Caroline J. Easton, 86, of Coudersport, PA
Caroline J. Easton, 86, of Coudersport, PA passed away on May 28, 2023, at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.
She was born on January 10, 1937, in Coudersport, the daughter of the late John and Angeline (Mohar) Gaberseck. On May 10, 1958, she married Edward L. Easton, and celebrated 54 years of marriage until his passing on December 9, 2012.
Caroline graduated from Austin Area High School. She worked many years as a secretary for both her husband and daughter at the Potter County District Court 55-301. She was a member of the St. Eulalia Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of America. Caroline was a hard worker. She plowed snow, with her husband, for many businesses and friends in the area. She always made time to visit with people at the hospital. She also loved spending time with her family, cooking, animals, and polkas.
Caroline is survived by a daughter, Annette L. Easton of Coudersport; a step son, Edward L. Easton, Jr of Herndon; a daughter-in-law, Jean Easton of Braselton, GA; grandchildren; Scott (Amber) Easton, Jayna (Eric) Edwards, and Jared Easton, step grandchildren; Edward (Leslie) Easton III, Ellen (Tad) Ostrowski, and Brandon Easton, a great grandson, Jack Easton, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, Caroline was preceded in death by sons, Timothy and John Easton, brothers; John, Joe, Bill, and Frank Gaberseck, and a sister, Mary Gaberseck Benca.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held, Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:00 am at St. Eulalia Catholic Church, 6 East Maple Street, Coudersport, with Rev. Daniel Hoffman, officiating. A private burial will be in St. Eulalia Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions in Caroline’s name be made to the church.
The family has entrusted Caroline’s arrangements to the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home, 210 N. East St., Coudersport. To share a memory or condolence visit www.thomasfickinger.com.
Wildfire With Logging Equipment Fires on Barnett Road
At 3:33 PM on Tuesday, Genesee, Ulysses & Coudersport Fire Depts. have been dispatched to the Barnett Road for a wildfire with several pieces of logging equipment involved. Willing requested with tanker. Roulette standby at Coudersport. Neighbors report heavy black smoke has now lessened.
PAHS Graduation Speakers
The Port Allegany High School Class of 2023 graduation speakers have been announced as follows: Thea Petruzzi, Valedictorian, Olivia Schott, Salutatorian, Shane Lawton and Madelynn Triplett. Topic for the 2023 speeches is TIME. Madelynn Triplett will speak on Tenacious; Shane Lawton will speak on Individuality; Olivia Schott is speaking on Memories and Thea Petruzzi will speak on Empathy. Petruzzi is also the Class of 2023 President and will give the Welcome Address.
Commencement exercises will be held Friday night at 7 pm. at PAHS. High School Principal Marc Budd will announce the graduates and PASD Superintendent Gary Buchsen will award the diplomas. The Commencement Band under the direction of Brad Stewart, will provide music. Senior Class Advisors are Penny Peine and Seth Lowery.
RECALLS
A.S.K. Foods Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk In Wegmans Penne Rigate Mozzarella Salad
A.S.K. Foods, Inc. of Palmyra, PA is voluntarily recalling select 30 oz. containers of Wegmans Penne Rigate Mozzarella Salad because it may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
The recalled Wegmans Penne Rigate Mozzarella Salad was only sold at Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
The recalled Wegmans Penne Rigate Mozzarella Salad was packaged in a plastic container where the top lid label indicates Penne Rigate Mozzarella Salad, Net Wt 30 OZ (1 LB 14 OZ) 850 g., and the container side label indicates Macaroni Salad, Net Wt 40 OZ (2 LB 8 OZ) 1.13 kg. The recalled product has a code on the lid that states “3515-2” and “USE BY 06/1/23.”
Video Gamers & Gaming Design
Get ready to power up and level up your video game-design skills at our action-packed video game camp! Join us and discover the exciting world of gaming, from its fascinating history to the booming video game industry of today. During this immersive camp experience, students will have the chance to dive deep into the world of gaming and explore what it takes to create a real-life video game. Through interactive workshops, hands-on activities, and expert-led sessions, you’ll learn the essential skills needed to design, develop, and launch your own video game.
