At 11:51 PM on Saturday, Port Allegany Ambulance dismissed to Maple Street near the Fire Station for an unresponsive male assault victim.
12:14 AM--Port Allegany to set landing zone at high school football field.
Photo By Curt Weinhold CCC pavilion at Cherry Springs
At 11:51 PM on Saturday, Port Allegany Ambulance dismissed to Maple Street near the Fire Station for an unresponsive male assault victim.
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Free programs and activities are being offered at Hills Creek and Cherry Springs State parks July 19-21, 2019.
At Hills Creek State Park
WELLSBORO—Hills Creek State Park at 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, Pa. 16901 is seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Charleston Township via Charleston Street and Hills Creek Lake Road.
Bats on the Brink is Friday, July 19
As darkness falls on Friday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m. in the Nature Center area in the campground between B and C loop, learn about the many benefits of bats, the very real threat they face today and what people can do to help them. At the end of this free, one-hour program, watch the park bats emerge for their evening meal of mosquitos and other insects.
Elk in Pennsylvania is Saturday, July 20
Join Mandy Marconi, Game Commission Northcentral Environmental Educator, in the park’s Nature Center area on Saturday, July 20 at 8 p.m. for a free, one-hour program titled “All About Pennsylvania Elk.” During this free, hands-on program, learn fascinating facts about elk, their history and behavior throughout the year as well as the best places to see them in Pennsylvania.
Animal Olympics is Sunday, July 21
On Sunday, July 21 at 8:30 p.m., find out what amazing, record-breaking animals of the world do to survive during this free one-hour program in the park's Nature Center area in the campground between B and C loop. Also included will be record setters from Pennsylvania. Which animal jumps the highest? Which one jumps the longest distance? Which is the strongest?
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Call the park office at 570-724-4246 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for more information.
At Cherry Springs State Park
COUDERSPORT—Cherry Springs State Park at 4639 Cherry Springs Road, Coudersport, Pa. 16915 is 12 miles from Route 6 in Galeton via West Branch Road and 15 miles from Coudersport via Route 44. All stargazing and other programs will be cancelled if it rains or thunders.
Anyone may observe the night sky at Cherry Springs on his or her own without attending a stargazing program. All visitors should arrive before dark. Search for the Clear Sky Chart online for 48-hour forecasts about viewing conditions.
Picnic in the Park
Those who get to the park early are always welcome to bring a picnic supper and make use of the park's picnic grove near the Night Sky Viewing Area. The grove has picnic tables and charcoal grills onsite. Preregistration is not required to picnic in the park.
Nature at Night is Friday and Saturday, July 19 & 20
Planning to attend a Night Sky Tour on Friday or Saturday, July 19 or 20 at the park's Night Sky Viewing Area? Arrive early on July 19 or 20 and join park staff from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. for Nature at Night, a free, family-friendly program on fascinating night creatures, such as fireflies, bats, black bears or coyotes based on animal activity in the park. Preregistration is not required.
Night Sky Tour is Friday and Saturday, July 19 & 20
From 9:30 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20 in the Night Sky Viewing Area, experience the splendor of the night sky. Park staff will give a laser-guided tour of the constellations and recount the legends and myths surrounding these mysterious patterns. Afterwards, take an up close look at celestial objects through park telescopes. Pre-registration is required.
To Preregister for Night Sky Tour
Online preregistration for the Night Sky Tour on July 19 and 20 is required by visiting http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/cherry_springs_state_park. If there is a problem with registering online or for information about programs offered at the park, call (814) 435-1037 or email cherryspringsee@pa.gov.
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The 14th Annual Endless Mountain Music Festival will be a 17-day celebration of music from the opening performance on Friday, July 19 to the closing concert on Sunday, Aug. 4. Tickets are available for individual shows, a flexible pass to attend any six or a season pass to attend them all.
There will be a different show every evening for 16 nights during this 17-day event with performances in Knoxville, Mansfield, Tioga and Wellsboro in Tioga County, at Cherry Springs State Park outdoors under the stars in Potter County and in New York in Corning in Steuben County and Elmira in Chemung County.
