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March 28, 2009  RSS feed

2-DAY WILDFIRE CHARS 300 ACRES
An estimated 300 acres of forest floor were charred Tuesday and Wednesday as fire skipped across dead leaves and brush along Route 120 near Tunnell Hill in Cameron County, according to Emporium Volunteer Fire Dept. (EVFD) Chief Butch Housler. More...
Drilling controversy heating up
Sides forming in the race for Marcellus shale natural gas
By Teri McDowell ENDEAVOR NEWS

Controversy over natural gas drilling in the Marcellus shale formations of northcentral Pennsylvania appears to be heating up. More...

4 years gone by: Franklin family coping with loss of son
Mike Franklin would have been 27 April

As the fourth anniversary of his death quietly passed on March 7, family members of Army Specialist Mike Franklin paused to think about their fallen hero and his ultimate sacrifice. The wounds in their hearts will never heal, but the Franklin family copes with the pain through pride in his service to the nation and by living their lives in a way he would insist upon. More...

 News
• article has image Renewed recycling effort
County focusing on limiting refuse sent to landfill
Potter County Commissioners have announced the availability of recycling programs across the county to reduce the volume of solid waste that ends up being trucked to landfills. Latest addition is at E&G Auto Plus of Coudersport, where used tires are being collected for recycling through an arrangement between E&G and Mahantango Enterprises Inc. of Liverpool, Pa. More...
• article has image SALUTING OUR LOCAL TROOPS
• article has image Canoe Classic next weekend
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 Potter County News
• Potter County property transactions
Following are property transactions recently filed with the Potter County Recorder of Deeds: --Feb. 18, Ruth E. Gerhart to Tracie L. Gordnier, Eulalia Township, $9,000. --Feb. 19, Sylvan Glen Inc. to Pa. More...
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 Viewpoints
• article has image Through An Old Timer's Eyes
Hot cakes with pure maple syrup, sausage patties, eggs over easy and home fried potatoes - now that is my idea of a rip-roaring Sunday morning he-man's breakfast. Wash it down with plenty of hot, black coffee and then bring on the world. More...
• Letters to the Editor
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 Community Life
• article has image CHS students shine in Rotary contest
FIRST-PLACE WINNER KATIE LAMB ADVANCES TO REGIONAL CONTEST
Six Coudersport High School students were guests at Coudersport Rotary's March 23 meeting, speaking on improvements which would fulfill principles of Rotary's Four-Way Test. That standard dates back to 1943, reminding Rotarians to ask themselves: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? More...
• article has image Neurologist James DeMatteis join Cole
• 'Clean-Up Emporium' planned for April 25
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 Outdoors
• article has image A special morning on the trout stream
The morning was breaking as the boy approached his favorite trout stream. It was June and that meant summer vacation, freedom, and fishing. There was a freshness in the air. Steam-like fog rose lazily from the stream surface. A heavy cloud hung over the valley, covering verdant green landscape with a gray hue. More...
• Electronic license sales nearing
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 Sports
• article has image Stavisky awaits fate with phillies
Brian Stavisky keeps hitting the ball, running the bases and awaiting word on his fate as the Major League Baseball champion Philadelphia Phillies prepare to break camp at Clearwater, Fla., and begin their 2009 season. More...
• Falcon baseball team wins opener, 11-1
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 Obituaries
• article has image Gerald F. Duffee Sr.
MAY 22, 1931 - MARCH 23, 2009
Long-time educator and school administrator Gerald F. Duffee Sr., 77, of Austin, died Monday (March 23, 2009) at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys after a long illness. Born on May 22, 1931 in Ridgway, he was the son of Theodore H. and Edna Minor Duffee. On June 6, 1959 in Middletown, he married Sally A. Harvey, who survives. More...
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