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Several fund-raisers are underway or in the works by Coudersport’s Save Our Area Pool (SOAP) organization. A chicken and dumplings dinner will be held Sunday, Dec. 6, from 11 am to 2 pm at the Hotel Crittenden. Menu includes chicken and dumplings, salad, beverage and rice pudding. Cost is $10 for adults and $5.00 for children under 10. More ... Members of the Coudersport Rotary heard about the activities of another local civic group, the Lions Club, during a presentation Monday at the Laurelwood. More ... Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative hopes to provide some additional holiday cheer to its 16,500 members by lowering their cost-of-service charge for one month. At its November meeting, the cooperative’s board of directors approved a resolution to reduce the monthly cost-ofservice charge for all members by $15.25. This one-time reduction will apply to all rate classes. More ... Young Dylan Howard displays the edible Pilgrim Hat which he created during Tuesday morning’s Preschool Story Hour session at the Coudersport Public Library. More ... Hemlock Campground received its live Christmas trees, live wreaths, cemetery cones and other Christmas decor for the holidays earlier this week. More ... 85 Osram Sylvania celebrated the 85th anniversary of its founding this month, harkening back to the November 1924 start-up of Sylvania in Emporium. Its origins actually date back even more. More ... Austin Volunteer Fire Department has received federal funding enabling the organization to purchase a new ambulance. The 2008 PL custom Medallion, Model 170 ambulance replaces an older vehicle which is no longer cost effective to maintain. More ... Dispute over snowmobilers on rail/trail Some property owners along the West Creek Recreational Trail, being developed between Emporium and St. Marys, do not want snowmobilers to use it. They aired their concerns during a public meeting last week at the courthouse in Emporium. More ... Tina Johns Lorson (left) and Mary Lee Uber were busy decoration parking meters in downtown Emporium this week as free parking kicked in to encourage local shopping for the holiday season. More ... Approximately 50 child care providers and public school officials from Potter, Cameron and McKean counties attended a presentation by Harriet Ditchter (inset), deputy secretary of the state’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning. More ... Career Day was held at Cameron County High School last week, sponsored by Cameron County CareerLink. More ... Cameron County High School Music Department has announced plans for its Christmas Concert, to be held on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the high school auditorium, starting at 7 pm. Performers will include the Red Raider Jazz Band, Senior Concert Band and Junior Concert Band. More ... Austin Volunteer Fire Department recently held its election of officers. Effective Jan. 1, the following will serve: chair, Peg Rotello; president, Kerry Ehrensberger; vice president, Daniele Bennett; secretary, Sabrina Earle; chief 44, Darren VanWhy; Chief 44-10, Chase Cooney; Chief 44-20, Mike Bacon; Chief 44-60, Colleen Zenns; Chief 44-70, Justin Moate. More ... Woodland Elementary School has announced its honor students for the first marking period of the 2009-10 school year, as follows: Grade 5 high honors: Autumn Abriatis, Grace Clancy, Samantha Bickford and Kendyl Guisto. More ... Hunting equipment stolen State police are investigating a theft that occurred just off Southwoods Road, about six miles east of Route 872 in Homer Township. Someone stole a tree stand, climbing sticks and a trail camera, with a combined value of about $270. The equipment belongs to Clint J. Youngfleish of Coudersport. More ... One county employee has returned from military deployment to Iraq, while a veteran employee has announced retirement plans. These are among personnel actions recently coming before the Potter County Commissioners. More ... An erroneous global positioning system report pinpointing a motor vehicle crash site sent emergency responders in Potter County on a wild goose chase Wednesday morning. More ... Visiting hunters and all others are welcome to attend a spaghetti dinner to be held Sunday at the Emporium Firehall from noon to 5. Cost is $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 6-11 and $3.00 for younger children. More ... Work is well underway on the newest Habitat for Humanity home to be located in Potter County. With several previous projects under its belt, the local chapter has adopted a new approach for its latest endeavor: students at the Seneca Highlands Area Vocational-Technical School in Port Allegany are building the modular house, which will be transported to its final location in Galeton next year. More ... Northwest Savings Bank, in conjunction with the Salvation Army, is collecting new unwrapped toys for underprivileged children. They may be taken to the Emporium branch office during our regular banking hours until Dec. 15. More ... Victorious Losers support group will meet at 7 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital’s main conference room. More ... A full agenda awaits members of the Potter County Natural Gas Task Force for its final meeting of 2009. The group will gather at 7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Gunzburger Building. Meetings are open to the public. More ... “Love Lights A Tree,” an annual holiday fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society, is underway. The tree will be located in the lot next to Citizens Trust Company and light-up is scheduled for Dec. 8. Donations are due by Dec. 15. Lights can be purchased as a memorial or in honor of someone living. More ... Emporium Senior Center is hosting two Christmas season events that are open to the public. The center’s Christmas party will be held on Sunday, Dec. More ... Coudersport’s Festival of Lights continues on Saturday with a craft/vendor show will be held at the Gunzburger Building gymnasium on Saturday, from 9 am to 4 pm. Many are businesses are offering Christmas shopping specials in conjunction with the annual festival, which is sponsored by the Coudersport Area Chamber of Commerce. More ... A $30,000 grant has been awarded to the Cameron County Historical Society by the George A. and Margaret Mee Foundation. The money will be used for renovations, furniture and equipment at the society’s history center in Emporium. More ... Rail section dedicated JOHNSONBURG – A new rail section dedicated in Johnsonburg connects the Allegheny Eastern Railroad line to the Buffalo to Pittsburgh line. More ... Additional banners have been purchased as Sylvan Heritage Council helps to kick off Cameron County’s sesquicentennial celebration in a highly visible way. More ... Martha Krysik has been presenting hand-crafted articles to Meals-on-Wheels recipients from the Emporium Senior Center. More ... Spc. Dale E. Fry and wife Megan are stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany, for three years. Spc. Fry is in charge of the armory there and is presently in training for sergeant rank. He has had two tours to Iraq for a total of 27 months serving with the 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Drum, N.Y., as a truck driver. More ... Each month, a group of volunteers meets in Roulette to discuss how programs being operated by the county can better serve the needs of the mentally ill, elderly, addicted, mentally retarded, abused, and others. Recommendations that are made by this group, the Potter County Human Services (PCHS) Advisory Board, play an important part in the operation of that agency. More ... Coudersport Ladies Golf Association will hold its annual Christmas party on Thursday at the golf club. Appetizers will be served at 5:30 and dinner at 6. Coudersport High School Jazz Band will perform. Those attending are asked to bring a gift marked male or female for a resident of Sweden Valley Manor. For more information, call Nan at 274- 8438 or Georgeanna at 274-9216. More ... |
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