Bernard and Barbara Fetzer of Shinglehouse celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary September 18th at teh Shinglehouse Assembly Park.

The couple has five children, nine grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

A woman will stand trial on charges she fatally shot her sleeping husband after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing.Barbara Ann Peck, 40, of Emsworth, was charged in Potter County with killing her husband Russell, 42, in their Emsworth home 150 miles away.Peck allegedly told police she went to bed with a pistol loaded and cocked and waiting for her husband to fall asleep on Sept. 14. When he did, Peck shot him three times. Read the Complete Story From KDKA Radio.

State Troopers are investigating suspects in a Burglary last week in Oswayo. According to troopers a neighbor reported suspects entering a garage owned by David Gibble. The neighbor confronted the suspects and told them to leave.

Good News for the Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek! DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty says that the Norfolk Southern Railroad has been ordered to clean up any contamination and restore the creek.

40 thousand gallons of lye were dumped into the creek, killing all the fish within a 7 mile chunk of stream. "The Nature and scope of thie accident warrant a cleaup effort that is just as large in scale. Nothing less will do," says McGinty.

The DEP is holding a public meeting Wednesday at 6:30 at the Cameron County Courthourse in Emporium to talk to residents about the details of the order, and any updated information.

Fall means changing leaves, cool, crisp autumn air and Sizerville State Parks Autumn Festival. This special event will be held on October 7, 2006 from noon until 4:00 pm. The Festival celebrates colonial skills and crafts that pioneer families used around the house and homestead. This year, there will be new events as well as returning old favorites.
Here’s what’s happening: The hands-on, make-it and take-it craft tables will run from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p. m. in the Children’s Activity Area between Pavilion #5 and Pavilion #6 (check the information booth next to the Park Office for details and locations). The projects include: Pumpkin Carving, Pioneer Games, Kite Making, Apple Cidering, Sun Prints, Leaf Banners, Candy Making, Tin Punching, Birdseed Art, Paper Making and Pine Cone Dipping. No fee is charged for these activities.
Special demonstrations and exhibits on-going are Beading, Maple Syrup products, Tatting, Knitting, Musicians, Wood Carving, Kettle Korn, Candy and Carmel Apples, Wood Carving, Soap Making & Pottery.
Smokey Bear will be making a guest appearance at 2:00 pm, compliments of Emporium District #13, Bureau of Forestry.
Food vendors will also be on hand including a bake sale, Sandy’s concession stand (with ice cream) and the Boy Scouts’ food booth.
Come join us and get a feel for what autumn was like for the pioneers who settled this area. It is a wonderful event to attend as a family or as a special day alone. Either way, you are sure to have a great time!

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is set to dedicate the "Mason"
bridge in Coudersport in memory of US Army Specialist Mike Franklin.

Franklin was killed in Iraq in March of 2005.

The public is invited to the bridge re-naming ceremony on October 7th at
10am. State Rep Martin Causer will make an address at the event.

State Polcie in Coudersport are investigating a theft reported Saturday.

A Harrison Township Garage was the scene of a theft of some 12 feeet of
copper wire. The wire was valued at 300 bucks.

Richard Teller reported the theft. No suspects have been listed.

Gas Prices are on the decline, with 12.8 cents as the reported drop. AAA
Fuel Gage reports the national average to 2.48, and Pensylvania's average to
2.51. Bradford's is reported at 2.62 per gallon.

Though many have noticed that AAA's Fuel Gauge is typically a few cents
higher than the price some local residents actually pay at the pump.

It is clear, however, that Bradford gas is a bit painful in comparison to
other local pumps.

Sound off about the gas prices. Send us an email and let us know what you
think. editor@rouletterebel.com

The Associated Press reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has barred all
Adelphia bondholders from interfeing in the reorganization plan.

Judge Robert Gerber also barred any revived lawsuits.

Those restrictiosn bring the compay closer to soliciting votes for it's
reorganixation plan.

The ruling was issued Tuesday.

Rep Rep. Marty Causer (R-Turtlepoint) would like to remind all area seniors
and their families that he will host his fourth annual Senior Expo tomorrow,
Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Coudersport Consistory.

The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a free lunch will be
provided. Many state, county and local vendors will be on hand to distribute
information and answer seniors' questions.

"I encourage seniors and their families to take advantage of the opportunity
to educate themselves on health care, safety, nutrition, housing,
recreational opportunities and much more," said Causer. "We have an
excellent agenda full of speakers to talk on important health-related
subjects for seniors."

