Allegany County Republican Committee Elects New Leader
The Allegany County Republican Committee met on September 18, 2024, for the Committee’s Biennial Organization meeting to elect Party leadership for the next two years.
Kevin “Fred” Demick, an Angelica resident and Vice-Chair of the Allegany County Board of Legislators, replaces Dwight “Mike” Healy as Chairman of the Committee. Healy, who served in the role from 2012 to 2024, recently announced that he would not seek re-election.
In accepting the party’s nomination, Demick expressed gratitude and detailed his vision to revitalize the Party in Allegany County stating “I am excited and proud to have been elected as the next Chairman of the Allegany County Republican Committee. I have had so much support and positive comments on what we as Allegany County Republicans would like our committee
to accomplish for all Republicans. I appreciate the privilege to work with all of you to make us Proud to be Republicans”.
Members elected to other Party leadership positions include: Joseph Budinger (Vice-Chair Male), Lee James (Vice-Chair Female), Meghan Washer (Secretary), Jenna Kelley (Treasurer), and Robert Jones (Parliamentarian).
A Thank You From The Coudersport Rotary To Speaker Casey Klesa
On September 16, 2024, Coudersport Rotary Club hosted Casey Klesa, Senior Data Communications Specialist at UPMC, as our speaker. Casey Klesa is the grandson of Rotarian Jim Plotts.
Casey has worked in Information Technology (IT) for 25 years. His interest started when he was 8 or 9 years old, when his grandfather, Rotarian Jim Plotts, set him down at a computer. He is thankful to have been exposed to this field at an early age. In college, he majored in Information Systems. He also worked at college, maintaining their computer labs and teaching courses. He started in programming but developed an interest in the hardware end of things. One of his professors was the Chief Information Officer at UPMC, and frequently came to Casey for ideas, which worked!
Upon graduation, he was offered a position at Susquehanna Health, where he started in 1999. Casey is responsible for security, server teams, infrastructure and maintenance, for voice (phone systems), computers, printers, and servers at 6 hospitals, 45 doctors’ offices, and 20,000 devices including phones, laptops, printers and their connections. His role is crucial in getting the medical results and information to provide your care. He has been a jack-of-all-trades, maintaining PC’s, servers and networks. There is a security team but he has to understand their issues in order to protect patient data and privacy. There
are security cameras operating 24/7. His goal is 99.999% up time.
Lynn E. “Skip” Snyder, 77, Of Coudersport, PA
Lynn E. “Skip” Snyder
Lynn E. “Skip” Snyder, 77, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, September 23, 2024, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a long illness.
Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.
Jean L. Niles, 92, of Wellsboro, PA.
Jean L. Niles, 92, of Wellsboro passed away on September 22, 2024, at the Green Home. She was born February 19, 1932, in Bloomsburg to Homer Sneidman and Beatrice Sweigart.
Jean attended Empire Beauty School in Williamsport, she owned her own Beauty Shop for many years, frequently doing hair for the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home. Jean was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Wellsboro and worked at the Bloomsburg Fair with her sister Nancy for many years. She loved her family and enjoyed playing bingo.
Bonnie D. (Krsek) Yungwirth, age 81, of Galeton, PA
Bonnie D. (Krsek) Yungwirth, age 81, of Galeton, PA, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
She was born on December 27, 1942, a daughter of the late Vincent and Alverda (Lark) Krsek, Jennie “Dolly” Lane and was the wife of the late Robert Yungwirth. Bonnie was retired from Osram / Sylvania, Wellsboro, PA and was an avid bingo player, enjoyed going to the Galeton Senior Center and was a past member of the Moose. She was always willing to help others and dearly loved and cared for all of her pets.
She is survived by sons: Bill Makin of FL, Aaron (Jo) Yungwirth of Galeton, PA, daughter-in-law: Toni Makin of Wellsboro, PA, 7 grandchildren: David Makin, Adam Yungwirth, Jessica Yungwirth, Alyssa Yungwirth, William Makin, Kate Makin, Joseph Makin and 5 great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a son: Steven Makin.
Services will be private and are entrusted to the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc. www.carletonfh.com Wellsboro, PA.
