Chuck Sackman of Washington Township, Wyoming County was one of many photographers in the Endless Mountains to catch the brilliance of Monday night’s sunset. Warm, windy, frosty, hailing, chilly, bright, raining, gloomy. Such is spring in northeastern PA, where anything can happen in April. Thankfully, there is no snow inContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau has announced that a new booklet of activities and happenings from Spring 2019 through the end of winter 2020 is now available. The calendar covers events from April 1 through March 31 and includes a wide range of community events such as openContinue Reading
Bakers (top, from left) Alicia Tench, Miranda Fox, and Virginia Wiernusz work on a special order of cupcakes for a contest held recently at Keystone College. Cloe Newell (above) exhibits one of her most recent renderings in an art studio at the Dietrich Theater. Photos and story by Rick HidukContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Wyoming County employees who took part in the annual CASUAL Day promotion at the courthouse in Tunkhannock to increase awareness of colon cancer in the region on March 28 included (front, left to back) Brian Ball, Jerry Dymond, commissioners Tom Henry,Continue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) provided the following statement regarding the House Republican “Good Jobs for PA” initiative. “To ensure students are prepared to succeed in the jobs of today and tomorrow, we as a Legislature developed a new workforce development initiative better known as #GoodJobs4PA. The goal ofContinue Reading
The Peg Fassett Studio at the Wyoming County Cultural Center is one of several venues around Tunkhannock that members of the Breaking Ground Poets (above) have found a welcoming home away from home. By Rick Hiduk / Photos Courtesy of Breaking Ground Poets & Riley Simmons (Also published in LivingContinue Reading
Wyoming County commissioners (seated, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Mike Stabinsky proclaimed April 7 to 13 as National Library Week in Wyoming County in the presence of (standing) Tunkhannock Public Library director Kristen Smith-Gary, Noxen Library director Charlotte Hopher, Mehoopany Library trustee Alyssa Romanuski, and new Laceyville LibraryContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC) is launching a new series called Community Conversations for Social Repair, a series that will use movies and community experts to bring the county together in meaningful dialogue around the important issues within Bradford County. This first in this series of conversations will address the “nationalContinue Reading
Story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in Living Susquehanna-Wyoming County Magazine) The roster of talent continues to build at NEPA Bluegrass, a four-day festival of bluegrass and roots music slated for Thursday to Sunday, June 1 to 4. The family-friendly event will be held once again at Lazy Brook Park,Continue Reading
Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) (Due to the coinciding funeral services for the reporter’s father, this week’s coverage of the Laceyville Borough meeting is abbreviated but will be followed up with a more extensive report as soon as possible.) What began as a congenialContinue Reading