October 13, 2007 RSS feed / Community Life

Family caregiver luncheon Nov. 13

Potter County Area Agency on Aging will host the annual Family Caregiver Luncheon starting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Potato City Country Inn on Route 6 East between Coudersport and Galeton. More...

Free blood pressure readings

Wellness Centers of Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, Emporium, Smethport and Port Allegany are offering free blood pressure screening clinics every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to noon. More...

New Arrivals

Drew A. VanWhy Brent and Carrie Ross VanWhy of Coudersport are parents of a son born Sept. 26, 2007, in Charles Cole Hospital. Named Drew Allen, the little boy weighed eight pounds, two ounces. More...

Bereaved parents

Community Nurses Bereaved Parents Support Group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at its St. Marys office. Anyone who has lost a child is welcome to participate. No reservation is needed. More...

Emporium Halloween set

Emporium Borough has set its annual Halloween trick or treat for Saturday, Oct. 27, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Residents who wish to encourage trick-or-treaters should switch on their porchlights. More...

Food distribution

Cameron County Food Pantry will hold a distribution on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Northern Tier Community Action Corp. offices, Emporium. More...

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Educational opportunities provided through a St. Marys-based organization are touching hundreds of lives each year. More...

Gladys Miller is at it again!

Devoted blood donor reaches 26 gallons!

Gladys Miller has started on her next milestone for donating blood. Some eight pints ago, she hit the 25-gallon plateau and was honored by the American Red Cross. More...

Domestic violence vigil planned

The public is encouraged to make a statement against domestic violence during a candlelight vigil to be held Monday at the courthouse square gazebo in Coudersport, starting at 7 p.m. More...

'Books Unlimited' dinner Nov. 1

Coudersport Public Library's "Books Unlimited" dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Coudersport Consistory. An auction will get underway at 7 p.m. Tickets, available at the library, are $25. More...

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Several Cameron County High School students were honored for perfect attendance during the 2006-2007 school year. They were awarded a $50 U.S. Savings Bond and a Cameron County T-shirt, courtesy of the faculty. More...

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Fans of the Judy Bolton mystery book series, featuring the adventures of a girl detective in scenes that were largely based on author Margaret Sutton's childhood memories in Potter County, gathered last weekend for the annual "Judy Bolton Days" obser More...

Cardiac Committee gifts

Cameron County Cardiac Committee acknowledges the following memorials with thanks. In memory of Robert Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. More...

Fair Assn. to meet

Cameron County Fair Association will hold its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., at the fairgrounds. More...

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Almost 35 years of service by the Guy and Mary Felt Manor Auxiliary came to an end as the organization was dissolved. More...

Revival services being planned

Evangelists and missionaries David and Jody Baker from Chouteau, Okla., will be ministering in music and in preaching at the Abundant Life Tabernacle in Emporium. They'll appear on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. More...

Doll house raffle

A doll house handcrafted by Bob Gustafson, is on display at Mountain Laurel Federal Credit Union. It will be awarded by drawing on Nov. 13, with proceeds to benefit the St. Mark Rosary Society. More...

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Molly Fragale (left), Ed Mazary and Kathy Lewis greet visitors to the new State Farm Insurance office in Emporium at the former Coffee Shoppe building. Mazary, who is also the representative of the St. More...

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Emporium's Leonard Bosworth enjoys a dessert of homemade pie as part of Wednesday night's Harvest Supper, a project of Keating Summit Community Suppers. More...

Cameron real estate transactions

Cynthia L. Barnhart, Shippen, Recent transactions reported $15,000. by the Cameron County Recorder • Sept. 17, Todd M. Steinberg of Deeds were: from Cynthia L. Barnhart, • Sept. 4, Allison Jackson Shippen, $62,000; Frank J. More...

Creek cleaning will wait

Efforts to form a corps of citizen volunteers to hack some of the vegetation that has built up in Emporium's creeks has been put off until spring, according to Borough Councilman Max Narby. More...

Sled dog event returning

Sinnemahoning State Park will host its second annual Canadian-American Sledders Dry-Land Event at 9 a.m. both Sat. and Sun., Nov. 3-4. Sled dog teams from several states will compete in events that include Canine-Cross, Bike-Joring and Cart Races. More...

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Sizerville State Park officials believe that this year's Autumn Festival was perhaps the most well-attended in the event's 17-year history. More...

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Ali Reigel was crowned Cameron County Homecoming Queen Friday night during halftime ceremonies at the football game. The daughter of Dave and Scarlett Reigel, she is shown here with her escort, Chris Purcell. James Moate photo More...