This Weekend ~ Events in nearby Benezette!
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Saturday, May 4, 2019
Bradford Ambulance Dispatched For Asssault Victim On Gilbert Lane
Centerville & Fillmore Dispatched For Crash With Entrapment
Bradford Ambulance Dispatched For Assault Victim
Coudersport Ambulance To Cole Manor
Shinglehouse Ambulance to West Academy Street
Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Chicken Pad Thai and Chicken Fried Rice Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Conagra Brands, Inc., a Russellville, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,094,186 pounds of frozen entrees due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. Read more...
Salvatore P. Casanova, 89, of Warren, PA
Salvatore P. Casanova, 89, of Warren, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, May 4, 2019 at the John & Orpha Blair Hospice Home, Warren, PA.
Born on June 1, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Giovanna Cincotta Casanova.
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| Korean War Veteran |
Salvatore had lived in Warren, PA for the past 12 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served with the U.S. Army from 1951-1957. He was employed with the former Eastern Airlines for 32 years. Following his retirement from there he went into the landscaping business in Forest Hills, NY.
Salvatore was active with the Allegheny Community Center in Warren, where he enjoyed playing pool and bocce. He enjoyed playing chess and was a classic movie enthusiast.
Salvatore is survived by his 2 children – Joanne Sutton and her husband, Dr. John Sutton, of Warren, PA, and Joseph Casanova and his wife, Dale, of Deland, FL; 4 grandchildren – Marygrace Casanova, Kathryn Casanova, Vincent Casanova, and Christopher Sutton; 1 brother – Joey Casanova of Bushkill, PA; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Salvatore was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Carolina Cincotta Casanova, whom he married in 1955 and who died in 1999; and 4 brothers – Frankie, Christie, Tommy and Tony Casanova.
A private funeral service will be conducted at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Coram, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may do so to the Hospice of Warren County, 1 Main Avenue, Warren, PA. 16365 or Warren General Hospital Development Department for the benefit of the Breathing Unit, c/o George Lilja, 2 Crescent Park West, Warren, PA, 16365.
Local arrangements have been entrusted to the Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc., 304 East St., Warren, PA. E-mail condolences may be sent by visiting www.lewisfuneralhomeinc.com
Wellsboro is a Quarterfinalist in Independent We Stand's America's Main Streets Contest; Now Vying to be in Top 10
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania is one of the Top 25 in the Independent We Stand 2019 America's Main Streets contest based on voting, which ended on April 20. The town is now competing to be one of the Top 10 semifinalists. The grand prize is $25,000 in cash for downtown revitalization and “buying local” activities.
Voting for the Top 10 began at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 29 and will continue until 11:59:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 26. The grand prize winner will be selected from the top 10 and told of the win on Sunday, June 2. The public announcement will be made on Monday, June 3.
According to contest rules, an individual who was at least 18 years old as of Feb. 25, 2019 can cast an online vote for Wellsboro once every 24 hours now through May 26 from his or her IP address by visiting www.mainstreetcontest.com, clicking on the Wellsboro Main Street photograph and then on "Vote." Or, people can vote once a day by going to the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page or the From My Shelf Books Facebook page.
"During the inaugural contest in 2016, Wellsboro was named one of the top 10 semifinalists but did not win," said Kevin Coolidge, a member of the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce who with his wife, co-own From My Shelf Books, an independent bookstore in Wellsboro. Coolidge nominated Wellsboro for the 2016 contest as well as the 2017 contest and this year's. "I am voting for Wellsboro to win $25,000 to invest in our downtown," said Coolidge. "People can help Wellsboro by voting online every day."
The grand prize is a $25,000 check; a $1,000 certificate for STIHL equipment; Do it Best Corp. $500 shopping spree; PPG $500 shopping spree; $500 Nationwide Marketing Group shopping spree; Free One Day Downtown Assessment from Flip This Town, a special plaque ($100 value) and recognition on Independent We Stand social media channels and public relations outreach.
Initiated in 2016 by Independent We Stand, the national small business movement, the goal of this contest is to promote the importance and strong economic benefits of Main Streets and the small businesses that help them thrive and how communities can educate their neighbors about the many benefits of "buying local."
For more information, contact the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 570-724-1926.
