The Potter County Conservation District recently held its annual legislative luncheon, where a variety of issues were discussed, including funding for the district and conservation projects, as well as the challenges facing dairy farmers and Chesapeake Bay regulatory issues. Pictured left to right are: Casey Boyer, agriculture conservation technician/Chesapeake Bay technician; Glenn Dunn II, resource conservationist; Jason Childs, district manager; Earl Brown, chairman of the district’s board of directors; Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint); Deborah Pontzer from Congressman Glenn Thompson’s office; Jared Dickerson, watershed nutrient management technician; and Chuck Dillon from Sen. Joe Scarnati’s office.

Heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Emporium Borough Mayor Bruno Carnovale, who has retired after 51 years of service to his community. He was first elected to borough council in 1966 and then was elected mayor in 1988. Last year, he was named Mayor of the Year by the Association of Mayors of the Boroughs of Pennsylvania. Rep. Martin Causer presented Mayor Carnovale with a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in honor of his service.

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