Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Pickett was pleased with the news that Shell Chemical Appalachia will build a petrochemical refinery and complex in western Pennsylvania, thereby increasing demand for Pennsylvania-produced natural gas. “As part of the plastic manufacturing process, this type of plant will need huge amounts of natural gas toContinue Reading
Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour guide Rich Jones (top) explains the origins of the Wyoming County Courthouse to Tunkhannock sixth-graders, as project coordinator and guide Rick Hiduk (above) speaks of the history of the Gravel Hill Cemetery on Susquehanna Avenue. Photos by Erica Rogler Approximately 170 sixth graders of Tunkhannock AreaContinue Reading
Submitted Article Busy bee Master Gardeners of the Penn State Cooperative Extension will host a free public class at the Towanda Demonstration Garden on Fourth Street and College Avenue at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, June 21. Topics will include “Pollinator Monitoring” and “Non-Honey Products” Did you know pollinators are responsible for oneContinue Reading
Endless Mountains Heritage Region Executive Director Annette Schultz (above) will present Tunkhannock Mayor Norm Ball and other public officials with ‘2016 River of the Year’ poster and proclamation of June as Pennsylvania Rivers Month. The media event will take place at Tunkhannock’s River Side Park on Tuesday, June 14. TheContinue Reading
The Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour Committee has announced that Tunkhannock Area Middle School sixth-graders will participate in a modified version of the Walking Tour on Tuesday morning, May 31. Project coordinator Rick Hiduk has been working with sixth-grade teacher Sarah Slocum Ergot to arrange for approximately 170 students to walkContinue Reading
Returning vendors Jake and Katy Feather (top) of Color Me Crazy and Janelle LaValle (above) of Liberty Sisters Soap Company will be selling tie-dye clothing and accessories and products made from goats milk, respectively, at the NEPA Bluegrass Festival from June 2 to 5. The shopping selections don’t stop there! FolksContinue Reading
Submitted Story Have you ever been on a scavenger hunt? Well, now’s your chance – sort of. The Sullivan County Historical Society is going to have what we’re calling a History Quest 2016. This will be done along with the Sullivan County Conservation District this summer. And it is hopedContinue Reading
This year’s NEPA Bluegrass Festival, which starts on Thursday, June 2 at Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock, will feature a wide variety of family-oriented activities including a Fairy Garden Party (top) for youngsters and music workshops for instrumentalists (above) on Saturday, June 4. The NEPA Bluegrass Festival, which is slatedContinue Reading
The cast of “Grease, Jr” (above) prepares for their upcoming performance at the Whipple Performing Arts Studio in Tunkhannock May 19 to 21. Participants include (front row, from left) Leilanni Reeves, Amberli Reeves, Carmella Karcutskie, Jaclyn Gesford, Rose LoBuono, Sarah Brown, George Sobeck, (middle) Fiona Wilson, Tierney Tyler, Josey Sobeck,Continue Reading
Bradford County Commissioner Ed Bustin (top) and DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn (above) take to the Susquehanna River on May 13 to escort approximately 50 students representing seven high schools from Sayre Riverfront Park to Larnard Hornbrook Park in Sheshequin Township. Dunn was in Bradford County with other elected officialsContinue Reading