In addition to the vendors that will have information available throughout
the day at the expo, the following is an agenda for scheduled speakers:

· 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Dr. Steven Herrmann of The Bradford
Regional Medical Cardiology Center will speak on congestive heart failure.

· 11 a.m. to 11:30 am. - Sherry Harmon of Charles Cole Memorial
Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit will explain what an acute
rehabilitation unit is.

· 11:30 to Noon - Barbara Corroll, the director of Charles Cole
Memorial Hospital Patient Accounts, will speak on how to better understand
medical records.

· Noon- 1 p.m. - A free lunch will be provided.

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· 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Valerie Jackson, MS, of Hamot Medical Center
will review the ABC's of heart disease.

In addition to speakers and vendors, various health screenings will be
offered at this year's expo. Total blood cholesterol, random blood sugar and
body fat composition screenings will be provided by the Charles Cole
Memorial Hospital. Blood pressure and carotid screenings will be provided by
the Hamot Medical Center.

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EJS/jab

Barbra Ann Peck retired to the master bedroom of her Emsworth home with her husband, Russell, and cocked a handgun before turning the lights out and going to bed.

Lying next to him, she fired a single shot into her husband's head after she thought he had fallen into a deep sleep.

Then she got out of bed, stood above Russell Peck and fired two more bullets before fleeing Clearview Road in Emsworth to the couple's camp in Potter County, dumping the gun somewhere along a road in Warren County.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/today/s_471034.html

A 17 year old driver was involved in a crash last week. Police say the teen was driving a 1993 Red Honda Civic when it crossed to the opposite side of the rolled onto its roof. The teen was transported to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital for treatment.

POTTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING

August 31, 2006

CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Potter County Commissioners was called to order
at 11:05 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2006 in the office of the Commissioners,
Potter County Courthouse, One East Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915.

Present were Commissioners Kenneth Wingo, John Torok and Catherine Bowers.
Also present were Prothonotary Amy Moshier, Treasurer Krista Miller, Chief
Clerk Cora Thompson, Recording Secretary Lucinda Weakland.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL
Commissioner Wingo gave a roll call of those present: Commissioner Bowers –
present; Commissioner Torok – present; Commissioner Wingo – present;
Recording Secretary Lucinda Weakland – present; Chief Clerk Cora Thompson –
present.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was none.

MINUTES – (08/18/06)
Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve the minutes as presented.
Commissioner Torok seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

OLD BUSINESS

There was none.

NEW BUSINESS

· SAFETY AND SECURITY POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Commissioner Torok made a motion to adopt the policies and procedures.
Commissioner Bowers seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers noted that the Safety and Security Policies
& Procedures are guidelines to follow when the access cards are issued and
the courthouse security system is activated. Commissioner Bowers further
noted that after this is executed, the plan is to send it out to all
department heads and row officers with instructions that they go over it
with the personnel in their offices. Additionally, Commissioner Bowers
stated that she hopes that prior to the activation of the system when the
access cards are ready, small groups can be taken through and given
instructions on how to use them, what they do and what they cannot do. She
further noted that a cheat sheet would be done to summarize the “do’s and
don’t’s” such as not sharing access cards.

Commissioner Bowers explained that this is not the most elaborate system but
they got what they could afford with the available funding. She further
explained that it could be expanded upon in the future but it’s better that
what we currently have in place.

Commissioner Wingo suggested that prior to activating the system, a meeting
of all employees could be called to go over the highlights. Commissioner
Bowers agreed and further stated that it would be up to the department heads
and row officers to stress the procedures. She stated that things would not
be as they were before. The security is not a tight as Tioga County and our
fire alarm system is much better than we’ve ever had in the history of the
courthouse. Commissioner Bowers further stated that as far as security for
the court system, knowing what has happened in other places, she believes
that the commissioners have done the best they could with the Title IV-D
monies that were available.

Commissioner Wingo agreed that this was a great step forward. He noted that
in many other places, there is much more involved security procedures and
that what is being implemented here will be minimally invasive.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

· LEASE AGREEMENT – Between Potter County EMA and Clifton and Shirley
Saulter for extension of lease for communication tower easements through
September 30, 2007.

