Among the Montrose School District faculty members handing out lunches in front of the school on March 17 were (top, from left) first-grade teacher Robyn Lubash, kindergarten instructor Heidi Zenger, high school personal care aide Karen Spence and high school learning support teacher Kathy Pierce. Above, Montrose high school FrenchContinue Reading
Coordinators of this year’s Susquehanna County Ag Day hope to attract a record number of visitors to Elk Lake High School in Springville with an expanded workshop schedule, more than 80 vendors of ag-related resources, as well as a free community lunch and PA Farm Show Milkshakes sponsored by CabotContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County are excited to announce that their massive fundraising plant sale will be held at a new location. Join the fun at Tannery Place’s back parking lot, located behind South Main Street by the traffic light in downtown Montrose. TheContinue Reading
The PA Farm Show competition among dairy goats was stiff for 4-H participants across the state including, Hannah Foster (top, far right) and Geo Swartley (second from right), both members of the Borderline Community 4-H Club of Friendsville. Hannah Foster’s doe Dapples (above) took first in the 2-to-3-year old class.Continue Reading
Montrose High School social studies and history teacher Hillori Schenker (above, second from right) and students (from left) James Grisafi, Beth Cook, and Anna Campbell told the audience of the EMHR’s public meeting in Susquehanna County how much they have learned about local history thanks to the EMHR’s financial supportContinue Reading
Lonnie Moore III (left) and Darryl Gore (right), direct descendants of the Perkins and Dennis families who settled the historic Dennis Farm in Susquehanna County flank Keystone College liaison Lucas Taylor at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, where they shared the story and information about their capital campaign last week. StoryContinue Reading
The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22 focused on the needs of heritage-, recreational- and agriculture-based organizations from 10 am to noon in the Community Room of the Main Branch of the Susquehanna County Library at 458 High School Road in Montrose. EMHRContinue Reading
Edited from submitted articles Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved funding totaling more than $2.4 million on Wednesday that will go toward the reimbursement costs of repairing roads and bridges in Susquehanna County that were damaged by flash flooding in August 2018. “The flooding that occurred during that summer wasContinue Reading
Courtroom 1 at the Susquehanna County Courthouse at Montrose was barely recognizable last Wednesday with scaffolding in place for renovations that should be completed by early January. Susquehanna County commissioners (above, from left) Betsy Arnold, MaryAnn Warren and Alan Hall inspect the progress of renovations. Changes to the floor planContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) Approximately 60 people from a variety of backgrounds participated in the annual conference of the Susquehanna County Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse held on Nov. 7 at American Legion Post 154 at Elk Lake. The topic this yearContinue Reading