Solomon's words for the wise: 9/19/21

Saturday, September 25, 2021

UPMC Cole Express Care Closed Sunday

Due to unforeseen circumstances, UPMC Cole's Express Care Clinic will be closed Sunday, September 26. We apologize for this temporary disruption. If you have an emergent need, please go to the nearest emergency department.

Rollover Crash on Highland Road

Kane dispatched to rollover crash on Highland Road. 2 occupants. Vehicle hit tree in roadway and rolled over. Highland Township dispatched as well.

Fully Involved House Fire at

1951 Bliss Road in Lawrence Township. Lawrenceville, Tioga and Nelson dispatched. 2 nd alarm companies dispatched.

John F. Gannon, 93, of Bradford, PA.

John F. Gannon

John F. Gannon, 93, of Bradford, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Bradford Manor.

He was born on April 13, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Francis and Katherine Dowd Gannon.

On February 14, 1987 in the St. Bernard Catholic Church he married Ann Keenan-Weitekamp; who survives.

He was a graduate of Iona College, New Rochelle, NY; where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and a graduate from the City College of New York, New York City; where he earned his Master of Public Administration.

He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a Private First Class with the First Cavalry Division during the Occupation of Japan from July 1946 until his honorable discharge in November 1947.

World War II Veteran

He proudly served with the NYPD from 1953 -1973; retiring as a Lieutenant in the 10th Homicide Division. While with the NYPD he was a member of the Honor Legion. After moving to the Bradford area he was employed by the Guidance Center as a Crisis Intervention Services Supervisor from 1973 until his retirement in 1992.

He was a member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church and a longtime member of the Bradford Family YMCA. He was also an avid New York Mets and New York Yankees fan and a longtime season ticket holder of the Buffalo Bills. He was the happiest when he was spending time with his family or being outdoors; especially at the Allegany State Park where he enjoyed running, biking, skiing and canoeing.

In addition to his wife of 34 years, Ann Gannon of Bradford, he is also survived by six children, Patricia (William) Keesler, John “Buzz” (Deb) Gannon, Matthew Gannon, Kathryn Gannon, Margaret (Kevin Days) Weitekamp and Raymond (Colleen) Weitekamp; one brother, Walter (Mary) Gannon and grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one brother, Robert Gannon and one sister, Mary Leddy.

The family will receive friends at the St. Bernard Catholic Church on Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM with a Mass of Christian Burial to immediately follow at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Raymond Gramata as celebrant. The family has requested that those in attendance please follow the current Covid-19 guidelines of mask wearing and social distancing.

Burial and committal services will be in the St. Bernard Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in John’s memory can be made to the Bradford Family YMCA, 59 Boylston St., Bradford, PA 16701 or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.

Online Condolences can be expressed at www.maschofuneral.com.

Coudersport ambulance was dispatched to Hill St

On September 25, at 3:07 pm Coudersport ambulance was dispatched to Hill St. for a man fallen off a ladder

Wanted: To start immediately, nightly caregiver

Wanted: To start immediately, nightly caregiver (1:00am-10:00am) for our beloved mother in her home, to fetch her ice (her favorite snack) when she wakes up, or reassure her when she hears a noise.

Please send name, plus any experience and references, via text to 724-388-8630 or via email to aptroutman@gmail.com. --

Roulette Ambulance Dispatched For Traumatic Injury

At 1:50 PM on Saturday, Roulette Ambulance has been dispatched to Card Creek Road for a person cut in the knee with a chainsaw.

Galeton Dispatched For Land Rescue

At 11:27 AM on Saturday, Galeton Fire Dept. dispatched for a land rescue of a child with a femur fracture on Ensley Road. Assist ambulance. LZ for Life Net 7-7.

PRIZE-WINNING NOVELIST TO READ AT PITT-BRADFORD

Prize-winning novelist Katy Yocom will read from her work next week at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

The reading, which is part of the university’s Spectrum arts series, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in the Mukaiyama University Room. The reading is free and open to the public, but those in attendance are required to wear face coverings in keeping with the university’s COVID-19 safety precautions.

Yocum’s debut novel, “Three Ways to Disappear,” was published in 2019 and won the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature.

