Smethport Web — by Les Jordan, Jr. Santa talked with children at the annual “Breakfast with Santa” held at Smethport’s Bucktail Post #138 on Saturday Dec. 12. The breakfast was sponsored by the Legion Riders with the help of the Bucktail Post’s Ladies Auxiliary, who cooked and served the breakfast.  Santa arrived on a motorcycle along the sidewalk of Main Street Before entering the Legion and parking his bike…

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The Bradford Era – by Joellen Chesnut The cry for help sent out in August of 2008 by a group of local residents concerned with the upkeep of McKean Memorial Park in Lafayette was heard loud and clear by at least one young set of ears. Parker Gorrell, a senior at Smethport Area High School, read articles detailing the unkempt and overgrown headstones in the cemetery and wrote up…

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The McKean County Historical Society held its annual fall dinner on Thursday, October 15th at the East Smethport United Christian Church. The event featured guest speaker Dr. Richard Frederick, Director of History at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, who is known for his insightful and entertaining lectures. In this year of the Lincoln Bicentennial — and noting that some 16,000 volumes have…

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Homeowners around 911 W. Main Street were treated to the sight of a black bear cub stranded in a tree today, precariously balancing itself on a tree limb. The bear spent hours off the ground until a conservation team took it away safely. Once almost wiped out by heavy logging and overhunting, black bears are experiencing a strong comeback in Pennsylvania. Over the last four decades, their numbers have…

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The Garden Club dedicated a new planter at the Water Street entrance to Hamlin Lake Park on Saturday. The planter consists of several courses of stone holding a variety of blooming flowers. Under the welcome sign to the park, a new plaque on eye hooks now replaces the one that had been lost. Mayor Ross Porter congratulated the Garden Club for all of…

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The Borough celebrated Arbor Day on May 13th by planting a 14-foot Sugar Maple tree in front of the McKean County Historical Society building on King Street. The tree was the 103rd tree planted as part of a multi-phase reforestation project that began last year. As part of that effort, 11 more trees will be planted around the Borough in the next few weeks, bringing the total to 114.

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