WEST BURLINGTON TWP. - Have you ever taken the "Cinnamon Bear Dare?"

Ever heard of the "Talkin', Walkin' Turkey?"

Have you ever gone "Coyote Crazy?"

These colorful names were the monikers of some of the targets featured in a 3D archery shoot Sunday at Mt. Pisgah State Park.

To commemorate National Hunting & Fishing Day and National Public Lands Day, which were on Saturday, the park held the event.

Archers could find 25 targets along the park's archery course "to hone their skills in preparation for the upcoming archery season," according to a news release from the park.

The suggested donation for the course was $10, with kids ages 12 and under able to take part for free.

Jerry Frantz, a member of the Friends, explained how the event came about.

"One of the maintenance guys is really into archery, and we thought it would be good to get into it," he said.

He said the long-term plan at the park is to have a permanent archery range, however.

Frantz thought it was a good tune-up for archery season, and the course was very much like a hunting situation.

Lorraine Parks, Friends president, said, "we had a great day. The weather really helps out, too."

According to Parks, 51 people participated in the course.

Brian Zechman of Towanda took part in the event with Zach Robinson of Sayre and Kevin Rymer of Nichols, N.Y.

"I'm back for the second year," he said, noting he brought his sons-in-law.

The Resavage family of Troy, Angela, Tom, Gunnar, Forrest, and Hunter, also showed up.

"It's great," Tom said. "It's nice you're allowed to come to the state park and shoot your bow and arrow."

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: reviewtroy@thedailyreview.com.

GILLETT - Imagine getting all your belongings - your dearest possessions - handed to you in a garbage bag.

Sadly, that's the situation that foster children can face as they go into foster care homes.

"It gives them a message that they're not valued, their belongings aren't valued - it's just garbage we're going to put in a bag," said Alicia Bishop, program coordinator for the foster care program of NHS Human Services, based in Sayre.

Oftentimes, a garbage bag is used because it's simply convenient at the time, said Belinda Maio, family resource coach for NHS.

Thanks to NHS and some local senior citizen centers, however, this situation is now changing.

Senior citizens at senior centers in Towanda, Sayre and Gillett have donated items for "welcome bags" for foster children.

The "welcome bags," which are book bags, duffle bags, or diaper bags, are filled with a variety of items, such as personal hygiene products, stuffed animals, school supplies and blankets that the senior citizens recently donated. They also provided the book bags and other types of bags to serve as the welcome bags.

The effort to collect the items for the welcome bags came about when Alicia Harris, mental health liaison for the Student Assistance Program for NHS, reached out this past summer to her mother, Robin VanValkenburg, senior center director/volunteer coordinator for Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Tioga (B/S/S/T) Area Agency on Aging.

As a result, VanValkenburg had the senior citizen centers begin the drive, which took place in July and August.

"I put out the idea to my senior centers, and made it like a contest," recalled VanValkenburg. "Whoever collected the most items, I threw them a pizza party."

She said all the senior centers collected so much, she decided to throw them all a pizza party.

According to VanValkenburg, the Gillett Senior Center collected 174 items; Towanda, 177; and Sayre, 241. She said the Dushore Senior Center donated some coloring books and crayons.

She and NHS representatives recently talked about the drive at the Gillett Senior Center, where a pizza party was held for the senior citizens.

"We got a variety of different things from each center for the kids," VanValkenburg commented. "It really amazed me how much stuff we ended up with at the end."

"The seniors had fun donating it and the kids are going to enjoy it. They really took the idea and ran with it."

"It shows our senior centers are about more than older people coming to play bingo," she added.

Maio commented on the message that the welcome bags convey.

"We just want them to know their stuff has value and they have value," Maio said. "Sometimes they may only have a little stuffed animal, but it has value to them."

Bishop said she has already given one welcome bag out to a 9-year-old foster child.

She said his clothes didn't fit and he didn't have socks.

"He immediately went and changed into the clothes in the bag," she said.

Bishop said he combed his hair, brushed his teeth, curled up and hugged the bag, and was thankful.

NHS is non-profit organization that includes foster care services.

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: reviewtroy@thedailyreview.com.

TOWANDA - Aprylle Gilbert, the woman who stopped in Towanda on her run across the United States this summer, returned to the town this past weekend on her trip back to her hometown in California.

