Valerie L. Ostrum, 70, of 218 Summit St., Austin, PA passed away at UPMC Williamsport, Williamsport, PA on Sunday night (November 13, 2022).
She was born March 5, 1952 in St. Marys, PA a daughter of the late Eugene Snyder and Norma Carlson Stebich.
She graduated from Cameron County High School in the class of 1970.
She is survived by her companion LaVern Carlson of Austin; a daughter, Missy Whitcomb (John), Emporium; two step-daughters, Beth Carlson and Crystal Earle, both of Emporium; three grandchildren: Natasha, Lacey and Jason, one great granddaughter: Adalee and eight step grandchildren.
Valerie was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, David and Brian Snyder.
At her request there will be no visitation or service.
Marjorie H. Woods, 93, of 232 South Kendall Avenue, Bradford, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022, surrounded by her family, at Bradford Regional Medical Center.
Born September 5, 1929, in Bradford, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Harper and Bernice (Newman) Moore.
Marge was a 1947 graduate of Bradford High School.
On December 20, 1947, in the First Free Methodist Church, she married Guy H. Woods who preceded her in death on December 9, 2006.
Marjorie was employed at Dresser Manufacturing prior to starting her family; later she reentered the workforce at Corning Glass where she was an Executive Secretary.
She was a former member of the Sawyer United Methodist Church and attended the Rew United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her three grandchildren who gave her the nickname ChaGranny. And there was nothing in her life more special than her six great grandchildren.
She enjoyed reading stories to her grand and great grandchildren and taking them to the duck pond to feed the ducks. She especially loved traveling, family picnics and toasting marshmallows around a campfire.
Surviving is one daughter, Diane (Bruce) DeWalt, of Kissimmee, FL, one son, William Guy Woods, of Kissimmee FL, three grandsons, Timothy (Heather) Gross, Todd (Amy Jo) Gross, and Thomas (Stacey) Gross, six great grandchildren, Timothy Malasky, Travis Gross, Tyler Gross, Tyus Gross, Samantha Jean Gross, and Tristan Gross.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband Guy of 59 years.
Family will receive friends on Sunday November 20, 2022 in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc, 372 East Main Street, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. At 3:00 pm, funeral services will be held with Rev. Beth Rosler, Pastor of the Rew United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions if desired may be made to the Samaritan’s Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone NC, 28607, or the Rew United Methodist Church.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Mary M. Allen, 89, of 6 Northgate Drive, Bradford, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, surrounded by her children at Erie County Medical Center, in Buffalo, NY.
Born February 23, 1933, in Bradford, she was the daughter of the late Tennyson and Mary Anna (Holleran) Parsons.
Mary was a 1951 graduate of Saint Bernard High School
On January 8, 1966, in St. Francis Church, she married Emery J. Allen, Jr., who survives.
Mary was employed in the billing department at Dresser Manufacturing, and in the cafeteria at St. Bernard Elementary school, Floyd C. Fretz and retired from Bradford Area High School as the head cook.
She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She enjoyed traveling and visiting family, watching and cheering for the Buffalo Bills and St Bonaventure basketball teams, listening to Big Band singers and going out to eat and shopping.
Surviving in addition to her husband Emery of 56 years, is one daughter, Ann (Jim) Bernhard, of Charleston, SC, and one son, James (Victoria Schmid) Allen, of Prospect Park, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Thomas Parsons.
Family will receive friends on Wednesday November 16, 2022, from 6 PM to 8 PM in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc. 372 East Main Street. Friends are also invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM on Thursday in St. Francis Church, with Rev. John Jaquel, Pastor, as celebrant. Entombment will follow in St. Bernard Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to, the American Heart Association or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Roulette Township Supervisors are accepting applications or quotes for part-time call out snow removal. You must have experience in plowing roads. A mandatory pre-employment drug test will also be required. Applications must be picked up at the township office on 80 Railroad Avenue, Roulette, PA 16746. We will NOT reply to any applications through Facebook. All applications must be received in the office by 4 p.m., Tuesday, November 23, 2022. Any questions you may call the office at 814-544-7549.
James, let’s take a moment to reflect on everything that we have saved in Pennsylvania and everything we can do for Pennsylvanians.
