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Smethport Alliance Church Wearing masks required builds community cupboard by state; McKean County for those in need of food sees more cases of COVID-19
By CHRISTINE HOLTZ
When Pastor Robert Grimes moved to Smethport in April from Lock Haven, he wanted to find a way the Smethport Alliance Church could better serve those in need. That’s when he and his wife, Esther, decided to build a “community cupboard” to place in front of the church as an additional supplement for those who may be in need of food. Grimes said the idea came from a church that was doing something similar back in Lock Haven. “We’re just a small church so there’s not a lot of things we can do right now, though we wanted to do something that would reach out to the community,” he explained. Grimes constructed and installed the box out in front of the church, while his friend crafted a wooden sign for it which reads “Those who are hungry, take. Those in abundance, give.”
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER
Pastor Robert Grimes of the Smethport Alliance Church stands in front of the new “community cupboard” he built and installed outside of the church on Pine Street. The cupboard was built to supply those in need with an extra source of non-perishable goods.
He said the church will be stocking the cupboard with non-perishable goods and hopes community members who have the means will help as well. “It’s all free food,” Grimes said. “The community is welcome to
take what they need and we hope members of the community will help us keep it stocked.” As of this weekend, the cupboard has been installed in front of the church, located at 202 Pine St., and is now ready for use.
The Pennsylvania health secretary has expanded the mask-wearing order to require masks be worn whenever anyone leaves their home. “This mask-wearing order is essential to stopping the recent increase in COVID-19 cases we have seen in Pennsylvania,” Gov. Tom Wolf said. “Those hot spots can be traced to situations where Pennsylvanians were not wearing masks or practicing social distancing — two practices that must be adhered to if we want to maintain the freedoms we have in place under our reopening.” While the local region hasn’t seen the huge numbers of cases that other counties have, the case count has risen lately. As of last week, McKean and Potter coun-
ties each had additional casees of COVID-19. The total case count for McKean County was 18, with 10 positive and 8 probable cases. The Potter County case count was 16, with 12 positive and four probable cases. Elk County’s case count remained at 15, and Cameron County’s at 3. According to the health department’s Wednesday figures, there were 636 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 87,242. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed the order under the Disease Prevention and Control Act, mandating masks must be worn whenever anyone leaves home. “Person-to-person spread does continue however, and with the reopening, the Commonwealth is beginning to see increases in new cases,” Levine wrote in
the order. She further explained that action must be taken to slo.w the increase, and to avoid mitigation strategies like the ones that shut down the state. The order outlines the situations when a mask must be worn and includes limited exceptions to the face-covering requirement. More and more health experts have called for mask wearing, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who said during a June 30 Senate hearing on COVID-19, “Americans who don’t wear masks may ‘propagate the further spread of infection.’” The mask-wearing order will be sent to state and local officials, law enforcement and others tasked with education about the order for those not in compliance.
Seneca Highlands CTC students receive awards
