Oldest House to Kick Off Season with ‘A Simpler Thyme’
Submitted Article Spring has finally arrived and with it comes the opening of Laceyville’s Oldest House and its first major event of the season. This year’s A Simpler Thyme will be held May 18-20. The house, which will be open from 9 am to 5 pm Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 4 pm on Sunday, willContinue Reading
Area Firefighters Participate in Weekend Training
Firefighters and EMTs from numerous communities in Susquehanna, Wyoming and Bradford counties (top) were on hand this weekend for the burning of an old farm house in Auburn township that served as a valuable training tool for Back to Basics Training Weekend, sponsored by Susquehanna County Volunteer Firefighter Association andContinue Reading
SCCTC Welding Students See ‘Bridge Program’ as Arc to Future
SCTTC executive director Alice Davis (center) takes a break from classes with students Lucas Marco (left) and Lynda Lawrence, who have excelled in the school’s welding program and look forward to sustaining careers as welders in the gas fields. Story and Photo by Rick Hiduk (As published in the SusquehannaContinue Reading
Pop-up Art Gallery to Debut in Laceyville on May 12
Submitted Article What do a one-day art show, graffiti and Spectacular Saturday have in common? The first two are types of art never before presented in Wyoming County that will debut in downtown Laceyville during the borough’s Spectacular Saturday event on Saturday, May 12. The laid-back Pop-Up Art Gallery willContinue Reading
The Calm Before the Warmth
Photos by Rick Hiduk Preparation for the upcoming tourist season and the return of “cottagers” was apparent in the Sullivan County communities of Lake Mokoma (top) and Eagles Mere (above) on Saturday. Most clubs and attractions are set to open the weekend of May 4. Despite a gloomy Sunday andContinue Reading
Natural Pond Management Twilight Pond Walk Planned
Submitted Article Please join the Bradford County Conservation District on the property of Robert and Mary Frey in Rome Township as they invite you to experience the joy of natural pond management. On Friday, May 18 from 6 to 8 pm, Mr. Frey will give a tour of his pondsContinue Reading
EMHR Student River Sojourn Announced at Commissioners Meeting
Bradford County Commissioners (back, from left) Daryl Miller, Doug McLinko, and Ed Bustin welcomed Keith Brown (front, left) and Braydin Ryck to their meeting on April 25 to discuss this year’s Student Heritage Sojourn, which is open to students across the area and will be held May 18 to 20.Continue Reading
Bradford County Finds Savings with In-House Cooling Solution
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Bradford County maintenance supervisor Paul Yeager (above, left) and bridge maintenance supervisor Bob Voda take a break on Wednesday from their work on the cooling system at the courthouse in Towanda. Yeager hopes to reconnect the duct work between the zone control modules behindContinue Reading
Chamber Hosts Legislative Breakfast
Photo by Rick Hiduk More than 140 people attended this morning’s Legislative Breakfast sponsored by the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce and held at Stone Hedge Golf Club near Factoryville. Panel members included (from left) Sen. Lisa Baker, Rep. Karen Boback, Conrad Falvello from Cong. Lou Barletta’s office, and FrankContinue Reading
American Chestnut Conservation Workshop Planned
Submitted Article On Sunday May 27, from 1 to 5 pm, the Bradford County Conservation District, in partnership with the Bradford/Sullivan Forest Landowners Association, will facilitate a free program open to the public concerning the history, former uses, ecological importance, threats to, and restoration efforts associated with the American chestnutContinue Reading