Thursday morning lake effect snows are making travel miserable, especially in Cattaraugus county where multiple accidents have been dispatched all morning. Predictions of up to three feet of snow for the snow belt areas to the north as the wind shifts to the north across the open lake. A widespread area reporting slippery roads covers a large portion of WNY & western PA. If you don’t have to go today, you’ll be safer in your home.
The last two performances of “Foolish Fishgirls and The Pearl,” to be held this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19, have been canceled.
The cast and crew participated in the decision.
Performances were held on Friday Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11, 12 and 13. “Our final show on Sunday was sold out and the first two were well attended. People really enjoyed it,” said Kacy Hagan. producer.
“While we unfortunately had to cancel the last two performances of the show due to a death in the family of one of the cast members, this cast really pulled together and put on a terrific show,” Hagan said.
“The actors had great chemistry between them and truly bonded with one another on stage and off,” said Hagan.
Audience member Michele Comes said, “This family-friendly show was a fishbowl of belly laughs. I don’t think I have ever laughed so much.”
“Foolish Fishgirls and The Pearl’ is a two-act live stage comedy described as “charming, fast-paced and filled with surprises, laughs and even a little roughhousing.” It is the first full-length play produced by the Hamilton-Gibson Women’s Project.
Patrick Edward Acton, 80, of Lewis Run, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at the Olean General Hospital.
Born on October 22, 1942, in Charleroi, PA, Patrick was the son of the late Cornelius John and Pauline M. (Luke) Acton.
Pat was a 1960 graduate of Bradford Central Christian High School.
He was employed at the USPS in Bradford, where he held various positions until his retirement.
He enjoyed life with his children, family, and friends. He loved to cook for a crowd, go camping and swimming, reading, crossword and brain teaser puzzles, watching old and new movies. He loved Pittsburgh Steelers and Notre Dame Football, Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball, basketball, and watching various other sports teams.
Surviving are his four children and eight grandchildren, Stephanie Scranton (Jeffrey Fleegle) and two sons, Aidan Arthur Scranton and Alex Fleegle of Mt Airy, MD, Kimberly (Dale) Klamut and two sons, Hunter Patrick Klamut and Brett Michael Klamut of Ellicott City, MD, Patrick Thomas (Verna Ayong) Acton of Bradford and two sons, Zachary Thomas Acton of Golden Springs, CO, and Shane Nickolas Acton of Bradford. Todd Martin Acton of Indiana, and two children, Tyler Martin Acton of Hornell, NY, Rae Lynn Acton of San Antonio, TX, U.S. Navy. He is also survived by one sister, Myra Luke Cahill of Catonsville, MD, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cornelius J. Acton, and Pauline M. Luke.
Family will receive friends on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 3:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 33 South Avenue, Friends are also invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday in St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church, 95 East Corydon Street, with Fr. Jim Gutting, Pastor, as celebrant. The burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be sent to a favorite charity of your choice in the name of Patrick Edward Acton.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
On November 16, at 5:46 pm. Coudersport Fire Dept. was dispatched 701 North Hollow Rd. for a structure fire Reported to be a house. Tankers from Roulette, Austin, and Ulysses were dispatched to provide mutual aid. The fire has been upgraded to a second alarm fire. It has been confirmed there is entrapment. Port Allegany has been dispatched with a full crew . The Coroner and the Fire Marshall have been requested to the scene. At 7:44 pm. the fire is reported under control
WARREN, Pa—Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, DLFAPA, from Deerfield Behavioral Health of Warren, an affiliate of Journey Health System, was a guest speaker at the 2022 Community Health Net Annual Meeting on October 21 at the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel in Erie, Pennsylvania. Healthcare and business professionals from the Erie Region gathered to discuss the important impact of mental health on the community, under the theme of “Healthy Minds, Healthy Communities”.
A graduate of Gannon University and the Hahnemann University School of Medicine (now Drexel University College of Medicine), Dr. Albaugh is double-boarded in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. With greater than 30 years of clinical experience, she has dedicated her career to improving the mental well-being of communities throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Dr. Albaugh’s powerful message was very important than ever as it provided valuable insights for those in attendance. She talked about lessons learned while providing psychiatric mental health care and consultation throughout the region. She discussed the importance of improved mental health for children, adolescents, adults and families, prevention and early intervention, attachment disruptions and complex trauma, social determinants of health and mental health-whole person care, models of collaborative care that reduce disparities and the need for increased access and support for the mental health needs of the community.
For more information about Deerfield Behavioral Health, visit www.deerfieldbehavioralhealth.org or call 814-723-5545.
James A. “Boo” Coder, Jr., 69, of 15 Lang Lane, Lewis Run, PA passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at the UPMC Hamot Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
James L. Wilson, MD. of Wellsboro, PA left this earth on November 14th, 2022. Jim passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.
Son of Arthur Wilson and Dorothea Badman of Wellsboro, he graduated from Wellsboro High School and Mansfield University. It was at Mansfield he would meet his lifelong love, Joan Rogers. Jim and Joan married and he continued his education at Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. After graduating medical school, he completed a three-year tour of duty with the United States Air Force, followed by two years as chief flight surgeon at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey.
