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Friday, February 26, 2021
ALLEGANY COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING JOINS IN MONTH-LONG MARCH FOR MEALS CELEBRATION WITH COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE
SUPPORT WILL HELP TO FIGHT SENIOR HUNGER AND ISOLATION IN ALLEGANY COUNTY AMID THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND.
Allegany County Office for the Aging announced today that it will be participating in the 19th annual March for Meals–a month-long, nationwide celebration of Meal on Wheels and ours senior neighbors who rely on this essential service to remain healthy and independent at home, now even more so amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Office for the Aging’s celebration will include various activities throughout the month of March, including the “March for Meals: Dollars for Seniors Donation campaign hosted by the Allegany Senior Foundation and the Shop and Save of Bolivar and Fillmore where they are inviting all members of the Allegany County Community to participate by supporting their month-long campaign, “March for Meals: Dollars for Seniors Donation.”
Your donation of $1.00 at checkout will go directly to the Allegany County Senior Foundation in order to support the Meals on Wheels Program in the County. In doing so,you can connect with vulnerable seniors in our community and help the Allegany County Office for the Aging provide the needed assistance to our most vulnerable community members.The Office for the Aging is hosting a countywide recipe contest for the month of March.
We are looking for recipes in the categories of soup/salad, main dishes, quick breads, and desserts. Recipe submissions will be accepted until March 31, 2021, at the Office for the Aging, 6085 State Route 19 N, Belmont, NY 14813.
A recipe winner will be chosen by the members of the Senior Advisory Council in each of the categories, and the winner will be announced in the next Office for the Aging’s Silver Lining Newsletter. A non-monetary prize will be presented to each winner of the recipe contest, and the winning recipes will be placed on the Office for the Aging’s Meals on Wheels monthly menu.
All recipes submitted for this contest will be compiled to create an Allegany County Office for the Aging cookbook that will be available by the end of the year. “In the last year, we have experienced a 30 percent increase in the demand for our services in Allegany County,” said Anita Mattison, Director of the Office for the Aging. “We have been in awe of the outpouring of support, and there’s still much we can do to ensure everyone in need of our vital lifeline can benefit from being well-nourished and more connected to our community through this challenging time and beyond.”
The number of meals has been exacerbated during COVID 19 and has thrust nutrition programs for seniors to the forefront. In 2019,the Allegany County Office for the Aging delivered 85,995 meals across the County to older adults,but in 2020,the number increased to 112,196 meals delivered.
The annual March for Meals celebration commemorates the historic day in March of 1972 when President Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older.
Since 2002, community- based Meals on Wheels programs from across the country have joined forces for the annual awareness campaign to celebrate this successful public-private partnership and garner the support needed to fill the gap between the seniors served and those still in need.“
The pandemic has introduced many of us to the new found and harsh realities of food insecurity and social isolation –something that far too many seniors experience as their daily norm. More than ever, we must rally around our essential community-based programs that serve as lifelines to a growing number of people in need, to enable their own long-term vitality,” said Ellie Hollander, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America. “Even when we make it through this unprecedented time in our nation's history, there will still be millions of vulnerable older adults who will rely on that familiar knock on the door that provides peace of mind and hope beyond the meal itself.
Please join us in celebrating the power and importance of Meals on Wheels this March and always. ”For more information on how you can volunteer, contribute, or speak out for the seniors in Allegany County this March, contact our office at 585-268-9390 or toll free at 1-866-268-9390.
Owlett Seeks Answers on COVID-19 Business Waivers, Vaccines and More During State Budget Hearings
“As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, it is my responsibility to not only assess the budgetary needs of various state agencies but also to hold those agency heads accountable for their actions,” Owlett said. “To be frank, I am frustrated by many of the responses we have gotten, especially as it relates to the handling of COVID patients in nursing homes and the vaccine rollout. We will continue to push for answers on these fronts.”
Following are some of the highlights of Owlett’s exchanges with agency officials, as well as some notable lines of questioning from fellow legislators:
Owlett
questioned Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary
Dennis Davin about the agency’s handling of its business waiver program
during the initial business shutdown. Specifically, he and others were
trying to get answers on the criteria used to determine who got waivers
and who didn’t. Watch it here: https://s3.us-east-2.
Owlett
questioned Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam about the
administration’s misleading claims earlier this week about having
completed vaccinations in all the state's nursing homes, when in fact
they had not. Watch it here: https://s3.us-east-2.