Commissioner Torok made a motion to approve. Commissioner Wingo seconded the
motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers asked if this was a renewal of a previous
lease or an extension of one the county already has. Commissioner Wingo
responded that it was an extension of the current contract at the cost of
$1.00 per year and that the Saulters are very gracious to allow the county
to use their land under these terms.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· PCHS CONTRACT

MENTAL RETARDATION 05/06 06/07
Jessica Ransom
Respite/Family Aid
Minimal Care $40.00 same
Intermediate Care $50.00 same
Maximum Care $55.00 same
Family Aid/Training $5.64 same
Mileage $ .31 same
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve as presented. Commissioner
Torok seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

TRAININGS

· Crystal Thomas – PACNET 6th Annual Conference, October 4 – 6, 2006, State
College, PA. Request for meals, mileage, lodging ($309.24) and registration
($200.00) expenses.
Purpose: Annual Conference

· Debbie Lincoln – Fall Early Intervention Leadership Meeting, October 16 –
18, 2006, State College, PA. Request for meals, mileage and lodging
($201.82) expenses. There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Mandatory meeting

· Mary Morris – Juvenile Rules Training, September 14 – 15, 2006, Carlisle,
PA. Request for meals and registration fee ($165.00) expenses. The PA
District Attorney’s Institute will fund lodging and mileage expenses. Meals
and registration costs will be funded through the JAIBG grant.
Purpose: Mandatory training to fulfill continuing legal education
requirements

· Jim Boothby and Melissa Gee – Planning and Partnering for Disaster
Response and Recovery, September 26 – 28, 2006, State College, PA. Request
for meals, mileage and lodging ($429.66) expenses. There is no registration
fee.
Purpose: Necessary for ongoing preparedness for emergency response in case
of disaster

· Dawn Fink – Basic Prosecutor’s Course, December 4 – 7, 2006, Harrisburg,
PA. Request for some meals, all mileage, one night’s lodging and
registration fee ($275.00) expenses. The PA District Attorney’s Association
will pay for all other lodging and meal expenses.
Purpose: Mandatory training to fulfill continuing legal education
requirements

· Irene North – PA WNV Program Adult Mosquito Control: ULV & Barrier
Product/Application Seminar, August 30, 2006, Snyder County. Retroactive
request for mileage expenses only.
Purpose: 4 Core Credits and 1 Category Pesticide Credit

· Donna Foust – Elder Law & Estate Planning Update, October 3, 2006, Dubois,
PA. Request for meals, mileage and registration fee ($25.00) expenses.
Purpose: Important information will be provided on Elder Law issues and
estate planning. Also updates on new changes in Medicare laws.

· Loretta Landon and Marilyn Jestes – Ethics for Effective COD Practice,
October 11, 2006, Warren State Hospital. Request for meals, mileage and
registration ($150.00) expenses.
Purpose: Important training for working with consumers who are experiencing
multiple problems i.e., Mental illness and substance abuse

· Melissa Gee – Certified Peer Specialist Training, September 14 – 15, 2006,
State College, PA. Request for meals, mileage and lodging ($308.14)
expenses. There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Mandatory Certified Peer Specialist Supervisory Training

Commissioner Wingo noted that the training for Irene North is a retroactive
approval since the training was on August 30th and made a motion to approve
the above listed trainings as presented. Commissioner Torok seconded the
motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

· PCHS – Reclassification of Nila Gerner from Clerk Typist 2 to Clerk Typist
3 effective August 22, 2006 with a salary increase from the current rate of
$18,688.00 to $20,570.00 pending Salary Board approval. This
reclassification is requested due to an increase in program and job
responsibilities.

Commissioner Wingo made a motion to approve as presented. Commissioner Torok
seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers verified with Chief Clerk Thompson that
these positions are Civil Service positions. She further inquired as to
whether or not this was a new job description. Chief Clerk Thompson stated
that it was not. Commissioner Bowers further inquired as to whether this
meant that a Clerk Typist 2 position would now be open. Chief Clerk Thompson
stated that she was not sure but that she would clarify this with PCHS
Administrator Jim Kockler. Commissioner Bowers further noted that she needed
clarification based on the wording of the personnel request.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· SHERIFF – Hiring of the following as Part-time Security Guards for the
Potter County Courthouse effective September 14, 2006 at an hourly rate of
$8.20 pending Salary Board approval:

o Garth Clark
o John D. Little III
o William B. Powers
o Philip Seeley

These positions are appointed under the authority of the County Code,
Section 2326.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve as presented. Commissioner
Torok seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers stated for the record that the reason why
these four individuals will be starting on September 14th was to allow them
to have a couple of days of orientation. She further explained that their
normal shifts would begin on the 18th of September.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD

Prothonotary Amy Moshier gave the commissioners an update on her efforts to
secure a grant to assist with the preservation of courthouse historic
records. She had originally asked for a little over $8,000.00 and they have
been approved for almost all of that amount.

