Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The Pennsylvania Game Commission released over 200,000 ring-necked pheasants for the fall small-game hunting season, with McKean County getting 580 cocks and 1,370 hens. As a result, pheasants are becoming a more common sight in Smethport. Residents may occasionally spot a nye of pheasants in the most unexpected places like backyards, where they may be seen rummaging through abandoned flower beds and vegetable…

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Smethport Web — by Mandi Wilton Davis It’s not too late to make a lasting impact on the lives of so many in the Smethport community. As the holiday season is upon us, we are reminded of just how thankful we are for all we have been blessed with, and our thoughts turn to those in need. We are inching so close to our goal of $15,000, having raised…

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Smethport Web – by Nathan Muller The Holiday season in Smethport was officially opened with the annual Christmas Tree Light-Up on Saturday evening sponsored by the Smethport Area Chamber of Commerce. A record crowd of almost 200 people showed up at the northeast corner of Main and Union Streets to join the festivities. Cheers greeted Santa Claus as he arrived on the scene under police escort. Five high school…

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The Smethport Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Megan Simms, Director of Sales at Colonial Media and Entertainment, has been named as the organization’s new Vice President. Since joining Colonial in January of 2012, Megan has been working closely with business owners in Pennsylvania and New York to help them develop media strategies that include Retail, Radio, TV, and Event…

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Smethport Web — by Ross Porter The donation from Seth and Lynn Digel was magnificent for the Hamlin Memorial Library’s 2015 Auction during March. The Digel’s donated an extremely rare, and much sought after, 1950s hand-painted Smethport Johnson nativity scene. Entrepreneur Leonard Brynolf Johnson began producing unique, hand-painted Christmas displays as early as 1936 and by the 1950s Johnson’s “Christmas Store” was shipping the artisan created displays – both…

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Smethport Web — by Ross Porter The 2015 “Walk With Doc” Hike along the new Shawmut Trail and the Goosechaser Trail took place Sunday, October 4, 2015. The hike started at the Bowman Health Center Parking Lot at 2 pm Sunday and proceeded down the Shawmut Trail toward the McKean County Poor Farm. Dr. Tim Pierson, naturalist/ forester and nature photographer, acted as the hike facilitator. Following the hike,…

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The Smethport Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Barbara Gee, Director of Provider Relations for Sena Kean Manor in Smethport, has been named as the organization’s new President. Barb joined Sena Kean in March of 2015. Prior to joining the Manor, she was a Nurse Liaison for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie. She comes with over 20 years of experience…

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