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BACK ON THE MARKET? No tenant for ex-Adelphia headquarters A real estate investor who bought the former Adelphia Operations Building in downtown Coudersport has had no luck finding anyone to lease it. Bogdan Klek of Klek Development Corp., Lincolnshire, Ill., told a reporter this week that if he cannot secure tenants by late May, he'll probably put the 7... More ...
About 40 people gathered at the courthouse square in Coudersport Thursday afternoon to observe National Day of Prayer. Here, Potter County Commissioner Susan Kefover offers prayer for the county's elected officials and community leaders. The Coudersport Area Ministerial Association sponsored two obs... More ...
CYBERSPACE MEANIES FOCUS OF SCHOOL PROGRAM By Alex Davis Endeavor News Bullying has become a more complex subject since Charles Atlas set out to defend his honor after a ruffian kicked sand in his face. A common tool for badgering or coercing the vulnerable is the internet. More ...
DAY OF RECKONING NEARS By Alex Davis Endeavor News Cameron County School Board members are sharpening their pencils to see how much of a projected budget deficit can be trimmed before the next school year starts. An alternative to cutting additional expenses would be to raise real estate taxes. More ... SENIOR CENTERS RECEIVE GRANTS State grants of $5,000 each have been approved for 10 senior centers in Cameron, Potter and McKean counties. Seniors gather at the centers for meals, informative programs, social activities, games and recreation. Much of each center's operational expense comes through fund-raisers and donations. More ...
Penn State Cooperative Extension has changed with the times, as evidenced by the recent Technology Camp attended by educators from Potter, Cameron, Elk and McKean counties. More ... Maple Art Show today Students in grades seven through 12 in Potter and Tioga County schools are welcome to enter the Potter-Tioga Maple Festival Art Show. Judging will take place in five categories: drawing and printmaking, painting, photography, mixed media/collage and sculpture. More ... Ham, leek dinner East Fork Sportsmen's Club will hold its annual ham and leek dinner at the clubhouse, with serving starting at 4 pm. Cost is $7.00. More ... Chitester back from Iraq Army National Guard Specialist Jamie Chitester returned from an overseas deployment and is now serving with the 28th Military Police Company in Johnstown. She is the wife of Jeremy Chitester and the daughterin law of Tom and Nancy Chitester, all of Coudersport. More ... Wildfires keeping firefighters busy Firefighters from Ulysses were summoned at about noon Saturday for a report of heavy smoke in the Jackson Road in Bingham Twp. They arrived to discover a large wildfire raging about one-fourth mile from the Ulysses/Hickox Road. About four acres burned. More ... Raup named exeutive vice president George Raup of Coudersport has been promoted to the position of executive vice president and chief information officer for Citizens and Northern Bank. The son of Josephine Raup and the late Randall Raup, he is a 1971 graduate of Coudersport Area High School. More ... NEAT NUMBERS IN THE NEWS 7.2 The TV is on in the average U.S. home some 7.2 hours per day. On average, parents spent 5.3 minutes per day in meaningful conversation with their teenaged children. 750 College students in Pennsylvania can expect an average of $750 less in PHEAA grants for the 2008-09 school year. More ...