Owlett
also questioned Beam about the governor’s glaring omission of vaccine
deployment from his 2021-22 state budget address, as well as the need
for a nursing home death investigation and more information about how
and where vaccines are being distributed in counties across the state.
Watch it here: https://s3.us-east-2.
Also
during the hearing with the Department of Health, Rep. Natalie Mihalek
of Allegheny County pressed for answers about the administration’s
policy that required nursing homes to admit COVID-positive patients.
Watch it here: https://s3.us-east-2.
Rep.
Meghan Schroeder of Bucks County asked for an explanation of the
administration’s expansion of Phase 1A vaccine eligibility when they
knew the state had nowhere near the supply needed to meet the demand.
Watch it here. https://s3.us-east-2.
Other issues addressed by Owlett during the week’s hearings:
Asked
Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding to help get politics OUT of
the ag budget and posed some pointed questions about the agency’s
enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions on the state's struggling
restaurant owners: https://s3.us-east-2.
Asked
General Services Secretary Curt Topper about his agency’s handling of
the state’s stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE): https://s3.us-east-2.
Questioned Secretary of Transportation Yassmin Gramian about the ongoing difficulty with obtaining documents from PennDOT: https://s3.us-east-2.
Questioned Gramian about an ATV pilot project with which PennDOT is being uncooperative and throwing up roadblocks: https://s3.us-east-2.
Questioned
Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell
about the impacts of the administration’s plans to enter the state into
the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) without legislative
approval: https://s3.us-east-2.
The budget hearings will wrap up next week with the departments of Education, Labor and Industry, and Human Services, as well as the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges and the governor’s budget office.
For video of completed hearings and a schedule of the upcoming sessions, as well as live streams of upcoming hearings, visit www.PAHouseGOP.com.
HAMILTON-GIBSON STAGED READING PERFORMANCES OF "POSTCARDS FROM A DEAD DOG" ARE THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FEB. 27 & 28 ON ZOOM
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Potter County Housing Authority. Regular Monthly Meeting January 19, 2021. MINUTES
MINUTES
The Regular Monthly Board Meeting was called to order at 4:27 p.m., on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 109 Market Street, Coudersport.
Board Members present: Jeff Wilcox (Boardroom), Dennis Goodenough, Ellen Russell, Shawn Wolfinger, and Loren Fitzgerald-(Zoom Call).
Board Members absent: None
Others present: Haley Kines-Leader Enterprise, and Genny Tilton-owner of Ace Hardware, Hons Nielson, Penny Thomas, Chad Ostroski, Nancy Grupp, Will Hunt, Rick Duzick (Conference room phone) and John Wright-Boardroom.
1. OPENING
1.1. The Chairman shall call the meeting to order Mr. Wilcox
1.2. The Secretary shall call the roll Mr. Fitzgerald
1.3. Invocation – moment of silence Mr. Wilcox
1.4. Salute to the Flag Mr. Wilcox
1.5. Approval of the December, 2020 regular meeting minutes Mr. Wilcox
The December 2020 regular monthly meeting minutes were approved as submitted.
Motion by Ellen Russell, second by Shawn Wolfinger, all in favor, motion carried.
1.6. Approval of the December, 2020 bills Mr. Wilcox
The December 2020 bills were approved as paid. Motion by Loren Fitzgerald, second by Dennis Goodenough, all in favor, motion carried.
1.7. The meeting shall be opened to the public for questions and comments on the agenda with a 3-minute limit per person Mr. Wilcox
No Comments
2. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
2.1. Personnel Mr. Wright
2.1.1. Executive session-personnel changes, appointments-positions, time approval.
2.1.2. Update Status-
Executive Director John Wright updated the Board on the Audit close out, Covid Affect, and staff status.
2.2. General Administration Mr. Wright
2.2.1 Review South East Street Real Estate listing – Contract with Trails End Realty.
Jeff Wilcox and John Wright to execute any and all documents to list and close on the above. Motion by Shawn Wolfinger, second by Ellen Russell, all in favor, motion carried.
2.2.2.
2.2.3.
2.2.4.
2.3. Business and Finance………………………………………… Mr. Wright
2.3.1. HUD financial update- Audit update PCHA site-work complete-Rick/Barnes Saly.
2.3.2. State right to know request-Leete Attorney client privilege.
3. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Wilcox / Mr. Wright
3.1.0 Haley Kines encouraged upgrade of PCHA website; Timely release of minute as well as noting of meeting dates and times.
