Black Bear Balancing Act
July 31, 2009
Homeowners around 911 W. Main Street were treated to the sight of a black bear cub stranded in a tree today, precariously balancing itself on a tree limb. The bear spent hours off the ground until a conservation team took it away safely.
Once almost wiped out by heavy logging and overhunting, black bears are experiencing a strong comeback in Pennsylvania. Over the last four decades, their numbers have quadrupled, from 4,000 in the 1970s to roughly 16,000 today, according to Game Commission estimates.
Intensive bear-management efforts, an abundant food supply, and limited hunting are responsible for the population growth.
Smethport man to present program on first moon walk
July 20, 2009
The Bradford Era — by Fran De Lancey
Exactly 40 years ago today, astronaut Neil Armstrong of the three-man Apollo 11 crew entered the history books as the first man to set foot on the moon.
To mark the anniversary of this mission, which met President John Kennedy’s goal of sending astronauts to the moon and bringing them home safely before the end of the decade of the 1960s, Bart Barton of Smethport will present a program of that first moon walk at 7 p.m. today at the Old Jail Museum in Smethport. Read more »
Wooly Willy Wonderdaze Ekes Out a Win for Smethport
July 15, 2009
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
Despite rainy weather, Smethport’s first annual National Wooly Willy Wonderdaze was a big success. About 2,500 people attended the carnival, fireworks, street dance, and car show over the four-day Wonderdaze festival held from June 18 through 21. Had the weather been better, the event would have drawn many more people to Smethport. This year’s turnout provided a glimpse of what’s in store for next year during weather that is sure to be sunny and warm! Read more
Member/Guest golf tourney held at Smethport Country Club
July 14, 2009
The Bradford Era
The Smethport Country Club hosted their 2009 Member/Guest Tournament on Saturday and Sunday with 52 teams in participation.
In the championship flight, low gross of 136 went to Aaron Frame and Jim Marrone. They were challenged by John Boyd and Tom Smith 143 and Ryan Frame and Jeremy Dickens 143.
Low net was claimed by the team of Tony Flint and Bret Healy with 137. Lance Looker and Chip Fox followed with 128 and Dave Farrell and Chace Farrell had 129. Read more »
Mansion District Tour Kiosk Placed
July 13, 2009
Smethport Web — by Les Jordan, Jr.
A new addition was added to the lawn of the McKean County Courthouse on Friday, July 10.
An attractive kiosk appeared, which will guide Smethport visitors on the Mansion District Tour route in Smethport. Read more
Reinventing Smethport’s Forest Legacy
July 1, 2009
Biomass Magazine — by Susanne Retka Schill
Smethport, Pa., is a little town with a history of biomass use, and abuse. The forest around the small town in the Alleghany Mountains of northcentral Pennsylvania was first logged to supply tall, white pine poles for the masts of sailing ships when they were the primary mode of world commerce. Hemlock bark was harvested to supply tannic acid to the hide tanning industry. In the next industrial development, a dam was built in 1825 to power the sawmills that turned the hardwood forest into lumber for furniture and construction. In the mid-1800s, the chemical wood industry moved in to clear-cut the remaining forests to manufacture chemicals such as acetate, acetone and wood alcohol, and by the 1930s, the hills were bare.
“That will never happen again,” says Tim Pierson, forestry specialist for the Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension Service in McKean County, who works in Smethport. Read more
DON'T MISS SMETHPORT'S PREMIER EVENT!
The 23rd Annual Hamlin Library Dinner/Auction will be held on March 20th at the Smethport Fire Hall.
The Social Hour and Silent Auction will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner. The cost is $45 per couple. You can pay at the door or buy your ticket online:
The event helps to pay for library operating expenses, ensuring continued services that are vital to our community.
A variety of noteworthy items will be put up for auction, including a large antique mirror, an antique clock, two handmade quilts and, as always, something fabulous from the woodshop of Karl Fitzsimmons.You'll Like Our Back Yard ...
Smethport is adjacent to 2 million acres of public land that is home to the largest elk herd in the eastern U.S., pockets of white-tailed deer, 15,000 black bear, as well as an abundance of turkeys, pheasants, grouse, waterfowl and other small game. Come and enjoy hiking, biking, canoeing and kayaking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ATVing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing and more.
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