Arbor Day has special significance in Emporium, which was recognizing the importance and beauty of trees long before such a thing was trendy. This year, the borough's Shade Tree Commission and partnering organizations marked the 20th year that Emporium has been officially recognized as a "Tree Ci... More ... Food program expanded Coudersport Free Methodist Church has acquired the former Mock's Mini-Mart property on Rt. 6, near Sweden Valley, for establishment of a ministry center. A key element of the decision was the church's involvement with Angel Food Ministries, according to Pastor Peter Tremblay. The former Mock's pr... More ... Run, walk or bike for health on May 10 A 5K Run, Walk and Bike event is set for Saturday, May 10, in Emporium. It's sponsored by the Keystone Rural Health Consortia. Proceeds will help make health and dental care available for those who have limited ability to pay. More ... Emporium Fire Dept. launches fund raiser Emporium Volunteer Fire Department is sending a mailing to residents asking for donations to help the organization provide fire protection and enhance public safety in the region. EVFD covers Emporium Borough as well as Shippen, Lumber and Portage townships. More ... Inventory of area barns An effort continues to create an inventory spotlighting a disappearing part of the northcentral Pennsylvania landscape: barns. Northern Tier Cultural Alliance (NTCA) is collecting information about farm architecture to help people understand the lives of families who have labored on farms over th... More ... EHS, CCHS alumni banquet set Plans are in place for the annual Emporium High School/Cameron County High School Alumni Banquet. It will be held on Saturday, May 24, at the high school gymnasium starting at 6 pm. A dance will be held at the Vets Club following the banquet. More ... Bereavement support group Community Nurses Flutterbye Kids, a bereavement support group for children who have had a loved one die, will meet from 11 am to 12:30 pm Saturday, May 10, at the St. Marys office on Johnsonburg Road. More ... LICC meeting set for May 12 Next meeting of the Local Interagency Coordinating Council will be held on Monday, May 12, at 1 pm at the Marienstadt Center in St. Marys. Contact Val Kelly at 772- 8111 for more details. More ... Final bingo on Monday VFW Post 6221 of Emporium will hold its last bingo night for the season on Monday. Doors open at 5 pm with calling starting at 6:30. Bingo will resume on Monday, Sept. 1. More ... Ladies' tea May 17 First Presbyterian Church of Coudersport is holding a Ladies' Tea for women and girls on Saturday, May 17. For more details, contact Emily Robinson at 274-0753. More ... Boosters to meet Cameron County High School Music Boosters will meet at 7 pm Monday in the high school band room. Parents of band and band front members are encouraged to attend. More ... Sign-ups for kids' camp Children ages 8-13 in Potter, Cameron and Elk counties can enroll in Northwinds 4-H Camp, to be held Camp Penuel in Eldred June 24-27. Activities will include swimming, canoeing, singing and campfire singing. More ... Military medical benefits Area military veterans who served at least a decade ago may be eligible for five years of free medical care. Department of Veterans Affairs announced a two-year extension of the plan. Eligible for the program are personnel who served before Nov. More ...
Emporium residents were reminded last weekend that the dream lives on for those who would like see a skate park established in the community. O n Saturday, nine teenagers showed off their skateboard tricks and competed during a public event called "Skate- A-Palooza. More ...
Woodland Elementary students participated in a poster contest to promote autism awareness. Winners are, from left, are Alexis Copp, kindergarten; Steffan Vonahrensburg, first grade; Ariel Farren, second grade; and Payton Bloom, third grade. They recieved a Wal-Mart gift card. More ... Search and Rescue team to be honored Tuesday A lifesaving and community service organization in Cameron County will be honored on Tuesday for its many volunteer projects. Mountaineer Search and Rescue will receive the Friends Group Award at the annual Pa. Parks and Forests Foundation banquet in Harrisburg. More ... Rabies clinic today A rabies clinic, sponsored by the Cameron County SPCA, will be held Saturday at 9 am to noon at the Emporium Firehall. Cost is $5 per shot. More ... Family fun at Episcopal Church Children and parents will be able to eat sundaes, play games and get portraits taken from 2 pm to 4 pm on Sunday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Emporium. For details, call 486-3745 More ... Luncheon at Woodland Parents of students entering kindergarten in 2008-09 are invited to a luncheon at the Woodland Elementary School cafeteria on Thursday from 12:45 until 1:45. Reservations are not required and children are welcome. There will also be a kindergarteners' parents meeting on Tuesday, May 13, at 6:30 ... More ... Lifesaving classes held in St. Marys American Red Cross will host lifeguarding skills classes next week. Classes will take place from 6 pm until 9 pm on Wednesday and Friday at St. Marys Area High School Community Pool. For more information, contact the Red Cross at 834- 2915. More ...
Young people faced with emotional or behavioral problems can now seek help from a treatment program offered by Dickinson Mental Health Center. Heading the program are (from left): therapist Jim Aaron, administrative assistant Sandy Gabler, program supervisor Dr. Cheryl Stoker, medical director Dr. P... More ... Junior fair board member sought Cameron County Fair Association is looking for students in grades seven through 12 to join the junior fair board. Students would help plan and manage the fair. Those interested should sign up at the Cameron County High School office. For more information, contact Pat Kempher at 486-1412. More ... Stroudsburg U. class to be held in June East Stroudsburg University will present the three graduate credit course, "Classroom Management and Discipline Models," in Coudersport June 16-20. It will be held at the Potter County Education Council office, 227 N. Main Street, from 8:30 am to 5 pm. For more information, contact ESU at 570- 42... More ... Six-week dog class next month Six-week dog obedience classes will be held in Emporium this summer, sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension. Course runs on June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24 and July 1 and July 8 in two different evening sessions, 5:30 to 6:30 or 6:30 to 7:30. Jim Clark from Cooperative Extension will in... More ...
