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Two Bradford residents are accused of stealing flowers from gravesites at McKean Memorial Park in Lafayette Township. 57-year-old Kathleen Keyes and 31-year-old Jason Keyes are each charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy, all misdemeanors. State police say between May 25 and June 3 the pair stole several types of flower arrangements from 12 victims from McKean and Elk counties. The value of the stolen items is more than $500. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

By SANDRA RHODES If a benefit on Saturday makes enough money, it will be music to the ears of the McKean Memorial Park Restoration Committee. Why? Because the money is going to the restoration of the Singing Tower at McKean Memorial Park. The Singing Tower, which has sat silent for decades, was built at the hands of Walter Hall, the same architect and builder of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Fallingwater and Lynn Hall near Port Allegany. The benefit includes an optional poker run with the sign up from 9:30 to 11 AM at the administration building of McKean Memorial Park. Other activities will take place at Tack's Inn at the corner of Route 59 and 219. This includes a chicken barbecue and DJ from 2 to 5 PM and live entertainment from 6 to 10 p.m. There will also be a silent auction. Built in the late 1930s the Singing Tower was constructed of a native stone to reflect the architecture of the gateways and administration building. SPA centerpiece of the cemetery, the tower included a...