Room Tax to Fund EMHR Projects in Bradford and Sullivan Counties
Sullivan County’s parks and trails, including Worlds End State Park (top) will be the focus of a new project by the EMHR in 2020, thanks to funding provided for promotion by the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau. A Room Tax grant from the Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency will help theContinue Reading
PA Dept of Labor and Industry Tours NTCC
Deputy Director, Melissa Fleming (above, second from left) had the opportunity to tour the Northern Tier Career Center (NTCC) in Towanda on Thursday with PA Department of Labor and Industry Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development, Eileen Cipriani (third from right) and other local representatives. Deputy Secretary Cipriani was very impressed withContinue Reading
Budget Spar Suggests Bumpy Road for Wyoming County
Participating in their final public meeting together on Thursday were (above, from left) Wyoming County commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Mike Stabinsky. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) The Wyoming County Commissioners unanimously passed the 2020 budget on Dec. 26, but it is likely thatContinue Reading
Commissioner-Elect Warns Budget Picture Not So “Rosy”
The following is an opinion piece distributed to members of the media by commissioner-elect Rick Wilbur after the Dec. 26 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners at which the board unanimously passed the 2020 budget. It was accompanied by a letter to reporters implying that fellow commissioner-elect Ernie King isContinue Reading
SCCTC Ambassadors Double Number of ‘Christmas Families’ This Year
SCCTC student ambassadors (above, from left) Jeryn DeLong (carpentry), Morgan Aiken (health care), Joshua MacDonald (welding), and Shelby Funk (cosmetology) proudly display some of the gift items they helped to collect and sort for local families in need. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna CountyContinue Reading
Staff and Students Step Up to Support Library Services
The spacious library at Elk Lake High School remains popular as a study and meeting destination as well as a homeroom for a teacher who stepped up to maintain it. Library intern EmmaLeigh Buffington (above) exhibits one of the books featured for winter reading at Elk Lake High School. PhotosContinue Reading
Northern Tier Dairy Discussion Meetings Planned
Penn State Extension and the Center for Dairy Excellence will sponsor four county Dairy Discussion Meetings. The meetings will be held: Tioga County – January 23, 2020 – Tokishi Training Center, 124 Nypum Drive, Wellsboro, PA 16901 Bradford County – January 30, 2020 – Towanda Gun Club, 164 Gun ClubContinue Reading
Deadline Near for 2018 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Applications
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) reminds eligible residents that time is quickly running out to apply to the state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program. The deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 31, to make application with the Department of Revenue. Participants can receive a rebate of up to $650 based on theirContinue Reading
Veteran’s Wife’s Lost Ashes to be Interred at Sylvania
Story by Rick Hiduk / Photos provided by Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Anna Bahr, the Pennsylvania woman whose ashes were found in the backyard of a home in Bradenton, FL, will finally join her husband in eternal rest. A caretaker of the home discovered a weathered cardboard box along aContinue Reading
Athens to Get New Playground
Submitted Article A new one-of-a-kind playground is coming to Valley Playland in the fall of 2020! Athens Borough will receive a $212,500 grant through PA DCNR’s Community Conservation Partnerships Program to rebuild Valley Playland. The Friends of Valley Playland group hired Play By Design from Ithaca, NY, in 2015 toContinue Reading