Donations Can Put More Students on River Students from seven area schools (top) prepare to set into the North Branch Susquehanna River at Sayre last year to kick off the ‘2016 River of the Year’ celebration and partake in a three-day educational paddling trip. This year, Towanda Health and physContinue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk March is Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month, and the occasion will be marked in Bradford County with the reading of a proclamation on Friday, March 3 at 11 am at the courthouse in Towanda. The proclamation was approved by the County Commissioners on Feb. 23.Continue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk The winds of change barreled down the Susquehanna River valley past French Azilum in Bradford County this afternoon. From highs Tuesday and Wednesday in the 60s, temperatures will drop to single digits by Saturday Night. Growers are getting a reprieve as Mother Nature rescinds her SpringContinue Reading
To familiarize area residents about their responsibilities as gun owners, Reps. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) will host a concealed carry seminar at the Hop Bottom Fire Hall on Thursday, April 20. “These seminars have been quite popular in our area, as they have not only familiarized ourContinue Reading
Bradford County YMCA executive director Charity Field (above, left) and Endless Mountains Addiction Awareness Committee president Keith Kinsman addressed the Bradford County Commissioners on Thursday on the progress made in the past year to increase addiction awareness and of the work yet to be done. Photos and Story by RickContinue Reading
Ed McMullen (above) returns to the Dietrich Theater on Tioga Street in Tunkhannock on Sunday, March 5 at 3 pm to tell the story of a Revolutionary War event that is commemorated on historical markers throughout northeastern Pennsylvania. In a free presentation McMullen, an experienced storyteller of local history, will relateContinue Reading
The Bradford County Commissioners covered a lot of ground in their February 23 meeting at the courthouse in Towanda. In addition to welcoming guests who spoke about addiction awareness events, progress at the Troy Sale Barn, and a recent win at the NE Regional Bridge Design Competition, commissioners (above, fromContinue Reading
Dancing was just part of the annual celebration by members of the Triton Hose Company on Feb. 18. The event was arranged to recognize and award the company’s volunteers. Company president Chuck Sands (above) provided opening and closing remarks for the brief program that followed dinner. Photos and Story byContinue Reading
North Rome Christian School junior Joe Maenza (center) with Bradford County Commissioners (from left) Daryl Miller, Doug McLinko, and Ed Bustin recently took first place in the “Efficiency” category at the Northeast PA Regional Bridge Competition held on Feb. 11 in Dickson City. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk JoeContinue Reading
My biological parents’ surnames are Hiduk and Johnson. The Hiduks (top) moved from Olyphant in Lackawanna County, where they were married into the Wilding family, to Herrick Township in Bradford County in the late 1940s. The Johnsons (above) have been in the Towanda and Wyalusing area of Bradford CountyContinue Reading