"Towanda was the first place I thought of" when deciding where to stop on the return trip across the country, the 46-year-old Gilbert said in a telephone interview on Monday. Towanda "gave us the warmest reception" during her coast-to-coast run, she said.

Gilbert's 3,652 mile run began on May 11 in Long Beach Calif., and ended in Provincetown, Mass. on Sept. 15, said Roger Bratt, the national program director of the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association, which sponsored her run.

"She ran the entire length of Route 6," which begins in California and ends in Massachusetts, Bratt said. "No one has ever done that before, as far as we know."

Gilbert said she and Jose Reyes of San Jose, Calif., who had accompanied her on her transcontinental run by driving the support car that contained her supplies, drove straight from Provincetown to Towanda on her trip home.

While making her coast-to-coast run, Gilbert had arrived in Towanda on August 23, where she had dinner at the Red Rose Diner. She had then spent the night in the Bradford Inn in Towanda.

"Everything (meals and lodging in Towanda) was donated to us, which is much appreciated," Gilbert said. Joe DuPont, owner of the Red Rose Diner in Towanda, had paid for her meal at the eatery and DuPont and Brad Fulmer, owner of the Bradford Inn, had paid for her lodging.

The transcontinental run was "very hard," she said.

"I thought about quitting pretty much every day," she said. "But I wouldn't allow myself to do that. I probably would have crawled into Provincetown, if I had to."

While Gilbert had run every day until she reached Pennsylvania, she came down with a staph infection in the Keystone State, which forced her to spend five days in Carbondale, Pa., Bratt said.

Gilbert said she used the run to raise funds for the Washington United Youth Center, a program providing support, mentoring and programming for disadvantaged kids in San Jose, which is her hometown.

So far, Gilbert's run has raised $6,605 for the youth center, Bratt said.

Gilbert said that when she reached Provincetown, she was presented with a letter from President Barack Obama and the President's Volunteer Service Award.

She said she also received certificates of recognition from the governor of Massachusetts and the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

Gilbert said that she doesn't see her run as a giant achievement.

"It's hard for me to think of it as such a big deal," she said. Nevertheless, she said: "I was very pleased to get recognition from the president of the United States. That was amazing."

DuPont said he is going to purchase brick pavers to commemorate Gilbert's journey, which will be installed in front of the Keystone Theatre in Towanda.

On her return visit to Towanda, Gilbert went to the Red Rose Diner again, visited Laura Hewitt's farm in Sheshequin Township, and spent the night again at the Bradford Inn.

James Loewenstein can be reached at (570) 265-1633; or email: jloewenstein@thedailyreview.com.

Happy to have the Pope

This is about the Sound Off "Who's paying?" We should thank God that the Pope came to the U.S. What would you rather have us do, put millions in other countries overseas that hate Americans? God bless the Pope.

Traffic issues

I just want to say farmers aren't respecting the motorists. When they have a long line of traffic behind them they should pull over and let the traffic go by instead of driving 10 miles on a state highway, not bothering to pull over and let people go by and go about their way.

Other streets to be cleaned

I'm calling about the drug bust in the Canton area. I see they're cleaning the streets over there. Does the Mobile Street Crime Unit ever go out of the Canton area and catch people?

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TOWANDA - The main stairway in the Bradford County Courthouse has been shut down temporarily so that workers can install a new electric hoist system for the one-ton chandelier that hangs in the building's rotunda.

While the stairway is closed, members of the public can use another set of stairs at the rear of the building, or an elevator.

Under a $65,104 contract with the county, Pook, Diemont & Ohl Inc. of Bronx, N.Y., is furnishing and installing the new hoist system, which replaces the hand-cranked hoist system that was original to the building, county officials said. The courthouse was built in the 1890s.

The hand-cranked hoist system has been used to lower the chandelier every year or so, so that it could be cleaned and its light bulbs changed, Bradford County Maintenance Supervisor Jim Mechling said.

It required two people to operate the hand-cranked hoist, said Mechling.

Using the hand-cranked hoist "has been dangerous. It (the chandelier) has almost gotten away from them" as county workers used the old hoist, Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko has said.

Back in July 2014, the Bradford County commissioners voted to hire Pook, Diemont & Ohl to provide the new hoist system.