3.1.1. Review remote work progress; covid staff impact.
4. CLOSING
4.1. Motion for adjournment Mr. Wilcox
There being no further business, Loren Fitzgerald made a motion and a second by Dennis Goodenough adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. All were in favor.
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Loren Fitzgerald, Secretary
Thursday, February 25, 2021
March Marks Problem Gambling Awareness Month
National Gambling Awareness is a grassroots effort that brings together a wide-range of stakeholders: public health organizations, advocacy groups and gambling operators who work collaboratively to let people know that hope and help exist.
The impact of problem gambling extends beyond the gambler; affecting families, friends and entire communities. For the nineteenth year Beacon Light Prevention Department, in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), are dedicating the month of March to helping people. The campaign theme “Awareness + Action” is all about taking specific action and having conversations about problem gambling issues and directing people to the help they need.
Approximately 2 million U.S. adults (1% of the population) are estimated to meet the criteria for gambling disorder. Another 4-6 million (2-3%) are considered to meet criteria for problem gambling.
Problem Gambling for adults isn’t always easy to recognize. Problem gamblers often live in denial and are skilled at hiding their activity. However, if you look closely you may begin to see the red flags such as changes in personality, increased credit card bills and money or valuables mysteriously disappearing.
If you are concerned that someone you know has a gambling problem, the following are some common warning signs:
- · Constantly talking about gambling
- · Becoming secretive about money and finances
- · Becoming increasingly defensive about gambling activity
- · Gambling instead of spending time with family
- · Becoming increasingly desperate for money to fund gambling
- · Neglecting family or household responsibilities
- · Always planning holidays/vacations where gambling is available.
And, for many residents of the U.S. gambling remains a hidden addiction. That makes it so important to have the conversation to raise awareness and create action.
Approximately 4-5% of young people ages 12-17 meet one or more of the criteria of having a gambling problem. Another 10-14% is at risk of developing an addiction, which means that they may already show signs of losing control over their gambling behavior. Teens that are developing a gambling problem are growing at twice that rate. There are numerous ways teens gamble, from making wages on local sports events to more than 3000 internet gambling sites. Teens who gamble have higher rates of alcohol-binge drinking, Suicidal thoughts and attempts, School problems, depression, family problems, peer relation problems, legal and money problems, and dissociative “escape” behaviors. This is why our community needs to understand the symptoms and risks associated with addiction.
Problem Gambling is not the result of irresponsible or weak-willed people. Many people who develop a problem with gambling have been viewed as responsible and strong individuals. The cause of a gambling problem is the individuals’ inability to control gambling. This may be based in part to a persons’ genetic tendency to develop an addiction, their ability to cope with normal life stressors.
Gambling is the primary form of entertainment in the U.S. and the purpose of this initiative is not to criticize gambling in its many forms; the purpose is to raise awareness of what problem gambling looks like and to help those people who are struggling with this addiction find the support that they need.
Often gambling addiction is a silent struggle for people. On the outside, there are no physical symptoms like other substance addictions such as red eyes, smell of alcohol, etc. But the results to the person with a gambling problem run at high risks for financial distress or ruin, depression, stress related health problems and suicide. Many times people with gambling addictions are able to hide their struggles from everyone, including those people living in their household.
Using the social media tagline #AwarenessPlusAction or Problem Gambling Awareness Month (#PGAM2021) is designed to help raise awareness of the prevention, treatment and recovery services available for those adversely affected by gambling. This grassroots campaign brings together a wide-range of stakeholders, including public health organizations, treatment providers, advocacy groups and gambling operators. They work collaboratively to let people know that hope and help exist.
To get help for a gambling problem, you or a loved one can call the National Council on Problem Gambling at 1-800-522-4700. The call is free and confidential. For more information about problem gambling and how to have that conversation go to www.ncpg.org/chat or locally call Beacon Light Behavioral Health Prevention Department at 814-584-1140 ext. 1183.
DEP Collects $497,000 in Penalties from Sunoco for Violations Along Mariner East 2 Pipeline
In addition
to the $497,000 in penalties paid to DEP, Sunoco also paid $25,855 to
the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. From the $497,000, a portion,
$490,200 went to the Clean Water Fund, and $6,800 went to the Dams and
Encroachments Fund.
Sunoco’s infractions include unauthorized
discharges of drilling fluids consisting of bentonite clay and water,
also known as inadvertent returns into Snitz Creek and failure to notify
DEP of multiple losses of circulation. Inadvertent returns (IR) are
unauthorized discharges of drilling fluid to land and water. Losses of
circulation occur when drilling fluids escape under the surface and do
not return to the surface.