Now that we’ve won this race, Pennsylvanians know that our freedoms and our rights will remain protected. And in the Governor’s office, we can do even more to help all families thrive in this great Commonwealth
Here’s just a brief look at everything we’ve saved — and what more we can work to do – now that we’ve won this race:
Keep abortion safe, legal, and accessible
Protect access to the ballot box, and expand opportunities to vote
Defend the right to marry who you love
Help lower costs by protecting consumers and putting money back in Pennsylvanians’ pockets
Raise the minimum wage to $15/hour
Protect the union way of life and create more high-paying jobs
Appoint a Secretary of State who will ensure that elections are fair and that our democracy remains strong
Fully fund our schools, end our reliance on standardized testing, and put a mental health counselor in every school building
Invest in apprenticeships and vocational training and remove the college degree requirement for thousands of state government jobs
Make sure that Pennsylvanians both feel and are safe in their communities by closing the ghost gun loophole and hiring 2,000 more police officers
Safeguard our planet and invest in clean energy
And so much more!
Great schools, safe communities, an economy that works for all – that is my vision for Pennsylvania’s future, and I know we can accomplish it, together.
But our work doesn’t end right now with this victory — it’s only just beginning. And so I ask all of you here and all of you watching at home, to step up together and continue to meet this moment and do the work we must do to move our Commonwealth forward.
Pennsylvania, you showed up for me. We came together and won this race to define our future. Now, I will continue to show up. I will continue to listen. I will continue to bust my ass for you and together – we are going to build a better future for all 13 million Pennsylvanians.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 237 PM EST Mon Nov 14 2022 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch.
* WHERE…Portions of central Pennsylvania.
* WHEN…From 2 PM Tuesday to 11 AM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission remind motorists to adjust speeds based on driving conditions as winter weather impacts Pennsylvania roadways.
Call 5 1 1 or visit www.511pa.com for the latest travel, roadway and traffic conditions.
To report snow or ice, post to the NWS State College Facebook page, use Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or visit weather.gov/ctp.
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that he and 39 other Attorneys General joined a settlement agreement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This $391,500,000 settlement is the largest multistate Attorney General privacy settlement in the history of the United States. Pennsylvania is set to receive $19,670,434 from this settlement.
“Right now, consumers are beholden to Google’s promise that Big Tech knows what’s best for users’ data,” said Attorney General Josh Shapiro. “Google’s impact on the lives of everyday Americans is pervasive— they have a responsibility to consumers to ensure that the data they collect is only obtained with express consent from the user. My office will continue to fight to ensure consumers can control when and how their personal data is collected.”
Location data is a key part of Google’s digital advertising business. Google uses the personal and behavioral data it collects to build detailed user profiles and target ads on behalf of its advertising customers. Location data is among the most sensitive and valuable personal information Google collects. Even a limited amount of location data can expose a person’s identity and routines and can be used to infer personal details.
The attorneys general opened the Google investigation following a 2018 Associated Press article that revealed Google “records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.” The article focused on two Google account settings: Location History and Web & App Activity. Location History is “off” unless a user turns on the setting, but Web & App Activity, a separate account setting, is automatically “on” when users set up a Google account, including all Android phone users.
As detailed in the settlement, the attorneys general found that Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location tracking practices in various ways since at least 2014. Specifically, Google caused users to be confused about the scope of the Location History setting, the fact that the Web & App Activity setting existed and also collected location information, and the extent to which consumers who use Google products and services could limit Google’s location tracking by adjusting their account and device settings.
Under the settlement, Google has agreed to a series of provisions designed to give consumers more transparency into Google’s practices, including:
Requiring Google to show additional information to users whenever they turn an account setting “on” or “off”;
Making key information about location tracking unavoidable for users (i.e., not hidden); and
Creating an enhanced “Location Technologies” webpage where users can get detailed information about the type(s) of location data Google collects and how it’s used.
The settlement also puts limits on Google’s use and storage of certain types of location information and requires Google account controls to be more user-friendly.
Pennsylvania served on the Executive Committee of the Multistate investigation, which was handled by Senior Deputy Attorney General Timothy R. Murphy, along with Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and assisted Oregon and Nebraska who led the settlement negotiations.. The final settlement was also joined by Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Anita D. Johnson, 90, of Smethport, PA passed away Monday (November 14, 2022) at Lakeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Smethport.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10-12 noon at Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., 2 Bank St., Smethport, where funeral and committal services will begin at noon with the Rev. Max Simms, pastor of the Hilltop Baptist Church, officiating.
A full obituary will be announced by Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.