It has taken until this month to begin the installation because the new hoist system had to be custom made, he said.

There was "a lot of engineering" that needed to be done in the design of the hoist system, he added.

Pook, Diemont & Ohl Inc. began installing the new hoist system on Sept. 21, he said. While the new system is now in place, workers still need to hook up electricity to it, he said.

Also, as part of the installation, two new steel cables to hold up the chandelier still need to be installed, he said.

The installation of the hoist system will be completed by the end of this week, Mechling said.

James Loewenstein can be reached at (570) 265-1633; or email: jloewenstein@thedailyreview.com.

TROY - The staff at the Troy Community Hospital cafeteria prepares meals, day in, day out, but on Monday, they cooked up something else - a birthday celebration for a beloved Troy resident.

The employees helped Bob Bruce mark his 93rd birthday, with a cake and balloons.

Patty High, a member of the cafeteria staff, said Bruce has been a long-time regular customer at the cafeteria.

"He has been quite a fixture in Troy for a long time," she commented. She said he has a wonderful sense of humor and is very caring.

She said Bruce is also very - sometimes stubbornly - independent.

High said he is a lot of fun as well.

"It's always a pleasure to have him come in," she said.

Looking back on his career, Bruce said he delivered mail in Troy for 30 years, on foot.

"I loved it," he said, noting that he got along well with the kids.

Bruce said he spent three years in the army in France, during World War II.

"They got me over there, and the Germans surrendered," he said, his good humor shining through.

He thought the birthday cake was "delicious."

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: reviewtroy@thedailyreview.com.

TROY - Bill Brasington of Troy told a group of volunteers helping out at the Troy Sale Barn recently that they were "the giants of tomorrow."

During a Community Service Day last week, 10 employees with Talisman Energy USA as well as four people from Bob's Lawn Care donated their services for the project to restore the Troy Sale Barn.

The work included preparations for both the big concrete pouring of the floor and the installation of siding on the exterior of the Sale Barn, according to Brasington. Following their work, the Sale Barn is now covered in boards and is awaiting the siding to be put up.

Before a lunch, Brasington, the project manager and a member of the Troy Historical Society, provided some extemporaneous comments to the volunteers.

"I wanted to thank you all on behalf of the historical society and the entire town for the work that you're doing here," he said. "I grew up in this town, and it's a small town, but it's a friendly, family town."

"When I grew up in this town, we had a swimming pool, we had a skating rink, we had a bowling alley. What I call the giants in the town were the older people in the town who thought about what kind of community they wanted to have for their children."

"They did not build a swimming pool because they wanted a place for their kids to swim," he said. "They built a swimming pool so their kids wouldn't drown, because every summer somebody drowned in a pond somewhere. So, the giants of the town got together and said, 'what are we going to do, what kind of community do we want our kids to grow up in?'"

"We are now the giants," he said. "We are the ones who are deciding what kind of community our children will grow up in. So, we're going to convert this economic engine from our past into a center for our youth for the future."

He said there will be youth programs, music programs and art programs at the Sale Barn.

"And I'm serious when I say, 'thank you, you are the giants,'" Brasington told them, noting that students in the school district will be able to walk to the Sale Barn for programs.

"And you guys are making that possible and we really appreciate it and I wanted to thank all of you," he said. "You are the giants of tomorrow. Thank you for being here."

One of the Talisman employees helping out, Scott Snow, a stakeholder relations advisor, said, "it's a project we think speaks to the heart of the community, past, present and future."

Talisman Energy USA is a part of the Repsol Group.

According to Brasington, the Sale Barn was built around 1920 by the Troy-Canton Holstein Association, which he said was a group of 20 farmers who pooled their money together to buy three expensive breeding bulls, which sired offspring that broke records for milking.

He said the association developed a reputation for quality in the northeast United States. In addition, he noted the Sale Barn changed the economic history for western Bradford County, and just as easily could have been built in Canton.

The Troy Historical Society is in charge of the project to restore the Sale Barn.

Once the project is finished, the Sale Barn will be a home for the historical society and will feature many display cases for local history, a theater and a hall area for such events as auctions, square dances, farmers markets and youth activities.

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: reviewtroy@thedailyreview.com.

TROY - A member of the Western Alliance Emergency Services, Inc. team that helped out this past weekend with the Pope's visit in Philadelphia said the experience was "phenomenal."