This camp, taught by Brent Bryant, CTC Networking Instructor, is for students entering grades 5 – 9. It is scheduled for Monday, June 26 through Thursday, June 29, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Seneca Highlands CTC Networking Classroom. The cost is $20 per person. To register, visit www.pottercountyedcouncil.org or call (814) 545-1333.
Seneca Highlands CTC Students Earn Industry Certifications
The week of 5/21/23, thirteen students in Mr. Bryant’s Networking and Security shop at the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center earned industry-recognized certifications.
The students (grade level, school district, certification) were: Garry Strait (10th, OESD, PC Pro), Danica Larson (10th, KASD, PC Pro), Owen Peterson (12th, KASD, PC Pro), Lane Crawford (10th, PASD, Network Pro), Charles Clancy (12th, AASD, PC Pro), Dylan Clancy (10th, AASD, PC Pro), Levi Burrous (11th, CASD, PC Pro), Gabriella Salamone (12th, CASD, PC Pro), James Burks (10th, OVSD, PC Pro), William Myers (11th, SASD), James Peffer (12th SASD, PC Pro), Nicole Hockey (10th, CCSD, PC Pro), and Zachery Abbott (10th, NPSD, PC Pro).
The certificates each come with a $1000 employment guarantee, ensuring the examined skills are workforce-ready. For more information on the Networking and Security program, feel free to contact Mr. Bryant at bbryant@iu9ctc.org or (814) 642-2573. For more information on the benefits of industry certifications, go to www.testout.com.
UPMC Oncologist: Cancer Care and Beyond
Abdalla Sholi, M.D.
Medical Oncologist, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
June 4th is National Cancer Survivors Day, a celebration of life dedicated to the millions of cancer survivors, their support persons, and care teams to raise awareness of the challenges and accomplishments those who are affected by cancer take on.
Care After Cancer Treatment
Cancer care doesn’t just stop once you’ve completed all your treatment sessions. There can be late or long-term effects that occur due to the treatment received to fight your cancer. Your doctor will create a personalized plan during a Cancer Survivorship Program appointment with you to help you cope with these effects in addition to making referrals for whatever mental, social, or spiritual concerns you may have. Some of these services include but are not limited to:
- Nutrition coaching
- Social services
- Physical therapy or exercise programs
- Financial counseling
- Home care
- Support groups and psychotherapists
Psychological and interpersonal care resources like these will help you transition from cancer diagnosis to cancer survivorship.
Making Healthy Choices
After going through cancer treatments, it’s important to keep up with the care of your health. Your body has already gone through so much; making certain lifestyle choices will either help or hurt the chances of your cancer returning.
There is no hard evidence that there are any health benefits to drinking alcohol. In fact, drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer returning and the susceptibility of other diseases. To destress, light physical activity like taking a walk is a great alternative to give your body a serotonin boost.
Another misconception is that smoking is a way to relax your body. However, nicotine actually creates the same stress hormones that your body produces when it experiences fear. Smoking also leads to cancer in addition to other health issues like heart problems and possible stroke.
Your diet plays an important role after fighting cancer and making small and gradual changes can help benefit you in the long run. Make it fun by trying new healthy foods and keeping the ones you like in your meal prep. Whole grains, fiber, lean proteins, fruits, and vegetables are also all great options to start incorporating into your favorite recipes.
You are not alone in your fight against cancer. At UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, our oncologists help guide you from prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and everything in between. From our cancer centers in Williamsport, Coudersport, and Wellsboro, Pa., we offer you and your family the resources you need to fight cancer and get back to the life you love.
Abdalla Sholi, M.D. is the medical director of Medical Oncology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Centers in Coudersport, Wellsboro, and Williamsport. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is one of the largest integrated cancer networks in the U.S. To learn more, visit UPMC.com/CancerNCPA.
