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June 13, 2009  RSS feed

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The Bucktail Rod & Gun Club was the place to be for young anglers last Sunday as the annual Drum & Henry Fishing Derby took place. Landon Farren and Kyle Earle were among the fingerling fishermen who scored on the day. See the outdoors page for more from the event. More...
'Huge' gas rush likely; responsibility stressed
Hundreds of wells could dot region in next few years

Potter County may see a huge economic impact from the anticipated boom in natural gas drilling, but leaders should be vigilant to avoid adverse environmental effects. Those points were aired by John W. Matthews of Texas during Tuesday's meeting of the Natural Gas Task Force. More...

163 runners tackle 'God's Country' race

Weather conditions were more favorable than in recent years for the 163 runners who completed the 35th annual God's Country Marathon last Saturday. Thomas Lipsie, 41, of Indiana, Pa. More...

 News
• CDBG issue: Driftwood Senior Center in limbo
Cameron County Board of Commissioners took the final step to commit most of the county's 2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the federal government for design and construction of a new senior center in Driftwood. More...
• Renewed interest in 'Relay For Life'
• Spaghetti dinner will benefit crash victims
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 Viewpoints
• article has image 'BIOBLITZ' IMPRESSES SCIENTISTS
(Dr. William Shear is a Coudersport native and a profession at Hampden-Sydney University in Virginia. More...
• article has image Through An Old Timer's Eyes
• article has image Letters to the Editor
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 Community Life
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Mary Mitchell has retired as a receptionist at the CareerLink office in Coudersport, but anyone who knows her realizes that she will remain active. Sure enough, Mary told well-wishers at a recent retirement party that she plans to volunteer one day per week at the Coudersport Chamber of Commerce office and at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. CareerLink Regional Director Steve Weeks attended the observance to present a certificate for outstanding service. More...
• article has image Moving to 'God's Country' inspires lifelong artist
• article has image Volunteers stand tall at Cole Hospital
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 Outdoors
• article has image Trees protect waterways
This past week I was reading the news and a headline caught my eyes: "Army Corps Orders Thousands Of Trees Chopped Down." I was dismayed to learn that the Corp of Engineers was in the process of cutting down 100,000 miles of streamside forests growing on and near levees. More...
• New era of hunting licenses arrive Monday
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 Sports
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Austin claimed the Little League softball championship with a spotless 9-0 record. Pitcher Hannah Glover (left) squared off with Coudersport's Kiersten Counts (right) in one of the key late-season games. The champions showed a winning combination of strong hitting, effective defense and solid fielding. Coaches were Rich Glover, Terry Williams and Blair Shupe. Players were Jesse Riedmiller, Nicole Smith, Marissa Simms, Kina Logue, Charlotte Chance, Kaylee Brooks, Mercedes Shupe, Autumn Solomon, Hannah Glover and Mia Glover. More...
• Emporium suffers first Alle-Catt loss, Austin falls two 2-2
• Buckler, Duffee join coaches as postseason baseball honorees
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 Obituaries
• article has image Raymond 'Pap' Frey
Raymond "Pap" Frey, 76, of Ironville, died on Thursday (May 21, 2009). He was the husband of Charlotte Haberstroh Frey, with whom he would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on Sept. 5, 2009. He was born in Manor Township, son of the late Edwin and Ada Fry Frey. More...
• Death Notices
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