PORT ALLEGANY — Awards were recently presented to students at the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center for the 2019-20 school year. Participating schools at the CTC are Austin, Cameron County, Coudersport, Galeton, Kane, Northern Potter, Oswayo Valley, Otto-Eldred, Port Allegany and Smethport. James Young is the director of the CTC. Student Recognition Awards were announced as follows: National Technical Honor Society Inductees — Jacob Boden, NPHS, Welding; Sean Cunningham, SAHS, Welding; Jordan Glover, AAHS, Health Assistant; Katelynn Hauss, CCHS, Early Childhood; Quintyn Howard, OVHS, Welding; Jade Huffman, OVHS, Culinary; Robert Landry, PAHS, Building Construction; Mattison Maben, PAHS, Early Childhood; Amber McAndrews, NPHS, Building Construction; Darci Meacham, CAHS, Networking; Joshua Mesler, PAHS, Homeland Security; Andrew Page, CAHS, Engineering; Shae Setzer, AAHS, Health Assistant; Ashley Skinner, PAHS, Early Childhood; Ethan Sprankle, PAHS, Homeland Security; and Anna Stewart, PAHS, Early Childhood. Returning members include Abigail Bennett, OEHS, Culinary; Eric Crum, OEHS, Heavy Equipment; Shelby Darrin, OEHS — Health Assistant; Kolby Hosterman, PAHS, Networking; and Travis Snyder, NPHS, Heavy Equipment. Students participating in SkillsUSA Recognition, District Competition in New Castle, were Jordan Glover, AAHS, HA; Andrew Lopez, CCHS, HA; Corey Williams, CCHS, NET; Takoda Corliss, KASD, NET; Zachary Howe, KAHS, NET; Trenton Smith, KAHS, NET; Quincy Dailey, NPHS, NET; Jade Huffman, OVHS, CUL; Raymond Batt, OEHS, NET; Asher McDonald, OEHS, NET; Kolby Hosterman, PAHS, NET: Blake McCoy, PAHS, NET; Tyler Baldwin, SAHS, AUTO; Morgan Himes, SAHS, ECE; Zachary Persing, SAHS, NET; Sean Cunningham, CCHS, WELD; Adam Weichman, CCHS, ENG; Kelly Eschrich, KAHS, CUL: Heidi Johnson, KAHS, ECE; Elizageth “Icie” Vito, KAHS, NET; Travis Snyder, NPHS, HEM; Hailee Wilson, OVHS, HA; Abigail Bennett, OEHS, CUL; Isaiah Caden, PAHS, BCO; Derek Kallenborn, PAHS, BCO; Ethan Sprankle, PAHS, HOME; Jaden Causer, SAHS, AUTO, Max Hough, SAHS, NET; and Chase Trask, SAHS, NET; Co-op Students — Bryce Gold, Job Interview, Otto-Eldred. State Competition in Hershey participants were Bryce Gold, Job
Photo by Pam Fischer Port Allegany High School students Kayla Baxter, Kolby Hosterman and Anna Stewart were among the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center award winners for the 2019-20 school year. Interview, Otto-Eldred; Corey Williams, Cyber Security, Cameron County; and Zach Howe, Cyber Security, Kane. Capstone Education Program participants were Adam Weichman, Engineering Technology, CCHS, Caldwell Corporation, Emporium; Colin Morey, Heavy Equipment Maintenance, CAHS, Riss-Dale Farms, Coudersport Greg Shortt, CAHS-GRS, Inc, Millport; Gabe Wargo, Networking, CAHS, Zitomedia, Coudersport; Heidi Joehnson, Early Childhood Education, KAHS, Apple of My Eye DayCare, Kane; Jacob Boden, Welding NPHS< Miller and Richard Masonry, Ulysses; John Lewis, Engineering Technology, NPHS, New Moon Power Equipment, Ulysses; Richard Junselman, Automotive, NPHS, Four Winds Farm, Ulysses; Chris Carpenter, Automotive, OVHS, Seal’s Auto, Eldred; Honor Gross, Welding, OVHS, GFS, Ince., Millport; Hailee Wilson, Health Assistant, OVHS, Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport; Haley Darush, Health Assistant, PAHS, UPMC Cole, Coudersport; Kolby Hosterman, Networking, PAHS, Seneca Highlands IU9/CTC, Port Allegany; Liberty Dates, Health Assistant, PAHS, Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport; T. J. Swanson, Engineering Technology, SAHS, Swanson Fabricating, Bradford; Shayne Westfall, Building Construction, SHAS, Seneca Highlands IU9/CTC, Port Allegany; Kaileigha Gustafson, Early Childhood Education, PAHS, Headstart, Port Allegany; Mikayla Post, Early Childhood Education, OEHS, Headstart, Eldred; and Sebastian Van Camp, Building Construction, OEHS Seneca Highlands IU9/CTC, Port Allegany. Recognition Awards given to top
students in the program went to Ryan Chilcote, Cameron County, and Jaden Causer, Smethport, Automotive Mechanics; Robert Landry, Port Allegany and James Bliss, Northern Potter, Building Construction Occupations; Abigail Bennett, Otto-Eldred and Jade Huffman, Oswayo Valley, Culinary Arts; Ashley Skinner, Port Allegany and Morgan Himes, Smethport, Early Childhood Education; Adam Weichman, Cameron County and Evan Sanderson, Smethport, Engineering Technology; Haley Darush, Port Allegany and Jeannie Beane, Kane, Health Assistant; Eric Crum, Otto-Eldred and Travis Synder, Northern Potter, Heavy Equipment Maintenance; Joshua Mesler, Port Allegany and Chandler Hults-Lowe, Coudersport; Kolby Hosterman, Port Allegany and Gabe Wargo, Coudersport, Networking Technology; Sean Cunningham, Cameron County and Jacob Boden, Northern Potter, Welding. E&G Autoplus Scholarship Award went to the top mechanic going on to post-secondary schooling: Jaden Causer, Automotive, Smethport. Northwest Good Citizen Award went to students involved in community activities: Yarielly Colon, Health Assistant, Port Allegany, and Anna Stewart, Early Childhood Education, Port Allegany. Kades-Margolis Award for the student who most exemplifies the trade went to Katelyn Waid, Health Assistant, Otto-Eldred; Jose DeJesus, Culinary, Port Allegany; Liberty Dates, Health Assistant, Port Allegany; Hailee Wilson, Health Assistant, Oswayo Valley. Education Association Award went to Katelynn Hauss, Early Childhood Education, Cameron County, and Chad Moyer, Homeland Security,