EMTs Mark Steckiel of West Burlington, Mary Sturdevant of Herrickville, Rhonda Howell of Gillett and Bobby Johnson of Canton provided EMS support for the city of Philadelphia during Pope Francis' visit Saturday and Sunday.

According to Steckiel, they were stationed in the courtyard at City Hall in Philadelphia.

"It was non-stop," he commented to The Daily Review on Monday.

They were able to work with the city's fire department EMTs, on location.

The Western Alliance contingent was but one of many emergency services providers who were on duty.

Steckiel said there were 100 ambulances from around the state, as well as Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware to assist Philadelphia.

Steckiel said their duties involved transporting people.

He said there were cases of everything from a twisted ankle to a cardiac situation.

"He came right by us on Saturday night," said Steckiel of the Pope.

Steckiel said Sunday had the bigger crowd.

He noted that security was "very, very tight."

And while the mood was hectic, people were "extremely polite" and "courteous," he said.

The Western Alliance EMTs left for Philadelphia at 6 a.m. Friday and returned to Troy at 3:30 a.m. Monday.

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: reviewtroy@thedailyreview.com.

TOWANDA - State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) met with over 100 members of the agriculture community throughout Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna counties recently to discuss agriculture-related issues, and also to hear from two guest speakers.

Held at the Ulster-Sheshequin Fire Hall in Bradford County, attendees consisting of farmers, agribusiness professionals, FFA students, dairy and fair royalty, teachers and elected officials heard from Yaw, as well as state Senator Elder Vogel Jr., Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, and Richard Roush, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University.

"The breakfast is designed to listen to concerns and answer questions on how to improve agricultural conditions throughout our region," Yaw said. "I often receive many questions on dairy policy and dairy pricing, crop insurance, flood repair, farm transportation and Marcellus Shale. The gathering is intended to create a friendly dialogue and exchange of ideas on all of these topics and many more."

Vogel, a Beaver County dairy farmer and the only farmer in the state Senate, discussed his expertise in agriculture. He also touched on the current budget impasse, speaking of the need for Governor Wolf to act on the current emergency funding proposal approved by the Senate and House. "Implementing this emergency funding plan is our best option to provide immediate assistance to schools and human services organizations that are being hit hard by the loss of state funds. It will also ensure that federal dollars continue to flow to Pennsylvania while we forge a compromise," Vogel said.

In his role as dean of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Roush oversees one of the largest integrated academic and outreach units of its kind in American higher education. With research expenditures approaching $97 million annually, the college is one of the most research-active among its peer institutions, and serves 3,000 undergraduate students, as well as 580 graduate students through its nine academic departments.

During the breakfast, he provided background on a number of important items including Avian influenza (AI), commonly known as "bird flu." The Avian influenza virus occur naturally in birds and could impact the state's $13 billion poultry industry. The Dean also commended the many FFA students in attendance from Athens, Canton and Troy School Districts.

Submitted by Senator Yaw's office.

ROME TOWNSHIP - Traffic was backed up temporarily on North Rome Road in Rome Township Monday evening after a bicyclist was knocked unconscious in an accident.

At the time of accident, the bicyclist, a 15-year-old male, was in the company of another bicyclist and an individual on a two-wheel scooter, said Art Everly, a member of the Rome fire police.

The 15-year-old "just wiped out. He was speeding off a hill. They were racing," Everly said.

The 15-year-old's head struck the pavement and he was knocked unconscious, he said.

He was not unconscious for very long, Everly added. After regaining consciousness, he was "pretty alert," Everly said.

The 15-year-old, who was traveling east on North Rome Road, had gained speed on an incline in the roadway, which began two or three tenths of a mile west of the accident scene, he said.

The accident occurred just east of Dry Run Road, around 6:10 p.m.

The 15-year-old was transported by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Everly said.

Everly said he did not know why the accident occurred. The chain came off the 15-year-old's bicycle, so it's possible that the chain had become tangled in the rear wheel, causing the bicycle to jam, he said.

Everly said he did not know the name of the 15-year-old.

The 15-year-old was not wearing a helmet, Everly said.

James Loewenstein can be reached at (570) 265-1633; or email: jloewenstein@thedailyreview.com.

