“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms,” Ephesians 6:10-12. After everything Paul has written to the Ephesians concerning doctrines and how to put Christian principles into practice throughout your daily life he says “finally.” This word represents that there is a conclusion which will encourage you and help you to be faithful to Jesus Christ. It is the end of the line, the last ingredient needed. It is so simple and yet so difficult to put it into practice. He says “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” But how are you strong in the Lord? The only way possible is to be totally committed and in full submission to the will of Jesus. It is being completely obedient to the will of your Lord Jesus Christ. It is allowing His will to be your guide in your daily walk with Him. It is putting on the whole armor of God.
Have you ever noticed how many signs there are along the road? Especially on the main road? It’s amazing how many that there are on any given stretch. Some are for information’s sake, (advertisements, mile markers etc.) while others are there to instruct us on the rules. We might not agree with all of the rules, but we trust that those who have established them have used experience and their best judgment in doing so. The bottom line is that they are there to protect us.
Perhaps a medicated or disoriented hospital patient asks, “Why are my arms tied down to the bed?” The nurse then replies, “Because honey you keep pulling out your I.V. tubes.” Parents spend years instructing children on what to do and not to do in order to protect them and give them the best opportunity for a happy and successful life. Then as we grow up, we begin to realize that even though we often disagreed with our parents, (ask the nearest teen) that these rules and the motivations behind them were for our own good. Yes? A number of organizations across the 23rd Senatorial District today received funding through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s (PHFA) Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) program to provide affordable housing options to area residents in need, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23).
Senator Yaw said the PHARE program was established by Act 105 of 2010 to provide the mechanism for state or federal funds, as well as funds from other outside sources, to assist with the creation, rehabilitation and support of affordable housing throughout the Commonwealth. “When we crafted the PHARE program, our goal was to direct a portion of the natural gas drilling fees back to communities in my district to help expand affordable housing opportunities now and for years to come,” Senator Yaw said. “Today, almost 10 years since the program was created, it still serves to assist residents with funding and resources to obtain affordable housing, particularly in this difficult time,” Yaw said. Yaw said funding is provided through PHARE from three sources: Marcellus Shale Impact Fees, Realty Transfer Taxes and the National Housing Trust Fund. For more state-related news and information, visit Senator Yaw’s website at www.SenatorGeneYaw.com, or on Facebook and Twitter @SenatorGeneYaw. Bradford County District Attorney Chad M. Salsman reported the following resolutions of criminal cases in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, Towanda, Pennsylvania:
Sentenced Craig Fitzgerald, 39, New Albany, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for seven days to 12 months, followed by probation supervision for a term of six months, fines of $100, plus court costs, for the offenses of Simple Assault, a misdemeanor of the second degree, and Disorderly Conduct, a misdemeanor of the third degree. Trooper Steven Lehner of the Pennsylvania State Police arrested Fitzgerald following investigation of incidents that occurred in New Albany Borough on Feb. 26, 2020. Amanda Figard, 28, Towanda, was sentenced to Probation Supervision for a term of 12 months, plus court costs, for the offense of Defiant Trespass, misdemeanor of the third degree. Trooper Justin Millard of the Pennsylvania State Police arrested Figard following investigation of an incident that occurred in Wysox Township on June 27, 2020. Dennis L. Smith, 27, Wellsville, N.Y., was sentenced to Probation Supervision for a term of four years, for the offenses of two counts Aggravated Assault by