Between May 21, 2020, and August 13, 2020, Sunoco did not notify DEP of 32 losses of circulation.
Additionally,
between September 17, 2020, and October 19, 2020, DEP received 12
notices from Sunoco that inadvertent returns had occurred.
On
October 19, 2020, an IR event expressed itself at approximately 20
locations along Snitz Creek. Sunoco installed a sandbag dam and
corrugated plastic pipe flume within Snitz Creek. Sunoco did not obtain a
permit or other approval from DEP to install a sandbag coffer dam or
stream enclosure within Snitz Creek.
In addition to the fee of
$497,000, Sunoco must submit a cleanup and restoration plan with a
proposed implementation schedule for Snitz Creek by Sunday, February 28,
2021.
The Restoration Plan shall include a detailed resource
delineation and function assessment in the areas impacted by all
previous IR events, as well as reference areas. Upon DEP’s approval,
Sunoco shall implement the Restoration Plan, unless DEP grants an
extension.
Sunoco resumed activities at Snitz Creek on February 17, 2021, following DEP approval.
NEW GAME WARDENS ADDED TO THE RANKS
The Game Commission welcomes the Ross Leffler School of Conservation 32nd Class.
Twenty-seven new game wardens have been assigned to districts in Pennsylvania.
Following 45 weeks of intensive training, the 32nd Class of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Ross Leffler School of Conservation graduated Feb. 13, 2021 at the Best Western Premier, The Central Hotel & Conference Center in Harrisburg. Video from the ceremony is available to view on the Game Commission’s YouTube channel.
The 32nd Class shall forever be known as the “Covid Class” and was faced with many unique challenges to overcome. Over the last year, cadets had to adapt and work in ways never imagined before experiencing a pandemic. The 32nd Class enrolled on March 29, 2020. Their reporting date coincided with many closures, uncertainty, and virus-related mandates across the nation.
The class persevered through the challenges faced, challenges that no class before them had ever known. To say they have endured much would be an understatement. Schedules changed, sometimes by the minute, leaving instructors to find alternatives to continue providing needed training.
Graduates were commissioned as officers, and have been assigned to their new districts.
During the ceremony, graduates were recognized for achievements in the areas of academics, marksmanship, physical fitness, driving skills and leadership.
Graduate Travis O’Neill received the class award for academics, with a score of 96.9 percent.
Graduate Benjamin Johnson was honored with the marksmanship award, achieving the highest combined score in a series of courses firing the handgun, rifle and shotgun.
Graduate Shawn Greevy was selected as the fitness award winner for maintaining the highest standard of physical fitness during the training program.
Shawn Seeley received the Emergency Vehicle Operator Course driving award.
And, Graduate Philip Bietsch was chosen by his classmates to receive the “Torch Award for Leadership.”
Members of the 32nd Class, their hometowns and their new assignments are:
Meagon Aikey, of Milton (western Crawford County); Dale Ambosie, of Wapwallopen (southern Luzerne County); Angus Beers, of Edinboro (southern Venango County); Philip Bietsch, of Chambersburg (western Bedford County); Jonathan Bowman, of Meshoppen (southern Lackawanna County); Tyler Brundage, of Spring Creek (northern Mercer County); Alex DiCicco, of New Kensington (northern Clarion County); Shawn Greevy, of Mechanicsburg (southern Westmoreland County); Dillon Gruver, of Hummelstown (northern Monroe County); Zachery Hay, of Rockwood (northern Fayette County); Tyler Hegedus, of Twin Rocks (western Centre County); Thomas Henry, of Grampian (northwestern Clearfield County); Heath Hilbert, of Fort Littleton (northern McKean County); Benjamin Johnson, of Scott Township (eastern McKean County); Jake Klinger, of Berwick (eastern Luzerne County); Taylor Knash, of Honesdale (southern Adams County); Andrew Kopec, of Grindstone (northern Venango County); Russell Kreider, of Lebanon (southern Dauphin County); Richard Lee, of Westfield (central Lycoming County); Alexander Murray, of Palmyra (southern Berks County); Travis O’Neill, of Wexford (southeastern Butler County); Hannah Robinson, of Warrington (southern Bucks County); Mark Scaer (Southeast Region); Shawn Seeley, of Lock Haven (northern Centre County); Stephen Wingenbach, of Erie (southern Crawford County); Rebecca Wolfe, of Nanticoke (central Chester County); and Michael Workman, of Lancaster (Northumberland County).