A Sayre man is facing two felony charges and one misdemeanor charge after assisting a Milan woman with ordering bath salts from China on July 21, Pennsylvania State Police said.

State police charged David William Wright, 44, with one count of felony criminal use of a communication facility; one count of felony criminal attempt to deliver a controlled substance; and one misdemeanor count of criminal attempt to possess a controlled substance.

Wright was charged after police discovered he assisted Tina Louise Luckman, 41, of Milan, in placing a wire transfer from the Elmira Street K-Mart to a location in China, police said.

Luckman gave Wright $500 and requested him to transfer the money to China for 250 grams of bath salts, police said.

According to court documents filed against Luckman in July, the package was delivered to a P.O. Box at the Athens Post Office on July 29, where Luckman and a friend picked it up.

Luckman and Anne Marie McDermott, 54, of Athens, were both charged by state police with one count of felony criminal conspiracy, possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance; one count of felony drug possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver a large quantity of bath salts; and one count of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance on July 29.

Luckman was also charged with five counts of drug paraphernalia possession and one count of drug possession on Aug. 5, state police said.

All charges stem from the bath salts delivery from China and the subsequent state police investigation.

Wright was remanded to the Bradford County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail and is scheduled to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on Oct. 13 for his preliminary hearing.

Max Bennett can be reached at (570) 888-9652; or email: mbennett@thedailyreview.com.

The Traci's Hope barbecue and fundraiser, originally planned for Oct. 3, will be held on Oct. 10 at the same location, the Apalachin Field Days grounds in Apalachin, N.Y. However, the Traci's Hope motorcycle ride is cancelled. The rescheduled date for Traci's Hope conflicts with key people involved in setting up the ride, but organizers are encouraging bikers to attend the barbecue and fundraiser on Oct. 10, and stated that it may be a good day for a ride anyway.

The 12th annual Traci's Hope barbecue will still take place on the new date of Saturday, Oct. 10. The community is invited to enjoy a Smokey Legend barbecue along with fun activities, great music and good company from noon to 6 p.m. at the Apalachin Field Day grounds. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12.

Traci's Hope, a non-profit organization, is pleased to have helped 520 people to date and has donated upward of $389,000. Money raised goes right back into the community.

For residents of Tioga and Broome counties in N.Y., and Susquehanna and Bradford counties in Pa., Traci's Hope helps individuals undergoing breast cancer treatments pay for expenses outside of medical bills, such as gas money to get to appointments, childcare, mortgage or utility bills, or house cleaning, to name just a few.

For more information visit their website, www.tracishope.com or find them on Facebook and Twitter.

The Traci's Hope October events also include the 10th annual "Pink Light Night," scheduled for 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Montrose Fire Hall in Montrose, Pa. The event features door prizes, a Chinese auction and refreshments, along with a one-mile fun walk and sky lantern release. Walk registration is $10, and sky lanterns are $5 each with all proceeds benefitting Traci's Hope. For information, email pinklightnight@gmail.com or find the event on Facebook or their website, www.pinklightnight.weebly.com.

The sixth annual "Braziers for Hope" is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Vestal Elks Lodge, 2072 Vestal Parkway West, Vestal, N.Y. In addition to one-of-a-kind bras made by creative "bra-artisans," a silent auction will feature custom gift baskets and a 50/50 raffle. For more information, call Teri Bower at (607) 625-2558 or email teribower@hotmail.com.

For an event list, how to make a donation or to seek assistance, visit the Traci's Hope website at www.tracishope.com, or find them on Facebook and Twitter.

MONTOURSVILLE - A covered bride rehabilitation project is set to begin Oct. 12 on Route 4012 (Bridge Street) near the intersection of Route 154 in Forksville Borough, Sullivan County.

The existing covered bridge spanning Loyalsock Creek, which was built in 1850, is classified as structurally deficient.

The project includes repairing concrete and installing waterproofing on the bridge abutments.

A detour will be in place until Nov. 23 using Route 154, Route 87 and Main Street. All work is expected to be completed by Nov. 25.

Rylind Construction Company, Inc., is the prime contractor on this $162,000 project.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Submitted by PennDOT.

