Ulysses Area Improvement

07/09/2026

Schedule of events for this Saturday July 11, 2026
Bring the whole family and enjoy a day of fun food vendors and the company of the community!

06/24/2026

Looking to take your beauty for a ride and show it off? Look no further than the Car Show at the Ulysses Old Home Day 2026!

Calling all Car Owners.We are preparing for our Ulysses Old Home Day Festival and would like to invite you to join us for our annual car show.The Ulysses Old…

06/24/2026

06/22/2026

Be sure to reserve your vendor space for Old Home Day 2026!

Ulysses Old Home DayDear Vendors.We are preparing for our Ulysses Old Home Day and would like to invite you to join us in making the event an enjoyable day…

06/19/2026

Event coming soon!! Be sure to bring the whole family out for a fun day!!

06/12/2026

We're bringing the Chicken Wing Challenge back this year!
NEW AND IMPROVED! This will be a true Last Man Standing Wins competition!

Please Like, Share, & Comment! Let us know if you're interested in competing or being a sponsor!

06/12/2026

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES TO NOMINATING!

MUST BE 30 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER

Please nominate a person that lives in Ulysses Borough or Ulysses Township.

Let us know why you think the person you nominated deserves this award. Tell us a little about them and what they do or have done to make Ulysses great. Just a few sentences, around 30 words is sufficient.

How to nominate someone:
1. Text Louise Cooney (814) 203-2910 or
Tessa McCormick (814) 203-8634
2. Facebook messenger! Send a message to Ulysses Area Improvement
3. Fill out a slip and drop it in one of the boxes placed in businesses around town

*Winners are NOT determined by number of votes but by their contributions to our community as stated in the paragraph written on their behalf. Winners are chosen by the winners from the past 3 years.*

*Previous winners may not be nominated.*

PREVIOUS CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
2025 – Rita Kio
2024 – Ben & Sheila Olney
2023 – Dave & Robin Freeman
2022 – Betty Tomak
2021 – Steve Riley
2020 – Earl Jordan
2019 – Mary Jane Haskins & Dot Somogyi
2018 – Mae Empson & Milton Newcomb
2017 – Sharon Downey
2016 – June Grey
2015 – Jon Cowburn
2014 – Shelly Gert Mohr
2013 – Bill Potter
2012 – Harold & Della Barber, Almon & Irene Freeman, Sheri Graves
2011 – Patty Kish
2010 – Beverly Lehman
2009 – Kathy Tilton & Pam Bodo
2008 – Don Miller
2007 – Roz Eastman & Carol Wagner
2006 – Eva Buckley
2005 – Tom Engle
2004 – Cliff & Fay Wood
2003 – Elaine Flewellyn & Jeanne Cole
2001 – Gary Erway
1997 – Dexter Angood
1996 – Elery Walizer
1995 – Leroy McCaslin
1994 – Norma Hand
1993 – Charlotte Freeman
1992 – Elwin Jeffers
1991 – Donna McCaslin
1990 – Delores Bristol Weiss
1989 – Todd Haskins
1988 – Lloyd Kear
1987 – Lyle Hyde
1986 – Rev. Wallie Fleming
1985 – Jean Carpenter
1984 – Robert “Tink” Thompson
1983 – Don Roundsville
1982 – Sara Squier
1981 – Dewitt Chase