Students compete in olympiad Students in grades four through six at Woodland Elementary School in Emporium traveled to Otto-Eldred Friday for the Science Olympiad. Fourth graders Taylor Johnson and Caleb Burnside participated in the naked egg drop. More ... CAMERON SPCA PROJECT MOVING Improvements have been made at the Cameron County SPCA's South Mountain Holding Pen. The Emporium Foundation and Emporium Borough assisted the SPCA renovate and upgrade the kennel. A new roof, wiring and outside dog runs were added. Dog doors were installed and walls were painted. More ... Adelphia Trust seeks ruling Adelphia Recovery Trust (ART) is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to amend a recent ruling so that litigation proceeds will not be subject to Internal Revenue Service taxation at the trust level. More ... Grant to help Cameron LPEC A state grant for $17,750 will cover continued operations of the Cameron County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LPEC) and the county's Citizens Corps. Funds will also be used for the Neighborhood Watch crime prevention program being spearheaded by Emporium Police Chief Rufus Jones. Funds come... More ... Cashing in on RV trailers Seminars on how business owners and community members can generate more tourism dollars by accommodating recreational vehicles, or "motor homes," will be held in Bradford and Wellsboro on Friday, May 9. More ... Program for girls in June 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 ... Polce report e-mail scam State police report that an e-mail circulating in Pennsylvania that warns of a "speeding ticket frenzy" is a hoax. Versions of the e-mail claim that massive speed enforcement details will pay the costs of troopers' overtime and target certain highways and intersections. More ... Make-A-Wish ride set for July 19 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 (AB... More ... Dickinson grand opening May 30 Dickinson Mental Health Center will celebrate the opening of its new facility at 27 East Fourth St. in Emporium May 30. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1 pm, sponsored by the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce. An open house will follow at the center. More ... Mother's Day Community Tea A Mother's Day Community Tea Party will be held from 3- 5 pm Saturday, May 10, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall in Emporium. Theme is "Alice in Wonderland." Co-sponsors are Emporium Garden Club and the Cameron County Family Center. More ... 100-mile yard sale plans set Quehanna Industrial Development Corp. has completed plans for its 11th annual "100- Mile Yard Sale," to be held July 18-19 in a broad area that includes the Driftwood and Sinnemahoning area of Cameron County, as well as the Medix, Benezette and Grant region along Rt. 555 in Elk County. More ...
School thief caught Emporium Borough Police have charged an unidentifed person with burglary, trespassing and theft following an incident Monday at Cameron County High School. Police would not release the name of the person who entered a classroom, stole about $60, and attempted to disconnect a... More ... AREA NEWS BRIEFS Fatal DUI crash CARROLLTOWN NY -- A McKean County woman was killed in a drunken driving accident Saturday night near Carrollton, N.Y., when a vehicle traveling on the wrong side of Rt. 219 crashed headon with her car. Wendy J. Karnes, 38, of Bradford was pronounced dead at the scene. She had be... More ...
It may not look like much, but this shell will eventually become the new Engine 44-2 for the Austin Volunteer Fire Department. Crimson Fire Company is building the new fire engine. Tentative plans call for delivery by early August. The engine's first stop will be in Ebensburg, where AVFD leaders wil... More ... Lions Club boosts Coudy Fire Dept. A $500 donation from the Coudersport Area Lions Club helped Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department defray recent unexpected expenses. CVFD was given a number of modular office trailers by Time Warner after that company pulled most of its operations out of Coudersport. More ... 150th gala meeting Monday Cameron County Chamber of Commerce plans to show a home movie from the county's last big birthday party during the next meeting of the Sesquicentennial Committee. The video captures a parade held in 1960 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the county's founding. It will air on Monday at the Cam... More ... Reaching out to kids in area Citizens Trust Company offices in Coudersport, Emporium and Port Allegany joined in the Teach Children to Save initiative, a project of the American Bankers Association. More ... Senior games June 13 Older residents from Potter, Cameron, Elk and McKean counties will converge to the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on Friday, June 13, for the annual Four-County Senior Games. The event is open to those age 55 and older. Registration forms are available at area senior centers. More ... Scholarships coming due Cameron County High School seniors and graduates are reminded that the application deadline for the Howard Mayberry Memorial Scholarship, John Schwab Educational Fund Scholarship, and Guy S. and Mary L. Felt Educational Fund Scholarship is June 1. More ... Gov't backed loans for damage Business owners in Cameron and Potter counties affected by the drought during the past year have until May 12 to apply for government-backed loans. Loans are available at a 4 percent interest rate with terms up to 30 years. Amount is determined by size and type of business and its financial resour... More ...
