‘Firkin Fridays’ to Raise Funds for Local Charities
Nimble Hill Brewery is planning a series of events to benefit community organizations. Once a month, the brewery will hold what it calls “Firkin Fridays” benefiting a different organization in Wyoming County each month. The first event is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26, from 4 to 7 pm, at theContinue Reading
Baker Takes Views and Concerns To The White House
Sen. Lisa Baker (standing, top right) asks a question of (from left) White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Ivanka Trump, an adviser to the president, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and Linda McMahon, who heads the Small Business Administration, during the White House Empowering Women Symposium. Submitted Article Sen. LisaContinue Reading
Icy Roads Key Factor in Four-Vehicle, Injury Accident
Both female passengers in the Dodge Avenger (top) were seriously hurt in the four-vehicle accident just north of Meshoppen on Jan. 14. Meshoppen Fire Department chief Chris Carney (above) attends to one of three passengers in the Ford F150 that was involved in the second part of the crash onContinue Reading
Open Door Day set for Manure Management Planning
Submitted Article Manure Management plans are required in Pennsylvania for anyone who mechanically applies manure or pastures animals. The Bradford County Conservation District will hold an informal “open door” day on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 7 am to 4 pm, for anyone needing help getting this document in order. Assistance is availableContinue Reading
Coach Shartle to be Remembered at Swimming & Diving Invitational
Coach Shartle talks strategy with members of the 1978-79 Tunkhannock Tigershark swim team in top photo and poses with the 1976-77 Towanda Black Knights swim team above. Current divers and swimmers of both teams will participate in an invitational tournament on Jan. 19 and 20. By Rick Hiduk The legacyContinue Reading
Dinner Theater Planned at Laceyville Fire Company
The Laceyville Goodwill Fire Company will host “Murder at the Pie Auction” at the firehouse, 433 Main Street, Laceyville on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Winding River Players from Towanda will perform the dinner theater production, dropping clues along the way for this comedic whodunit. An all-you-can-eat roast beef dinner andContinue Reading
“Warm Wave” to be Short-Lived
Photos by Rick Hiduk Skies were gloomy over southwestern Susquehanna County on Wednesday as milder air moved in over the snow. Unseasonable highs at 50 degrees or better on Thursday and Friday will be accompanied by rain and followed by a shorter stretch of frigid weather. The eight-day forecast follows:Continue Reading
Loyalsock Wins ‘River of the Year‘ Competition
Photos by Karen Black / Story by Rick Hiduk For the second time in three years, a waterway in the Endless Mountains has been named Pennsylvania’s “River of the Year.” The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural resources (DCNR) announced yesterday that the Loyalsock Creek, the headwaters of which beginContinue Reading
Conservation District: Want to Preserve Your Farm?
Submitted Article Since 2001 the Bradford County Agricultural Land Preservation Program has allocated over $3.3 million dollars protecting farmland and our county’s agriculture future by preserving 16 farms totaling over 3900 acres. Your farm could be next! We are currently accepting new or updated applications until January 31, 2018. ProgramContinue Reading
Clandestine Crew Guards Secrets of Winter Angling at the Eddy
Setting up for a sunset fish at Skinners Eddy but divulging no secrets on Tuesday were Hank Belcher (above, left) of Leraysville and Richard “Banjo” Voda of Spring Hill. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk (As published in the Jan. 11 edition of the Rocket-Courier) Ice fishing at Skinners EddyContinue Reading