Michelle Hatcher (my mom) took these pics of the new ladder truck for Roulette. Still no luck getting in touch with any one from the fire department for details. (Can someone have them call me?)

Sources tell us the truck was given fom an anonymous donor...

The Emporium Fire Department, assisted by St. Marys Fire Dept., battled a
house fire on East Allegheny Avenue, in Emporium, Tuesday evening. The fire
destroyed a rental property owned by Darren Gennocro, and occupied by the
Calvin Lane family. The was no one home during the fire. The home and
contents were a complete loss.

This story and article posted by Randy Frey

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I just recieved this picture from Congressman John Peterson's office.
The picture shows Michael L. Dominguez, the acting Secretary of the Air Force at the time (current SecAF is Pete Geren), giving Jamie the medal. The second and third pictures feature AF Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper prominently. Her husband, Mike, is wearing the navy blue shirt. Her parents are on the right side of the bed.



From what I've read about Jamie, she really wanted to be able to stand up and receve her award in uniform. She's also apparently doing much better than she was when this picture was taken.

State Senator Joe Scarnati has issued a call for sanctions against sexual
predators. Scarnati says severe penalties must be enacted to keep children
safe.

State Senators Jane Orie and John Raffertty introduced a legislation to
bring Jessica's Law to Pennsylvania.

Scarnati says predators who prey on children under twelve need to be dealt
with swiftly and harshly.

A Harrison Valley man and his wife have been charged with making false
reports to Police. 24-year-old Matthew Kio was in the news recently, as he
reported his car stolen five days ago. AS police investigated, they
determined that Kio gave the vehicle to a friend, and the car was then
involved in a crash in New York State.

Both Kio and his wife, 25-year-old Holly Kio have been charged.

Mt Jewett's Swedish Festival kicks off Friday. AN Old Fashioned Swedish
Christmas Theme will run through the event which will feature a car show,
dancing, fireworks, and of course, food. The festival runs from Friday until
Sunday evening.

An Olean man has been questioned in the hit and run death Wednesday of a
Wellsville teen. According to John Wolf, State Police Senior Investigator,
the man went to the Amity state police barracks with his attorney last week
and told police he thought he hit a deer. Evidence from the Chevy Venture he
was driving has been sent to the crime lab in Albany for testing. 17-year
old Samuel Swift was found dead at 2 a.m. Wednesday morning on Route 19 by a
passerby and could not be revived.

The McKean County Historical Society will hold a program honoring World War
II veterans Today. The program, titled "Recollections" will begin at 7 p.m.
at the Smethport Area High school auditorium and will include displays and
presentations of World War II events, live music from the World War II era
played by Jack's Little Big band and personal recollections from area P-O-Ws
and veterans. The event is free and open to the public and all World War II
veterans are invited to attend and encouraged to dress in uniform if they
wish.

A two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning involving an ATA bus resulted in minor
injuries for two people. According to Bradford Township Police officer Dave
Doyle, just before 8:30 a.m., the ATA bus operated by 68-year old Burton
Wilson of Bradford was exiting Campus Drive and failed to see a southbound
vehicle driven by 63-year old Carol Feiro of Bradford. The bus was crossing
Dorothy lane when it was hit in the side by the Feiro vehicle. Feiro was
treated at the scene and taken to Bradford Regional Medical Center by a
private vehicle. One passenger on the ATA bus reported a minor injury as
well. The crash is still under investigation.

Sources say an anonymous donor gave a gift of a new ladder truck to the
Roulette Fire Hall. The truck will make its way in from Omaha on Saturday.

Roulette Township Secretary Lucille Church confirmed that the truck was
received as a gift.

Fire Chief Brad Lannager has not been able to be reached for comment.

Editor's Note: Anybody else get frustrated when Public Officials don't have
a listed phone number?

Olean Police arrested a man on a warrant from the town of Cuba. 24 year old
Kevin Todd was picked up on two counts of rape and two counts of third
degree sodomy.

The Smethport School Board unanimously decided to purchase telecommunication
services at a discounted rate by joining a consortium. Intermediate Unites
8, 9 and 10 are all pulling together in an attempt to get lower cost
Internet, telephone, and other network services.

Injured Air Force Tech Sergeant Jamie Himes Dana was excited last week when
she was paid a visit by her K-9 partner Rex in her hospital room at Walter
Reed Medical center. On Sunday though, she was visited by Secretary of
Defense Donald Rumsfield. Rumsfield made rounds through the hospital, and
spend bout 15 minutes with Dana.

Dana is recovering from injuries sustained in a Bomb Blast near Kirkuk.

A Bobcat is being tested for rabies after it bit a motorist in Limestone.
Salamanca Police say the bobcat was hit by a car on Saturday. The woman
thought the cat was dead, and took it to the police station.

The cat bit her hand, and then died.

The Cattaraugus County Health Department is sending the bobcat's brain to
Albany for testing.

