Senior Citizens Expo Set for Aug. 8; Causer Offices to be Closed

BRADFORD – Rep. Martin Causer’s (R-Turtlepoint) offices in Bradford and Coudersport will be closed on Friday, Aug. 8, for his annual Senior Citizens Expo.

The expo is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Sports and Fitness Building gymnasium. Causer said his staff will have a table set up at the expo to answer questions about the many state assistance programs available to older Pennsylvanians. Dozens of other businesses and organizations will also offer valuable information at the expo, and a free lunch will be served.

“I encourage area senior citizens and their caregivers to take advantage of the opportunities available at the expo and join us for this informative event,” Causer said. 

Because staff from both local offices will be at the expo, Causer’s offices will be closed all day on Aug. 8 and will reopen on Monday, Aug. 11.

Information about the senior expo is available at RepCauser.com.

To Fill A Backpack Donations

The To Fill  A Backpack program is still seeking donations as well as accepting requests for backpacks for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. 

Monetary donations can be mailed to To Fill A Backpack – Attn: Donations – 81 Burleson Avenue – Roulette, PA  16746.  After our purchase of approximately $7300 worth of backpacks for the upcoming school year we have depleted the majority of our backup funds.  We are hoping to be able to replace the monies used for this purchase by doing fundraisers including our annual 12 Days of Christmas raffle and also the support of our local communities.  You can also make a donation with a credit card by going to www.tofillabackpack.org and click on the "Make A Donation By Credit Card" at the bottom of the screen. This will take you to a secure server where you can process your donation.

Supply donations can be dropped off at one of our many drop off locations:

Perry’s Store – Austin

Coudersport Public Library & KOS, Inc. – Coudersport

Main Street Fitness – Eldred

Copy Katz & Endeavor News - Emporium

Galeton Public Library – Galeton

Genesee Township Office – Genesee, PA

Creative Cuts, Gold Mountain

Knoxville Post Office & Prime PC – Knoxville, HMAC & Northwest Bank – Lawrenceville

First Citizens Community Bank Main Branch & First Citizens Community Bank Walmart Branch – Mansfield

First Citizens Community Bank – Millerton

Everyday Happy-nings - Port Allegany

Roulette Township Office & Drabee’s Mini Mart - Roulette

Ed’s Service & Oswayo Valley Senior Ctr – Shinglehouse

HMAC & Pudgies – Wellsboro

Northern Tier Solid Waste – Troy

Please remember that we are a 501©3 organization which means that any donation made to the To Fill A Backpack program is deductible on your following years taxes. We will gladly issue a receipt for any donation made.

Fair on the square

Pet Lovers!  Come one, come all…to the greatest little fair on the square, on Saturday August 2, from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

On the town square you’ll find something for everyone, and pet lovers can bring their pets from 2:00 – 3:00pm for a pet blessing with Pastor Randy Headley.  There will also be a pet parade at 3:00pm (registration from 2:00 – 3:00).

There will be games for the kids, face painting, a bicycle raffle, and a coloring contest.  A variety of vendors including handmade crafts, homemade pies, raffles, walking tacos, handcrafted jewelry, flower bulb sales, cookie decorating and much more!

Pictured is Mary Burr with her 18 month old Doberman, Triton.

Port A - Smethport alumni soccer this Friday

Alumni soccer teams from Port Allegany and Smethport will clash on Friday evening, Aug. 1, to renew their high school rivalry while raising money for a good cause.

The game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. opening kick at the Smethport Area High School field, with warmups at 7. While there's no charge for admission, the group plans to give all proceeds from donations and concession-stand sales to Tristyn Dennis and his family.

According to Todd Mealy, one of the organizers, the idea grew out of local open-field sessions and pickup games which typically drew anywhere from 30-50 participants. With many former varsity players from Port and Smethport involved, the next logical step was to play for bragging rights.

"We're friends with them – of course, not on the field – but we've all known each other for years and years, and our programs started at about the same time,” said Mealy, a 2008 Port High grad and the Gators' first Big 30 All-Star in the sport. “We decided, there's enough of us in the area every year, why don't we just play a game?”

