Pond Management Workshop Slated at Camp Brulé
Submitted Article The Penn State Extension will host a Pond & Lake Management Workshop at Camp Brulé, located at 2559 North Street, Forksville on Friday, May 11, at 5:00 p.m. Join Peter Wolfhurst, Penn State Extension Educator for presentations on timely pond and lake issues in Northeast PA. Homeowners and commercial property managersContinue Reading
Fair Days for Farmers – Finally
Photos by Rick Hiduk Morning sun was giving way to high clouds by mid-morning on Tuesday over farms in Auburn and Dimock townships in Susquehanna County. Spring has finally sprung, but her progress remains stunted. After a few cool and rainy days this week, temperatures will slowly climb towards theContinue Reading
Pickett to Host Identity Theft Seminar
Submitted Article To educate residents about ways in which they can safeguard their identities, Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) will hold an Identity Theft Seminar on Friday, April 27, in Sayre. “From data breaches to Facebook privacy to dumpster diving, the protection of personal information is a hot topic in the newsContinue Reading
Rhonda Vincent to Headline NEPA Bluegrass Festival
The “Queen of Bluegrass” will lead the pack at this year’s NEPA Bluegrass Festival, Friday to Sunday, June 1 to 3 at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock. Rhonda Vincent, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and fifth-generation musician, has received 13 awards each from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and Society for the PreservationContinue Reading
Tunkhannock Shop to Celebrate ‘Indy Bookstore Day’
Submitted Article Just One More Page Books is so excited to celebrate six months and Indie Bookstore Day! We will be celebrating Friday April 27th and Saturday April 28th 2018 9am to 8pm. Friday evening: adult fiction Author David Hess will be here 5-6 pm for a book signing and meet & greet. A native toContinue Reading
Cultural Center Looks Ahead to Tunkhannock River Day – Vendors Sought
Photos from River Day 2017 by Rick Hiduk Organizers and supporters of the 14th annual River Day at Tunkhannock met at the Wyoming County Cultural Center (WCCC) on April 18 to discuss entertainment, exhibitor and vendor options, potential presentations, and enhancing the literal connection of visitors to the Susquehanna River.Continue Reading
Final Push Needed to Complete Veterans Park at Towanda
Submitted Article Joe Doherty, originator of the Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park, would like to see the Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park completed as much as every other supporter of the eight-year endeavor. What follows is an edited version of a letter recently sent by Doherty to those, like EndlessMtnLifestyles.com,Continue Reading
GPS Approved for More Wyoming County Vehicles
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) On Tuesday, the Wyoming County Commissioners approved a measure which they’d addressed previously in a work session to have GPS units and monitors installed in vehicles used by the sheriff’s department, probation, Children & Youth Services and for transportation of prisoners. InstallationContinue Reading
Low-Level Offenders New Focus of Prison Overcrowding
Participants in the April 17 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (clockwise from left) Atty. Paul Litwin; commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams; Chief Clerk Bill Gaylord; District Attorney Jeff Mitchell, Sheriff Ned Sherman, Warden Ken Repsher, Judge Russell Shurtleff and (not pictured) Atty. Steve Franko.Continue Reading
Families Flock to Forkston for First-Day Fishing
Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association members, including (seated, above, from left) Rusty Bennett, David Krafjack, and Kyle Ziegler welcomed dozens of first day trout fishers to Forkston Corners on April 14 and shared with them their plans for further stream mitigation and aquatic habitat projects. Proudly displaying their catch before headingContinue Reading