Prisoner, felonies of the third degree. Trooper Brianna Hollenbeck and Trooper Waylon Smith of the Pennsylvania State Police arrested Smith following investigation of incidents that occurred in West Burlington Township on March 14, 2020 and March 17, 2020. Palani Hokoana, 45, Sayre, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for four months to 23 months, 29 days, followed by Probation Supervision for a term of 18 months, fines of $1,500, plus court costs, for the offense of Driving under the Influence, (Drug Related), (2/10), a misdemeanor of the first degree. Officer Casey Shiposh of the Sayre Borough Police Department arrested Hokoana for the offense occurring on March 11, 2019. Levi Sutton, 26, of Sayre, was sentenced to incarceration in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility for nine months to 24 months, plus court costs, restitution of $876.19, for the offense of Retail Theft, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Officer Denny Slater of the Athens Township Police Department arrested March 11, 2019. Dalton T. Breese, 20, of Sayre, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 61 days to 18 months, fines of $500, plus court costs, for the offense of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a felony of the third degree. Officer Nate Ross of the Sayre Borough Police Department arrested Breese for the offense occurring on November 12, 2019. Doyle Bonnell, 21, of Troy, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 42 days to 84 days, plus court costs, for the offenses of Institutional Vandalism, a misdemeanor of the second degree and Disorderly Conduct, a misdemeanor of the third degree. Trooper Michael Tracy of the Pennsylvania State Police arrested Bonnell following investigation of incidents that occurred in Troy Borough on January 30, 2020. Kristy Houseknecht, 31, Athens, PA was sentenced to Probation Supervision for a term of 12 months, plus court costs, restitution of $209.82, for two counts of Retail Theft, misdemeanors of the second degree. Officer Daniel Thomas and Officer John Fedorchak both of the Athens Township Police Department arrested Houseknecht for offenses occurring on February 10, 2019, and March 23, 2019. Gerald Greene, 27, Gillett, PA was sentenced to incarceration in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility for 12 months to 84 months, fines of $2500.00, plus court costs, for the offense of Driving under the Influence , (3-10), a felony of the third degree. Trooper Leland Loziere of the Pennsylvania State Police arrested Greene following investigation of an incident that that occurred in South Creek Township on January 27, 2020. Seventh Grade
Kinney Tiffany Acla, Charleigh Anderson, Maxwell Ault, Jayden Austin, Michael Bailey, Blake Barnes, Kylie Benson, Timothy Boggs, October Brown, Natasha Bull, Dawson Burgess, Isaiah Colton, Max Colton, Luke Crawley, Olivia Deininger, Koby Eberlin, Ryder Eberlin. Seeley Aurora Ellenberger, Jordan Fitzsimmons, Lily, Frey Jaylynn Gasparro, Tara Gilbert, Riley Gowin, Callie Greene, Lawrence Halbfoerster, Ruby Hall, Chelsie Harris, Emma Hartford, Gavin Hartford, Davin Holton, Maayke Inman, Blake Jackson Hojo Abby Joralemon, Kyli Landis, Brenna Lee, Kayden Light, Kwadir Lupold, Abbey Marbaker, Allyson Marbaker, Emmalee McGhee, Alexis McRoberts, Damien Miller, Kaitlyn Ostrander, Jack Page, Leland Pepper, Gordon Phillips, Sadence Ragan, Garren Rathbun Reynard Carson Rockwell, Ryder Route, Gabrielle Shedden, Ellick Smith, Xander Stimson, Bailey Swartzlander, Reed Taylor, Cailey Thrush, Caitlyn Thrush, Trinity Towner, Bryce Tunnicliff, Sawyer Vroman, Searesha Ward, Hunter Watkins, Elton Weingartner Eighth Grade Kelly Ava Allen, Walker Baillie, Makenna Barr, Audrey Bastion, Drake Bedford, Michael Beers, Taran Bellows, Brayden Brown, Savanah Brown, Ashlynne Chaapel, Zachariah Colton, Danielle Deininger, Addyson Dibble, Lillian Drever, Tyler Engel, Breanna Figueiredo, Benjamin Fitch Smith Hannah Fitzwater, Lakota Frisbie, Destinirose Gardiner, Trinity Girardi, Thomas Guindon, Audrey Halbfoerster, MaRissa Henson, Joshua Hess, Aydin Holcomb, Brooklyn Hutto, Oliver Kelley, Kendall Kitchen, Kevin Kreppenneck, Jaydin Landis, Madisyn Landis, Sky Mazza Wright, Alyssa Mcdonald Bailey Madison McNeal-Buchanan, Xander Oldweiler, Addilyn Pepper, Addison Perry, Madison Perry, Robert Pidcoe, Robert