Commissioner Bowers asked if this was the continuation of an existing grant
or a new grant. Ms. Moshier responded that this was a new grant.

On Friday, August 25, 2006, she received official notice that her 2006-2007
Archives and Records Management grant application had been reviewed and the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission had approved a grant award in
the amount of $6,186.00. This is a matching funds grants and the
Prothonotary’s Office had previously set aside automation fund money to
provide for the balance of the project cost.

This grant will provide durable back up copies of Potter County’s Treasurer
and Sheriff’s Deed Poll books and indexes on microfiche. A copy will be
available for use by the public in the Office of the Prothonotary, copies
will be provided to the Potter County Historical Society and to the State
Archives, and a copy will be securely stored in the underground storage
facility at Iron Mountain, PA.

Once the county receives the grant funds from the state, the books and
indexes in question will be picked up by Infocon, Inc. of Ebensburg, PA, who
will be in charge of the microfiche process. Once the process is completed
Infocon will return the books, indexes, and microfiche to Potter County. (No
new county personnel will be required for this grant.)

The Treasurer (tax sale) and Sheriff (mortgage foreclosure) Deed Poll books
are the official court record of tax sales and sheriff’s sales that were
acknowledged in open court. These records are used on a daily basis by real
estate abstractors/title searchers and are occasionally used by genealogical
researchers and the general public. There is no backup to these important
records as in Potter County only approximately 15%-20% of the corresponding
deeds were ever recorded in the Recorder of Deeds office. If these records
were ever lost, the consequences could be devastating for the citizens of
Potter County, underscoring the importance of creating a backup for them

Commissioner Bowers reiterated that this grant money would not create any
new positions. She also applauded Ms. Moshier for her efforts and recognized
how crucial the preservation of these records is to the county as a former
abstractor and title insurance agent.

Prothonotary Moshier went over the documentation that the commissioners
would need to sign and return to her.

CHIEF CLERK REPORT

· Applications for allocation of County Liquid Fuels Tax Funds as follows:

o Coudersport Borough, $4,435.00
o Hector Township, $2,650.00

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve the liquid fuel applications as
presented by the Chief Clerk. Commissioner Wingo seconded the motion. There
was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

BILLS

Potter County Human Services
Payroll Checks #2340-2357 Total: $ 7,446.84
Payroll Direct Deposit Total: $137,137.58*
Payroll Christmas Club Deposits Total: $ 1,542.50
Payroll Tax Transfers Total: $ 19,090.49
State Tax Witholdings Transfers Total: $ 2,441.09
Accounts Payable Checks 20901-21039 Total: $136,493.05
Voided Checks – none

*$91,335.18 from prior 2 pay periods
Total: $304,151.55
Potter County Courthouse
Payroll Checks 74416 - 74487
Accounts Payable Checks 85566-85684
Manual Checks – none
Voided Checks - none
Total: $223,673.99
LEPC
Voided Checks – none
Checks 1109-1113
Total: $ 7,783.55
911
Voided Checks - none
Checks 2462-2470 Total: $ 72,226.01

911 Wireless Funds
Voided Checks – none
Checks 1062-1064
Total: $ 9,974.78
Automation Fund – Fund 18
Voided Checks – none
Checks 85685 - 85686
Total: $ 4,047.74
Liquid Fuels
Checks #1066-1067 Total: $ 3,885.00

Commissioner Wingo made a motion to approve payment of the bills as
presented. Commissioner Torok seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers wanted to know about the amount with the
asterick noted with the PCHS bills. Treasurer Krista Miller responded that
the account was overdrawn for those pay periods.

Commissioner Wingo noted that he had spoken to Jim Kockler prior to the
meeting and that the PCHS Fiscal Department would like to be able to
electronically transfer funds and that Mr. Kockler has submitted a request
to the commissioners to authorize this capability.

