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With the new school year underway, perhaps it is time for parents to review their own ABCs. A reader sent along this primer for parents (author unknown) and suggested that it be posted on every refrigerator as a reminder of their responsibilities: More ... Austin Communities That Cares (ACTC) will be holding its eighth annual Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 30. Proceeds will be used towards various community projects and trips. A Chinese auction will be held. Anyone with an item to donate should send it to Sherry Clark, P.O. Box 255, Austin PA 16720. More ... Austin is planning its 46th annual Homecoming Dinner on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at the firehall. Cost is $10 per person. Tickets will be available at the door. More ... An open house and ribboncutting ceremony will be held on Sunday afternoon at the latest addition to downtown Emporium: the new assisted living wing at Guy and Mary Felt Manor. The open house will follow the 2:45 p.m. ceremony. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Administrator Kim Jones and staff will provide guided tours and serve refreshments. More ... Emporium is taking steps to address flooding problems in the business district during periods of heavy rain. A Bradford firm will attempt to unclog storm sewage pipes in the problem area, believed to be somewhere between Fourth and Chestnut streets. More ... A legal battle between the Rigas family and auditing firm Deloitte & Touche heated up this week. The Rigases asked a Philadelphia court to proceed to trial on claims Deloitte filed against them, stemming from financial dealings involving both the family and Adelphia. More ... St. Mark Community Day Care is accepting registrations and preparing to open its doors to the public on Oct. 1. It's a licensed day care pledged to provide children with "a safe, nurturing environment to help promote social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and moral life learning skills. More ... John A. Wright Aaron and Deborah Lyons Wright of Coudersport are parents of a son born Aug. 12, 2007, in Charles Cole Hospital. Named John Anthony, the little boy weighed eight pounds. Maternal grandparents are Patrick and Faith Lyons of Belmont, N.Y. Paternal grandparents are John and Sonja Rohrer Wright of Coudersport. More ... Betty Fitch Betty J. Fitch, 77, of Austin, died Tuesday (Aug. 28, 2007) in Lakeview Senior Care and Living Center, Smethport. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated with the Rev. Joseph Czarkowski, pastor, as celebrant. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse. Memorials may be made to St. More ... With at least two of the three Cameron County Commissioners soon to leave the board, timing is critical as they consider how best to restructure local government. More ... From left, comedians Mark Matusof, Steve Bix and Johnny Watson performed last weekend at the Emporium VFW for an SPCA charity event. Over 150 people were in attendance Saturday night generating $1,000 profit for the organization. More ... Help will soon be available for those who are interested in connecting with buyers for local homemade food items. It's just the latest step in a farreaching series of public/ private partnerships being developed to support agriculture and a "back to the land" movement in and around Potter County. More ... Germania Old Home Day is scheduled for Sunday in that southern Potter County village. Entertainment, food and legal beverages make for a lively gathering. One of the highlights is the drawing for cash prizes totaling more than $35,000. Raffle tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m., with the food and beverage booths opening at 11. More ... Killed in Iraq BROCKWAY -- Another area soldier has died in Iraq. The U.S. Defense Department this week confirmed that Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Tully, a 1992 graduate of Brockway High School, died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. More ... American Cancer Society is seeking cosmetologists and beauticians who are interested in being trained for the organization's "Look Good, Feel Better" program. More ... On Aug. 30, Emporium Borough Police, assisted by Emporium-based state police and a drug task force from the Attorney General's Office arrested Faith Banks, Sarah Petitt, Britt Graham and a known juvenile, all of Emporium, for violation of state drug laws. More ... Telephone subscribers who registered for the state's Do Not Call list when it was first created five years ago need to renew their registration. Do Not Call, enacted by the Pa. General Assembly in 2002, provides Pennsylvanians with a means of avoiding unwanted phone calls from telemarketers or other solicitors. However, registration is only valid for five years. More ... An Emporium man was injured Monday morning when he drove this car into the back of a pickup truck on Fourth Street in the borough. More ... From the haunting lyrics of the ballad "Thank you, Robert Merten," to the dance floor gyrations to the Beatles standard, "Twist and Shout," Saturday night's benefit dinner/ dance at the Coudersport Golf Club was a memorable occasion. More ... A Cattaraugus County, N.Y., man died Sunday evening when his motorcycle collided with a car on Route 872, south of the East Fork Road in Wharton Township, Potter County. State police said 52-year-old Steven Warner of Portville was headed north when his 2003 Harley Davidson crossed the center line and struck a southbound Dodge sedan driven by James Rider of Coudersport. More ... State Assemblyman Martin Causer is planning a Senior Citizens Expo at the Coudersport Consistory on Friday, Oct. 5, from 10:00 to 2:00. Representatives from state, county and local agencies will be on hand to distribute information and answer questions about health care, insurance, nutrition and exercise, fire safety, financial planning, fraud protection and other topics. More ... 49 As of last year, the US derived 49 percent of its electricity from coal-fired generating plants. There are 2,113 coal mines in production, yielding an annual average of 1.2 billion tons, with 123,000 people employed as miners. More ... Elk Regional Health System is creating a Serenity Garden near the Community Nurses and Rehabilitation Facility in St. Marys. More ... An open house will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 5. from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Emporium Health Center. Charles Cole Memorial Hospital is hosting the event to welcome Dr. Scott McKimm and his staff to the Sizerville Road location. More ... Suicide prevention is the goal of a new program being provided to students in Cameron and Elk counties. Signs of Suicide (SOS) has reduced suicide attempts by 40 percent in schools where it has been implemented over the past five years. SOS concentrates on eighth- and ninth-graders, since studies show they are most likely to engage in risky behaviors. More ... Emporium Senior Center needs volunteers to help with its Meals-on-Wheels program. People are needed to drive, to deliver, or both. A substitute list is also being compiled. More ... |
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