Smethport Web — by Les Jordan Jr. Brilliant color shines in the hillsides and along Smethport’s tree-lined streets. Bright sunshine is forecast for several more days and the leaves will remain brilliant for that time. It is a beautiful, magnificent time to take a short trip for the day to the Smethport area and enjoy the splendor.
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller October 10th was Homecoming Day in Smethport. The occasion was celebrated with a parade down Main Street, featuring Smethport High School students — Class of 2008 — including Prom Queen candidates, the High School football team and cheerleaders. Also in attendance were school staff and community leaders. The thunderous evening ended with the Smethport Hubbers defeating Sheffield by a score of 40 to…
Smethport Web – by Les Jordan Jr. Last weekend’s Tour of Homes in the Smethport area, sponsored by the Smethport Garden Club, was attended by nearly 200 people, breaking the record for this event. People came from several surrounding towns in the Smethport area and from nearby New York State and other states across America. It was a perfect autumn day for the tour with warm sunshine and vivid…
Smethport Web – by Peng Magno There is nothing more inspiring for a first generation Filipino immigrant like me than to witness firsthand a fellow countryman doing well in the international arena. It is firsthand knowledge that most Filipinos living in the United States are in healthcare, therefore the story of Arnel Pineda is definitely something different and truly a tale that needs to be told. Arnel is the…
Smethport Web — by Phillis Barnhart Smethport Garden Club has put together a Tour of Homes this year that will entertain you — even after the day is over! The colorful ticket/brochure will be a wonderful keepsake for years to come. There are 10 stops on the Tour, starting at the Smethport Senior/Visitors Center and Elderberry Sweet Shop. Each home is unique in architecture and friendliness. Homeowners and Garden…
Smethport Web — by Les Jordan Jr. The first Arts and Artisans show was a great success in Smethport. The show, which was held in conjunction with the Wheel Around the Hub Bicycle Race on Saturday, Sept. 20, drew good crowds for participating vendors and musicians. The Country Porch Café and Gift Shoppe sponsored the “Smethport Route 6 Artisan Show” along the 100 block of W. Main Street. Artists…
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller A system of optical fiber connections is being put in place in the North Central region. Steve Zwerin, senior director of Zito Media Communications, told a meeting of the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission last week that the first high speed connection will go online in McKean County within the next two months to cover Smethport as well as Bradford,…
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Imagine your community being in control of its energy destiny; producing electricity and heat while keeping all of those energy dollars recycling in the local economy. A pipe dream you say? Not according to a plan that is rapidly unfolding in Smethport, Pennsylvania with help from county, state and federal leaders. Consensus in Harrisburg Members of the Smethport Board of Trade, joined by…
Only nine tenths of a second determined the winner of the men’s competition in Smethport’s annual Wheel Around the Hub cycling races. After careful study of all recording devices at the finish line, 19-year-old Cheyne Hoag of Dansville, New York, emerged as the winner of the 53-mile race, narrowly edging Jason Zimmerman of Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
According to the Fall 2008 issue of the travel magazine Pennsylvania Pursuits, Smethport is home to the state’s sixth most haunted place. That honor goes to the McKean County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum on King Street.
Bradford Era – Two full members and 11 associate members were inducted in the Smethport Chapter. These students join…
Olean Times Herald – The 2024 Winter Travel League (WTL) season came to an end Feb. 25 at the…
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