A respected author and historian will share his knowledge of Civil War soldiers' activities and behavior during a free presentation today (Saturday) in Emporium. Dr. Richard A. Sauers will present "The Boys in Blue: A Humorous Look at Youths in the Union Army" at 10 am at the Barbara Moscato Brow... More ...
If you didn't make it out to the Leek Fezz-tival or can't stop at the Maple Festival, you may be missing out on some sweet treats. Ellen Kehr and Dottie Zimmerman, creators of Sweet Thingz Gourmet Rum Cakes, are back in Coudersport to share their baking skills with festival-goers. More ... Artists' reception Saturday in Coudy Art students working with Linda Mohler Rohrer will be recognized during a show and reception to be held Saturday at the John White Art Gallery, East Second Street, Coudersport. Students ranging in age from seven to 85 have been taking lessons. They'll be at the gallery along with their works fro... More ... Raup named bank VP George Raup of Coudersport has been promoted to the position of executive vice president and chief information officer for Citizens and Northern Bank. The son of Josephine Raup and the late Randall Raup, he is a 1971 graduate of Coudersport Area High School. More ... Hosts needed for exchange student Coudersport Rotary Club is seeking host families for a young man from the Dominican Republic. Jonathan Sanchez, 17, will arrive in August and attend high school in the fall of 2008. More ... 'Heart's Desire' now part of 'new' Galeton One Galeton couple is confi- dent of the community's future and willing to step up as one of the first businesses to occupy the town's "new" Main Street. John and Theresa Tubbs recently moved into the prominent three-story building that had housed an antique cooperative, Gathering Basket, until c... More ... Coudersport school board ponders adding pre-kindergarten class Coudersport Area School Board members met this week to continue work on the district's 2008-09 operating budget amid many uncertainties. Superintendent George Nuffer explained that the district receives about 30 percent of its revenue from the state, but that budget does not get passed until the ... More ... Target: nasty 'mile-a-minute' weed State officials are gearing up for another battle with a persistent, resilient enemy: milea minute weed. This invasive, noxious vine will be tracked down and killed this summer near Sinnemahoning State Park in Potter and Cameron counties. More ...
Cameron County Area High School Junior-Senior Prom will be held Saturday night at the high school gymnasium. Among highlights will be recognition of prom court and crowning of a queen and king. Candidates (from left) are: Shelby Summers, escorted by Jonathan Lundberg; Molly Fragale, escorted by Dani... More ...
Coudersport Area High School Junior-Senior Prom will be held Saturday night at the high school gymnasium. Among highlights will be recognition of the prom court and crowning of a queen and king. Queen candidates (from left) are: Melissa Gerner, Jordan Bright, Kristy Kamper, Jessica Wilson and Emma B... More ...
Couders- port resident Christie Keglovits was among finishers in the 112th annual Boston Marathon. Keglovits, 38, ran the certified 26.2- mile course in 3:30.23, which was 1,178th among women runners. To qualify for the Boston Marathon, athletes had to meet time standards certified in previou... More ...
The former Stoltz dealership building on Sizerville Road in Emporium was demolished earlier this week to make room for a parking lot for workers and others at the DCNR building. DCNR purchased the property about two years ago. Elk District Forester Jeanne Wambaugh also said the district office will ... More ... Tingley honored as athelete Hilbert College in Hamburg, N. Y., recognized four new members of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's honor society for athletes with a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher. More ... Family buffet for Mother's Day Cameron County Fair Association will host a family buffet to celebrate Mother's Day on Friday from 5 pm to 7 pm at Memorial Hall in Emporium. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Moms are eligable to win door prizes. More ... |
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