After leaving the service he returned to Wellsboro and joined the practice of doctors Webster, Erway, and Bachman. Jim and Joan raised their three sons Scott, Jeff and Steve here, in Wellsboro, where they built their forever home. Jim was active in the community and a member of several service organizations. He also served as Tioga County Coroner for over 4 decades. An avid golfer, he also enjoyed hunting, both locally and throughout North America.
A lifelong resident of Tioga County, he practiced medicine for over fifty years serving the community he loved. He always considered himself as an “old time country doctor”, seeing patients, delivering babies, performing house calls at all hours and always willing to dispense medical advice, whether in his office, the local grocery store or even at the hunting camp. Jim loved being a physician and helping people. As he stated at his retirement banquet, “I never went to work a day in my life”.
It cannot go unsaid however, that the real passion of his life was his life-long love story with his wife Joan. After meeting in college, Jim quickly realized they were true soul mates and never looked back. They married shortly after and began raising a family as he finished his medical education. Jim and Joan travelled the world together and seldom were apart anytime he was not in the office or hospital. This included golfing and even hunting trips to the Canadian Rockies. They had many friends who would often join them on travels. Both enjoyed being grandparents and were frequently traversing the state to attend softball games, stage plays, and swim meets. In later years as Joan’s health began to fail, they continued to spend countless hours together sharing meals, binging television shows and loving each other in a way that even Hollywood cannot capture. Sadly, this included bedside vigils holding hands at his wife’s bedside as she suffered a series of debilitating strokes. Joan passed this past March at home in his loving embrace and despite his best efforts to go on without her, life could never be the same. Jim passed happy knowing that the next chapter of this classic love story was about to be written as he reunited with his beloved one and only.
He is survived by Sons: Scott, husband of Kristen, of Macungie; Jeff, husband of Diane, of Wellsboro; Steve of Wellsboro, and Graham White of Butler who was considered as a son. In addition, he is survived by grandchildren: Alexandra and husband Eric Zerkel, Matthew Wilson, Peyton Wilson, Trey Wilson and Troy Wilson; Brock and Kristie Driebelbies of Wellsboro and great-granddaughter Elliette Driebelbies. He is also survived by brother Gary Wilson, husband of Sandy, of Wellsboro, Sister-In-Law Judy Maring, wife of David, of Georgetown S.C. and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by brothers Larue and Clifford.
A private service is being held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wellsboro and in lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Jim’s memory to Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals.
Services are under the direction of Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home of Wellsboro, PA. To share a memory or condolence with his family visit www.tusseymosher.com.
Parents/guardians and their children who are in sixth through 12th grades are invited to an event with food and fellowship on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Open Arms Church Bradford.
“Friendsgiving” will start at 5:30 pm in the Children’s Ministry Area at the church at 1289 E. Main St., about a mile past Walmart in Foster Township.
“Every year, this event is a fun opportunity to bring our youth and their families together to eat good food and fellowship,” said Student Ministry Coordinator Melody Hatcher.
The event is free, and people are encouraged to bring a dish to pass.
For more information about Open Arms, see oachurch.com.
Mary A. Gullifer, 98, formerly of Flickerwood Road, Kane, PA passed away Saturday (November 12, 2022) at the Lutheran Home at Kane.
Born August 7, 1924, in Kane, she was a daughter of Joseph and Anna Fuksa Recny. On December 25, 1943, in Kane, she married Lorren C. Gullifer who preceded her in death on March 1, 2022.
Mary worked at Stackpole until its closing in Kane. She then went to cosmetology school and later worked as a nurses’ aide at the Lutheran Home at Kane for many years.
Surviving are four sons, C. Daniel Gullifer, Randy (Becky) Gullifer, Robert Gullifer and Paul (Tina) Gullifer, all of Kane; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Josie Peterson of Kane.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Eli Gullifer; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Gullifer; three sisters, Theresa Organski, Anne Rolick and Betty Recny; and a brother Nick Recny.
Friends will be received at the Cummings Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 pm and again on Thursday from 1:00-2:00 pm. Funeral services at the funeral home will follow at 2:00pm with the Rev. David Pflieger, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lutheran Home at Kane, 100 High Point Drive, Kane, PA 16735.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com.
Belmont, N.Y. – Allegany County has recently seen an increase in respiratory virus activity like RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) and Flu, especially among children. The UR Jones Memorial Hospital’s Sandra Watkins, BSN, RN, Vice President of Patient Care Services reports, “Respiratory illnesses have been rising in our area. Our ED volume is increasing due to this phenomenon. A majority of the cases are able to be discharged back into the community.”
The holidays will soon be here so take these steps to ensure you and your family have a healthy and happy holiday season.
The Allegany County Department of Health encourages County residents to get you and your family vaccinated for Flu, wash your hands often, stay home when you or a household member are sick, and don’t wait to talk to your healthcare provider if you or a loved one experiences symptoms of RSV or Flu.
(https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/about/symptoms.html)
Visit this link: www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/respiratory_syncytial_virus/ for more information on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection from the New York State Department of Health. Click here to view our upcoming immunization clinics: www.alleganyco.gov/departments/health or contact our office at (585) 268-9250 to schedule your appointment or talk with your local pharmacist or healthcare provider today!