In 1930, Ross Leffler, then president of the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, proposed the establishment of a training school for game protectors. When the training school opened its doors in 1932, in Brockway, Jefferson County, it was the first such conservation officer training school in the world and served as a model for other states.
From 1932 until 1935, the Ross Leffler School of Conservation offered in-service training for game protectors. The school became a permanent facility and enrolled its first class of trainees in 1936, and continued training new classes at this facility until 1986, when the school was moved to the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters.
ULIN PUBLISHES BOOK OF TRANSATLANTIC CORRESPONDENCE
BRADFORD, Pa -- Dr. Donald Ulin, associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, has edited and annotated a book of letters from a 19th-century Quaker woman living on the Ohio frontier to her family in England, including Mary Howitt, one of the most popular writers of her day.
“Writing Home: A Quaker Immigrant on the Ohio Frontier,” published by Bucknell University Press covers five years of letters from Emma Alderson, ranging from messages of longing for her family written while still docked off Liverpool, England, to descriptions of ante-bellum Cincinnati, where she and her husband settled after a journey by canal to Pittsburgh and a posh steamship trip down the Ohio River.
The letters, Ulin said, describe in depth many of the experiences of immigrants at the time – a two-month voyage by sailing ship, the challenges of winter, first impressions of a new land and people, the trials of freed and runaway slaves, Shaker life, rich landscapes, and much more.
Cincinnati itself was an interesting place at the time, Ulin said, as an early gateway to the West on the Ohio River. It was a northern city without slavery, but across the river from Kentucky, which tied it economically and culturally to the South.
Alderson, 36, and her husband, Harrison, 32, had traveled steerage to America with three children, having lost their oldest child in England. Two more children were born in America, the last of which ended tragically in Alderson's death in 1847.
After being “a bit wild” in her youth, Alderson had married later in life, Ulin explained. “She chafed a lot at the expectations for a young Quaker woman.”
Ulin’s interest in the letters began with Alderson’s sister, Mary Howitt, author of “Our Cousins in Ohio,” an account of an unnamed family living on the American frontier that was based on Alderson’s letters home.
Ulin’s primary area of research is 19th century British literature. He was researching Howitt when he came across a notice that the University of Nottingham had purchased a collection of letters from Alderson to Howitt.
With a faculty development grant from Pitt-Bradford, Ulin traveled to England to read them. “They were fascinating,” he said. “They were far less polished than the book (by Howitt), but they were much richer in their details. They showed this immigrant sister actually living and writing in her land.”
The letters themselves became the focal point of his study. He thought they would be of interest to scholars in the broad and growing field of transatlantic studies as well as non-academic readers interested in the writing of ordinary citizens.
Working from the originals in Nottingham, Ulin transcribed and then edited hundreds of pages of letters, often with the help of Pitt-Bradford research assistants.
“She didn’t tend to use periods,” he said of her subject. “Paper was expensive, and there were few paragraph breaks.”
Ulin edited the letters so that they could be more easily read, but he treaded lightly. “I wanted to keep the rough, impetuous feeling of this language, which meant retaining much of the unorthodox spelling and punctuation."
In addition to editing, Ulin extensively annotated the letters, adding a foreword, several introductions, and hundreds of footnotes for context.
“It was fun for me to write this because it led me to learn a lot about American history,” he said.
The project raised Ulin’s interest in ordinary writers, and his next project will be a chapter on Quaker women writers for an encyclopedia of Victorian women writers.
PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION TO RECRUIT NEW CLASS OF WATERWAYS CONSERVATION OFFICER TRAINEES
HARRISBURG, Pa. (February 22) — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is recruiting the 24th class of Waterways Conservation Officer (WCO) Trainees at its H.R. Stackhouse School of Fishery Conservation and Watercraft Safety.
Upon successful completion of training, this class of trainees will become seasonal Waterways Conservation Officers with the opportunity to be promoted to permanent WCO positions as they become available. Seasonal WCOs will work full-time, 40 hours each week from approximately March to October of each year.
“This is a unique opportunity for anyone looking to begin their career as a Waterways Conservation Officer,” said Capt. Clyde Warner, Acting Director of the PFBC Bureau of Law Enforcement. “During a time when more people than ever are enjoying the outdoors, we’re looking to increase the number of officers available to serve the anglers and boaters of Pennsylvania and protect the aquatic resources that we all enjoy. By adding these highly trained seasonal positions, we will have more officers on patrol during peak fishing and boating seasons and have qualified personnel available immediately to fill vacancies as they occur within our ranks.”