The novel follows Sarah DeVaughn, who leaves behind a nomadic and dangerous career as a journalist to return to India, the country of her childhood and a place of unspeakable family tragedy, to help preserve the endangered Bengal tigers. Meanwhile, at home in Kentucky, her sister, Quinn — also deeply scarred by the past and herself a keeper of secrets — tries to support her sister, even as she fears that India will be Sarah’s undoing.

As Sarah faces challenges abroad, including complex local politics and a forbidden love, Quinn copes with her son’s life-threatening illness and her own increasingly troubled marriage. When Sarah asks Quinn to join her in India, Quinn realizes that the only way to overcome the past is to return to it, and it is in this place of stunning natural beauty and hidden danger that the sisters can finally understand the ways in which their family has disappeared — from their shared history, from one another — and recognize that they may need to risk everything to find themselves again.

“Katy is an engaging speaker with an inspiring spirit of adventure and activism that comes through in her writing about travel and endangered species,” said Dr. Nancy McCabe, professor of writing. “But at the center of her work are characters that everyone will relate to.”

Yokom was born and raised in Atchison, Kan. After earning a degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, she moved to Louisville, Ky., where she has lived ever since.

To research the novel, she traveled to India, funded by a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation.

Her writing has appeared in Newsweek, Salon, LitHub, American Way (the American Airlines magazine), The Louisville Review and elsewhere. Her short fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville.

Kinzua Bridge State Park Complex Programs for the Week of October 2-8

The Kinzua Bridge State Park Complex is excited to offer the following public programs at Kinzua Bridge during the week of October 2-8. Dates times and descriptions for each program are provided below. Participants should dress for the weather and plan to be outside.

Kinzua Bridge State Park

Saturday Morning Bird Walk

Saturday, October 2, 2021 (8:30 a.m.)

Bring your own binoculars to look for birds and plan on hiking around the park and out on the bridge! It’s healthy too! Meet in front of the visitor center.

Fall Leaves Hike

Sunday, October 3, 2021 (1:00 p.m.)

Explore the park while enjoying and learning about some of our trees! Meet in front of the visitor center.

For more information, please contact Kinzua Bridge State Park Visitor Center and Park Office at (814) 778-5467 or e-mail us at kinzuabridgesp@pa.gov. Visit DCNR’s website directly at www.dcnr.state.pa.us or visit DCNR through the PA homepage at www.state.pa.us

Causer to Offer Veterans Services at Local Offices

BRADFORD – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) is again offering area veterans the opportunity to work with a representative from the American Legion to ensure they get the services and support they need.

Due to changes initiated by the American Legion, appointments in the Bradford and Kane offices will be conducted virtually via a tablet.

Appointments are required for meetings with the Legion representative, whether they are in person, by phone or by tablet. The schedule for September is as follows:

    Coudersport office: Thursday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Coudersport office is located at 107 S. Main St. Please call 814-274-9769 to schedule an appointment.

    Bradford office: Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Bradford office is located at 78 Main St., first floor. Please call 814-362-4400 to schedule an appointment.

    Kane office: Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Kane office is located at 55 Fraley St. Please call 814-837-0880 to schedule an appointment.

Assistance is available with issues such as compensation, education, pension, health care and death benefits. Veterans need not be a member of the American Legion to participate.

OPEN HOUSE TO INFORM PUBLIC ABOUT CWD

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting an open house to inform the public about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which poses a serious threat to the state’s white-tailed deer and elk.

The event is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Russell Volunteer Fire Co., 111 Perrigo Lane, Russell, PA 16345.

CWD, which is always fatal to the deer and elk it infects, was first detected in Pennsylvania in captive deer in 2012 and in wild, free-ranging whitetails a few months later. Since then, CWD has been detected in 730 whitetails. No Pennsylvania elk have ever tested positive for the disease.

To limit the spread of CWD, the Game Commission has enacted special regulations in several spots around Pennsylvania. These areas are known as Disease Management Areas (DMAs) and the Established Area (EA).

There are four DMAs across the state. The newest, DMA 5, was created in 2021 in response to a CWD-positive deer found on a captive facility. It covers 212 square miles completely within Warren County.

The EA is a smaller portion of DMA 2. It accounts for roughly 90 percent of all CWD cases detected in Pennsylvania to date.