The two squads met for the first time last August, with the Hubbers claiming a 2-1 nailbiter. The group decided to add a fundraising component this year, taking their cue from the success of Port's alumni football games.

They chose to give whatever they raise to Tristyn Dennis, the son of Larry and Natalia Dennis of Smethport, who continues to undergo treatment for leukemia through UPMC Pittsburgh.

“I had heard about the Dennis family and what they had done for them at the football game,” Mealy said. “We have no overhead, no costs besides the insurance policy.”

Noting that the concession stand will feature the Corner Pizza Company's namesake item, he added, “I'm looking for $200 and upward. That's my goal, which isn't a gigantic number, but would be an awesome start for our first year of trying to donate.”

The rosters include several other Big 30 All-Stars, including Port's high-scoring tandem of Scotty Brookens and Tyler Kittilson and Smethport's Dario Caminite, the 2012 Olean Times Herald Player of the Year.

“It makes for an exciting game. You have college-quality players out on the pitch all at once – over half of us played in college,” Mealy said. “We're definitely competitive. We definitely do not mess around as soon as we step on the field.

“I think it's going to be another really exciting, really fun game.”

For more information, contact Mealy (814-558-5823) or Bryan Nelson (814-331-1113).

Projected lineups:

Port Allegany

Forward: Scotty Brookens, Dane Kio, Tyler Kittilson

Midfield: Jon Burkart, RayPaul Gascon, Derek Johnson, Todd Mealy, Ben Osani, Tyler Payne

Defense: Kyle Conway, Logan Hutton, Johnny Marks, Jeff Michener, Max Parana, Jason Roush, Zach Sigafoes

Goalkeeper: Frank Austin, Ryan Sabolcik

Smethport

Forward: Steven Alfieri, Chris Healy, Tyler Koch, Brandon Wright

Midfield: Dario Caminite, Levi Lewis, Justin Lund, Steve McFall, Bryan Nelson, Derek Nelson, BA Sizemore, Todd Willis

Defense: Andy Clark, Trevor Rowand, Matt Rusciolleli, Josh Tanner, David Taylor, Tommy Weaver

Goalkeeper: Adam Groshek, Colton Horning

Faculty members promoted to associate professor at Pitt-Bradford

BRADFORD, PA – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has promoted five members of the faculty from assistant professor to associate professor.

Those being promoted effective Sept. 1 are Dr. Wayne Brinda, education; Dr. Om Singh, biology; Dr. Ye “Ken” Wang, computer information systems and technology; Dr. Tammy Haley, nursing; and Klaus Wuersig, engineering. In addition, Brinda, Singh and Wang have been granted tenure.

Brinda is the director of secondary teacher education. He earned his doctorate from Duquesne University in 2004 and has served as a museum teacher fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His teaching and research emphasis is on adolescent literature, theater and Holocaust education.

Singh’s area of research focuses on extremophiles, organisms that grow under extreme conditions. He is the editor of the book “Extremophiles: Sustainable Resources and Biotechnological Implications.” He is an active researcher who makes research opportunities available for Pitt-Bradford students, several of whom have published articles with him.

Wang holds a doctorate of philosophy in business administration from Washington State University. He has taught a variety of information systems courses, including systems analysis and design, electronic commerce, and information systems strategy.

Haley is the coordinator of the bachelor’s program in nursing at Pitt-Bradford. She also teaches at all levels of the associate degree nursing program, both in the classroom and clinical setting. She has been a member of the nursing faculty since 2003.

Wuersig retired from the State University of New York – Alfred in 1998 as a full professor. From 1998 until 2000, he and other experts set up programs in information technology, math and science at a new university for women in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The classes he teaches at Pitt-Bradford are mostly related to electrical and computer engineering.

Congratulations Cassie and Matthew

 

 

Cassie Saltsman and Matthew Davis of Coudersport, PA are pleased to announce the arrival of Breah Marie Davis, who was born on July 25th at Cole Memorial.

