Santa and Mrs. Claus (top) officially kicked off the 2014 Christmas shopping season in Tunkhannock by lighting the borough Christmas tree on Dec. 5. Hundreds of area residents took advantage of the opportunity to ride a passenger train (above) with Santa and Mrs. Claus this weekend as part of ‘ChristmasContinue Reading
Story by Rick Hiduk Paintings by Barbara Sowinski (top) are on display at the Weigh Station Café in Towanda, as are pieces by Janice McConnell (above, left) and Lora Wiggins, whose offerings include the watercolor, “Biscuit” (above, right). A new exhibit featuring paintings by four local artists open this pastContinue Reading
Column by k.m. white Author k.m. white (right) enjoyed bumping into old friends like Gretchen Greer at the Sayre Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. The event, which benefited the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital and Sayre Theater, also provide a rallying point for white and her family for a first-time holidayContinue Reading
Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) reminds residents of Sullivan and Susquehanna counties that her December satellite office hours will be altered slightly for the month. “Even though the winter weather is already starting to take hold across the Northern Tier, my office staff will be available during our special satellite officeContinue Reading
Now Offering Direct Promotional Services for Entertainers, including the composition and posting of a Feature Story on the only website specifically geared to consumers in the four-county Endless Mountains region of northeastern Pennsylvania. A feature story/bio that lets music fans, bar owners, and others who book entertainment know more aboutContinue Reading
Cows move toward the barn at milking time at the Milky Way Farm near Troy in Bradford County. The farm and its companion restaurant are charter members of the Northern Tier chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local prgram. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region has embarked on a membership campaign forContinue Reading
Editorial by Rick Hiduk A wreath on the porch of Mayflower Florist in Tunkhannock expresses the sentiments of many but not all residents who have followed the exploits of a female turkey named Hector. Everybody needs a little good news now and then, and everybody wants his or her hometownContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk Construction crews of all kinds were out in full force across the region on Tuesday. trying to get as much done on numerous projects before a long holiday weekend and an impending snowstorm. In Towanda, there were crews along Main Street installing a sidewalk at theContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk According to weather forecasters, Saturday brought us the beginning of a three-day warm-up. Temperatures in downtown Tunkhannock flirted briefly with 40 but trended downward by mid-afternoon with stiff breezes and some light rain showers. A thin layer of ice still covered Tunkhannock Creek between Business RouteContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk Airing of the Quilts has become a huge annual festival in Tunkhannock each fall, and three key organizations are working to ensure that it will continue beyond the departure of the event’s founder this year. WNEP Channel 16 aired a news story this week that incorrectlyContinue Reading