The goal of the special rules within the DMAs and the EA – which include bans on feeding deer, using or possessing cervid urine-based attractants, and moving high-risk deer parts – is to limit the spread of the disease.

Hunters are also prohibited from bringing high-risk parts – brains, spinal columns, backbones, lymph nodes and more – back into Pennsylvania from any other state or Canadian province.

Those who want to learn more about CWD, how it is spread, the regulations within DMAs and the EA, what they must do if they harvest and/or plan to have mounted a whitetail in a DMA or the EA, who harvest a deer, elk or moose outside Pennsylvania, and what they can do to help fight CWD are encouraged to attend the Sept. 29 event.

Visitors to the open house will be able to check out various educational stations at their own pace. Game Commission staff will be on hand at each to offer information and answer questions.

A map showing the exact location and boundaries for each DMA and the EA is available on the Game Commission website, www.pgc.pa.gov. Click “Chronic Wasting Disease” under “Quick Clicks.” That link also provides lots of other CWD information.

UPMC Dermatologist: Fall Into Healthy Skin Sabrina Mikita, MD Dermatology, UPMC

We all know to take extra care of our skin during the summer months when we’re outside and the sun is shining, but did you know that your skin needs just as much protection in fall and year-round? When we transition from summer to fall here in northcentral Pa., it is normal to have hot and humid and cold and dry weather, sometimes even in the same day. The effects of these unruly temperatures and conditions can wreak havoc on your skin, causing it to dry out and be irritable. As you get ready for fall and say goodbye to summer, don’t put away your skincare products. In fact, you might need additional products or a new skincare routine to keep your skin protected.

Choosing the Right Products

While it is obvious that sunburn is a risk when it’s a bright sunny day, don’t forget that the sun’s rays can be just as strong on cloudy and overcast days. No matter what time of year it is, you should use a high-SPF (Sun Protection Factor) sunscreen every single day. The level of SPF that is suggested to use is no lower than 30. SPF is a measure of time before skin will burn when exposed to the sun. It’s important to remember that the sun can burn and damage your skin whatever the temperature may be.

In addition to daily sunscreen, applying moisturizer is a strong recommendation. The humidity of summer keeps the natural layer of moisture in your skin. Fall is less humid and can strip some of that moisture away. When choosing a moisturizer, go for oil-based lotions rather than water-based; they help your skin retain moisture better. Also, when moisturizer your hands, choose a thicker cream to keep a build a tougher barrier to prevent calluses.

It might be fun to get pumpkin spice or apple cider scented lotions or soaps during this time of year, but it is best to pick a milder option. Extra fragrances and oils can clog your pores and cause acne or other blemishes. Mild soaps will cleanse your pores without causing a buildup.

Tips for Healthy Skin

To stay comfortable in colder temperatures it is normal to add more layers of clothing. Long sleeves, gloves, and scarves will help your skin retain moisture by blocking out the drying coldness of fall. An added benefit to layers is that they cover your skin from the sun’s damaging UV rays as well. The darker colors that are worn during fall aren’t just a fashion statement either as they can absorb more UV rays than the lighter colors worn during the summer.

After a long day of apple picking, you might think that a hot shower or a long soak in the tub sounds like a good idea. Be careful because hot water can dry out your skin and cause irritation and cracking. Warm water is a better option and don’t forget use lotion when you’re done as it helps lock moisture into your skin.

As our heaters kick on and we’re indoors around more conditioned and circulating warm air, the moisture level of our skin can also change due to the new conditions. To combat dry air indoors, consider using a humidifier to help balance the conditions of your indoor environment, especially while transitioning from air-conditioning to forced heat.

Our diets tend to change a little this time of year as well as we head into the holidays. The season brings holidays that offer candy and other processed food to celebrate, and we may be snacking on all the fall apple and pumpkin favorites. Be mindful that these treats can be loaded with sugar and carbohydrates and eating them in excess can cause your hormones to fluctuate and make your skin breakout. Drinking water and eating healthy can help keep your skin clear.

Take some extra time to embrace your skin care this fall and keep your summer glow throughout the seasonal transition.

Sabrina Mikita, MD, is a physician with UPMC Dermatology and sees patients at 1205 Grampian Blvd., Williamsport. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Mikita, call 570-326-8060. For more information, visit UPMC.com.