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'Pa. Wilds' progressing BRADFORD - Tips for businesses seeking to capitalize on the state's "Pennsylvania Wilds" tourism marketing campaign were presented during a workshop last week at Pitt-Bradford. More ... Musicians from Cameron County presented the sounds of the season during a Christmas concert last week at the high school auditorium. Here, senior high chorus members (from left) Heather Locklear, Brandon Talmage, Casey Saline and Alyssa Coffey perform under the direction of Brandi Burgoon. Also featured were the senior high and junior high bands and jazz band. Alex Davis photo More ... 6,000 Business owners in Emporium reported about $6,000 in sales during Christmas in the Wilds observance on Dec. 13. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tina Johns Lorson praised the work of the store workers and others in the community who welcomed visitors. More ... Community organizations may someday be able to hold meetings in a restored railroad car positioned at the Coudersport Arboretum. Additional details on the Coudersport Lions Club's plan to bring the car to the park were shared at last week's Chamber of Commerce meeting by local banker Steve Erway, a charter member of the Lions. More ... An Emporium man will serve more time in state prison for selling cocaine. Justin Austin, 20, currently in state prison on other charges, was sentenced last week by Judge Richard A. Masson. More ... Coudersport Borough Council is considering a proposal to close the town swimming pool due to rising operating costs and fewer users in recent years. More ... Cameron County Ambulance Company will be holding an emergency medical technician training class starting on Jan. 5. Classes will be every Monday and Wednesday as well as three Saturdays. Cost is $110 per student, which covers required materials. More ... Randy Horning admires some of the works on display during the high school art show in Emporium last week About 200 students put their work on display in the high school gymnasium. Pieces included paintings, drawings, cardboard sculptures and others. . Alex Davis photo More ... New labor contracts are pending with unionized employees at Potter County Human Services and the Potter County Jail. Tentative agreements were reached by the Potter County Commissioners with bargaining teams from each on new threeyear labor contracts, succeeding agreements that expire on Dec. 31. More ... Cowburn's Solid Body Gym has expanded its operations in downtown Coudersport. Trainer Chad Cowburn operates the business, which includes a fitness center, massage therapy and other services at 207-209 North Main Street. Personal training, Tae Kwon Do, tanning, self-defense and jujitsu are offered. More ... Tri-Town Fire Company of Ulysses has elected officers for 2009. Mike Hager will be president of the board of directors, while Roy Hunt will be fire chief. Other officers are Ken Wingo, first assistant chief; Jeff Barber, second assistant chief; Matt Seeley, third assistant chief; Earl Jordan, vice president; Pam Hunt, secretary; and Eric Petsch, treasurer. More ... Fire chief killed Goodyear Hose Company Fire Chief Timothy R. Martin was killed in a snowmobile crash sometime Sunday morning near his home on Germania Overlook Road, south of Galeton. Police said Martin, 32, was at the controls of a snowmobile that struck the rear of a parked, unoccupied car. More ... A Cameron County Area High School senior is collecting cell phones to raise money for the March of Dimes. Pauline Gavlock's school project is focused on helping to fund research, education, community services and advocacy programs for improving babies' health. More ... Cameron County High School students Chelsey Morrison, Jourdon Britton, Joey Botera and Grant Vassallo competed in the "Chain Reaction Contraption" at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The team took home eighth place with a contraption designed to unwrap a present. There were 27 teams participated. Also attending was teacher Jennifer Olivett. More ... Elk/Cameron Right to Life group is organizing a bus trip to the "March for Life" event in Washington D.C. on Jan. 22. The rally is a peaceful protest against abortion. Departure is from the St. Joseph Benedictine Convent parking lot on Maurus Street in St. Marys at 4:15 am. The group is expected to return at 4:40 pm. Cost is $3.00, which does not cover food expenses. More ... Coudersport Area Lions Club will go to bat for the Potter County "Meals on Wheels" program once again with its third annual chili and dessert dinner, to be held on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Coudersport Firehall. The home-delivered meals program, operated by Potter County Human Services, has a waiting list as a result of funding limitations. More ... Work is expected get underway next month on a launch near the site of Driftwood's new Route 555 bridge intended for canoe and fishing enthusiasts. More ... Proceeds from a "photos with Santa" booth during the Festival of Lights were donated by the Coudersport Area Chamber of Commerce to Christmas House. Making the presentation on behalf of the Chamber Board of Directors were Pam Karhan, far right, and Dolores Gartside (third from left). On hand to receive the check were Christmas House volunteers (l. to r.) Barb Heimel, Pearl Young, Leona Ruter and Alyce Reese. Christmas House is an all-volunteer organization that assists families and individuals in need in Potter County. More ... State officials have approved new fees for Marcellus shale gas drilling permits that will replace the flat $100 permit fee with a variable fee structure based on well depth. Added revenue will also enabled the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection to hire additional staff to process permits and monitor drilling