Smethport Arts and Artisans Show Successful
September 29, 2008
Smethport Web – by Les Jordan Jr.
The first Arts and Artisans show was a great success in Smethport. The show, which was held in conjunction with the Wheel Around the Hub Bicycle Race on Saturday, Sept. 20, drew good crowds for participating vendors and musicians.
The Country Porch Café and Gift Shoppe sponsored the “Smethport Route 6 Artisan Show” along the 100 block of W. Main Street. Artists from around the area offered their fine art for sale throughout the day while bicyclists raced along Main Street. Read more
Fiber links making their way to Smethport
September 28, 2008
Smethport Web – by Nathan Muller
A system of optical fiber connections is being put in place in the North Central region. Steve Zwerin, senior director of Zito Media Communications, told a meeting of the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission last week that the first high speed connection will go online in McKean County within the next two months to cover Smethport as well as Bradford, Kane and Wilcox. Read more
Smethport Seeks to be National Renewable Energy Leader
September 26, 2008
Smethport Web – by Nathan Muller
Imagine your community being in control of its energy destiny; producing electricity and heat while keeping all of those energy dollars recycling in the local economy. A pipe dream you say? Not according to a plan that is rapidly unfolding in Smethport, Pennsylvania with help from county, state and federal leaders.
New Records in Wheel Around the Hub Cycling Race
September 21, 2008
Only nine tenths of a second determined the winner of the men’s competition in Smethport’s annual Wheel Around the Hub cycling races. After careful study of all recording devices at the finish line, 19-year-old Cheyne Hoag of Dansville, New York, emerged as the winner of the 53-mile race, narrowly edging Jason Zimmerman of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Read more
Pennsylvania’s 6th Most Haunted Place is in Smethport
September 19, 2008
According to the Fall 2008 issue of the travel magazine Pennsylvania Pursuits, Smethport is home to the state’s sixth most haunted place. That honor goes to the McKean County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum on King Street. Read more
Smethport man reports close call with bull elk
September 13, 2008
The Bradford Era – by Wade Robertson
… Father and son were still talking about the football game when it happened. Scott Ambler was driving the speed limit, keeping an eye open for deer, when the headlights suddenly revealed a flash of tan and ivory on the side of the road. Instinctively he slammed on the brakes when, to his amazement, a set of giant antlers and a huge body sprang from the ditch. The father found himself staring upward at a mammoth bull elk! Read more >>
Gospel River Boys Wing it to Smethport
September 12, 2008
The Gospel River Boys will be in Smethport on Saturday, September 20 to perform at the Trinity Lutheran Church at 7 pm, following the Harvest Dinner at 6:00 pm. The group, based in Ironton, Ohio, is known for its traditional southern gospel style of music, which it has been doing for almost a decade. Read more
Smethport K-9 Handler Marries Medic Who Saved Her Life in Iraq
September 12, 2008
Air Force Times – By Michael Hoffman
Mike and Jamie Mangan with Rex outside their farm in Smethport. Jamie and Rex were a team in Iraq where Jamie was gravely injured by an IED in 2005. Mike Mangan was the first medic on the scene and saved her life, and they eventually were married. Read more >>
Smethport Observes Anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks
September 12, 2008
The Bradford Era — by Fran De Lancey
Smethport observed the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America with a Patriot Day Memorial Remembrance Service Thursday on the steps of the McKean County Courthouse.
Members of the Bucktail Post 138, Smethport American Legion and McKean County Post 2497, Veterans of Foreign Wars planned and conducted the ceremony that paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 firemen, rescue, law enforcement, military personnel and other citizens who sacrificed their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Read more >>
Foliage Display May Be Splendid This Year From Wet Summer
September 11, 2008
The Bradford Era — By Ryan Firkel
In addition to the famous scenic U.S. Route 6 through the Allegheny Highlands, other driving tours include… the Eastern Continental Divide Loop through Smethport…
The leaves on this tree have already begun to change color as fall quickly approaches. Experts say the fall foliage viewing season could be the best in years, due to a wet summer and lack of a May frost.
Due to a wet summer and lack of a May frost, the upcoming months may produce one of the more splendid displays of fall foliage the region has seen in years, said state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Warren District Forester Cecile Stelter. Read more
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