Wellsboro Area High School - Nessmuk Yearbook (Wellsboro, PA)

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studentlne--19 ll I-ll - V,. Q -- M. k,,, ,i HF Z W, Water and large trees from farther upstream surrounded the Campbell home from Middlebury. As a result of the water and debris which surrounded his home, Mr. Amidst the fall leaves, Mike Krystoff enjoyed an Nate Cornell decided to raise his house a few feet. Indian summer in the Outdoor Study Area.

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l fl C7 18 - student life SNOW DAY IN SEPTEMBER? Since the water rose so high at the electrical transforming plant in Niles Valley, many area residents were without electricity. Autumn proved unpredictable this year. Temperature variedg early in the day it was cold enough for wool sweaters and in the afternoon sleeveless shirts were the best choice. Frustrated school students pondered over their choice of clothing in the morning. The warm weather surprised everyone. Wellsboro experienced not one Indian sum- mer day but sixg this made an unusual record for the community. Then immediately the sunshine turned to rain as September brought an unexpected occurrence with rain falling relentlessly. There was a question echoing through the minds of Wellsboro residents, Will this end up like the flood of 1972? The people of Wellsboro looked upon the school officials to make a decision concerning the security of the students in the area. It seemed inevita- ble that the voice of the radio announcer would greet each early morning listener to those famous and longed words, The Wellsboro Area Schools will be closed to- day. The closing was not on the account of snow causing treacherous driving, but rain causing impassable roadways. All students were left to devise other means of entertain- ment rather than cold weather recreation. It could have been a cool refreshing dip in the nearby street or mass production of mud pies. The flood of 1975 stirred memories of 1972 and hopefully will not happen again. The Wellsboro Schools want to use their snow days for snow. not rain. 'k iiiiiit 'kitiii William Hill Wells was a Capable leader of Wellsboro in 1804, be- ing a Federalist U.S. Senator from Delaware. He was opposed to President Jefferson and was one of the seven senators who voted against the annexation of Louisiana. l Students found the unusual warmth of the autumn weath- er a refreshing break from classes.

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20 - student life ACTion b active citizens today Harrisburg Hotline, a radio program de- signed by Natalie Anderson to inform the public about current problems, began March 10, 1975. It proved to be effective in arousing interest of taxpayers, and provided an opportunity to communicate with offi- cials and specialists in many areas of govern- ment. Local industries and businesses spon- sored Harrisburg Hotlinen as a public ser- vice. In October 1975 t'Harrisburg Hotline became Hotline, under the sponsorship of Active Citizens Today. KACTJ Active Citizens Today is an organization operating primarily within the borders of Tioga County. Personal responsibility for our basic freedoms is an important issue today because of the government controlling more and more. We need a greater voice in our government, and ACT works to impress this upon the people of the community who want to be involved. ACT has the goals re- sembling the national organization called AREA fAssociation for Rational Environ- mental Alternativesj. The Purposes of this organization are to alert the public to gov- ernmental legislation concerning environ- mental matters and rural developement. ACT became interested in the sewage problem of the community, Two years ago the Department of Environmental Resources QDERJ mandated that Wellsboro would have to go to tertiary treatment. The sewage would be 957: puremmore pure than drink- ing water. In March, a proposal was sub- mitted to the Environmental Protection Agency QEPAJ to get 7576 funding. Funding was badly needed as the cost would be ap- proximately four and a half million dollars to change the plant. The EPA has not ap- proved the funds yet. The townspeople and municipal authorities recognize the need for improvements and have submitted alterna- tive plans costing thousands of dollars. Re- search is presently going on about how to stop tertiary treatment and public meetings are continuing. Interested students listened to the radio program and talked with their parents who participated actively in these community af- fairs. Action was taken depending on the type of problem. Listening to the radio helped in classes such as Economics, Govern- ment, and Conservation when the topics dis- cussed were community problems. Maybe Act has not solved all problems, but the important thing is it has made adults and students aware. l K if? 44444 tiff Wellsboro's only tornado lifted the top off the Carson block and dropped it in the middle of Main St. in front of the Arcadia The- atre in 1926.