S. W. Smith Memorial Library & Boobmobile Book Memorials

In memory of FRED ANDERSON:  Given by Robert & Joyce Wylie.

In memory of ANNIE BELL: Given by Gary & Dee Hardes.

In memory of TOM BICKFORD:  Given by Allen & Norma Klein.

In memory of DONNA BOOL:  Given by Port Allegany High School Classof 1959.

In memory of CHARLES “CHUCK” BOLLER:  Given by Ken & Char Gross;His great-grandchildren: Frazier & Norma Grace Anderson, children of Josh & Randi;  Jack & Pat Kieser;  Gary & Dee Hardes;  Dean & Becky Boorum;  Dann & Nancy Shalkowski;   Gerry Moses;  Bob & Cindy Buckheit.

In memory of JOHN BOROWSKI:  Given by Ken & Char Gross.

In memory of LORAINE BOVA:  Given by Shirley Reed Family; Don & Grace Barnard.

In memory of CEZAR:  Given by Marg Healy.

In memory of  MARIAN M. EICHER:  Given by Janet Lilly, Penny Neely, & Debra Eaton.

In memory of DOUGLAS FITZSIMMONS:  Given by Delbert Matison.

In memory of HOWARD H. HALL:  Given by Jim, John & Jeff Young.

In memory of ELAIN JOHNSON:  Given by Bob & Cindy Buckheit.

In memory of HOWARD JOHNSON:  Given by the Allegheny Mountain Carvers Club.

In memory of ROY KIO:  Given by Grant & Earleen Postlewait.

In memory of OPAL MOSHIER:  Given by Isaac & Molly Barber; Bob & Cindy Buckheit.

In memory of DAVID OSTRANDER:  Given by Fortner Reunion Fund.

In memory of ELAINE OSTRANDER:  Given by Fortner Reunion Fund.

In memory of BILL “OZ” OSTRUM:  Given by the Farber Family.

In memory of JIM PRICE:  Given by Five Hundred Club.

In memory of JIM “SLEEP” REDINGTON:  Given by Donna Jewart.

In memory of RUBEN:  Given by Heather Shaffer.

In memory of VIOLET SABOLCIK:  Given by Rance & Laurie Crawford.

In memory of SARAH SCHERER:  Given by Domestic Relations—Smethport; Mark & Cathy Carlson; Joan Thompson; Marg Healy.

In memory of FLORENCE A. SCHWARTZ:  Given by Pittsburgh Corning Corporation.

In memory of ARDENA STARR:  Given by Betty & Sandy Kerr;  Jay & Jacki Kahle;  “KB Walking Crew”:  Karen Givan, Mary Kay, Templin, Wanda Stebbins, Sue Zirkle, Deb Hess, Jim Stuck; Ed & Betty Hach; Dorm Wallace & Mary Beth Frison; Nancy & Al Burris; Marlene Lang.

In memory of FERNLEY STUDER:  Given by Helen Main.

In memory of NORMAN “RED” TAYLOR:  Given by Karen Strait & Joyce Seeley.

In memory of LORRAINE THOMAS:  Given by Grace Lawrence;  Carl & Diane Kowalski.

In memory of ROBERT D. THOMAS:  Given by Gordon & Mary Lou Erway; Thelma B. Thomas.

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Mike & Cherie Nasto

Lorrie Riale

Janna Shaffer

Student vocalists to perform at Pitt-Bradford

BRADFORD, PA – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s vocal arts ensemble class will perform a holiday concert at noon Dec. 2 in the KOA Speer Electronics lobby of Blaisdell Hall as part of the Spectrum Noon Tunes series.

The performance is free and open to the public and will feature several holiday favorites.

John Liberatore, visiting assistant professor of music, will be directing the vocal arts ensemble performance.

Established in 2010, the Pitt-Bradford vocal arts ensemble provides a forum and venue for student vocalists to perform and commonly performs seasonal songs, show tunes and traditional works.

For disability needs related to the performance, contact the Pitt-Bradford Office of Disability Services at 814-362-7609 or clh71@pitt.edu.

Borough spending forecast: no major increase / By Martha Knight

A 2015 budget totaling $2,025,735 is expected to be designated as the proposed budget for 2015, at the next Port Allegany Borough Council meeting. The total includes $376,716 in capital and reserves.

Based on that, millage would be only fractionally different from that which supported borough government and services this year.

In 2014 millage for support of the $694,371 General Fund budget has been 4.675. For street lighting, the tax rate was .39, while library support was .365 mill.

General Fund spending in 2015 is projected as $596,680.

Sewer department costs are expected to be $498,500,  down $1.072 from $499,572. Water service will run $630,579, up $109,179 from $521,400.

In 2014, millage designated for fire protection reached the one-mill target level requested by the Port Allegany Fire Department several years ago, so no tax increase for that is planned this time around.

PennDOT’s 2015 bridge replacement project on South Main Street will trigger relocation of some water lines, which could cost the borough around $155,000.

Some of the items on which the borough will spend money in 2015, with their proposed budget allocations, are auditing, $7,100; engineering, $17,500; lab fees, $14,000; telemetry, $3,800; travel and education, $5,050; property and liability insurance, $22,900; workers’ comp insurance, $32,742; public official liability insurance, $11,000; bonding, $75;

Also, electricity, $102,500; natural gas, $11,050; dues, $4,400; (public works) wages, $312,438; building inspector’s salary, $12,409; secretaries’ salaries, $60,000; borough manager’s salary, $55,000; police chief’s salary, $55,917; patrolmen’s wages, $90,915; part-time patrolmen’s wages, $30,237; police overtime, $13,000;

Also, hospitalization coverage, $77,597; hospitalization stipend, $19,800; life insurance, $4,552; hospitalization HRA, $18,000; pension $115,978; FICA, $48,849; vehicle fuel, $20,650; and chemicals, $62,000.

Costs for some of the items are spread among the borough general fund (largely tax supported) and the water fund and sewer fund. The latter funds’ revenues come from user fees, for which customers are billed quarterly.

The new contract with members of the borough public works crew (non-uniformed employees) calls for those employees to contribute to their pension plans, reducing borough pension costs.