Wellsboro Gazette (Newspaper) - December 28, 1988, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Inside Tilt she? TV history He got turkey YEAR 7 DECEMBER Honored for service FIRST CITIZENS BANK recently honored a number of employees for their years of service with of appreciation and shares of stock in the Citizens Financial holding The awards were presented by President Richard E. Wilber extreme Among those honored Cindy five Mary five Cindy five Roxy ten Dianne 15 sy 25 Agnes 25 Shelly five Betty 15 Carolyn ten Not shown are Sandy 20 Thomas 20 Nancy ten Sherry ten Accidents increase on Hogback by Terry L. Miller WELLSBORO The number of accidents occuring on a stretch of Rte. 287 known as the Hogback is on the Located approximately three miles north of Wellsboro in inar the ing section of highway was the accidents According to the Pennsylvania State Police in Nicole Wellsboro United Way tops goal A contribution from the Employees Service League has put the boro Way over its goal for 1988-89. In the last ten the Service League has collected more than with more than going to the United Other recipients include the American Heart Association and the American Cancer The Service League was formed 30 years ago to provide a convenient process for employees to make charitable donations through payroll Residents needed to sit on waste advisory board WELLSBORO Executive Di- rector of the Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority David Terrill has made recommendations to the Tioga County Commissioners concerning the selection of a Solid Waste Advisory A letter from Terrill to the com- missioners states that main purpose of the Solid Waste sory Committee is to and ultimately prove the County Solid Waste Management Plan The formation of the committee is mandated by new state tion governing solid waste Terrill recommended a com of five to 14 members from good cross section of environmental and Among those to be considered will be members of the private solid waste citizens froups such as Tioga County Con- cerned Citizens Committee or the Pine Creek Headwaters Protec tion municipal and county and local also said in his letter thai a and a private scrap hauler were needed to cerre oil the Commissioner Brian Edgcomb Mid that interested persons could call the of- fice regarding the He also noted that the woald pick specific person to serve on the after were made with suggested by Swick of was driving a 1981 Pontiac Phoenix north on Rte. 287 on Dec. 21, at approximately 1 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a sharp corner in the The Swiek vehicle travelled over an embankment before com- ing to facing in the opposite Swick belf at the time and was uninjured in the A second accident occured in the same area early Saturday Dec. 24. According to police Samuel 42, of was travelling south on Rte. 287 at approximately a.m. when he lost control of his 1984 Ford Bronco II on the icy vehicle slid across the northbound lane and hit an embankment on the east berm of road before flipping over onto passenger Bellinger was uninjured in the his vehicle sustained moderate The driver was not wearing a seat belt and will be police DUI charges may also be filed after an police Saturday's accident was the third in less than a week on the Hogback On Dec. 19, five people were injured following a a.m. James K. 20. of and Veda L. 18, of were treated for minor injuries at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro and released following the According to police three other people in the car were injured but refused They Paula M. 21. of Brian E. 17, of and Gary E. Laudenslager 22, of Williamsport Burrows was driving a 1978 Chevrolet Camero north on Rte 287 when she attempted to ate a left turn in the police Travelling too fast for road con- she edged off the east berm of the In an attempt to bring the car back onto the Burrows oversteered and lost The vehicle crossed both travelled off the west struck an embankment and rolled onto its roof Betty L. a resident living near treacherous section of Rte. 287, said she witnessed yet another near accident last Dec. 26 Library board meets Jan. 10 The Library tem Board will meet on Jan. 10, at the Galeton Public at p.m. The public is encouraged to at- and 11 a white car was driving at a high rate of speed through the said car crossed the middle lines and skidded It was up oil two wheels on the passenger side just before it got The driver backed the car up and drove car skidded more the width lawn trying to get The roads weren't slick Smith Smith has long been an cate of having that section of way Earlier this she gathered more than on a petition calling for action to be Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have admitted that major reconstruction is sary to provide a significant im- for traffic The estimated im- to the must be incorporated in Twelve-Year Trans- portation Since competition for funds is fierce throughout the the project may never be officials have According to she and her husband have recounted at least 34 accidents near their property since June of 1977 some others She is again requesting that anyone concerned with the gers of the Hogback call her and possibly make plans to attend a public hearing with the State Transportation Commission on Feb. 23 in like for anyone who has been in an accident on the or who has lost a family member or friend to contact me. said need to let them know this is a serious Smith can be reached by calling 724-5206. Job bank needs jobs The Mansfield United Method ist Church has a job Per sons in Mansfield and outlying areas who need jobs register with Those who have part or full time jobs to fill call the Job Bank and are given a list of those whose qualifications fit the needs There is no charge to ther job seeker or employer The job bank has many job seekers with all types of from persons who will do yard work and shovel to the most qualified workers in many What the job bank needs is jobs Do you need storm windows put in or screens taken Are there repairs to your home that need to be Do you need a clerk in your a secretary or a sitter for young or Jf you have a part time or full time job to call the United Methodist Church Job Wednesday mornings from to noon at 082-2411, or