Commissioner Torok asked if the expected funding has started to come in to
PCHS. Chief Clerk Thompson responded that it was coming in. Commissioner
Torok asked if they had started to pay down their line of credit loan. Chief
Clerk Thompson responded that they had paid $50,000.00 during the last pay
cycle, another $50,000.00 during this cycle and will continue to pay it
down.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

ADJOURNMENT

Commissioner Wingo issued a call for any further business to come before the
board. Hearing none, the meeting was adjourned at 11:23 a.m.

Prepared by Lucinda Weakland

POTTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING

September 14, 2006

CALL TO ORDER

MOMENT OF SILENCE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT

MINUTES – (08/31/06)

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

· APPOINTMENTS and RESIGNATIONS – ATOD Advisory Board (Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs)

Jim Kockler, PCHS has submitted the following for the commissioners’
approval:

o Appointment of Ms. Emily Gamble, Northern Potter High School Senior

o Resignation of Ms. Melissa Maiuro who is graduating and joining the
service

· BID NOTICE – PCHS advertised for bids for a 1998 Ford Windstar Van. The
deadline for submitting bids was September 8, 2006.

No bids were received.

· BID NOTICE – The commissioners advertised for bids for 11 cherry logs
located at the Saulter Preserve. The deadline for submitting bids was
September 8, 2006.

No bids were received.

· APPOINTMENT – PCHS Advisory Board

Jim Kockler requests the appointment of Pastor Dennis Adams to the PCHS
Advisory Board.

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

· AGREEMENT – Between Potter County and Infocon, Inc. for On-Line Data
Processing Services for the Prothonotary’s Office.

This agreement allows Infocon to continue imaging Clerk of Courts documents
utilizing the docket entries from the Pennsylvania CPCMS

· PCHS CONTRACTS

AGING 05/06 06/07
Pennsylvania Conference Association of
Seventh Day Adventists, Inc.
Lease Agreement (Coudersport Senior Center) $290/mo. $400/mo.
11/1/06 to 10/31/07

MENTAL HEALTH
Dickinson Mental Health Center
Family Based Mental Health $98,554 $106,632
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Crisis Intervention/Emergency Services $102,055 $108,658
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Student Assistance Program $99,793 $106,772
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Partial Hospital Program $33,245 $30,670
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Psychiatric Outpatient $221,941 $226,626
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

MENTAL RETARDATION 05/06 06/07
Dickinson Mental Health Center
Community Living (Group Homes) $369,195 $487,425
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Family Living Through Life Sharing $161,852 $169,990
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Community Habilitation (Adult
Developmental Training) $254,957.04 $286,859.00
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Dickinson Mental Health Center
Adult Vocational Training $149,760 $157,857
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

CHILDREN AND YOUTH
The Perseus House, Inc.
RTF (Male) per day $217.31 same
RTF (Female) per day $217.70 same
(Pd. for through Medical Assistance)
Shelter per diem $180.26 same
Intensive Treatment Unit (Male) $205.99 $208.05
Intensive Treatment Program (Female) $191.22 same
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

Tioga County Human Services
Detention (per day) $168 $173
Diagnostic $875 $800
Residential (per day) $161 same
7/1/06 to 6/30/07

DRUG & ALCOHOL
Esper Center
Methadone Treatment $13.58/day$13.58/day
Annual Physical $100.00 $100.00

TRAININGS

· John Moshier – 27th PA DUI Association Annual Meeting, October 24 – 27,
2006, State College, PA. Request for meals, mileage, lodging ($110.67) and
registration ($255.00) expenses.
Purpose: Annual Meeting

· Colleen Wilbur – RTI, October 25 – 27, 2006, Cranberry, PA. Request for
meals, mileage, lodging ($314.64) and registration ($500.00) expenses.
Purpose: Required training hours for BDAD

· Jim Boothby & Melissa Gee – DCORT Coordinators Meeting, October 24 – 25,
2006, Grantville, PA. Request for meals, mileage and lodging ($370.60)
expenses. There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Necessary to learn about new DCORT training curriculum.

· Melissa Gee – OIM Cognos 7 Cubes & Reporting New User Training, October
18 – 19, 2006, Harrisburg, PA. Request for meals, mileage and lodging
($146.06) expenses. There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Reporting data to the state i.e., POMS

· Krista Miller – Fall Seminar - County Treasurer’s Association, October 4,
2006, Toftrees Resort. Request for meals and mileage expenses only.
Purpose: Fall Seminar

· Kenneth Hoffman – MR Program Specialist, October 18 – 19, 2006,
Harrisburg, PA. Request for meals, mileage and lodging ($335.72) expenses.
There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Essential training to access DPW’s Data Warehouse for completion of
OMR’s IM Reports.