History Comes Alive at the Coolidge Theatre on May 8
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| Fred Powers is a third generation coal miner. |
Coal mining is done in the same way in the eight states in the Appalachian coal region, including West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Dressed as a miner with his face blackened with coal dust against a theatrical backdrop of the interior of a mine, Powers will speak in the first person recalling his own experiences in dangerous and sometimes humorous circumstances as a coal miner. Following his presentation, he will encourage the audience to ask questions and will bring an assortment of mining artifacts that show the evolution of mining technology from candles to modern day equipment.
Powers is the third generation on his father's side to have worked at the Keystone #1 Mine in McDowell County, West Virginia. "My earliest memories are of living in a coal camp of 100 families just above that mine," said Powers. "When I was in elementary school, the mine owners decided to strip-mine the area underneath our community and everyone was forced to move. My family ended up nearby in the community of Keystone," he said.
"I worked underground at the Keystone #1 Mine full-time for 10½ years from 1973 to 1983. When I first began working there, I was 20 with a semester of college under my belt. I was told by several older miners that in 10 years the mine would be worked out and close," said Powers.
"I was married with a child and decided to attend a local college full-time, mostly on the hoot owl shift, to become a teacher. I was the first in my family to go beyond the eighth grade in school. I did my student teaching while working underground on the evening shift."
In April 1983, Powers was laid off from the mine. For the next 1½ years he worked full-time for a small mining business, helping to retrieve large, continuous mining machines from underneath massive roof falls. He and his wife both began teaching in August 1984. During summers and long weekends for the next eight years, from 1984 to 1992, Powers worked part-time for that same company doing the same dangerous work until tragedy struck and one of his coworkers, a good friend, lost his life.
"From the beginning of my storytelling journey, I wanted to pay respect to our nation's coal miners. My dad suffered from third-stage black lung respiratory disease after a career of supporting his family in the mining industry. I experienced that dangerous world myself while trying to support my young family. I felt someone should tell coal miners' stories to the general public and school children. I never thought I would be the one doing it."
In the summer of 2004, Powers attended a four-week American history class offered at nearby Concord University and saw a storyteller portray Mother Jones, an outspoken 20th century union organizer in the West Virginia mine wars. "That gave me an idea," Powers said.
"The following summer (2005), I attended another four-week summer class at Concord." For his project, he dressed as a miner, wore a headlamp and carried a dinner bucket and kept the 80 people in his class spellbound telling stories about his time underground in the mines. That summer, Powers began reenacting and telling his coal miner stories at different venues. His presentation at Wellsboro will be the first one he has ever given in Pennsylvania. "After my trip to Wellsboro on May 8, I will have traveled to nine states and told my coal mining stories at numerous festivals, churches, school-related events and on 10 college campuses since 2005," Powers said.
For 26 years, from 1984 until 2010, Powers taught middle school special education classes in all subjects. Since retiring from teaching, he has co-founded two heritage festivals in his local area with education days for students and has self-published two books, "Powerhouse: A Coal Miner's Story" and "Powerhouse Meets the Tommy Knockers."
Tickets are $15 and free for children 12 and under when accompanied by a paying adult.
For information or tickets, call 570-724-6220 or visit www.deanecenter.com.
Trout Unlimited Chapter #688 to Meet Tuesday, May 7
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| Jake Tomlinson |
The meeting is free and open to the public. Participants do not have to be a member to attend.
Beginning at 7 p.m., Jacob "Jake" Tomlinson, manager of the Pennsylvania Coldwater Habitat Program, will talk about Trout Unlimited National's habitat projects and initiatives in Pennsylvania and how the organization can help support TU chapters, conservation districts and other entities by providing streambank stabilization, habitat improvement and technical assistance. "The Pennsylvania Coldwater Habitat Program provides technical assistance for multiple organizations across the Commonwealth," said Tomlinson. "Each year thousands of feet of streambank stabilization is completed reducing sediment and other nutrients while also improving eastern brook trout habitat."
The meeting, led by President Jere White, will start at 6 p.m. To be discussed will be upcoming events and updates on various projects, including the Pennsylvania TU regional meeting in Bloomsburg; applying for an Embrace A Stream grant through National Trout Unlimited to do stream habitat work on Long Run in Gaines; Fly Fishing Film Tour fundraiser in 2020; feedback on the chapter's participation at Mill Cove's Earth Day on April 20; the need for chapter volunteers to work at Springfest on May 18; announcement of the 2019 Northeast Pa. Reel Girls Fly Fishing Clinic at Port Matilda, Pa. June 17-19 to teach girls 12 to 18 basic and advanced fly fishing concepts; and updates on Pine Creek Watershed Council riparian tree plantings and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's Women's Initiative class and trout stocking dates and locations.
