Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey “Continue to strive for improvement and good things will happen,” said U.S, Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Woodruff urged members of the Class of 2019 Friday at the Smethport Area High School commencement exercises. “Continue to progress, continue with your education, whether it’s on-the- job training, taking a course or two from home after work or at a college or joining the…
Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey Blue skies and overall pleasant weather greeted the large crowds along West Main Street to see the annual Memorial Day parade Monday and the program at the McKean County Courthouse. In his prepared remarks, McKean County President Judge John Pavlock said, “It is my job here today; it is my goal to convey the true meaning of this day — these ceremonies…
Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancy For part of this summer, Natalya Nannen of Smethport will experience an opportunity of a lifetime as she travels throughout the United States on a bicycle. She will be part of a group of riders of Bike the US for MS, a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis research, who leave Yorktown, Va., on June 1, embarking on a 3,785-mile TransAmerica Ride route that…
Bradford Era – by Ruth Bogdan The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition is such an important event at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that the school has a countdown on its website ticking down the seconds till it begins. When the countdown ends, Smethport Area High School graduate Ryan Stratton (center in photo) will be ready. Stratton, with his nine-member team from the Edinboro University ROTC, will be…
Bradford Era On Jan. 2, Rob Dickinson of Smethport started his duties as client relationship manager for Penn State Extension Area 2 that covers McKean, Warren, Potter, Elk, Cameron, Clarion, Jefferson and Clearfield counties. His responsibilities include being a liaison between county commissioners, county extension councils and the public, maintaining knowledge of organization programs and services and working with program teams and educators to deliver services to meet local…
Ruffed Grouse Society – by Mary Hosmer April 13 is the opening day of trout season and somewhere in Hamlin Lake, Potato Creek, or Marvin Creek lives a trout with a special tag worth $10,000. Any of the 200 tagged trout caught from 4/13 through noon of 4/20 will receive a prize, but one specially-tagged trout is worth $10,000. The Ruffed Grouse Society and McKean County E-Sales are offering…
Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey Teams from Smethport, Coudersport, Oswayo Valley and Otto-Eldred took top honors in the first two rounds of the Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition Friday at the McKean County Courthouse and now advance to the district finals Feb. 11. Teams from the participating schools represented the prosecution and defense in a hypothetical case in which the defendant is a pain management doctor…
Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey A Smethport woman’s artwork is featured in the 2019 Medicare Preventive Services Calendar, an initiative promoting the importance of maintaining good health and raising awareness of disease prevention and sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Helen Cole, an active member at the Senior Center, was among the senior center participants and school students from throughout the Commonwealth to submit examples of…
Bradford Era – by Wade Robertson When Vince Quillman retired he wanted out of the city, away from the noise and bustle of metropolitan areas. After discovering Smethport he fell in love with the town and its picturesque location, taking his hard earned savings and purchasing an old farm just off Route 6. The areas hills, valleys, the nearby Allegheny River and numerous trout streams were just what he…
Bradford Era — by Fran De Lancey Two World War II veterans attended the Veterans Day program Saturday at the Bucktail Post #138, Smethport American Legion. Dick Rounsville and Clint Williams are two of the dwindling number of American veterans of the most destructive war in human history. Noting that Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, guest speaker Tony Alfieri, a Smethport…
Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey “Continue to strive for improvement and good things will happen,” said U.S,…
Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey Blue skies and overall pleasant weather greeted the large crowds along West…
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