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The Ebensburg Municipal Authority Water Department will be doing new water line tie-ins on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 8 AM on the southeast side of town.

During the tie-in, customers in this area may experience periods of low to no water pressure. When the new water line is connected customers may experience dirty water. Thank you for your patience.

EBENSBURG PREPARES TO
CELEBRATE 33rd ANNUAL POTATOFEST

Ebensburg – The 33rd annual PotatoFest will be held Saturday, September 28^th from 9 am – 5 pm in historic downtown Ebensburg!  Over 200 of the area’s best craft and food vendors will line High, Center, Julian and West Sample Streets, as well as the Cambria County Veterans Memorial Park and Penn Eben Park.  Visitors will enjoy unique potato foods and live entertainment all day long! Dance performers will take place in the VFW parking lot.

“The PotatoFest Committee works year-round to put together a family-friendly event that has a little something for everyone,” said Danea Koss, Community Development Director. “We really focus on attracting all types of people from our area and beyond.” Dauntless Fire Station will also host their 17^th Annual Wine Extravanganza at their station. Admission is $10 which includes a wine glass and wine tasting.

Returning once again this year will be a designated area for kids called ‘Adventures in Spudland’ featuring a Hogue’s Fun Factory obstacle course, bounce house & slide, the ‘Kid’s Potato Patch’ craft area and mini golf at the Ebensburg Presbyterian Church, and, new this year, the STEM Rocks Van hosted by the IU8.

There is no charge to attend PotatoFest and a free shuttle runs from 9 am – 5:30 pm from Admiral Peary Vo-Tech & Central Cambria School (Rt. 422), Penn Highlands Community College, American Legion County Fairgrounds, the Mini Mall and Lake Rowena!

PotatoFest is sponsored by State Farm Agent Kim Springer, First National Bank and a number of additional sponsors. The event is hosted by the Ebensburg Main Street Partnership. For additional information, please visit www.potatofest.com, or call the Ebensburg Borough Office at (814) 472-8780.

The Ebensburg Farmers Market will begin Saturday, July 6th and go through September 21st.  The market runs every Saturday in Penn Eben Park from 9 am to 12 pm, rain or shine. Vendors in attendance will be selling the following items, and items will vary from week to week:

• Fruits – blueberries, raspberries, etc.
• Veggies – squash, tomatoes, red beets, beans, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, corn, etc.
• Herbs – garlic, basil, parsley, etc.
• Farm Fresh Eggs
• Baked Goods
• Honey
• Maple Syrup
• Soaps/Hand Creams
• Flowers/Plants
• Chicken/Beef/Pork

PEDESTRIANS

General Pedestrian Law:

Pennsylvania’s Vehicle Code details the rights and duties of pedestrians.

Generally, people walking may cross the street at any point, but pedestrians and motorists must understand their responsibilities. Below are the basic laws to follow when crossing the street or driving.

• When a pedestrian crosses the street in a crosswalk, the driver must yield.
  • Drivers are not required to yield until you begin to step into the crosswalk.
  • Pedestrians should not walk or run unexpectedly into the path of a moving vehicle. Pedestrians should not assume drivers will see or yield. Look left, right, and left again before stepping out.
  • It is illegal for drivers to pass a vehicle that is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, as the second driver may not see the pedestrian in the crosswalk.
• If a pedestrian crosses the street not at an intersection and there is no crosswalk, the pedestrian must yield to vehicles.
• When crossing the street at a signalized intersection, both pedestrians and motorists must obey the traffic-control devices.
  • These signs and signals help identify who must yield.
• When walking along a road with sidewalks and its use is practicable, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

Safety Talking Points

 Tips for Pedestrians:

 Cross only at crosswalks. Don’t cross between parked cars.

• Look left, right then left again and keep looking.
• Wait for a gap in traffic, then step one foot off the curb or fully enter crosswalk and make eye contact with approaching drivers.
• Always obey traffic signs and signals especially pedestrian count down timers.
• See and be seen – drivers need to see you to avoid you. Wear bright clothing during the day, and wear reflective materials or carry a flashlight at night.
• Watch for turning vehicles at intersections, even if you have the right-of-way and proceeding lawfully.
• Watch your children. Children can’t judge a vehicle’s speed and distance and need the help of an adult to be safe.
• On streets with multiple lanes in each direction, be aware of what drivers in both near lanes are doing. If one driver is allowing you to cross, the other might not see you.
• If no sidewalk is available, walk as far on the side of the road as you can, and always walk against traffic.
• Always be aware of your surroundings, and never get distracted.

Tips for Motorists:

 Slow down when approaching a crosswalk or intersection. Watch for pedestrians and be prepared to yield to them.

• Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks – the law requires motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks at signalized and non-signalized intersections.
• Travel at a prudent speed. Don’t try to beat the light.
• Watch for mid-block crosswalks. Pedestrians have the right-of-way in mid-block crosswalks, so yield to them.
• Expect the unexpected – look out for children who may dart out between cars or buses or cross mid-block without a crosswalk.
• Drivers on streets with multiple lanes in each direction should be aware that pedestrians may be crossing all lanes.

• Pictured from left, Luke Byrne, Kyle Smiley and Anthony Perott of Inframark

Ebensburg’s Water Treatment Plant has been selected again to receive a prestigious Area Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) Award. The AWOP Award was presented to Luke Byrne, Plant Manager, for our water system on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association (PRWA) Annual Conference in State College, PA.

AWOP is a national filter plant optimization effort among numerous states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) and you. For the seventeenth consecutive year in Pennsylvania, AWOP will recognize outstanding efforts toward optimizing filter plant turbidity performance with a prestigious AWOP Award. The top performing filter plants that submitted their 2023 WebOAS turbidity data will receive an AWOP Award this year. This year 9 small filter plants (serving <10,000 people) will be presented with AWOP Awards at the PRWA conference. We hope to present AWOP Awards next year as well. So please continue to submit your turbidity data to remain eligible for an AWOP Award next year. WebOAS turbidity submittal is required in order to participate in AWOP and be eligible for an AWOP Award.