Added this year is a 17th concert, which is the seventh concert featuring the 62-member Festival Symphony Orchestra. Three of the orchestra concerts will be on consecutive Friday nights in Mansfield on July 19 and 26 and Aug. 2, and three on consecutive Saturday nights in Corning, N.Y. on July 20 and 27 and Aug. 3. The seventh orchestra concert is free and will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4, rain or shine at the Wellsboro Johnston Airport. Ten chamber concerts will be offered Sunday through Thursday with a show a night from July 21 to 25 and July 28 to Aug. 1. Two of the 10 are free.
Performing will be a national and international selection of world-class musicians. Among them are the 62 members of the Festival Symphony Orchestra and guest artists, such as returning festival favorites jazz pianist Bram Wijnands of Kansas City, Missouri via the Netherlands; Spanish violist and teacher Dr. Ignacio Cuello who has an international career in Europe, China, Russia and the United States and holds positions with the Pacific Academy Foundation Orchestra and 88 Keys Music Academy, both in California; violinist Asi Matathias of Israel who is in his twenties and one of the most celebrated talents of his generation; and Israeli pianist Yevgeny Yontov who is currently pursuing a doctorate at Yale School of Music.
The Endless Mountain Music Festival's 2019 Season opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday night, July 19. Film clips will be projected on two big movie screens in Mansfield University's Steadman Theater as the Festival Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser performs selections from three animated musical fantasy films, "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin" and "Frozen"; "What's Up at the Symphony," a medley of classical music heard in Bugs Bunny cartoons; the "Pink Panther" theme; and more. This is an event for all ages. Youngsters will receive a free gift. Adults in costume will be admitted free. Parents will be admitted for half price if accompanied by children in costume or free if they also dress in costume. Youth, 20 and younger are admitted free to all festival concerts.
The first Saturday night concert at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium will be at 7:30 p.m. on July 20. The Festival Symphony Orchestra under the maestro's baton will perform Óscar Navarro's energizing "Paconchita" and Russell Peck's "The Glory and the Grandeur" featuring spectacular sound and visual effects provided by three fast-paced percussionists as they play more than 110 different percussion instruments. "When the orchestra played these two pieces at Mansfield last year, they were so outrageously successful with the audience that we decided to include them in this year's first concert at Corning," said Gunzenhauser. The orchestra will also perform the 1874 version of Tchaikovsky's "Symphony #1 "Winter Dreams."
The first chamber music concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 in the Deane Center at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. Due to health issues, pianist Maria Corley will not perform. Russian pianist Asiya Korepanova will present a different program featuring Russian, American and European composers.
There will also be five free Inspirations concerts presented by the festival interns, courtesy of the Inspirations program.
Youth, 20 and under, are admitted FREE to all festival concerts.
The Festival Symphony Orchestra concerts are $39 per person. The chamber concerts are $30 per person. A flex pass to attend any six festival concerts is $150. A season pass to attend 14 concerts is $225 or $16.07 per concert. Three of the 17 concerts are free.
To learn more about the 16 evening concerts being held July 19 through Aug. 3 and the 17th concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, about the Inspirations concerts or for tickets or flex or season passes, visit www.endlessmountain.net or call the Endless Mountain Music Festival Box Office at 570-787-7800.
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COUDERSPORT—On Thursday, July 18 beginning at 7:30 p.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the public libraries of Potter and Tioga counties are presenting a free program for youngsters and adults of all ages in the Night Sky Viewing Area at Cherry Springs State Park at 4639 Cherry Springs Road, Coudersport, Pa. 16915. The park is 12 miles from Route 6 in Galeton via West Branch Road and 15 miles from Coudersport via Route 44. This is the first time the libraries are partnering with DCNR.
