Foster Township Police Department
On 12/02/22 at approximately 2020 hours officers were dispatched to Garlock Hollow for a reported domestic. Once officers arrived on scene and conducted their investigation it was determined that the male, Tony Joe McCormick, struck the victim (32 YOA female) with a closed fist on her left jaw.
McCormick was taken into custody and remanded to McKean County Jail on $10,000 bail.
Through the week before Christmas, the Potter County Farmers Market will move indoors to the Riley Gallery, next to the Crittenden, on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The next market will be this Saturday, December 3rd. Here is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market:
BLACK CATS AND PAPERCRAFTS is planning on being there with charms, quilled paper light boxes, wall hangings, hair accessories, paper and resin jewelry and other assorted paper crafts. We also have cards, gift tags and gift boxes for the holidays and are taking a few more commissions to be done by Christmas. For more information, or to make a custom order contact Leon at blackcatsandpapercrafts@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page to see sneak peeks of the new things we’re making at https://facebook.com/blackcatsandpapercrafts
ME AND MY BOYS SOAP plan on attending the market this Saturday. We will have a selection of goat milk based products that include soap bars, shampoo bars, lotions and bath bombs. For your holiday gift needs have put together so gift boxes and have jars filled with bath bombs. For more information contact us at meandmyboyssoap@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page.
CARD CREEK BAKERY will be at the market with requested breads types and sweet treats, jams, and jellies. Potter County wooden Bread Boards will be available topped with your favorite bread for gift giving near Christmas. Please let me know your requests each week so I can bring what you are tasting. netrabaker@hughes.net. 814-544-7313
JOANIE’S APIARY will not be able to attend any in December. However I do have a full line of my products at the Artisan Center and at my house.
Mary Ann Bleem, 68, of Ranch Road, Lewis Run, PA passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at her residence.
Born September 23, 1954,in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Paul Sorokes and Dorothy (Bartoo) Abbott.
Surviving is her companion for the last 12 years, James L. Knight, one daughter, Becky Smith, one son, Harvey Smith, three step children, Laura Predmore, Roger Smith, and Michael Knight, one brother, Tom Barrett, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one step son, Randy Smith, one brother, Paul Sorokes, ands a half sister, Donna Blanchard.
Private services will be held for family. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Congratulations to our newly seated line officers and Board members after our recent annual Dept Elections and Meeting.
Two year term:
Chief 48 Bryan Phelps
AC 48-10 Tadd Ostroski
AC 48-30 Glenn Dunn II
Capt 48 Joe Ostroski
Lt Evan Rodriguez
Capt Fire Police 48-90 Josh Morey
Executive Board
Vice Pres. Darren Vanwhy (1yr)
Board Member
Evan Rodriguez (2yr)
Dustin Chapel (1yr)
Zachary Phelps (1yr)
Fireman’s Relief Association
President Glenn Dunn II
Vice Pres Kevin Saulter Sr
Secretary Garret Morey
Treasurer Darren Vanwhy
And several other members as delegates and alternates to Potter Co and Tri-Coumty Fireman’s Associations to represent our department.
Thank you all and Congratulations…
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is providing notice that the emergency certified final-omitted rulemaking to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from conventional oil and gas sources is final and effective as of today, December 2, 2022.
On November 30, the Environmental Quality Board adopted the emergency certified final-omitted rulemaking. On December 1, the rulemaking was deposited in and filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau. The rulemaking is final and effective upon this notice.
Under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Pennsylvania has until December 16 to submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a State Implementation Plan, including regulations covering VOC emissions for all required oil and gas sources.
Governor Tom Wolf determined that this emergency certified final-omitted rulemaking is necessary to ensure the commonwealth complies with the CAA and with Pennsylvania’s Air Pollution Control Act. The emergency rulemaking was undertaken after the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to review the final-omitted version of the regulation, causing a delay in the regulatory process that would extend beyond the December 16 deadline.
The regulatory documents are available at http://www.irrc.state.pa.us/docs/3363/AGENCY/3363FO.pdf and https://www.dep.pa.gov/PublicParticipation/EnvironmentalQuality/Pages/2022-Meetings.aspx
Wind Advisory issued December 02 at 1:18PM EST until December 03 at 5:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo
DESCRIPTION: …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY…
INSTRUCTIONS: Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Issued By: NWS Buffalo (Western New York)
The Port Allegany Evangelical Covenant Church announces the return of the Christmas Bazaar! The Bazaar will be held at the church at 67 Church Street in Port Allegany on Saturday, December 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will feature homemade soups, pies and baked goods; Covenant Church Cookbooks, Rada Cutlery, hand-made wares; hand-made jewelry; hand painted crafts and more.
For further information, contact Cheryl Freer at 814-558-0988.
The St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church Holiday Bazaar will be held Saturday, December 3rd at St. Gabriel’s Church located at 203 Arnold Avenue in Port Allegany from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Bazaar will feature homemade soups to go, Crafts, Basket Raffle, Chinese Auction, White Elephant Sale and more. Raffles include an afghan, Kate Spade Backpack and a Weed Eater. Raffle Tickets are $2 each.
