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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 ... Union soldiers didn't just get their guns, march into battle, shoot the Confederates, win the Civil War and return home. Their lives were filled with uncertainties, disappointments and, in many instances, chaos and confusion. A large proportion of them were teenagers, answering the call to duty without a full understanding of why they were fighting. More ... Emporium Borough has announced the annual spring curbside clean-up will be held next Monday through Saturday. Residents are reminded to set out unwanted items during normal garbage collection times. There's an extra charge for tires. More ... Pa. State Police from Denton Hill will offer child safety seat checkups on Wednesday, May 21, at the barracks from 1 pm to 6 pm. Goal is to increase safety belt/child safety seat use rates. Additional information is available at 274-8690. More ... First Presbyterian Church of Coudersport is holding a Ladies' Tea for women and girls on Saturday, May 17. Additional details are available from Emily Robinson at 274-0753. More ... Austin Brownie and Daisy Troop 911 visited the Continental School of Beauty in Olean (N.Y.) last Saturday as part of a Scout sponsored trip. The girls were pampered and spent the day with their mothers, friends and guardians. Girls in the top photo(clockwise from bottom right) are Kiera Dynda, Cerissa Glover, Taylor Brewer, Macy Stuckey, Amber Pifer (bottom also), Jordan Brewer, Tiana Butler and Rylee Hooftallen. More ... An Emporium man who poached a deer last summer has been sentenced to two years' probation after a guilty plea in Cameron County Court. Matthew "Cash" Grimone, 19, admitted to four of the seven charges brought against him after he shot a large buck near Sizerville during the early morning hours of Aug. 26. More ... Charged with drugs A Port Allegany woman has been charged with possession of a controlled substance last Saturday in Eulalia Township. Police say Paula Anna Larson, 23, was found with a pill bottle during a physical examination at the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. She allegedly became irate when a medical staff took away the pills. More ... Emergency responders were summoned last Saturday to a one-vehicle accident near GKN Sinter Metals Plant #1, west of Emporium. John Waid, of Port Allegany, lost control of his car when navigating a curve on Route 120. His car veered into the loading dock area, struck a fence and flipped on its side. Emporium Volunteer Fire Department used a truck to stabilize the car. Cameron County Ambulance crews lifted Waid out. He was taken to the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport. More ... Following are real estate transactions recorded in the Cameron County Recorder of Deeds office: • April 1, John R. Genaux from Alvin H. Brown, Emporium Borough, $72,000. • April 2, Pa. Mineral Group II LLC from David L. Mummert, Grove Township, $10, and from Thomas Hold Murray, Barbara D. Eckels and Maxine Johnson, Gibson Township, $10. More ... First-time visitors will share their thoughts of Emporium on Wednesday at Woodland Elementary School. A group from Renovo who recently toured the town will discuss its strengths and weaknesses, starting at 6 pm. "First Impressions" is sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce encourages community members to attend. More ... Coudersport Borough was honored by the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection for its maintenance work on the flood control channel that carries Mill Creek and the Allegheny River through the center of town. The channel was built in the 1950s, in part to address serious flood that occurred in 1942. More ... Applications are being accepted for pre-school at the First Presbyterian Church in Emporium. Non-denominational, Christian classes will be held from 9 to 11:30 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teacher is Sue Zoschg. Children must be four years old by Oct. 15 to register. For more details, 486-0705. More ... 5.3 The state is giving counties about $5.3 million to monitor and control mosquito populations in an effort to fight West Nile virus. Potter County has been awarded $49,400 and Cameron County is getting $20,900. As recently as 2003, there were 237 reported human cases of West Nile virus, with nine fatalities. The figure dropped to nine cases by 2006, with two deaths. More ... A long-time Coudersport resident has recently been named as a mental health coordinator for Dickinson Mental Health Center. Jack Goga, a licensed psychologist, will provide clinical services in Ridgway, Emporium and Coudersport, as well as schoolbased outpatient and partial hospitalization programs in Ridgway, Bradford, Coudersport and St. Marys. More ... A host of health-related activities are lined up this week at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport and neighboring centers. It's part of National Hospital Week, themed "Where Healing Happens Every Day." Wellness centers in Coudersport, Emporium, Smethport and Port Allegany will offer free use of aerobic and strength-training equipment throughout the week. More ... Tickets are on sale for the Woodland Hobbit and Fairy Festival, a unique event to be held Saturday, June 14, at Hemlock Springs Historic Crafts and Cultural Arts Center on Mitcheltree Hollow Road in Keating Summit. Purpose of the festival is to bring out the artist in each person through exposure to the natural world. More ... American Legion Auxiliary 194 of Emporium is seeking applicants for Keystone Girls State, a personal development program to be held June 22-28 at Shippensburg University. Girls attending the program will learn about the duties, rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a fun environment. More ... Dozens of motorcycles and other vehicles will cruise a 110-mile stretch through Potter, Cameron, Elk and McKean counties on July 19 to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The motorcycle run is cosponsored by the Endless Mountain Chapter of the Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE). For more information, call 642-7896 or 486-3801. More ... This year's American Cancer Society Relay for Life is being relocated to Strawberry Field, near Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, due to the construction work underway at Coudersport Area Recreation Park. The 24-hour event will be held Friday and Saturday, June 27-28. More ... Cameron County High School concert band and chorus will present their annual spring concert on 7 pm Tuesday, May 20, in the high school auditorium. It's free and open to the public. More ... With gas and oil developers fanning out across northcentral Pennsylvania, seeking to lease drilling rights, the state legislature is moving ahead on a bill to resolve disputes that occur between surface and mineral right owners. More ... Instruction in the computer software tool, QuickBooks, for business accounting will be provided in Galeton through a two-part class on May 31 and June 14 from 8:30 am through 2:30 pm at the Potter County Education Council office. More ... Fatal cycle crash TIOGA CO. -- A Wellsboro man died Monday night in a motorcycle crash on Pa. Rt. 287 in Delmar Township, Tioga County. State police at Mansfield identified the victim as 63-yearold Edward Lyon. More ... A Chinese Auction and sale to benefit residents of Cole Memorial Hospital's Long Term Care Unit was held last week at the hospital. According to Sherri Kinney, recreational services coordinator at Cole Memorial, the proceeds go towards entertainment, outings, flowers and other services for residents. Some of the participating vendors were Sweet Thingz, Tastefully Simple, Avon and Relaxing Spa Treatments. Kinney thanks the volunteers for their help. In the photo Pam Rearick looks over one of the tables. More ... Some impressive exhibits were developed for showing and judging during the Coudersport Elementary School PTSA Science Fair. In addition to the students' projects, there were displays about animals, drinking water safety and maple syruping. More ... |
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