Garrigan heading local breast cancer program
      Connie Garrigan of Emporium is Cameron County's coordinator of the American Cancer Society's (ACS) "Reach To Recovery" program, helping patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer cope with their diagnosis, treatment and recovery. She recently underwent training to assist her in the ACS survivor-...
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     A June 2007 wedding is planned for Heather Lyon and Matthew Hallowell. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Paul and Susan Lyon of Emporium. She is a 2003 graduate of Cameron County High School and a 2004 graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Cosmetology. Her fiance is the son of Willard and Judy Ha...
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Planning for '100-Mile Yard Sale'
      Residents of southern Cameron County may join in on the "100-Mile Yard Sale." It's sponsored by the Quehanna Industrial Development Corp., based in Karthaus. QIDC plans broad publicity to attract people to the yard sale, set for July 20-21. Participants will have their locations pinpointed on a ma...
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Alumni banquet set May 26
      The Cameron County Alumni Banquet has been scheduled for the evening of Saturday, May 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 in the high school gymnasium. This marks the 118th year alumni from the local school have gathered. This year, the alumni group will welcome class of 2007 members as guests of the associatio...
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Ladies' Night Out
      A "Ladies' Night Out" event is scheduled for Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Emporium. Area women are welcome to turn out for a light supper and "an evening of pampering." Reservations are due by Monday, by calling 486-1251.
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Fair board assn. to meet
      Monthly meeting of the Cameron County Fair Assn. Board of Directors will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday in Memorial Hall, Emporium. Anyone interested in the fair is welcome to attend.
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Thanks from EVFD!
     Emporium Fire Department recently concluded a series of three vehicle rescue classes. Members of both the Emporium and Sinnemahoning fire departments participated in basic vehicle awareness, basic vehicle operations and basic vehicle technician training over three separate weekends. This training wo...
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Dam Show coming July 20-22
      Organizers of the Dam Show, the region's premier celebration of music and the arts, are planning big things for their 2007 event. It will run for three days, Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22, at the Austin Dam Memorial Park. Popular folk singer and recording artist Gordon Stone, who was a...
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Keating Summit Community Supper to be held Wednesday
      A Community Supper will be held on Wednesday, April 18, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Keating Summit United Methodist Church, located on Rt. 607, just off Rt. 155. Organizers are hoping that it will be the first of many successful community suppers to be held in years to come.
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'Kans for kids' fundraiser ongoing
      Austin Area Parent-Teacher Organization is resuming the collection of aluminum beverage cans as a fund-raiser. The "Kans For Kids" recycling program is an important income source for the organization. Those donating cans are asked to empty them and rinse them before placing the cans in a securely...
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Seats still open for Buccos Game
      Austin Communities That Cares will sponsor a bus trip to Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Sunday, June 3, to see a major league baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Game time is 1:35 p.m. The bus will leave the Austin Area School parking lot at 7:00 a.m. Cost is $15 pe...
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'Soup and History' Sunday
      Austin Dam Memorial Association will hold its next Soup and History Luncheon on Sunday at Austin Firehall from noon to 3:00 p.m. Cost is $6.00 per person. Lunch includes an "all you care to eat" spread of soup, bread, crackers, coffee or punch, and a dessert.
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ACS 'Look Good, Feel Better' workshop set
      The American Cancer Society is offering women with cancer a chance to "Look Good, Feel Better" during a workshop to be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday at the Patterson Cancer Care Center, located on the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital campus in Coudersport.
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     Residents and patients at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport and Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys received Easter cards created by students in the Cameron County Family Center's after-school clubs. The cards were created through the "Spread The Love," program, an outreach to connec...
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Teen concert Saturday will celebrate life
      Tinnitus III arrives this weekend at the Coudersport Consistory auditorium. It's a project of the Potter County Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention program, billed as "a celebration of life and music." From 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, the concert hall will be filled with rock and contemporary ...
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Hospital Antique Show
      The 16th annual Potter County Hospice Antique Show will be held on Saturday at the Coudersport Gospel Tabernacle Life Center, located at the corner of Route 6 and Dingman Run Road. The show opens at 10:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m. Dealers from northern Pennsylvania and southern New York will di...
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Woodburning workshop set
      A workshop on the art of woodburning, or pyrography, will be held on Thursday, April 26, in Port Allegany. Instruction will be given in using woodburning to create decorations and gifts. Patterns are available and tools are inexpensive. Materials can include wood, paper, gourds and leather.
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     "We're following the footsteps of Jesus Christ taken on that first Good Friday when he was crucified," said Pastor Scott Melott of Emporium's First Baptist Church as Jerry Sasala (shown) once again bore the burden in this year's Journey of the Cross. A project of the Cameron County Ministerium, the ...
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