The Driftwood Borough is seeking council persons to serve on the board. In July, two of the five members left. For a quorum to take place, three members must be present. The November primary leaves three seats available. Council President Basil Buchanan Jr. is the only one in the race at this time. Two people are needed to serve and they are hoping to gather people, though they realize that is difficult for tiny boroughs to operate.

A big thank you to Josh Hatcher for inviting me to be a contributor to the Roulette Rebel. I guess my first post will be an introduction of sorts. My name is Randy Frey and I live in Emporium, PA. I am a father of five, happily married, and I work for General Electric.
I hope to contribute many Cameron County items to this blog. I like to write, but my real passion is photography. A single picture can sometimes tell the whole tale. You can see some of my work at http://camconative.dotphoto.com

These are some pics from our trip to the "Bear Caves" at Allegany State PArk, just over the line into New York State. The caves are passageways and nooks and crannies behind and underneath large Limestone Deposits on top of the mountain... It was quite a hike to get to them... between toting the baby, and my big belly, it was a workout.

I couldn't get too far in the caves, being a big fella, but Zoe and the kids explored pretty deep down in...



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My Lil' Spelunkers

A Popular Cave... as evidenced by the grafiti... this one smelled like spraypaint, and went back in the mountain much farther than any of my crew was willing to explore.

Michaelah Bumps Her Head

Weather conditions have caused the cancellation of this weekend's second
Allegheny River Scavenger Hunt. Pa Cleanways of McKean county has cancelled
the event, which was scheduled for Saturday, August 27th due to low water
levels in the Allegheny River. The group's next event is a tire recycling
event September 17th at Tack's Inn.

Three people have been arrested and sent to jail in a string of incidents in
Elk County that are apparently related. Police say a butchered cow, 8 camp
arsons, two shotgun damaged vehicles and one mailbox could have all been
done by the same actors.

Police say it's unclear if all the incidents are related, but they are
convinced the possibility exists. Anyone with information on any of the
incidents is asked to contact State Police in Ridgway.

State Troopers in Coudersport are investigating an Austin crime.
73-year-old Charles Lewis paid a man to do repair work on his house. The man
never performed the work, after receiving 14 hundred dollars in cash.

Police continue to investigate.

A New York woman is accused of stealing money from Potter County Human
Services. Police say 22 year old Heather Lundy was working as a receptionist
at the Potter County Human Services Building in Roulette, when she was
required to make deposits that came in fro the Galeton Senior Center. Lundy
allegedly kept the 160 and 116-dollar deposits.

She also faces charges for stealing 781.60 from a human services van parked
behind the building before a deposit could be made.

Lundy ceased working with Human Services in 2004.

A Bradford man will not see prison boot camp. 22-year-old Jeremy Hatch is
serving two to five years for involuntary manslaughter charges in the death
oif his infant son.

McKean County Judge John Yoder declared the man eligible for boot camp at
sentencing in May.

State correctional Institution at Houtzdale officials say Hatch is in medium
security incarceration, and ineligible for boot camp because of an
outstanding case.

No court records in McKean County indicate another case, and District
Attorney John Pavlock told local media outlets he knows of no outstanding
cases.

The Coudersport man accused of groping boys while out on bail for
molestation charges in Coudersport is still in jail in lie of 1 million
dollars bail. 37 year old Brian Moyer is accused of groping a boy in
Boyerstown, in addition to numerous charges of molestation that occurred in
Coudersport with foster children.

The identity of the body found in Forest County has been confirmed as that
of 30-year-old Patrick Winslow Ryan.

The Coudersport Native was a Pitt Bradford Graduate, and a graduate student
at Clarion University, as well as a former employee of WESB and Cool 100.

The Forest County DA's office confirmed the death as well, DA Mark Aaron
says the body was matched to dental records Wednesday afternoon.

Police say the death is suspicious, and it may spur a homicide investigation
after the autopsy results come back today.

Police say 47-year-old Richard Moate of Emporium called to report an
incident of Criminal Mischief. Unknown actor dumped garbage on his porch,
and fled the scene.

A 17 year old was busted after entering the Ink and Iron Tattoo shop in
Emporium and becoming disorderly.

Reports form witnesses recounted a broken window at the scene. Police say
disorderly conduct charges have been filed.

The owner of the tattoo shop, Daniel Blust has also been charged with
disorderly conduct, at about the same time as the earlier incident, police
say he crossed the street and yelled obscenities at 19-year-old Thomas
Richards of Emporium.

An Emporium man told Police a known male threatened him with a gun at his
East Street Emporium Home early Tuesday morning.. 44 year old Joseph Linton
reported the incident. Police are investigating.