The Bradford County Board of Elections has announced this year's Municipal General Election will be held on Nov. 3. Those wishing to register to vote, or change their address or party affiliation, may do so by mail, in person or online by visiting www.register.votespa.com. The deadline to register to vote or make any changes to your current record is Oct. 5.

The last day to submit your application for an absentee ballot is Oct. 27, 2015. All voted ballots must be received in the office of the County Board of Elections prior to 5 p.m. on Oct. 30. (Postmarks are not permitted.)

Forms may be obtained by contacting the office at 570-265-1717 or 1-888-270-8683, or by logging onto www.votespa.com. The forms are also available in the Election Bureau, which is located in the Annex Building behind the Bradford County Courthouse.

Submitted by the Bradford County Board of Elections.

MONTOURSVILLE - Work continues on a resurfacing project on routes in Athens Borough and Athens Township in Bradford County.

This week, base repairs to Elmira Street (Route 1069) and Main Street (Route 199) will be completed. This work will be performed during daylights hours.

Next week, night milling and paving will be performed on those routes.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane with flaggers providing traffic control.

All work is expected to be completed by the end of October.

Dalrymple Gravel & Contracting Inc. of Pine City, N.Y., is the prime contractor for this $1.3 million project.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Submitted by PennDOT.

People remembered Wysox Township businessman Wilbur W. Beers, who died Sunday, as a pillar of the community who was very involved with the township.

Beers passed away Sunday following declining health, according to a partial obituary. He was 87.

Beers had owned the Beers Roller Rink, a popular destination for local kids, a used car dealership, and a group of school buses.

He was a longtime member of the Wysox Township Municipal Authority and also served on the Wysox Township Zoning Hearing Board. In addition, he donated the land that became the Wilbur Beers Family Nature Area.

"He was a pillar of the community," said Wysox Township Supervisor Bill Them. "He was involved in everything. He was very dedicated to Wysox. He was a good man."

Beers was instrumental in bringing the municipal water system to Wysox Township, Them said.

Jim Lenox, who had served as chairman of the Wysox Township Municipal Authority, said that Beers was "a very, very good member" of the Wysox Township Municipal Authority. "He thought and discussed, and looked at both sides of the issue and then voted what he thought was best for Wysox Township," Lenox said.

Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko, who lives in Wysox Township, said: "I love Wilbur Beers and his wife. They are rock-solid citizens. He will be sadly missed."

Beers was also involved in the Wysox Chamber of Commerce. "He was a very busy guy," McLinko said.

"He always had candy to give to people," McLinko said.

James Loewenstein can be reached at (570) 265-1633; or email: jloewenstein@thedailyreview.com.

The Northern Tier Career Center Joint Operating Committee and Area Superintendents Council have announced the appointment of Gary Martell as their new Director of Career and Technical Education at the Center. The Northern Tier Career Center provides quality Career and Technical education to youth in eight school districts and participating adults of Bradford and Sullivan counties. The Northern Tier Career Center offers continuing education for adult students including CDL and Class A truck driving training and Continuing Education through Penn State University.

Martell enters the Director's position with nearly 20 years of experience in education. Since 2012, Martell has been serving as the Jr./Sr. High School Principal of Northeast Bradford School District. Prior to working for Northeast Bradford, Martell held the position of Assistant Principal for the Towanda Area School District. In addition to his administration positions, he enjoyed teaching junior high mathematics for 14 years. Martell earned his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Education from Lock Haven University and Master's Degree from Wilkes University. He later obtained his Principal's certificate from California University of Pennsylvania.

Kevin Brown, President of the Joint Operating Governing Board, said, "Mr. Martell, a longtime Bradford County resident, demonstrated the attributes the committee sought. His leadership experience and demonstration of being an innovative leader of staff and students were communicated to the committee. Gary understands the values parents, community and stakeholders in our area have for our students. His expertise in current standards and assessment processes coupled with the experience of integrating technology into the curriculum to enhance student learning were focal points of the conversation."

The NTCC serves almost 400 students daily from the school districts of Athens, Canton, Northeast Bradford, Sayre, Sullivan, Towanda, Troy and Wyalusing.

Martell resides in Leroy Township with his wife, Amy, and three children (Mason 17, Kaden 15, and Carmya 12). The Martells are active community members who enjoy athletics, travel and outdoor activities. They attend Grace Community Church in Troy.

