2015 Austin Review

Austin began the year without a financial institution for the first time since 1969 as Northwest Savings Bank closed their Austin Branch on Turner Street, at the end of 2014.

• Refer to article titled: Dateline: May 21, 1969, Austin Sells Lot on Turner Street to FNB Coudersport for $1.00 by clicking HERE.

FEBRUARY:  Austin Borough Council Accepts NWSB Agreement.

• See: Borough Council Accepts Northwest Savings Bank Agreement by clicking HERE.
• See: Donation check Returned to Northwest Savings Bank by clicking HERE.
• See: Gift Horse or Trojan Horse by clicking HERE.
• See: Potter Leader-Enterprise article on NWSB "Gift" to Austin by clicking HERE.

MARCH: Perry Enterprises moves to Main Street.

• Read article by clicking HERE. 

MAY: The Austin Area School District Project Based Learning projects are unveiled:

• See: Interpretive Trails Project by clicking HERE.
• See: Austin Dam Mural by clicking HERE.
• See: Picnic Tabletop Display by clicking HERE.

Three (3) Austin Servicemen who were Killed-in-Action honored with Bridge Dedications. Read the article by clicking HERE.

AUGUST:  Perry Enterprises puts a fresh coat of paint on the former Gaelotti's Restaurant Building. See before and after pictures by clicking HERE. 

SEPTEMBER: The 6th Annual Duffee 5K Memorial Run was held during the Austin History and Pride Weekend to fund the Gerald F. Duffee Sr. Scholarship Fund. The run raised over $3000. See the Endeavor newspaper article titled: The Duffee 5K: running for a cause by clicking HERE.

OCTOBER:  AASD student creates a logo for the Community of Austin.

• See: AASD Student Creates Community Logo by clicking HERE. 
• See: Austin has  Logo by clicking HERE. 

Major road improvement to Austin Dam Ruins.  See article by clicking HERE. 

DECEMBER:  Gloria "Tootsie" Stuckey Wins Potter County Volunteer of the Year Award. See article by clicking HERE.  

Unseasonably Warm Temperatures December 2015

Past Observations Summary Report -  °F | °C 

Based on raw METAR data from (KBFD)

Date/Time	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Precipitation*
Wednesday 16 December 2015	40°	36°	No
Tuesday 15 December 2015	49°	38°	No
Monday 14 December 2015	64°	49°	Yes
Sunday 13 December 2015	61°	54°	Yes
Saturday 12 December 2015	59°	38°	No
Friday 11 December 2015	53°	45°	No
Thursday 10 December 2015	49°	37°	No
Wednesday 9 December 2015	49°	28°	No
Tuesday 8 December 2015	39°	25°	No
Monday 7 December 2015	44°	22°	No
Sunday 6 December 2015	48°	20°	No
Saturday 5 December 2015	44°	25°	No
Friday 4 December 2015	37°	30°	No
Thursday 3 December 2015	36°	30°	Yes

* Precipitation will be "Yes", if at any point during the day there was rain, snow, or a mix.

A few years ago I read an article which stated by the end of the century Pennsylvania's weather would be the same as Alabama's is today.

The forecast for Christmas Day is in the 50's.

How can anyone deny climate warming?

Below is a picture of the lot next to my home at 165 Rugaber Street.

And in direct sun light the temperature read:

Gloria "Tootsie" Stuckey Nominated for Potter County Volunteer of the Year and Wins

The Potter Leader-Enterprise is seeking votes for The Potter County Volunteer of the Year.

Austin's Gloria "Tootsie" Stuckey has been nominated for her long-time service to our community in various capacities, including the Austin Pride Committee which raises money to fund the Annual Fourth of July Fireworks.

"Toots" is also an active member of the VFW Post 7810 Auxiliary and the United Methodist Church.

The Austin Boro News Blog has previously recognized "Toots" for her Community Service.  Click HERE to read of some of her other acts of Goodwill.

The winner is expected to be announced in the December 2nd issue of The Potter Leader-Enterprise.

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In a special section to the Wednesday, December 2, 2015 edition of the Potter Leader-Enterprise, Tioga Publishing announced that Gloria won the 2015 Potter County Volunteer of the Year Award.

