Tourism management class set
      Penn Highlands Community College will be offering classes in tourism management at locations in Coudersport and St. Marys. Courses are being held in cooperation with the Potter County Education Council and the Community Education Council of Elk and Cameron Counties.
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Numbers in the news
      455M Auditing firm Deloitte & Touche and a group of almost 40 banks will pay $455 million to settle a lawsuit with investors in Adelphia Communications Corp. Deloitte will pay $210 million and the banks will pay $245 million under a settlement approved last month in U.S.
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Deputy Secretary Nancy Hardy
      from the Pa. Office of Children, Youth and Families recently met with county officials. The stop was part of her mission to visit all 67 counties. She’s shown with Commissioners Glenn Fiebig (back, left), Tony Moscato (back, right) and Pat Rodgers.
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Hands-on lesson for students
      Six Cameron County High School students got a hands-on lesson in building an Internetbased business as part of a unique educational experience offered by the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Representing Cameron County were Brian Carlson, Brittany Lundberg, Ali Reigel, Jordan Thompson, Nick G...
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Genealogy website will assist ancestry buffs
      Ancestry buffs and others now have another method of tracking down information on their relatives, thanks to the new Cameron County Genealogy Club website. The club, which began three years ago, always has been committed to linking family tree enthusiasts through monthly meetings and e-mail lists....
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Area news briefs
      Jobs being cut PORT ALLEGANY — Pittsburgh Corning officials have confirmed that at least 50 jobs at the company’s Port Allegany plant will be eliminated no later than Feb. 1, as a melter and related operations are shut down. Company and union representatives met last week to discuss the job term...
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Extension agents attend training
      Penn State Cooperative Extension Educators Robin Kuleck (Elk Count)y and Cathy Straub (Cameron County), recently returned from Richmond, Va. where they participated in a two-day Safety Day Coordinator training sponsored by the Progressive Agriculture Foundation.
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Rare Driftwood newspaper in hands of Historical Society
      Cameron County Historical Society announces the acquisition of a rare copy of the Driftwood Weekly Gazette, one of only six known to exist. The newspaper was published weekly from 1875 through June 29, 1916 by John T. Earl. This 1906 edition is now the oldest issue in the society’s possession....
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November real estate transactions
      On Nov. 1, Harry A. McBride sold property to Glen D. Fronheiser in Gibson Township for $65,000. On Nov. 2, Rodney E. Frey sold property to Martin Stiles in Shippen Township for $64,000. On Nov. 8, Paul Lavelle Ritchey sold property to James E. Pahle in Lumber Township for $85,000.
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