Fritz Invites Residents to Susquehanna County Concealed Carry Seminar
Submitted Article Rep. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) invites area residents to a Concealed Carry Seminar, set for Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Hallstead/Great Bend Rod and Gun Club, 3340 Dubois St., Hallstead. The seminar will feature Susquehanna County District Attorney Robert Klein and Sheriff Lance Benedict. They will discuss the basics ofContinue Reading
Harvest Dinner Planned in Gillett
Submitted Article The South Creek Lions Club will be holding a Turkey & Roast beef dinner on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 4:30 pm at the Lions Hall on Route 14 in Gillett. The meal includes real mashed potatoes, fresh baked squash, vegetables, baked beans, turkey dressing, homemade bread and home baked pies forContinue Reading
Domestic Violence Proclamation Read, Flooding Issues Readdressed
While Tunkhannock Middle School students (top) learned about courthouse square from Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour guide Sandra Vieczorek on Tuesday morning, representatives from the Victims Resource Center, including (above, from left) Janet MacKay, Marrisa Featherman, Clarice Colwell, and Marylou Kurlancheek were inside the courthouse marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month withContinue Reading
Carvers and Lumberjacks Draw Thousands to Forksville
It was standing room only at the Sullivan County Fairgrounds in Forksville on Saturday, as the annual Fall Festival and Lumberjack/Chainsaw Competition got underway. Contests held both days included carving competitions that led to bidding wars for the projects created. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Nearing four decades asContinue Reading
‘Dancing with NEPA Stars’ Gala to Highlight Holistic Health
Dr. Virginia Fennelly (top, center) thanks the dancers, emcees, and others who were involved in the first Dancing with the Stars of NEPA fundraiser for Holistic Health for Everyone in 2016. Program emcees this year will again be Maureen Riggi (above, left) with 2016 dancers Lynn Green and Mike AndrewsContinue Reading
New Hires and New Death Among Prison Meeting Topics
Members of the Bradford County Prison Board, including (above, clockwise from left) Sheriff CJ Walters, Commissioner Doug McLinko, Dep. Warden Pete Quattrini, Commissioner Daryl Miller, Warden Don Stewart, and District Attorney Dan Barrett met at the courthouse in Towanda on Oct. 12. Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Just aContinue Reading
Animal Sanctuary’s Needs Mirror Common Bradford County Themes
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Animal Care Sanctuary on Oct. 12 were (from left) board member Mary O’Malley Trumble, Bradford County commissioner Daryl Miller, board chairman Richard MacIntire, ACS director Joan Smith-Reese, and commissioner Doug McLinko. The commissioners, with chief clerk Michelle Shedden (above, left) held their public meetingContinue Reading
The ‘Rejuvenary Circus’ is Coming to Towanda
Submitted Article The Circus is coming to town!…Well, The Rejuvenary Circus, as part of the Schooltime series presented through the Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC). This isn’t the circus where the lions, tigers and clowns perform; it is a fascinating tale about preserving the environment in a fun andContinue Reading
Boback to Host ‘Opioid Dangers’ Forum at Tunkhannock High
Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) has organized a drug forum to be led by professionals and local experts to educate local communities on the opioid epidemic devastating families, neighborhoods, our Commonwealth and our country. The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Tunkhannock Area High School Auditorium from 6Continue Reading
Heritage Region Draws 60 to Meeting and Conference
Largely representing Susquehanna County interests at the EMHR conference were (top, from left) Commissioner Betsy Arnold, Lynn Conrad and Sheryl Brownlow of the Rail Trail Council of PA, Sandra Wilmot of Clifford Township, Ed Zygmunt of NRCS-NGO, Craig Benson of Fiddle Lake Farm, and Susquehanna Depot borough councilman Dana Rockwell.Continue Reading