Olean Times Herald – by Jeff Uveino When Rick Woodring arrived at Smethport Area High School in the winter of 1976, he only planned on staying one semester. A transplant from Lawrence County, Woodring took a substitute teaching position through the end of the 1975-76 school year. When fall came around, however, Woodring stayed. He’d spend another 46 years at Smethport, working with the community’s youth through teaching, coaching…
Bradford Era – Smethport students gathered, recorded and analyzed water chemistry data, fed the fish, and maintained a healthy environment for the developing trout. They raised 118 rainbow trout for release in Marvin Creek on May 26. Made possible by a unique partnership between the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), Pennsylvania Trout In the Classroom (PA TIC) is an interdisciplinary…
Bradford Era – by Mandy Colosimo It’s official, the Smethport Diner, home of the “Hubber-Burger,” belongs to the American Legion Post 108. The 85-year-old diner went up for sale in 2021 and the legion was on top of the purchase, with expansion goals in the future. Post Commander Courtney Cole said, “the project will be a long process, but the end result will be worth it.” He explained the…
Bradford Era – by Savannah Barr For 50 years, the Pink Elephant Resale Shop at 420 W. Main St….
Bradford Era – SAHS Smethport Area High School returned from the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) District 1…
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