Dorothy May Barwin, 93, of Capitol Rehabilitation and Heathcare Center, Harrisburg and formerly of Powers Ave., Johnsonburg died early Saturday morning, November 12, 2022 at Capitol Rehabilitation following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 11, 1929 in Ridgway, PA a daughter to the late Merle and Lena Steudler Sprague. On August 19, 1950 in Holy Rosary Church, Johnsonburg, she married Regis F. Barwin. He preceded her in death on July 31, 1981.
A lifelong resident of Johnsonburg, Dorothy was a 1948 Graduate of Johnsonburg High School. She was a member of Holy Rosary Church where she had been a member of the Funeral Dinner Committee, the Rosary Altar Society and was a Eucharistic Minister and had taught religious education for many years. She was a member of the Christian Women’s Club of Elk Co., a member of the Johnsonburg Senior Center and had been a volunteer at the Ridgway Hospital Thrift Shop.
Dorothy is survived by her sons Kevin (Darline) Barwin of Erie, Regis Mark Barwin, of Allentown, PA, and John Barwin (Mary Lee) of Dauphin, PA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Christopher (Kristin), David, Regis (Katie), Joshua (Emilee), Caleb (Casey), and Elliott Barwin, 12 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents and husband, Dorothy is predeceased by a son David Barwin, a granddaughter Reca Barwin, brothers Ernie Zierden and Eddie Sprague, sisters Margaret Swanson, Genevieve Ashby, Matilda Wriggle, Marion Patrick and Beryl Phelps. Dorothy was the last surviving person from her immediate family.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Dorothy M. Barwin will be conducted at Holy Rosary Church, Johnsonburg on Friday November 18, 2022 at 11 AM with Fr. Justin Pino, Pastor of St. Leo Magnus Church, Ridgway as Celebrant. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the Anthony F Ferragine Funeral Home and Cremation Services Chapel, 401 Chestnut Street Johnsonburg, Pa on Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:45 AM.
If desired, memorial contributions should be made to the Johnsonburg Senior Center, 430 Center St., Johnsonburg, PA 15845
!The Education Council is offering a 2023 “Bucket List” Travel Series! We are offering several tours next year: Southern Charm (Charleston, Savannah, and Jekyll Island) in April; Alaska Discovery Land & Cruise late May/early June; Discover National Parks of America late August/early September; America’s Music Cities (New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville) in October; and last but certainly not least, Hawaiian Adventure! Maybe one of these trips is on your “bucket list!”
You do not want to miss out on our Alaska Discovery Land & Cruise! On this12-day tour, departing May 24, you’ll see Alaska by land and by sea! Some highlights of this trip include: Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour, Anchorage, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, and so much more! Enjoy learning about Alaska’s culture and history. Experience the breathtaking beauty and amazing scenery that Alaska has to offer as you travel by riverboat, motor coach, luxury domed rail and finally, 7 nights on a cruise ship! You will feel like you are traveling through a life-size postcard. There is so much more to this tour. Visit this link for more information: gateway.gocollette.com/link/1112510 or call us at (814) 274-4877 to request a brochure and get dates, cost, etc. Hurry, you will save $200/per person if you reserve before November 24, 2022!
Sculpture to display and recognize Greater Olean Hospitality Wall of Fame inductees past and present
OLEAN, N.Y., November 14, 2022 — A new fund established at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will honor the contributions of individuals who have contributed to the Greater Olean area’s hospitality industry by giving the Greater Olean Hospitality Wall of Fame a permanent home in the form of a sculpture that will display the names of wall of fame inductees past and present.
In 2007, the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce established the Greater Olean Hospitality Wall of Fame to recognize individuals and/or businesses who have made a significant contribution and have given exceptional service to the local food service/hospital industry.
Past recipients were recognized at the Taste of Olean with a plaque that was then housed and displayed on a dedicated space at the Olean campus of Jamestown Community College. As JCC needed additional space, the plaques were recently given back to the recipients, said Joe and Susan Marra, members of the Greater Olean Hospitality Wall of Fame committee and former owners of the Old Library Restaurant.
More than 54 individuals who dedicated much of their lives to the area’s hospitality industry have been inducted into the wall of fame since 2007.
There will be a special Personnel Committee meeting at 1:45 p.m. (immediately following Budget Committee) on Wednesday, November 16, to provide an update on the 911 Dispatchers MOA.