Representative Martin Causer has proposed legislation to transfer
responsibilities for emergency medical services. House Bill 1282 will be the
subject of a public hearing Thursday, August 18th in State College. The bill
suggests transferring the responsibilities from the state Department of
Health to the newly created Emergency Medical Services Agency or PEMSA. The
bill also suggests the director of PEMSA be appointed by the governor.

Members of the Mt Jewett Volunteer Fire Department are requesting the
borough council begin planning to replace their current firetruck. Fire
Chief Craig Simons put in the request through a letter to council, stating
the 1989 GMC truck now in use is past its 10-year mandatory refurbishment
stage and it would cost approximately $90 thousand to restore, while a new
truck could be purchased for a minimum of $125 thousand. Simons says the
department is requesting a plan that would replace the truck within five
years.

A new major at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will help students
learn what it takes to own and operate their own business. The
entrepreneurship major is the first of the kind in our region and one of
only 104 in the United States. The program will kick off this month with the
start of the fall semester. According to Betsy Matz, chairwoman of
Pitt-Bradford's Management and Education division, the new major will center
on e-commerce and also cover the area of running your own business more
thoroughly than the business management major does, particularly the issues
faced by start-up businesses.

There is still room for local residents to participate in the Penn State
Cooperative Extension Rain Barrel Construction Workshop slated for tonight
August 9, 2005, at 6PM at the 911 Center in Smethport. The workshops
encourage residents to conserve water resources in their home and landscape.
Water conservation is always a good idea and the recent dry weather reminds
us all of the limitations of our water resources. Residents can collect the
rain water from the structures on their property and use that water in their
gardens and landscapes. Residents will have the opportunity to construct
their own rain barrel at the workshop, which they can take home and use.

The workshop will be held at the following site and time:
McKean County
Tuesday - August 9, 2005, 911 Center, Smethport, PA 6:00 PM

Maintenance work planned by McKean County employees includes:

* CRACK SEALING - SR 46, SR 6 to Crosby

* GRADING UN-PAVED ROADS - SR 1001 Doyle Hollow, SR 1002 Champlin Hill

* GRADE LOW SHOULDERS -SR 321, SR 346 to SR 59

* MOWING - Various Routes - County Wide

* MANUAL PAVEMENT PATCHING - SR 6 Kane to Lantz Corners

* PIPE WORK - SR 346 Duke Center

* SIGN BRUSHING AND SIGN REPAIRS - Various Routes - County Wide

Maintenance work planned by Elk County employees includes:

* BRUSHING - SR 120 Ridgway to St. Marys

* BRIDGE REPAIRS - SR 555 Caledonia.

* DITCH CLEANING - SR 3000 Shawmut

* UNDER DRAIN INSTALLATION - SR 555 Caledonia.

* PIPE TRENCH PATCHING - SR 555 Caledonia.

* MILLING BUMPS - SR 219 Johnsonburg to Ridgway.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

G.O. HAWBAKER
The contractor plans to start paving on SR 555 from Weedville to Medix Run
on Wednesday, 08-10-05. Contractor will also start "Curb to Curb" milling of
pavement on SR 120, Brussels St, in St. Marys on Thursday, 08-11-05,
Benezette Township forces will be grading T-520 for paving. Contractor
plans to pave T-520, week of 08-15-05.

Motorists can visit the PENNDOT website at www.dot.state.pa.us and by
clicking on the Statewide Construction Map for updates concerning ongoing
projects.

Citizens who want to report road concerns can call PENNDOT Maintenance at 1
800 FIX ROAD (1-800-349-7623).

Posted is a list from d9sports.com.
This is just a first week list of the 2005 football games.
For a complete season list, please visit www.d9sports.com.

WEEK ONE

• St. Marys has the week off

• Coudersport at Johnsonburg, 7 p.m.
• Otto-Eldred at Kane, 7 p.m.
• Port Allegany at Ridgway, 7 p.m.
• Smethport at Curwensville, 7 p.m.
• Bradford at Clearfield, 7 p.m.
• Brookville at Moniteau, 7 p.m.
• Central Mountain at DuBois, 7 p.m.
• Punxsutawney at Bellefonte, 7 p.m.
• Karns City at Cambridge Springs, 7 p.m.
• Redbank Valley at Union, 7 p.m.
• A-C Valley at Clarion-Limestone, 7:30 p.m.
• Sheffield at Brockway, 7:30 p.m.
• Keystone at Clarion, 7:30 p.m. at Clarion University
• Saturday, Sept. 4
• Cameron County at Elk County Catholic, 7 p.m.

This image was sent to us by Michael Colton and Joe Ostroski. The second image was sent to us by Paul Heimel.

I believe it was taken in Coudersport.

As the bald eagle population grows, we should start seeing more and more of these across the region.

To be honest, when I see it, it's no wonder that such a regal bird was chosen as a symbol of our nation.