Dr. David Kulling joins Bowman Health Center

Charles Cole Memorial Hospital has announced the addition of David Kulling, MD, FAAFP, to its medical staff, effective April 20. Dr. Kulling will see new and returning patients at the Bowman Health Center in Smethport, formerly known as Misty Valley Health Center. Appointments can me made by calling 814/887-5395. Dr. Kulling earned a medical degree at Munich University of Technology in Germany. He completed his family medicine residency at…

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Biomass Project Building Up Steam

Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The Smethport Woody Biomass Demonstration Project is on course to identify a qualified person to do the feasibility study that will lead to a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility for the area. Earlier this month, the project team issued a Request for Qualifications to 65 companies, plus international associations in Canada and Europe that distributed the document to their members. According to…

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Library holds 22nd annual dinner and auction

Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Amid a festive setting at the Smethport fire house, the Hamlin Memorial Library held its annual dinner and auction on Saturday, raising $10,871 for its operating budget. The silent auction drew 116 items donated by area residents and businesses. Another 39 items were given away through bucket raffles. Cash donations to the library came from a dozen individuals, businesses and organizations. The highlight…

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A military funeral in Smethport

The Bradford Era “The sun shined a little brighter in Smethport on Friday the 13th. I participated in a military funeral for a Smethport veteran as part of the color guard. We were facing the lake as a large group of geese flew in.” So writes Joe Orlandi of Smethport. He continues: “There was three kids playing about a block away, they were between 5 and 9 years old…

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Wooly Willy enters the digital age

Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller If you’re still drawn to the traditional Wooly Willy magnetic toy, you’ll appreciate its digital counterpart in the form of a downloadable application or “app” for your iTouch or iPhone. You can have this classic toy, invented here in Smethport, at your fingertips wherever you go for only 99 cents. Take a peak!. The app allows you to draw ‘magnetic shaving’ mustaches and…

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Regional Computer Fair Draws 44 Students, 35 Projects

Smethport Web— by Nathan Muller Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit #9 hosted the PA Regional Computer Fair for middle and high school students of Cameron, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties on Thursday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 10. The middle school event drew 31 students who entered 20 projects in the categories of digital movie, web page design, graphic design, computer fair logo design, multimedia, and desktop publishing.   

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Make-A-Wish makes Smethport girl’s wish come true

The Bradford Era — by Marcie Schellhammer “If you could wish for any one thing — to go anywhere, do anything, meet anyone — what would you pick?” The Make-A-Wish Foundation poses that question to children who face a significant medical hurdle in their lives. There are criteria to meet, and the child’s treating physician needs to verify the problems and agree that the child can participate. Emily Schellhammer,…

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Charles Cole Opens Bowman Health Center

Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Charles Cole Memorial Hospital has announced the reopening of the Bowman Health Center in Smethport, effective Monday. New and returning patients can schedule appointments by calling 814/887-5395. Dr. Amit Khanna, Dr. Nirav Patel, Dr. Seth Shifrin, and Judy Flynn, CRNP will continue to see patients until April 20, when CCMH will welcome Dr. David Kulling to the Bowman Health Center. CCMH and the…

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Pennsylvania town to become energy self-sufficient

BIOMASS Magazine – By Erin Voegele The borough of Smethport, Pa., plans to implement a community-wide woody-biomass powered combined heat and power (CHP) system. On March 5 the Smethport Board of Trade announced that the Pittsburgh-based Richard King Mellon Foundation had awarded the community a $50,000 planning and engineering grant to support the Smethport Woody Biomass Demonstration Project. In addition, the borough is in the process of hiring a…

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Richard King Mellon Foundation Funds Smethport’s Green Biomass Project

Smethport Web — Smethport Board of Trade The Smethport Board of Trade announced today that the Borough of Smethport is the recipient of a $50,000 planning and engineering grant for the Smethport Woody Biomass Demonstration Project from the Richard King Mellon Foundation of Pittsburgh. Smethport is seeking to be the first community in the nation that is renewable energy self-sufficient. The project seeks to co-generate residential and commercial district…

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