LICC meeting March 18
      A meeting of the Local Interagency Coordinating Council has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 18, at Memorial Hall in Emporium starting at 1 pm. LICC is a group of parents and professionals who meet regularly to review early intervention services in Cameron and Elk counties. The public is invit...
More ...

Holjencin on UPB dance team
      A Cameron County High School graduate is co-captain of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford dance team. Among team members are Heidi Holjencin of Emporium, cocaptain, and Theresa Thorwart of Johnsonburg. "There is a tremendous amount of talent in each member, and together as a team, they are ...
More ...

COUDERSPORT BRIDGE CLOSING MONDAY
Major detour as a result of Mike Franklin Bridge replacement
      Impact of Monday's bridge closing in downtown Coudersport may not be obvious to many people until the barricades and detour signs go up. PennDOT has set Monday as its tentative start date for replacement of the Specialist Mike Franklin Memorial Bridge, which carries U.S. Rt. 6 over the Allegheny ...
More ...


     Neither driver was injured in this accident along Route 155 Wednesday evening just outside Emporium. According to Emporium-based state police, Ashley Songer, 24, of Emporium, was travelling north in the vehicle shown in the foreground when Anna Kossman, 26, also of Emporium, crossed her path, causin...
More ...

REGIONAL NEWS
      Armory groundbreaking BRADFORD - Groundbreaking is scheduled April 4 for the new Pa. Army National Guard armory next to the Bradford Regional Airport. The $8.3 million armory should be ready for occupancy by midto late-2009.
More ...


     Members of the Cameron County High School Drama Club have been practicing for weeks to prepare for their performances of the fairytale mystery play 'Holka Polka.' Here, Matt Nolder, Brittany Gennocro and Heidi Glover perfect their parts during a recent rehearsal. The play is this weekend on the stag...
More ...

Local use of security funds
      Members of the Northwest Central Pa. Emergency Response Group recently issued a summary of activities, in response to news media reports covering wasteful spending of federal Homeland Security funds elsewhere in the nation. The Northwest Central Pa. group services Cameron, McKean, Elk, Jefferson,...
More ...

Maple Weekend returns
      A dozen area maple syrup producers will open their doors March 29-30 for the fourth annual "Maple Weekend" tours. Goal is to promote the potential of maple syruping in the region and increase public awareness of the industry. Tour participants may be able to witness the production at its peak.
More ...

WEST STREET MEDIANS SURVIVE
Council rethinking plan to remove them
      Coudersport Borough Council is feeling the heat for deciding last month to remove the medians on North West Street. Citizen outrage has prompted borough officials to re-think the plan and Council could be poised to rescind the action in the near future.
More ...


     Cleveland may have its Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, but Coudersport also has a proud musical tradition. Four former All-State performers returned to the school recently to recognize the most recent addition to their exclusive club, Ben Bradley (far left) from the Class of 2008. Few music students from...
More ...

BUS CONTRACT DECISION TABLED
BY TRAVIS MOSHIER ENDEAVOR NEWS
      The Coudersport School Board postponed deciding on whether to accept or deny a contract extension with Krise Transportation until after receiving a presentation on the proposal.
More ...

NEAT NUMERALS
      51 The popular Ed Easton of Coudersport last weekend completed his 51st year of sportscasting for Radio Station WFRM of Coudersport, signing off with his familiar, "So long, everybody." As the dean of local sportscasters, the 81-year-old Easton still calls play-by-play for Coudersport High Scho...
More ...

Williams-Transco gets award; problems addressed at Austin School Board meeeting
      Austin Superintendent Matt Hutcheson and School Board Chairperson Sherry Clark presented representatives of Williams-Transco with a plaque of appreciation. Williams-Transco provided the school with whiteboards, corkboards, a portable projector and laptop and security lighting. Its employees even ...
More ...

Journey of the Cross on Good Friday
      Christ's walk to Calvary will be re-created during a Good Friday tradition in downtown Emporium. The fifth annual Journey of the Cross starts at noon at the First Presbyterian Church. Procession continues to the St.
More ...

Herbal fair returns to state park
      Mountain Thyme Herbal Fair returns for a third year this summer at Cherry Springs State Park. Herbs, garden items and nature art pieces will be featured Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20 in a fair sponsored by the Bureau of State Parks and Potter County Education Council.
More ...


     Girls in Austin's Daisy, Brown and Girl Scouts troopers helped commemorate Girls Scouting's 96th birthday last weeik. On March 12, 1912, Gordon Low registered the first Girl Scout organization in Savannah, Ga. As part of 'Girl Scout Birthday' night, the girls earned a 'dancercise' badge and enjoyed ...
More ...

A WORK IN PROGRESS
Cameron County History Center due open in a few years
      Although renovations to the future site of Cameron County's "first class" research and history library are nearing completion, the building won't be available for public access for a few years.
More ...


     This month a baker's dozen of students were selected from the Good Bin to have lunch with Woodland Elementary principal Lynn Newcomer. Back (l to r): Ally Narby, Carson Strahl, Adam Clark, Ravon Foltz, Cameron Horning, Alex Glover and Kallie Ford. Front: Laila Smith, Kiersten Crumrine, Katrina Conne...
More ...

'LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS'
      Youth members of the St. Eulalia Catholic Church in Coudersport are presenting "Living Stations of the Cross" on Sunday night, March 16, at 7:30. The Easter-themed presentation is open to the public. St. Eulalia Youth Group members will act out the final hours of Jesus Christ as he carried the cr...
More ...

Area Police Beat
      Scrap metal theft Troopers from Denton Hill are currently investigating a report of theft that occurred between January and March of this year. Police said that various scrap metals including mostly copper and brass pipe fittings were allegedly stolen from an estate belonging to James and Clair...
More ...