 56, of Bradford, PA.
William Guy Henderson, 56, of Bradford, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at his residence.
Born on September 2, 1966, in Bradford, he was the son of Dorthy J. (Haynes) and the late William G. Henderson, Sr.
Bill was a 1984 Graduate of Bradford Area High School. After High School he went to the Johnstown School for Cleaning.
He worked for B&T Cleaners and Futures Rehabilitation Center.
Surviving is his mother, Dorthy Henderson, of Bradford, and one uncle, Howard Haynes, of Clarksville, TN.
He was preceded in death by his father, and his grandparents.
A private graveside service will be held for the family. Burial will be Willow Dale Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to, Futures Rehabilitation, Inc., 1 Futures Way, Bradford PA, 16701, or a charity of the donor’s choice
Online condolences can be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Duane A. Tarr, 88, of Bradford, PA.
Duane A. Tarr, 88, of Bradford, passed away, April 4, 2023, at the Bradford Manor.
Friends are invited to attend a Rite of Christian Burial, on Friday May 19, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Church of Ascension with Rev. Stacy Fussell, Rector, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Ervin C. Olin, 80, known to most as Olie, of Stickney Trail, Willow Creek, PA.
Ervin C. Olin, 80, known to most as Olie, of Stickney Trail, Willow Creek, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial service to honor a great man, on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at the Wanderer’s Club House, beginning at 2:00 PM with the members of the Bradford Legion Honor Guard Post 108 according military honors at 2:00 pm
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Nancy L. Hornby Goode, 89, Of Ridgway, PA.
Nancy passed away 05/11/2023 at 10:22 PM at the age of 89 in the arms of her son Derrick. Before passing she was able to talk with her family.
Nancy L. Hornby Goode was born on September 21, 1933, the daughter of the late Harry and Beulah Bressel Hornby.
Nancy married Elmer E Goode February 5th 1955. She had three sons and one daughter with Elmer E Goode between 1959 and 1969. She held several jobs, the most important job being nurturing and raising 4 children and mentoring her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by Thomas (Donna) Goode of Saint Marys, Kevin (Sharon) Goode of Erie, Derrick (Marie) Goode of Ridgway and Sister Beverly Bertucci of Scranton PA.
She joined her husband Elmer Goode (1989), Daughter Hope Kline (July 27,2022) and many aunts and uncles in the afterlife.
She was a resident of Pinecrest Manor for the past several years. She was and will always be a well-loved Grandma to numerous grandchildren, Mark Kline, Ashley Wolbert, Nate Goode, Ben Goode, Kaitlyn Goode, and step grandchildren Haleigh and Noelle Rucinski, and Jeff and Lindsey Wiedow. And great grandchildren Ada Wolbert and Hedrix Kline.
Nancy was a kind soft spoken woman who rarely if ever complained and always talked of family and grandchildren. She always wanted to know what type of adventures her family was up to. She loved to color, assemble puzzles, and do word search puzzles.
There will be no viewing. Private funeral services for family only. Burial will be at Thayer Cemetery
If desired friends may make memorial contributions to their charity of choice.
Krise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 130 Center Street, Ridgway, PA 15853 is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be offered to the family at www.krisefuneralhome.com
Environmental Education Programs for the weekend of and May 27th
Saturday May 27th – Stream Study
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Meet at Pavilion 3
Description: Join the park educator and look for macros in the stream! Learn about stream quality and why these critters are important. Short talk followed by exploring the stream—expect to get wet and bring water shoes, swimsuits, and a towel!
Saturday May 27th – Poolside Powwow
5:00 PM
Live on the Pool Deck
Description: Take a break from the pool, grab a snack or ice cream, and join the park’s educator for a short impromptu program. The topic will be revealed at the powwow, so come join us and see!
Saturday May 27th – Film in the Forest: Hummingbirds
7:00 – 9:30 PM
Meet at the Campground Amphitheater
Description: Come out to the amphitheater and learn about hummingbirds and make a small feeder to take home and use! Short talk, craft session, and then stay for the movie—feel free to bring snacks and a blanket!
Sunday May 28th – Skull & Fur ID
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Meet at the Environmental Learning Center
Description: Do you know what a bear and a deer skull look like? At this program, we will look at the different skulls and furs of animals and birds common to the PA Wilds. There will be a variety of skulls and furs to look at and ask questions about. This program is open for all ages!
More Info:
In case of thunder, lightning, or extreme weather conditions programs may be moved or cancelled.