Angel Tree Goes Up Friday

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Saturday, December 5th, 2015

True to the Awesome Austin Spirit, in one week's time,  all the Angels have been removed  from the Angel Tree.

Remember to tape the angel to the front of your packaged gift and place it under the tree at the Post Office when the Window is open.

No gifts should be left between 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. or after 3:00 P.M. when the Window is closed.

Gifts will be picked up from the Post Office daily.

Cutoff date for all gifts is Friday, December 18th.

A list of instructions are also posted at the Post Office.

For more information on the Angel Tree Program, please contact Jackie Dynda at 814-647-8784

Bake Sale to Benefit St. Augustine's Parish an Overwhelming Success

Saturday, November 21, 2015, the parishioners from St. Augustine's Catholic Church located on Main Street, Austin, Pennsylvania, held a bake sale to help pay for the costs to keep it open for business.

The Bake Sale was held in front of the Masonic Building on Main Street.

I hear that it is taboo to state publicly how much fundraisers make, but the Bake Sale was an overwhelming success.  It was well worth the effort. Many people baked items for the sale and the citizens of Austin and the visiting hunters supported the fundraiser Big Time.

Here are some pictures I took.

Many thanks to Bill and Patty Solomon's children and their friends who were an enormous help in setting up, tearing down, and transferring the tables and baked goods to the church to be set up and broken down again upon conclusion of the mass at 5:30 P.M.

Angie received 19 pie orders for Thanksgiving with Peanut Butter being the most popular and Pumpkin coming in second.

St. Augustine's parishioners will hold another Bake Sale this coming Saturday, November 28th. from 9:00 A.M. to Noon in front of the Masonic Building on Main Street. There will be no Bake Sale after the Mass on the 28th.
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Although there was a drizzle of rain yesterday morning at 8:00 A.M. when we began to pack the car with baked goods for the St. Augustine's Bake Sale, it was warm outside.

We had set up and were ready for business by 8:30 A.M.

By 11:00 A.M. it was windy and cold and we had only made three (3) sales. Patty Solomon and I each purchased some items and we packed up and moved the tables and baked goods to St. Augustine's Parish on Turner Street. Thank goodness Patty's husband, Bill, came by driving his pickup truck as I had to stop and get my breath four (4) times carrying the table from St. Augustine's Parish to the Gazebo on Main Street.

St. Augustine's Parish has a Saturday Mass at 4:30 P.M. and we hoped to pick up a sale or two after the mass as we still had a wide-variety of delicious looking baked goods.

We ended up with over $300.00 in sales.

A heart-felt thank you  to those of you who supported our Bake Sale yesterday and turn a big disappointment into a feeling of joy and gratitude.

This beautiful sign was purchased for St. Augustine's Parish by Stanley Swank, a former Austin resident who owns Shop n Save in Coudersport, Pennsylvania

The grand total of the Bake Sales held on November 21st and November 28th, including the pie sales, was $748.25.

These two Bake Sales enter the Awesome Austin category as they not only had the overwhelming support of the Saint Augustine parishioners, but also some members of the United Methodist Church of Austin helped baking pies and goods for this endeavor.

A sincere thank you to everyone for making this the success it was.

Snapshot of Saint Augustine's Parish November 2015

Annual FREE United Methodist Church Thanksgiving Dinner

Volunteers of the United Methodist Church, Austin, Pennsylvania,  worked hard on Friday, November 20th,  preparing the Annual FREE Thanksgiving Dinner to be held on Saturday, November 21, 2015.

Nancy and David

Shirley and Noe

Peggy Dow

Tootie Stuckey

Betty and Claudia

 Recently remodeled UMC Dining Roon

Cookies in a Jar

The Annual United Methodist Church Thanksgiving Dinner has become an occasion where we reconnect with those friends and acquaintances that we rarely see other times of the year.  Angie, Mom (Doris Fowler) and I again had the pleasure of sitting across the table from Dan, Patrick and Cheyanne Dow. Patrick and our youngest daughter, Michelle, went to school together. Michelle has lived out of the area for many years now and  we talked about her a great deal.  She is coming home Thanksgiving so we got Patrick's phone number so they can get together then.

The meal and service was excellent and there was plenty of it.  The remodeled dining area is beautiful.