Mt.Jewett Volunteer Fire Department
2023 Elections were held last night. New officers and line officers are as follows:
Chief 10-Scott Reynolds
Chief 10-10- Jay McGuire
Chief 10-20 Chris Crandall
Vice President- Paige Delhunty
Secretary- Annie Wolfe
Treasurer- Jon Peterson.
Thank you all to your continued support.
Sally A. Mangel, 72, of 56 Vista Circle, Bradford, PA passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, with her husband by her side.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
David M. Hallock, 57, of Bradford, PA passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at his home.
He was born on June 23, 1965 in Bradford; a son of the late Howard Hallock, Sr. and Margaret Bridge Goodmote.
He was a 1983 graduate of the Bradford Area High School.
On July 15, 2005 in Bradford, he married Lori L. Saar who survives.
Dave was known for his quick wit and his sharp sense of humor. He loved animals; especially his two dogs, Bob and Bear and his two cats, Sheldon and Stewart.
Dave was employed by various local contractors and plumbers throughout the years; most recently being self-employed.
In addition to his wife of seventeen years; Lori Hallock of Bradford, he is also survived by two daughters, Amber Hallock of Bradford and Dani Tolin of Bradford; one son, Michael Tolin of Grove City; three sisters, Sharon (Stacy) Sprester of Lewis Run, Debbie (Tim) McCormick of Bradford and Bridgette Burkett of Myrtle Beach, SC; two brothers, Howard Hallock, Jr. of Bradford and Bill (Neena) Hallock of Bradford; two grandsons, Axton and Aceson Bradford of Bradford; two aunts, Susie Collins of Lewis Run and Terrie Moore of Olean, NY; his in-laws, Larry and Kathy Saar of Bradford and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents; he was also preceded in death by his stepfather, William Goodmote and one nephew, Timmy McCormick.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc. from 3:00 to 5:00 PM with a funeral service to immediately follow at 5:00 PM in the funeral home with the Rev. Ricky Price, pastor of the Church of Christ, officiating.
Memorial contributions in his memory can be made to No Feline Left Behind, P.O. Box 783, Bradford, PA 16701 or the American Cancer Society, 108R North Second St., Suite 1B, Clearfield, PA 16830.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.
Online Condolences can be expressed at www.maschofuneral.com.
Cynthia “Cindy” L. Fink, 63, of Ridgway, PA died on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Penn Highlands Dubois after a brief illness.
She was born on January 1, 1959, in St. Marys, a daughter of Helen Polaski Erickson and the late Clifford Erickson.
On August 21, 1982, at Holy Rosary Church, she married John Fink, who survives, of Ridgway.
Cindy was a graduate of Johnsonburg High School class of 1977 and was a member of St. Leos Church. She worked many years in health care before retiring to be a full-time grandma. She loved spending time with her family and talking to her friends on the phone.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by 2 sons; Sean Fink and his wife Lacy of Ridgway and Ryan Fink of Ridgway, and 3 grandchildren: Abby, Sean Jr., and Luke.
In addition to her dad, she is preceded in death by a grandson, Charles Fink.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Cynthia L. Fink will be celebrated on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 10:00 AM at St. Leo Magnus Church, 111 Depot Street, Ridgway, PA 15853, with Fr. Jeffery Noble officiating.
Burial will follow at St. Leos Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Krise Funeral Home, 130 Center Street, Ridgway, on Sunday, December 4, 2022, from 5:00PM until 7:00PM.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Leo Magnus Church.
Krise Funeral Home, 130 Center Street, PA 15853 is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be offered to the family at www.krisefuneralhome.com.
In July 2022, the PA Clean Streams Fund (CSF) was passed as part of the state budget. This fund provides $220 million in dedicated funding from the American Rescue Plan to create new clean water programs, including $154 million for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). This program will provide farmers with funding to implement conservation practices on their land.
The State Conservation Commission will establish programmatic details modeled after PA’s Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road Program. Similar to that program, ACAP funding will be distributed to County Conservation Districts.
Conservation Districts will work with participating farmers and landowners to help design and implement soil and water conservation practices. These practices are designed to reduce or prevent nutrient and sediment losses from their farms while improving water quality and soil health across the Commonwealth. This funding will be available for all farmers within McKean County – there are no eligibility requirement that farmers must be within a certain watershed.
The McKean County Conservation District Board of Directors will be developing priorities and policies for ACAP at the local level within the coming months. This is a unique opportunity to implement projects within the next three years starting in 2023. The District will receive the allotted funding in three yearly installments. The funding is required to be obligated for projects and spent within two years of each installment.
If you are interested in participating in the ACAP program in McKean County or for more information, please contact Adam Causer, Watershed Specialist at 814-887-4003 or accauser@mckeancountypa.org.