"Potter & Tioga Libraries Under the Night Skies" is being offered as part of the libraries' summer reading program. The 11 libraries in the two counties participate each year in the National Collaborative Summer Library Program. This summer, the collaborative selected "A Universe of Stories" as the theme to commemorate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
The libraries' free program on July 18 at Cherry Springs is being held the same week that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's manned Apollo 11 space vehicle landed on the moon in 1969. NASA, an independent agency of the United States Federal Government, launched the manned Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 16, 1969. Four days later, on July 20, the Eagle landed on the moon. The next day, July 21, Neal Armstrong became the first human being to step onto the moon's surface followed 19 minutes later by lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin.
At 7:30 p.m. on July 18 in the park's Night Sky Viewing Area, library staff will have free information available about the services the Potter and Tioga libraries offer to the public.
Three presentations about night sky sights will begin at 8 p.m. Well-known Coudersport photographer Curt Weinhold, a Pennsylvania Wilds juried artisan who teaches the Nightscapes Photography Workshop at the park, will talk about places at Cherry Springs to view the night sky and take photographs as well as along the Highway to the Stars. Jessica Spencer, a teacher with the Northern Tioga School District for the past 13 years, will tell a tale or two about animal constellations that can be viewed at night.
Longtime teacher and storyteller Bonnie Kyofski will then enchant those attending by sharing a tale of the universal child's fascination with starry skies from "The Little Prince." Kyofski will also talk about her own connection with pilots and a NASA scientist whom she has known since his babyhood and who has been involved for 40 years in the exploration of space.
Serving as MC for the program will be Tim Morey, park natural resource specialist.
The night will end with a laser-guided star tour highlighting several legends in the night sky and an up close look through park telescopes at Jupiter and its moons and other celestial objects.
In the event of rain or severe weather, the program will be cancelled. If cloudy, everything but the laser tour and stargazing will be held.
Those planning to attend are asked to register by visiting http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/cherry_springs_state_park. If there is a problem with registering online or for information about this or other programs offered at the park, call (814) 435-1037 or email cherryspringsee@pa.gov.
The Potter and Tioga County libraries can also provide Information about the July 18 program.
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The Tioga County Lyme Disease Support Group meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 in the Native Bagel at 1 Central Avenue in Wellsboro.
This meeting is free and open to anyone who lives in Tioga County or a surrounding county who wants to learn more about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
To be shown during the first 55 minutes of the meeting will be a video titled “Fixing Your Fatigue and Constant Low Energy." The video is an interview with Dr. Evan Hirsch, a fatigue specialist who talks about different causes of fatigue, including deficiencies and infections, and natural remedies to deal with it. Fatigue is one of the common symptoms of Lyme disease and co-infections. A group discussion will follow.
Luke Dunham and Thomas Putnam, both from the Wellsboro area, are regional co-leaders with the PA Lyme Resource Network and of the support group. Both have been diagnosed with and are being treated for Lyme disease and co-infections.
For information, contact Dunham and Putnam by email at tiogacountylyme@palyme.org or by calling Putnam at 570-439-2000.
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At 6 p.m. this coming Tuesday and Wednesday, July 16 and 17, and at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 27 and 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, the Hamilton-Gibson Women's Project is holding auditions for its October theatrical production "Let's Cast Some Light on the Subject" in the Gallery at the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. No preparation or acting experience is necessary to audition.
Chosen for the production are five short plays and four monologues. They are already published works, none of them by local playwrights. Being cast are women and men who range in age from their 20s to their 80s.
Directing the short plays are: Yolie Canales, "Relative Strangers"; Noyes Lawton, "Grunions"; Kacy Zuchowski Hagan, "Precipice"; Jessie Thompson, "First Fireworks"; and Linda Iseri, "Lost". Directing two monologues apiece are Linda Young, "Prometheus" and "Tangerine Hunter" and Jen Painter, "Where Do Mermaids Stand" and "Cinderella and the Barking Pig".
The seven directors will attend all four audition dates, select their casts and schedule rehearsals in August, September and early October. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 in the Warehouse Theatre.
Co-producers of "Let's Cast Some Light on the Subject" are Barbara Biddison and Coleen Evert.
