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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    Robertson: Below zero skiing and dad
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    Robertson: Below zero skiing and dad
    WADE ROBERTSON 
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    WADE ROBERTSON 
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    Mobile food bank to be held in Smethport
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    Feb 15, 2021
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    Mobile food bank coming to Smethport on Feb. 9
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    Marcie 
    Oct 03, 2020
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    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
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    Mobile food bank to be held in Smethport
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    BILL ROBERTSON Special to The Era 
    Jun 26, 2020
    Back in the 1960s, every boy in our neighborhood liked to play baseball. If he had a wooden bat, an old glove, and a ball held together with electrica...
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    Robertson: Check that rifle
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    WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
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    The time has come to talk of many things
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 04, 2019
    “To tell you that story, first I have to tell you this one.” I heard that in a movie once, and thought that line was pretty funny. Yet as with so many...
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    Warm it Forward McKean packages not only provide warm items — but contact help for homeless
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    Warm it Forward McKean packages not only provide warm items — but contact help for homeless
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 26, 2019
    Rev. Rob Klouw was just starting to hang a plastic bag containing hats and gloves on a clothesline in front of First Presbyterian Church Friday, when ...
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    ‘Warm it Forward’ to kick off soon
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    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 16, 2019
    Although the holidays are over, winter is far from it and brings a real need for warm hats, gloves, mittens and other outerwear for the impoverished o...
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    Glimpses of the past
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    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Sep 15, 2018
    Like leaves in a sudden gust of wind, memories swirled, fluttered and sailed over the tides of time. The past, often hesitant and timid suddenly grew ...
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