MS walk Sunday
      A good turnout is expected for Sunday's MS Walk at the Cameron County High School Registration is at 1 p.m. It's a labor of love for high school senior Jackie Richnafsky, who has organized it with the assistance of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Richnafsky chose to organize this walk be...
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Pennsylvania Wilds workshop
      Application deadline is Sept. 30 for those interested in attending a three-day Pennsylvania Wilds workshop in St. Marys entitled, "Balancing Nature and Commerce for Sustainable Community Development." Participants will learn how to use natural, recreational and scenic assets to enhance their loca...
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Fall Festival Sept. 30
      Austin Communities That Cares will be holding its eighth annual Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 30. Proceeds will be used toward various community projects.
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Food distribution
      Cameron County Food Pantry has scheduled a distribution for eligible individuals and families on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Food will be given out in the building behind the Northern Tier Community Action Corp. office at 135 West Fourth Street.
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New Arrivals
Ty J. Woodard-Furman
      A son was born Sept. 3, 2007, in Charles Cole Hospital, to Jillian Woodard and Calvin Furman of Coudersport. Named Ty James, the little boy weighed seven pounds, seven ounces. He joins a brother, Hunter, 10 months. Maternal grandparents are James and Cynthia Woodard of Coudersport. Paternal gran...
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Emporium Rotary Club Raffle
     Emporium Rotary Club raffled off a hand-made quilt to raise funds for Veterans Memorial Park. Winner Jan Creighton (above) of Whitehall bought her ticket from Jane Malek, a co-worker at the Westinghouse plant in that community and the sister of Rotarian Shirley Condon. Jan, who is also active in com...
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Scholastic Book Fair coming
      Plans for the Woodland Scholastic Book Fair are underway. The public is welcome. Profits from the fair will be taken in paperback books for prizes for the accelerated reader program. The book fair will be open during the school day Monday, Oct. 1 through Friday, Oct. 5. The fair will close Friday...
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Fight Against Drug Abuse
     Emporium Borough Police Chief Rufus Jones (left) encouraged members of the community to join the fight against drug abuse during his recent presentation to Emporium Rotary Club. "People know their community," Chief Jones said. "If anyone sees anything that seems suspicious, please report it." Jones ...
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Art Lessons in Coudersport
     Children ages six and up can take art lessons in Coudersport. Classes are being held on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at Olga's Living with Art, located on East Second Street, across from the Potter County Jail. "These lessons are a combination of fun projects and learning about great art and mas...
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Geography Lessons
     Third graders at Austin Area School are using balloons to represent continents as part of their geography lessons. Here, Nick Leightly shows off one of the 'continents,' while Eryn Fiebig, student teacher, Jade McKeirnan and Alyson Rotello look on. The students were showing their parents their work ...
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Grant workshop coming
      A workshop to help individuals who are applying for grants will be held Oct. 11-12 in Coudersport. Topics will include locating funding sources, writing needs statements, budgeting, timelines, articulating clear goals, and developing objectives and performance measures.
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