The production is sponsored in part by Keith and Hilma Cooper, Dunkin Donuts of Wellsboro, the Wellsboro Business & Professional Women's Club and the Friday Club of Wellsboro.
For more information, call Hamilton-Gibson Productions at 570-724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission see today’s introduction of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the U.S. House of Representatives as landmark legislation that could provide more care for Pennsylvania’s and the nation’s growing list of fish and wildlife with the greatest conservation needs.
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At 6:05 PM on Saturday, Roulette Ambulance has been dispatched to a land rescue of a patient with an allergic reaction to a bee string in an off road area off 75 Lanninger Creek Road.
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At 5:43 PM on Saturday, Roulette Ambulance has been dispatched to Rt. 6 West for a patient with seizures.
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At 5:42 PM on Saturday, Roulette Ambulance has been dispatched to West Carley Hill Road for a female with difficulty breathing.
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At 4:16 PM on Saturday, Coudersport Fire & EMS dispatched to Rt. 6 West of Toles Hollow for a motor vehicle crash. Unknown details.
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MANSFIELD, PA (July 2019) Volunteerism and giving back are key components of Community Banking. Employees of First Citizens Community Bank have a vested interested in making their towns a great place to live. Each month, their employees go casual for a cause, trading their business suits for blue jeans, and donating from their own pockets to help local families in need when medical bills are piling up, or one of their neighbors faces tragedy. In May, Bank employees donated funds and were able to provide 9,216 meals to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
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At 3:24 PM on Saturday, Derrick City & Otto Township Fire Departments have been dispatched to a residential automatic fire alarm at 12 Narrow Guage Road.
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At 3:08 PM on Saturday, Police officers have been requested to respond to an incident involving several combatant individuals.
State Police and Army Corps. are en route to assist at the South Shore boat launch at Cowanesque Lake.
One male is reported in custody at this time by the sole officer on scene.
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UPDATE: Suspect has been located and is in police custody.
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Since the original press release was issued, State Police are investigating a stolen ATV and a truck stolen in the town of Almond.
The truck was pursued to the town of Ossian where the suspect, Edward Bancroft, fled on foot.
Bancroft is believed to be in the area of the Livingston/Allegany County line.
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At 1:05 PM on Saturday, Bolivar Fire Department has been dispatched to assemble for a possible search.
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At 11:40 AM on Saturday, Coudersport Ambulance has been dispatched to the Dickinson Group Home on North Main Street for ALC.
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At 11:03 AM on Saturday, Shinglehouse ambulance has been dispatched to Walnut Street for a person fallen with a possible head injury.
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PA Permit Violation Issued to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk County |
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 2019-07-11 to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk county. 78a57(a) - CONTROL, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF PRODUCTION FLUIDS - Operator failed to collect brine and other fluids produced during operation of the well in a tank, series of tanks, or other device approved by the Department for subsequent disposal or reuse. |
Incident Date/Time: 2019-07-11 00:00:00 |
Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
PA Permit Violation Issued to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk County |
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 2019-07-11 to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk county. SWMA 610(1) - UNLAWFUL CONDUCT - Person dumped or deposited, or permitted the dumping or depositing, of solid waste onto the surface of the ground or underground or into the waters of the Commonwealth, without a permit for the dumping of such solid wastes from DEP. |
Incident Date/Time: 2019-07-11 00:00:00 |
Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
PA Permit Violation Issued to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk County |
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 2019-07-11 to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk county. SWMA 302(A) - DISPOSAL, PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF RESIDUAL WASTE - Person disposed, processed, stored, or permitted the disposal, processing or storage of residual waste in a manner which is contrary to the rules and regulations of DEP or to any permit or to the terms or conditions of any permit or any order issued by DEP. |
Incident Date/Time: 2019-07-11 00:00:00 |
Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
PA Permit Violation Issued to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk County |
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 2019-07-11 to Seneca Resources Co Llc in Jones Twp, Elk county. SWMA 301 - MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL WASTE - Person operated a residual waste processing or disposal facility without obtaining a permit for such facility from DEP. Person stored, transported, processed, or disposed of residual waste inconsistent with or unauthorized by the rules and regulations of DEP. |
Incident Date/Time: 2019-07-11 00:00:00 |
Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
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CROSS FORK CREEK ROAD IS COMPLETELY CLOSED.