Submitted by Wyalusing Area School District.

A 32-year-old Sayre man is facing eight charges filed by Sayre Borough Police on Sept. 28 after responding to a report of two men yelling at others, Sayre police said.

Police charged Zachary T. Imperi with disorderly conduct, engage in fighting; disorderly conduct, hazardous or physically offensive; public drunkenness; DUI, general impairment/incapable of driving safely; DUI, alcohol concentration .16 percent or higher; driving with a suspended license; harassment; and resisting arrest.

Imperi was remanded to the Bradford County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail and is scheduled to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on Oct. 13 for his preliminary hearing.

Police said they responded to Imperi's Valor Street residence and spoke to a witness who told police Imperi and another male came to the residence five minutes prior to police arriving and that Imperi was driving.

The witness told police Imperi began yelling at a neighbor, saying vulgar things and calling the neighbor obscene names, police said.

According to police, when Imperi and the other male entered the residence, they began smashing things, the witness told police.

Imperi exited the house and told police he was drinking in Litchfield and that he arrived at this residence 45 minutes prior to police arriving, police said.

Imperi performed a field sobriety test, failed it, and was placed into custody for DUI, police said.

Imperi refused to submit to a blood alcohol test, police said.

Sayre police requested that Athens Township Police transport Imperi and Athens police requested Greater Valley EMS respond to Sayre Police Department because Imperi purposely hit his head on the patrol car's glass divider, police said.

Imperi threatened to spit his blood in officers' faces while he was being taken to the police department, which prompted police to place a mask on Imperi's face to prevent him from spitting, police said.

Imperi would not leave the patrol car and police used a taser device to remove him from the car, police said.

Imperi tried to pull away from police and police used a taser again to subdue him, police said.

GVEMS arrived to bandage Imperi's head, but when EMTs left, Imperi began to beat his head against the wall which caused it to bleed more, police said.

Police attempted to secure Imperi with shackles around a bench, and when police were taking Imperi's handcuffs off, Imperi grabbed a handcuff key from an officer and attempted to hide it under his body, police said.

Police began to secure Imperi after regaining control of him, retrieved the key, and shackled his feet and handcuffed his hands behind his back, police said.

Imperi told police while they were filming the incident report that he was going to flee to New York because he had "lots of money," police said.

Max Bennett can be reached at (570) 888-9652; or email: mbennett@thedailyreview.com.

TROY - The discussion was flowing recently in Troy about a source water protection plan that has been developed for the borough.

At the last borough council meeting, Mark Stephens, a licensed professional geologist with the North-central Regional Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Safe Drinking Water Program, spoke to council about a source water protection area that has been delineated for Troy by DEP's Source Water Protection Technical Assistance Program contractor, Spotts, Stevens & McCoy.

Stephens said the 244-page source water protection plan has been delivered to Troy, and it's in the review stage by the borough.

After Troy adopts the plan, the DEP approves the plan, he said.

"They have to review and verify the data contained within the report," Stephens commented.

"It's a preventative proactive strategy for protecting a community's water supply," he explained, when asked about the plan.

He said it's a snapshot dealing with the past (how the water system developed), the present (how the water flows from one place to another), and the future (for protecting existing water sources and planning for future ones).

On Tuesday, borough council president Jennifer Malehorn said she and borough manager Dan Close are meeting today to discuss "where we go from here" regarding the plan.

"I think planning for the future of our water supply is so important, especially with everyone's fears because of the fracking," she said, when asked for comment. "It's good to know we have a good supply now and for the future and where the water is actually coming from."

Stephens said the timeframe for the adoption of the plan by the borough depends on Troy's ability to review it, and make sure it's satisfied with the plan. He said a steering committee can review the plan for accuracy. He said the DEP is willing to help out to make the plan more usable.

"This is Troy Water Department's plan, they need to be happy with it," he said.

In the future, he said, the borough can make use of an implementation committee, encouraging partners or stakeholders to contribute management ideas for educational outreach, zoning, and land management activities in regard to source water protection.

He said Troy Township, county planning, the Conservation District, and watershed groups are examples of the entities that can be involved.

Public education, he said, can involve a variety of methods, such as brochures, an education day for grade school students, highway signs alerting people they are coming into a source water protection area, and ads in the newspaper.