Porter, Hayden Reed, Gabriel Roy, Mercedes Ryan, Kylie Saltsman, Isabel Schoonover, Aleecia Seeley, Michael Seeley, Andrew Smith, Alixandria Staranowski, Gabrielle Thursby Cole Brendon Tuttle, Lyle Vermilya, Tieryn Walmsley, Holden Ward, Dayton Wesneski, Logan Wesneski, Quentin Wesneski, Quincy Wesneski, Kendall West, Talin Williams, Nehemiah Wolcott, Mitchell Wooster, Adrianna Yellenic, Mirissa Young, Julian Zeigler Ninth Grade Gallagher 13 Victor Brown, Tegan Brown-Sechrist, Nicholas Bryington, Autum Carter, Ralph Chapman, Vanessa Cole, Amelia Covert, Malachi Coyle, Luke Cramm, Micheal Davis, Travis Deininger, Daniel Dodge, Lucas Drever Harkness 13 Mara Driscoll, Shelby Eberlin, Mia Fantini-Hulslander, Mason Fitch, Kevin Fleming, Rylin Graham, Koy Halblieb, Jared Hall, Mason Harold, Kenzie Hickok, Zoey Hicks, Madison Hulbert, Carrie Inman Martz 13 Blake Jennings, Kayla Joralemon, Natalie Kapichok, Wyatt Karpinski, Adriane Katona, Hannah Kendall, Kathryne Kilbourn, Maekenzi Kinner, Kimber Knecht, Jayden Lamont, Cohen Landis, Chelsea Lehman, Shyheed Lupold Essick 14 Raiden Lyon, Jason Mahosky, Matthew McGhee, Cadence Mulno, Addison Parker, Kaylynn Pidcoe, Mason Porter, William Robertson, Lance Route, Raegan Sakers, Ryland Sakers, Ava Schanbacher, Eason Smith Rubert 14 Brody Space, Wyett Stone, Morgan Stout, Haylee Turano, Brayden Vroman, Naomi Vroman, Peytin Walker, Hudson Ward, Brayden Wesneski, Morgan Wesneski, Max Wicker, Aley Willow, Isaiah Wolcott, Dane Wooster Tenth Grade Mannick Taryn Acla, Kain Adams, Austin Allen, Brady Allen, Anthony Asbury, Isabelle Atherton-Ely, Riley Ault, Ian Bagley, Tyson Bedford, Weston Bellows, Hunter Brackman, Samantha Brackman, Allyson Butcher, William Carpenter, Wesley Castle, Cheyanne Clark, Dylan Collister Larcom Paige Collister, William Colton, Sarah Davy, Averey Dibble, Rian Eberly, Bailey Ferguson, Gracie Fitch, Isaac Fleury, Samara Foust, Dylan Frisbie, Noah Gibble, Laney Gleckner, Lexie Gleckner, Desiree Gowin, Jillaney Hartford, Mackenzie Henson, Dylan Holton, Devin Hurlburt Young Paul Inman, Owen Jackson, Kyle Kapichok, Joseph Knapp, Olivia Kulp, Cory Kunzman, Camille McRoberts, Faith Miller, Aiden Montgomery, Cayden Moon, Samantha Morgan, Dillon Motz, Mason Nelson, Laci Niemczyk, Marissa Ostrander, Dale Page, Aiden Palmer, Riley Parker Moyer Anna Payne, Gage Pepper, Vivianne Phillips, Mikal Porter, Charity Ragan, Trent Rathbun, Forrest Resavage, Cailin Robertson, Rayden Rockwell, Aubree Route, Riley Route, Aliyah Schanbacher, Hailey Seeley, Emily Selfridge, Gabrielle Spencer, Delaney Stone, Donovan Stone, Parker Talada Peters Brenen Taylor, John Taylor, Micheal Taylor, Carolyn Thoren, Tabitha Tomlinson, Emmeline Tymeson, Kaiden Walmsley, Hayden Ward, Molly Ward, Madison Weadock, Hunter Wesneski, Jazmyn Wesneski, Kali Wesneski, Keri Wesneski, Aislyn Williams, Kaley Williams, Ashlynne Willow Eleventh Grade Jackson Mya Allen, Natalie Baillie, Alexis Baldwin, Theresa Beers, Sarah Begg, Brantson Brown, Chester Byler, Hunter Chaapel, Dustin Cole, Savannah Cranmer, Conner Davis, Cordell Davy, Emily Ditzel Segur Drake Dunbar, Megan Eagleberger, Victoria Ellison, Madison Fitch, Conner Foust, Ethan Frey, Hali Fuller, Dalton Gardiner, Trisha Gilbert, Ezekiel Gilliland, William Gowin, Chasity Greene, Ethan Groover McRoberts Hunter Hartford, Marissa Hess, Donovan Houseknecht, Kerrick Hughes, Leonard Karpinski, Cooper Kitchen, Nicholas Krise, Melanie Kropf, Kylie Landon, Sophie Liddy, Jordan Marks, Rachel Martin Harstead Morgan Mays, Perry McDonald, Gavin Morse, Isaiah Niemczyk, Ladeana Page, Coleman Pidcoe, Garrett Radney, Ashton Rockwell, Audrey Rockwell, Zackary Roupp, Lucas Russell, Sara Saar, Katie Shay Cooley Mason Shultz, Michael Skipper, Aubrey Skwarlo, Felicity Smith, Mason Stiner, Ryan Twist, Reed Urban, Emmi Ward, Chayton Wesneski, Shannon Wesneski, Caiden Williams, Olivia Williams, Alexia Zeigler Twelfth Grade Gensel Michael Asbury, Derek Atherton-Ely, Connor Baillie, Kohl Bastion, Cameron Bellows, Cole Burgess, Abigail Chaapel, Jacob Chagnon, Lillian Chamberlain, Brandon Cole, Gracie Covert, Chance Davis, Evert DeKnecht, Oceanna Denham, Gwenevere Drever, Ethan Engel Swartz Cambria Gies, Jessie Gilliland, Lauren Gleckner, Heidi Halbfoerster, Austyn Hicks, Maezie Inman, Tyler Jannone, Reagan Kelley, Tyler Kitchen, Benjamin Knapp, Curtis Lammy, Evan Landis, Isaac Landis, Kaydee Larcom, Maya Larson Bowman Miah Lehman, Nashoba Lewis, Emma Machmer, Carmya Martell, William Martin, Brendan Matthews, Gracie Mead, Levi Mead, Ryland Moon, Zoey Morse, Brittany Mosher, Taylor Nybeck, Hunter Ostrander, Cy Pepper, Jordan Phillips, Claysen Richter, Carter Route Aylesworth Joel Schoonover, Heather Shaffer, Jillian Shay, Dylan Smith, Lylah Smith, Rjae Smith, Abbie Snyder, Caelyn Spencer, Taylor Stone, Dylan Tomlinson, Bradley Vroman, Nevaeh Vroman, Timothy Ward, Courteney Weiskopff, Adam Wengerd,Tyler Williams photo provided
