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Bank robbery DuBOIS -- A knife-wielding robber held up the Liberty Boulevard branch of S&T Bank shortly before noon on Saturday. Investigators have refused to disclose how much money was stolen. DuBois City Police Department is heading the investigation. Officers report that a man entered the bank at about 11:40, demanded money from a teller and brandished a knife. More ... Applications are available for "Survivor: Cameron County," a new attraction to this year's Cameron County Fair. Based on the CBS-TV hit series, the local show will take the stage at 6 pm Friday, Aug. 8. They can be found at businesses in Emporium. Competition is open to those 16 or older. More ... Two Potter County men are helping to quell blazing wildfi res in California. Coudersport resident Joe Kellert, an Elk State Forest District assistant district forester, was dispatched last Friday to the Basin Complex, an area where fire has scorched 99,021 acres. He'll remain there for two weeks. More ... Community members hoping to get involved with the "Block Watch" program to curb criminal activity in Emporium may have to wait a while. No one from the police station attended a session Tuesday to explain how a partnership between citizens and police can minimize crime. Police could not be reached for comment. More ... One of the more interesting events at the 10th annual Antique, Classic and Custom Car Show at Kightlinger Motors in Coudersport was the "burnout" of a 1983 Chevrolet pickup truck, conducted by 16-year-old Dallas Niles of Austin. More ... Criminal charges remain pending against the man in control of the freight train that crashed near Keating Summit in June 2006. Last week, a judge was asked to throw out much of the evidence the prosecution plans to use against 46-year-old Michael Seifert of West Seneca, N.Y., claiming it was improperly obtained. More ... Natural products, from herbs to cosmetics to vegetables, will be spotlighted during the third annual Mountain Thyme Herbal Fair at Cherry Springs State Park today and Sunday, from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free. More people are looking for natural alternatives to chemical products found in commercial soaps, lotions, oils, cleaning products and personal care items. More ... The IRS is still pursuing John Rigas and his son, Tim, claiming that they owe more than $300 million in back taxes on ill-gotten gains. U.S. Middle District Court Judge John E. Jones III in Williamsport ruled last week that the tax fraud and conspiracy charges should go to trial. More ... 100 Gov. Ed Rendell has signed House Bill 377, which will provide active volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel with a $100 state income tax credit when they file their returns for the 2008 tax year. More ... Artists began work last weekend on a giant Community Mural in downtown Coudersport. Sarah Batson, art teacher at Coudersport Area High School, supervised Saturday's liftoff. Contractor Larry Gibble, who has been applying the foundation coat of white paint to serve as a canvas for the massive mural, was also on hand. More ... Portions of an abandoned railroad grade leading from Emporium to St. Marys could be converted into a recreational trail as early as next year. That 19-mile right-of-way from the caboose at the east end of Emporium to a point near the St. Marys golf course is being targeted as a "Rails-to-Trails" project. More ... More than 100 gifts will be distributed to children of Cameron County for Christmas, thanks to the efforts of area motorcyclists. Endless Mountains Chapter of ABATE hosted the "Christmas in July" event Saturday at the Cameron County Christian Center. More ... A Coudersport man who fled from police for much of the day on Tuesday surrendered to authorities without incident that afternoon at a Homer Township home, south of the borough. Derrick M. More ... A temporary roadway was opened to traffic this week as crews continued work on replacement of the Route 555 bridge in Driftwood. More ... Plans are in place for the 56th annual Woodsmen's Show at Cherry Springs State Park in central Potter County. It's scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Aug. 1-3. Galeton Rotary Club sponsors the show each year, attracting thousands of people from several states. More ... A community celebration will be held on Sunday, July 27, to honor Rev. Dwight Simpson, who retired earlier this year from his service at the Faith Baptist Church on Rich Valley Road in Emporium. Cameron County Ministerium Association is hosting the reception at 6 pm at the Emporium Firehall. More ... Cameron County Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar Monday on marketing a business during an economic downturn. The seminar will be held from 1 pm to 3:30 pm at the Chamber office. Registration is available through the Chamber website or by calling 486-4314. More ... Three board member vacancies on the Bucktail Watershed Association will be filled at a meeting set for Friday, Aug. 8. The session will be held at 7 pm at the Cameron County Courthouse and is open to the public. For more details, call 486-9354. More ... Cameron County Food Pantry will hold a distribution on Wednesday from 1 pm to 3 pm in the building located behind the Northern Tier Community Action offices at 135 West Fourth Street. Volunteers are needed to pack boxes and carry food to vehicles. About 100 families receive food during each distribution. More ... A community day and family picnic is planned for 1 pm Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Sinnemahoning playground. For more information, call the