Linton is also listed as a suspect in an aggravated Assault just half an
hour before the threat. Police say Linton forced his way into the apartment
of 23-year-old Adam Weston, and threatened Adam Weston with a knife.

Linton is in jail in lieu of 25 thousand dollars bail.

A decomposing body was found in a remote are of Forest County Tuesday.
Forest County Coroner Norman Wimer says the body could be that of missing
Clarion Grad Student, and Pitt Bradford Graduate Patrick Ryan.

Wimer says the body has NOT been given a positive Identification at this
time, and an autopsy is scheduled for later today. Wimer believes the
unidentified victim could have been murdered.

Police have been searching for Ryan since Sunday. He was last seen at an Inn
in Clarion August 14.

Ryan's parents live in Coudersport, PA. They are offering a reward for their
son's safe return, or information that leads to a conviction if foul play is
involved.

Clarion Police and State Police hope to release more information later
today.
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PA CleanWays of McKean County is sponsoring a second tire collection day
this year on Saturday, September 17th. McKean County Residents can dispose
of car or light duty truck tires for $1.25 per tire. The tires can have the
rims on or off. Tires are to be brought to the Tack's Inn parking lot at the
corner of Route 59 and 219 on Saturday, September 17th between 8 a.m. and
noon. In addition, participants must pre-register and pre-pay at the McKean
Extension Office (814-877-5613). The tires are being recycled by Huron Tires
of Buffalo, NY.

In honor of having the worst food in the country, St. Bonaventure University
is inviting you to lunch. Bonaventure's Dickey Dining hall will serve lunch
to all comers Wednesday, August 31st between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The
university was named No. 1 for worst food in the country, out of 361 best
colleges, by the Princeton Review.

A one vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Potter County resulted in
moderate injuries to a passenger. According to Coudersport state police, a
17-year old male from Galeton was traveling west on Bloss Hollow road when
he lost control of his vehicle and went off the road and hit a guardrail.
The driver was wearing a seatbelt and was uninjured. A 14-year old male
passenger from Galeton was moderately injured and was taken to Charles Cole
Memorial Hospital by his parents for treatment of his injuries. The vehicle
had to be towed from the scene.

Pennsylvania State Police in Coudersport are reporting a two vehicle
accident near the Tioga County Line in Harrison Township Saturday afternoon.
A 97 Dodge pickup driven by Eric Vandusen was following a 2005 Honda
Motorcycle driven by Wilfred McGee. Vandusen failed to notice the right turn
signal of the motorcycle and collided with the back end of the motorcycle.
Wilfred McGee was flown by Stat Medivac and his passenger Margret McGee was
flown by Mercy Flight to Robert Packard Hospital for their injuries. Both
Riders were wearing their helmets. An 8 year old juvenile passenger in the
Truck was taken to Corning Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

A Vehicle in Keating Township had its tires' lug nuts loosened sometime
between Tuesday and Thursday according to a report from Pennsylvania State
Police in Kane. Tammy Warnick's car had its lug nuts loosened on her vehicle
causing approximately 75 dollars in damage. The incident is still under
investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the State
Police barracks in Kane.

State Police in Kane are reporting a two vehicle accident at the
intersection of State route 6 and State route 46 near Smethport on Saturday
morning. Lisa Bliss was attempting to cross state rout 6 and enter Water
Street when her vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by Gloria Calhoun.
Both vehicles would have to be towed from the scene. Miss Bliss and her
passenger Corry Blouvet were transported to Bradford Regional Medical Center
for moderate injuries prior to state police arrival. Calhoun was also
transported to BRMC for minor injuries. The investigation into the incident
is continuing and charges are pending.

A Shinglehouse man is being charged with Disorderly conduct for yelling
obscenities while confronting a tenant on his properties according to State
Police in Coudersport. Robert Rice Jr. is being accused of the incident as
it was done in public view standing along State Route 44.

Patrick Ryan

A Pitt Bradford Graduate, and former employee of WESB and WBRR Radio is missing, and police, parents, and others are meeting now in a press conference in Clarion to make as much information as possible available. Patrick Ryan was living in Clarion, and about to move to New Jersey.

Mrs. Ryan says her son’s apartment was found with lights and fans turned on, and windows up, with is car parked in the driveway. Ryan also apparently left his cell phone.

The Ryan family is offering a ten thousand dollar reward for information leading to the wherabouts of their son.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Clarion Boro Police.

