Commissioners Proclaim Literacy Week, Meet New EMHR Director
Audrey Carrington, director of the Bradford-Wyoming County Literacy Program, erected a banner on the courthouse lawn in Tunkhannock on Tuesday proclaiming Sept. 23 to 29 National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Bradford-Wyoming County Literacy Program (BWCLP) director Audrey Carrington visited the Wyoming CountyContinue Reading
PSEA Recommends Donna Iannone for State House Seat
Submitted Article Donna Iannone, candidate for the Pennsylvania General Assembly has been recommended by the Pennsylvania Education Association (PSEA), a community of education officials that make a difference in the lives of Pennsylvania students every day. 181,000 members strong, PSEA members include teachers, education support professionals, high education staff, nursesContinue Reading
Penn State Extension To Offer ‘Food For Profit’ Class
Submitted Article Family favorite foods make traditions. Convenience foods are in high demand. Bold new flavors are wanted. Are you a food entrepreneur who thinks outside the box? Penn State Extension’s Food for Profit is a one-day workshop to help you work through the maze of local and state regulations,Continue Reading
Wyoming County Chorale Looking at Fresh Start, Seeking Members
Wyoming County Chorale Members (first row, from left) Harrison Ingemarson, Ruth Tewksbury, Pat Keiber, Naomi Zack, Carly Dibble, (second row) Trudy Cook, David Little, Kathy Reposa, Lucy Keiber, Elaine Mackey, (third row) Tonya Boatman, Alicia Kirkpatrick, Gregory Jezewski, Sarah Shaffer-Greene, and Ann Noldy invite anyone in the area with anContinue Reading
Nicholson Bridge Day Triumphs Over Gloomy Predictions
T-Town Twirlers (top, from left) Coralynn McHenry, Olivia Knoss, Dorie Cosner, Elizabeth Storr, and Emily Hadsall perform a patriotic routine for Bridge Day patrons. Above, Ann Bach (left) and Wendy Morrison of Meshoppen check out some of the vendor wares for sale on Nicholson’s Bridge Day. Photos and story byContinue Reading
Meshoppen Playground Equipment Ordered, Route 6 Seepage Still Contested
Troop 88 Boy Scout Nathaniel Sheldon recently completed painting 26 fire hydrants in Meshoppen and will soon install snow markers as needed. He did the work as an Eagle Scout project which he will take before a board of review in October. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk/Map by GoogleContinue Reading
Pickett and Fritz to Host Concealed Carry Seminars This Fall
Submitted Article Due to popular demand, Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) has scheduled two upcoming Concealed Carry Seminars for residents of the 110th District. The seminars are set for Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Sayre Sportsmen’s Club and Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Elk Lake American Legion. “For the past few years that we’veContinue Reading
Pawling to Connect Farm to Forest at Troy Sale Barn Event
Submitted Article Please join Rich Pawling, from History Alive! on Sunday, September 23rd, 6 pm for an interpretive presentation “Connecting the Farm to the Forest – Examining the Symbiotic Relationship between Logging & Agricultural Production during the Timber Harvest Boom Days of Pennsylvania (1880-1910).” Rich Pawling will dress the partContinue Reading
Fritz to Host Senior Scam Seminar at the Blue Ridge Senior Center
Submitted Article Rep. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) will be hosting a Senior Scam Seminar on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 a.m., at the Blue Ridge Senior Center, 81 Elizabeth St., Great Bend. “Every day seniors are a risk of being taken advantage of by scammers,” Fritz stated. “This seminar is designedContinue Reading
VFW Service Officer Available to Help Area Veterans
Submitted Article State Sen. Lisa Baker invites veterans of all ages and from all service eras to utilize the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars Service Officer Network to receive free information and assistance for government benefits including VA healthcare, compensation, pension, education and dependent benefits. Surviving spouses can also useContinue Reading