Mary A. Rotar, 90, of James City
Mary A. Rotar, 90, of James City, passed away Thursday (Sept. 19) at UPMC-Hamot. Born Sept. 19, 1934 in Kane, she is the daughter of the late Louis and Maria (Fabec) Rotar.
Mary had worked at many places throughout her life, including Holgate, Olympic Luggage, the Lutheran Home at Kane, the Nansen, the Flaming Sword, Kane Country Club and Affiliated Industries, from which she retired. She was a member of St Callistus Catholic Church. Mary loved spending time with her family and with the very close friends she had. She also loved to travel.
She is survived by one niece, Shelley (Dan) Brinkley of Kane; one nephew, Mitch (Tracy) Rotar of Kane; a great-nephew, Shane (Casey) Brinkley; a great-niece, Ariel (Paul) Eastman; two great great-nieces, Gracyn Brinkley and Gabriella Eastman; one great great-nephew, PaulDaniel Eastman and several cousins, including Monica Maghrak and Michele Maghrak-Ford.
Owlett Announces Grant for Tioga County Historical Society
The Tioga County Historical Society has been awarded an $8,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) to help offset general operating expenses, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) announced today.
“Our historical society provides a valuable window into our past through multiple facilities it operates across the county,” Owlett said. “I am happy to see the Commonwealth supporting this important service to the community.”
The Tioga County Historical Society operates the Robinson House Museum and the Ladd Genealogical and Historical Research Library at 120 Main St. in Wellsboro, which is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., except for federal holidays. The historical society also operates the Tioga County Farm, Mine and Lumber Museum in Whitneyville, as well as the Osceola Blockhouse, an 1835 log house in Osceola Township.
The grant was awarded through PHMC’s Cultural and Historical Support Grant Program. The program provides general operating support to museums and official county historical societies that are not directly supported by other state agency operating support programs.
Introduction to Excel (Excel I) and Intermediate Excel (Excel II) Classes Scheduled
Unleash your productivity and take control of your data! Do you manage large sets of numbers, names, dates, or other pieces of information? If so, then you need to know how to create worksheets to manage, store, organize, and even analyze this information. Excel, Microsoft’s powerful spreadsheet software, is the most widely used program for these tasks, and most workplaces want new employees to have a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel.
September 9th Metting’s Speaker Was Rotarian John Lenox
Rotarian John Lenox spoke about the Coudersport Chamber of Commerce at our September 9, 2024, meeting at Sweden Valley Manor.
John is on the Coudersport Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The Board includes local business people: Board President, Kelly Bruno; Dennis Goodenough, Lisa Brennan, Shelly Butler, Caroline Powers, John Stilson, and John Lenox.
The Chamber’s goal is to get a better business atmosphere in our community, “butts in the seats and heads in the beds” at restaurant and hospitality businesses.
The Chamber is designing a website. They would like the website to list events held by Rotary and other organizations.
They meet every other Monday at Vinnie’s or Fickinger’s and meetings are open to the public once a month. They are looking for volunteers to help with events that support local businesses.
For more information about the Coudersport Chamber of Commerce, you can contact John at Patriot Outdoors in Coudersport.
Paul “Ted” Bullers, 72, of Lake City
Paul “Ted” Bullers , 72, of Lake City, died on Friday, September 20, 2024, peacefully at home.
He was born on August 31, 1952, in Ridgway, the son of the late Chester J. and Grace E. Hawk Bullers.
On December 24, 1984, he married the late Troyann Stahl, who preceded him in death on September 15, 1992.
Elk County Commissioners Support St. Marys Area United Way with Generous Donation
Elk County, PA — The Elk County Commissioners, Fritz Lecker, Matt Quesenberry, and Greg Gebauer have made a significant contribution to the St. Marys Area United Way’s 2024 campaign. The commissioners presented a $2,500 donation to Jim Ryan, President of the St. Marys Area United Way, to help advance the organization’s efforts in meeting its $220,000 fundraising goal for the upcoming year.
The funds raised during the 2024 campaign will be distributed to qualified non-profits in 2025. Eligible organizations must meet the following criteria to apply for funding:
- Hold a current 501(c)(3) status
- Provide services to residents within the St. Marys Area School District
- Address health and human welfare needs
- Be registered with the PA State Bureau of Charitable Solicitation or qualify for an exemption