Sinnamahoning Volunteer Fire Department at 546-2323. More ... A revamped Pet Show is coming to the Cameron County Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 6. It's sponsored by the Cameron County SPCA and starts at 5:30 pm at the stage at the fairgrounds. Registration takes place at 5 pm. Categories include unusual trick, smallest, largest, ugliest, cutest and best groomed. First, second and third place winners will receive a cash prize. More ... A meeting to organize community support for military veterans is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 18, in Coudersport. A project of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the meeting will be held at the Potter County Education Council office at Main and Third streets starting at 7 pm. The public is welcome and refreshments will be available. More ... Potter County Human Services will hold this year's Family Fun Fair on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the fairgrounds in Millport from 11 am to 2 pm. Games, exhibits and fun events will be available free of charge to families from throughout Potter County. There is no admission fee. For additional information, call 544-7315. More ... Kettle Creek Ambulance Association will hold its eighth annual Kettle Creek Music Festival over the Aug. 8-10 weekend at Quiet Oaks Campground in Cross Fork. Friday's performers are the Moore Brothers (Friday, 5-7 pm) and Burnin' Hills Band (Friday, 8-11). More ... Downtown burglary A burglarly last weekend in downtown Coudersport, just a block from the business district, is being investigated by police. Sometime between 11:30 Saturday night and 6:30 am Sunday, thieves struck at the William Morgart II property on North West Street. More ... Cameron County Fair Board will hold its monthly meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday at 7 pm. The public is welcome. This will be the last meeting before the fair, so board members, volunteers and anyone else interested in the fair is encouraged to attend. More ... Registration for "Music and More" creative arts classes for pre-school children is now open for the 2008-2009 school year. Classes will be held on Thursdays from September through May, 10 am to 11 am, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Emporium. More ... Young Noah (left) and Sawyer Chapman prepare "dirt" snacks during Tuesday's playgroup session at the Cameron County Family Center in Emporium. Kids chilled the snacks before eating them. They also learned facts about worms. Playgroup is held on Tuesdays from 10 am to 11:45 am and is open to infants to school-age children. For more information, call the Family Center at 486-1251. More ... Donations are being solicited to support the Coudersport Arboretum, a peaceful park near the former train depot on South West Street. The arboretum has come to life this summer with landscaping and other site work, as well as completion of a Military Wall of Honor, sponsored by American Legion Post 192. More ... Emporium residents are using the internet to get rid of used items - everything from furniture to appliances -- rather than throwing them away. "Emporium Freecycle" is a website that gives people the chance to give away things no longer wanted for free, such as a chair, a fax machine, piano or an old door. More ... Scam artists are calling people around the state in an attempt to steal their identity, using reference to Medicare benefits to pry personal information from their victims. Callers claim to be Social Security employees and try to convince victims that they must acquire new Social Security or Medicare cards. They then ask for personal and bank account information. More ... Another "Country Showdown" is coming to the Potter County Fair, sponsored by Radio Station WFRM. The music talent search and radio promotion will be held at the fairgrounds in Millport on Saturday, Aug. 2. Local winners advance to a state contest, hoping to qualify for national competition. More ... Coudersport's Katherine Symans has been awarded a scholarship from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Symans, who will major in liberal arts this fall, will receive $3,000 each semester for four years. In addition, she is the recipient of the $1,000 John Symans Memorial Scholarship. More ... Plans will be finalized for the 28th annual old-fashioned tractor and car show and demonstration during the Allegheny Mountain Engine and Implement Association meeting at 2 pm Sunday along Route 155 in Port Allegany. Those attending should bring a dish to pass. More ... A chicken barbecue will be held on Saturday near the Coudersport Arboretum on Chestnut Street to benefit Walter Carpenter and family. Chicken will be served at 11:30 am. Chicken dinners, frankfurters and "Dorothy Moore Texas Hots" will be available. More ... Tickets are on sale for the annual Emporium Rotary Picnic, to be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Bucktail Rod and Gun Club along Rt. 155 near Emporium. The tradition starts at 1 pm and is open to those 21 years and older. Deadline to register is Aug. 11. More ... Potter County Veteran Affairs Director Joe Becker is reminding veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Theater of Operations between Aug. 2, 1990, and Aug. 31, 1991, and received the Southwest Asia Service Medal they may be qualified for the Pennsylvania state bonus for that period. More ... Two Coudersport High School graduates have been named to the dean's list at their respective colleges. Rebecca E. Gray was named to the dean's list at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. She is the daughter of Albert and Laura Gray of