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December 26, 2009  RSS feed

Christmas church service schedule
Most area churches have services scheduled for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Emporium At Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Emporium, Father Matthew Ryan will conduct services at 11 pm on Christmas Eve, and 11 am on Christmas Day. First Baptist Church of Emporium will host a Christmas Eve service led by Pastor Scott Melott will take place at 7 pm Thursday. More...
Area pastors: don’t lose HOPE

With economic conditions as challenging as they’ve been in decades, area ministers are reaching out this Christmas season with words of hope, comfort and encouragement. For most children, it’s still a magical season. Santa is coming. The adults all around them seem happier and life is good. More...

2009: kiss it goodbye (or good riddance)!
Potter County: New Judge, DA; gas rush begins

Changes in the administration of justice ranked as the top news story of 2009 in Potter County. Here’s a look at the top developments of the year. More...

 News
• Public meeting on gas drilling, water quality in Emporium
Every week that passes brings with it more signs of a growing natural gas industry in Cameron County. A local environmental group cautions that the rush to tap into gas pockets found in the Marcellus Shale formations throughout much of the county brings with it some threats to forest habitat, water resources, and wilderness character. More...
• Brookland road speeders beware
• NEAT NUMERALS
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 Potter County News
• Coudersport Borough plans vote on budget, tax hike Wednesday
Coudersport Borough Council will hold a special meeting to adopt the 2010 budget on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 5 pm at the Borough Office on West Street. A three-mill increase in the borough’s real estate tax rate is reflected in the proposed budget. Borough Manager Marlin Moore said the increase will add about $60 to the yearly tax bill for a typical home, assessed at $20,000. More...
• article has image County employees look to defend wellness title
• Outdoor furnace hearing slated in Coudersport
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 Viewpoints
• article has image Through An Old Timer’s Eyes
Charlie Dickens could spin a pretty good story, but I think he missed the real reason for the season when he wrote his famous book, A Christmas Carol, about little Tiny Tim and Ebenezer Scrooge. Old Charlie made a lot of people cry with that sad tale. It is a good story as it is still being told today. I wish I could write like that. More...
• article has image 2010: A chance to improve
• article has image VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES SOUND ALARM
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 Community Life
• Birth Announcements
Zeb Michael Pearson Mike and Debbie Pearson of Emporium are parents of a son born Dec. 4, 2009, at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. More...
• Austin Vets to host New Year’s party
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 Outdoors
• Winter hike Wednesday
Sinnemahoning State park will host a winter hike on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 10 am. Participants should meet at the 40 Maples Day-Use Area. A naturalist will lead the hike along Red Spruce Trail. More information is available by calling 647-8401. More...
• article has image No easy solution to low deer numbers
• Road activity may fuel growth of invasive plants
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 Sports
• Holiday tournament begins Monday
There will be plenty of basketball competition at the Coudersport High School gymnasium next Monday and Tuesday during the annual Coudersport Holiday Tournament. More...
• Sheffield tops Austin boys
• Young Red Raider wrestlers showing signs of hope
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 Obituaries
• Julia Bartholomew DeLill
MAY 29, 1941 - DECEMBER 20, 2009
Julia H. Bartholomew DeLill, 68, of Sweden Valley, a former resident of Galeton, died in her home on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. More...
• Death Notices
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