Presenting the grant check to NTIEC Educational Coordinator Deb Tierney (above, left) and NTIEC Executive Director Shealynn Shave (right) is AllOne Charities Executive Director John Cosgrove. Submitted Article NTIEC recently received a $10,000 grant from AllOne Charities for our “Rural Healthcare Career Initiative” for students in grades 8-12. The healthcare sectorContinue Reading
A view of the Susquehanna River from Wyalusing Rocks (top) graces the front cover of the new “Susquehanna River Water Trail – North Branch” maps that are now available for purchase through the Endless Mountains Heritage Region. The waterproof booklet contains 14 individual maps covering stretches of the North BranchContinue Reading
Edited from Submitted Material The Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce has announced plans to move from their current location on Warren Street in Tunkhannock to a larger building at 511 Mile Road in Tunkhannock Township. A statement in the Chamber’s latest newsletter read “The Chamber team including our dedicated BoardContinue Reading
Cain Chamberlin, who became executive director of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) in 2018, was recently appointed president of Heritage PA, the umbrella organization for the 12 recognized Heritage Areas within Pennsylvania, five of which are also nationally recognized. Chamberlin is the first representative of the EMHR, which servesContinue Reading
Submitted Article There’s still time to order plants for the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners annual plant sale. The deadline is Friday, May 7, and sale pickup day is Saturday, May 15. A carefully selected offering of quality perennials, shrubs, hanging baskets, hanging patio tomato baskets and house plants willContinue Reading
Headliners at this year’s NEPA Bluegrass Festival will include Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (top) and Seth Mulder & Midnight Run (above). The NEPA Bluegrass Festival will return to Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock Thursday, June 3 and run through Sunday, June 6. Fans of live bluegrass music will find familiarContinue Reading
Submitted Photos On March 30, the Wyoming County Commissioners proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, in conjunction with the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties. CAC director Janie Fortney and her staff subsequently placed pinwheels at several locations in the Tunkhannock area, including the countyContinue Reading
Wyoming County commissioners Rick Wilbur (seated, left), Ernie King (right) and Tom Henry (standing, left) were joined by 911 director Jeff Porter to proclaim April 11 to 17 as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week in Wyoming County. Story by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) The virtual meeting of theContinue Reading
A couple enjoys the view of the Susquehanna River from the walkway (top) that parallels the Merrill Parkway in Towanda, which is derived from the Nanticoke language and means “burial place.” Interpretations of the name of Tunkhannock (above) vary from “small stream” to “bend in the river.” Submitted Article TheContinue Reading
Dave Baltrusaitis (top photo, foreground) and his son, Jake, of Tunkhannock fish a stretch of the North Branch Mehoopany Creek that was restored in the years following the 2011 floods. The work is coordinated by the Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association, members of which sold food and beverages to anglers asContinue Reading