Baby girl born to Hunts
      Shawn and Amy Schuckers Hunt of Emporium are parents of a daughter born on Oct. 20, 2007, in Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, in Coudersport. Named Autumn Renee, the little girl weighed six pounds, 11 ounces. She joins a sister, Alyssa, 15 months.
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Plan to wed
     Dave and Judy Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Tana Smith, to Shane Funair Jr., son of Shane Sr. and Karen Funair of St. Marys. Tana is a graduate of Cameron County High School and Penn State University. Shane is a graduate of Elk County Christian High School. Tana is employed by Dic...
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Emporium Day Care to open soon
      After months of planning, St. Mark Community Day Care in Emporium opened its doors this week to children six weeks and older. Hours of operation are 5:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. Joining director Katie Coppock on the staff are group supervisors Rebecca Haas Peters, Ashley Stuart...
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Child care workshops set
      "Problem Solving with Children" is the title of a workshop for child care providers and interested parents in three locations. Penn State Cooperative Extension is sponsoring the sessions from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. as follows: Monday, Nov. 12, Courthouse Annex in Ridgway; Tuesday, Nov. 13, Potter Count...
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Pet, Christmas pictures
      Cameron County SPCA's annual Pet Pictures/Christmas Sale will be Saturday at Memorial Hall at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are not required. Pet owners are encouraged to bring their animals for a picture and to shop for Christmas. Proceeds will benefit SPCA.
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Mailing advice for holiday care packages
Overseas deadline is nearing
      Anyone who plans to send "care packages" to military personnel stationed overseas for the holidays should be aware of early deadlines. First suggested deadline is Nov. 13 for sending Parcel Post packages to troops overseas with addresses of Air/Army Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO) vi...
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Cameron County real estate transactions
      Cameron County real estate transactions recorded in October were as follows: --Oct. 1, Dennis M. Hancock from John F. Mack, Emporium Borough, $1. --Oct. 2, Michael D. Moyer from Elsie Regina Nordberg, Shippen Twp., $75,000. --Oct. 4, Richard G. Maseto from Gregory A. Dyda, Lumber Twp., $19,000.
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     Once a week students in Mrs. Lux's ninth-grade reading class work with elementary students on reading or math skills by tutoring them through some of their assignments. Two of the upperclassmen are shown here with kindergarteners during a recent session. Here, Kiley Parsons works with Mason Metcalf ...
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Free prostate cancer screenings
      Charles Cole Memorial Hospital's Patterson Cancer Care Center is offering a free prostate cancer screening Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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     Veterans of Foreign Wars volunteer Barry Sarick (left) was among those selling poppies to raise funds for disabled veterans and for other veterans or their families in need. Among the supporters was Kathy Lewis. Each year, Post 6221 volunteers fan out over Emporium to support the Disabled Veterans o...
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     Jubilee Foods sponsored a "steak bake" as part of the first Holiday Kickoff, a promotion by the Coudersport Area Chamber of Commerce Merchants Group. Proceeds benefitted the Christmas House. There was also an open house at the Christmas House, a quilt show and a craft/vendor show. The latter event w...
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Ernst named engineering partner
      Christopher M. Ernst, P.E. has been promoted to vice president at E & M Engineers and Surveyors and has joined the firm as a partner. Ernst specializes in bridge design and permitting. A Penn State graduate, he has been with E & M since 1998.
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     Galeton Rotary Club recently presented donations to volunteers of several local organizations who donated their time at the annual Woodsmen's Show at Cherry Springs State Park. Club President Phyllis Conable (right) distributed checks to representatives from Potter County Education Council, Pine Cre...
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Barbershop show Saturday at CHS
      Barbershop harmony will ring out at the Coudersport High School auditorium on Saturday, as the combined barbershop choruses from Olean and Coudersport present "The Music Man and More!" They'll be marking the 50th anniversary of Meredith Wilson's famous Broadway production, "The Music Man," which ...
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Rotary plans 'antique roadshow'
      Members of the Coudersport Rotary Club are planning their own version of the "antiques roadshow" as a fund-raiser. Details of the plan will be announced. The event was originally scheduled for early November, but has been postponed until January or February.
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Pa. Lumber Museum to appear on TV Sunday
      Two local museums will be featured on television Sunday night. The Pa. Lumber Museum, between Coudersport and Galeton, and the Zippo/Case Museum in Bradford are two of the stops on the Pennsylvania Public Television Network show, "Pennsylvania's Off-Beat Museums with Dave and Dave.
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     Volunteers from the Christmas House in Coudersport hosted a steady stream of visitors during their open house. This annual event allows the public to meet with the dedicated workers who make Christmas a little brighter for hundreds of needy Potter County residents. Anita Chandler was on hand as Mrs....
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Phelps named county detective
      Bryan Phelps has been named county detective by Potter County District Attorney Dawn Fink. He'll serve in a part-time capacity on an as-needed basis, with particular responsibility for drug investigations. Fink believes the position should be full-time and intends to request full-time status in h...
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AHS awarded for sportsmanship
      Austin Area School District received the PIAA District 9 Sportsmanship Award, five years after an incident caused the school to be placed on probation. "This award recognizes the level of support that the fans have for the student-athletes," said School Superintendent Matt Hutcheson.
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Streets to be widened
      Coudersport Borough recently contracted with IA Construction to widen some borough streets. Areas affected include Vine Street, from Chestnut to Cherry; south side only of Allegany Avenue, from Borie to Mill; Ross Street, from Mill to Park Avenue; North West Street, from Sixth to Niles Hill Road;...
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     There's a new member of the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department. This larger-than-life firefighter made his debut during the Falling Leaves Festival parade, escorted by long-time CVFD member Dave Reese. The costume requires a human occupant, whose job is a bit more tolerable due to temperature con...
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