Time is now to protect your pets from fleas & ticks
      Despite the fact the thermometer on my porch read 10 degrees, this morning I received a reminder that spring is indeed on its way. One of my cats came in with a deer tick.
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Elk Foundation helps fund Autism Program
      As many as 60 children diagnosed with autism and their families in Cameron and Elk counties may soon get additional support services. Dickinson Mental Health Center (DMHC) recently received $7,630 from the Elk County Community Foundation and Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund to help...
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Food, shelter funds approved
      Cameron County has been awarded $8,000 under the Federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program. A local board will determine how the funds will be distributed. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply. Past allotments have gone to Cameron County Food Pantry, Catholic Charities, and Northern Tier Commu...
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Special Olympics fundraiser
      Masonic Council of the Coudersport Consistory is holding a fund-raiser to support Potter County Special Olympics. Prizes to be awarded on April 30, including $1,000 in cash and gift certificates from Jubilee Foods in Coudersport or Foodland in Galeton. Tickets may be purchased in Coudersport at Ju...
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     A Victorian Tea is being held on Sunday, April 20, as a fund-raiser for the Serenity Garden at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys. It's sponsored by Community Nurses Hospice and will be held from 2 to 4 pm at The Red Fern in Kersey. Hosts are Pat Martin, R.N. (left) and Gwen Auman. The event wi...
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Births
      Kadence N. McKeirnan A daughter was born March 10, 2008, in Charles Cole Hospital to Kayla Valenti and Shane McKeirnan of Austin. Named Kadence Nicole, the little girl weighed six pounds, 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Joe and Sue Valenti of Austin. Paternal grandparents are Rob and Carl...
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