WCOs protect, conserve, and enhance Pennsylvania's aquatic resources through law enforcement, education, and community partnerships with anglers and boaters. These officers are specifically trained in all aspects of fisheries conservation and watercraft safety and work to preserve fishing and boating opportunities on Pennsylvania's 86,000 miles of rivers, streams, and lakes. WCOs enjoy working outdoors and have an unmatched appreciation for the hundreds of native of species of fish, reptiles, and amphibians that call Pennsylvania home.
The Commonwealth will accept applications until March 14, 2021. Applications will only be accepted online. To view the announcement and apply, please visit the Pennsylvania employment website at: www.employment.pa.gov. The class of trainees is expected to report for training in Summer of 2021 and graduate in the summer of 2022.
Trainees will undergo an extensive 52-week training program encompassing all aspects of conservation law enforcement. Following civil service testing and selection, trainees will first complete a 26-week Municipal Police Officers Basic Training conducted at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey, Dauphin County. An additional 26 weeks of training is conducted at the Stackhouse school located in Bellefonte, Centre County and includes field training alongside seasoned WCOs. Trainees will assist with investigations, patrol regions, participate in public outreach events and stock waterways.
Applicants must meet the following basic criteria:
• Pennsylvania residency
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Be at least 21 years of age
• High School Graduate or GED
• Pass a criminal history background check
For more information on the position, visit the WCO recruitment page of www.fishandboat.com.
Applications will only be accepted online. To view the announcement and apply, please visit the SCSC website on or after February 22, 2021 at: www.employment.pa.gov.
Work to Start Wednesday on Route 322 Near Philipsburg
Work to Start Wednesday on Route 322 Near Philipsburg
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that work along Route 322 near Philipsburg will get underway on Wednesday, March 3. The project will enhance safety by adding a center turning lane between the intersections of Decatur Hill/Graham Station Road and Route 53.
Utility relocation work took place last fall. Road work will begin Wednesday with setting of traffic control, long term signing, and temporary barrier in order to enforce a lane shift for traffic. During work set-up, drivers will need to be alert for flaggers in the roadway enforcing an alternating traffic pattern. Flagging may continue past March 3 dependent on work progress.
Construction on this project will continue through the 2021 construction season and will return in 2022. Overall work includes the addition of the center turning lane, the replacement of the bridge spanning Laurel Run, installation of a concrete box culvert, paving, roadway widening, drainage improvements, sidewalk installation, traffic signal upgrades, guiderail installation and miscellaneous construction.
Clearwater Construction, Inc. of Mercer, PA is the contractor for this $8.1 million job.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Subscribe to PennDOT news in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.gov/District2.
For regional updates on Twitter, follow www.twitter.com/511PAStateCOLLCONTROL CHIEF CORPORATION CELEBRATES ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY
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Sunday, January 31, 2021
Penn State DuBois announces fall 2020 Dean’s List
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Friday, December 11, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Penn State DuBois announces spring 2020 Dean’s List DuBOIS