activities. More ... Potter County Habitat for Humanity charted a course for 2009 during a recent reorganizational meeting. Serving as officers will be Scott Ogden, president; Mitch DeLong, vice president; Janine Morley, treasurer; and Charlotte Blain, secretary. More ... Hop on eBay or visit a local antique store and you may come across an interesting selection of glassware that was manufactured right in the heart of Potter County. "Coudersport Glass" is in high demand these days, with the more common pieces selling for $50 or less, while the rarer or more elaborate products command prices in the hundreds of dollars. More ... Students from Cameron County and Coudersport often square off in spirited baseball, football and basketball competition. Last week, they met on another playing field: the debate platform. At issue was whether the state should ban the use of mobile phones while driving. More ... Bert Ianson will take a special joy in being able to open Christmas gifts this year. For several nervous hours in mid-July, he faced the prospect of being an amputee as the result of a freak accident involving - of all things - a toilet. More ... Counties, school districts and townships are lobbying for a piece of the action as state lawmakers decide how to distribute funds from a tax on natural gas and oil production across the state. More ... First graders at Austin Elementary School h as been studying Christmas arounnd the world. The students have visited Germany, Mexico, Sweden, England, France and Italy. Here, students are working on pinatas. They were decorated and filled with canndy and the students took them home, like Mexican children do. More ... Coudersport audiologist Bob Campbell was delighted to find an ample supply of "packing snow" over the weekend. It brought back memories of childhood and inspired him to revive a seemingly lost tradition. The results of his work stands seven feet tall, greeting all who travel east on Allegany Avenue in the borough. "I got a little tired of seeing the blow-up plastic snowmen that seem to be everywhere these days," Campbell said. "I was surprised to have a couple of kids come up to me as I was building it and say they had never seen a real snowman." More ... Potter County offices located in the courthouse and F. W. Gunzburger County Office Building, as well as the Potter County Human Services offi ces in Roulette, will closed on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25-26, and on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. More ... Trial of a Cameron County woman facing charges in the death of an Emporium resident has been postponed until March. Jurors had been selected to try Shawna Coffman, 26, of Sinnemahoning, but her lawyer's illness has forced the Dec. 29 trial to be postponed. More ... A kick-off for Cameron County's Hometown Mentor Organization (HMO) has been rescheduled for the spring. Members had planned to hold a technology-themed celebration next month, but postponed it due to the potential for poor weather, Executive Director Cathy Ostrum said. More ... A federal agency, the Farm Service Agency, makes operating loans of up to $5,000 to eligible individual rural youths age 10 through 20 to finance income-producing agriculturerelated projects. Work must be educational, and initiated, developed and carried out by rural youths participating in 4-H clubs, FFA, or a similar organization. More ... An equipment loaner program is available for Potter County residents age 60 or older. Equipment and assistive devices are often donated to the Potter County Area Agency on Aging for use by those in need. Seniors may use loaner items, but these must be returned in good condition when they are no longer needed. More ... A coffee house will be held at St. Mark Catholic Church in Emporium on Sunday at 6 pm in O'Connell Hall. St. Mark Choir and Folk Group will provide entertainment and sing-a-longs of Christmas carols. Those attending are encouraged to bring Christmas cookies to share. More ... Maple syruping is making a big comeback in northern Pennsylvania, with additional producers coming on board to try their luck in an industry with seemingly unlimited growth potential. High fuel prices have been a major obstacle in recent years, but producers have been able to hold their own and even prosper in those seasons when the weather cooperates. More ... Twelve families recently graduated from Penn State Cooperative Extension's "Strengthening Families" program in Emporium. The 12-week series focused on effective parenting and offered advice on family interactions, play activities and other aspects of family life. More ... Several of the approximately two dozen employees of bankrupt Adelphia Communications Corp. still on the job in Coudersport have been notified that their jobs are being eliminated. The Adelphia estate continues to wind down operations more than six years after the company tumbled into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. More ... Santa Claus and his helper went to visit Tracey's Angels Day Care in Emporium. Shown are (left to right) front -- Kira Jones, Cade Hahn, Shannon Crisp and Maddie Thomas; middle -- Tracy McLaughlin, Ava Travis, Joshua Smith, Allyson Narby and Elyse Umble; back -- Jakob Narby, Kassidy McLaughlin, Grayden Gribble. Santa gave each child some candy canes and a gift. Misty Travis photo More ... Coudersport Area Lions Club held a poster contest for Austin and Coudersport sixth-graders to visually communicate the theme, "Peace Begins With Me." Austin's Trinity Werstler (left) was first-place winner and her entry moves on to district competition. Second place went to Anderson Nicka (right), also of Austin. Third place winners were McKenna Gee and Elizabeth Burd, each of Coudersport. More ... |
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