Who is Joe Yore?
      Former Marine and Korean War era veteran. Actor, singersongwriter, career movie extra, dabbler in property and career autograph hound. Retired, he's also a local environmental activist and a selfproclaimed City Hall "agitator" in Palmdale, Calif.
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Recycling push for Cameron
By Alex Davis Endeavor News
      Efforts are underway to remove more items from Cameron County's "waste stream" and have them recycled. Cameron County Recycling Coordinator Tara Newton has announced that the Plank Road Hollow center in Emporium may be open during the week, in addition to its Saturday hours.
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     Senator Joseph Scarnati shakes hands with Anna English of the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library in Emporium on Wednesday. He helped secure a $15,000 grant to pave the library's back parking lot. The senator also visited with business leaders at the Cabin Kitchen; toured Micron, a graphite facto...
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Seventh Street Bridge delays troublesome
By Travis Moshier Endeavor News
      Coudersport Borough Council is looking to shake up PennDOT over delays in the Seventh Street and Fourth Street bridge projects. Borough Manager Marlin Moore reported that that Larson Design Group, of Williamsport, has been waiting for more than three months for approval on preliminary plans.
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Make-A-Wish ride set today
      Endless Mountains Chapter of the Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education will host a motorcycle run today to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation. Motorcycles and other vehicles are welcome to join the 110-mile ride through Cameron, Elk, McKean and Potter counties.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Day
      The famous Sentinel Sequoia Tree at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California was the setting as Kate Thelma Metzger and Jonathan William Day exchanged wedding vows on June 21, 2009. She is the daughter of Arthur and Jane Heimel Metzger of Crandall Hill, Potter County, and the granddaughter of...
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HOSPITAL STARTS VISION PROGRAM
      Charles Cole Memorial Hospital has launched a Vision Independence Program for patients with permanent vision impairments. Under the direction of Dr.
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Bennett family reunion set
      Plans are in place for the 15th annual Bennett Family Reunion in Emporium on Saturday, Aug. 2. Descendants of Layton Brooks Bennett and Esther Idella Snyder Bennett will gather at 1 pm at the home of Alan and Cindy Ramsey in Rich Valley. Family members and visitors should bring an unwrapped gift ...
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New books at library
      Recent additions to the shelves of the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library in Emporium include: The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston; Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine, by John La Puma and Rebecca Powell Marx.
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Benson new Rotary president
      Mark Benson assumed presidency of the Coudersport Rotary Club during the June 30 meeting. He was handed the gavel by long-time Rotarian Bob "Smitty" Smith, whose presidency expired at the end June. Smith, a Coudersport merchant for many years and Rotary member for more than 30 years, thanked the ...
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     Elk Regional Health Center CEO Greg Bauer (right) summarized the area's health care situation as guest speaker at the recent Emporium Rotary meeting. Bauer advised consumers to become well informed before making health care decisions in a complex environment. He reported that ERHC has recently added...
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'Potter Players' workshops
      Recruitment for the resurrected theatrical group, Potter Players, is underway. Basic training in acting and the performing arts will soon be available through an Actors Workshop at the Potter County Education Council office in Coudersport.
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Birth Announcements
      Aurora J. Davis A daughter, Aurora Joyce Davis, was born July 4, 2008, in Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport to Jennifer Beimel and Leroy Davis of Coudersport. The girl weighed seven pounds, two ounces. She joins a brother, Leroy Jr., 17 months.
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'General Meade' this Friday
      A respected author and educator will portray a famed Civil War commander on Friday at Potter County Historical Society's quarterly meeting. Temple University language professor Dr. Anthony Waskie will discuss General George Meade's background at 7:30 pm at the museum on North Main Street in Coude...
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