Minor Adams, Brookville, PA Alexander Adamski, Reynoldsville, PA Jacob Allen, Rural Valley, PA John Allen, Corsica, PA Brendan Allison, Brockway, PA Alyssa Amblod, DuBois, PA Davin Anderson, Lititz, PA Adam Armstrong, Bellefonte, PA Chance Ayers, Coudersport, PA Adriana Azzato, Brockway, PA Ivan Bachmid, DuBois, PA Gilbert Baez, Clearfield, PA Nathan Banner, Venus, PA Dylan Barber, Brookville, PA Madison Barefield, Brockway, PA Sierra Beiswenger, Ashville, PA
Ty Bender, Woodland, PA Lindsey Benevich, Weedville, PA Megan Blose, Smicksburg, PA Lucas Bowser, Rimersburg, PA Cole Breon, Millheim, PA Andrew Britton, Punxsutawney, PA Mason Britton, Falls Creek, PA Paul Brosky, Brockway, PA Riley Browning, Jonestown, PA Jordan Bundy, Ridgway, PA Jesse Burkett, Brookville, PA Taylor Butler, Grampian, PA Sophia Cadori, Weedville, PA Katlyn Cappetta, Brockway, PA Devin Carns, Clearfield, PA Gregory Carroll, Sykesville, PA Meredith Carroll, Brookville, PA Kathryn Cathcart, DuBois, PA Andrea Caylor, Punxsutawney, PA Skylar Ceprish, Allport, PA
Kadie Chamberlin, Kersey, PA Henry Chapman, DuBois, PA Taylor Charles, DuBois, PA Nikol Chew, Clearfield, PA Keeley Chiodo, Weedville, PA Scot Coble, Marion Center, PA Theodore Conroy, Ridgway, PA Cassandra Cooper, Brookville, PA Toner Corl, Mill Hall, PA Kadin Danch, DuBois, PA Lance Deluca, DuBois, PA Leandra Demarco, Marienville, PA Elijah Depaulis, York Springs, PA Anthony Depello, Du Bois, PA Franco Desantis, DuBois, PA
Alyssa Dobson, Kersey, PA Noah Donahue, Reynoldsville, PA Allison Easton, Coudersport, PA Austin Fairman, DuBois, PA Jacob Feldbauer, DuBois, PA Christopher Fenton, Clearfield, PA Dylan Fenton, Clearfield, PA Dylan Fezell, DuBois, PA Trever Fleck, Troutville, PA Joshua Gagne, Brookville, PA Russell Gariepy, Albion, PA Alexander Gianvito, Punxsutawney, PA Conner Giavedoni, Punxsutawney, PA Logan Gilbert, Curwensville, PA Emily Gmerek, Woodland, PA Heather Grove, Valier, PA Nathan Halowell, Falls Creek, PA
Lindsay Hand, Clearfield, PA Erica Hanes, Clearfield, PA Trevor Hanna, Lock Haven, PA Nicholas Hansel, Ramey, PA Sarah Hart, Byrnedale, PA Brooke Harvey, Stillwater, PA Clayton Heckman, Brockway, PA Daulton Helo, DuBois, PA Allison Hepler, DuBois, PA Todd Herman, Curwensville, PA Thomas Hibbert, DuBois, PA Lydia Holt, Brockway, PA Hannah Hoover, Curwensville, PA Adam Horner, Reynoldsville, PA Alexandria Hubler, Brookville, PA Tyler Huff, Weedville, PA Cayleigh Huffman, Cabot, AR Jenna Hyde, Ulysses, PA Wendy Inzana, Brockway, PA Jeremy Irwin, Curwensville, PA Dylan Ishman, Punxsutawney, PA
Rhianna Jackson, Clearfield, PA Larissa James-LaBranche, Warrenton, VA Katie Jimenez, Cary, NC Elizabeth Johnson, Ridgway, PA Corrin Kanour, Clearfield, PA Sydney Kaschalk, DuBois, PA Kierra Keck, Roulette, PA Alena Keen, DuBois, PA Kelsey Kennedy, Home, PA Nathaniel Keth, Brookville, PA Abhishek Kittusamy, Lutz, FL Zayne Knight, Brookville, PA Nathan Knox, Brockway, PA Erin Kopp, Brockway, PA Abigail Korchak, DuBois, PA Jeremy Krise, DuBois, PA Kenneth Larsen, Reynoldsville, PA Cory Lehman, Tyrone, PA Karlie Lewis, Clearfield, PA Leah Lindemuth, Brockway, PA Kalysta Long, Aaronsburg, PA Katelyn Long, Reynoldsville, PA Nikki Long, Huntingdon, PA Justin Lusk, Cheswick, PA Kayleigh MacTavish, Morrisdale, PA Vito Mammone, DuBois, PA Nicholas Mancuso, Punxsutawney, PA Caitlyn Manduley, DuBois, PA Charis Martell, DuBois, PA Kathryn Mazur, Penfield, PA Luke Mazzaferro, Reynoldsville, PA Molly Mazzaferro, Reynoldsville, PA Olivia Mc Graw, Bigler, PA Addeson McAninch, DuBois, PA
