Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Despite rainy weather, Smethport’s first annual National Wooly Willy Wonderdaze was a big success. About 2,500 people attended the carnival, fireworks, street dance, and car show over the four-day Wonderdaze festival held from June 18 through 21. Had the weather been better, the event would have drawn many more people to Smethport. This year’s turnout provided a glimpse of what’s in store for…
The Bradford Era The Smethport Country Club hosted their 2009 Member/Guest Tournament on Saturday and Sunday with 52 teams in participation. In the championship flight, low gross of 136 went to Aaron Frame and Jim Marrone. They were challenged by John Boyd and Tom Smith 143 and Ryan Frame and Jeremy Dickens 143. Low net was claimed by the team of Tony Flint and Bret Healy with 137. Lance…
Smethport Web — by Les Jordan, Jr. A new addition was added to the lawn of the McKean County Courthouse on Friday, July 10. An attractive kiosk appeared, which will guide Smethport visitors on the Mansion District Tour route in Smethport. The kiosk contains route information of the properties listed on the tour along with the original builders of the property, many constructed over a century ago. The kiosk…
Smethport Web — by Les Jordan Jr. The Smethport Area Chamber of Commerce was pleased with the amount and quality of entries in the Wooly Willy Window Art Contest held during the Wonderdaze festival from June 18-21. The judging on all the entries was close with only a few points between the top and bottom places. Participants in the contest included:
The first annual National Wooly Willy Wonderdaze festival officially opened Thursday afternoon in Smethport with a ceremony on the Court House steps. Retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant George Tufts and the American Legion Color Guard started the ceremony with the National Anthem. Event chairman Jeff Andrulonis of Colonial Radio Group welcomed Smethport residents and visitors to the four day festival and thanked the committee chairs for making the festival…
Preparations for the first annual National Wooly Willy Wonderdaze festival are in full swing, with Mid Valley Amusements already trucking in rides and vendor vehicles for set up in Hamlin Lake Park later this week. The four-day festival runs from Thursday, June 18th to Sunday, June 21st, (Father’s Day), culminating at 4:00 p.m. with a parade of car show vehicles down Main Street at 4:00 p.m.
The Bradford Era — by Fran De Lancey Since this year marks the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in a log cabin in Hardin, Ky., an exhibit honoring the sixteenth president has opened in the Feature Room of the McKean County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum in Smethport. A lifesize cardboard cutout of Lincoln at the door of the museum’s gift shop beckons visitors to view the displays…
Smethport Web — by Janene Dunn Brittany Shelley, a senior at Smethport Area High School, is the first recipient of the Douglas F. Bowman, MD Memorial Scholarship. Shelley excelled in academics and was involved in numerous sports and activities while a student. She also served her community by volunteering her time as a mentor and tutor to fellow students, entertaining residents at Lakeview and Sena-Kean, picking up trash around…
The Smethport Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Discover Smerthport” quiz to coincide with the upcoming Wooly Willy Wonderdaze festival that runs from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday, June 21. The quiz is available at Costa’s Supermarket, The Country Porch, and the Senior Center. You can also download a copy right here. The Country Porch is offering the prize, worth $125. The quiz is open to anyone – one…
Smethport Web — by Matt Muller Candles flickered as poets singly or in pairs seized the day to celebrate the power of the spoken word. The budding wordsmiths, sixth graders of the Smethport Area School District, raised the roof of the Hamlin Memorial Library in Smethport, PA with their creativity, passion and zest for life. They slung their verse at an admiring crowd who applauded in the only hip…
The McKean County Historical Society Museum at the Old Jail in Smethport is seeking an array of volunteers. As…
Bradford Era – by Molly Anderson Valedictorian Carson Dunn and salutatorian Emily Higley (pictured) addressed the Smethport Area High…
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