· Barb Kiel – 2006 Conference of the PA Association of Senior Centers,
October 3 – 4, 2006, State College, PA. Request for meals, mileage, lodging
($190.96) and registration ($120.00) expenses.
Purpose: Excellent opportunity to receive on-going training as required.

· Colleen Wilbur – PACDAA, October 18 – 20, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA. Request
for meals, mileage, lodging ($287.41) and registration ($280.00) expenses.
Purpose: Required as PACDAA membership – updated from BDAP & OMHSAS

· Susanne Boucher – Waiver Care Plan Review Meeting, September 9, 2006,
Harrisburg, PA. Retroactive request for meals, mileage and lodging ($88.29)
expenses. There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Mandatory meeting with PA Dept. of Aging and Dept of Public Welfare
for waiver care plan review process.

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

· PROTHONOTARY – Hiring of Mary Lou Fourness for the position of Part-Time,
Class II Records Preservation Clerk, effective September 15, 2006 at the
rate of $8.30 per hour pending Salary Board approval.

This position would be dependent on the automation fund income continuing to
be sufficient to pay the wages for this position, including the County’s
share of the Unemployment Compensation and FICA, as well as continue to fund
the currently established imaging procedures being paid for out of this
fund.

· MAINTENTANCE – Hiring of Joseph Kurtz for the position of Full-Time
Maintenance II, Class IV effective September 18, 2006 at the rate of $9.17
per hour pending Salary Board approval.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD

CHIEF CLERK REPORT

· Applications for allocation of County Liquid Fuels Tax Funds as follows:

o Abbott Township, $1,882.50

BILLS

Potter County Human Services
Payroll Checks2358-2367 Total: $ 5,203.08
Payroll Direct Deposit Total: $ 46,069.09
Payroll Christmas Club Deposits Total: $ 1,542.50
Payroll Tax Transfers Total: $ 18,614.39
State Tax Withholdings Transfers Total: $ 2,363.51
Accounts Payable Checks #20940-21151 Total: $296,136.25
Voided Checks – none
Total: $369,928.82
Potter County Courthouse
Payroll Checks # 74488-74571
Accounts Payable Checks #85687-85787
Manual Checks – none
Voided Checks #85554, 85604, 85680 Total: $216,112.52
LEPC
Voided Checks – none
Checks #1114-1117
Total: $ 1,081.17
911
Voided Checks - none
Checks #2471-2481 Total: $ 3,071.69

911 Wireless Funds
Voided Checks – none
Checks #1065-1066 Total: $ 321.59

Automation Fund
Voided Checks – none
Check #85788 Total: $ 1,075.00

Liquid Fuels
Checks #1068 Total: $ 2,392.50

DRO IV D
Check #560 Total: $ 40,284.78

ADJOURNMENT

Prepared by Lucinda Weakland

Fall means changing leaves, cool, crisp autumn air and Sizerville State
Parks Autumn Festival. This special event will be held on October 7, 2006
from noon until 4:00 pm. The Festival celebrates colonial skills and crafts
that pioneer families used around the house and homestead. This year, there
will be new events as well as returning old favorites.
Here’s what’s happening: The hands-on, make-it and take-it craft tables
will run from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p. m. in the Children’s Activity Area
between Pavilion #5 and Pavilion #6 (check the information booth next to the
Park Office for details and locations). The projects include: Pumpkin
Carving, Pioneer Games, Kite Making, Apple Cidering, Sun Prints, Leaf
Banners, Candy Making, Tin Punching, Birdseed Art, Paper Making and Pine
Cone Dipping. No fee is charged for these activities.
Special demonstrations and exhibits on-going are Beading, Maple Syrup
products, Tatting, Knitting, Musicians, Wood Carving, Kettle Korn, Candy and
Carmel Apples, and Wood Carving.
Smokey Bear will be making a guest appearance at 2:00 pm, compliments of
Emporium District #13, Bureau of Forestry.
Food vendors will also be on hand including a bake sale, Sandy’s concession
stand (with ice cream) and the Boy Scouts’ food booth.
Come join us and get a feel for what autumn was like for the pioneers who
settled this area. It is a wonderful event to attend as a family or as a
special day alone. Either way, you are sure to have a great time!