The next Chapter #688 meeting will be on Tuesday, June 4. Discussed on May 7 will be whether a picnic will be held in conjunction with the June meeting and a location.
For more information, email Jere White at whitesgordonsetters@gmail.com or call him at 570-662-2167.
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" Auditions are Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 & 8
Auditions for Christopher, the main character in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8 in the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro.
"I am looking for an actor who can play a 15-year-old," said Director Thomaa Putnam. "The character is on the autistic spectrum, is a math genius and on stage for almost the entire play. I am casting the role now, to give the actor more time to learn his lines."
The character is described as follows: "15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of the road; he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor's dead dog, Wellington who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world."
Any actor interested in auditioning for the role of Christopher who cannot attend on May 7 or 8 is asked to contact Putnam by calling 570-724-2079 or emailing hamgib@gmail.com.
Auditions for other characters in the play will be held at a later date. They include: Siobahan, Ed, Judy, Voice One (Mrs. Shears and Others), Voice Two (Roger Shears and others); Voice Three (policeman and others); Voice Four (Rev. Peters and others); Voice Five (No, 40 and others); and Voice Six (Mrs. Alexander and others).
Co-sponsoring this production are Dr. Richard and Kate Black and Partners In Progress.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 1 and 2 and Nov. 7 and 8 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.
For more information about this play call 570-724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.
Coudersport Ambulance to Maple View Lane
Demi named Educator of the Year
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| Assistant Teaching Professor LuAnn Demi receives her DEF Educator of the Year Award from DEF president Craig Ball. |
The Educator of the Year Award is given annually by the DEF to recognize outstanding teaching. All nominees must be full-time faculty members with at least one year of prior service at Penn State DuBois. This honor is based purely on student feedback, as the students submit nominations and the award winner is chosen based on the number and quality of nominations received.
Ball shared some of comments students made in their nominations of Demi. One said, “LuAnn is just very easy to be around. She makes learning enjoyable and treats you with respect and never talks down to you when you are having issues.”
“LuAnn is very supportive and wants to see us succeed. She pushed me when I needed a boost,” said another nomination.
Another student said, “LuAnn has been a stalwart faculty member that demonstrates excellence in her field year after year. She is an excellent advisor that responds quickly to questions and gives thoughtful attention to every course. She adapts to her students’ needs without compromising the quality of her instruction.”
The award also acknowledges the educator for excelling as an advisor, showing genuine interest in the students' career and life goals, and his or her personal involvement at the campus.
Emporium Dispatched To Tree Down on Wires
At 11:39 AM on Saturday, Emporium Fire Dept. has been dispatched to Briton Hill Road & Rt. 120 for a tree down on wires.
While on this call firefighters were dispatched to a second call of wires down at another location. Power company has been notified.
Shinglehouse Ambulance to Acorn Market
Player of the Week hosted by E & G Auto
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Stats on the week:
Average .857 (6-7)
2 HR
3 Runs Scored
8 RBI’s
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Crosby has been the starting 3rd baseman for the Falcons for the last 4 seasons and recently committed to Penn State Behrend to play baseball. The Falcons hot hitting continued this week against Galeton/Northern Potter and Smethport lead by Crosby who was 6-7 in these games with 2 home-runs 3 runs scored and 8 runs batted in. Coach McClintic notes, “This week Kullen has shined at the plate for sure but what has really impressed the coaching staff has been his great attitude and effort. His hitting has always been there but Kullen has ran the bases extremely hard these last two games and played well defensively too. This honor is well deserved.”
Come see Kullen and the rest of the 2019 falcon baseball team when they host Otto Eldred,Wednesday May 8th at CARP, game time 4:30.
Salvatore P. Casanova, 89, of Warren, PA
Salvatore P. Casanova
Salvatore P. Casanova, 89, of Warren, PA., died peacefully Saturday morning, May 4, 20019 at the John and Orpha Blair Hospice Home, Warren, PA.