at any other time call Guideline at 1 sex by Gayle M. Spencer WELLSBORO Four more persons have been held for trial on charges of sexually abusing three Tioga County Five other defendants had pre- trial hearings last and sufficient evidence was found to hold them over for Those held at the preliminary hearing before District Justice William Farrell in Wellsboro on t Timothy South Williamson F. 28, Thomas B. 63, I Ellen 44, Bailey Creek The charges include tary deviate sexual indecent corruption of and statutory The incidents allegedly curred from 1985 to 1987 in Mid- and Delmar Township The two brothers and a sister ranging in age from seven to 13, testified as they had in the prior preliminary hearing to most daily sexual abuse from the The oldest boy stated that his parents had witnessed some of the acts that allegedly occurred with McFall but did not try to stop Larry a Mansfield at- torney for Bower and said that Bower was being and asked for a al of Keener said while there were certainly things that were not right within the children's their testimonies sounded tod pat Prosecuting attorney William Stokes of Wellsboro said that the Commonwealth's only obligation in this preliminary hearing was to present a prima facie case that present sufficient evidence to hold the defendants for District Justice Farrell con- curred with Stokes and ordered Bower held for At the request of Robert public defender for Ellen hast and Thomas rell did dismiss charges of rape and statutory rape that had been filed against Ellen Tillinghast in regard to the youngest Farrell cited the explicitness of the boy's former testimony and said he was over the Antrim Mining faces lawsuit by Gayte M. Spencer A Hummelstown at- torney for the Pennsylvania Defense Fund has sent Antrim Mining Company a 60-day notice of violation and intent to sue if problems relating to the discharge of heavy metals into Pine Creek tributaries are not Attorney John Childe said last week in a telephone interview that surface mining operations in Antrim are discharging polluted water into a deep mine shaft that has a stream in it Childe said the water is not be- ing nor does Antrim discharge permit allow for that type of use of the Childe said the also sent copies of the letter of intent to the Environmental Protection cy and the state Department of Environmental Resources Local members of the have been concerned with the de- creasing quality of the water in Babbs Childe That prompted him to begin at and resulted in the re- cent notice to the mining Antrim Mining Co. recently received an award from the Pennsylvania Coal tion for its innovative lime ment of acidic Phoenix ah filiate of Antrim has recently a Phase I application to DER Phoenix officials plan to con- struct a waste landfill at the Antrim coal-mining site when the coal supply is depleted if DER grants the necessary Antrim Mining Co. officials could not be reached for before press case confusion of a particular segment of this When the youngest child had testified concerning the rape and statutory rape the statements he made to Stokes and Dalton All four defendants are uled to be formally arraigned Judge Robert Kemp on Jan. 23. None are presently being held in Charles Bryan 29, of boro was arrested on Dec. 15 and charged with corruption of minors in connection with the He was released on his On Dec. 20, Paul 23, Bailey Creek dered at the State Police racks in He arrested and charged with in- voluntary deviate sexual inter- indecent and corrupting the morals of mother is Ellen hast Pennsylvania State Police they expect more Arrests in the case in addition to the 12 who have been arrested to GARY A. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital associate executive presents Brett Charsky with the ond installment of a 4-year scholarship awarded to Charsky through Health Careers Scholarship Program by Terry Miller Charsky awarded second scholarship installment WELLSBORO Brett 20, of 16 Meade a sophomore at the ty of Pittsburgh at recently received the second in- stallment of the ship awarded to him through the Health Careers Scholarship gram of Soldiers Sailors Memorial Gary A. ate executive director and man of the presented a check to Charsky on Dec. 20. is the fourth year that the hospital has offered financial aid through the Health Careers Scholarship Mosher is enrolled in a curriculum that will lead to a He also met other application re- under our program's Mosher Brett successfully continues in his sen academic he will be eligible to receive two tional installments of each year during his next two years in college or a total of for all four Health reers Scholarship Program scholarships are vided for employees or members of their immediate families who wish to further their education in a Mosher father is the tor of pastoral care at the the son of The Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Charsky of Wellsboro and a June 1987 boro Area Senior High School is working toward a de- gree in physical therapy at the University of Pittsburgh at Pa. felt that it would be a good profession to he The Charsky family arrived in Wellsboro in 1979 when Brett was 11 years was already a Scout when I arrived at he A member of Wellsboro Troop 911. he earned his Eagle Scout award in 1904. Eagle project was helping to clean up and seed the area that was to be- come the fitness trail at land Park in While a student at Wellsboro Area Senior High sky was a member of the tennis and cross country of the and Art clubs and of the Fellowship of tian During the 1986-87 Christmas he and other members of the First Baptist Church of Wellsboro spent 10 days in the Dominican Republic ing a church building for the ple In addition to his Charsky is a member of the cross country team at the University of and the university's chapter of Alpha Phi a tional service Those who apply for the award must have begun ment procedures in one of the following approved health career training programs full-time accredited records certified registered nurse health laboratory licensed practical medical medical records medical records clear medicine ating room physical radiology registered registered records respiratory and any other profession utilised by as approved by the Com- and the Executive tor