Want to shake off that cabin fever? Come join us for the 1st annual Winter
Snowshoe Building Workshop: Build you won pair of traditional style
snowshoes during a workshop on Saturday, October 28, 2006 from 9:00 am to
3:00 pm. The workshop will lead you step by step through the building
process with the completion of one wooden traditional snowshoe. The second
shoe is on your own, creating a product that can be passed on for
generations to come. Your snowshoe kit, provided by Country Ways, is brought
to you at a wholesale cost of $110. This fee includes the instruction,
adjustable bindings, ash wood frames, and nylon lacing. Everything you need
to complete your very own pair of quality snowshoes with confidence and
ease.
While you are completing your snowshoes you will be entertained and
educated on the history behind this rapidly growing wintertime activity.
After you complete your snowshoes be sure to return for the free, guided
snowshoe hikes scheduled through out the winter season at Sizerville State
Park.
Pre-registration is required to ensure that your kit arrives in time for
the workshop. Registration and payment is due by October 16, 2006. Please
contact the Sizerville State Park with questions and/or registration
requests at 814-486-5605. Workshop is limited to eight participants.

ABC's travel section has a feature article on Cherry Springs Stargazing. You can click here to read the article.

Coudersport man, Bryan Moyer will be in jail for 29-65 years. The 38 year
old has been charged with 47 counts of molesting boys between 5 and 7 years
of age.

Most of the boyws were in his care as foster children between 2003 and 2005.
He was convicted in April.

This photo is from Laurie Barr-Tomkinson of cardcreek.com
She recently volunteered as a part of the Habitat for Humanity Project in Coudersport. Her website has many photos from the Potter McKean area.

RepEMPORIUM - In response to the train derailment and subsequent chemical
spill that occurred in McKean and Cameron counties on June 30, 2006, Rep.
Marty Causer (R-Turtlepoint) recently wrote a letter to the Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) seeking a special account to finance the
restoration of the area affected by the spill.

"We must do everything that we can to restore the exceptionally valued trout
streams to their original state," said Causer.

When the 28 Norfolk Southern railroad cars derailed, 44,000 gallons of
sodium hydroxide spilled into Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek, causing long-term
damage for several miles downstream.

In his Sept. 1 letter to DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty, Causer encouraged
the DEP to establish a special account to deposit all fines collected from
the Norfolk Southern Railroad as a result of the derailment.

"By setting aside an account specifically for fines paid as a result of this
incident, we can ensure that money will be available to pay for future
restoration projects in the area affected by the spill," said Causer. "I am
hopeful that the DEP will act quickly to create this account and I look
forward to working with them throughout the clean-up process."

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RepCOUDERSPORT - Rep. Marty Causer (R-Turtlepoint) would like to invite all
area seniors and their families to his fourth annual Senior Expo on
Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Coudersport Consistory.

The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and lunch will be
provided.

"There are so many programs and services out there to help seniors, and this
expo is a one-stop shop to learn all about them," Causer said. "Each year,
attendance at my expos in Bradford and Coudersport grows, and I hope that
continues this year.

"I encourage seniors and their families to take advantage of the opportunity
to educate themselves on health care, safety, nutrition, housing,
recreational opportunities and much more."

State, county and local vendors will be on hand to distribute information
and answer seniors' questions. Among those scheduled to attend are:
Pennsylvania's Bureau of Unclaimed Property; Area Transportation Authority
of North Central Pennsylvania; Cameron and Potter Counties Assistance
office; Coudersport Borough Police Department; PA Department of Health; PA
Game Commission; Potter County Sheriff; Social Security Office; and the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of State Parks.

A Shinglehouse man is facing charges after a Saturday Night incident. According to police, 24 year old Aaron Mahon entered Michael Smoker's home on Railroad avenue, where he assaulted 18 year old Amber Harrier of Roulette. Allegedly, Mahon shoved her down a hallway. A door frame was damaged in the incident, and Smoker told police that Mahon harassed him. When Mahon left the scene, he took Smoker's vehicle without permission. He's facing trespassing, harassment, DUI, and traffic charges.

A 20 year old Roulette man is facing charges of underage drinking. According to State Troopers, Charles Marsh admitted he had been consuming alcohol. His vehicle was stopped four hours later on Third and Center Street for multiple traffic violations. He faces DUI charges as well.