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September 12, 2009  RSS feed

Clean hands are happy hands
Schools stress hand washing for flu prevention
School nurses throughout the region are working to help students and staffs steer clear of the H1N1 "swine flu" virus this year. In most cases, measures they're advocating are simple steps which even kindergarteners should have no trouble following - steps that can also go a long way toward prevention of other illnesses. More...
Task Force: natural gas jobs coming
Steps being taken to help residents benefit from arrival of gas industry companies

Many steps are underway by the Potter County Natural Gas Task Force to help local residents benefit from the arrival of several companies to produce natural gas from Marcellus shale formations located deep underground throughout much of the county. More...

10 years for rural ministry

A spiritual and community service organization that meets a variety of local needs will mark its 10th anniversary in Potter and McKean counties with multiple events on Sunday, Sept. 20. "Evening Praise" for Catholic Rural Ministry (CRM) will begin at 3:30 pm at St. Eulalia Catholic Church in Coudersport. More...

 News
• 'Unstoppable' filming exciting, but frustrating
Cast and crew for the movie "Unstoppable" moved into the area over the holiday weekend, giving residents a glimpse of how a major motion picture is filmed. For some people, interest was quickly overshadowed by inconvenience. Others view it as just a temporary hassle and say the excitement is worth the minor problems. More...
• Jalopy Jam today at Fezz's Diner
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 Potter County News
• Potter County real estate transactions recorded
Following are real estate transactions recently filed with the Potter County Recorder of Deeds: --Aug. 24, Michael Judd to Richard Impriano Jr., Harrison Township, $62,700; Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Corp. to Edward A. Ritsick, Sylvania Township, $55,000; William Sentz to Michael White, Sylvania Township, $22,500. More...
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 Viewpoints
• article has image TARIFF IS ANOTHER WORD FOR 'TAX'
(Roy Littlefield's comments were submitted in response to the Endeavor News article about Congressman Glenn Thompson's economic summit in Emporium, during which he called for stiff tariffs to reduce foreign imports. More...
• article has image Through An Old Timer's Eyes
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 Community Life
• article has image Photo
A slide presentation featuring the natural splendor of the Quehanna Trail highlighted a recent Emporium Rotary meeting. Rotarian Rick Olivett showed the photos and detailed the changing seasons along the trail. He had compiled the images over a period of three years and many forays. In other business, Rotarians were reminded that the Sept. 15 meeting will be held at the Methodist Church. Club members agreed to donate $140 to the district water project. Plans for a murder mystery presentation, coming on the heels of a successful production last year, will be announced. More...
• Boys, Girls Club meeting set
• Summer Reading Program success
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 Outdoors
• article has image It's show time for region's elk herd
Bull elk in Pennsylvania are strutting their stuff and entertaining large crowds as the annual rut, or mating season, gets underway. One result is the unbelievable "elk jams" of traffic on Winslow Hill, as visitors compete for prime positions to view and photograph the elk in a variety of settings. More...
• Elk tourism packs 'em in at this time of the year
• Pheasant stocking begins for fall seasons
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 Sports
• article has image New offense sparkles as Falcons win season opener
A new offense has been installed by one of region's most successful football programs. So far, the reviews are good. Overcoming some defensive problems, the Coudersport Falcons of second-year coach Brendan Hathaway outlasted the Elk County Catholic Crusaders in Saturday's season opener in St. Marys, 36-26. More...
• article has image Raider defense dominates, 16-0
• Falcon varsity soccer team opens strong
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 Obituaries
• Chester 'Chet' Petrosewitz
A former Coudersport businessman, Chester J. "Chet" Petrosewitz, died Sept. 3, 2009, at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport. For many years he operated Chet's Motor Sales in downtown Coudersport. Among survivors is his wife of 35 years, the former Joanne Thielges. More...
• June P. Lewis
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