This week’s chalk contest winners include: Kevin Kreppenneck (first place), Mazie Johnson (second) and Bentley DeWitt (third). Standing with them is garden club representative Leon English. This week, the garden club teamed with Stoll’s Flowers to sponsor the contest. The theme was flowers. by Joe Carreon
[email protected] CANTON — Canton Borough Council’s monthly meeting on Aug. 10, at the Canton Firemen’s Hall resulted in talk about traffic violations and complaint forms. The meeting opened with a 45-minute executive session to discuss a legal matter. Visitor Comments Resident Brian Koval spoke about his concern regarding complaint forms and what the proper procedures were to get his “voice heard by council.” He then addressed Borough Administrator Amy Seeley on why she had not followed up on an issue from 2018 when former borough council President Schultz asked for the borough complaint form to be placed on the borough website in addition to each council member at the time being given two copies each. Koval continued to stress that all he wants is “communication and transparency” at the local government level. Koval then asked council why the meeting minutes are not posted on the website when many other townships, boroughs and school districts follow that procedure. photos provided/Christopher O’Connor
The Troy Rotary Club held its annnual golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Pinecroft Golf Course in Gillett. Winners of the tournament include: (top photo) Jason Williams, Matt Williams, Steve Williams and Dave Schucker. (Right photo) Volunteers included Rotary members Ken Shaner, Bob Storch, Kathy Swain, Christopher O’Connor and Pat Rogers. There were 10 teams total. by Rachel Heitzenrater
[email protected] CANTON — The Canton Chamber of Commerce met at Minnequa Park Thursday, Aug. 6, at noon to discuss COVID-19, upcoming events and more. Those present at the meeting included: Kim Bailey of Chemung Canal Trust Company, Rachel Heitzenrater of the Canton Independent Sentinel, Leon English of the Village Improvement Association and Canton Garden Club, Robyn Cummings of the Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency, Colleen Ritz of Stoll’s Flowers, Crystal Salsman of The Pregnancy Care Center, Amy Seeley of Canton Borough, Steven Lambert of Gannon Associates and Frank Watson of Watson Diesel. The 2020 car show was unfortunately cancelled this year. Robyn Cummings reported on behalf of the Tourism and Promotion Agency, stating that fall is the busiest time of the year for the agency. The passport program is postponed to the spring of 2021, due to COVID and most event cancellations. by MARK SCOLFORO
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The governing body for Pennsylvania school sports on Friday delayed making, for at least two weeks, a decision about whether to follow the governor’s recommendation and cancel sports until January. The board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association said mandatory fall sports activities are on hold until its next meeting on Aug. 21. The association hopes to use that time to discuss the matter further with Gov. Tom Wolf. Voluntary workouts can continue in the meantime. “It is clear to PIAA, the unintended consequences of canceling fall sports need to be further reviewed,” the association’s statement said. The group maintains fall sports can be conducted safely. The board issued a statement that said it wanted Wolf and agencies under him “to partner with us and work collaboratively to further discuss fall sports,” and hoped for “insight and discussion” from state lawmakers. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman of Centre County said most if not all of his fellow Republican senators support holding school sports this fall. |
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