A father and son have both been charged with harassment in Potter County. 21
year old James Rowe III and 44 year old James Rowe Jr. were both charged
with harassment after a Sunday morning fight in Sweden Township. Police say
initially the younger Rowe reported the incident, but the investigation
yielded charges for both men.

Police in Coudersport report that an Emporium woman kicked a man in the
chest in a drunken incident. 45-year-old Thomas Gavlock was the victim of
assault in the Saturday night incident. State Police charged 44-year-old
Dorothy Hastings in the altercation that occurred on Cowley Hill Road in
Keating Township.

State Police in Ulysses are investigating the theft of a set of bus times
from a Ulysses Garage. Three of the tires were found lying near the scene of
the incident, but the fourth tire is still missing. Police report the theft
occurred early Sunday morning.

A Duke Center man has been charged wit criminal mischief after punching
holes through drywall at the home of William Logue Sr. and Mindy Logue on
Oil Valley Road.

18-year-old William Logue Jr. was charged for the Saturday incident

A Port Allegany man was injured in an alcohol related crash in Liberty
Township. Police say 20-year-old Sean Mulcahey lost control of his 2001
mazda and rand into a ditch along Route 6. The vehicle spun around and
flipped over. State Police say numerous charges, including DUI are pending
against Mulcahey, who received minor injuries in the crash.

Governor Ed Rendell has appointed the McKean County President Judge John
Cleland to the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission. Cleland will succeed
Butler County judge Marilyn Horan in a three-year term. The Commission is
responsible for establishing standards among other things for the
commonwealth's Juvenile courts on delinquent matters.

State Police in Kane are reporting a two-vehicle accident in Keating
Township Thursday night. Robert Dixon was attempting to back a trailer into
a private driveway along State route 59. Vincent Bock was traveling west on
State route 59 and did not see Dixon's Black Truck blocking both lanes of
traffic. Bock's truck impacted the left side of Dixon's vehicle. Both
vehicles remained in the roadway after the accident. Both drivers were
wearing their seatbelts and Bock sustained a minor injury and Dixon reported
not injuries.

An Eldred man was not injured after his vehicle left the roadway trying to
miss a deer last night. According to Pennsylvania State police in Kane are
reporting that William Beard was traveling north on state route 446 when he
swerved in an attempt to miss a deer. Beard's vehicle crossed the center
lane and struck the guide rail on the west berm. The vehicle would roll and
impact a utility pole. Beard was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured.

Pennsylvania state police in Coudersport are reporting that an Austin man
has had four guns stolen in-between the first of the month and Thursday.
Francis Button claims someone has removed four guns of several calibers and
makes from his residence. Anyone with further information is asked to call
State police in Coudersport.

St. Bonaventure University is still ranked among the top universities in the
nation. According to the U.S. News & World Report, Bona's is ranked in the
top level of Master's Universities -North, ranking 27th out of 165 master's
level colleges and universities in the north. Bonaventure also ranked 11th
in the Great Schools great prices category, which relates a school's
academic quality to the cost of attendance for a student receiving the
average level of need-based financial aid

An Eldred man was charged with following too closely after an accident
Thursday afternoon in Olean. 49-year old Leo Higley was charged after he was
in an accident with a car driven by 53-year old Thomas Buffamante of Great
Valley. The accident occurred on North Union Street near West Sullivan.

A Galeton man has been charged with intimidation of witnesses or victims,
stalking and disorderly conduct after an incident Thursday night. 48-year
old Dan Mock allegedly confronted 58-year old Ronald Yeager and began
yelling and screaming profanities at Yeager. Yeager was the victim of a
previous crime. Charges were filed before District Judge Burton in Potter
County.

An accident in Olean Wednesday morning involving a tractor-trailer blocked
traffic for 10 minutes. No one was charged when a tractor-trailer driven by
62-year old John Blackwell of Eldred and an SUV driven by 59-year old Diana
Salcedo of Franklinville were in an accident at the intersection of State
and Union streets. Salcedo was treated for a leg injury at Olean General
Hospital.

A lovestruck local has caused $400 in damage to the water tower owned by
Ethan Allen Operations in Eldred. According to Kane state troopers, someone
climbed the tower and spray painted the name Ben, followed by a heart with
an arrow through it and then the name Julie. The incident occurred sometime
this week. Police are investigating and ask anyone with information to
contact the Kane barracks.

Curb to curb pavement milling is scheduled for areas of Kane starting Monday
at 6 p.m. The milling will be done on Route 6 from Clay Street to Holman
Street and will include Biddle, Edgar and Fraley streets. The milling will
be done from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. The project should be
completed Friday, weather permitting. Paving of those areas that were milled
is scheduled for the following week.