Smethport Residents Celebrate Return of Local Entrepreneur
June 4, 2011
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
Hui Hua Xiao, who owns the Food King Chinese Restaurant on Main Street, was reunited with his family in Smethport this week after a three-month absence.
His return was celebrated by his friends and neighbors who presented a “Welcome Home” cake baked by Jovanna Porter. Hui and his wife Jenny prepared a banquet of Chinese food as a way of thanking everyone for their support during a very difficult time.
The Xiao family has resided in Smethport for two years, becoming an integral and vital part of our community. Hui and Jenny work long hours every day to build and sustain their successful Chinese restaurant and take-out business.
Through their own efforts, Hui and Jenny have transformed one our community’s Main Street buildings into a thriving business, earning the respect and admiration of everyone who has come to know them.
With resolution of the immigration technicality that took Hui from Smethport, he can continue pursuing the ideals we all share: raising his family, running his business, and contributing to his community.
Byron D. Hamlin Commends Volunteers During Bucktail Departure Reenactment
May 8, 2011
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
Ross Porter opened the week long Bucktail reenactment on Saturday, April 23, 2011 commemorating the departure of the volunteer militia from Smethport 150 years ago.
“As reenactors, we are a living monument. We do this not to glorify the events, but to give tribute to the events and to the people who struggled and fought.”
See photos of the Bucktail departure reenactment.
The reenactment took place at the Courtyard Restaurant in Smethport, which is the former site of The Bennett House where the first meetings were held to form the Bucktails. Read more
Local Radio Executive Bags Easter Turkey — the Hard Way
April 23, 2011
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
Smethport resident Jeff Andrulonis, President and CEO of Colonial Radio Group, narrowly escaped serious injury Thursday morning when a gobbler turkey went completely through the driver side window of his Kia Sedona minivan.
The incident occurred on Barnum Road in McKean County, just south of the New York state line, while Jeff was en route to his office in Olean. The impact with the turkey broke Jeff’s nose and resulted in abrasions on his face, ear and hand. Read more
Impact of Digital Technology on Jobs
March 12, 2011
United Methodist Church Lenten Program
Talk by Wayne Pearson
March 9, 2011
Lent is especially a good time to see if we are following Christ’s two commandments; namely to love God and to love your Neighbor. Today, I want to focus on those neighbors who were laid off a year or so ago and are having a very difficult time finding comparable employment. These persons were managers, technicians, excellent knowledge workers or skilled workers in manufacturing, or the trades. These persons are not ne’re-do-wells and they are in their prime. The problem is that there is little hope of their being rehired because the jobs they left have been replaced by robots, new digital technology or have been shipped overseas. Read more
Patch Products Takes Wooly Willy to a Whole New Level of Fun
March 10, 2011
He has his own festival. He has his own iPhone app. He’s one of the nation’s best selling toys. Now he’s getting a makeover!
For more than 55 years, Smethport’s Wooly Willy has been the man that everyone loves, with his big eyes, grinning face, oval nose, and most importantly, his bald head. Now he’s ready to make a new generation smile. Read more
Wooly Willy Gets a Reprieve
February 28, 2011
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
A federal lawsuit against Smethport Specialty and Smethport Development for the false labeling of Wooly Willy toys with an expired patent number may be set aside.
Recently, a federal judge in Ohio ruled that a law allowing private parties to sue companies for labeling products with expired patent numbers is unconstitutional because it puts too much power into the hands of private entities who are “motivated solely by the prospect of financial gain.” Read more
Smethport Cyclist to Compete in Manchester, England
February 17, 2011
Smethport High School graduate (Class of ‘87), Liz Reap Carlson, is in Manchester, England this week to race at the 2011 UCI Manchester World Cup, to be held at Britain’s National Cycling Center.
Reap is one of two female track sprinters entered in the event for the United States. She and teammate Cristin Walker of Houston, Texas will compete in the Women’s Team Sprint on Friday, February 18th, 2011.
“Cristin and I first started riding the Team Sprint together at camp in January and as our times started to drop we became competitive,” says Carlson. “We traveled to China in January for the Beijing World Cup and placed well enough to score Olympic qualification points.” Read more
Patch Products Announces Permanent Layoffs in Smethport
January 27, 2011
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
Patch Products announced today the permanent layoff of 13 employees at its Smethport, Pennsylvania facility. This amounts to 45% of the local workforce, which now numbers 16. Layoffs include both office personnel and those working the assembly line.
“Patch’s business is healthy, but our mix of products and customers is changing,” said Brian Maxwell, President of Patch. “Unfortunately this mix has negatively affected our Smethport facility.” Read more
Porters Receive Teacher Awards
November 10, 2010
Smethport Web
Ross Porter, Smethport, Pennsylvania, received the Distinguished Teacher Award from the Pennsylvania Geographical Society for excellence in teaching as well as innovative and effective classroom methods during his 35 year teaching career.
The award was presented at the PGS during its annual meeting held at York College in York Pennsylvania on November 5th and 6th. Although Ross retired in 2009 he continues to serve as Director of the Planet Smethport Project for the Smethport School District. Read more
Comments of Wayne Pearson Entered into FCC Proceeding
October 20, 2010
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller
As previously reported, the July-August 2010 issue of Rural Telecom magazine featured the insights of former Smethport Chamber president Wayne Pearson on the question of, “Can Broadband Save Rural America?”
Now Wayne’s insights are part of the official record in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proceeding on the business use of broadband. In its October 15 response to the proceeding, the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) cited Wayne as follows: Read more
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