Coudersport. More ... Pennsylvania residents can make their homes more energy efficient through state-subsidized loans. Keystone Home Energy Loan Program covers as much as $35,000 for projects such as renewable energy improvements, solar and geothermal, and energy audits. More ... Signups are underway for the third annual David Hutton Memorial 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk, set for Saturday, Aug. 16, in Emporium. The event begins at 9 am at Cameron County High School as part of the Weekend in the Wilds. Pre-registration is $12 and signup on the day of event is $15. Runners and walkers should meet in the high school cafeteria by 8:45. More ... Economic development was spotlighted during last week's Emporium Rotary meeting, as Jeff Stover (right) shared the history of preserving regional railroad lines to serve commercial users. Stover, executive director of the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority, is joined here by former railroad worker Ed Tartaglia and Rotary program chair Georgiann Holly. Shippers, community members and others helped to save many area railroad lines from shutting down in the 1980s. SEDA Council of Governments is an 11-county economic development agency. In other business, Rotarians were reminded that tickets to the annual Rotary Picnic are available until Aug. 11. The event is open to the public. It's a major fund-raiser for the club. Photo Submitted More ... Members of the public are welcome to attend when descendants of the famous Civil War regiment and other history buffs converge in Tioga County Aug. 9-10 for the annual Pennsylvania Bucktails Reunion. Company E of 42nd Pa. Volunteers, an infantry re-enactment and educational group, will host the reunion with an encampment at the Ives Run area near the village of Tioga. More ... A grand opening celebration for the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce and Artisan Center is scheduled from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday, Aug. 14. It's open to Chamber members. That organization moved into the former Lundberg Pharmacy and Gift building along Fourth Street in Emporium last week. More ... Plans are being set for the third annual Jeep Poker Run in Sterling Run on Saturday, Sept. 6, as a benefit for the Sinnemahoning Volunteer Fire Department. Cost is $10 per vehicle; additional riders may participate for $5.00. More ... Sign language classes will be offered by the Community Education Council of Elk and Cameron counties in St. Marys, starting next month. An advanced sign language class will take place from 6-9 pm on Aug. 4-6 and Aug. 11- 13. Details are available by calling 781-3437. More ... Plans are being firmed up for Weekend in the Wilds, set for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15- 16, in Emporium. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce has announced a tentative schedule of events. Local restaurants will compete in the Cameron County Wild Wings Cook-off on Friday. More ... Pet owners in Potter County can obtain reduced-cost rabies shots for their animals. Penn State Cooperative Extension is teaming with a local veterinarian, Dr. Ronnie Schenkein, to provide the shots on Saturdays (1 pm to 4 pm) in several locations across the county. More ... Another summer season of Saturdays on the Square continues at Coudersport's courthouse square. Singer and guitarist Josh Wolf will perform from the gazebo Saturday (today), which runs from 10 am to 3 pm. Vendors set up around the square and offer snacks, crafts, farm-fresh foods and other products. Antiques cars will be on display. Admission is free. More ... Coudersport Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with a non-profit organization to bring area residents help in quitting smoking. Chamber directors have accepted an offer by Clinical Outcomes Group Incorporated to meet with Coudersport area employers and bring their workers smoking cessation services, free of charge. Additional details will be announced. More ... Cameron County Christian Center (Free Methodist Church) recently installed a new telephone answering system. Phone number is 486-1841 to reach all ministries at the center: Cameron County Optical Clinic, Country Blessings, Pastor Rock Pifer and Narrow Path Prison Ministries. More ... Robert A. Campbell, a 1999 graduate of Coudersport Area High School, is serving an internship in internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh following his graduation from Ross University School of Medicine last month. More ... Cameron County High School Class of 1978 will hold its 30-year reunion starting at 3 pm on Sept. 13 at the Bucktail Rod and Gun Club, outside of Emporium. For more information, contact Bill Hopwood at 486-2782 or Carl Mitchell at 486-0849. More ... History books are filled with tales of utopian dreams that turned sour. One of the more famous of these stories can be traced to southern Potter County, in the vicinity of today's Ole Bull State Park. More ... Tri-Town Fire and Ambulance Company of Ulysses is holding a pig roast on Saturday, starting at 4 pm at the firehall on Rt. 49. Cost of a meal is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12. Takeouts are available. Proceeds will benefit local emergency services. More ... Construction hats, cones, saw horses and yellow or orange construction vests are needed for a Bible school to be held July 27 through Aug. 1 at the First Baptist Church in Emporium. It runs from 6 to 8:30 pm and is open to preschoolers through students entering seventh grade. There will be snacks, games and Bible stories. More ... |
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