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August 8, 2009  RSS feed

FIRST BACKPACKS DISTRIBUTED
'To Fill A Backpack' charity helping over 200 kids— so far
Volunteers of all ages gathered Tuesday in Port Allegany to stuff backpacks which will be distributed to students throughout Potter and eastern McKean counties. Andy Kulp Jr., who coordinates "To Fill a Backpack" along with Jackee Culver, said 25 volunteers prepared 215 backpacks in about a half-hour. More...
Local teams win Woodsmen's Show events

Potter County representatives made a strong showing during the amateur competition at the Woodsmen's Show. Coudersport's father and son team of Jim and John Currin won the two-man cross-cut saw competition at Cherry Springs State Park. Three weeks earlier, the elder Currin and his daughter won a similar event at the Pa. Lumber Museum's Barkpeelers Convention. More...

Still time to hit county fairs!
Story, photo by Teri McDowell mcdowellteri@hotmail.com

Both the Potter and Cameron county fairs will wrap up this weekend. In Millport, there are special prices for carnival rides from 1-5 pm and a chicken barbecue at the dining hall from 4-7. Free grandstand music by The Legends starts at 6, with fireworks to follow at 10. More...

 News
• Tr youts Thursday for train thriller 'Unstoppable'
If you've ever wanted to appear on the silver screen, this may be the opportunity you've been waiting for. A casting call for "Unstoppable," a major motion picture starting Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, will be held Thursday, Aug. 13, from noon to 8 pm at the Port Allegany Veterans Club on Rt. 155, south of Port Allegany. More...
• article has image Fountain's restoration a longtime goal of Historial Society's longtime curator
• Man involved in Adelphia building scam sentenced to prison
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 Potter County News
• Potter County real estate transactions
Following are property transactions recently filed with the Potter County Recorder of Deeds: --July 21, Donald C. Hall to Michael Low, Ulysses Township, $6,500. --July 22, Doris Ianson to Jay E. Myers, Wharton Township, $1,300; Christopher A. Post to Debra S. More...
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 Viewpoints
• article has image ARE WE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS?
( Walt Eisenhauer, who directs the physician assistant program at Lock Haven University, is immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Association.) We have an opportunity, as health care reform gets underway, to make a difference for the better in our rural communities. More...
• article has image Through An Old Timer's Eyes
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 Community Life
• Longtime promoter, preserver of Tom Mix heritage site dies
Raymond J. Flaugh
Raymond J. Flaugh, 78, of Driftwood died Thursday morning, Aug. 5, 2009, at his home. He was born in Sproul, a son of the late Perry and Lillie (Corle) Harpster. He married Eva J. Hostler on July 19, 1954, in Bellwood. In 1974, he retired at the rank of master sergeant from the United States Marine Corps, with 22 years of service. More...
• Birth Announcements
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 Outdoors
• article has image Celebrating forest diversity
Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. The more diversity of native plants in a forest, the healthier the forest and the more animal species it supports. On the family farm where I grew up in the village of Cameron, the patches of woods are not very large and probably total only a little more than 10 acres. More...
• article has image Giant hogweed is back: state launching attack against it
• 'Bonus' doe licenses still on sale
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 Sports
• Alle-Catts one win away from league championship
Kane gave Emporium a scare in the Alle-Catt Amateur Baseball League playoffs last weekend before the Cats brought out the lumber and escaped with a 3-2 win. That victory put manager Ralph McKimm's men in the driver's seat for another league championship. They'll be idle on Saturday while Kane hosts the Shinglehouse Shanties. More...
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• Guisto Memorial Golf Tournament Aug. 22
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