A complete obituary will be announced when available through the Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls 11,829,517 million pounds o Chicken Strip Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Class I Recall 034-2019 EXP
Health Risk: High May 4, 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: This release is being reissued as an expansion of the March 21, 2019 recall, which consisted of 69,093 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products. The scope of this recall expansion now includes more information and an additional 11,760,424 pounds of product.
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2019 – Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,829,517 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced on various dates from Oct. 1, 2018 through March 8, 2019 and have “Use By Dates” of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020. The chart contains a list of the products subject to recall.[View Labels (PDF only)]
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package. These items were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, for institutional use nationwide and to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The problem was discovered when FSIS received two consumer complaints of extraneous material in the chicken strip products. FSIS is now aware of six complaints during this time frame involving similar pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury.
Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
PA: Lt. Gov. reports on listening tour so far, more stops planned
May 03, 2019 Kate Zawidzki
Fetterman to visit Bradford, Susquehanna, Luzerne, Sullivan, Montour, Carbon, Potter, Bucks, and Cameron counties in the next two weeks.
On Monday, legislators heard Lt. Gov. John Fetterman report back on his marijuana listening tour. Fetterman reported attendees were overwhelmingly supportive of legalizing marijuana for adults' use. Opponents have only outnumbered supporters at two of the 50 stops.
The tour is in its tail end now, with only 16 counties remaining. Here are the next couple weeks’ stops.
Towanda (Bradford County)
Saturday, May 4, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Towanda Area Jr/Sr High School
1 High School Drive
New Milford (Susquehanna County)
Saturday, May 4, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Blue Ridge High School auditorium
5058 School Road
Wilkes-Barre, (Luzerne County)
Sunday, May 5, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Wilkes College, Ballroom, second floor of the Henry Student Center
84 W. South Street
Laporte (Sullivan County)
Sunday, May 5, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Sullivan County High School auditorium
749 South Street
Danville (Montour County)
Tuesday, May 7, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Montour Preserve Environmental Education Center auditorium
374 Preserve Road
Jim Thorpe (Carbon County)
Monday, May 13, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Jim Thorpe Area High School auditorium
1 Olympian Way
Coudersport (Potter County)
Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department
171 Route 6 West
Newtown (Bucks County)
Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Bucks County Community College, Zlock Performing Arts Center
275 Swamp Road
Emporium (Cameron County)
Thursday, May 16, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Cameron County Junior-Senior High School auditorium
601 Woodland Avenue
PA Permit Violation Issued to Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc in Bradford Twp, McKean County
| PA Permit Violation Issued to Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc in Bradford Twp, McKean County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 2019-05-03 to Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc in Bradford Twp, McKean county. 78.53 - EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL - Operator failed to design, implement and maintain best management practices and an erosion and sediment control plan in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102, during and after earthmoving or soil disturbing activities, including the activities related to siting, drilling, completing, producing, servicing and plugging, constructing, utilizing and restoring the site and access road. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2019-05-03 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
| PA Permit Violation Issued to Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc in Bradford Twp, McKean County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 2019-05-03 to Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc in Bradford Twp, McKean county. 102.4(b)1 - EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS - Person conducting earth disturbance activity failed to implement and maintain E & S BMPs to minimize the potential for accelerated erosion and sedimentation. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2019-05-03 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
Friday, May 3, 2019
Mega-carrier Celadon to pay $42 million, exec charged, for fraud
CD Life News
Federal investigators say that "executives hid losses in [their] aging trucking fleet and lied to auditors investigating allegations."
One of the nation’s largest trucking companies has agreed to a massive payout after more than a year-long federal investigation into the company’s accounting fraud.
Indianapolis, Indiana-based trucking company Celadon Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $42.2 million in restitution to shareholders for “filing materially false and misleading statements to investors and falsifying books, records and accounts,” according to an April 25 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Indiana.
Danny Williams, former President of Celadon subsidiary Quality Companies LLC — a company that leased trucks to owner-operators — has also been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, to make false statements to a public company’s accountants, and to falsify books, records and accounts of a public company in connection with the federal investigation against Celadon. Read more...
Mt. Jewett Dispatched for Possible Brush Fire
Shinglehouse Ambulance To North Union Street
Tioga, Lawrenceville Dispatched For Wildfire in Rt. 15 Median
8:55 PM--RECALLED
Emporium Dispatched To ATV Accident
Helicopters unavailable due to weather.
Headline Harrisburg
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