Proceeds From Moose Spaghetti Dinner Donated
Rick Bosworth of the Port Allegany Moose Lodge FC is pictured with Makayla Alcorn, a Headley’s Headliners volunteer after presenting a check for $1,000 to the group. The donation, proceeds from a spaghetti dinner held recently at the Moose, benefit the Pastor Randy Headley Memorial Award for Community Service. Students at Port Allegany High School are given the opportunity to apply for the awards by volunteering in the community, schools and churches. Pastor Randy served the Port Allegany United Methodist Church and several others in the area. He loved serving his church and community and loved spending time with and supporting the youth of the community. The award is given to help keep his memory alive and to encourage more youth involvement in service to their school, community and churches.
SPRINGTIME ALERT: LEAVE YOUNG WILDLIFE ALONE
Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year.
While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their mothers are watching over them from somewhere nearby.
So when encountering young wildlife, be it deer, birds, raccoons or other animals, the best thing you can do is leave it alone.
“Well-intentioned people might step in to help a young animal that appears to be alone, not realizing its mother is nearby and it’s not in need of help,” said Matthew Schnupp, the Game Commission’s wildlife management director. “That’s one reason why leaving young wildlife undisturbed in the wild typically is the best solution when encountering young wild animals.”
Adult animals often leave their young while they forage for food, but they don’t go far and they do return. Wildlife also often relies on a natural defensive tactic called the “hider strategy,” where young animals will remain motionless and “hide” in surrounding cover while adults draw the attention of potential predators or other intruders away from their young.
Deer employ this strategy, and deer fawns sometimes are assumed to be abandoned when, in fact, their mothers are nearby.
The Game Commission urges Pennsylvanians to resist the urge to interfere with young wildlife or remove any wild animal from its natural setting.
Such contact can be harmful to both people and wildlife. Wild animals can lose their natural fear of humans, making it difficult, even impossible, for them to ever again live normally in the wild. And anytime wildlife is handled, there’s always a risk people could contract diseases or parasites such as fleas, ticks and lice.
Wildlife that becomes habituated to humans also can pose a public-safety risk. Some years ago, a yearling, six-point buck attacked and severely injured two people. The investigation into the incident revealed that a neighboring family had illegally taken the deer into their home and fed it as a fawn, and they continued to feed the deer right up until the time of the attack.
It is illegal to take or possess wildlife from the wild. Under state law, the penalty for such a violation is a fine of up to $1,500 per animal.
Under no circumstances will anyone who illegally takes wildlife into captivity be allowed to keep that animal, and under a working agreement with state health officials, any “high risk” rabies vector species confiscated after human contact must be euthanized and tested; none can be returned to the wild because the risk of spreading disease is too high.
Animals infected with rabies might not show obvious symptoms, but still might be able to transmit the disease. Though any mammal might carry rabies, the rabies vector species identified in the agreement are: skunks, raccoons, foxes, bats, coyotes and groundhogs.
People can get rabies from the saliva of a rabid animal if they are bitten or scratched, or if the saliva gets into the person’s eyes, mouth or a fresh wound.
Only wildlife rehabilitators, who are licensed by the Game Commission, are permitted to care for injured or orphaned wildlife for the purposes of eventual release back into the wild. For those who find wildlife that truly is in need of assistance, a listing of licensed wildlife rehabilitators can be found on the Pennsylvania Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators website, www.pawr.com.
If you are unable to identify a wildlife rehabilitator in your area, contact the Game Commission by phone at 1-833-PGC-WILD or 1-833-PGC-HUNT.
Bradford City Fire Dept Dispatched For Multiple Houses On Fire
On May 29 at 11:09 pm Bradford City Fire Dept. was dispatched to for a structure fire at 87 Pleasant street for multiple houses on fire. This is a third alarm fire. Bradford Twp. and Lewis Run Fire Departments have also been dispatched. This fire has been raised to a 4th alarm Derrick City has been dispatched Rew and Limestone on standby. Corydon and Salamanca is also dispatched. Lafayette, Smethport and Otto Twp are on standby. the fire has also been raised to a 5th alarm
REGISTER BY PHONE BY NEXT THURSDAY, JUNE 1 FOR CANYON WATERFALL GEOLOGY HIKE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3
Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., explore the waterfalls along the lower Turkey Path on your quest to unlock the geologic secrets of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.
The one-mile round trip hike up about 400 vertical feet (half way) of the trail will be led by both park staff and professional geologists from DNCR’s Bureau of Geological Survey.