 

Breah weighed 6 pounds and 1.7 ounces.

 

She joins a brother, Connor, and sisters Mylee and Kailyn.

Maternal Grandparents: Jenny Saltsman of Roulette, PA and the late Bill Saltsman (deceased); Jeff Martin of Roulette, PA.

Maternal Great-Grandparents: Delores Saltsman of Austin, PA and the late LeRoy Saltsman.

Attention Liberty Township Residents

Until further notice, you will be able to pick up your garbage stickers at the township office Wednesday - Friday from 8:00am - 3:00pm.  The office is located at 4859 Route 155 South.  Price is $19.85 per pack.  (Please keep in mind that the township can not accept anything larger than a $20 bill)

Thank-you for your cooperation,

Liberty Township Supervisors

Pitt-Bradford launches virtual tour of campus

BRADFORD, PA – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has launched a new virtual tour to give prospective students, their parents and other online visitors a feel for the campus and its facilities as well as the academic programs and extracurricular activities that take place there.

The tour, which can be seen at www.upb.pitt.edu and tour.pittbradford.org, was created by Campus Tours of Auburn, Maine, with assistance from faculty, staff and students.

“This tour showcases our beautiful campus and modern facilities,” said Pat Frantz Cercone, executive director of communications and marketing who oversaw the project, “as well as the fascinating academic projects and exciting activities that take place here.

“We hope prospective students and their parents, along with other online visitors, will find the virtual tour helpful, and after taking it will want to visit Pitt-Bradford in person to see for themselves how amazing our campus is.”

The tour features 20 stops, from Hanley Library to the CSI House, from the Richard E. and Ruth McDowell Sport and Fitness Center to Residence Life. Each stop includes a short video in which a Pitt-Bradford student provides details for that particular location, several indoor and outdoor photos, and links to more information. A few stops also have additional academic-related videos.

Five of the stops also feature 360-degree panoramic photos: Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall, the Kenneth C. Jadlowiec Fitness Center in the Sport and Fitness Center, the KOA Dining Room in the Frame-Westerberg Commons, the Dr. Robert B. Bromeley Quadrangle, and the Kessel Athletic Complex.

The Outdoor Learning stop highlights the unique hands-on opportunities students have because of the campus’ location, including classes and research conducted in the Tunungwant Creek or along the Richard E. McDowell Community Trail and internships in the Allegheny National Forest.

Seven Pitt-Bradford students served as narrators for the project: Love Lee, a 2014 graduate in broadcast communications; Dan Robinson, a 2014 graduate in broadcast communications; Saul Rubin, a biology major from Silver Spring, Md.; Hannah Chai, a 2014 graduate in hospitality management; Alana Stewart, a public relations major from Powder Springs, Ga.; Ashley Fitzpatrick, a broadcast communications major from Bradford; and Justin Pabon, a broadcast communications major from Tobyhanna.

Visitors to the new tour can navigate it in two ways: They can choose any or all of the 20 stops listed in the menu and access them in any order and as often as they choose. Visitors also can navigate the tour by using the interactive map, a detailed representation of campus. When a visitor clicks on a location on the map, the map will zoom in on that stop, and the student narration will begin. Or, visitors can traverse through the tour using a combination of the two.

The new tour is optimized for mobile devices and also is GPS integrated, making it easier for first-time visitors to get around when they’re on campus. Visitors on campus with a mobile device can access the virtual tour, which will provide a prompter each time they’re near a particular location. They can then access that stop on their device to learn more as they approach the location.

In addition to highlighting locations and activities on campus, the tour features two stops dedicated to opportunities off campus. The Bradford, Pa., stop highlights what is available in town, including the Main Street Movie House, restaurants and shops.  

The Points of Interest stop showcases the many recreational opportunities in the region and beyond, including swimming and biking in Allegany State Park, hiking and fishing in the Allegheny National Forest, skiing and snowboarding at Holiday Valley, and shopping and sight-seeing in Erie, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, N.Y., Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada.