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…
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.
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…
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller At the Pink Elephant Resale Shop bargains abound for women’s and kids’ clothing and shoes – all used, but in excellent condition. Some items even have the original store tags. The shop resides in the oldest surviving commercial structure in Smethport – the Brownell building erected in 1858.
Smethport Web — by Martha Knight “Your whole town is a museum,” Smethport mayor and teacher Ross Porter told the Canoe Place Historical Society in Port Allegany last Wednesday night. Porter and Smethport students have created Planet Smethport, a Web site that contains some 2,200 “pages” of information. Initially Smethport photographs from “then” and now, and information relating to buildings, scenes and people in the photos, were the Web…
Smethport’s 106.3-FM radio station WXMT has changed its format and is fast becoming a favorite channel for classic rock music from the 70s and 80s. It is a great station for “rock without the hard edge,” as the station slogan proclaims.
The Bradford Era — by Fran De Lancey Fred Hungiville was honored Sunday at an Honor Day at the Smethport American Legion for his 40 years of service to veterans and Bucktail Post #138. A special feature of the program came at approximately 2:45 p.m. when Hungiville was able to see and talk via a live hookup with his son, Scott, a first sergeant now serving with the Pennsylvania…
The Bradford Era — by Fran De Lancey Borough officials are taking a keen interest in increasing business through tourism, which began when Smethport was named the first Route 6 Heritage Community. “Every day there are 5,000 cars that travel Main Street that can be tapped into with the right type of advertising and the right kinds of business to make them stop,” said Les Jordan Jr., chairman of…
The recent acquisition of Smethport Specialty Co. by Patch Products Inc. of Beloit, Wisconsin has prompted an Idaho toy company to strike a deal with Patch. Patch announced that it has entered into an agreement with Überstix LLC to be the exclusive distributor in the United States for the entire Überstix line of interactive construction toys.
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Following on the heels of a $25K grant from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Smethport has received a $50K grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, bringing the total to $75K to help fund the feasibility analysis for the Combined Heat Power (CHP) project planned for the Borough. “We thank the Richard King Mellon Foundation for helping to raise people’s awareness of…
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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