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May 10, 2008  RSS feed

ON A MISSION FOR AFRICA
Local men will travel across U.S. for African chairty
Two Potter County men will cross the U.S. this summer to raise money to drill water wells in Mali, Africa. Bruce Trowbridge will make the voyage the hard way - by running and riding a bicycle. Timothy Haley will ride along in a van as Trowbridge's one-man support team. More...
TRAIN CRASH DEFENDANT ASKS FOR OUTSIDE JURY

Defense lawyers for the man who was at the controls of the Norfolk Southern train that crashed near Gardeau almost two years ago claim their client cannot get a fair trial in McKean County. Citing media coverage of the case, lawyers for 46- year-old Michael Seifert of West Seneca, N.Y. More...

BUSINESS OWNERS WANT METERS GONE
EMPORIUM
By Alex Davis Endeavor News

A long-debated issue is back on the agenda of Emporium Borough Council, with no clear resolution in sight. Business owners this month made another push to persuade Council to remove the parking meters as a means of encouraging more people to shop locally. More...

 News
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"Charlie's Pride," Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Relay For Life team has been busy with fundraising activities for the annual Relay For Life, to be held on June 27 and 28. The team includes Glen Wolf (Miss Relay 2007), Patrice Levavasseur, Kelly Drabert, Bonnie Kratzer, Crystal VanZile, Valerie VanZile, Michele Catherman, Terri Smith, Colleen Ramsey, Jennifer Rossman, Judy Ziegler, Rachel Forsythe and Trisha Galeotti. Not pictured: Mark Freeman, Phyllis Glinkowski, Sue Bailey, Hilda Schroll and Linda Gee. More...
• THE MANY SIDES OF SOLDIERS
• EMPORIUM CURB-SIDE CLEAN-UP
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 Potter County News
• JAIL GAS LEAK A MYSTERY
The origin of a natural gas odor that forced a relocation of inmates in the Potter County Jail Thursday morning remains a mystery. "We don't know what caused it because the gas company doesn't really know," explained Deputy Warden Robert Patinka, adding that PPL employees used meters throughout the facility and found no cause. More...
• POTTER COUNTY ZONING STUDY STALLS
• Ham, leek dinner set for Saturday
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 Viewpoints
• article has image Balancing nature and commerce
(Bob Veilleux is a community and economic development educator for the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service.) The key to success of the Pennsylvania Wilds is collaboration. Community leaders from across the region spent three days last November learning from national and local experts on community and economic development. More...
• article has image Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
• We've got mail!
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 Community Life
• Run, walk or bike Saturday
A 5K Run, Walk and Bike event is set for today (Saturday) in Emporium. It's sponsored by the Keystone Rural Health Consortia. Proceeds will help make health and dental care available for those who have limited ability to pay. Prizes will be awarded and each participant will receive a T-shirt. More...
• article has image NARBY, REED ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
• Birth Announcements
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 Outdoors
• article has image STATE UNVEILS FISHER MANAGEMENT PLAN
"That was no mountain lion," was Deb Forry's immediate reaction as a furry, sleek figure crept down the hillside, across the Rt. 44/144 intersection and quickly made its way into the woods along Little Kettle Creek. Forry took a certain amount of pride in identifying the visitor to her little town of Oleana in southern Potter County. More...
• article has image Inside the Outdoors
• Applications now being accepted for elk licenses
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 Sports
• Lippert sets school record in 100M dash at Cameron Co.
Sprinter Andy Lippert wrote his name in the school record book last week, as he blistered the track at Port Allegany in a time 11.08 seconds in the 100- meter dash. His burst of speed broke the previous mark of 11.1 held by Rich Bisso, which had stood since 1971. More...
• Baseball playoffs set to start
• Kamper, Heimel Big 30 All-Stars
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 Obituaries
• John Patrick Simms
John Patrick Simms, 38, of Clarksville, Ark., formerly of Austin, died Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Logan County. He was born Aug. 16, 1969 and graduated from Austin High School in 1987. More...
• Edna E. Harrington
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