Fri. & Sat., 9:30 PM - Cherry Springs Lunar Program - Telescopes available. Great viewing weather.
Sun., 7/14 - Snakes of PA - 9:30 AM - Kettle Creek Nature Center.
Sun., 7/14 - Whitetails of PA - 1:30 PM - Kettle Creek Nature Center.
Mon., 7/15 - Kettle Creek Community Dinner - Covered dish/pot luck - 6:30 PM at KCHC #1 Fire hall in Cross Fork - Everyone welcome, come meet your neighbors & make new friends.
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Chicken Bar-B-Q @ today the Roulette Firehall.
11am until gone. $9.00 Dinners / $5.00 Halves.
Please come out and support your local Fire Department.
In-Town delivery available.
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At 11:40 PM on Friday, Fire & EMS have been dispatched to the area of 1231 South Avenue for a motor vehicle accident. One person is reported to be self extricated.
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At 9:16 PM on Friday, Angelica, Belmont & Belfast Fire Depts. have been dispatched to 7919 Johnson Road in West Almond for a structure in the basement. Smoke & flames showing.
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At 9:08 PM on Friday, Port Allegany Fire Dept. has been dispatched to 70 Church Street for a natural gas leak outside a residence.
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At 6:36 PM on Friday, Mansfield & Tioga have been dispatched to Rt 15 Northbound for a crash with 2 possible injuries. Vehicle struck a deer.
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At 6:06 PM on Friday, Otto Township Ambulance has been dispatched with Medic one to Fitzsimmons Street in Duke Center for a report of a woman stabbed.
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After vetoing a key election reform bill that would have also provided $90 million in funding to help counties replace their voting machines, the governor announced this week he would simply go around the Legislature and supply the funding unilaterally. I question the constitutionality of his decision and leaders in both the House and Senate are investigating the governor’s authority to take such action without legislative authorization. The need for the funding was brought about by the governor’s decision to decertify every type of voting machine currently in use in the Commonwealth. It is estimated to cost $150 million to replace machines in all 67 counties, a significant burden on taxpayers across the state. By vetoing the legislation, the governor is also robbing voters of other needed election improvements, including extending the deadline for submission of absentee ballots to ensure all votes count and creating a commission to manage the process for election machine decertification in the future. Finally, the bill would have brought Pennsylvania in line with more than 40 other states by eliminating the “straight party” voting option, the measure most strongly opposed by the governor. The change could have opened the door to more minor party candidates and encouraged voters to cast their ballots for a person rather than a party. |
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I spent part of my Thursday afternoon at WHP-TV in Harrisburg, as a guest on their political roundtable program “Face the State.” During the show, which will be broadcast this Sunday at 8:30 a.m., we discussed issues such as Gov. Tom Wolf's controversial end run around the Legislature in funding new voting machines, the state budget and my deployment to the Middle East last year. On Monday, I will be posting a link to the show here on my Facebook page. |
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Application for the purchase of antlerless deer licenses began Monday for state residents who already hold a 2019-20 hunting license. Nonresidents may submit their first applications beginning this Monday, July 15. Ever wonder how many licenses are sold and what section of the state sells the most licenses? You can get your answer by clicking here. |
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Last Sunday, I had the pleasure to attend the Clearfield County Fair Queen Banquet. Six outstanding contestants will be vying for the 2019 crown. Pictured with me (front row) are 2018 Fair Queen Jayna Vicary and Wade Cowder, founder of the Clearfield County Fair Queen Program. Standing (left to right) are honored guest Ben Kline, former House Majority Leader and Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes and Clearfield County Commissioner Jon Sobel. |
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