Breanna McCahan, Olanta, PA Megan McCain, Clearfield, PA Holly McCrary, Smethport, PA Olivia McGarry, Curwensville, PA Tyler McIntosh, DuBois, PA Haley Mcaninch, DuBois, PA Thomas Mcmichael, Euclid, OH Cole Meighen, DuBois, PA Nicholas Michelone, Williamsburg, PA Austin Miller, Rockton, PA Brice Miller, Shelocta, PA Shawnelle Miller, Smicksburg, PA Samantha Miron, DuBois, PA Ryan Mitskavich, DuBois, PA Walter Mock, Punxsutawney, PA
Thayne Morgan, Bigler, PA Zane Morgan, Bigler, PA Michael Morri, Tracy, CA Mickayla Morris, Grampian, PA Noell Nichols, DuBois, PA Richard Nukpeta, Millersville, MD Alex O'Neill, Kersey, PA Emily O'Neill, Kersey, PA Linsea Paradis, Philipsburg, PA Riley Paul-Cook, Clearfield, PA Anna Raffeinner, Kersey, PA Khusniya Rakhmatullaeva, DuBois, PA Seth Redmond, Ridgway, PA Mallory Reitz, Brookville, PA Kyle Robertson, Summerville, PA Jacob Robison, Clearfield, PA Daniel Rorabaugh, La Jose, PA Brody Rowles, Punxsutawney, PA Alicia Royer, Curwensville, PA
Laura Ruane, DuBois, PA Kyrsten Ruch, Clearfield, PA Miranda Ruffner, Roulette, PA Haley Rummel, Brockway, PA Madison Rummel, Brockway, PA Karly Rumsky, Clearfield, PA Stephen Rutherford, DuBois, PA Lukas Salvo, Rimersburg, PA Erika Sato, Quincy, MA Samantha Satterlee, Punxsutawney, PA Jeremy Sawey, Reynoldsville, PA Joseph Sawey, Reynoldsville, PA Deborah Schatz, Saint Marys, PA Eric Schill, Clarion, PA Malliah Schreck, Emlenton, PA Piper Schwenk, Hughesville, PA Elizabeth Scott, Morrisdale, PA
Mario Scotto, DuBois, PA Austin Shaffer-Doan, Reynoldsville, PA Brianna Shaw, Clearfield, PA Sydney Shaw, Warriors Mark, PA Patricia Sheredy, Hastings, PA Kaitlynn Shipe, Johnsonburg, PA Joshua Singler, DuBois, PA Aubree Snell, Reynoldsville, PA Mandy Snyder, Brockway, PA Jakob Sorbera, Clearfield, PA Maddie Sprankle, Johnstown, PA Hope Spuck, Fallscreek, PA Daniel Stauffer, Saint Marys, PA Logan Steele, Brookville, PA
Summer Stephenson, Clearfield, PA Mary Stewart, Sykesville, PA Tyler Stitt, Reynoldsville, PA Cameron Stom, Penfield, PA Michaela Stottish, Falls Creek, PA Isaac Stouffer, Punxsutawney, PA Trenton Stouffer, Punxsutawney, PA Carter Strawcutter, Brookville, PA Morgan Stroka, Reynoldsville, PA Samantha Tarr, Coalport, PA Caleb Thompson, Reynoldsville, PA Aubreyana Tobola, Allegany, NY Nicholas Tomblin, DuBois, PA
Daniel Torok, Fredonia, PA Dylan Treaster, Rebersburg, PA Isaac Tyger, Pittsburgh, PA Alexis Vandervort, Reynoldsville, PA Zachary Vandervort, Reynoldsville, PA Erika Wagner, DuBois, PA Danielle Warren, Curwensville, PA Kiersten Wasicki, Rossiter, PA Cassandra Whitehead, Philipsburg, PA Brittney Williams, Atlantic, PA Garrett Wilson, Howell, MI Reese Wilson, Clearfield, PA Heather Witherow, Reynoldsville, PA Cameron Yankasky, Punxsutawney, PA Layton Yarus, DuBois, PA Tyler Yough, Chicora, PA Sarah Zwick, DuBois, PA
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
September 19th Ulysses Fall Festival
Dear Business owner,
Our Ulysses Fall Festival is September 19thh 2020.
We would like to make this year’s Festival very special and we are asking for your help.
The Ulysses Area Improvement Association would appreciate a financial donation so that we can purchase fireworks, prizes and trophies. In the past we have relied on fundraisers but we have not been able to hold our usual events due to the Covid 19 pandemic has been a huge shortfall for our goals.
We are strongly suggesting using CDC Guidelines as far as social distancing and masking up.
This is very unusual for us to ask for assistance, but we would very much appreciate any financial help you would be willing to contribute.
Thank you in advance for your support and if you choose to donate, we will be sure to recognize your company.
Please feel free to contact :
Erica Yeager: elyeager@firstcitizensbank.com
Steve Riley: sriley61hotmail.com
Sincerely,
Erica Yeager- Ulysses Area Improvement Association President
Steve Riley - Ulysses Area Improvement Association Treasurer