The hike begins at the base of the canyon, where the Lock Haven Formation is exposed. These rocks were deposited approximately 380 million years ago as sediment on the edge of an ancient sea and contain fossils of marine organisms. As the hike progresses, the exposed rock will be progressively younger and transition into the shoreline and alluvial plane deposits of the Catskill Formation, effectively transporting participants through time and space of the geologic history of the gorge.
This program is well-suited for those curious about the ancient past of the gorge and those willing and able to complete the strenuous hike.
Registrants will meet by 9 a.m. in the Darling Run access parking lot for the Pine Creek Rail Trail, be bussed approximately 3.5 miles to the base of the trail below Leonard Harrison State Park where the program will begin.
To get to the Darling Run access parking lot for the Pine Creek Rail Trail from Wellsboro or Galeton, drive on U.S. Route 6, turn onto Route 362 and go about 1.5 miles to Darling Run in Ansonia.
After a brief introduction, the group will climb slowly, learning along the way to a point about half way up the path and near the upper waterfall.
Participants should wear proper footwear and layered clothing for the hike. A small backpack, water and snacks are also encouraged.
Those interested should register by calling 570-724-3061 between 8 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
The deadline to register is by next Thursday, June 1. Spaces are limited.
PREREGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE LAUREL FESTIVAL 10K AND TWO-MILE FUN RUN/WALK IS THURSDAY, JUNE 1
Thursday, June 1 is the deadline to preregister for the Laurel Festival 10K to receive a free event T-shirt and be entered in the “Early Bird Drawing” with a chance to win $25 in Wellsboro Chamber Dollars to spend in area businesses.
The Laurel Festival 10K, sponsored by First Citizens Community Bank, will begin at 9 a.m. on 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 for the Laurel Festival 10K and two-mile Fun Run/Walk 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 that 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.
Go to the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.wellsboropa.com, click on the orange button in the 10K Foot Race banner and then on the blue button to preregister online or scroll down the page to “Mail-in Registration” and click on the pdf icon to print the form to preregister for both the 10K and Fun Run/Walk.
Call 570-724-1926 or email info@wellsboropa.com for more information.
Coudersport Council 1355 CUF exemplification
On Sunday, May 28 the Coudersport Council 1355 performed a live degree based on the new CUF exemplification format and welcomed 11 new brothers to the order and advanced to brother into full Knighthood.
Coudersport Grand Knight Chris Fink, Coudersport Financial Secretary Christian Sevinsky, and Bradford Council 403 Financial Secretary Jeff Brewer welcomed PA State Warden David Spacht and Supreme Representative David MacIntosh to witness the exemplification hosted at St. Eulalia Church in Coudersport and a meal was provided to all in attendance.
Cody R. Good, 35, of Smethport, PA
Cody R. Good, 35, of Smethport, PA passed away unexpectedly, Friday (May 26, 2023) at his home in Smethport.
He was born February 15, 1988 in Coudersport, PA, the son of Robert and Nancy (Gorton) Good.
Cody held several jobs in the area over the years.
He enjoyed motocross and football.
In addition to both of his parents, Bob and Nancy Good of Smethport, he is survived by:
Two daughters: Summer and Rylee Good
Two sisters: Kelly Jo Martin of Portville, NY and Tanya Lynn (Patrick Miller) Silvis of Kane, PA
Along with several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews
A memorial service will be held for Cody on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 1 PM in the Free Christian Evangelical Church of Smethport, Pine St., with the Rev. B.J. Simms, Pastor, officiating.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the American Heart Association or McKean County SPCA. Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com.
Wonderling Takes Top Place At Bradford Speedway
Jeremy Wonderling certainly knows how to get around Bradford Speedway; however, in the two prior Tour races run at the tricky track, it was fellow New York standouts Bryce Davis and John Waters victorious. Neither Davis nor Waters were in competition on Sunday so a new winner was guaranteed. Wonderling was certainly the favorite and he lived up to the billing passing Kurt Stebbins on lap three and holding off 13-year-old phenom Brock Pinkerous for his Series leading third victory of 2023 worth $3,000.
