Sullivan County 4-H member and high school senior Makayla Bedford may have surprised herself with a Best of Show ribbon awarded for her Civil War era, Victorian period dress – her first individual entry in the Pennsylvania Farm show in all the years that she has attended. Story by RickContinue Reading
A new display at Deep Roots Hard Cider (top) touts the recent awards garnered by the facility as judges by panels at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg this past week. Above, Tim Wells of Hard Roots Cider (center) accepts a Best of Show trophy for The Blues, a fruitContinue Reading
Gathering to check out the handiwork of the Canton FFA at their PA Farm Show landscape display on Monday were (from left) Sen. Gene Yaw, CHS principal Donny Jacopetti, CHS students Tyler Engel, Summar Rought, and Lydia Mead, Canton FFA adviser Tom Hojnowski, and Rep. Clint Owlett. Story and lead photoContinue Reading
A grant workshop will be held at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock on Friday, Jan. 31, beginning at 9 a.m. This annual event is sponsored by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) and is free to the public, though registration is required. The Dietrich Theater is located at 60 EastContinue Reading
Wyoming County Commissioners (top, seated, from left) Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King receive a check for $500 from Endless Mountains Heritage Region executive director Cain Chamberlin. The funds, which will go towards ongoing improvements at Wyoming County Seneca Park, were raised through the EMHR’s Summer Heritage Benefit PaddleContinue Reading
EMHR executive director Cain Chamberlin (right) invited heritage partners to talk about how their projects have benefited from the EMHR’s Partnership Mini-Grant Program. Presenters included (from left) Lynn Conrad from the Rail Trail Council of NEPA, Jessica Pennella from the Loyalsock Foundation, Morgan Clinton from the Wyalusing Valley Museum, LeoContinue Reading
One of the largest teams to compete in the Williams United Way barbecue cook-off event this year were employees of the companies’ Mechanical Integrity division (top). They garnered a third place with their Beef Brisket in the Blind Taste category. Tammy Bonnice of Williams (above, left) congratulates Scott Phillips ofContinue Reading
Members of the team from Williams’ Ohio River Supply Hub who called themselves The Butt Rubbing Maniacs took first place with both their beef brisket and pulled pork in the Elite Blind Taste Test category at Williams’ annual barbecue cook-off that benefits the United Way. Photos and story by RickContinue Reading
David Landis (above) of V2V Trails was one of the first national bikepackers to ride all 431 miles of the Endless Mountains Gravel Bikepacking Loop in August 2023 and helped the EMHR and regional DMOs make some revisions to the original route. The refined EMGBL is the catalyst for a challengingContinue Reading
The EMHR’s 2023 annual meeting drew a large crowd to Vosburg Neck State Park. This year’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Bradford County Communications Center in North Towanda. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region will hold its annual meeting and luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 2, fromContinue Reading