If you need an accommodation to participate in park activities due to a disability, please contact the park office at (814) 486-5605.
With a minimum of one week notice, interpreters for people who are deaf or hard of hearing are available for educational programs.
Additional programs and events can be found on the DCNR website by clicking on the Events tab or go to https://events.dcnr.pa.gov. For more information or questions about programs at Sizerville State Park, please contact the Environmental Learning Center at (814)486-5609.
Environmental Education Programs for the weekend of May 20th
Come join us at Sizerville State Park as we explore the outdoors and the critters that call our park home! The following programs will be offered during these weekends:
Saturday May 20th – Critter Quest
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Meet at Pavilion 3
Description: Come out and explore one of Sizerville’s hiking trails and look for animals, birds, tracks, scat, and whatever else we can find! Short talk followed by a walk on the Bottomlands Trail, which will be close to 1-mile round trip. The trail is relatively flat and has lots to see—bring water and wear sneakers or boots!
Saturday May 20th – Film in the Forest: Owls
7:00 – 9:30 PM
Meet at the Campground Amphitheater
Description: How many owls are there in PA? Where can we find these nocturnal birds of prey? Come to this amphitheater program and find out some interesting facts about owls. Short talk followed by a movie!
Three Doctors from UPMC in North Central Pa. Celebrated on Top ‘40 Under 40’ List
Three physicians from UPMC in North Central Pa. were recently named to Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2023 Top Physicians Under 40 list. Physicians recognized include Natasha Alligood-Percoco, M.D., OB/GYN, UPMC Magee-Womens; Ryan Collins, M.D., Laboratory Services; and Fadi Sweiss, M.D., neurosurgeon, UPMC Neurosciences.
This year’s Pennsylvania Medical Society Top Physicians Under 40 recipients were nominated by colleagues and selected by a committee of Pennsylvania Medical Society member physicians.
Dr. Alligood-Percoco, board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, completed her medical degree and residency with Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., and sees patients at UPMC Magee-Womens in Williamsport.
Dr. Collins received his medical degree and completed his residency with University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa., and practices pathology at UPMC Williamsport.
Dr. Sweiss completed his medical degree at Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, and his residency and fellowship with George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He currently sees patients at the UPMC Neuroscience Center in Williamsport.
To learn more about Pennsylvania Medical Society and to see the full list of Top Physicians Under 40, go to PAMedSoc.org.
Discover the Future of AI and Creative Expression at Bradford Area Public Library
Are you curious about the latest developments in artificial intelligence and its impact on creative expression? Do you want to learn more about how AI is transforming the way we communicate and express ourselves through writing and imagery? Then mark your calendars for the upcoming presentation on AI, Midjourney, and GPT-4 at Bradford Area Public Library.
This exciting event will explore the intersection of AI and creative expression, with enthusiasts showcasing the latest breakthroughs and advancements. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about Midjourney, a new AI technology that is enabling new forms of creative expression, and GPT-4, the latest version of OpenAI’s powerful language model.
The presentation will focus on how AI is being used to enhance creativity and empower individuals to communicate more effectively through writing and imagery. Attendees will learn about the latest AI technologies, and how these can be harnessed to produce compelling and innovative content.
PennDOT McKean County Maintenance Work Schedule for the Week of May 15 – May 19, 2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation McKean County Maintenance announces the following work schedule for the week of May 15 – May 19, weather permitting. Motorists should travel with extra caution in these and all work areas. Motorists should be aware that due to the nature of highway maintenance and emergency work, crews could be working on any highway at any time of the day or night.
Sign Repairs and Upgrades:
- Various State Routes throughout the County
Bridge Repairs:
- Various State Routes throughout the County
Patching:
- State Route: 46 (Norwich Township)
- State Route: 1015 (Columbia Hill Road)
Crack Sealing:
- State Route: 446 (Farmers Valley to Larabee “Y”)
- State Route: 46 (Cameron County line to Betula area)
Pipe Replacement:
- State Route: 1015 (Columbia Hill Road)
Ditching and Tree Removal:
- State Route: 146 (Red Mill Road)
- State Route: 346 (West Washington Street)
- State Route: 4005 (High Street)
- State Route: 4007 (South Avenue)
The following work is scheduled to be completed by contractor, weather permitting:
- Jefferson Paving: Roadway Repairs to include shoulder stabilization and mill and fill to the roadway on State Route 146 (Red Mill Road)