After the meeting, Close provided a sample brochure that could be used for public education.

It had such topics as "What is a Watershed?," "Ways to Help" with source water protection, "Protecting Your Drinking Water," and "Examples of Source Water Contamination."

When asked if there was anything unique or special about Troy's ground water system, Stephens said, "it's similar to other Northern Tier water supplies that have been a dependable source of drinking water for centuries, despite development of highways and residential and commercial areas."

According to Stephens, the delineated protection area for Troy is approximately 775 acres in size.

Of Troy's three wells, he noted that one is in the Catskill Formation, which has variegated layers of sandstone and shale, and two are in glacial sediments made up of sand and gravel.

According to a numerical computer model, it would take zero to 10 years for a contaminant to travel from the outskirts of Troy's source water protection area to a well, he said.

He said that work on the plan began in December 2012 and the draft was finished up this July. He said there was a backlog, due to the popularity of the program.

The funding for the Troy source water protection plan is made possible through the EPA and managed through the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through the DEP, he said.

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: reviewtroy@thedailyreview.com.

KEUKA PARK, N.Y. - Keuka College will expand its adult degree completion courses to include a master of science in management as well as a master of science in nursing curriculums at ElderWood Community in Waverly.

Formatted through Keuka College's Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP), classes for both programs begin in February 2016.

"We're pleased to partner with ElderWood to offer these programs in the Waverly area as Keuka College's Accelerated Studies for Adults Program continues to grow," said Patricia White, assistant director of ASAP admissions.

"ElderWood is honored to have such an exceptional faculty and programs offered on our Waverly campus. We look forward to an exciting and long term relationship with Keuka College," added Maria K. Landy, executive director.

Using the cohort model, you'll complete their degree in about 18 months with the same group from start to finish. Throughout the program, you'll apply class concepts directly to the workplace and to their respective organizations.

According to White, the ElderWood site will serve students from the Corning, Elmira, Binghamton, Vestal and Johnson City areas, among others. This increases the potential for a more diverse cohort population in regard to the industries and businesses represented by the students, she added.

In response to student feedback, White says the MSM program has a new format that includes several online courses.

"This offers the best of both worlds," she said, "with a cohort for support and dynamic classroom discussions. At the same time, the reduction in actual hours of face-to-face class time will result in a savings for students of time and money. You'll know your classmates rather than being part of a completely 'virtual' experience."

Whether you work in health care, manufacturing, retail, banking and financial services, education, law enforcement, food service, operations, research and development, or project management, you'll learn the transferable skills needed to become a successful manager and to develop your personal leadership style.

The program culminates with an Action Research Project (ARP), a three-part course where students will observe a workplace issue and then develop a solution to put into practice. The ARP helps you learn about project management and helps build value for your employer.

Keuka College's MSN program has an educator track to prepare students to be nurse educators, and is designed to produce future nursing educators in order to address the ongoing nursing faculty shortage.

Throughout the program, you will participate in an internship designed by you, and in collaboration with the nursing faculty advisor. This begins with educator-track specialty courses and culminates in a capstone professional seminar course.

As a Keuka College nursing student, you'll examine learning theories and methods as well as the necessary skills for a dynamic role of a nurse educator. The Keuka College MSN program will prepare you for positions in nursing education and advancement into professional and leadership roles. Our graduates work in schools of nursing at community colleges, universities' hospitals, and in health care agency education offices and patient-care areas.

The MSM curriculum consists of 12 courses and 36 credit hours, while the MSN curriculum consists of 12 courses and 37 credit hours. For both programs, classes meet one night each week for four hours, with additional time outside of class to complete readings, assignments, case studies, online discussions and group work.

Recently, the Financial Engineer ranked Keuka College's MSM program as one of the top 50 MSM programs in the nation.

"The Financial Engineer Master of Management rankings are the most comprehensive rankings for graduate management programs in the United States," said White. "We are proud to have been ranked alongside the other prestigious institutions listed. In addition, our nursing program was just awarded a Best Nursing School designation from NursingJournal.org."

To apply for Keuka College's MSM or MSN programs at ElderWood, visit http://asap.keuka.edu/apply-online/ or contact Pat White, assistant director of ASAP admissions, at (315) 317-8455 or pwhite@keuka.edu.

Submitted by Keuka College.