Cameron County. Dason Mesler Scholarship went to Izak Bidwell, Automotive, Port Allegany. The Director’s Awards went to Kaileigha Gustafson, ECE, PAHS; Logan Benninger, BCO, CAHS; Heidi Johnson, ECE, KAHS; Candyce Lloyd, HA, PAHS; Dallas Knauer, BCO, NPHS; and Brennan Niles, CUL, PAHS. Hamblin Band Work Ethic Awards went to Shelby Darrin, Health Assistant, Otto-Eldred, and Timothy Hasselman, Heavy Equipment, Cameron County. Mathematics Awards went to Forrester Smoker, Networking, Cameron County, and Damien Neubert, Welding, Smethport; Rotary District 7280 Vocational Grant went to Mikayla Post, Early Childhood Education, Otto-Eldred. Port Allegany Rotary Service Award for students involved in Community Service went to Anna Stewart, Early Childhood Education, Port Allegany. Rotary Outstanding Vocational Award Recognition ROVA Field Trip Participants were Michael Tanner, HEM, SAHS; Joshual Kessler, AUTO, PAHS; Noah Pearson, BCO, PAHS; Jordan Wolfe, WELD, KAHS; Shelby Garnder, ENG, GAHS; Dannielle Miller, ECE, GAHS; Brian Tanner, HEM, SAHS; Jaden Studer, HA, OEHS, Andrew Page, ENG, CAHS; Ayden Raymondo, WELD, KAHS; Sarah Young, HA, SAHS; and Hunter Beck, NET, GAHS. The Dave “Digger” McFall Scholarship went to Desiree Deyarmin, Health Assistant, Coudersport, and Corey Williams, Networking, Cameron County. The Non-Traditional Student Award went to Dylan Hamilton, Health Assistant, Otto-Eldred, and Kayla Baker, Homeland Security, Port Allegany. Perfect Attendance Awards were
given to Kayla Baxter, HOME, Port Allegany; Christian Eaton, WELD, Smethport; Isaiah Weiskoff-Wiley, HOME, Port Allegany; Jaden Causer, AUTO, Smethport; and Zacharie Vossler, CUL, Smethport. Student Committee members include Gage Smoker, DJ Michelitsch, Josh Kessler, Robert Landry, Noah Pearson, Ethan DeBockler, Abigail Bennett, Raelyn Torpey, Kelly Eschrich, Chloe Banks, Jacob Piecinski, Alexandria Norris, Dannielle Miller, Alex Bryant, Alex Pelchy, Jaden Causer, Shayne Westfull, Summer Tanner, Dallas Knauer, Jade Huffman, Gavin Soule, Emily Plowden, Karli Benson, Shelby Garner, Damien Haight, Adam Weichman, Shelby Darrin, Liberty Dates, Katelyn Waid, Eric Crum, Seth Bowers, Hunter Kisko, Kayla Baxter, Ethan Sprankle, Chad Moyer, Kolby Hosterman, Corey Williams, Zachary Howe, James Brumbach, Michael Douglas, Ayden Raymondo, Andrew Page, Maya Lawton, Hunter Mason, Hailee Wilson, Desiree Deyarmin, Jordan Glover, Travis Snyder, Jacob Erikson, Bryce Coleman, Chandler Hunts-Lowe, Tommy Carpenter, Shauna Bailey, Gabe Wargo, Zachary Persing, Reed Powers, Greg Shortt, Justin Gallus and Wyatt Yocum. President — Kolby Hosterman and Jade Huffman; Vice-President — Corey Williams and Andrew Page; Secretary — Abigail Bennett and Jordan Glover; and Treasurer — Abigail Bennett and Gavin Soule. Students of the Week Recognition went to Cory Dart, Shayne Westfall, Bryce Coleman and Sean Cunningham for September; Shelby Garnder, Kelly Eschrich, Katelyn Waid, and Chandler Hults-Lowe in October; Corey Wiliams, Morgan Himes, and Ian Sobrino in November; James Bliss, Travis Snyder and Justin Gallup in December; Andrew Page, Jade Huffman, Haley Darush and Ethan Sprankle in January; Hunter Beck, Ashley Skinner and Dallas Knauer in February; Jacob Boden in March and Chase Trask in April. The Student of the Year was presented to Kolby Hosterman, Networking, Port Allegany High School. The Perfect Attendance Award went to Kayla Baxter, Homeland Security, Port Allegany — three years in a row; Most Improved went to Tia Bird, Health Assistant, Port Allegany, and the Highest GPA went to Kolby Hosterman, Networking, Port Allegany. Grand Prize Awards went to Emily Kelly, ECE, KAHS (a Chrysler 200) and Zachary Persing, NET, SAHS, (Ford Focus). Special thanks to Kightlinger Motors Inc. and Bidwell Auto for their donations of the cars.